standardization meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

standardization

noun

UK /ˌstæn.də.daɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ · CA, US /ˌstæn.dɚˌdɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/

Etymology From standardize + -ation.

British, English, Oxford, US The process of complying (or evaluate by comparing) with a standard.

British, English, Oxford, US The process of establishing a standard.

The FCC says it decided to attempt standardization of VHF receivers after getting "thousands of complaints" from disgruntled boatmen who found their sets brought in mostly a lot of garble and static.1976, Boating (volume 40, numbers 1-2, page 152)

Derived terms: age standardization
Related terms: standard issue, standardness, normalization, unification, uniformity