examination vs testing

testing vs examination

examination and testing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
examination	Yes	No	No	No
testing	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, testing is a hyponym of examination; that is, testing is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than examination:

examination: the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
testing: an examination of the characteristics of something

Other hyponyms of examination include audit, autopsy, necropsy, PM, post-mortem, post-mortem examination, postmortem, postmortem examination, checkup, health check, medical, medical checkup, medical exam, medical examination, comparing, comparison, fine-tooth comb, fine-toothed comb, follow-up, followup, reexamination, review, going-over, look-over, once-over, ophthalmoscopy, palpation, tactual exploration, endoscopy, gonioscopy, keratoscopy, rhinoscopy, scan, search, study, survey, motion study, time-and-motion study, time-motion study, time and motion study, time study, work study, inspection, review, bank examination.

As nouns, examination and testing are synonyms defined as:

examination and testing: the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned

examination (noun)	testing (noun)
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)	the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works
the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned	the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned
a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)	an examination of the characteristics of something
a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
formal systematic questioning

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