---
title: "capture/playback"
description: " A test automation approach, where inputs to the test object are recorded during manual testing in order to generate automated test scripts that could be executed later (i.e. replayed)."
type: term
term_id: 198
language: English
language_code: gb
canonical: "https://glossary.istqb.org/en/term/captureplayback"
slug: "capture-playback"
url: "https://istqb-glossary.page/capture-playback/"
---

# capture/playback

 A test automation approach, where inputs to the test object are recorded during manual testing in order to generate automated test scripts that could be executed later (i.e. replayed).

## Synonyms

capture/playback, capture/playback

## Present in syllabi


- Advanced Test Analyst 2012
- Advanced Test Automation Engineer 2016
- Foundation Extension - Mobile Application Testing 2019

## Translations


- [English](https://istqb-glossary.page/capture-replay/) — capture/replay
- [English](https://istqb-glossary.page/record-playback/) — record/playback
- [Deutsch](https://istqb-glossary.page/de/capture-replay/) — Capture/Replay
- [Deutsch](https://istqb-glossary.page/de/mitschnitt/) — Mitschnitt
- [Deutsch](https://istqb-glossary.page/de/record-playback/) — Record/Playback
- [Português (Brasil)](https://istqb-glossary.page/br/captura-reproducao/) — captura/reprodução
- [Português (Brasil)](https://istqb-glossary.page/br/gravacao-reproducao/) — gravação/reprodução
- [Polski](https://istqb-glossary.page/pl/rejestrowanie-odtwarzanie/) — rejestrowanie-odtwarzanie
- [Português](https://istqb-glossary.page/pt/captura-reproducao/) — captura/reprodução
- [Čeština](https://istqb-glossary.page/cz/nahraj-prehraj/) — nahraj/přehraj
- [Nederlands](https://istqb-glossary.page/nl/capture-playback/) — capture/playback
- [Nederlands](https://istqb-glossary.page/nl/capture-replay/) — capture/replay
- [Nederlands](https://istqb-glossary.page/nl/record-playback/) — record/playback
- [Norsk](https://istqb-glossary.page/no/innspilling-avspilling/) — Innspilling/avspilling

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