Dynamic program analysis

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Dynamic program analysis is the act of analyzing software that involves executing a program – as opposed to static program analysis, which does not execute it.

Analysis can focus on different aspects of the software including but not limited to: behavior, test coverage, performance and security.

To be effective, the target program must be executed with sufficient test inputs^[1] to address the ranges of possible inputs and outputs. Software testing measures, such as code coverage, and tools such as mutation testing, are used to identify where testing is inadequate.