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## Project
OSS-Fuzz applies fuzzing to [fuzz targets](#fuzz-target)
An entity comprising of various [fuzz targets](#fuzz-target)
that test APIs (or internal functions) of a specific open source project.
One project may have more than one [fuzz target](#fuzz-target)
(example: [openssl](https://github.com/openssl/openssl/blob/master/fuzz/)),
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## Test Input
A sequence of bytes that is used as the input to a [fuzz target](#fuzz-target).
Typicaly, a test input is stored in a seperate file.
Typicaly, a test input is stored in a separate file.
## Reproducer
Or a **testcase**.<BR>
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## Corpus
Or **test corpus**, or **fuzzing corpus**.<BR>
A set of [test inputs](#test-input). In many context, it is also referred to a set of minimal test inputs that generates maximal code coverage.
A set of [test inputs](#test-input). In usual context, it is also referred to a set of minimal test inputs that generate maximal code coverage.
## Mutation Engine
A tool that take a set of testcases as input and creates their mutated versions.
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Example: [radamsa](https://github.com/aoh/radamsa) (a generic test mutator).
## Test Generator
A tool that generates testcases according to some rules or grammar.
A tool that generates testcases from scratch according to some rules or grammar.
Examples:
[csmith](https://embed.cs.utah.edu/csmith/) (a test generator for C language),
[cross_fuzz](http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/cross_fuzz/) (a cross-document DOM binding test generator),