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Severity means how much severe is the particular defect in the application (i.e.) how it affects the
functionality of the application
Priority means the importance and urgency to fix the defect by the developers (i.e.) which defect should
be fixed first and which should be fixed in later versions.
There and some levels in severity and priority, they are as follows….
Severity levels:
Trivial
Minor
Major
Critical
Block
Priority Levels:
Low
Medium
High
Urgent
Immediate
The Severity and Priority levels must vary depends upon the company and the defect tracking tool used
by the company.
Low Priority: Spelling mistakes, grammatical errors, Textual Errors, Orphan pages, broken links, GUI
errors,