non-conformance
Failure to comply
Non-conformance is failure to meet a standard, specification, or requirement.
The term appears most often in quality control and regulatory contexts: The audit revealed several non-conformances in the manufacturing process.
A non-conformance report documents where a product or process deviated from expectations.
Also spelled nonconformance.
Departure from expected path
- defectInherent imperfection or fault
- auditFormal accounts examination
- ISOGlobal standards body
- specificationDetailed technical requirement
inspection · discrepancy · standard · compliance · rejection · documentation · procedure · requirement
Disagreement with authority
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- deviationDeparture from expected path
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
insubordination · disobedience · transgression · rule-breaking · maverick · outlier · unconventionality · independence
Breaking of rules
- infringementViolation of rights
- breachBreaking of agreement
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- citationMention of a source
enforcement · sanction · inspection · compliance · audit · remediation · FDA · oversight
deviation
Departure from expected path
specification · inspection · discrepancy · standard · compliance · rejection · documentation · procedure · requirement · variance
dissent
Disagreement with authority
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- deviationDeparture from expected path
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
resistance · insubordination · disobedience · transgression · rule-breaking · maverick · outlier · unconventionality · independence · refusal
violation
Breaking of rules
- infringementViolation of rights
- breachBreaking of agreement
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
citation · enforcement · sanction · inspection · compliance · audit · remediation · FDA · oversight · reporting
non-conformanceconformance
Adherence to requirements
compliance · adherence · conformity · accordance · fulfillment
non, conform, conformance, conformant, nonconformist, nonconformity, conformist, conformity, conformation