misprobe
misprobe verb: to probe incorrectly.
Verb
misprobe (third-person singular simple present misprobes, present participle misprobing, simple past and past participle misprobed)
- To probe incorrectly.
- The pocket pocket was probably misprobed originally, because of the lack of standardization of probing.1981, Nathaniel H. Rowe, Proceedings of Symposium on Trends in the Prevention and Treatment of Periodontal Disease, page 35
- Once a probe machine goes out-of-control, it will continue to misprobe wafers unless detected and corrected.1992, Management Science - Volume 38, page 1316
Noun
misprobe (plural misprobes)
- An instance of misprobing.
- When collecting signatures for storage, duplicate measurements are flagged to alert to a possible misprobe.1987, Allan Robbins, Brian Lundeen, Troubleshooting Microprocessor-based Systems, page 186
- This is particularly important when probing with a hand-held probe, on a densely populated board, since such boards are especially susceptible to misprobes.2003, Alexander Miczo, Digital Logic Testing and Simulation, page 316
Forms of misprobe
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | misprobes |
| present participle | misprobing |
| past participle | misprobed |
| past | misprobed |
| Noun | |
| plural | misprobes |
Origin of misprobe
From mis- + probe.
Questions about misprobe
- What does misprobe mean?
- Misprobe means to probe incorrectly.
- What part of speech is misprobe?
- Misprobe can be a verb or a noun.
- What is the past tense of misprobe?
- The past tense of misprobe is misprobed.
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