dry lab

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A laboratory where computational or mathematical analyses are used to simulate a physical phenomenon.
2. 2
   A photographic laboratory that does not use "wet" photographic chemicals.

Verb

1. 1
   Alternative spelling of dry-lab.
2. 2
   To conduct an experiment in a fraudulent way that produces a desirable result, for example by inventing data.