quality control

noun

: an aggregate of activities (such as design analysis and inspection for defects) designed to ensure adequate quality especially in manufactured products
quality controller noun

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Taira Uematsu was promoted to major-league quality control coach as well. Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025 In San Francisco, Bobby Slowik spent time as an offensive assistant and defensive quality control coach. Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025 Louis Addazio, defensive quality control coach: Addazio spent the past two seasons as an offensive line assistant coach with Texas A&M before joining the Chiefs this season. Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2025 But Kendrick’s emphasis on quality control and craft can arguably be traced to the notoriously meticulous beat producer. 83. Stephen Kearse, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for quality control 

Word History

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of quality control was in 1935

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“Quality control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quality%20control. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.

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