Stress test
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Stress test may refer to:
- Stress Test (television), an episode of Brandy and Mr Whiskers
- Stress testingStress testingStress testing is a form of testing that is used to determine the stability of a given system or entity. It involves testing beyond normal operational capacity, often to a breaking point, in order to observe the results...
, a form of testing that is used to determine the stability of a given system or entity - Stress testing (software)Stress testing (software)In software testing, stress testing refers to tests that determine the robustness of software by testing beyond the limits of normal operation. Stress testing is particularly important for "mission critical" software, but is used for all types of software...
, determines the robustness of software - Contraction stress testContraction stress testA contraction stress test is performed near the end of pregnancy to determine how well the fetus will cope with the contractions of childbirth...
- Cardiac stress testCardiac stress testCardiac stress test is a test used in medicine and cardiology to measure the heart's ability to respond to external stress in a controlled clinical environment....
- Bank stress testsBank stress testsBank stress tests can mean:* Supervisory Capital Assessment Program in the United States of America* 2010 European Union banking stress test exercise...
of 2009 and 2010 - For stress testing of materials, see Fatigue (material)Fatigue (material)'In materials science, fatigue is the progressive and localized structural damage that occurs when a material is subjected to cyclic loading. The nominal maximum stress values are less than the ultimate tensile stress limit, and may be below the yield stress limit of the material.Fatigue occurs...