pilot scheme

English

Noun

pilot scheme (plural pilot schemes)

1. An experiment carried out to test a new idea or concept before full-scale introduction; a pilot study.
   • 2019 October 23, Rail, page 11:

     After a pilot scheme, VT [Virgin Trains] introduced 275 [body] cameras from September 2018. Between April and September 2019, assaults on VT staff fell by 30% compared with the previous year.

Related terms

• pilot project

References

• “pilot scheme”, in Collins English Dictionary.