field-test
verb (used with object)
to test (a device or product) under various conditions of actual use.
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
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The tech world seems to have been field-testing that thought experiment, and the results have not been edifying.
From New York Times ● Jul. 14, 2017