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==Description==

Exploratory testing seeks to find out how the software actually works, and to ask questions about how it will handle difficult and easy cases.

The testing is dependent on the testerstester's skill of inventing [[test case]]s and finding [[software bug|defects]]. The more the tester knows about the product and different [[test method]]s, the better the testing will be.

To further explain, comparison can be made to the antithesis [[scripted testing]], which basically means that test cases are designed in advance, including steps to reproduce and expected results. These tests are later performed by a tester who compares the actual result with the expected.