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
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Internal quality assurance checks discovered that the products might contain hard plastic pieces. 
Chris Smith, BGR, 26 July 2022 Environmental compliance technology can perform quality assurance checks to scan data for missing details and verify reports per state and federal reporting requirements. Luke Jacobs, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022 Gamber doubts that ultra-lean startups are providing that kind of quality assurance. Kelly Bastone, Outside Online, 18 Feb. 2019 The company recently saw its second unionization effort with quality assurance testers in Albany, New York asking for voluntary recognition of their group on July 19. Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Aug. 2022 Requests are up between 500 and 800 per month, and the data compiled in the engagement tool allows leaders to better track each maintenance issue and provide better quality assurance. Rose L. Thayer, Anchorage Daily News, 28 July 2022 However, managing a quality assurance (QA) project is difficult, especially when a large team is working from different locations and time zones. Nadya Knysh, Forbes, 6 July 2022 Activision Blizzard is now the home of one of the game industry’s first AAA unions, after quality assurance workers at Call of Duty maker Raven Software successfully won recognition via election. Wired, 24 July 2022 The company’s platform can also perform quality assurance monitoring, and integrate with pre-installed security cameras and other devices. William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 20 July 2022 See More
Chris Smith, BGR, 26 July 2022 Environmental compliance technology can perform quality assurance checks to scan data for missing details and verify reports per state and federal reporting requirements. Luke Jacobs, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022 Gamber doubts that ultra-lean startups are providing that kind of quality assurance. Kelly Bastone, Outside Online, 18 Feb. 2019 The company recently saw its second unionization effort with quality assurance testers in Albany, New York asking for voluntary recognition of their group on July 19. Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Aug. 2022 Requests are up between 500 and 800 per month, and the data compiled in the engagement tool allows leaders to better track each maintenance issue and provide better quality assurance. Rose L. Thayer, Anchorage Daily News, 28 July 2022 However, managing a quality assurance (QA) project is difficult, especially when a large team is working from different locations and time zones. Nadya Knysh, Forbes, 6 July 2022 Activision Blizzard is now the home of one of the game industry’s first AAA unions, after quality assurance workers at Call of Duty maker Raven Software successfully won recognition via election. Wired, 24 July 2022 The company’s platform can also perform quality assurance monitoring, and integrate with pre-installed security cameras and other devices. William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 20 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1973, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
quality assurance
noun
quality as·sur·ance -ə-ˈshu̇r-ən(t)s 
: 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