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Acceptance Criteria

The list that says when something is actually done.

Definition

The conditions a piece of work must satisfy to be considered complete.

Craft convention. True because the industry converged on it. Breaking it costs familiarity, not correctness.

In plain language

The list that says when something is actually done.

Example

Includes states, edge cases and accessibility requirements, not only the successful path.

Each link says what the connection is, so you can tell a principle from an alternative from a thing people mix this up with.

Deeper reading

The full entry behind this definition.

Related concept

Connected closely enough to change how you apply this.

Nearby in the Atlas

Adjacent territory, found through shared tags rather than a stated link.