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quality control

quality control

24 3.1
A process that checks and tests products to keep them at the correct standard
  • noun
  • /ˈkwɑːləti kənˈtroʊl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : control de calidad
  • The factory implemented strict quality control procedures to ensure each product met safety standards.
  • quality control assurance
  • quality control measures
  • quality control procedures

But at Intel scale, quality control can't possibly be done by hand like this.

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Examples

  • Each PG is comprised of four officers: a representative, an accountant, a treasurer, and a quality control manager.

    Academic text (2017)

  • The test materials are being produced, with strict quality controls, at the NMFS Charleston Laboratory.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Along with this, we also have quality control standards.

  • And do we have some quality control issues here?

  • The present study served as an opportunity for quality control and public health monitoring within this provincial population.

    Academic text (2015)

  • In other words, there should be some type of quality control that the taxpayer can reasonably expect.

    Academic text (1993)

  • All laboratories at study sites were subjected to quality control through the WHO Supranational Reference Laboratory Network.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Before production began, the students were told that a quality-control inspector would check the doughnuts.

    Academic text (1992)

  • All searches were duplicated for quality control, and intercoder reliability exceeded .95 across all websites.

    Academic text (2008)

  • We monitored the performance of the assays with standard quality control procedures, including analysis of blinded pooled samples.

    Academic text (2012)

Synonyms

test
vsquality control
∞ 1.0

An activity to check how well something works

is an ongoing process sampling manufactured output to maintain standards
check
vsquality control
720 1.0

An act of looking at something to make sure it is correct

is a formal sampling process aimed at keeping product standards
testing
vsquality control
504 2.5

A process of checking how well something works or how safe it is

is focused on keeping manufacturing standards by sampling products against specifications

How Thorough

quality control
  • Specialized
24 3.1
inspection
  • Formal
356 2.5
acceptance sampling
  • Specialized
6.0
spot check
3 3.6

Surface Forms

quality control singular
quality controls plural

Morphology

quality + control

The meaning 'the process of maintaining standards...' is directly and compositionally derivable from combining 'quality' (standards) with 'control' (management/regulation) — essentially 'control of quality'. This noun–noun construction is cross-linguistically common and follows ordinary composition patterns, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Quality control comes from the simple image of workers checking goods: inspectors test a few products and take steps to keep the quality high and stop bad ones. So, it means 'making sure products meet the required standard'.