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In	O
computer	B-General_Concept
science	I-General_Concept
and	O
engineering	O
,	O
a	O
test	B-General_Concept
vector	I-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
inputs	O
provided	O
to	O
a	O
system	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
test	O
that	O
system	O
.	O
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<s>
In	O
software	O
development	O
,	O
test	B-General_Concept
vectors	I-General_Concept
are	O
a	O
methodology	O
of	O
software	O
testing	O
and	O
software	B-Application
verification	I-Application
and	I-Application
validation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
computer	B-General_Concept
science	I-General_Concept
and	O
engineering	O
,	O
a	O
system	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
computable	O
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
testing	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
various	O
test	B-General_Concept
vectors	I-General_Concept
must	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
examine	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
behavior	O
with	O
differing	O
inputs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
context	O
is	O
called	O
a	O
test	B-General_Concept
vector	I-General_Concept
.	O
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