n sftwr tstng, tst tmtn s th s f sftwr sprt frm th sftwr bng tstd t cntrl th xctn f tsts nd th cmprsn f ctl tcms wth prdctd tcms. Tst tmtn cn tmt sm rpttv bt ncssry tsks n frmlzd tstng prcss lrdy n plc, r prfrm ddtnl tstng tht wld b dffclt t d mnlly. Tst tmtn s crtcl fr cntns dlvry nd cntns tstng.