quality control
nounDefinition of quality control
: an aggregate of activities (such as design analysis and inspection for defects) designed to ensure adequate quality especially in manufactured products
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After a pair of ill-fated seasons as the head coach with Georgia Southern, Summers returned to Athens as a defensive quality control consultant for Smart before moving back to the Front Range, this time with Tucker and the Buffs, nine months ago. — Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, "Why Mel Tucker and Mike Bobo hit Rocky Mountain Showdown with Georgia on their minds," 25 Aug. 2019 My uncle, my mother and a few other helpers are assembling the zongzi under her watchful eye and quality control checkpoint. — May Klisch, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Sticky rice, an Asian favorite with sweet and savory uses, makes a mean dessert with mango," 23 Aug. 2019 The company boasts fresh tea brewed every four hours; pearl (bubbles) cooked to perfection every four hours; tea sourced from the finest Taiwan tea estates; and strict quality control for all ingredients. — Erika Butler, baltimoresun.com, "9,500-square-foot liquor store among businesses coming to Tollgate Marketplace in Bel Air," 21 Aug. 2019 In that time, she’s met with her team, found a different lab and hired new quality control specialists. — Kaitlyn Frey, PEOPLE.com, "YouTube Star Jaclyn Hill Says She 'Gained 20 Pounds in 7 Weeks' After 'Failed' Lipstick Launch," 5 Aug. 2019 The organization is trying to work out not just scientific data on CBD effects but also appropriate safety, marketing, labeling, and quality control regulations. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "A cure for cancer, Alzheimer’s, depression? FDA smacks down wild CBD claims," 25 July 2019 At issue, a quality control engineer with years of experience at Ford told the Free Press, was the high cost of substituting a different transmission in low-cost vehicles with a thin profit margin. — Freep.com, "FREE PRESS INVESTIGATION: OUT OF GEAR Ford knew Focus, Fiesta models had flawed transmission, sold them anyway," 11 July 2019 Fire officials cautioned that those who buy fireworks in Mexico should be aware that they may be manufactured with lax quality control or regulatory oversight. — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Officials remind revelers that setting off your own fireworks is illegal — and can be dangerous," 1 July 2019 To establish safety guidelines and quality control procedures, Airbnb turned to the Adventure Travel Trade Association, a membership organization that represents adventure tour providers, tourism boards, hotels and travel agents. — Sarah Feldberg, SFChronicle.com, "Can Airbnb transform adventure travel?," 20 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'quality control.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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