[1] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

quality assurance
     
         qa a planned and systematic pattern of all actions
        necessary to provide adequate confidence that the product
        optimally fulfils customers' expectations, i.e. that it is
        problem-free and well able to perform the task it was designed
        for.
     
        the qa of a commercial product usually involves alpha
        testing, where an early version of the product is tested at
        the developer's site, and is then improved accordingly.  then,
        an almost complete version of the product is made available
        for beta testing by selected real users.  faults
        identified during beta testing should be fixed before the
        product is released for full scale manufacturing and
        distribution.
     
        2001-04-21
     
     
see also:
alpha testing beta testing 

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