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title: "Testing fundamentals"
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url: "https://istqb-glossary.page/topics/testing-fundamentals/"
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# Testing fundamentals

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title: "Testing fundamentals"
description: "The core ideas of software testing: principles, the test process, verification and validation, defects, and what makes testing independent and effective."
cluster: testing-fundamentals
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