5 exercises on pronouncing test-related abbreviations and vocabulary.
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How is "TDD" (Test-Driven Development) spoken?
TDD is always spelled out: "T-D-D" /tiː diː diː/. So "practice T-D-D", "the T-D-D cycle", "write tests first with T-D-D." It is never compressed into a word. Each letter is said individually: "tee-dee-dee." Similarly, BDD is "B-D-D" ("bee-dee-dee"), and E2E is "E-two-E" ("ee-two-ee"). Initialisms like these (consonant sequences that don't form pronounceable words) are always spelled out. In standup: "we follow T-D-D on this team" — each letter clearly enunciated.
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How is "BDD" (Behaviour-Driven Development) spoken?
BDD is spelled out: "B-D-D" /biː diː diː/ — "bee-dee-dee." So "use B-D-D with Cucumber", "the B-D-D specification", "Given-When-Then is the B-D-D format." Like TDD, it is always three letters, never compressed. If you say "BDD" fast, you hear "bee-dee-dee" run together, but each letter is still distinct. In practice, engineers often say the full name "behaviour-driven development" in explanatory contexts, and "B-D-D" in quick references.
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How is "E2E" (end-to-end testing) spoken?
E2E is read as "E-two-E" or "ee-two-ee" /iː tuː iː/ — the letter E, the digit 2 (two), then the letter E again. So "E-two-E tests", "run the E-two-E suite", "our E-two-E coverage." The "2" in the middle is read as the number "two", following the pattern of k8s ("kay-eights") and i18n ("eye-18-en" for internationalisation). Never say "E-to-E" as if the 2 were the word "to" — always say "two." In test strategy meetings: "the E-two-E tests run against the staging environment."
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How is "CI" (Continuous Integration) pronounced?
CI is spelled out: "C-I" /siː aɪ/ — "see-eye." So "the C-I pipeline", "C-I build", "the C-I server is green." Combined with CD, it is "C-I, C-D" — "see-eye see-dee." The letters are always said individually; no word form exists for CI. In daily standup: "is the see-eye passing?" is how engineers check the pipeline status. Never say "sigh" (that is the /saɪ/ sound — the Greek letter) or "chi" (the Greek letter χ). C-I is always the two English letters /siː aɪ/.
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How is "integration test" stressed?
Integration is stressed on the third syllable: "in-te-GRA-tion" /ˌɪntɪˈɡreɪʃən/. The primary stress falls on "GRA." So "an in-te-GRA-tion test", "run the in-te-GRA-tion suite." This follows the "-tion" suffix rule: words ending in "-tion" always stress the syllable immediately before the suffix: "gra-TION" — so the stress is on "GRA." Compare: "au-to-MA-tion," "in-for-MA-tion," "con-fig-u-RA-tion." "Integration test" is "in-te-GRA-tion test" — a four-syllable adjective with stress on the third. This is one of the most important compound terms in QA vocabulary.