title: Difference Between Test Design Specification and Test Design Document
body: <p>Could anyone please explain or give pointers for the difference between a <strong>Test Design Specification</strong> and <strong>Test Design Document</strong>. I initially thought they were the same thing until I started seeing varying templates for each of them.</p>
  
  <p>Software Design Specification templates were consistent and contained:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Features to be tested</li>
  <li>Approach</li>
  <li>Test Identification</li>
  <li>Pass/fail criteria</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>Software Design Document templates were inconsistent and sometimes appearing like supersets of the Software Design Specification, hence my confusion. Any help would be deeply appreciated. Thanks.</p>