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verb (used with object)
1.
2.
to compare with or test by a standard.
3.
to choose or establish a standard for.
verb (used without object)
4.
to become standardized.
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Standardization
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
Also, especially British, stand·ard·ise.
Related forms
stand·ard·iz·a·ble, adjective
stand·ard·i·za·tion, noun
stand·ard·iz·er, noun
non·stand·ard·i·za·tion, noun
non·stand·ard·ized, adjective
EXPANDpre·stand·ard·i·za·tion, noun
pre·stand·ard·ize, verb (used with object), -ized, -iz·ing.
qua·si-stand·ard·ized, adjective
re·stand·ard·i·za·tion, noun
re·stand·ard·ize, verb (used with object), -ized, -iz·ing.
sub·stand·ard·i·za·tion, noun
sub·stand·ard·ize, verb (used with object), -ized, -iz·ing.
un·stand·ard·iz·a·ble, adjective
un·stand·ard·ized, adjective
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Medical Dictionary
standardization stan·dard·i·za·tion (stān'dər-dĭ-zā'shən)
n.
The making of a solution of definite strength so that it may be used for comparison and in tests.
The making of a drug or other preparation so that it conforms to the type or standard.
standardize stan·dard·ize (stān'dər-dīz')
v. stan·dard·ized, stan·dard·iz·ing, stan·dard·iz·es
To cause to conform to a standard.
To evaluate by comparing with a standard.
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