Exhibit 23.2





                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report  dated  September  20, 1995  relating to the
consolidated  financial  statements of Megatest Corporation and its subsidiaries
as of and for the year ended August 31, 1994, which report appears on page 29 of
Teradyne,  Inc.'s  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the year ended  December  31,
1996.



/s/ Price Waterhouse LLP
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PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP


San Jose, California
July 30, 1997