Meaning of standardization in English

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  2. Noun
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  1. Noun

    standardization

    Definitions

    1. the condition in which a standard has been successfully established

    Examples

    • « standardization of nuts and bolts had saved industry millions of dollars »
  2. 2. the imposition of standards or regulations

    Examples

    • « a committee was appointed to recommend terminological standardization »

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  3. 3. the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument

    Examples

    • « the thermometer needed calibration »

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  • « Just as modern mass production requires the standardization of commodities, so the social process requires standardization of man, and this standardization is called equality. »
    Erich Fromm

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