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Verb: field-test
  1. Test something under the conditions under which it will actually be used
    "The company field-tested the new camping gear in various weather conditions"
Noun: field test
  1. A test of the performance of some new product under the conditions in which it will be used
    "The agricultural company conducted a field test of their new pesticide";
    - field trial

Derived forms: field tests, field-tested, field-testing, field-tests

Type of: dummy run [Brit, informal], essay, examine, prove, test, trial, trial run, try, try out, tryout

Encyclopedia: Field test