Glossary entry

Moral dry runs

Definition

Pre-launch walkthroughs that play out the hard cases a design will meet, such as conflicting obligations or a wrong decision nobody can reverse, before it reaches the public. Dry runs test circuit breakers, rollback lanes, and documentation.

Diagnostic

Related terms

Withdrawal rehearsal
Cite this glossary entry · v1.17.1 · updated Oct 6, 2026 · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Ethotechnics Institute. (2026). Moral dry runs. Ethotechnics glossary. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/moral-dry-runs

MLA

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Chicago

Ethotechnics Institute. "Moral dry runs." Ethotechnics glossary. Oct 6, 2026. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/moral-dry-runs.

BibTeX

@misc{glossary_moral-dry-runs,
  title={Moral dry runs},
  author={Ethotechnics Institute},
  year={2026},
  howpublished={Ethotechnics glossary},
  url={https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/moral-dry-runs},
  version={v1.17.1}
}

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  • Published: Dec 3, 2025
  • Last updated: Oct 6, 2026
  • Version: v1.17.1

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