test bed
noun
: a vehicle (such as an airplane) used for testing new equipment (such as engines or weapons systems)
broadly : any device, facility, or means for testing something in development
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The school has become a test bed for such research. 
San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2022 The Artemis project will also serve as a test bed for technologies developed through public-private partnerships. Wired, 13 Aug. 2022 While the Indiana Department of Transportation announced plans to create its own test bed for this kind of technology on a quarter-mile stretch of highway, the project is years away from being embedded into existing roads. Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 17 June 2022 Now Porsche has revealed the 718 Cayman GT4 ePerformance, which will act as a test bed for that future electric race car and likely previews the next generation of the 718 Boxster and Cayman, which are also set to get an electric powertrain. Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 17 May 2022 There could be a Civic, an MDX, an IndyCar racer, a drone, and an architectural model bolted to the test bed in a single week. Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 21 Mar. 2022 Ukraine has become the latest test bed for misinformation. Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2022 The cryptocurrency industry, and especially the Decentralized Finance of DeFi sector, is also regarded as a test bed for new types of products and assets, such as non-fungible tokens, or NFTs. Gian M. Volpicelli, Wired, 26 Jan. 2022 Similar clean energy test bed facilities also exist in California’s CalTestBed and South Carolina’s Dominion Energy Innovation Center. Daniel T. Schwartz, Scientific American, 24 Aug. 2021 See More
San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2022 The Artemis project will also serve as a test bed for technologies developed through public-private partnerships. Wired, 13 Aug. 2022 While the Indiana Department of Transportation announced plans to create its own test bed for this kind of technology on a quarter-mile stretch of highway, the project is years away from being embedded into existing roads. Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 17 June 2022 Now Porsche has revealed the 718 Cayman GT4 ePerformance, which will act as a test bed for that future electric race car and likely previews the next generation of the 718 Boxster and Cayman, which are also set to get an electric powertrain. Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 17 May 2022 There could be a Civic, an MDX, an IndyCar racer, a drone, and an architectural model bolted to the test bed in a single week. Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 21 Mar. 2022 Ukraine has become the latest test bed for misinformation. Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2022 The cryptocurrency industry, and especially the Decentralized Finance of DeFi sector, is also regarded as a test bed for new types of products and assets, such as non-fungible tokens, or NFTs. Gian M. Volpicelli, Wired, 26 Jan. 2022 Similar clean energy test bed facilities also exist in California’s CalTestBed and South Carolina’s Dominion Energy Innovation Center. Daniel T. Schwartz, Scientific American, 24 Aug. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1914, in the meaning defined above