What is a "soak test"?

[JazzyDroid4]

I've seen it mentioned around here but no explanation. What is a soak test?

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[tjk629]

Before mass rollout of an update, companies select a few regular folks to test the update. Testing takes less than a week, and as long as no major bugs are found. Mass rollout starts soon after.

 

[JazzyDroid4]

Thank you!

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