单词 | trade test |
释义 | trade testn. 1. A test (of a product, a material, etc.) used in a particular trade or occupation. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > trial, test, or testing > [noun] > specific tests or testing > test of materials or equipment > preliminary testing of equipment, etc. trade test1851 bench test1887 bench-testing1888 playtest1947 1851 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 25 July A gentleman bought some articles of wearing apparel.., but..on subjecting them to the ordinary trade test of ‘snapping’, the cloth at once tore up. 1883 B. D. Jackson tr. K. W. van Gorkom Handbk. Cinchona Culture xxii. 243 The dividing into hard and soft barks is nothing more than a trade test. 1992 Camera & Darkroom Feb. 52/2 A trade test allows us to look at the paper's performance through customers' systems. 2. A test of a person's proficiency in a particular trade or occupation. ΘΚΠ society > education > educational administration > examination > [noun] > other examinations recitation1770 screw1810 term paper1873 trade test1880 City and Guilds1882 entry exam1886 inter1891 pop quiz1931 1880 Glasgow Herald 28 June 4/8 Simplification of the trade test for stranger workmen, and slight reduction of their entry-money. 1921 Boys' Life Oct. 34/4 The ability of a boy to perform a certain piece of work is now measured by the ‘trade test’ and the ‘educational test’. 1958 Kenya Gaz. 8 July 707/2 The preparation and supervision of trade tests in the building trade. 2000 Plumbing Mag. May 14/2 We watched a number of students carry out their trade tests. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1851 |
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