calibrator
Measurement accuracy tool
A calibrator is a device or substance used to calibrate instruments—to check, adjust, or standardize their measurements against a known reference.
In laboratory settings, calibrators are solutions of known concentration used to set up analytical equipment: Run the calibrator before testing patient samples.
A person who performs calibration work may also be called a calibrator.
Proving something accurate
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- traceabilityVerifiable origin and path
- metrologyScience of precise quantification
- benchmarkingMeasuring against top performers
tolerance · quality control · repeatability · uncertainty · conformance · linearity · hysteresis · sensitivity
Calibrating to baseline
- offsetCompensate by opposing force
- trimRemove unwanted edges
- nullAbsence indicator in code
- spanDistance between endpoints
fine-tuning · alignment · compensation · setpoint · baseline · normalization · scaling · bias
Standard of measurement
- micrometerMillionth of a meter
- transducerEnergy form converter
- oscilloscopeVoltage waveform display device
- multimeterCombined electrical measuring device
thermocouple · potentiometer · manometer · voltmeter · ammeter · spectrometer · flowmeter · spectrophotometer
Technical design professional
- inspectorOfficial quality checker
- lab technicianScience support staff
- field serviceWork performed at customer locations
- maintenance workerOne who repairs facilities
verification
Proving something accurate
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- traceabilityVerifiable origin and path
- metrologyScience of precise quantification
benchmarking · tolerance · quality control · repeatability · uncertainty · conformance · linearity · hysteresis · sensitivity · resolution
zeroing
Calibrating to baseline
span · fine-tuning · alignment · compensation · setpoint · baseline · normalization · scaling · bias · tweaking
gauge
Standard of measurement
- micrometerMillionth of a meter
- transducerEnergy form converter
- oscilloscopeVoltage waveform display device
multimeter · thermocouple · potentiometer · manometer · voltmeter · ammeter · spectrometer · flowmeter · spectrophotometer · caliper
engineer
Technical design professional
- inspectorOfficial quality checker
- lab technicianScience support staff
- field serviceWork performed at customer locations
- standardsstandard, standards, norm, norms, criterion
- lab equipmentmicroscope, microscopes, beaker, beakers, test tube
- measurersgauger, meter reader, weighmaster, surveyor, land surveyor
- adjustersadjuster, regulator, tuner, dial, knob
- optimizeralgorithm, scheduler, route planner, efficiency expert, tuner
- precision toolscaliper, micrometer, theodolite, oscilloscope, spectrometer
calibratordestabilizer
That which unsettles equilibrium
corrupter · randomizer · disruptor · jammer · interference
calibratortest subject
Experiment participant
sensor · meter · gauge · instrument · detector
- color calibrationAdjusting display accuracy
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