{"id":4830,"date":"2013-03-05T11:33:34","date_gmt":"2013-03-05T11:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/computer-aided-software-testing\/"},"modified":"2016-12-28T11:58:06","modified_gmt":"2016-12-28T11:58:06","slug":"computer-aided-software-testing","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/6342\/computer-aided-software-testing-cast","title":{"rendered":"Computer-Aided Software Testing"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_computer-aided_software_testing_mean\">What Does Computer-Aided Software Testing Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Computer aided software testing (CAST) refers to the computing-based processes, techniques and tools for testing software applications or programs. 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