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 ]