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add note about different definitions of Test Case
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_Note:_ We sometimes refer to Google C++ Testing Framework informally
as _Google Test_.
# Beware of the nomenclature #
_Note:_ There might be some confusion of idea due to different
definitions of the terms _Test_, _Test Case_ and _Test Suite_, so beware
of misunderstanding these.
Historically, the Google C++ Testing Framework started to use the term
_Test Case_ for grouping related tests, whereas current publications
including the International Software Testing Qualifications Board
([ISTQB](http://www.istqb.org/)) and various textbooks on Software
Quality use the term _[Test
Suite](http://glossary.istqb.org/search/test%20suite)_ for this.
The related term _Test_, as it is used in the Google C++ Testing
Framework, is corresponding to the term _[Test
Case](http://glossary.istqb.org/search/test%20case)_ of ISTQB and
others.
The term _Test_ is commonly of broad enough sense, including ISTQB's
definition of _Test Case_, so it's not much of a problem here. But the
term _Test Case_ as used in Google Test is of contradictory sense and thus confusing.
Unfortunately replacing the term _Test Case_ by _Test Suite_ throughout
the Google C++ Testing Framework is not easy without breaking dependent
projects, as `TestCase` is part of the public API at various places.
So for the time being, please be aware of the different definitions of
the terms:
Meaning | Google Test Term | [ISTQB](http://www.istqb.org/) Term
------- | ---------------- | -----------------------------------
Exercise a particular program path with specific input values and verify the results | [TEST()](#simple-tests) | [Test Case](http://glossary.istqb.org/search/test%20case)
A set of several tests related to one component | [Test Case](#basic-concepts) | [Test Suite](http://glossary.istqb.org/search/test%20suite)
# Setting up a New Test Project #
To write a test program using Google Test, you need to compile Google