mock object

noun

noun

An object that mimics the behavior of a real object in a controlled way, often used as part of unit testing.

Object-oriented programming

Mock objects (mocks, for short) are perfectly suited for testing a portion of code logic in isolation from the rest of the code.2020, Cătălin Tudose, JUnit in Action, 3rd edition, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 139:

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