noun
1. the condition in which a standard has been successfully established
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standardization of nuts and bolts had saved industry millions of dollars
• Syn: ↑standardization
2. the imposition of standards or regulations
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a committee was appointed to recommend terminological standardization
• Syn: ↑standardization, ↑normalization, ↑normalisation
• Derivationally related forms: ↑normalise (for: ↑normalisation), ↑normalize (for: ↑normalization), ↑standardise, ↑standardize (for: ↑standardization)
• Hypernyms: ↑social control
• Hyponyms: ↑stabilization, ↑stabilisation, ↑stylization, ↑stylisation
3. the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument
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the thermometer needed calibration
• Syn: ↑calibration, ↑standardization
• Derivationally related forms: ↑standardise, ↑standardize (for: ↑standardization), ↑calibrate (for: ↑calibration)
• Hypernyms: ↑activity
• Hyponyms: ↑tuning, ↑adjustment, ↑registration, ↑readjustment
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standardīzāˈtion or standardīsāˈtion noun
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Main Entry: ↑standard
Useful english dictionary. 2012.