test pattern

Meanings

nountest pattern (plural test patterns)

USbroadcastingA test signal, typically broadcast at times when the transmitter is active but no program is being broadcast.
Synonyms: test card

nounA test signal, typically broadcast at times when the transmitter is active but no program is being broadcast.

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Also see

Japanese テストパターン

Korean 테스트 패턴

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APA

test pattern. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/test%20pattern

MLA

“test pattern.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/test%20pattern. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “test pattern,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/test%20pattern.