Smoke Test
/sməʊk test/
Definition
A quick sanity check verifying the most critical paths work after a deployment, before running full test suites.
Example in context
"Post-deploy smoke test: login, view dashboard, make a purchase — if any fail, we rollback immediately."
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Practice this term
Master Smoke Test in context by working through exercises in the Testing & QA module. You'll see the term used in real engineering scenarios with multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and matching drills.