test-bed
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"We set high standards, it can be a pathfinder, it can be a test-bed that we do together before it is expanded to the broader region," he said.
From Reuters ● Oct. 14, 2023
He is the head of technical consulting at the Smart Mobility Living Lab, which was set up with the help of government funding to create a test-bed for connected and self-driving technology in London.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2023
And for GM, it provided an invaluable R&D test-bed for its future electric car efforts.
From The Verge ● Dec. 1, 2018
“But it also became a test-bed for policy; by spending a lot of time with developers you could see in real time what issues were causing them problems.”
From The Guardian ● Dec. 3, 2015
Nigeria’s promise has made it a test-bed for the Africa strategies of consumer-goods firms.
From Economist ● Aug. 21, 2014
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