how can you define Priority and severity

Answer Posted / rubi

priority
how soon the bug has to be fixed?
1-critical
2-high
3-medium
4-low


severity
how much effect the bug has on the functionality of the
application?
showstopper - stops the application no work around
solution
critical - stops the application but work around solution
are there
high - severe loss in business logic
medium - minimum loss in business logic
low - cosmetic bugs

the way of mentioning severity and priority vary frm
company to company

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