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.

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quality control British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of quality control

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

After the Alaska Airlines incident, Boeing fortified its quality control and manufacturing operations under close scrutiny by the US Federal Aviation Administration.

From Barron's

He said UnitedHealth has extensive quality controls to ensure diagnoses are accurate.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Training and quality control are the biggest challenges," he says.

From BBC

He started his coaching career in 2017 as an offensive quality control coach at Texas A&M before coming back to his alma mater the next year.

From Los Angeles Times

Controversial comments around quality control that he made in a 2013 television interview led him to apologize and step down from his chairman position later that year.

From The Wall Street Journal