standardization

Noun

• the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument
  • the thermometer needed calibration
    

• the imposition of standards or regulations
  • a committee was appointed to recommend terminological standardization
    

• the condition in which a standard has been successfully established
  • standardization of nuts and bolts had saved industry millions of dollars
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  calibration , standardisation , normalization , normalisation