1. bench test - Noun
2. bench test - Verb
bench test (plural bench tests)
An individual test of a component, such as an electrical or mechanical device, that is performed with the component removed from its normal operating environment, notionally on a workshop bench.
bench test (third-person singular simple present bench tests, present participle bench testing, simple past and past participle bench tested)
To perform a bench test on.
That's funny, the throbulator was working fine when I bench tested it.