quality control

noun

: an aggregate of activities (such as design analysis and inspection for defects) designed to ensure adequate quality especially in manufactured products
quality controller noun

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Then, he was demoted to offensive quality control coach under McDaniel the ensuing two seasons before joining the Buccaneers in 2024, first as pass game coordinator. David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2025 Morton would remain with the Raiders until 2005, taking on roles such as offensive quality control coach and senior offensive assistant. Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025 He was named an offensive quality control coach in 2022. Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2025 Johnson’s delivery came across as authentic and sounded as if, yes, he really could be primed for this opportunity after climbing his way through the ranks as a quality control assistant, a position coach, being bumped back down to a QC coach and then ascending on Dan Campbell’s staff in Detroit. Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for quality control 

Word History

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of quality control was in 1935

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“Quality control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quality%20control. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.

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