Meanings
nountestbed (plural testbeds)
plural testbeds
- Any platform used for testing a scientific theory, computational tool or new technology.
verbtestbed (third-person singular simple present testbeds, present participle testbedding, simple past and past participle testbedded or testbed)
present singular third person testbeds · participle present testbedding · participle past testbedded · past testbedded
- transitiveWith respect to a scientific theory, computational tool or new technology, to deploy such a platform.
Origin
Translations
French banc de test
- banc de testplatform for experimentation
Swedish testbädd
- testbäddplatform for experimentation
Cite this entry
APA
testbed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/testbed
MLA
“testbed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/testbed. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “testbed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/testbed.
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