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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Throughout its lifespan, the station has served as a test bed for scientific research in microgravity and has in years past opened itself up to private commercial missions.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
The station was repeatedly described as a test bed for prospective elements of lunar infrastructure.
—Ilya Ferapontov, Scientific American, 29 Dec. 2025
Professor Beibei Ren’s team at Texas Tech University built modules for a SYNDEM test bed with 12 modules and a substation module, consisting of 108 converters.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Dec. 2025
Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom are jointly designing a new fighter plane—a test bed for future projects.
—Julianne Smith, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
The station was repeatedly described as a test bed for prospective elements of lunar infrastructure.
—Ilya Ferapontov, Scientific American, 29 Dec. 2025
Professor Beibei Ren’s team at Texas Tech University built modules for a SYNDEM test bed with 12 modules and a substation module, consisting of 108 converters.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Dec. 2025
Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom are jointly designing a new fighter plane—a test bed for future projects.
—Julianne Smith, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Test bed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/test%20bed. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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