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# Pairwise / Combinatorial Testing

- Type: combination selection technique
- Group: Verification
- Placement: Verification / Scenarios and data
- [Source](<https://csrc.nist.gov/projects/automated-combinatorial-testing-for-software>)

[HTML](https://dpm.cnonim.name/practices/pairwise/)

Select cases covering every valid pair of parameter values; more general combinatorial designs cover higher-order combinations.

## Relationships

- uses a different coverage criterion from: [Decision Table Testing](/practices/decisiontable/en.md) (comparison)
- helps select configurations for: [Integration Testing](/practices/integrationtest/en.md) (support)

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