Testing & QA

Load Test

/ləʊd test/

Definition

A test simulating concurrent users to measure system performance and find bottlenecks under expected load.

Example in context

"The k6 load test simulates 500 concurrent users — the API's p95 latency stays under 300ms up to 250 users."

Practice this term

Master Load Test in context by working through exercises in the Testing & QA module. You'll see the term used in real engineering scenarios with multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and matching drills.