field-test

[ feeld-test ]

verb (used with object)

1. to test (a device or product) under various conditions of actual use.

Word History and Origins

Origin of field-test¹

An Americanism dating back to 1915–20

Example Sentences

Marketing data from the initial field test indicated that the game was being played virtually every minute the arcade was open.

From The Daily Beast

This was the field test of the drone system—the only time it would be checked in actual flight until the day of use.

From Project Gutenberg

His mode of attack was not the patent suit, but the field test.

From Project Gutenberg

And so the warfare raged, until by general consent the field test was abandoned.

From Project Gutenberg

They were largely adopted by his competitors, and exist to-day, with the exception of the exclusive contract and the field test.

From Project Gutenberg

The engineers must have figured this would be a good spot for a field test.

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