calibrations
Fine-tuning for accuracy
Calibrations are adjustments made to ensure accuracy or proper functioning.
Instruments require calibration against known standards: The lab performs annual calibrations on all measuring equipment.
The term extends to any fine-tuning process: The recipe needed several calibrations before it was right.
In technical contexts, calibrations establish the relationship between readings and actual values.
Small precise optimization adjustments
- tweakingSlight adjustment process
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
balancing · regulation · recalibration · zeroing · trimming · reconfiguration · rectification · compensation
Standard of measurement
- meterDevice that measures usage
- scaleMeasure of relative size
- spectrometerMeasures electromagnetic radiation properties
- thermometerHeat-measuring instrument
barometer · altimeter · chronometer · odometer · multimeter · oscilloscope · sensor · transducer
Measuring against top performers
- traceabilityVerifiable origin and path
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- accreditationOfficial quality approval
- ISOGlobal standards body
reference standards · compliance · specifications · tolerances · quality control · verification · validation · round-robin
Rate of recurrence
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- equalizationMaking things uniform
- pitchFrequency of sound
- intonationPitch variation in speech
fine-tuning
Small precise optimization adjustments
- tweakingSlight adjustment process
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- correctionFixing of mistakes
optimization · balancing · regulation · recalibration · zeroing · trimming · reconfiguration · rectification · compensation · offset
gauge
Standard of measurement
- meterDevice that measures usage
- scaleMeasure of relative size
- spectrometerMeasures electromagnetic radiation properties
thermometer · barometer · altimeter · chronometer · odometer · multimeter · oscilloscope · sensor · transducer · reference standard
benchmarking
Measuring against top performers
- traceabilityVerifiable origin and path
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- accreditationOfficial quality approval
ISO · reference standards · compliance · specifications · tolerances · quality control · verification · validation · round-robin
frequency
Rate of recurrence
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- equalizationMaking things uniform
- pitchFrequency of sound
intonation · temperament · white balance · test pattern · convergence
- graduationstick marks, hash marks, graduations, gradations, divisions
calibrationsguesses
Estimates without certainty
approximations · ballpark figures · wild guesses · eyeballing · guesstimations
calibrationsmiscalibrations
Incorrect measurement settings
misalignments · maladjustments · drift · deviations · inaccuracies
- color calibrationAdjusting display accuracy