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quality assurance
noun
: a program for the systematic monitoring and evaluation of the various aspects of a project, service, or facility to ensure that standards of quality are being met
Examples of quality assurance in a Sentence
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For many jobs, the new regime would eliminate the long-standing checks on their finished work performed by quality assurance inspectors.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 26 June 2024
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Bay Area News Group advertising leadership oversees sponsored, native, and paid content on this platform, ensuring its quality, relevance, and helpfulness for our audience.
—Gabby Ben, The Mercury News, 20 June 2024
Mohawk, a Boeing quality assurance investigator, feared that nonconforming parts were being installed in planes, the report said.
—Lori Aratani, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
Siew has been the medical director of the nursing home for more than a decade, and Alvarado joined the quality assurance committee in April, Bales said.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1973, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of quality assurance was
in 1973
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“Quality assurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quality%20assurance. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
Medical Definition
quality assurance
noun
quality as·sur·ance
-ə-ˈshu̇r-ən(t)s
: a program for the systematic monitoring and evaluation of the various aspects of a project, service, or facility to ensure that standards of quality are being met
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