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# About


## 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](/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](/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.