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[syn: field trial, field test]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
field-test \field-test\, field test \field test\v. t.
to test something in the field, i. e. under the actual
conditions under which it will be used; as, The Army
field-tested the new tanks. Used in contrast with testing in
a laboratory or under controlled conditions.
Syn: field test.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
field test
n 1: a test of the performance of some new product under the
conditions in which it will be used [syn: field trial,
field test]