SMOKE TEST
\smˈə͡ʊk tˈɛst], \smˈəʊk tˈɛst], \s_m_ˈəʊ_k t_ˈɛ_s_t]\
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1. A rudimentary form of testing applied to electronicequipment following repair or reconfiguration, in which poweris applied and the tester checks for sparks, smoke, or otherdramatic signs of fundamental failure. See magic smoke.2. By extension, the first run of a piece of software afterconstruction or a critical change. See and compare realitycheck.There is an interesting semi-parallel to this term amongtypographers and printers: When new typefaces are beingpunch-cut by hand, a "smoke test" (hold the letter in candlesmoke, then press it onto paper) is used to check out newdies.
By Denis Howe
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).