testbed
Speech parts
1. testbed - Noun
2. testbed - Verb
Meaning
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testbed (plural testbeds)
Any platform used for testing a scientific theory, computational tool or new technology.
testbed (third-person singular simple present testbeds, present participle testbedding, simple past and past participle testbedded or testbed)
(transitive) With respect to a scientific theory, computational tool or new technology, to deploy such a platform.
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Darling 2007, p. 60. Last flight by any B.1, an engine testbed XA903, March 1979.
Before Vietnam, the Air Assault Division (Test) at Fort Benning, Georgia, served as a tactical training and experimental testbed for tactical maneuvers with helicopters.
A testbed KC-135A (55-3127) was modified under the Big Safari program to the SPEED LIGHT BRAVO configuration in order to obtain intelligence information on the test.
Cadenhead, Rogers, Teach Yourself Programming with Java in 24 Hours, Sams, 2005 Advogato has seen ongoing use as a testbed for social networking and semantic web technologies.
However, Islanders shouldn’t discover that we’ve been volunteered as a testbed by receiving second-hand reports from behind the paywall of the Daily Telegraph.
Thompson also lauded Bengaluru for launching the clean air testbed drive initiative on Church Street in the city centre to reduce pollution.