From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
testing
n 1: the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to
determine how well something works; "they agreed to end
the testing of atomic weapons"
2: an examination of the characteristics of something; "there
are laboratories for commercial testing"; "it involved
testing thousands of children for smallpox"
3: the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by
questions) to determine what they know or have learned
[syn: examination]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Test \Test\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tested; p. pr. & vb. n.
Testing.]
1. (Metal.) To refine, as gold or silver, in a test, or
cupel; to subject to cupellation.
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2. To put to the proof; to prove the truth, genuineness, or
quality of by experiment, or by some principle or
standard; to try; as, to test the soundness of a
principle; to test the validity of an argument.
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Experience is the surest standard by which to test
the real tendency of the existing constitution.
--Washington.
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3. (Chem.) To examine or try, as by the use of some reagent;
as, to test a solution by litmus paper.
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4. To administer a test[8] to (someone) for the purpose of
ascertaining a person's knowledge or skill; especially, in
academic settings, to determine how well a student has
learned the subject matter of a course of instruction.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Testing \Test"ing\, n.
1. The act of testing or proving; trial; proof.
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2. (Metal.) The operation of refining gold or silver in a
test, or cupel; cupellation.
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Testing machine (Engin.), a machine used in the
determination of the strength of materials, as iron,
stone, etc., and their behavior under strains of various
kinds, as elongation, bending, crushing, etc.
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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 Sep 2003) [foldoc]:
testing
test