quality control

American  

noun

1. a system for verifying and maintaining a desired level of quality in an existing product or service by careful planning, use of proper equipment, continued inspection, and corrective action as required.

---

quality control British  

noun

1. control of the relative quality of a manufactured product, usually by statistical sampling techniques

---

Etymology

Origin of quality control

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

Kennedy once worked in the Southeastern Conference, serving as a graduate assistant at Mississippi State and a graduate assistant, offensive quality control coach and assistant quarterbacks coach at Florida.

From Los Angeles Times

Performance and reliability: Distributed GPU networks face inherent challenges with performance variance, latency and quality control.

From MarketWatch

In food-related industries, this method could support more effective safety inspections and improve overall quality control.

From Science Daily

It also helps explain how ribosomal quality control, downstream signaling networks, and the immune system coordinate their responses.

From Science Daily

This gentle approach allows cells to remain unharmed during long-term imaging, which could benefit testing and quality control in pharmaceutical and biotechnology settings.

From Science Daily