quality assurance

noun

: a program for the systematic monitoring and evaluation of the various aspects of a project, service, or facility to ensure that standards of quality are being met

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Domain expertise, transparent quality assurance processes and the ability to adapt workflows as requirements change often have a greater impact on long-term model performance than the speed at which labels are initially delivered. — Lucas Zhao, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 FedEx has another real-time tracking tool called SenseAware for shipments that need more advanced tracking, higher security, and quality assurance. — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 27 July 2026 These include machine assembly, large-scale metal printing, post-processing, inspection, quality assurance and customer acceptance. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026 More than half of them (60 percent) said IT and tech specialists are the most difficult roles to fill, even more than quality assurance staff (49 percent) and management (39 percent). — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for quality assurance

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First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of quality assurance was in 1973

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quality assurance

noun
quality as·​sur·​ance -ə-ˈshu̇r-ən(t)s How to pronounce quality assurance (audio)
: a program for the systematic monitoring and evaluation of the various aspects of a project, service, or facility to ensure that standards of quality are being met
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