"testlet" meaning in English

See testlet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: testlets [plural]
Etymology: test + -let Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|test|let}} test + -let Head templates: {{en-noun}} testlet (plural testlets)
  1. (in a test) A group of questions about the same topic.
    Sense id: en-testlet-en-noun-HXR4fV2c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -let

Inflected forms

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