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

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

From Los Angeles Times

Eve Alcock, the director of public affairs at the Quality Assurance Agency, which aims to improve standards in higher education, said essay mills remained a "threat to academic integrity across the UK".

From BBC

"As the result of a report received from the independent air quality assurance company, the Education Authority has instructed immediate closure of the four mobile classrooms," the letter said.

From BBC

Ben alleges that some departments, such as the quality assurance team, were particularly affected, with some staff suffering physically and mentally as a result of the "stress and pressure".

From BBC

Mr Lee also says conversations are saved temporarily for quality assurance but discarded after 30 days.

From BBC