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Everyone says "PAT testing". Say it out in full and you get portable appliance testing testing, which tells you the phrase has drifted. The proper name is in-service inspection and testing of electrical equipment.
The old picture of the job — someone wandering round plugging things into a box and slapping a green sticker on — undersells it considerably. Most of the work is looking, not testing.
Code of Practice · In-service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment · 5th edition
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