Glossary · Software Testing
Test Data Management
Test Data Management (TDM) is the process of creating, masking, provisioning, maintaining, and governing data used for software testing. It ensures test environments contain realistic, compliant, and reusable datasets that support functional, performance, security, and integration testing without exposing sensitive production information.
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Test Data Management (TDM) is the process of creating, masking, provisioning, maintaining, and governing data used for software testing. It ensures test environments contain realistic, compliant, and reusable datasets that support functional, performance, security, and integration testing without exposing sensitive production information.