test phase
Evaluation stage begins
Test phase is a designated period for evaluating whether something works as intended before full implementation or release.
Software undergoes a test phase before launch; clinical trials include multiple test phases.
The term appears in project management, product development, and scientific research: We're still in the test phase, so expect bugs.
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- betaGreek alphabet's second letter
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
- proof of conceptDemonstration of feasibility
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
experiment · field trial · validation · QA · quality assurance · debugging · evaluation · checkpoint · assessment · dry run · simulation · lab · sandbox · staging · verification · calibration · benchmark · milestone
- behavioral testsSkinner box, puzzle box, operant conditioning, startle response, learned helplessness
- development stagesearly stage, late stage, infancy, childhood, alpha
- Beta Testingbugs, crashes, feedback, fixes, glitches
- beginningsbegin, beginning, start, first, opening
- prototypesprototype, mock-up, proof of concept, working model, mockup