quality assurance

American  

noun

1. a system for ensuring a desired level of quality in the development, production, or delivery of products and services: QA

   Quality assurance for nursing homes begins with a set of standards.

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Etymology

Origin of quality assurance

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

Each of his seven AI agents has its own identity and tasks, from writing code to reviewing it and conducting quality assurance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

A spokesperson for Pearson said it had carried out "detailed quality assurance checks" and found "no wider issues with the marking of students' exams".

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

The documents reviewed by Senate investigators included training materials, studies, manuals, quality assurance records and guidelines for diagnosing particular conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

We reviewed thousands of pages of Army Corps of Engineering quality assurance reports for the January fire soil cleanup.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025

This sub-committee will establish post implementation quality assurance procedures to ensure that the E911 system continues to provide quality service to the customer.

From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Sterling, Bruce