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Acceptance Testing

Acceptance Testing: Examination of a voting system by the purchasing election jurisdiction to validate the performance of delivered devices to ensure they…

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Definition

Examination of a voting system by the purchasing election jurisdiction to validate the performance of delivered devices to ensure they meet procurement requirements, and that the delivered system is, in fact, the certified system purchased. This usually happens in a simulated-use environment.

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Definition 2

Examination of a voting system and its components by the purchasing election authority (usually in a simulated-use environment) to validate performance of delivered units in accordance with procurement requirements, and to validate that the delivered system is, in fact, the certified or qualified system purchased.

Source: NISTType: standard
Definition 3

Examination of a voting system by the purchasing election jurisdiction to validate the performance of delivered devices to ensure they meet procurement requirements and that the delivered system is, in fact, the certified system purchased. This usually happens in a simulated-use environment.

Source: NIST WebType: semantic
Definition 4

Testing each individual unit of the voting system for conformance to the certified model. Acceptance testing should not be done by the vendor and should be done any time the voting system unit falls out of custody of the jurisdiction.

Source: EAC IT Glossary for Election OfficialsType: external
Definition 5

Examination of a voting system and by the purchasing election jurisdiction to validate:

Source: NIST Election GlossaryType: standard

Sources

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Glossary of Election Terms, U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
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Glossary for Voting Systems, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
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NIST Election Terminology Glossary, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
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EAC Glossary of Terms
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EAC IT Glossary for Election Officials
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EAC Information Technology Terminology
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EAC Glossary of Election Terms
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NIST Election Glossary
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