Meanings
- uncountablecomputingA software development process that relies on the repetition of a minimal development cycle where the developer writes an (initially failing) automated test case that defines a desired function, then produces minimal code to pass that test, and finally refactors the new code to acceptable standards.
Synonyms: TDD
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA software development process that relies on the repetition of a minimal development cycle where the developer writes an (initially failing) automated test case that defines a desired function, then produces minimal code to pass that test, and finally refactors the new code to acceptable standards.
Translations
Arabic تَطْوِير مُوَجَّه بِالاِخْتِبَار
- تَطْوِير مُوَجَّه بِالاِخْتِبَار (taṭwīr muwajjah bi-l-iḵtibār)a software development process
Danish testdrevet udvikling
- testdrevet udviklinga software development process
German testgetriebene Entwicklung
- testgetriebene Entwicklunga software development process
Norwegian Bokmål testdrevet utvikling
- testdrevet utviklinga software development process
Russian разрабо́тка че́рез тести́рование
- разрабо́тка че́рез тести́рование (razrabótka čérez tɛstírovanije)a software development process
Swedish testdriven utveckling
- testdriven utvecklinga software development process
Turkish test odaklı geliştirme
- test odaklı geliştirmea software development process
Cite this entry
test-driven development. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/test-driven%20development
“test-driven development.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/test-driven%20development. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “test-driven development,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/test-driven%20development.
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