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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>smoke test</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../S.html" title="S"/><link rel="previous" href="smoke-and-mirrors.html" title="smoke and mirrors"/><link rel="next" href="smoking-clover.html" title="smoking clover"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">smoke test</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="smoke-and-mirrors.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">S</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="smoking-clover.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="smoke-test"/><dt xmlns="" id="smoke-test"><b>smoke test</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">n.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> 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 <a href="../M/magic-smoke.html"><i class="glossterm">magic smoke</i></a>.</p></dd><dd><p> 2. By extension, the first run of a piece of software after
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construction or a critical change. See and compare
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<a href="../R/reality-check.html"><i class="glossterm">reality check</i></a>.</p></dd><dd><p>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 <span class="firstterm">smoke test</span> (hold the letter in candle smoke,
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then press it onto paper) is used to check out new dies.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="smoke-and-mirrors.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../S.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="smoking-clover.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">smoke and mirrors </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> smoking clover</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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