field trial

noun

|Updated on: 20 Jul 2018

Definition of field trial

1 : a trial of sporting dogs in actual performance

2 : a trial of a new product in actual situations for which it is intended

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The first open-field trials of these will likely take place only after regulatory agencies are satisfied that appropriate mitigation procedures are available.

— anthony a. james, STAT, "Gene-drive technology must be developed in a safe, ethical way," 10 July 2018
Foster + Partners has successfully lab-tested this method, dubbed Regolith Additive Construction, and the firm is awaiting field trials, Gallou said.

— NBC News, "Here's what future Mars and lunar space colonies could look like," 7 July 2018
Salaries consume 70% of the budget; spending on lab equipment, field trials and the like accounts for just 2%.

— The Economist, "Tough times for Embrapa, a jewel of Brazilian innovation," 28 June 2018
Facebook said in February that carriers in Europe were evaluating the technology, and Norwegian carrier Telenor planned a field trial in Kuala Lumpur.

— glenn fleishman, Fortune, "Facebook Kills Solar-Powered Drones for Internet Service," 26 June 2018
The institute pumps millions of dollars into lab research and coffee field trials every year.

— justin worland/alajuela, Time, "Your Morning Cup of Coffee Is in Danger. Can the Industry Adapt in Time?," 21 June 2018
Hayward Field was constructed in 1919 as a football stadium and has held six U.S. Olympic track and field trials.

— andrew greif, OregonLive.com, "Final Prefontaine Classic at Hayward Field called 'bittersweet'," 25 May 2018
In February, Facebook said that two field trials were planned: in Budapest, Hungary, and in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

— mark hachman, PCWorld, "Facebook's Terragraph hopes to replace fiber broadband beginning with 2019 trials," 21 May 2018
Facebook Terragraph is expected to begin field trials using a technology called 802.11ay, the successor to 802.11ad that debuted around 2016 or so.

— mark hachman, PCWorld, "Facebook's Terragraph hopes to replace fiber broadband beginning with 2019 trials," 21 May 2018

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