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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

         We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration
statements of Teradyne, Inc. on Form S-8 (File Nos. 33-25868; 33-16077;
33-42352; 33-38251; and 33-64683) and Form S-3 (File No. 33-44347) of our report
dated January 18, 1996, except as to the third paragraph of Note E, for which
the date is January 31, 1996, on our audits of the consolidated financial
statements of Teradyne, Inc. as of December 31, 1995 and 1994, and for each of
the three years in the period ended December 31, 1995, which report is included
in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.




                                       COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.

Boston, Massachusetts
March 25, 1996



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