Monkey testing

In <a href="/facts/Software_testing/VoXzG9Tb">software testing</a>, monkey testing is a technique where the user tests the application or system by providing <a href="/facts/Randomness/QJQBoEX5">random</a> inputs and checking the behavior, or seeing whether the application or system will crash. Monkey testing is usually implemented as random, automated <a href="/facts/Unit_testing/SYoGGS3T">unit tests</a>.
While the source of the name "monkey" is uncertain, it is believed by some that the name has to do with the <a href="/facts/Infinite_monkey_theorem/rE8Rchab">infinite monkey theorem</a>, which states that a monkey hitting keys at <a href="/facts/Randomness/QJQBoEX5">random</a> on a <a href="/facts/Typewriter_keyboard/CHE43FWP">typewriter keyboard</a> for an infinite amount of time will <a href="/facts/Almost_surely/fWaxzpBA">almost surely</a> type a given text, such as the complete works of <a href="/facts/William_Shakespeare/ohI96JTv">William Shakespeare</a>. Some others believe that the name comes from the <a href="/facts/Classic_Mac_OS/I5fQq44K">classic Mac OS</a> application "The Monkey" developed by <a href="/facts/Steve_Capps/mglMaLd0">Steve Capps</a> prior to 1983. It used journaling hooks to feed random events into Mac programs, and was used to test for bugs in <a href="/facts/MacPaint/vbpNGD5V">MacPaint</a>.
Monkey Testing is also included in <a href="/facts/Android_Studio/TuK7stVp">Android Studio</a> as part of the standard testing tools for <a href="/facts/Stress_testing_(software)/XBdyDgWh">stress testing</a>.

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Monkey testing