Standardisation

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of standardization. UK, alt-of, countable, nonstandard, uncountable

    "The final remnants of the competitive spirit between companies will be eliminated, and there is no reasonable prospect that the dull uniformity of standardisation will be offset by greater efficiency in operation."

  2. 2
    the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument wordnet
  3. 3
    the imposition of standards or regulations wordnet
  4. 4
    the condition in which a standard has been successfully established wordnet

Synonyms

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calibrationcalibrationnormalisationnormalizationstandardizationstandardization

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"The final remnants of the competitive spirit between companies will be eliminated, and there is no reasonable prospect that the dull uniformity of standardisation will be offset by greater efficiency in operation."

Etymology

From standardise + -ation.

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