"playtest" meaning in All languages combined

See playtest on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: playtests [plural]
Etymology: From play + test. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|play|test}} play + test Head templates: {{en-noun}} playtest (plural playtests)
  1. A session of testing a newly developed game by playing it or having it played.
    Sense id: en-playtest-en-noun-ynJNjndN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51

Verb [English]

Forms: playtests [present, singular, third-person], playtesting [participle, present], playtested [participle, past], playtested [past]
Etymology: From play + test. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|play|test}} play + test Head templates: {{en-verb}} playtest (third-person singular simple present playtests, present participle playtesting, simple past and past participle playtested)
  1. To test a newly developed game by playing it or having it played.
    Sense id: en-playtest-en-verb-kfBVJPnf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51

Inflected forms

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