misprobe

verb

Meaning

To probe incorrectly.
To probe incorrectly.
An instance of misprobing.

Examples

The pocket pocket was probably misprobed originally, because of the lack of standardization of probing.
Once a probe machine goes out-of-control, it will continue to misprobe wafers unless detected and corrected.
Even if your thermometer is miscalibrated or you misprobe the meat and it's only reached a temperature of 155°F / 68°C, the pasteurization time for chicken at this temperature is less than a minute, which you're likely to exceed.
When collecting signatures for storage, duplicate measurements are flagged to alert to a possible misprobe.
This is particularly important when probing with a hand-held probe, on a densely populated board, since such boards are especially susceptible to misprobes.

Word Forms

misprobes misprobing misprobed

Etymology

From mis- + probe.

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