quality control
noun
: an aggregate of activities (such as design analysis and inspection for defects) designed to ensure adequate quality especially in manufactured products
quality controller
noun
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Some believe Hartline, who started his coaching career at OSU in 2017 as an offensive quality control assistant and worked his way up to wide receivers coach and ultimately offensive coordinator, is ready to step into a head-coaching role.
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Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
The first phase would establish an advisory board, safety protocols, data monitoring, quality control systems and other regulatory infrastructure.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
As of Friday afternoon, the only holdovers from last year’s staff appear to be assistant hitting coach Oscar Bernard, first-base coach Mark Hallberg, catching coach Alex Burg and major league quality control coach Taira Uematsu.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
This solution’s fundamental purpose is to unify the data and processes that traditionally reside in separate software tools—from the research lab (R&D) through manufacturing and quality control (QC).
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
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Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
The first phase would establish an advisory board, safety protocols, data monitoring, quality control systems and other regulatory infrastructure.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
As of Friday afternoon, the only holdovers from last year’s staff appear to be assistant hitting coach Oscar Bernard, first-base coach Mark Hallberg, catching coach Alex Burg and major league quality control coach Taira Uematsu.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
This solution’s fundamental purpose is to unify the data and processes that traditionally reside in separate software tools—from the research lab (R&D) through manufacturing and quality control (QC).
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for quality control
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“Quality control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quality%20control. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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