stress test

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noun
  1. a test, especially one conducted in a laboratory, to determine how much pressure, tension, wear, or the like a given product or material can withstand.

  2. Medicine/Medical. a test of cardiovascular health made by recording heart rate, blood pressure, electrocardiogram, and other parameters while a person undergoes physical exertion.

  1. a simulation test to determine how a given institution, system, etc., would perform under greater than usual stresses or pressures: the government’s stress test for big banks;mandatory stress tests for nuclear plants;a website stress test that simulates peak traffic.

Origin of stress test

1
First recorded in 1970–75

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stress-test
[ stres-test ]

verb (used with object)
  1. to subject to a stress test.

Other words from stress-test

  • stress-testing, noun

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