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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 33-64683; 33-25868; 33-16077; 33-42352; 33-38251;
33-55123; and 333-07177) and Form S-3 (File No. 33-44347) of Teradyne, Inc. 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 is included in this Annual Report on Form
10-K.
 
                                          PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
 
San Jose, California
March 26, 1997