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

Examples of quality control in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

By combining tests, quality control, and performance tracking, the company handbook can become more accurate and useful overall, and a small business can more successfully preserve its high standards of expertise for the future. — K.h. Koehler, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

According to interview recordings and depositions played in the documentary, Barnett became increasingly concerned that a decline in leadership and quality control would directly impact the safety of the 787 Dreamliners. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026

When Robert Livingston was hired for his first NFL coaching role in 2015, a defensive quality control position with the Cincinnati Bengals, he was handed the keys to an office that wasn’t exactly spacious. — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Barnett served as Boeing’s quality manager from 1985 to 2017, and for the last seven of those years had managed quality control at the Boeing South Carolina plant, which produces the 787 Dreamliner. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for quality control

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