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Definition of Regression Testing

By David Bolton, About.com

Definition: Regression Testing is an automated procedure where an application or executable is tested against an existing set of test data and the results of the test compared with a 'Gold Standard' set of previous results with any differences reported and investigated.

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We run a Regression Test with every release.
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