quality assurance

noun

Definition of quality assurance

: 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 Though not all respirators are made in America, many can be just as effective as N95s — the issue that plagues consumers now, however, are counterfeit masks that are marketed as true respirators, which are regulated for quality assurance. — Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 8 Jan. 2022 The position will be responsible for quality assurance and will conduct inspections, fire investigations, and assist with community education programs. — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2021 Last Friday’s layoffs, affecting a dozen Raven Software contractors who test games for quality assurance, were billed as part of a studio restructuring. — Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2021 Some in-person demonstrations have taken place at the quality assurance office in Austin, Texas. — Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2021 Pinnacle Dermatology’s compliance and quality assurance programs lead the industry. — NBC News, 20 Dec. 2021 This week's strike is a more open-ended work stoppage in direct response to the dismissal of 12 quality assurance contractors at subsidiary Raven Software late last week. — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 9 Dec. 2021 This includes ongoing influencer communications and quality assurance checks to ensure that campaign content and publishing schedules are on track. — Danielle Wiley, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2021 The 50-year-old quality assurance worker was several hours into her night shift at Mayfield Consumer Products with more than 100 other employees when a tornado swept through and flattened the metal building on top of them. — Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2021

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quality assurance

noun

English Language Learners Definition of quality assurance

: the activity of checking goods or services to make sure that they are good

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quality assurance

noun

quality as·sur·ance | \ -ə-ˈshu̇r-ən(t)s

Medical Definition of quality assurance

: 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