bench test

noun

1. the critical evaluation of a new or repaired component, device, apparatus, etc, prior to installation to ensure that it is in perfect condition

Example Sentences

But this weekend’s spat marked a shift in his willingness to go after his own appointees — a turn experts say could become much sharper as his picks to the appellate bench test his ambition to put boots on the ground in major cities across the U.S.

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However, we won’t be able to provide an informed recommendation until we’ve pit these phones against each other in a bench test.

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But scaling up from a cell that generates results in a bench test to a durable, roadworthy battery pack will be a long road.

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Emissions from those engines, it says, produced “noticeable deviation between bench test results and actual road use.”

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On Tuesday, it said its Type EA 189 engines—found in some diesel models like the Jetta—displayed “a noticeable deviation between bench test results and actual road use,” adding it was “working intensely to eliminate these deviations through technical measures.”

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