Standardization

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  standardization
       n 1: the condition in which a standard has been successfully
            established; "standardization of nuts and bolts had
            saved industry millions of dollars" [syn: {standardisation}]
       2: the imposition of standards or regulations; "a committee was
          appointed to recommend terminological standardization"


          [syn: {standardisation}, {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}, {standardisation}]