"testbed" meaning in English

See testbed in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: testbeds [plural]
Etymology: From test + bed. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|test|bed}} test + bed Head templates: {{en-noun}} testbed (plural testbeds)
  1. Any platform used for testing a scientific theory, computational tool or new technology.
    Sense id: en-testbed-en-noun-3hEa5uGM

Verb

Forms: testbeds [present, singular, third-person], testbedding [participle, present], testbedded [participle, past], testbedded [past], testbed [participle, past], testbed [past]
Etymology: From test + bed. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|test|bed}} test + bed Head templates: {{en-verb|++|past2=testbed}} testbed (third-person singular simple present testbeds, present participle testbedding, simple past and past participle testbedded or testbed)
  1. (transitive) With respect to a scientific theory, computational tool or new technology, to deploy such a platform. Tags: transitive Translations (platform for experimentation): banc de test (French), testbädd [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-testbed-en-verb-egdUqYDw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 23 77

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "test",
        "3": "bed"
      },
      "expansion": "test + bed",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From test + bed.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "testbeds",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "testbed (plural testbeds)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Any platform used for testing a scientific theory, computational tool or new technology."
      ],
      "id": "en-testbed-en-noun-3hEa5uGM",
      "links": [
        [
          "platform",
          "platform"
        ],
        [
          "testing",
          "testing"
        ],
        [
          "scientific",
          "scientific"
        ],
        [
          "theory",
          "theory"
        ],
        [
          "computational",
          "computational"
        ],
        [
          "tool",
          "tool"
        ],
        [
          "new",
          "new"
        ],
        [
          "technology",
          "technology"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "testbed"
  ],
  "word": "testbed"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "test",
        "3": "bed"
      },
      "expansion": "test + bed",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From test + bed.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "testbeds",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "testbedding",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "testbedded",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "testbedded",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "testbed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "testbed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "++",
        "past2": "testbed"
      },
      "expansion": "testbed (third-person singular simple present testbeds, present participle testbedding, simple past and past participle testbedded or testbed)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "22 78",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 88",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Entries with translation boxes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 87",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "24 76",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 81",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with French translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 77",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Swedish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "With respect to a scientific theory, computational tool or new technology, to deploy such a platform."
      ],
      "id": "en-testbed-en-verb-egdUqYDw",
      "links": [
        [
          "deploy",
          "deploy"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) With respect to a scientific theory, computational tool or new technology, to deploy such a platform."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "platform for experimentation",
          "word": "banc de test"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "platform for experimentation",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "testbädd"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "testbed"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English compound terms",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English verbs",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "test",
        "3": "bed"
      },
      "expansion": "test + bed",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From test + bed.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "testbeds",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "testbed (plural testbeds)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Any platform used for testing a scientific theory, computational tool or new technology."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "platform",
          "platform"
        ],
        [
          "testing",
          "testing"
        ],
        [
          "scientific",
          "scientific"
        ],
        [
          "theory",
          "theory"
        ],
        [
          "computational",
          "computational"
        ],
        [
          "tool",
          "tool"
        ],
        [
          "new",
          "new"
        ],
        [
          "technology",
          "technology"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "testbed"
  ],
  "word": "testbed"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English compound terms",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English verbs",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "test",
        "3": "bed"
      },
      "expansion": "test + bed",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From test + bed.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "testbeds",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "testbedding",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "testbedded",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "testbedded",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "testbed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "testbed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "++",
        "past2": "testbed"
      },
      "expansion": "testbed (third-person singular simple present testbeds, present participle testbedding, simple past and past participle testbedded or testbed)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "With respect to a scientific theory, computational tool or new technology, to deploy such a platform."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "deploy",
          "deploy"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) With respect to a scientific theory, computational tool or new technology, to deploy such a platform."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "platform for experimentation",
      "word": "banc de test"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "platform for experimentation",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "testbädd"
    }
  ],
  "word": "testbed"
}

Download raw JSONL data for testbed meaning in English (2.7kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-04-02 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-03-21 using wiktextract (db8a5a5 and fb63907). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.