path coverage testing

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

path coverage testing

   <testing> Testing a program by examining which lines of
   {executable code} are visited (as in {code coverage testing})
   and also the ways of getting to each line of code and the
   subsequent sequence of execution.

   Path coverage testing is the most comprehensive type of
   testing that a {test suite} can provide.  It can find more
   {bugs}, especially those that are caused by {data coupling}.
   However, path coverage is hard and usually only used for small
   and/or critical sections of code.

   (2005-01-25)