Reviewer
A reviewer is a person who examines a work product during a review to identify defects, provide feedback, and suggest improvements.
“A participant in a review who identifies defects in the work product.”
(Definition reproduced from the ISTQB Glossary. Copyright belongs to ISTQB.)
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Reviewers apply their knowledge and experience to evaluate documents, code, requirements, or other work products objectively.
Evaluation role: Reviews work products for quality issues.
Knowledge contribution: Shares expertise during reviews.
Independent perspective: Helps identify overlooked defects.
Real World Example
A regulated product team is preparing a release where Reviewer appears in reviews, test design conversations, or defect triage rather than as an isolated glossary word.
The risk is that the team treats Reviewer as interchangeable with nearby ISTQB terms. That makes test scope blurry and can lead to weak evidence for the release decision.
The tester anchors the discussion in the official definition, asks where the concept appears in the product, and designs examples that show the difference between Reviewer and similar ideas.
The page becomes useful in practice because Reviewer is connected to a specific testing decision, not memorized as a detached definition.
Practice Questions
Question 1
Which statement BEST describes Reviewer in the context of ISTQB terminology?
Question 2
A tester needs to explain Reviewer to a non‑technical stakeholder. Which approach is MOST appropriate?
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