conformance

noun

con·​for·​mance kən-ˈfȯr-mən(t)s How to pronounce conformance (audio)

Examples of conformance in a Sentence

behavior found to be not in conformance with all company policies regarding sexual harassment a woman with no interest in conformance to the dictates of fashion
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From protocol conformance to infrastructure resilience and secure key management, these risks scale as the value of staked assets grows. Amor Sexton, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024 This should cover all aspects of your site’s design and functionality, including content readability, navigation ease, compatibility with assistive technologies, and conformance to current WCAG standards. Ran Ronen, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024 These conformance checks can be automated within CI/CD pipelines to ensure GenAI models adhere to their organization’s policies before deployment. Haseeb Budhani, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024 But there is another character who looms large in this film: John Money, the late Johns Hopkins sexologist who was once considered the authority on gender, and who promulgated the dubious notion that social conditioning was the determining factor in gender conformance. Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 27 June 2023 See all Example Sentences for conformance 

Word History

First Known Use

1606, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of conformance was in 1606

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“Conformance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conformance. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.

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