testing

n. examining, quizzing, editing of a test

adj. having the characteristics of an examination or test; trying, subjecting to strain

v. check, try, attempt

Test or testing may be one of the following processes:Test and experiment form parts of the scientific method, to verify or falsify an expectation with an observation. See statistical hypothesis testing for the case when the outcome is subject to random variationA Test method is a definitive procedure which produces a test result.A Fire test, which is used to qualify fire protection productsA Test (student assessment), in education, (also called an "examination" or "exam") serves to assess or measure students' performance, knowledge or skillsIn law, Legal tests are a term of art for the application of a multi-part legal standard to a question of fact or lawQuality control testing, in manufacturing, a procedure designed to test the functionality of a product under potentially harmful conditions; see also system under testSoftware testing, in software engineering, identifies defects in programsIn marketing, a type of marketing research.
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Noun
1. the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works; "they agreed to end the testing of atomic weapons"
(hypernym) experiment, experimentation
(derivation) test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay
2. an examination of the characteristics of something; "there are laboratories for commercial testing"; "it involved testing thousands of children for smallpox"
(hypernym) examination, scrutiny
(hyponym) screening
(derivation) test
3. the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned
(synonym) examination
(hypernym) investigation, investigating
(hyponym) eleven-plus, 11-plus
(derivation) quiz, test

Noun
1. any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc; "the test was standardized on a large sample of students"
(synonym) mental test, mental testing, psychometric test
(hypernym) mental measurement
(hyponym) intelligence test, IQ test
2. the act of testing something; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new trial"
(synonym) trial, run
(hypernym) attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
(hyponym) assay
3. the act of undergoing testing; "he survived the great test of battle"; "candidates must compete in a trial of skill"
(synonym) trial
(hypernym) attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
4. trying something to find out about it; "a sample for ten days free trial"; "a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain"
(synonym) trial, trial run, tryout
(hypernym) experiment, experimentation
(hyponym) field trial, field test
(derivation) prove, try, try out, examine, essay
5. a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions"
(synonym) examination, exam
(hypernym) communication, communicating
(hyponym) bar examination, bar exam
6. a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins
(hypernym) covering, natural covering, cover
Verb
1. put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"
(synonym) prove, try, try out, examine, essay
(hypernym) judge
(hyponym) control, verify
(derivation) trial, trial run, tryout
2. test or examine for the presence of disease or infection; "screen the blood for the HIV virus"
(synonym) screen
(hypernym) check
3. examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs"
(synonym) quiz
(hypernym) examine
(derivation) examination, exam
4. show a certain characteristic when tested; "He tested positive for HIV"
(hypernym) be
(derivation) trial, run
5. achieve a certain score or rating on a test; "She tested high on the LSAT and was admitted to all the good law schools"
(hypernym) score
(derivation) trial
6. determine the presence or properties of (a substance)
(hypernym) determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn
(derivation) trial, run
7. undergo a test; "She doesn't test well"
(hypernym) take, undergo, submit
(derivation) examination, exam

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Test
  

(n.)
The operation of refining gold or silver in a test, or cupel; cupellation.
  

(n.)
The act of testing or proving; trial; proof.
  

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test

<testing> (Or "application testing") A type of testing to confirm that all code modules work as specified, and that the system as a whole performs adequately on the platform on which it will be deployed.
System testing should be performed by testers who are trained to plan, execute, and report on application and system code. They should be aware of scenarios that might not occur to the end user, like testing for null, negative, and format inconsistent values. A tester should be able to repeat the steps that caused an error.
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<testing> The process of exercising a product to identify differences between expected and actual behaviour. Typically testing is bottom-up: unit testing and integration testing by developers, system testing by testers, and user acceptance testing by users.
Test coverage attempts to assess how complete a test has been.
2. The second stage in a generate and test search algorithm.
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