Testperson
Testperson refers to a hypothetical or anonymized individual used in testing, demonstrations, tutorials, and data sets. The term is used across software development, user research, and documentation to illustrate interactions, workflows, or data flows without using real persons.
In software testing, testpersons simulate user behavior in scripted scenarios, share consistent identifiers, and help testers
Variants and usage vary by language and context; in German-language contexts the literal term Testperson is
Criticism and best practices: relying on a single archetype like Testperson can bias testing results; it is
See also: dummy data, synthetic data, persona, usability testing, test data.