| a system for verifying and maintaining a desired level of quality in a product or process by careful planning, use of proper equipment, continued inspection, and corrective action as required. |
| quality control n. A system for ensuring the maintenance of proper standards in manufactured goods, especially by periodic random inspection of the product. qual'i·ty-con·trol' (kwŏl'ĭ-tē-kən-trōl') adj. |