quality control

quality control Word Origin See more synonyms for quality control on Thesaurus.com noun

1. a system for verifying and maintaining a desired level of quality in an existing product or service by careful planning, use of proper equipment, continued inspection, and corrective action as required.

Compare quality assurance. Origin of quality control First recorded in 1930–35 Related Words for quality control review, survey, QA, cross-check, vetting British Dictionary definitions for quality control quality control noun

1. control of the relative quality of a manufactured product, usually by statistical sampling techniques