Acceptance criteria
Also called acceptance criterion.
Acceptance criteria are the specific conditions a result must meet before you treat the task as done.
Example
“The glossary search for PRA pull request asks people to review proposed code changes and combine them into a target branch. lists Pull request first, and a phone at 320 pixels does not scroll sideways.” Those two checks are acceptance criteria.
Why it matters
They describe this task, not a team-wide slogan. A definition of done can be a broader standard. Acceptance criteria say what this page, bot, or fix has to satisfy.
Common confusion
Acceptance criteria are checks for this piece of work. They are not a promptA prompt is the instructions, question, or other input you give an AI model to guide its response., and they are not a test runner by themselves.
Sources
Updated September 30, 2026.