---
title: "test session"
description: "An uninterrupted period of time spent in executing tests."
type: term
term_id: 589
language: English
language_code: gb
canonical: "https://glossary.istqb.org/en/term/test-session"
slug: "test-session"
url: "https://istqb-glossary.page/test-session/"
---

# test session

An uninterrupted period of time spent in executing tests.

## Present in syllabi


- Advanced Technical Test Analyst 2012
- Advanced Test Manager 2012
- Foundation Extension - Agile Tester 2014
- Expert Improving the Test Process 2011
- Foundation Extension - Usability 2018
- Foundation 2018
- Foundation V3.1 2018
- Advanced Technical Test Analyst 2019

## Translations


- [Deutsch](https://istqb-glossary.page/de/testsitzung/) — Testsitzung
- [Italiano](https://istqb-glossary.page/it/sessione-di-test/) — sessione di test
- [日本語](https://istqb-glossary.page/jp/%E3%83%86%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%82%BB%E3%83%83%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3-test-session/) — テストセッション（test session）
- [Português (Brasil)](https://istqb-glossary.page/br/sessao-de-teste/) — sessão de teste
- [Polski](https://istqb-glossary.page/pl/sesja-testowa/) — sesja testowa
- [Português](https://istqb-glossary.page/pt/sessao-de-teste/) — sessão de teste
- [Čeština](https://istqb-glossary.page/cz/testovaci-relace/) — testovací relace
- [Dansk](https://istqb-glossary.page/dk/testsession/) — testsession
- [Svenska](https://istqb-glossary.page/se/testsession/) — testsession
- [Nederlands](https://istqb-glossary.page/nl/testsessie/) — testsessie
- [Magyar](https://istqb-glossary.page/hu/tesztszakasz/) — tesztszakasz
- [Norsk](https://istqb-glossary.page/no/testsesjon/) — testsesjon
- [한국어](https://istqb-glossary.page/kr/%E1%84%90%E1%85%A6%E1%84%89%E1%85%B3%E1%84%90%E1%85%B3-%E1%84%89%E1%85%A6%E1%84%89%E1%85%A7%E1%86%AB-test-session/) — 테스트 세션(test session)

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