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smoke test
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n. 1. A rudimentary form of testing applied to electronic equipment
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following repair or reconfiguration, in which power is applied and the
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tester checks for sparks, smoke, or other dramatic signs of fundamental
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failure. See magic smoke. 2. By extension, the first run of a piece of
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software after construction or a critical change. See and compare reality
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check. There is an interesting semi-parallel to this term among typographers
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and printers: When new typefaces are being punch-cut by hand, a smoke test
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(hold the letter in candle smoke, then press it onto paper) is used to check
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out new dies.
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