{"id":6672,"date":"2026-04-13T11:50:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T11:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the-codest.localhost\/dictionary\/unit-testing\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T11:50:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T11:50:50","slug":"einingaprofun","status":"publish","type":"dictionary","link":"https:\/\/thecodest.co\/is\/dictionary\/unit-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Einingapr\u00f3fanir"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Einingapr\u00f3fanir<\/h1>\n<p>Einingapr\u00f3fun er hugb\u00fana\u00f0arpr\u00f3funart\u00e6kni sem einangrar og pr\u00f3far einstakar einingar e\u00f0a \u00fe\u00e6tti hugb\u00fana\u00f0arforrits. 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