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mocking

8 7.5

Using fake parts in software tests to copy real components

noun
/ˈmɑːkɪŋ/

Specialized

: simulación

Effective mocking can help ensure that tests run independently from other modules and external services.
self-mocking

Examples

OK, this is just to get us to a point where we can start mocking stuff up.
"Shall I hold our launch?" She held his gaze, knowing he wouldn't appreciate the mocking faces Oswald was making.

Fiction book (1999)
Careful observation of his style reveals eight strategies for testing, mocking, and challenging habits of mind that can unnecessarily constrict scholarly inquiry.

Academic text (1998)
During the automated testing phase, developers used mocking to simulate real components without relying on external systems.
The team employed mocking to create mock objects, allowing them to test their software in isolation.

Synonyms

stubbing

vsmocking

Specialized

7.9

Replacing part of a program with a simple fake to test other code

creates more complete simulated components that imitate real modules in tests

Compounds

mocking thrush

8.1

A small songbird that copies the songs and calls of other birds

How Realistic

emulation

Specialized

3 6.7

simulation

Specialized

199 4.7

mocking

Specialized

8 7.5

stub

Specialized

1 7.8

to dummy

Jargon

3 7.6

fake

833 1.8

Surface Forms

mocking singular

mockings plural

Morphology

mocking = mock (transparent) = mock + ing

A gerund/nominalization of 'mock' denoting the practice or act (in this case the software practice of using mock objects); morphologically regular though domain-specific.

Etymology

The word mocking in software comes from mock, used as a 'fake' or 'imitation' of the real thing, just like a mock-up of a product. That's why in testing 'mocking' means making fake parts so the code can be tested without the real systems.