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Test PilotnounMWEa pilot hired to fly experimental airplanes through maneuvers designed to test themverified
Test plannounMWEA document that is based on the institution's test scope and objectives and includes various testing methods.ArtifactInternal
test resultnounMWEA formal document defining the subject of the test, the test plan, approach, analysis tools, and conclusions found during the testing process.ArtifactRegulated
Test scenarionounMWEA potential event, identified as the operating environment for a business continuity or disaster recovery test, which the institution's recovery and resumption plan must address.ArtifactInternal
Test scriptsnounMWEDocuments that define the specific activities, tasks, and steps that test participants will conduct during the testing process.Artifact
Test strategynounMWETesting strategies establish expectations for individual business lines across the testing life cycle of planning, execution, measurement, reporting, and test process improvement. Testing strategies include the testing scope and objectives, which clearly define what functions, systems, or processes are going to be tested and what will constitute a successful test.ProcessInternal
Test-Tube BabynounMWEa baby conceived by fertilization that occurs outside the mother's bodyverified
Testamentnouna legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they dieverified
Testamentary TrustnounMWEa trust that is created under a will and that becomes active after the grantor diesverified
Testcrossnouna cross between an organism whose genotype for a certain trait is unknown and an organism that is homozygous recessive for that trait so the unknown genotype can be determined from that of the offspringverified
Testiclenounone of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgensverified
Testimonial ImmunitynounMWEan exemption that displaces the privilege against self-incriminationverified
Testingnounthe act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learnedverified
Testing GroundnounMWEa region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentationverified
Testisnounone of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgensverified
Tetanillanounclinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizuresverified
Tetanusnounan acute and serious infection of the central nervous system caused by bacterial infection of open woundsverified
Tetanus AntitoxinnounMWEantitoxin given for short-term immunization against tetanus in cases of possible exposure to the tetanus bacillusverified
Tetanus Immune GlobulinnounMWEsterile solution of globulins derived from the blood plasma of a person who has been immunized for tetanusverified
Tetanus ImmunoglobulinnounMWEsterile solution of globulins derived from the blood plasma of a person who has been immunized for tetanusverified
Tetanynounclinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizuresverified
Tetherballnouna game with two players who use rackets to strike a ball that is tethered to the top of a poleverified
Tetracainenouna crystalline compound used in the form of a hydrochloride as a local anestheticverified
Tetrachoric CorrelationnounMWEa correlation coefficient computed for two normally distributed variables that are both expressed as a dichotomyverified
Tetrachoric Correlation CoefficientnounMWEa correlation coefficient computed for two normally distributed variables that are both expressed as a dichotomyverified
Tetracyclinenounan antibiotic (trade name Achromycin) derived from microorganisms of the genus Streptomyces and used broadly to treat infectionsverified
Tetradecanoic AcidnounMWEa saturated fatty acid occurring naturally in animal and vegetable fatsverified
Tetrafluoroethylenenouna flammable gaseous fluorocarbon used in making plastics (polytetrafluoroethylene resins)verified
Tetraiodothyroninenounhormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cellsverified
Tetramethyldiarsinenouna poisonous oily liquid with a garlicky odor composed of 2 cacodyl groupsverified
Tetrasaccharidenounany of a variety of carbohydrates that yield four monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysisverified
Tetraskelenouna figure consisting of four stylized human arms or legs (or bent lines) radiating from a centerverified
Tetraskelionnouna figure consisting of four stylized human arms or legs (or bent lines) radiating from a centerverified
Tetrasodium PyrophosphatenounMWEa sodium salt of pyrophosphoric acid used as a builder in soaps and detergentsverified
Tetterwortnounperennial woodland native of North America having a red root and red sap and bearing a solitary lobed leaf and white flower in early spring and having acrid emetic propertiesverified
Tettigoniidnoungrasshoppers with long threadlike antennae and well-developed stridulating organs on the forewings of the maleverified
Text EditornounMWE(computer science) an application that can be used to create and view and edit text filesverified
Text FilenounMWE(computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII charactersverified