In an organization that produces goods or provides services, quality control is the activity of checking that the goods or services are of an acceptable standard.
[business]
quality control in British English
noun
control of the relative quality of a manufactured product, usually by statistical sampling techniques
quality control in American English
US
a system for maintaining desired standards in a product or process, esp. by inspecting samples of the product
quality control in the Pharmaceutical Industry
(kwɒlɪti kəntroʊl)
noun
(Pharmaceutical: Processes)
Quality control is the activity of checking that products are of an acceptable standard.
Quality control ensures that drugs are of an appropriate quality for their intended use.
New medicines undergo strict quality control procedures to make sure they are of a suitable standard for administration.
Quality control is the activity of checking that products are of an acceptable standard.
Examples of 'quality control' in a sentence
quality control
They had very high standards of quality control.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
His quality control standards largely decide the costs of the manufacturing process and the performance of the manufacturing plant.
Peter F. Drucker MANAGEMENT: task, responsibilities, practices (1974)
Detectives fear that the lives of consumers could be put at risk by products that have not been subjected to quality controls or safety standards.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In other languages
quality control
British English: quality control NOUN
Quality control is the activity of checking that goods or services are of an acceptable standard.