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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State of play: The new bargaining unit will include 130 quality assurance technicians, production associates, and logistics and manufacturing technicians at the facility, which produces coils for MRI machines. Sam Allard, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025 Technical Standards And Quality Assurance Technical standards and quality assurance play a critical role in ensuring reliability and safety. Ed Gaudet, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025 This would cover the cost of 22 additional full-time ombudsmen statewide, including a quality assurance officer and discharge rights officer at the state level. Jess Huff, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Dec. 2024 Content creation, oversight and quality assurance provided by Bay Area News Group’s Amplified Content Studio in partnership with STARMEDIA DIGITAL PVT LTD. Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for quality assurance 

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First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of quality assurance was in 1973

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“Quality assurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quality%20assurance. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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quality assurance

noun
quality as·​sur·​ance -ə-ˈshu̇r-ən(t)s How to pronounce quality assurance (audio)
: 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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