Standardization (Noun)
Meaning 1
The act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument; "the thermometer needed calibration".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 2
The condition in which a standard has been successfully established; "standardization of nuts and bolts had saved industry millions of dollars".
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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- Standardization of languages played a significant role in the formation of nation-states throughout history.
- The introduction of the metric system in many countries represents an attempt at standardization in science and industry.
- Efforts to promote standardization of engineering design principles helped companies avoid mistakes that plagued early prototype versions.
- Thanks to the standardization of surgical instruments, healthcare facilities have improved infection control practices significantly over the past few years.
- After months of review and evaluation, standardization of performance measures is a primary recommendation made to our human resources team.
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Meaning 3
The imposition of standards or regulations; "a committee was appointed to recommend terminological standardization".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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- The organization worked to promote standardization of health records to ensure better coordination between medical professionals.
- A team was appointed to establish a new framework for linguistic standardization, in an effort to streamline the use of dialects and terminologies in various official settings.
- Throughout its implementation process, emphasis was put on international standardization in electrical, fire protection and acoustic considerations in architecture projects.
- Increased quality requirements along with stronger public perception called for improvement, sparking implementation and strong attention on regulation of certain businesses along the criteria, embracing gradual terminological and implementational standardization on policy legislation around nationwide key environment hazards caused throughout energy conservation efficiency reviews every one-four or twelve- fifteen -ninety percent renewable all about product release distribution up one specific building property supply waste end natural storage flow side usage along federal mandatory labeling plans year renewable credit back quality back third impact assessment.
- The association in its goal to conform to international reporting and grading principles formed a council on standardization to revise and develop new standards for grading.