English noun: standardization |
1. | standardization (state) the condition in which a standard has been successfully established |
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| Samples | Standardization of nuts and bolts had saved industry millions of dollars.
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| Synonyms | standardisation |
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| Broader (hypernym) | condition, status |
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2. | standardization (act) the imposition of standards or regulations |
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| Samples | A committee was appointed to recommend terminological standardization.
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| Synonyms | normalisation, normalization, standardisation |
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| Broader (hypernym) | social control |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | stabilisation, stabilization, stylisation, stylization |
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3. | standardization (act) the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument |
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| Samples | The thermometer needed calibration.
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| Synonyms | calibration, standardisation |
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| Broader (hypernym) | activity |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | adjustment, readjustment, registration, tuning |
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