Acceptance Testing
Acceptance Testing: Examination of a voting system by the purchasing election jurisdiction to validate the performance of delivered devices to ensure they…
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.
Alternative Definitions
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Definition 5
Examination of a voting system and by the purchasing election jurisdiction to validate: