1. Any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude etc; SYN. mental test, mental testing, psychometric test.
2. The act of testing something; SYN. trial, run.
3. The act of undergoing testing; SYN. trial.
4. A hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins.
5. Zoology, shell of invertebrate.

ETYM Latin testari. Related to Testament.
1. To determine the abilities of some person, or the characteristics of some thing.
2. To undergo a test.
3. To put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; SYN. prove, try, try out, examine, essay.
4. To achieve a certain score or rating on a test.
5. To show a certain characteristic when tested.

1. Of, relating to, or constituting a test
2. Subjected to, used for, or revealed by testing

Zoology, shell of invertebrate.

To check program correctness by trying out various sequences and input values. See also debug, test data.