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quality assurance
noun
: a program for the systematic monitoring and evaluation of the various aspects of a project, service, or facility to ensure that standards of quality are being met
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—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1973, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of quality assurance was
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“Quality assurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quality%20assurance. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
Medical Definition
quality assurance
noun
quality as·sur·ance
-ə-ˈshu̇r-ən(t)s
: a program for the systematic monitoring and evaluation of the various aspects of a project, service, or facility to ensure that standards of quality are being met
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