Dry Run (testing)
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A Dry Run is a testing process where the effects of a possible failure are intentionally mitigated. For example, an aerospace company may conduct a 'dry run' of a takeoff using a new aircraft on a runway before the first test flight.
In computer studies, a dry run is a mental run of a program, where the programmer examines the source code one step at a time and determines what it will do when run.
The usage of "dry run" in acceptance procedures (for example in the so called FAT = Factory Acceptance Procedure) is meant as following: the factory (which is a subcontractor) must perform a complete test of the system it has to deliver before the actual acceptance from the contractor side.
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The term Dry run was primarily used by scientific researchers.
