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reality check
noun
a corrective confronting of reality, in order to counteract one's expectations, prejudices, or the like.
Origin:
1970–75
1970–75
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Reality check
is always a great word to know.
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| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
Collins
World English Dictionary
| reality check | |
| —n | |
| an occasion or opportunity to consider a matter realistically or honestly | |
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Computing Dictionary
reality check definition
1. The simplest kind of test of software or hardware; doing the equivalent of asking it what 2 + 2 is and seeing if you get 4. The software equivalent of a smoke test.
2. The act of letting a real user try out prototype software.
Compare sanity check.
(2007-03-15)
American Heritage
Idioms & Phrases
reality check
An assessment to determine if one's circumstances or expectations conform to reality, as in Time for a reality check
wasn't this supposed to be a money-making enterprise? [Slang; second half of 1900s]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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