Standardisation - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Standardisation :  (noun)
1: the condition in which a standard has been successfully established; "standardization of nuts and bolts had saved industry millions of dollars" [syn: standardization]
2: the imposition of standards or regulations; "a committee was appointed to recommend terminological standardization" [syn: standardization, normalization, normalisation]
3: the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument; "the thermometer needed calibration" [syn: calibration, standardization]

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