zero defects

American  

noun

1. quality control that strives for a perfect production process, resulting in flawless products.

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zero defects British  

plural noun

1. an aspect of total quality management that stresses the objective of error-free performance in providing goods or services

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Other Word Forms

• zero-defect adjective

Example Sentences

Men committed to zero defects and preoccupied with cosmic realities began to wonder if air you could taste was fit to breathe.

From Time Magazine Archive

And just hang tight, because we're all going to zero defects.

From Time Magazine Archive

And his arrogant little friend, who is fond of gazing in the mirror and saying, "The Tuck Pendelton machine -- zero defects," may learn how to be a mensch.

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