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A quick check that the most important parts of an app are not obviously broken.
Smoke tests are run after deploys or big changes. They answer whether the app starts, key pages load, and critical flows still function at a basic level.
Plainly
Think of Smoke Test as a simple recipe for doing the work better. A quick check that the most important parts of an app are not obviously broken.
In practice
Use it when you need a repeatable method instead of guessing from vibes. In practice, define the owner, input, output, and failure mode before you rely on it.