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• eality check n. 1. The simplest kind of test of software or hardware
  doing the equivalent of asking it what 2 + 2 is and seeing if you get 4....
• anity check: n. 1. The act of checking a piece of code (or anything else, e.
  g., a USENET posting) for completely stupid mistakes....
• moke test: n. 1. A rudimentary form of testing applied to electronic equipment following repair or reconfiguratio
  in which power is applied and the tester checks for sparks, smoke, or other dramatic signs of fundamental failure....
• anity check n. [very common] 1. The act of checking a piece of code (or anything else, e.
  g., a Usenet posting) for completely stupid mistakes....
• moke test n. 1. A rudimentary form of testing applied to electronic equipment following repair or reconfiguratio
  in which power is applied and the tester checks for sparks, smoke, or other dramatic signs of fundamental failure....
• est: n. 1. Real users bashing on a prototype long enough to get thoroughly acquainted with it, with careful monitoring and followup of the results.
  2. Some bored random user trying a couple of the simpler features with a developer looking over his or her shoulder, ready to pounce on mistakes....
• fry: 1. vi. To fail. Said especially of smoke-producing hardware failures.
  More generally, to become non-working. Usage: never said of software, only of hardware and humans....
• est n. 1. Real users bashing on a prototype long enough to get thoroughly acquainted with it, with careful monitoring and followup of the results.
  2. Some bored random user trying a couple of the simpler features with a developer looking over his or her shoulder, ready to pounce on mistakes....
• front end: n. 1. An intermediary computer that does set-up and filtering for another (usually more powerful but less friendly) machine (a `back end').
  2. What you're talking to when you have a conversation with someone who is making replies without paying attention....