IT
UAT
User Acceptance Testing
In plain English
The stage where the people who will actually use the system try it and say whether it does the job.
Where you’ll see it
Late in delivery. Being asked to help with UAT means real work, usually on top of your own.
Example
“We need business users for UAT in April.”
Someone from your team will be asked to test the system in April.
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