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title: "False Positive"
date: "2021-02-18T03:55:45+00:00"
url: "https://checkmarx.com/glossary/false-positive/"
description: "False Positive Glossary: Minimize False Alarms in Your Security Systems. Learn Best Practices and Tools. [False Positive]"
---

# False Positive

A false positive, in the context of security testing, is a result highlighted by a security tool but in fact it **DOES NOT**.