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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The department is looking forward to furthering its partnership, said Luke Rosynek, a quality assurance, and strategy lead for Housing Services. 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 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of quality assurance was in 1973

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“Quality assurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quality%20assurance. Accessed 29 May. 2023.

Medical Definition

quality assurance

noun
quality as·​sur·​ance -ə-ˈshu̇r-ən(t)s How to pronounce quality assurance (audio)
: 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

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