test case

test case noun: a legal action intended to set a precedent.

Noun

test case (plural test cases)

A legal action intended to set a precedent.
- Although these decisions imply acceptance of gay and lesbian parenting, most of the second-parent adoption cases have been brought following "test-case" criteria that maximize the likelihood of judicial acceptance. The couples usually have had long-term monogamous relationships; they are...1993 October, Nancy D. Polikoff, “Lesbian And Gay Parenting: What's At Stake?”, in Gay Community News, page 3
- Getting iced out by the tech giants turned Parler into a cause célèbre for conservatives who complained they were being censored, as well as a test case for the openness of the internet.2021 February 15, Jack Nicas, “Parler, a Social Network That Attracted Trump Fans, Returns Online”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 19 Feb 2021
Any of a set of conditions and variables used to test an application.

a legal action intended to set a precedent: ca chuẩn, vụ án chuẩn
set of conditions and variables used to test an application: ca kiểm thử, trường hợp kiểm thử

plural	test cases
alternative form	testcase

What does test case mean?: Test case means a legal action intended to set a precedent.
What is test case in Vietnamese?: Test case in Vietnamese is ca chuẩn, vụ án chuẩn, ca kiểm thử. See Test case meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is test case?: Test case is a noun.
What is the plural of test case?: The plural of test case is test cases.

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