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title: "behavior-driven development"
description: "A collaborative approach to development in which the team is focusing on delivering expected behavior of a component or system for the customer, which forms the basis for testing."
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term_id: 796
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# behavior-driven development

A collaborative approach to development in which the team is focusing on delivering expected behavior of a component or system for the customer, which forms the basis for testing.

## Present in syllabi


- Foundation Extension - Agile Tester 2014
- Advanced Agile Technical Tester 2019

## Translations


- [Deutsch](https://istqb-glossary.page/de/verhaltensgetriebene-entwicklung/) — verhaltensgetriebene Entwicklung
- [Português (Brasil)](https://istqb-glossary.page/br/desenvolvimento-orientado-pelo-comportamento/) — desenvolvimento orientado pelo comportamento
- [Polski](https://istqb-glossary.page/pl/wytwarzanie-sterowane-zachowaniem/) — wytwarzanie sterowane zachowaniem
- [Português](https://istqb-glossary.page/pt/desenvolvimento-orientado-a-comportamentos/) — desenvolvimento orientado a comportamentos
- [Čeština](https://istqb-glossary.page/cz/vyvoj-rizeny-chovanim/) — vývoj řízený chováním

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