"testnet" meaning in English

See testnet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: testnets [plural]
Etymology: Compound of test + net. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com|en|test|net||||||||alt1=|alt10=|alt2=|alt3=|alt4=|alt5=|alt6=|alt7=|alt8=|alt9=|g1=|g10=|g2=|g3=|g4=|g5=|g6=|g7=|g8=|g9=|id1=|id10=|id2=|id3=|id4=|id5=|id6=|id7=|id8=|id9=|lang1=|lang10=|lang2=|lang3=|lang4=|lang5=|lang6=|lang7=|lang8=|lang9=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|pos1=|pos10=|pos2=|pos3=|pos4=|pos5=|pos6=|pos7=|pos8=|pos9=|t1=|t10=|t2=|t3=|t4=|t5=|t6=|t7=|t8=|t9=|tr1=|tr10=|tr2=|tr3=|tr4=|tr5=|tr6=|tr7=|tr8=|tr9=}} test + net, {{com+|en|test|net}} Compound of test + net Head templates: {{en-noun}} testnet (plural testnets)
  1. (cryptocurrencies) A network of servers able to facilitate cryptocurrency transactions, created for the purpose of testing or experimentation. Categories (topical): Cryptocurrency Related terms: mainnet
    Sense id: en-testnet-en-noun-qLlmAXE7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: business, cryptocurrencies, cryptocurrency, finance

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for testnet meaning in English (3.2kB)

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Compound"
      },
      "expansion": "Compound",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "10": "",
        "2": "test",
        "3": "net",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "alt1": "",
        "alt10": "",
        "alt2": "",
        "alt3": "",
        "alt4": "",
        "alt5": "",
        "alt6": "",
        "alt7": "",
        "alt8": "",
        "alt9": "",
        "g1": "",
        "g10": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "g4": "",
        "g5": "",
        "g6": "",
        "g7": "",
        "g8": "",
        "g9": "",
        "id1": "",
        "id10": "",
        "id2": "",
        "id3": "",
        "id4": "",
        "id5": "",
        "id6": "",
        "id7": "",
        "id8": "",
        "id9": "",
        "lang1": "",
        "lang10": "",
        "lang2": "",
        "lang3": "",
        "lang4": "",
        "lang5": "",
        "lang6": "",
        "lang7": "",
        "lang8": "",
        "lang9": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "pos1": "",
        "pos10": "",
        "pos2": "",
        "pos3": "",
        "pos4": "",
        "pos5": "",
        "pos6": "",
        "pos7": "",
        "pos8": "",
        "pos9": "",
        "t1": "",
        "t10": "",
        "t2": "",
        "t3": "",
        "t4": "",
        "t5": "",
        "t6": "",
        "t7": "",
        "t8": "",
        "t9": "",
        "tr1": "",
        "tr10": "",
        "tr2": "",
        "tr3": "",
        "tr4": "",
        "tr5": "",
        "tr6": "",
        "tr7": "",
        "tr8": "",
        "tr9": ""
      },
      "expansion": "test + net",
      "name": "com"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "test",
        "3": "net"
      },
      "expansion": "Compound of test + net",
      "name": "com+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compound of test + net.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "testnets",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "testnet (plural testnets)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Cryptocurrency",
          "orig": "en:Cryptocurrency",
          "parents": [
            "Cryptography",
            "Currency",
            "Technology",
            "Computer science",
            "Formal sciences",
            "Mathematics",
            "Money",
            "All topics",
            "Computing",
            "Sciences",
            "Business",
            "Fundamental",
            "Economics",
            "Society",
            "Social sciences"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2023, Martijn de Vos, Georgy Ishmaev, Johan Pouwelse, Stefanie Roos, “A Deployment-First Methodology to Mechanism Design and Refinement in Distributed Systems”, in 2023 IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications Workshops and other Affiliated Events (PerCom Workshops), Atlanta, G.A.: IEEE, →DOI, page 472, column 1",
          "text": "Though realistic experimental setups such as testnets aim to address these challenges to a degree, properly testing and evaluating such systems remains a challenging endeavour.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A network of servers able to facilitate cryptocurrency transactions, created for the purpose of testing or experimentation."
      ],
      "id": "en-testnet-en-noun-qLlmAXE7",
      "links": [
        [
          "cryptocurrencies",
          "cryptocurrency"
        ],
        [
          "network",
          "network#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "servers",
          "server#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "cryptocurrency",
          "cryptocurrency#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "testing",
          "testing#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "experimentation",
          "experimentation#Noun"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(cryptocurrencies) A network of servers able to facilitate cryptocurrency transactions, created for the purpose of testing or experimentation."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "mainnet"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "business",
        "cryptocurrencies",
        "cryptocurrency",
        "finance"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "testnet"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Compound"
      },
      "expansion": "Compound",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "10": "",
        "2": "test",
        "3": "net",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "alt1": "",
        "alt10": "",
        "alt2": "",
        "alt3": "",
        "alt4": "",
        "alt5": "",
        "alt6": "",
        "alt7": "",
        "alt8": "",
        "alt9": "",
        "g1": "",
        "g10": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "g4": "",
        "g5": "",
        "g6": "",
        "g7": "",
        "g8": "",
        "g9": "",
        "id1": "",
        "id10": "",
        "id2": "",
        "id3": "",
        "id4": "",
        "id5": "",
        "id6": "",
        "id7": "",
        "id8": "",
        "id9": "",
        "lang1": "",
        "lang10": "",
        "lang2": "",
        "lang3": "",
        "lang4": "",
        "lang5": "",
        "lang6": "",
        "lang7": "",
        "lang8": "",
        "lang9": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "pos1": "",
        "pos10": "",
        "pos2": "",
        "pos3": "",
        "pos4": "",
        "pos5": "",
        "pos6": "",
        "pos7": "",
        "pos8": "",
        "pos9": "",
        "t1": "",
        "t10": "",
        "t2": "",
        "t3": "",
        "t4": "",
        "t5": "",
        "t6": "",
        "t7": "",
        "t8": "",
        "t9": "",
        "tr1": "",
        "tr10": "",
        "tr2": "",
        "tr3": "",
        "tr4": "",
        "tr5": "",
        "tr6": "",
        "tr7": "",
        "tr8": "",
        "tr9": ""
      },
      "expansion": "test + net",
      "name": "com"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "test",
        "3": "net"
      },
      "expansion": "Compound of test + net",
      "name": "com+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compound of test + net.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "testnets",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "testnet (plural testnets)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "mainnet"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English compound terms",
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "en:Cryptocurrency"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2023, Martijn de Vos, Georgy Ishmaev, Johan Pouwelse, Stefanie Roos, “A Deployment-First Methodology to Mechanism Design and Refinement in Distributed Systems”, in 2023 IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications Workshops and other Affiliated Events (PerCom Workshops), Atlanta, G.A.: IEEE, →DOI, page 472, column 1",
          "text": "Though realistic experimental setups such as testnets aim to address these challenges to a degree, properly testing and evaluating such systems remains a challenging endeavour.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A network of servers able to facilitate cryptocurrency transactions, created for the purpose of testing or experimentation."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cryptocurrencies",
          "cryptocurrency"
        ],
        [
          "network",
          "network#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "servers",
          "server#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "cryptocurrency",
          "cryptocurrency#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "testing",
          "testing#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "experimentation",
          "experimentation#Noun"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(cryptocurrencies) A network of servers able to facilitate cryptocurrency transactions, created for the purpose of testing or experimentation."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "business",
        "cryptocurrencies",
        "cryptocurrency",
        "finance"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "testnet"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-09 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (4d5d0bb and edd475d). 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.