Many (software) testers have used BS 7925-1 since its original publication in 1998. It has
served also as a major reference for the Information Systems Examination Board (ISEB)
qualification at both Foundation and Practitioner level. The standard was initially developed
with a bias towards component testing, but, since its publication, many comments and
proposals for new definitions have been submitted to both improve and expand the standard to
cover a wider range of software testing. In this new version of the testing glossary many of
these suggested updates have been incorporated. It will be used as a reference document for
the International Software Testing Qualification Board (ISTQB) software testing qualification
scheme.