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                                  EXHIBIT 23.1

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                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  registration
statements  on Form S-8  (File  Nos.  33-64683;  33-55123;  33-25868;  33-16077;
33-42352;  and 33-38251) and to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of the Registration  Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 33-44347)
of  Teradyne,  Inc.  our report  dated  September  20, 1995 on our audits of the
consolidated  financial  statements of Megatest Corporation and its subsidiaries
as of August 31,  1995 and 1994,  and for the years  ended  August 31,  1995 and
1994, which report is included in this Current Report on Form 8-K.

/s/ Price Waterhouse LLP
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP

San Jose, California
December 13, 1995