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title: "short-circuiting"
description: " A programming language/interpreter technique for evaluating compound conditions in which a condition on one side of a logical operator may not be evaluated if the condition on the other side is sufficient to determine the final outcome."
type: term
term_id: 461
language: English
language_code: gb
canonical: "https://glossary.istqb.org/en/term/short-circuiting"
slug: "short-circuiting"
url: "https://istqb-glossary.page/short-circuiting/"
---

# short-circuiting

 A programming language/interpreter technique for evaluating compound conditions in which a condition on one side of a logical operator may not be evaluated if the condition on the other side is sufficient to determine the final outcome.

## Present in syllabi


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

## Translations


- [Deutsch](https://istqb-glossary.page/de/verkurzte-auswertung/) — verkürzte Auswertung
- [Italiano](https://istqb-glossary.page/it/corto-circuito/) — corto-circuito
- [日本語](https://istqb-glossary.page/jp/%E7%9F%AD%E7%B5%A1%E8%A9%95%E4%BE%A1-short-circuiting/) — 短絡評価（short-circuiting）
- [Português (Brasil)](https://istqb-glossary.page/br/curto-circuito/) — curto-circuíto
- [Polski](https://istqb-glossary.page/pl/zwarcie/) — zwarcie
- [Português](https://istqb-glossary.page/pt/curto-circuito/) — curto-circuito
- [Čeština](https://istqb-glossary.page/cz/zkracene-vyhodnoceni/) — zkrácené vyhodnocení
- [Svenska](https://istqb-glossary.page/se/kortslutning/) — kortslutning
- [Magyar](https://istqb-glossary.page/hu/rovidzar-kiertekeles/) — rövidzár-kiértékelés
- [Norsk](https://istqb-glossary.page/no/kortslutning/) — kortslutning

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