white-box testing

noun

The testing of the internal structure, rather than the functionality, of a system.

Opposite
black-box testinggrey-box testing
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Meanings

nounwhite-box testing (uncountable)
  1. uncountabletestingcomputingThe testing of the internal structure, rather than the functionality, of a system.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
black-box testinggrey-box testing

Translations

Esperanto vitroskatola testado
  • vitroskatola testadotesting of internal structure
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APA

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

MLA

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Chicago

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