spot check
a random sampling or quick sample investigation: A spot check showed that at least ten percent of the items were defective.
Origin of spot check
1Words Nearby spot check
Other definitions for spot-check (2 of 2)
to examine or investigate by means of a spot check.
to conduct a spot check.
Origin of spot-check
2Other words from spot-check
- spot-checker, noun
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How to use spot check in a sentence
The midseason, haphazard spot checks are messy, but the team thinks messy is kind of OK.
They also noted that other Australian states had police do spot checks of people who were supposed to be in isolation.
I suspect it might not be as severe as many may think if they did spot checks, mainly because I was seeing different results each time I checked.
A Google Search bug wreaked havoc on the search results Monday night | Barry Schwartz | August 11, 2020 | Search Engine LandThe initial spot check notwithstanding, maybe there was something disturbingly wrong with this planet.
The Unprotected Species | Melvin SturgisAnd there were over ten thousand randomized cards in that spot check.
Pandemic | Jesse Franklin Bone
A spot check of newspapers in Philadelphia and New York reveals a pattern quite similar.
Old English Patent Medicines in America | George B. Griffenhagen
British Dictionary definitions for spot check
a quick random examination
a check made without prior warning
(tr) to perform a spot check on
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