Meaning of standardization in English
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Noun
standardizationDefinitions
1. the condition in which a standard has been successfully establishedExamples
- « standardization of nuts and bolts had saved industry millions of dollars »
- 2. the imposition of standards or regulations
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- « a committee was appointed to recommend terminological standardization »
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- 3. the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument
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- « the thermometer needed calibration »
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Famous quotes
- « With production alone as the goal, industry in North America was dominated by the assembly line, standardization for mass consumption. » Arthur Erickson
- « 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