defect testing
nounUK /ˈdiːfɛkt ˈtɛstɪŋ/
US /ˈdiːfɛkt ˈtɛstɪŋ/
Defect testing is when people check something carefully to find the parts that are broken or wrong.
The team did defect testing on the new toy cars before sending them to the shops.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. In software, defect testing means running a program to find mistakes in its code.
The programmers spent the afternoon doing defect testing on the game.
3. In manufacturing, defect testing means checking products on a line to spot damaged ones.
Defect testing caught the cracked cups before they were packed.
4. In school projects, defect testing means looking over your work to find and fix errors.
Her defect testing of the poster found a misspelled word.