Hardware
Reliability engineers often test items under expected stress or even under accelerated stress. The goal is to determine the operating life of the item or to determine modes of failure.
Stress testing, in general, should put the hardware under exaggerated levels of stress in order to ensure stability when used in a normal environment.
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