olemus
ISO/IEC/IEEE 24765:
kogemusepõhine skriptita testimise tüüp, mille puhul testija spontaanselt kavandab ja sooritab teste oma senise asjakohase teadmuse, testimisobjekti eelneva uurimise (sealhulgas eelmiste testimiste tulemuste) ja heuristiliste tarkvara üldist käitumist ja tõrketüüpe puudutavaterusikareeglite põhjal
= type of unscripted experience-based testing in which the tester spontaneously designs and executes tests based on the tester's existing relevant knowledge, prior exploration of the test item (including the results of previous tests), and heuristic "rules of thumb" regarding common software behaviors and types of failure

ülevaateid
https://www.baeldung.com/cs/exploratory-testing

https://www.browserstack.com/guide/exploratory-testing

https://satisfice.us/articles/et-article.pdf

https://less.works/papers/et.pdf