Acceptance Criteria
/əkˈseptəns kraɪˈtɪəriə/
Definition
Specific conditions a user story must satisfy to be accepted by the Product Owner.
Example in context
"Acceptance criteria: given a logged-in user, when they click 'Save', then changes are persisted and a success toast appears."
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Practice this term
Master Acceptance Criteria in context by working through exercises in the Agile & Scrum module. You'll see the term used in real engineering scenarios with multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and matching drills.