Dictionary

1. (

• standardization ,
• standardisation

) the condition in which a standard has been successfully established; "standardization of nuts and bolts had saved industry millions of dollars" ;

2. (

• standardization ,
• standardisation ,
• normalization ,
• normalisation

) the imposition of standards or regulations; "a committee was appointed to recommend terminological standardization" ;

3. (

• calibration ,
• standardization ,
• standardisation

) the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument; "the thermometer needed calibration" ;