QC

Checking before shipping

QC is the abbreviation for Quality Control (a system for verifying that a process or product meets quality standards), or Queen’s Counsel (a lawyer appointed by the British queen to be an adviser to the Crown).

quality-control

inspection

Formal assessment of condition

testingExamining to evaluate
standardsAccepted levels of quality
complianceAdhering to requirements

defect · audit · checklist · verification · tolerance · specification · sampling · reject · pass · fail

quick-check

verify

Confirm accuracy or truth

confirmValidate as true
reviewCritical written assessment
glanceBrief, casual look

scan · skim · once-over · spot-check · cursory · brief · rapid · double-check · validate · ensure

Quebec

province

Regional administrative district

CanadaNorthern North American nation
MontrealQuebec's chief city
FrenchOf or from Paris's nation

Quebecois · separatism · Laurentian · fleur-de-lis · poutine · Francophone · sovereignty · nationalism · maple · hockey

Categories

Lab QualityQA, reference materials, precision, accuracy, traceability
departmentsdepartment, HR department, finance department, legal department, marketing department
lawyerslawyer, attorney, defense attorney, defense counsel, counselor
standardsstandard, standards, norm, norms, criterion
English Lawbarristers, solicitors, solicitor, High Court, Crown Court
Post-productionediting, editor, color grading, film editor, color correction

Opposites

process stage

Making or generating something

manufacturing · R&D · design · assembly · fabrication

quality approach

QCQA

Standards compliance process

quality assurance · negligence · carelessness · sloppiness · cutting corners

Family

quality control

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