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dry run

A Dictionary of Computing | 2004 | | Copyright

dry run Execution of a program in a manner analogous to a production run, but for purposes of checking that the program behaves correctly rather than for producing useful results. The results of execution are compared with expected results; any discrepancies indicate an error of some sort that must be investigated before the program is put into production usage.

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dry run

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

dry run • n. inf. a rehearsal of a performance or procedure before the real one: the president went through a dry run of his speech.

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dry run

The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military | 2001 | Copyright

dry run another term for dummy run.

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