quality assurance
noun
Example Sentences
La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2023
Timing of a puff Number of puffs taken Puff volume How long a puff took Intervals between puffs Total smoking duration The researchers also conducted three focus groups, made up of 18 tobacco treatment specialists, to get their impressions of the SmokeMon for the sake of quality assurance.
—Brian Mastroianni, Health, 28 Feb. 2023
Since safety is always a top priority, HIQILI’s oils are steamed from the finest leaves in Spain, passing all quality assurance.
—Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
These items have also been evaluated by a third party laboratory for quality assurance.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 13 Oct. 2022
What is customer service quality assurance?
—Logan Rush, Forbes, 2 May 2022
Currently, controls largely sit within compliance, operations, quality assurance or audit functions.
—Snigdha Kumar, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
Previously, its unions at Activision Blizzard subsidiaries were composed of quality assurance (QA) workers.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Jan. 2023
In the course of the investigation, API saw several staff members in leadership positions resign or retire, including chief of psychiatry, chief forensic psychologist, director of rehabilitation, and quality assurance and performance improvement director.
—Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Feb. 2022
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Word History
1973, in the meaning defined above
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