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The words test and testing have many meanings:

Test and experiment form parts of the scientific method, to verify or falsify an already-formed expectation with an observation. See statistical hypothesis testing for the case when the outcome is subject to random variation.
In manufacturing, quality control testing consists of a procedure designed to test the functionality of a product under potentially harmful conditions. Testers frequently refer to the test candidate product as the unit under test, or UUT. Compare system under test.
The Debian testing version, also known as Etch
In sports, the term test can refer to a test match - a game with international overtones
- In the sport of cricket, a Test consists of a top-level match between two cricketing nations. Cricketers play test matches with two innings a side over five days.
In education, a test (also called an "examination") serves to assess or measure students' performance, knowledge or skills
The River Test flows through Hampshire in England
Andrew Martin uses the name Test in his professional wrestling.
In software engineering, testing identifies bugs in programs.
In marketing, test can refer to a type of marketing research.
In Biology a test can refer to the shell of some microbes, such as foraminifera and shelled amoebas.

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

See also: Assessment.

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