What to call someone taking a test ?

[Chance1234]

Doing a CTB thing at the moment and trying to think of a word better than "Victim" to use for the person taking the test.



Chance,

Filmmaker,gentleman and --. -- - ..- .. -..-

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,

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[sha76]

Candidate?

"Your rock is eroding wrong." -Dogbert

 

[Chance1234]

was thinking that, but it sounds a bit too formal, these are people who have been working for the company for X years,



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,

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[AnotherHiggins]

testee sounds a little funny, but it is a real word with the meaning you want.

John

 

[CajunCenturion]

How about respondent?


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[Chance1234]

[not making this up -honest]

Thought of that too, but....
one of the fields in the table where teh results are, is called "Call"

[/not making this up -honest]

Chance,

Filmmaker,gentleman and --. -- - ..- .. -..-

http://WWW.5YLAC.S5.COM

,

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[Chance1234]

settled for participant unless anyone can think of anything better ?

Chance,

Filmmaker,gentleman and --. -- - ..- .. -..-

http://WWW.5YLAC.S5.COM

,

http://WWW.HOWTOBESPOOKY.CO.UK

 

[ESquared]

test-taker
examinee
examinant
student
quizzee
The Interrogated
respondent
answerer

 

[AnotherHiggins]

Yeah, but only with "Testees" does one get to come so close to using "Testis" at work and still have plausible deniability when confronted with it!

John

 

[ESquared]

One of the users of our system is Trica Estes. Her login is composed of first initial, last name. You do the math. Er, the letter-putting-together.

 

[SteveGlo]

unqualified ?

 

[ESquared]

or

qualifiers