the condition in which a standard has been successfully established; standardization of nuts and bolts had saved industry millions of dollars
[ Syn: standardization ]
the imposition of standards or regulations; a committee was appointed to recommend terminological standardization
[ Syn: standardization , normalization , normalisation ]
the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument; the thermometer needed calibration
[ Syn: calibration , standardization ]