Key terms & definitions

The process of checking an algorithm or program against its requirements by comparing actual results with expected results.

A planned check of a design or model to collect evidence about how it performs.

The prescribed method for carrying out a test, including its equipment, procedures, rules and scoring.

The region that becomes coloured when the target substance, such as hCG, has been detected.

Modelling part of a design to find out whether it works as intended.

The belief that difficult experiences may test a person's trust in God and provide opportunities for spiritual growth.

The main male reproductive hormone; it is produced by the testes and stimulates sperm production.

The main male reproductive hormone, produced by the testes; it stimulates sperm production.

A structured collection of test cases chosen to check a program against its requirements.

A coordinate pair substituted into an inequality to decide which side of its boundary contains the solutions.

The standard procedure for carrying out and scoring a fitness test, allowing results to be compared fairly.

A chemical added to a sample to produce an observable result that helps identify a substance.

A Roman ‘tortoise-shell’ formation in which soldiers held their shields together to protect themselves against missiles.

A close formation in which Roman soldiers held shields in front, at the sides and overhead to provide collective protection.

A bacterial infection that can enter through a wound and cause severe muscle stiffness and spasms.

The widespread attacks launched by the Vietcong and North Vietnamese Army across South Vietnam during the Lunar New Year holiday in January 1968.

A silver coin with a value of four drachmas.

A three-dimensional arrangement in which four bonds point towards the corners of a tetrahedron.

An arrangement in which four neighbouring atoms surround a central atom in three dimensions, towards the corners of a tetrahedron.

A triangular-based pyramid with four triangular faces.

Verse with four metrical feet in each line. Prospero's Epilogue uses mainly four-beat lines, with variations in rhythm.

A flexible material made from a network of fibres or yarns.

A treatment applied to a textile to improve its appearance, feel or performance.

The controlled application of colour to selected areas of a textile to create a design or pattern.

A brief written message sent from one mobile phone to another.

A specific piece of information from a text that supports an answer.

A quotation or precise reference to an event or detail used to support an interpretation.

A quotation or precise reference to a detail in a text that supports an interpretation.

A specific detail, event or quotation from a literary work used to support an interpretation.

A brief quotation or precise reference to a detail in a text, used to support an interpretation.