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test card

test card noun: a card printed with various letters or symbols, used in testing vision.

test card: a card printed with various letters or symbols, used in testing vision
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Noun

test card (plural test cards)

  1. A card printed with various letters or symbols, used in testing vision.
    Synonyms:
    Snellen chart
  2. (UK) A test signal, typically broadcast at times when the transmitter is active but no programme is being broadcast (often at startup and closedown).
    • In 1967, the BBC needed a ‘test card’ for its new colour broadcasts, to be put on the screen when programmes were not being transmitted so engineers could adjust the quality of the picture.2013, Chris McManus, Right Hand, Left Hand, Hachette, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    test pattern

test card meaning in Malay and Indonesian

test card in Malay

broadcast test signal
kad ujian

test card in Indonesian

broadcast test signal
pola teknik

Synonyms of test card

Forms of test card

pluraltest cards

Questions about test card

What does test card mean?
Test card means a card printed with various letters or symbols, used in testing vision.
What is test card in Malay?
Test card in Malay is kad ujian. See Test card meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is test card?
Test card is a noun.
What is the plural of test card?
The plural of test card is test cards.

Words near test card in the dictionary

  1. test and trace
  2. test bed
  3. test beds
  4. test bench
  5. test benches
  6. test card
  7. test cards
  8. test case
  9. test cases
  10. Test cricket
  11. test cross

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