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screen test

screen test

1 3.7
A test of a monitor or TV that checks color and brightness
  • noun
  • /skriːn tɛst/
  • Specialized
: prueba de pantalla

Examples

  • The defenders suggest that the cost of molecular screening tests, especially for MRSA, allows carrier patients to be segregated from the rest of the population.

    Blog text (27)

  • Granted, he was tall, as advertised, but his overall appearance, although prosperous, pleasant, and neatly barbered, would win him no screen tests.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Before buying a new television, it is essential to conduct a screen test to ensure the colors are accurate.

  • The technician performed a screen test on the monitor to check for brightness and uniformity.

  • To evaluate the visual performance of the new display, they ran a series of screen tests.

Synonyms

test
vsscreen test
∞ 1.0

An activity to check how well something works

focuses specifically on display devices to check color, brightness, and uniformity

Surface Forms

screen test singular
screen tests plural

Morphology

screen + test

The meaning 'a test of a display device' is directly compositional from 'screen' (a display) + 'test' (an activity for checking performance). The noun pattern 'X test' is a transparent, productive construction in English (and mirrored in many languages), so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Screen test comes from putting special pictures on a screen to 'test' color, brightness and picture quality. Technicians used these checks to find problems before a TV or monitor left the factory, so today it means a test of a 'display' device.