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title: "risk category"
description: " A set of risks grouped by one or more common factors such as a quality attribute, cause, location, or potential effect of risk. A specific set of product risk types is related to the type of testing that can mitigate (control) that risk type. For example, the risk of user interactions being misunderstood can be mitigated by usability testing."
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term_id: 437
language: English
language_code: gb
canonical: "https://glossary.istqb.org/en/term/risk-type-3"
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url: "https://istqb-glossary.page/risk-category/"
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# risk category

 A set of risks grouped by one or more common factors such as a quality attribute, cause, location, or potential effect of risk. A specific set of product risk types is related to the type of testing that can mitigate (control) that risk type. For example, the risk of user interactions being misunderstood can be mitigated by usability testing.

## Synonyms

risk type

## Present in syllabi


- Advanced Test Manager 2012

## Translations


- [English](https://istqb-glossary.page/risk-type/) — risk type
- [Deutsch](https://istqb-glossary.page/de/art-des-risikos/) — Art des Risikos
- [Deutsch](https://istqb-glossary.page/de/risikokategorie/) — Risikokategorie
- [Deutsch](https://istqb-glossary.page/de/risikotyp/) — Risikotyp
- [Italiano](https://istqb-glossary.page/it/tipo-di-rischio/) — tipo di rischio
- [日本語](https://istqb-glossary.page/jp/%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AF%E3%82%AB%E3%83%86%E3%82%B3%E3%83%AA-risk-category/) — リスクカテゴリ（risk category）
- [日本語](https://istqb-glossary.page/jp/%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AF%E3%82%BF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%95-risk-type/) — リスクタイプ（risk type）
- [Português (Brasil)](https://istqb-glossary.page/br/tipo-de-risco/) — tipo de risco
- [Polski](https://istqb-glossary.page/pl/kategoria-ryzyka/) — kategoria ryzyka
- [Polski](https://istqb-glossary.page/pl/typ-ryzyka/) — typ ryzyka
- [Português](https://istqb-glossary.page/pt/tipo-de-risco/) — tipo de risco
- [Čeština](https://istqb-glossary.page/cz/kategorie-rizika/) — kategorie rizika
- [Čeština](https://istqb-glossary.page/cz/typ-rizika/) — typ rizika
- [Dansk](https://istqb-glossary.page/dk/risikokategori/) — risikokategori
- [Dansk](https://istqb-glossary.page/dk/risikotype/) — risikotype
- [Svenska](https://istqb-glossary.page/se/riskkategori/) — riskkategori
- [Svenska](https://istqb-glossary.page/se/risktyp/) — risktyp
- [Nederlands](https://istqb-glossary.page/nl/risicocategorie/) — risicocategorie
- [Nederlands](https://istqb-glossary.page/nl/risicotype/) — risicotype
- [Magyar](https://istqb-glossary.page/hu/kockazat-kategoria/) — kockázat kategória
- [Magyar](https://istqb-glossary.page/hu/kockazattipus/) — kockázattípus
- [Norsk](https://istqb-glossary.page/no/risikokategori/) — risikokategori
- [Norsk](https://istqb-glossary.page/no/risikotype/) — risikotype
- [한국어](https://istqb-glossary.page/kr/%E1%84%85%E1%85%B5%E1%84%89%E1%85%B3%E1%84%8F%E1%85%B3-%E1%84%8B%E1%85%B2%E1%84%92%E1%85%A7%E1%86%BC-risk-type/) — 리스크 유형(risk type)

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