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testbed

testbed noun: any platform used for testing a scientific theory, computational tool or new technology.

Noun

testbed (plural testbeds)

  1. Any platform used for testing a scientific theory, computational tool or new technology.

Verb

testbed (third-person singular simple present testbeds, present participle testbedding, simple past and past participle testbedded or testbed)

  1. (transitive) With respect to a scientific theory, computational tool or new technology, to deploy such a platform.

Forms of testbed

Noun
pluraltestbeds
Verb
third-person singular presenttestbeds
present participletestbedding
past participletestbedded
pasttestbedded
past participletestbed
pasttestbed

Origin of testbed

From test + bed.

Questions about testbed

What does testbed mean?
Testbed means any platform used for testing a scientific theory, computational tool or new technology.
What part of speech is testbed?
Testbed can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of testbed?
The plural of testbed is testbeds.

Words near testbed in the dictionary

  1. testatrixes
  2. testatum
  3. testatums
  4. testbank
  5. testbanks
  6. testbed
  7. testbedded
  8. testbedding
  9. testbeds
  10. testbench
  11. testbenches

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