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testcard

testcard is the alternative form of test card.

Meaning of test card

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

Forms of testcard

pluraltestcards

Questions about testcard

What is testcard the alternative form of?
Testcard is the alternative form of test card.

Words near testcard in the dictionary

  1. testbedded
  2. testbedding
  3. testbeds
  4. testbench
  5. testbenches
  6. testcard
  7. testcards
  8. testcase
  9. testcases
  10. testcross
  11. testcrossed

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