why it is calling as a regresssion is there any reason

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Hi Team,

i have attended interview for microsoft , they asked below question .

why regression testing is called as regression . is there any specfic reason .can anyone help me on this.

Ashok · Answer 1 · Feb 17, 2021

Regression testing is done to check code change does not impact the existing functionality of the application. regression test can ensure application works fine with new change, bug fixes or any change in existing functionality. so it is basically continuous process (regression) .

answered Feb 17, 2021 by Ashok

edited Mar 5

score 0 · Answer 2 · Jun 14, 2021

Hi there,

Regression testing is intended to test every pre-existing feature of your software in order to find potential "regression" bugs, which means newly introduced issues in these pre-existing features that used to work fine in previous builds/releases, but got broken as part of the new build/release. This is why they are called regression issues.

answered Jun 14, 2021 by Arnaud

edited Mar 5

score 0 · Answer 3 · Nov 23, 2021

The idea is to run this series of tests every time new code is submitted. It's called regression testing because the verb regress means to return to a former state or condition, which in software, isn't considered a good thing.

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