Test Clones
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**Definition:**

* Tests contain similar parts (e. g., introduced by copy&paste)


**References:**

.. admonition:: Quality attributes

    * :octicon:`file-code;1em` -  Code Example
    * :octicon:`comment-discussion;1em` -  Cause and Effect
    * :octicon:`graph;1em` -  Frequency
    * :octicon:`sync;1em` -  Refactoring

* `Generating refactoring proposals to remove clones from automated system tests <https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/7181438/>`_ :octicon:`file-code;1em` :octicon:`sync;1em`
* `Hunting for smells in natural language tests <https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/6606682>`_ :octicon:`comment-discussion;1em` :octicon:`graph;1em`