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test run

test run noun: an initial trial of a device or system to test its basic function.

Noun

test run (plural test runs)

  1. An initial trial of a device or system to test its basic function.
    • The husband-hunt had been a failure. Carlo had taken at least a dozen potential Misters Right on test runs of longer or shorter duration—perhaps a few lines of IM [instant messaging], perhaps a couple of promising dates, or sexual calisthenics.2005 December 7, Scott & Scott [pseudonym; Scott Pomfret; Scott Whittier], chapter 8, in Nothing Personal (Romentics: A Novel Approach to Gay Romance), [North Charleston, S.C.]: BookSurge, →ISBN...

Forms of test run

pluraltest runs
alternative formtestrun

Questions about test run

What does test run mean?
Test run means an initial trial of a device or system to test its basic function.
What part of speech is test run?
Test run is a noun.
What is the plural of test run?
The plural of test run is test runs.

Words near test run in the dictionary

  1. test pits
  2. test portion
  3. test portions
  4. test pressing
  5. test pressings
  6. test run
  7. test runs
  8. Test side
  9. Test sides
  10. test site
  11. test sites

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