false positive
A finding that accuses a site of something untrue.
What false positive means
On an audit tool this is the most expensive defect class, because it costs the reader trust in every other finding on the page.
Related terms in Measurement and evidence
The vocabulary for saying how strongly something is known.
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Questions about false positive
What is false positive?
A finding that accuses a site of something untrue.
Which area of the glossary does false positive belong to?
Measurement and evidence: The vocabulary for saying how strongly something is known.
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