standardization Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun the condition in which a standard has been successfully established
   standardisation.
   
   • standardization of nuts and bolts had saved industry millions of dollars
2. noun the imposition of standards or regulations
   normalization; normalisation; standardisation.
   
   • a committee was appointed to recommend terminological standardization
3. noun the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument
   standardisation; calibration.
   
   • the thermometer needed calibration

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