"self-test" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: self-tests [plural]
Etymology: self- + test Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|self|test}} self- + test Head templates: {{en-noun}} self-test (plural self-tests)
  1. A function by which a machine can test its own operation.
    Sense id: en-self-test-en-noun-3BaFTdIx
  2. The process of testing oneself in order to review material that one has learned.
    Sense id: en-self-test-en-noun-i-b4jGZ9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with self- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with self-: 23 77

Inflected forms

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