Merge pull request #4142 from shaedrich/test-automation

Add topic "Test automation"

Author: ahpook

topics/test-automation/index.md

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+topic: test-automation
+aliases: automated-tests, automated-testing, testing-automation
+display_name: Test automation
+short_description: Test automation or automatic testing as compared to manual testing is writing test scenarios beforehand to be executed repeatedly.
+related: cicd, devops, bdd, tdd, unit-tests, pipeline-as-code, continuous-testing, regression-testing, gherkin, release-automation
+wikipedia_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_automation
+---
+**Test automation** or **automated testing** as compared to manual testing is a way to write test scenarios beforehand that can be repeatedly executed without involving a human element. This is often done by having a set of test data as input that can be compared to certain expectations. In agile software development approaches, this can be even based on user stories and/or acceptance critera.