Definitions for "Acceptance Testing"
Testing process on behalf of system Customers and Users, in order to meet Client specific requirements and additional options, which check implementation robustness and its successful appliance within a Client's particular Environment . source: ITU-T X.290 domain: OSI Conformance Testing usage: EU-P201
Formal testing conducted to determine whether or not a system satisfies its acceptance criteria - enables an end user to determine whether or not to accept the system.
The testing performed by a user to determine that an automated system (equipment or software) for a specific task or environment, e.g., a translator for a specific application and interchange format, performs according to specification.