testing
Putting through paces
Testing is the act of examining something to assess its quality, performance, or condition.
Students take tests; software undergoes testing before release; doctors order testing to diagnose illness.
We're still in the testing phase.
As an adjective, testing means difficult or challenging: It's been a testing few weeks.
Determining worth or quality
- measurementDetermining size or amount
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- appraisalEstimation of worth
- gradingAssigning marks to work
scoring · judgment · review · feedback · validation · verification · inspection · scrutiny
Systematic fault diagnosis
- debuggingError removal from programs
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- checkupRoutine health evaluation
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
sensors · readout · instrumentation · gauges · meters · anomaly · load · regression
Judicial examination of claims
- experimentSystematic investigation procedure
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
- alphaFirst Greek letter
beta · control · variable · placebo · double-blind · sample · hypothesis · iteration
Degree of correctness
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
- consistencyReliable adherence to standards
- validityQuality of being sound
robustness · durability · rigor · thoroughness · integrity · excellence · standards · benchmark
evaluation
Determining worth or quality
- measurementDetermining size or amount
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- appraisalEstimation of worth
grading · scoring · judgment · review · feedback · validation · verification · inspection · scrutiny · observation
troubleshooting
Systematic fault diagnosis
- debuggingError removal from programs
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- checkupRoutine health evaluation
calibration · sensors · readout · instrumentation · gauges · meters · anomaly · load · regression · unit
trial
Judicial examination of claims
- experimentSystematic investigation procedure
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
alpha · beta · control · variable · placebo · double-blind · sample · hypothesis · iteration · A/B
accuracy
Degree of correctness
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
- consistencyReliable adherence to standards
validity · robustness · durability · rigor · thoroughness · integrity · excellence · standards · benchmark · baseline
exam
Formal knowledge assessment
SAT · ACT · GRE · MCAT · LSAT · bar · boards · proficiency · standardized · entrance
- problem-solvingproblem solving, puzzles, riddles, logic, solutions
- sciencebiology, chemistry, physics, astronomy, geology
- Education & Cultureschools, curriculum, teachers, students, literacy
- school termsfreshman, sophomore, junior, senior, homework
- science termsbiology, chemistry, physics, math, experiment
- academic processenrollment, registration, admission, application, graduation
testingeasy
Requiring minimal effort
effortless · undemanding · simple · gentle · comfortable
testingproduction
Making or generating something
deployment · live · release · launch · implementation
testingtrusting
Inclined to believe others
accepting · assuming · taking on faith · blind faith · unverified
- courtroom testimonySworn statements in trial
- emissions testingMeasuring vehicle exhaust pollutants
- testing the watersPreliminary assessment of reception
- DNA testingAnalyzing hereditary material
- taste testingEvaluating flavor through consumption
- animal testingExperiments on living creatures
testimony, testily, retesting, testiness, pretesting, testing ground