self-test

noun

A function by which a machine can test its own operation.

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Meanings

nounself-test (plural self-tests)

plural self-tests

  1. A function by which a machine can test its own operation.
  2. The process of testing oneself in order to review material that one has learned.

Origin

From self- + test.

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APA

self-test. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-test

MLA

“self-test.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-test. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-test,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-test.

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