---
title: "data flow testing"
description: " A white-box test technique in which test cases are designed to execute definition-use pairs of variables."
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term_id: 129
language: English
language_code: gb
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slug: "data-flow-testing"
url: "https://istqb-glossary.page/data-flow-testing/"
---

# data flow testing

 A white-box test technique in which test cases are designed to execute definition-use pairs of variables.

## Present in syllabi


- Advanced Technical Test Analyst 2012
- Advanced Technical Test Analyst 2019

## Translations


- [Deutsch](https://istqb-glossary.page/de/datenflusstest/) — Datenflusstest
- [Italiano](https://istqb-glossary.page/it/testing-del-flusso-dati/) — testing del flusso dati
- [日本語](https://istqb-glossary.page/jp/%E3%83%86%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%83%95%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%86%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88-data-flow-testing/) — データフローテスト（data flow testing）
- [Português (Brasil)](https://istqb-glossary.page/br/teste-de-fluxo-de-dados/) — teste de fluxo de dados
- [Polski](https://istqb-glossary.page/pl/testowanie-przep%C5%82ywu-danych/) — testowanie przepływu danych
- [Português](https://istqb-glossary.page/pt/teste-do-fluxo-de-dados/) — teste do fluxo de dados
- [Čeština](https://istqb-glossary.page/cz/testovani-toku-dat/) — testování toku dat
- [Svenska](https://istqb-glossary.page/se/testning-av-dataflode/) — testning av dataflöde
- [Magyar](https://istqb-glossary.page/hu/adatfolyam-teszteles/) — adatfolyam tesztelés
- [Norsk](https://istqb-glossary.page/no/dataflyttesting/) — dataflyttesting

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