| a corrective confronting of reality, in order to counteract one's expectations, prejudices, or the like. |
| reality check n. An assessment to determine if one's circumstances or expectations conform to reality. |
reality check
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)
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]