stress test
Treadmill heart exam
A stress test evaluates how something performs under extreme conditions.
In medicine, a cardiac stress test monitors heart function during physical exertion: The doctor ordered a stress test after she reported chest pain.
In finance, stress tests assess whether banks can survive economic crises.
Engineers stress test materials to find breaking points.
The verb follows naturally: We need to stress test the system before launch.
Motorized walking platform
- echocardiogramUltrasound of the heart
- electrocardiogramHeart's electrical activity record
- thalliumSoft toxic metallic element
- ischemiaInsufficient tissue blood supply
coronary · arrhythmia · angiogram · cardiologist · heart rate · blood pressure · myocardial · nuclear imaging
Evaluating capacity under strain
- performanceCarrying out a task
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- scalabilityCapacity for growth
- throughputProcessing rate over time
latency · response time · server · crash · memory leak · bottleneck · capacity · uptime
Place holding deposits
- liquidityConvertibility to cash
- capitalWealth used for investment
- solvencyCapacity to pay debts
- risk assessmentEvaluating likelihood of harm
Federal Reserve · recession · portfolio · exposure · default · regulatory · Basel · downturn
Carried weight or burden
- durabilityResistance to wear
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- strainExcessive stretching force
structural · breaking point · pressure · material · deformation · safety margin · specifications · reliability
treadmill
Motorized walking platform
- echocardiogramUltrasound of the heart
- electrocardiogramHeart's electrical activity record
- thalliumSoft toxic metallic element
ischemia · coronary · arrhythmia · angiogram · cardiologist · heart rate · blood pressure · myocardial · nuclear imaging · chest pain
load testing
Evaluating capacity under strain
- performanceCarrying out a task
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- scalabilityCapacity for growth
throughput · latency · response time · server · crash · memory leak · bottleneck · capacity · uptime · degradation
bank
Place holding deposits
risk assessment · Federal Reserve · recession · portfolio · exposure · default · regulatory · Basel · downturn · shock
load
Carried weight or burden
- durabilityResistance to wear
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
strain · structural · breaking point · pressure · material · deformation · safety margin · specifications · reliability · tensile
- medical testsblood tests, CT scan, X-ray, urine tests, MRI
- Cardiac Careheart attack, heart failure, cardiac arrest, EKG, ECG
- diagnosticsCT scan, physical exam, examination, diagnostic kit, checkup
- cardiac rehabexercise therapy, recovery program, rehab team, cardiac nurse, walking program
- heart carecardiac surgery, coronary bypass, heart transplant, pacemaker, defibrillator
- Material Testingtensile strength, DMA, load testing, spectroscopy, specimen
test, stress, distress, stressed, distressed, stressful, distressing, stresses, stressing