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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Concerns about quality control or manufacturing reached Boeing’s 737 Max, 787 Dreamliner and newest airplane model 777X.
Outside of its commercial business, Boeing’s space division took a hit when the company’s Starliner capsule left two astronauts in space amid concerns about a safe return.
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Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
The ProPublica investigation found that the measurement the draft report used as a reference point was a fluke and had not met the quality control standards of the local air monitoring body that registered it.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 3 Jan. 2025
Scott, who considers Stiller both his boss and a friend, justified the show’s painstaking development process as necessary for quality control.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
This is followed up by our quality control after production.
—Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
The ProPublica investigation found that the measurement the draft report used as a reference point was a fluke and had not met the quality control standards of the local air monitoring body that registered it.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 3 Jan. 2025
Scott, who considers Stiller both his boss and a friend, justified the show’s painstaking development process as necessary for quality control.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
This is followed up by our quality control after production.
—Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Quality control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quality%20control. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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