| standardisation | |
noun | |
| 1. | the condition in which a standard has been successfully established; "standardization of nuts and bolts had saved industry millions of dollars" [syn: standardization] |
| 2. | the imposition of standards or regulations; "a committee was appointed to recommend terminological standardization" [syn: standardization] |
| 3. | the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument; "the thermometer needed calibration" [syn: calibration] |