spot checking
Occasional quality control
Spot checking is testing or inspecting a random sample rather than every item.
Quality control uses spot checks to catch defects without examining entire production runs.
The method assumes random samples reveal broader patterns: We spot check inventory monthly.
To spot-check is to perform such selective verification.
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- countReckon a total
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- reviewCritical written assessment
- randomOccurring without pattern
random sample · tick · audit · unannounced · surprise visit · glance · once over · sampling · verification · assessment · scan · on the fly · fraud detection · validation · walkthrough · examination · analysis · keeping tabs
- inventoryingcounting, listing, tallying, tracking, cataloging
- sampling & testingtaste testing, wine tasting, blood draw, water testing, random sampling
- verificationverification, validation, authentication, certification, proof
spot checkingleaving no stone unturned
Investigating every possible avenue
spot checkingcontinuous monitoring
Uninterrupted observation over time
spot checkingwall-to-wall coverage
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