Stress_testing Stress_testing

Stress testing - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Control, Empirical, Empiricism, Experiment, Experimental, Experimentation, Feeling, Groping, Heuristic

Stress testing is a form of testing which is used to determine the stability of a given system or entity. It often involves testing something beyond its normal operational capacity in order to observe the results. For example, a web server may be stress tested using scripts, bots and various denial of service tools. Also see testing.

Medical context: Cardiac stress test is used mostly commonly to identify problems with blood flow to the heart muscle, sometimes other issues.

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