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testSee testing types. test1 1. a series of questions or problems designed to test a specific skill or knowledge 2. a. a chemical reaction or physical procedure for testing a substance, material, etc. b. a chemical reagent used in such a procedure c. the result of the procedure or the evidence gained from it test2 1. the hard or tough outer covering of certain invertebrates and tunicates 2. a variant of testa test [test] (industrial engineering) A procedure in which the performance of a product is measured under various conditions. (invertebrate zoology) A hard external covering or shell that is calcareous, siliceous, chitinous, fibrous, or membranous. (petroleum engineering) A procedure for the analysis of current, potential and ultimate product flow, and pressure-decline properties of various types of petroleum reservoirs. Test Abraham his faith is tested when God demands the sacrifice of his son Isaac. [O.T.: Genesis 22:13] (c. 950–1000) becomes King of England by pulling sword from stone. [Arth. Legend: NCE, 159] site of contest between Elijah and Baal priests. [O.T.: I Kings 18:19–40] President Kennedy called Krushchev’s bluff, forcing dismantling of missile sites (1962). [Am. Hist.: Van Doren, 581–582] . testing of contemporary Job. [Am. Lit.: J.B.] tormented to test devoutness. [O.T.: Job 1, 2] medieval trial by combat or ordeal. [Eur. Hist.: Leach, 561] Confucian-based sect demands rigid tests for membership. [TV: Terrace, I, 448] noble accused of crime holds red-hot iron or walks blindfolded and barefoot over red-hot plowshares to prove his innocence. [Br. Hist.: Brewer Handbook, 779] solver of riddles wins Turandot; failure brings death. [Ital. Opera: Puccini, Turandot, Westerman, 367–368]
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For over 100 years, Megger has been the premier provider of electric test equipment and measuring instruments for electrical power applications. During the commissioning process, Cupertino Electric tests each aspect of the data center for failure, duplicating many factory tests, and provides system testing and integrated building testing. |
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