Exploratory testing means testing the process without any 
specific plans and schedules.

u can say that its a one type of informal, creative testing 
not based on test plans or test cases. Testers may learn the 
software as they test it.

Exploratory Testing is an informal testing which is used to 
gain familiarity of the application.

When a tester test a application by exploring with his 
previous experience and based on the application tester 
writes test cases. This is exploratory testing

Suppose we didn't having any testing documents that r related 
to our application...and also we don't know the functionality 
of the application ...then this time we go for exploratory 
testing...in this type of testing we know the functionality 
of the application..

Exploratory testing  is an interactive process of 
concurrent product exploration, test design and test 
execution.

The tester designs and executes the test cases while 
learning the product.

Exploratory testing is useful when:

1. you are asked to test something on short notice.
2. test early in development process.
3. in situation with minimal document.

When a tester test a application by exploring with his 
previous experience and based on the application tester 
writes test cases. This is exploratory testing

It is the formal testing where we dont use test plan and 
test cases.when we get an application we have learn that 
application and we have to test by using our creative 
knowledge.

its a type of testing in which usally domain expert will 
perform the tg on the application parllaly tester will test 
the application without having the knowledge and 
requriments

It is basically a formal type of testing which is performed
(prefered) by an experienced person,the one who is well 
familiar with the application and can hit the right areas 
while testing.It is done to save time and very useful in 
crunch situation.A better way of performing exploratory 
testing is to form a quick structure of high scenarios 
which highlight the areas under test to track it easily 
once the testing is completed.This way exploratory testing 
is effective.

exploratory testing is aslo an informal type of testing is 
done when the application doesn't have the deatailed 
inofrmation abut the build at this suituation the tester 
will start explore the things present in the application 
and aslo simulteanoulsy tester will learn the things 
present in the application is called exploratory testing.

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This is a type of testing done without any requirements
WHY DO WE DO EXPLORATORY TESTING
  WHEN THERE ARE NO REQUIREMENTS 
  WHEN REQ ARE THERE BUT WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME
   WHEN WE HAVE TIME AND REQ BUT THE CRS IS NOT UNDERSTANDABLE

exploratory testing

1)  understand the apllication and based on the understanding 
test the application.
2)  explore the application and understand , based on the 
understanding identify the test scenarios and test the 
application.
3) understand the application, write test cases, see the 
application and test

Exploratory testing is one type of system testing. it is 
done without proper planning,without proper process,without 
any documentation. we can test the application  depends on 
previous knowledge.

Exploratory testing nothing but testing the application in the 
absence of requirement specification and test cases 
To carry out the exploratory testing we need analyze the 
application need to frame the test cases then we heading to 
the test execution
To gain this 
1 need to communicate with the client to know who built the 
application
2.Communicating with the development team who develop the 
application
3.Domain knowledge and of course bit of common sense

Exploratory testing is a testing is without any proper 
requirments ,and without any proper Documents and 
functional requirments and test engineer have to try to 
explore the application

LEARNING THE FUNCTIONAL KNOWLEDGE FROM THE DEVELOPED 
APPLICATION

In this testing a experienced tester prepared with the test
cases to test the next project with a planned way with his 
skills.This testing is done when deadline of project provided
very close to testing date

Exploratory testing is testing performed by the domain
expects based on his/her domain experience. Also exploratory
is not same as that of the Agile testing.