Phrase guide

quality control

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A control, such as inspection or testing, introduced into an industrial or business process to ensure quality.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

maintenance of standards of quality of manufactured goods

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: internal control

Narrower terms: acceptance sampling

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُرَاقَبَةُ الْجَوْدَة (murāqabatu l-jawda) — control by inspection or testing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 質量管理 /质量管理 (zhìliàng guǎnlǐ) — control by inspection or testing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 質量控制 /质量控制 (zhìliàng kòngzhì) — control by inspection or testing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 質量管控 /质量管控 (zhìliàng guǎnkòng) — control by inspection or testing
  • Dutch: kwaliteitscontrole — control by inspection or testing
  • Finnish: laadunvalvonta — control by inspection or testing
  • French: contrôle qualité — control by inspection or testing
  • German: Qualitätskontrolle — control by inspection or testing
  • German: Qualitätsprüfung — control by inspection or testing
  • Greek: ποιοτικός έλεγχος (poiotikós élenchos) — control by inspection or testing
  • Greek: έλεγχος ποιότητας (élenchos poiótitas) — control by inspection or testing
  • Hungarian: minőség-ellenőrzés — control by inspection or testing
  • Indonesian: kendali mutu — control by inspection or testing
  • Indonesian: pengendalian mutu — control by inspection or testing
  • Indonesian: kontrol kualitas — control by inspection or testing
  • Japanese: 品質管理 (hinshitsu kanri) — control by inspection or testing
  • Korean: 품질관리 (pumjilgwalli) — control by inspection or testing
  • Persian: کنترل کیفیت (kontorol-e keyfiyyat) — control by inspection or testing
  • Polish: kontrola jakości — control by inspection or testing
  • Russian: контро́ль ка́чества (kontrólʹ káčestva) — control by inspection or testing
  • Turkish: kalite kontrolü — control by inspection or testing
  • Turkish: nitelik denetimi — control by inspection or testing
  • Vietnamese: kiểm tra chất lượng — control by inspection or testing