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self-test.

Noun
Sci-FiSettingTechnical
MEANING

A test performed by a device or system on its own functions or components.

Use it for

equipment checking itself at startup; diagnostics performed without a separate external tester; an internal check distinguished from an exhaustive validation

Words that belong together

  • run a self-test
  • a built-in self-test

On the page

The oxygen monitor failed its self-test before the hatch opened.
A built-in self-test checked the display but did not examine the external sensor.

Related words

internal diagnostic testself-diagnostic checktest routine
Word forms
Base
self-test
Past tense
self-tested
Past participle
self-tested
Present participle
self-testing

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Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular self-test; plural self-tests. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Third-person singular: self-tests.

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