Your Guide to Product Failure Testing Terms
Component Testing Laboratories (CTL) aims to make the product failure assessment process easy for our clients, but specialized vocabulary occasionally crops up along the way. This glossary defines key terms you may hear or see surrounding shipping, testing, and results, including words and phrases involving:
- Claims and Processing
- Common Conditions and Materials
- Lab Assessment Equipment
- Crash Data Retrieval (CDR)
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