testdelen

Testdelen is a compound noun used in Norwegian Bokmål and Swedish to refer to the portion of a document, assessment, or process that concerns testing. The term combines test, a loanword meaning “test,” with delen, meaning “the part” or “the section.”

In education, the testdelen denotes the portion of an examination that contains testing activities, such as questions or tasks designed to assess knowledge or skills. In language testing, the term may designate sections like listening or reading that constitute the testing portion of a larger assessment. In software development or quality assurance, speakers sometimes use the term informally to describe the testing component within a release, test plan, or test suite.

Etymology and regional usage: The word is a product of Germanic languages and is commonly attested in Norwegian and Swedish. Similar formations include testdel or testsdel, though testdelen is the more explicit definite form; usage varies by country and institution. The term is not standardized in all contexts, and English-language documents often translate it as “the test portion” or “the testing section.”

An example sentence: Eksamen består av to deler: en skriftlig del og en testdel. This illustrates how the term can surface in practical settings to distinguish between different parts of an assessment.

See also: examination component, testing phase, test suite.