Definition of Smoke test

1. Noun. A test for leaks involving blowing smoke into a tube or pipe. ¹

2. Noun. A preliminary test on a newly-constructed piece of electronic equipment, consisting simply of the application of electrical power, to make sure that no egregious wiring errors exist which would cause the circuitry to emit smoke, catch fire, explode, etc. ¹

3. Noun. By extension, such an initial test on some other (not necessarily electronic) system, such as a computer program, again, not to perform any exhaustive tests of functionality, but simply to make sure that the system can be activated without any unexpected fireworks. ¹

4. Noun. A test to make sure that theatrical smoke will not set off the smoke alarms in a building. ¹

5. Verb. To perform any of the above tests ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Smoke Test

smoke explosions
smoke grenade
smoke hole
smoke inhalation injury
smoke jumper
smoke jumpers
smoke like a chimney
smoke out
smoke point
smoke poles
smoke ring
smoke screen
smoke signal
smoke signals
smoke test
smoke tests
smoke tower
smoke tree
smoke up
smoke wagon
smoke wagons
smokeability
smokeable
smokeasies
smokeasy
smokebox
smokebushes
smoked

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