TEST (x86 instruction)
WordNet
noun
(1) The act of testing something
"In the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"
"He called each flip of the coin a new trial"
(2) The act of undergoing testing
"He survived the great test of battle"
"Candidates must compete in a trial of skill"
(3) Any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc
"The test was standardized on a large sample of students"
(4) A hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins
(5) Trying something to find out about it
"A sample for ten days free trial"
"A trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain"
(6) A set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
"When the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions"
verb
(7) Undergo a test
"She doesn't test well"
(8) Examine someone's knowledge of something
"The teacher tests us every week"
"We got quizzed on French irregular verbs"
(9) Determine the presence or properties of (a substance)
(10) Achieve a certain score or rating on a test
"She tested high on the LSAT and was admitted to all the good law schools"
(11) Put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
"This approach has been tried with good results"
"Test this recipe"
(12) Test or examine for the presence of disease or infection
"Screen the blood for the HIV virus"
(13) Show a certain characteristic when tested
"He tested positive for HIV"
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Etymology
< < < }, pp. of the root seen also in for }; see terra, thirst.
Adjective
- Of a test match
- His test average was nearly 100.
Noun
- A challenge.
- An examination, given often during the academic term.
- A session in which a product or piece of equipment is examined under everyday or extreme conditions to evaluate its durability, etc.
- A test match.
- The external calciferous shell, or endoskeleton, of an echinoderm, e.g. sand dollars and sea urchins.
Verb
- To challenge.
- To administer or assign an examination that is given often during the academic term.
- To place a product or piece of equipment under everyday and/or extreme conditions and examine it for its durability, etc.
- To be shown to be by test.
- He tested positive for cancer.