Who is behind this site
The ISTQB Glossary page is curated and edited by Adam Hepner, a software quality assurance professional with years of hands-on experience in software testing and quality management. Adam works with testing terminology daily — designing test strategies, reviewing test documentation, and mentoring teams on the vocabulary they use to describe their work.
This site is an independent, unofficial project. It has no affiliation with ISTQB or any national board. Adam is not an ISTQB trainer and does not deliver certification courses; the expertise behind this site comes from practising software quality assurance, not from selling training.
Why this site exists
The official ISTQB glossary is a valuable reference, but its web interface is notoriously hard to work with. This site makes the same terminology — close to a thousand terms across up to 17 languages — easy to browse, search, link to, and cite. Every definition traces back to the official source; see the editing methodology page for exactly how terms are sourced, enriched, and reviewed.
What you will find here
- Verbatim definitions from the official ISTQB glossary exports, with the source version stated on every term page
- Translations grouped per term, so you can see how a concept is named in other languages
- Original articles and curated learning resources around the terms
- Syllabus references showing where each term appears in ISTQB certification syllabi
Editorial standards
Content on this site follows a documented editorial process: verbatim sourcing from official exports, transparent labelling of AI-assisted content, and human review by a software-testing professional. Term pages carry an editorial metadata footer stating the source glossary version, reviewer, and review date. Read the full editing methodology.
Contact
Questions, corrections, or suggestions about a term or an article?
- Email: adam@hepner.eu
- Use the feedback button in the site footer on any page
Corrections to definitions are always checked against the official ISTQB glossary before being applied.
