What is Regression Testing?

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What is Regression Testing?..

Answer / abhijit

When a new deployment is done in project, because of new
features added we need to test that new as well as old
features are working fine. Funtionality should not fail or
change due to new change or enhancement . To testing this
called "Regression testing".

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What is Regression Testing?..

Answer / anil k.b

when ever a bug is fixed or new features added then the
functionality should not change(code shouldn't impact on
the other) because of the new feature or for the fix
provided by the dev..and to test this "regression testing"
is used..
keep smiling ;)

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What is Regression Testing?..

Answer / nihar arisa

suppose there is three modules 1,2,3.
2 module and 3 module are depending on 1 module.
if in 1 module defect is detected and later developing team
fixed the defect and send to testing team.
tester has to test the 1 module and also both the 2 and 3
module also because both depending on 1 module.
this is called regression testing.

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What is Regression Testing?..

Answer / harshal

Regression testing means testing whether changed does any
effect on unchanged module.

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What is Regression Testing?..

Answer / sreevani

If a bug or CR is raised against the development, after
implimenting the same, testing will be done to check the
bug/CR and the impacted areas.

This type of testing is Regression

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What is Regression Testing?..

Answer / krishna

Retesting to detect the faults during the modification of
the application.

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What is Regression Testing?..

Answer / raja

after bug is fixed to check or to testing fixed bug related
modules is regression testing

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What is Regression Testing?..

Answer / tester

Regression test:
What as not correct is now correct and also whatever is
correct is still correct!

Is This Answer Correct ?    2 Yes 11 No

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