test bed
noun
: a vehicle (such as an airplane) used for testing new equipment (such as engines or weapons systems)
broadly
: any device, facility, or means for testing something in development
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Idaho National Laboratory View 1 Images Moving toward the goal of having an operational molten salt nuclear reactor in the next decade, Southern Company and the Idaho National Laboratory have completed the inaugural run of a first-of-its-kind test bed to foster rapid development of the technology.
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Michael Franco, New Atlas, 2 Apr. 2025
In the end, Ward partnered with Marc Davis of Moment Motor Company, an electric-conversion specialist based in Austin, Tex., to produce the initial prototype that will serve as the test bed for a forthcoming run of customer builds.
—Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2025
The moves mark the beginnings of the firm's work using Summa Health as a test bed for its health tech tools.
—Erin Brodwin, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
This made sense for the team, considering the goal behind Prologue is to be a test bed for the terrain system that will eventually be iterated on for Artemis.
—Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
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Michael Franco, New Atlas, 2 Apr. 2025
In the end, Ward partnered with Marc Davis of Moment Motor Company, an electric-conversion specialist based in Austin, Tex., to produce the initial prototype that will serve as the test bed for a forthcoming run of customer builds.
—Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2025
The moves mark the beginnings of the firm's work using Summa Health as a test bed for its health tech tools.
—Erin Brodwin, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
This made sense for the team, considering the goal behind Prologue is to be a test bed for the terrain system that will eventually be iterated on for Artemis.
—Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Test bed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/test%20bed. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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