Kleenex testing

noun

Software testing carried out with people who have never before seen or used the software.

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Meanings

nounKleenex testing (uncountable)
  1. informaluncountablecomputingSoftware testing carried out with people who have never before seen or used the software.

Origin

Named from the Kleenex brand of disposable tissues, since the testers can only be employed once.

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Kleenex testing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kleenex%20testing

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“Kleenex testing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kleenex%20testing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kleenex testing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kleenex%20testing.

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