testnet

English

Etymology

Compound of test +‎ net.

Noun

testnet (plural testnets)

1. (cryptocurrencies) A network of servers able to facilitate cryptocurrency transactions, created for the purpose of testing or experimentation.
   • 2023, Martijn de Vos, Georgy Ishmaev, Johan Pouwelse, Stefanie Roos, “A Deployment-First Methodology to Mechanism Design and Refinement in Distributed Systems”, in 2023 IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications Workshops and other Affiliated Events (PerCom Workshops), Atlanta, G.A.: IEEE, →DOI, →ISBN, page 472, column 1:

     Though realistic experimental setups such as testnets aim to address these challenges to a degree, properly testing and evaluating such systems remains a challenging endeavour.

See also

• mainnet

 

Further reading

• testnet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia