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smoke testing

preliminary software testing to reveal simple failures to aid assessment of whether main functions of the software appear to work correctly
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smoke testing

Summary

smoke testing is a type of test[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of type_of_test entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,156 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • smoke testing's instance of is recorded as type of test[3].
  • smoke testing is a type of software testing[4].

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Definition and Type

smoke testing's instance of is recorded as type of test[3]. It is a type of software testing[4].

Why It Matters

smoke testing ranks in the top 5% of type_of_test entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,156 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). smoke testing. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/smoke-testing
MLA “smoke testing.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/smoke-testing.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_smoke-testing_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{smoke testing}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/smoke-testing}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 3d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → Fa6VC
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    Instance of → type of test
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