---
title: "incident"
description: " Any event occurring that requires investigation. "
type: term
term_id: 364
language: English
language_code: gb
canonical: "https://glossary.istqb.org/en/term/incident-4"
slug: "incident"
url: "https://istqb-glossary.page/incident/"
---

# incident

 Any event occurring that requires investigation. 

## Synonyms

incident, incident, incident

## Present in syllabi


- Advanced Test Analyst 2012
- Advanced Technical Test Analyst 2012
- Advanced Security Tester 2016

## Translations


- [English](https://istqb-glossary.page/deviation/) — deviation
- [English](https://istqb-glossary.page/software-test-incident/) — software test incident
- [English](https://istqb-glossary.page/test-incident/) — test incident
- [Deutsch](https://istqb-glossary.page/de/abweichung/) — Abweichung
- [Deutsch](https://istqb-glossary.page/de/softwareabweichung/) — Softwareabweichung
- [Deutsch](https://istqb-glossary.page/de/testabweichung/) — Testabweichung
- [Italiano](https://istqb-glossary.page/it/incidente/) — incidente
- [日本語](https://istqb-glossary.page/jp/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%83%86%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88-incident/) — インシデント（incident）
- [日本語](https://istqb-glossary.page/jp/%E3%82%BD%E3%83%95%E3%83%88%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A2%E3%83%86%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%83%86%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88-software-test-incident/) — ソフトウェアテストインシデント（software test incident）
- [日本語](https://istqb-glossary.page/jp/%E3%83%86%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%83%86%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88-test-incident/) — テストインシデント（test incident）
- [日本語](https://istqb-glossary.page/jp/%E9%80%B8%E8%84%B1-deviation/) — 逸脱（deviation）
- [Português (Brasil)](https://istqb-glossary.page/br/incidente/) — incidente
- [Português (Brasil)](https://istqb-glossary.page/br/incidente-de-teste/) — incidente de teste
- [Português (Brasil)](https://istqb-glossary.page/br/incidente-de-teste-de-software/) — incidente de teste de software
- [Polski](https://istqb-glossary.page/pl/incydent/) — incydent
- [Polski](https://istqb-glossary.page/pl/incydent-testowy/) — incydent testowy
- [Polski](https://istqb-glossary.page/pl/incydent-testowy-oprogramowania/) — incydent testowy oprogramowania
- [Polski](https://istqb-glossary.page/pl/odchylenie/) — odchylenie
- [Português](https://istqb-glossary.page/pt/incidente/) — incidente
- [Čeština](https://istqb-glossary.page/cz/incident/) — incident
- [Čeština](https://istqb-glossary.page/cz/incident-testovani/) — incident testování
- [Čeština](https://istqb-glossary.page/cz/incident-testovani-softwaru/) — incident testování softwaru
- [Čeština](https://istqb-glossary.page/cz/odchylka/) — odchylka
- [Svenska](https://istqb-glossary.page/se/avvikelse/) — avvikelse
- [Svenska](https://istqb-glossary.page/se/incident/) — incident
- [Svenska](https://istqb-glossary.page/se/testincident/) — testincident
- [Norsk](https://istqb-glossary.page/no/avvik/) — avvik
- [Norsk](https://istqb-glossary.page/no/hendelse/) — hendelse
- [Norsk](https://istqb-glossary.page/no/testhendelse/) — testhendelse

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