"regression testing" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

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  1. (software engineering) Testing a program after a modification to ensure that areas that should not be affected by the update behave as they did in previous versions. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Software engineering Hypernyms: testing
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