captive test

captive test

[′kap·tiv ′test]
(engineering)
A hold-down test of a propulsion subsystem, rocket engine, or motor.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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The detection of each captive test particle by the detector head can be correlated to an opening of the metal detector's rejection flap.

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