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Performance testing
Definition

Testing conducted to evaluate the compliance of a system or component with specified performance requirements under given loads.

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Comment

Performance testing is often left until development has been completed. However, if bugs are found at this point, they are always expensive and time-consuming to fix. For this reason, it is beneficial to perform performance testing earlier in development the lifecycle when a prototype has been developed.