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quality control
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quality control
n.
A system for ensuring the maintenance of proper standards in manufactured goods, especially by periodic random inspection of the product.
quali·ty-con·trol (kwl-t-kn-trl) adj.
quality control
n
(Mathematics & Measurements / Statistics) control of the relative quality of a manufactured product, usually by statistical sampling techniques
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Noun1.quality control - maintenance of standards of quality of manufactured goodsquality control - maintenance of standards of quality of manufactured goods
internal control - an accounting procedure or system designed to promote efficiency or assure the implementation of a policy or safeguard assets or avoid fraud and error etc.
acceptance sampling - a statistical procedure for accepting or rejecting a batch of merchandise or documents; involves determining the maximum number of defects discovered in a sample before the entire batch is rejected
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quality control n → controllo (di) qualità
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