Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

test double

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.79 in modern English

Syllables: test -dou-ble
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Example Sentences

"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."

Inflected Forms

test doubles (plural)

Questions

What does test double mean?: 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.

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