test double

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test double (plural test doubles)

  1. (programming) An object or procedure that looks and behaves like its release-intended counterpart, but is actually a simplified version to reduce complexity and facilitate testing.
    • 2010, Ken Pugh, Lean-Agile Acceptance Test-Driven-Development‎[1], Pearson Education, →ISBN:
      A test double is something that stands in for a real system when tests are being run. It comes from the idea of a double who stands in for the real actor when shooting a movie.

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