Test

The words test and testing have many meanings:

• Testing or experimentation is part of the scientific method, to verify or falsify an already formed expectation with an observation.
• In manufacturing, quality control testing is a procedure designed to test the functionality of the product under potentially harmful conditions. This product is frequently called the unit under test, or UUT.
• The Debian testing version
• In the sport of cricket, a Test is a top-level match between two cricketing nations. Test matches are played with two innings a side, over five days.
• In education, a test (also called an "examination") is used to assess or measure students' performance, knowledge or skills.
• The River Test is a river in Hampshire, England.
• Test is also the professional wrestling name of Andrew Martin.
• In Software engineering, testing is used to find bugs in programs.
• In marketing, test can refer to a type of marketing research.

For a more complete list of articles on tests, see the List of tests.

See also Assessment.