standardization
noun
Simple meaning
The condition in which a standard has been successfully established.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
stændɚdɪˈzeɪʃən
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Definition
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noun
The process of establishing a standard.
The process of complying (or evaluate by comparing) with a standard.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Formality
- Technical
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This meaning: The process of establishing a standard.
Used this way, standardization is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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More ways to use standardization
- “Standardization of nuts and bolts had saved industry millions of dollars.”noun
- “A committee was appointed to recommend terminological standardization.”noun
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Close in meaning, but not always interchangeable.
The condition in which a standard has been successfully established.
The imposition of standards or regulations.
The act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument.
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of regularization.
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Word family
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Cause to conform to standard or norm.
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Synonyms
Sense: establishing a standard
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