Below is a list of Acronyms or Abbreviations I could collect from various sources on Google related to Software Testing
ABI
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Application Binary Interface
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ACC
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Attribute Component Capability
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AIAT
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Artificial Intelligence Applications Testing
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ALM
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Application Lifecycle Management
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AMC
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Average Method Complexity
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AMDD
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agile model-driven development
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ANSI
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American National Standards Institute
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API
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Application Programming Interface
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ASCII
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American Standard Code for Information Interchange
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ASTF
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Automated Software Test Framework
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ATP
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Acceptance Test Procedure
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ATLM
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Automated testing lifecycle methodology
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AUT
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Application Under Test
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BDD
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Business Driven Development
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BERT
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Bit Error Test (Diagnostic Tests)
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BIST
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Built-in self-test (Diagnostic Tests)
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BITE
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Browser Integrated Test Environment
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BFV
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Bug fix verification
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BR
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Business Requirement
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BRD
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Business Requirement Document
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BRS
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Business Requirement Specification
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BVA
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Boundary Value Analysis
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CASE
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Computer-Aided Software Engineering
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CAST
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Computer Aided Software Testing
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CCB
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configuration control board
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CDR
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Critical Design Review
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CE
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Critical Error
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CHAP
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Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
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CID
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Configuration identification
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CM
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Configuration management
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CMM
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Capability Maturity Model
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CMMI
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Capability Maturity Model Integrated
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CMP
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Configuration Management Plan
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CMT
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Configuration Management Tool
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COF
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Cost of Failure
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COQ
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Cost of Quality
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COTS
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Commercial Off-The-Shelf Software
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CR
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Change Request
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CRUD
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Create, Read, Update, Delete
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CTP
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Critical Testing Processes
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DDP
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Defect Detection Percentage
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DFD
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Data Flow Diagram
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DOM
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Document Object Model
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DSDM
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Dynamic Software Development Method
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DRE
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Defect Removal Efficiency
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EP
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Equivalence Partitioning
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ERD
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Entity Relationship Diagram
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ETA
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Estimated Time of Arrival
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ETL
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Extract Transformation Load
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FAQ
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Frequently Asked Questions
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FDD
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Functional Design Document
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FDD
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Feature Driven Development
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FMEA
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Failure Mode and Effect AnalysisÂ
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FPA
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Function Point Analysis
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FTP
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File Transfer Protocol
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FVT
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Function verification test
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GUI
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Graphical User Interface
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GTA
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Google Test Analytics
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HIPO
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Hierarchy, Input, Processing, Output
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HLD
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High Level Design
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HP QC
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Hewlett Packard Quality Center
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IDD
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Interface design document
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IDE
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Integrated Development Environment
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IDEAL
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Initiating, Diagnosing, Establishing, Acting & Learning
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IDL
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Interface design language
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IEEE
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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ISO
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International Organization for Standards
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ISAKMP
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Internet Security Association and Key Management Protocol
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ISDN
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Integrated Services Digital Network
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lSLE
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Integrated Software Lifecycle Environment
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ISTQB
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International Standard Testing Quality Board (Certification)
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JAD
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Joint Application Development
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JDBC
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Java Database Connectivity
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JTC1
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Joint Technical Committee 1
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KBSA
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Knowledge-Based Software Assistant
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KLOC
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Thousands of lines of code
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KM
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Knowledge Management
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LCL
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lower control limit
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LCSAJ
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Linear Code Sequence And Jump (a software analysis method)
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LOC
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lines of code
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LSRT
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Long-Sequence Regression Testing
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MDD
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model-driven development
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MTBF
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Mean Time Between Failure
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MTTF
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Mean Time To Fail
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MTTR
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Mean Time To Repair
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MTTCF
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Mean time to critical failure
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MVP
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Minimum Viable Product
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NCSA
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National Cyber Security Alliance
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NDA
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Non-Disclosure Agreement
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NFR
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Nonfunctional requirements
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NIST
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National Institute of Standards and Technology
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NBS
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National British standard
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OCM
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Operational configuration management
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ODBC
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Open Database Connectivity
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OKRs
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Objectives and key results
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OLAP
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On Line Analytical Processing
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OLTP
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On Line Transactional Processing
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ORD
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Object Relationship Diagram
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OS
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Operating System
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OSI
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Open Systems Interconnection
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PA
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Physical Audit
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PCA
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Performance and Coverage Analysis
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PDR
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Preliminary design review
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PERT
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Program Evaluation and Review technique Diagram
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PIR
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Post Implementation Review
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PCRTS
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Problem and Change Request Tracking System
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PIM
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Platform-Independent Model
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PIM
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Platform-independent model
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POC
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Proof of Concept
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POF
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Probability of Failure
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POI
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Poor Obfuscation Implementation
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POST
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Power- On Self – Test (Diagnostic Tests)
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PSI
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Platform-Specific Implementation
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PTR
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Problem trouble report
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QA
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Quality Assurance
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QC
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Quality Control
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QMS
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Quality Management System
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QoS
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Quality of Service
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QUES
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Quality Evaluation System
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RAD
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Rapid Application Development
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RAT
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Real Application Testing
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RCA
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Root Cause Analysis
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RFC
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Request For Change/Comments
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ROI
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Return on Investment
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RIB
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Reflexive User Interface Builder
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RFP
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Request for Proposal
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RMI
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Remote Method Invocation
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RPF
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Record and Playback framework
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RST
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Reverse Semantic Traceability
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RTM
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Requirements traceability matrix
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SA
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Structured Analysis
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SADT
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Systems Analysis and Design Technique
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SCA
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Static Code Analysis
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SC
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Security Checklist
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SCA
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Source Code Analyzer
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SC
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Standards committee
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SCR
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Software Change Request
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SDD
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System and software Design Document
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SDK
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Software Development Kit
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SDLC
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Software Development Life Cycle
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SDP
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Software development plan
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SEI
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Software Engineering Institute
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SEO
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Search Engine Optimization
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SIR
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System Investigation Report
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SIT
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System Integration Testing
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SLA
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Service Level Agreement
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SLC
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Software life cycle
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SOA
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Service Oriented Architecture
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SQL
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Structural Query Language
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SQS
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Software quality system
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SQSP
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Software quality system plan
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SRD
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Specification Requirement Document
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SRR
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Software requirements review
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SRS
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Software Requirement Specification
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SMARTS
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Software Maintenance and Regression Test System
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SSH
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Secure Shell
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STAF
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Software testing automation framework
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STEP
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Systematic Test and Evaluation Process
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START
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Structured Testing and Requirements Tool
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STR
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Software trouble report
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STR
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System trouble report
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SIM
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Subscriber Identity Module
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ST
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State Table
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Sc
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Security
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ST
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System Testing
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STLC
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Software Testing Life Cycle
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SUT
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System Under test
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SUMI
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Software Usability Measurement Inventory
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TCAT
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Test Coverage Analysis Tool
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TCB
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Trusted Computing Base
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TDD
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Test Driven Development
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TDGEN
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Test filelData Generator
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TLS
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The Transport Layer Security
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TMM
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Test Maturity Model
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TOE
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Target of Evaluation
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TPA
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test point analysis
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TPI
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Test Process Improvement
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TPT
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Time Partition Testing
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TQC
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Total quality control
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TTCN
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Testing and Test Control Notation
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TTM
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Test Traceability Matrix
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TRR
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test readiness review
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TSR
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Test Summary Report
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UAT
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User Acceptance Testing
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UCL
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upper control limit
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UDF
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unit development folder
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UDDI
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Universal Description, Discovery and Integration
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UML TP
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UML Testing Profile
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USM
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User-based Security Model
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UTC
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Usability-Test Candidate
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UI
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User Interface
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UML
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Unified Modelling Language
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URI
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Uniform Resource Identifier
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URL
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Uniform Resource Locator
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V & V
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Verification and Validation
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VE
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Virtual Environment
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VM
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Virtual machine
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VU
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Virtual Users
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WIP
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Work In Progress
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WSJF
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Weighted Shortest Job First
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XML
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Extensible Markup Language
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XP
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eXtreme Programming
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XSS
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Cross Site Scripting
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