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Acceptance test

Meaning in military & defence, with examples

/əkˈseptəns test/nounCommon term

In military & defence, acceptance test means: A formal test carried out before the customer takes delivery, to check that a product or system meets the requirements agreed in the contract.

In Turkish: kabul testi

How it is used

Types include the factory acceptance test (FAT) at the supplier's site and the site acceptance test (SAT) where the system will be used. A product passes or fails acceptance tests, usually witnessed by the customer's representative.

Example sentences

  1. The radar passed its factory acceptance test last week.

  2. Acceptance tests will be witnessed by a team from the ministry.

Common collocations

  • factory acceptance test
  • site acceptance test
  • pass an acceptance test
  • witness an acceptance test
  • acceptance test procedure
  • requirementA clear statement of what a system, product or service must do or achieve, used to guide its design, procurement and testing.
  • prototypeAn early working model of a system or vehicle, built to test and improve the design before full production begins.
  • contractorA company or person that signs a contract to supply goods, build something or provide services, for example to a defence ministry.
  • procurementThe whole process of obtaining equipment, services or works, from defining the need and running a competition to signing and managing the contract.

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