undertesting
Not enough verification
Undertesting is insufficient testing—not examining or evaluating something as thoroughly as the situation warrants.
The term appears in software development, medical contexts, and quality control: The bug slipped through because of undertesting.
During disease outbreaks, undertesting skews case counts downward: The true infection rate was masked by undertesting.
Not sufficiently investigated
- underanalyzedNot sufficiently examined
- understudiedInsufficiently researched
- underinvestigatedInsufficiently examined or researched
- underevaluatedJudged below true worth
gaps · oversight · neglect · shortfall · deficiency · missed · overlooked · undetected
Present but inactive
- undiscoveredNot yet found
- unrevealedNot made public
- hiddenKept out of sight
- dormantInactive but capable
unexamined · unexplored · unmeasured · unassessed · untapped · capacity · capability · promise
underexamined
Not sufficiently investigated
- underanalyzedNot sufficiently examined
- understudiedInsufficiently researched
- underinvestigatedInsufficiently examined or researched
underevaluated · gaps · oversight · neglect · shortfall · deficiency · missed · overlooked · undetected · unverified
latent
Present but inactive
- undiscoveredNot yet found
- unrevealedNot made public
- hiddenKept out of sight
dormant · unexamined · unexplored · unmeasured · unassessed · untapped · capacity · capability · promise · possibility
vulnerability
Openness to harm
- exposureState of being unprotected
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
unreliability · unproven · unknown · hazard · danger · flaw · weakness · defect · bug · error
undertestingdetailed assessment