bench test

noun, verb — 2 senses

bench test

noun

An individual test of a component, such as an electrical or mechanical device, that is performed with the component removed from its normal operating environment, notionally on a workshop bench.

When the diesel engine has undergone its bench tests, and the various temperatures, loads and fuel consumptions have been recorded, it is then ready for coupling to the generator.1962 April, R. K. Evans, “The Acceptance Testing of Diesel Locomotives”, in Modern Railways, page 267:

bench test

verb

To perform a bench test on.

That’s funny, the throbulator was working fine when I bench tested it.

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