Testing vs. Inspection

Testing and Inspection Definitions
Testing
A procedure for critical evaluation; a means of determining the presence, quality, or truth of something; a trial
A test of one's eyesight.
Subjecting a hypothesis to a test.
A test of an athlete's endurance.
Inspection
The act of inspecting.
Testing
A series of questions, problems, or physical responses designed to determine knowledge, intelligence, or ability.
Inspection
Official examination or review, as of barracks or troops.
Testing
A basis for evaluation or judgment
"A test of democratic government is how Congress and the president work together" (Haynes Johnson).
Inspection
The act of examining something, often closely.
Upon closer inspection, the animal turned out to be a dolphin, not a shark!
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Testing
(Chemistry) A physical or chemical change by which a substance may be detected or its properties ascertained.
Inspection
An organization that checks that certain laws or rules are obeyed.
The inspection fined the restaurant's owner because the kitchen was dirty.
Testing
A cupel.
Inspection
The act or process of inspecting or looking at carefully; a strict or prying examination; close or careful scrutiny; investigation.
With narrow search, and with inspection deep,Considered every creature.
Testing
To subject to a test; try
Tested the pen by scribbling on scrap paper.
Testing job applicants.
Inspection
The act of overseeing; official examination or superintendence.
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Testing
To reveal the degree of (a given quality) in someone or something by or as if by means of a test
The experiment tested the rats' ability to solve spatial problems. The long war tested the country's resolve.
Inspection
A formal or official examination;
The platoon stood ready for review
We had to wait for the inspection before we could use the elevator
Testing
To identify the presence or amount of one or more substances in
Tested the water for lead.
Testing
To identify the amount of (a substance) in something
Tested the nitrogen and phosphorus in the soil.
Testing
To ascertain the properties of
Tested the steel for hardness and tensile strength.
Testing
To assay (metal) in a cupel.
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Testing
To undergo a test.
Testing
To administer a test
Test for acid content.
Test for the presence of an antibody.
Testing
To achieve a score or rating on tests
Tested high on the entrance exams.
Testing
To exhibit a given characteristic when subjected to a test
Test positive for the tubercle bacillus.
Testing
; tough.
Testing
The act of conducting a test; trialing, proving.
Testing
Present participle of test
Testing
The act of testing or proving; trial; proof.
Testing
The operation of refining gold or silver in a test, or cupel; cupellation.
Testing
The act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works;
They agreed to end the testing of atomic weapons
Testing
An examination of the characteristics of something;
There are laboratories for commercial testing
It involved testing thousands of children for smallpox
Testing
The act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned