IT
User acceptance testing
Testing performed by intended users to confirm a system meets their needs before release.
Plain English
The stage where the people who will actually use a system try it and say whether it does the job.
If you’re new here
If you are asked to do UAT, you are being asked to find problems, not to be polite. Silence is read as approval.
What they probably mean
“Last chance to say this does not work.”
Interpretation offered as humour, not authoritative guidance.
Seen in the wild
“We need business sign-off from UAT before we can go live.”
Translate this sentence →Bureaucracy level
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How much government-speak this phrase carries. Playful indicator, not a judgement of anyone using it.
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