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

Recent Examples on the Web

Sawie has worked with OCA to provide technical support for seed selection, testing, monitoring and quality assurance to help establish a reliable supply of organic cotton seed that can be multiplied and made widely available to farmers. — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

Konstantin Klyagin is the Founder of Redwerk and QAwerk, driving innovation in custom software development and quality assurance since 2005. — Konstantin Klyagin, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

The Pet Food Institute, which represents manufacturers of cat foods, told CNN in an email that pet food manufacturers do implement comprehensive food safety and quality assurance programs. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

The demonstration established that the Osprey could serve as an alternative aircraft for the Navy’s sonobuoy quality assurance program. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for quality assurance

• durance
• insurance
• reassurance
• reinsurance

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