quality control

/ˌkwɑlədi kənˌtroʊl/

/ˈkwɒləti kənˈtrʌʊl/

Other forms: quality controls

Definitions of quality control

1. noun

   maintenance of standards of quality of manufactured goods
   types:

   acceptance sampling

   a statistical procedure for accepting or rejecting a batch of merchandise or documents; involves determining the maximum number of defects discovered in a sample before the entire batch is rejected

   type of:

   internal control

   an accounting procedure or system designed to promote efficiency or assure the implementation of a policy or safeguard assets or avoid fraud and error etc.