field test
noun1
A test of something conducted in conditions under which it was designed to actually operate, especially out in the real world instead of in a laboratory or workshop.
- When it comes to combat equipment and vehicle design, computer simulations and field tests are both crucial, and neither one can be a total substitute for the other.
2
A test of something that can be performed in the field rather than solely in a laboratory or workshop.
- Not until the 1990s did mycologists develop a field test that could differentiate between these types of fungus.
- Related terms
- battle-tested, field-test, fieldwork, in the field, proving ground, testing ground, pub test, reality check, sanity check, sanity test, sniff test