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'''Cross-browser testing''' is a type of non-functional [[software testing]] where [[Web application|web applications]] are checked for support across different browsers and devices,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-01|title=What Is Cross-Browser Testing? A Simple, Practical Guide|url=https://www.testim.io/blog/what-is-cross-browser-testing/|access-date=2021-08-02|website=AI-driven E2E automation with code-like flexibility for your most resilient tests|language=en-US}}</ref>. Cross-browser testing can also provide an objective, independent view of the status of the web application to allow the business to appreciate and understand the risks of releasing it or implementing new feature(s)<ref>{{Cite web|title=What is Cross Browser Testing and How to Perform It: A Complete Guide|url=https://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/how-is-cross-browser-testing-performed/|access-date=2021-07-26|website=www.softwaretestinghelp.com}}</ref>. Test techniques include the process of executing a web application with the intent of finding failures in different browsers and devices and verifying that the website is fit for use in all of them. In other words, Cross-browser testing is verification that web application behaves in various [[Web browser|web browsers]] identically<ref>{{Cite web|title=Introduction to cross browser testing - Learn web development {{!}} MDN|url=https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/Tools_and_testing/Cross_browser_testing/Introduction|access-date=2021-07-26|website=developer.mozilla.org|language=en-US}}</ref>

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'''Cross-browser testing''' is a type of non-functional [[software testing]] where [[Web application|web applications]] are checked for support across different browsers and devices<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-01|title=What Is Cross-Browser Testing? A Simple, Practical Guide|url=https://www.testim.io/blog/what-is-cross-browser-testing/|access-date=2021-08-02|website=AI-driven E2E automation with code-like flexibility for your most resilient tests|language=en-US}}</ref>. Cross-browser testing can also provide an objective, independent view of the status of the web application to allow the business to appreciate and understand the risks of releasing it or implementing new feature(s)<ref>{{Cite web|title=What is Cross Browser Testing and How to Perform It: A Complete Guide|url=https://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/how-is-cross-browser-testing-performed/|access-date=2021-07-26|website=www.softwaretestinghelp.com}}</ref>. Test techniques include the process of executing a web application with the intent of finding failures in different browsers and devices and verifying that the website is fit for use in all of them. In other words, Cross-browser testing is verification that web application behaves in various [[Web browser|web browsers]] identically<ref>{{Cite web|title=Introduction to cross browser testing - Learn web development {{!}} MDN|url=https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/Tools_and_testing/Cross_browser_testing/Introduction|access-date=2021-07-26|website=developer.mozilla.org|language=en-US}}</ref>

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* performs its functions within an acceptable time,

* is sufficiently usable,

* can be installed and run in its intended web browsers and devices<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-11-12|title=What Is Cross-Browser Compatibility And Why Do We Need It?|url=https://www.softwaretestingclass.com/cross-browser-compatibility-testing/|access-date=2021-08-02|website=Software Testing Class|language=en-US}}</ref>,

* achieves the general result its stakeholders desire.

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