reality check
n.
An assessment to determine if one's circumstances or expectations conform to reality.
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An assessment to determine if one's circumstances or expectations conform to reality.
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]
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.
Reality Check was a 1995 television show about Jack Craft, a man who is stuck in a computer mainframe. The two Bonner kids (Samantha and Nicholas) try to get Jack Craft out of the mainframe. Another character on this show is Isis. The computer was activated on September 17, 199?.
The show was broadcast under syndication with each episode running for 15 minutes including commercials. It was produced in association with S & S Productions in 1995.
Reality Check at the Internet Movie Database
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