Noun: standardisation ,stan-du(r)-dI'zey-shun Usage: Brit (N. Amer: standardization)
- The condition in which a standard has been successfully established
"standardisation of nuts and bolts had saved industry millions of dollars"; - standardization - The imposition of standards or regulations
"a committee was appointed to recommend terminological standardisation"; - standardization, normalization, normalisation [Brit] - The act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument
"the thermometer needed standardisation"; - calibration, standardization
Derived forms: standardisations Type of: activity, condition, social control, status Encyclopedia: Standardisation |