testing
- noun
- /ˈtɛstɪŋ/
- The scientists conducted extensive testing to ensure the safety of the new drug.
- rigorous testing
- initial testing
- pilot testing
Found Health gives all the testing for free.
- Found Health gives all the testing for free.
- Then we start needing testing and the rest of the stuff.
- But yeah, let's go get started on today's testing new shit.
- So flight performance, testing, rate of climb, range.
- First of all, Corsair says direct quote that our testing is total bullshit.
- So yeah, that's what I got from Lush testing video coming soon next.
Examples
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Both nations face questions related to standardized testing, although their foci are somewhat different.
Academic text (1999) -
You did extensive testing here.
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Just doing some accident testing for the city!
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Given the number of days needed for training and testing, 5 weeks remained to use for the treatment.
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Thus far for us, it's been testing individual functions.
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Now on the right is our testing facility.
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We were the first team at the site and the initial testing was done in our lab.
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Program changes made under emergency conditions should undergo testing and approval within 24 hours of implementation.
Academic text (1999) -
Human factors engineering may not yield a perfect solution, and usability testing may always be necessary.
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After six months of design, testing, redesign, and retesting, the product was proposed to marketing.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
An activity to check how well something works
An act of looking at something to make sure it is correct
A careful test in science to discover or check something
A decision about how good someone's work or skills are
A careful decision about how good or valuable something is
A test to see how well something works
Careful study of something to find problems or details
An act of checking that something is true, correct, or acceptable
Trying new ideas or methods to see if they work
Testing people or items to find health and security risks
A short test to see if something works well before real use
A check of a new product outside a lab to see how it works
A process of running tests to measure and compare computer or software performance
Compounds
- Specialized
A stage when developers let select users try software or an app before its launch
How Thorough
- Specialized
- Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Testing comes from the simple word test, which began as a 'trial' or 'try' to see if something works. So testing a product or medicine is a careful 'try' to check its quality and safety.