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test driver

test driver

4.2
A program that runs tests and records results for another system
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : controlador de pruebas
  • The unit tests were automated by a test driver that exercises each module and reports failures.

Examples

  • Before integration, the team built a simple test driver to simulate inputs and capture outputs.

  • The embedded system requires a hardware test driver to run diagnostics during manufacturing.

  • The test driver ran several automated tests.

  • A test driver is essential for software quality.

  • The development team created a test driver to automate the verification of the software's functions.

  • She implemented a test driver that generated various inputs to evaluate the program's stability.

  • Using a test driver, the engineers were able to quickly identify bugs in the new application.

Synonyms

tester
vstest driver
29 2.8

A person or device that checks if something works correctly

runs automated tests by supplying inputs controlling modules and recording results

How Automated

continuous integration
  • Specialized
1 4.5
test driver
  • Specialized
4.2
script
  • Specialized
70 3.6
fuzzing
  • Specialized
1 8.0

Surface Forms

test driver singular
test drivers plural

Morphology

test + driver

The compound combines 'test' (an activity that checks performance) with 'driver' (one who drives), so there is a partial, metaphorical relation — a thing that 'drives' or runs tests. However, the specific technical sense 'a software component that runs automated tests' relies on computing jargon (an extended meaning of 'driver') and is unlikely to be fully predictable to a B1 learner who only knows the basic senses.

Etymology

Test driver comes from the idea of a small driver program that sends inputs to another program to run a test and watches the results. That's why it means 'a program or device that runs tests on other software or devices'.