| testing | 1. The act of testing or proving; trial; proof. 2. <chemistry> The operation of refining gold or silver in a test, or cupel; cupellation. <engineering> Testing machine, a machine used in the determination of the strength of materials, as iron, stone, etc, and their behavior under strains of various kinds, as elongation, bending, crushing, etc. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| testing, anonymous | Testing in which no name or other means is used to identify the person tested. There is total anonymity. For example, the state of florida requires that each county have a site for anonymous HIV testing. (12 Dec 1998) |