Chapter 6 – Test Tools
Ephemeral Environment – ISTQB Definition
Last Updated: July 12, 2026 · SoftwareTestPilot QA Team
Official ISTQB Definition
A short-lived environment created for a specific purpose, such as a pull-request or a single test run, and destroyed afterwards.
In simple words
A throw-away environment created for one PR or one test cycle.
Exam tip
Prevents environment drift and flaky shared-state bugs.
Related terms
- Test Environment ProvisioningSpinning up a clean test environment on demand instead of hand-crafting one.
- Infrastructure as CodeDefine servers, networks and configs in code (Terraform, CloudFormation) so envs are versioned and reproducible.
- Test EnvironmentThe setup where tests run — servers, browsers, DBs, feature flags — ideally close to production.
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