TEST PERIOD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does test period mean? 

• TEST PERIOD (noun)
  The noun TEST PERIOD has 1 sense:

1. a period of time during which someone or something is tested

  Familiarity information: TEST PERIOD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TEST PERIOD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A period of time during which someone or something is tested

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Synonyms:

test period; trial period

Hypernyms ("test period" is a kind of...):

period; period of time; time period (an amount of time)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "test period"):

probation (a trial period during which an offender has time to redeem himself or herself)

probation (a trial period during which your character and abilities are tested to see whether you are suitable for work or for membership)

 Context examples 

However, walking speed and stride length later in the test period decreased significantly in people who reported more cognitive fatigue, but not in response to lagging physical energy levels.

(Mental, Not Physical, Fatigue Affects Seniors' Walking Ability, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)