:reality 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. The software equivalent of a
{smoke test}. 2. The act of letting a {real user} try out
prototype software. Compare {sanity check}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
hardware; doing the equivalent of asking it what 2 + 2 is
and seeing if you get 4. The software equivalent of a
{smoke test}. 2. The act of letting a {real user} try out
prototype software. Compare {sanity check}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
- reality check n.
1. The simplest kind of test of software
or hardware;
doing the equivalent of asking it what 2 + 2 is ... - sanity check: n. 1. The act of checking a piece of code (or
anything else,
e.g., a USENET posting) for completely stupid mistakes... - smoke test: n. 1. A rudimentary form of testing applied to
electronic equipment following repair or reconfiguration,
in which power is applied and the tester checks... - sanity 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... - smoke test n.
1. A rudimentary form of testing applied to
electronic equipment following repair or reconfiguration,
in which power is applied and the tester checks... - test: n. 1. Real users bashing on a prototype long enough to get
thoroughly acquainted with it,
with careful monitoring and followup of the results... - fry: 1. vi. To fail. Said especially of smoke-producing hardware
failures.
More generally, to become non-working. Usage: never... - test n.
1. Real users bashing on a prototype long enough to
get thoroughly acquainted with it,
with careful monitoring and followup of the results... - 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...
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Oscar... - CATS ARE IT
... - How many
Aquarians
-- does it take to change a light bulb?
Well, you have to remember that everything is energy... - We have oftener than once endeavoured to attach some meaning to that
aphorism,
vulgarly imputed to Shaftesbury, which however we can... - I am Clinton of Borg.
Your paycheck will be assimilated...
