A subjective term for which each person has his or her own definition. In technical usage, quality can have two meanings: 1. the characteristics of a product or service that bear on its ability to satisfy stated or implied needs. 2. a product or service free of deficiencies.

1) the degree to which a work product has useful and desireable characteristics as represented by quality factors. 2) the degree to which a work product is free from defects 3) the degree to which a process is likely to produce quality work products in an efficient, repeatable manner.

ISO 8042 defines quality as the totality of features and characteristics of a product or service that bear on its ability to satisfy stated or implied needs. Transcendent definition: excellence Product-based definition: quality of product attributes User-based definition: fitness for intended use Value-based definition: quality vs. price Manufacturing-based definition: conformance to specifications

Subjective term relating to expectations by the customer, printer and other professionals associated with a printing job and whether the job meets those expectations.

That means the grade, state and/or value level of a product or service.

A common buzzword referring to the non-quantifiable point-level excellence of a product or process. While sometimes used interchangeably with the term reliability, quality refers to the characteristics of a product at one point in time, while reliability refers to the characteristics of a product over its entire lifetime.

The degree to which the reproduction of sound is judged to approach the goal of perfection.

An inherent or distinguishing characteristic of a person or a thing. Having a high degree of excellence. The quality of a thing tends to be better the more care its maker puts into its making.

Attempts to define this term are legion. Working definitions have progressed from "meeting customer specifications" to "satisfying the customer", to "meeting and exceeding customer expectations", but even this last definition puts an unnecessary boundary on quality, because it is limited to the customer's current information and perspective. Deming points out that many innovations have occurred because the creator of a product or service was able to develop a new idea that was not even imagined by the customer.

Overall degree of merit. flat bone and clean joints, refined features and fine skin and hair coat.

The characteristics of an item or process that indicate its conformance to designated parameters, and its degree of perceived customer acceptance or satisfaction. Quality characteristics often include reliability, consistency and the ability to continue performance in stress or volume situations, but are critical only in relation to the value placed on them by the user or customer.

The degree to which the project and its components meet the owner's expectations, objectives, standards, and intended purpose; determined by measuring conformity of the project to the plans, specifications, and applicable standards.

The absence of any defect. The characteristics of a system that conforms to the original design. A system of quality would have the following characteristics: 1. Maintainability (easy to add new functions), 2. Conformance to specifications (fulfilling end user requirements), 3. Long mean time to failure (few bugs and abnormal terminations), 4. Performance that is adequate or as expected, 5. Well tested for functionality, user interface, and performance, 6. Well documented, 7. Easy to use, and 8. Uses standard interfaces.

a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something; "each town has a quality all its own"; "the radical character of our demands"

(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound); "the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet"

an 'inherent or distinguishing characteristic , a property, or a personal trait'

The customer's perception of the degree to which a product or service is fit for purpose.

Quality means the ability of a set of inherent characteristics of a product, system or process to fulfil requirements of customers and other interested parties. From AS/NZS ISO 9000: 2000 in the AQTF Standards for RTOs

business performance excellence (p. 113)

The degree of excellence possessed by a product, service, or other output of a business activity or business process (traditional definition). The Total Quality Management definition of quality is conformance to the customers requirements.

The composite of material attributes, including performance features and characteristic, of a product or service to satisfy a given need.

the degree of excellence of a diamond, measured by its weight, colour, purity or clarity and its perfection of proportions and finish.

A collective name for the measures of the relevant characteristics of data objects. Quality includes Accuracy, Availability, Coverage and Latency.

food quality is the result of three major components: appearance (size, shape, color); flavor (taste on the tongue, odor in the nose); texture (how product feels in the hand, in the mouth as it is chewed, or how it pours).

Can be defined as a measure of the degree to which delivered health services meet established professional standards and judgments of value to the consumer. Quality may also be seen as the degree to which actions taken or not taken impact the likelihood of beneficial health outcomes and minimize risk and other undesired outcomes, given the existing state of medical science and art.

degree of excellence to which performance standards are met or exceeded.

The totality of features and characteristics of a product or service which bear on its ability to satisfy stated needs. Also defined as ‘fitness for purpose' or ‘conforms to requirements'.

The characteristics of a cup of tea.

A product is a quality product if it is defect free. To the producer a product is a quality product if it meets or conforms to the statement of requirements that defines the product. This statement is usually shortened to "quality means meets requirements. NOTE: Operationally, the work quality refers to products.

Every use case,functional requirement and other software requirement defines a specific behavior that the software must exhibit. Conformance to these requirements is software quality.

Meeting or exceeding customer requirements.

A term used to denote the degree of perfection of the steel sheet. Often, for sheet products, relative quality refers to the degree of perfection of the surface, i.e., the lack of scratches, absence of slivers, etc. Quality can also refer to other attributes such as internal soundness, dimensional control, etc.

Conformance to requirements or fitness for use. Quality can be defined through five principal approaches: (1) Transcendent quality is an ideal, a condition of excellence. (2) Product-based quality is based on a product attribute. (3) User-based qua lity is fitness for use. (4) Manufacturing-based quality is conformance to requirements. (5) Value-based quality is the degree of excellence at an acceptable price. Also, quality has two major components: (a) quality of conformance: quality is defined by the absence of defects, and (b) quality of design: quality is measured by the degree of customer satisfaction with a product's characteristics and features.

The totality of features and characteristics that bear on the ability of a device to satisfy fitness-for-use, including safety and performance. [From §820.3(s)

A measure of conformance of a product or service to certain specifications or standards.

The totality of features and characteristics of a product or service that bear on its ability to satisfy stated or implied needs. Not to be mistaken for "degree of excellence" or "fitness for use" which meet only part of the definition.

The features of a product or service that are assessed on its ability to satisfy the stated or implied needs of the user, or consumer.

The totality of features and characteristics of a product or service that bears on its ability to satisfy given needs or customer requirements.

(adj.) The capacity of a product or service to consistently meet or exceed customer needs and expectations. Quality includes performance, special features, reliability, durability, and service after sale.

reflects the degree to which a goods or services meet the demands and requirements of the marketplace.

One of the three OEE Factors. Takes into account Quality Loss (parts which do not meet quality requirements). Must be measured in an OEE program, usually by tracking Reject Pieces.

A measure of the level of excellence or standard of a product.

The composite of all the characteristics, including performance, of an item, product or service that bear on its ability to satisfy stated or implied needs. In a contractual environment, needs are specified, whereas, in other environments, implied needs should be identified and defined. In many instances, needs can change with time; this implies periodic revision of requirements for quality. Needs are usually translated into characteristics with specified criteria. Quality is sometimes referred to as "fitness for use", "customer satisfaction", or "conformance to the requirements."

The ability of a product, or service, to meet customer requirements, both stated and unstated.

Degree or grade of excellence

Excellent

The ability of a device to meet or exceed the expectations of its specification beyond some minimum period time.

Refers to "fitness for purpose"—meeting or conforming to generally accepted standards as defined by an accrediting or quality assurance body. (See also criteria, subject benchmark.)

Degree to which a product or service meets or exceeds a customer's requirements and expectations. Simply, quality is generally "whatever the customer says it is."

the fitness for purpose of a product or service according to a set of required standards.

The totality of features and characteristics of a product or service which bear on its ability to satisfy stated and implied needs. Quality Assurance Confirming the degree of excellence of a product or service, measured against its defined purpose. This might involve a number of techniques. For documentation it might involve inviting informed comment; for software, a process of formal testing, trialling or inviting public feedback on a beta version; for hardware, performance against specified test; for management process, comparison with a standard such as BSI5000. Quality Management System The complete set of quality standards, procedures and responsibilities for an organisation or location.

the totality of features and characteristics of products or services that bear on their ability to meet specified requirements.

a trait or characteristic used to measure the degree of excellence of a product or service. Meeting customer's needs.

The totality of features and characteristics of a product or service that bears on its ability to satisfy given needs. See software quality.

Quality means continually improving our processes by applying optimum quality practices. Quality is a process that involves looking for, identifying, and removing the causes of defects from the product.

Relates to the characteristics by which customers or stakeholders judge an organisation, product or service. Assessment of quality involves use of information gathered from interested parties to identify differences between user's expectations and experiences

Those characteristics of an item which make it able to perform its specified function – be fit for purpose.

The totality of features and characteristics of a product or service that bear on it ability to satisfy given needs.7 (ANSI definition)

The extent to which a product or service satisfies the expectations of stakeholders. Quality is about excellence in the way that the organisation is run, in service delivery and about achieving the very best results.

In its broadest sense, 'Quality' refers to the conformance to specification, design, delivery, production and post-sales services provided for a product.

the tone or characteristic nature of a story element

the characteristic or properties of and object that indicates performance to specification under load and wear over time. In manufacturing, quality means within specified tolerances with minimum variation.

The degree of excellence or relative goodness.

The totality of those properties and characteristics of a product or service that are important in enabling the fulfillment of established or self-evident needs.

The totality of characteristics of an entity that bear on its ability to satisfy stated and implied needs.

The totality of features and characteristics of a product or service that bear on its ability to satisfy stated or implied needs. (ISO 8402: 1986, 3.1)

desired characteristics of a good or service. Safety features, construction details, and seller guarantees are samples of quality factors.

The degree to which a system, component, product, or process meets specified requirements.

The extent to which the final deliverable conforms to the customer requirements.

the core product's ability to achieve the basic functional requirements expected of it (2553)

Meeting expectation and requirements, stated and un-stated, of the customer.

The degree to which a set of inherent characteristics fulfills requirements.

Describes a preponderance of desirable attributes which are the essential characteristics of a good tea.

A measurement of the excellence of a business's products or services.

In publishing parlance, the word quality in reference to a book category (such as quality fiction) or format (quality paperback) is a term of art - individual works or lines so described are presented as outstanding products.

Value as embedded in a product, service, or knowledge itself; the perceived manifestation of value.

The characteristic or standard measure of excellence; basic character of something. Quality is a measure of the degree to which something meets a standard.

1. The whole set of features of a product or service which relate to its being able to satisfy the needs of end-user. 2. In paper, the brand or type of paper.

Meeting or exceeding customer expectations.

The totality of features and characteristics of a product or service that bear on its ability to satisfy stated or implied needs. Note: The ISO9000 standards on quality management and quality assurance consists of 4 standards: 9000 guidelines for selection and use, 9001 model for quality assurance in design/development 9002 model for quality assurance in production and installation, 9003 model for quality assurance in final inspection and test, and 9004 guidelines for quality management and quality system elements, part 2 are guidelines for services.

The totality of features and characteristics of a product or service that bear on its ability to satisfy stated or implied needs. (Poll, p. 118)

The totality of features and characteristics of a product or service that bear on its ability to satisfy a given need.

The degree of excellence of a thing.

Consistent performance of a uniform product meeting the customer's needs for economy and function

Various properties and characteristic of a product or service which confer its aptitude to satisfy to the expressed and/or implicit needs.

conformance to requirements in relation to a degree of excellence.

Characteristics of the voice unique to each individual. Qualities are developed as the sound from the vocal folds is filtered in the vocal tract (the area between the larynx and the lips).

Under Australian Quality Training Framework arrangements, the level of satisfaction with, and effectiveness of, vocational education and training organisations, their products and services, established through conformity with the requirements set by clients and stakeholders.

An excellence which is typically compared to certain standards or proven by certification.

Term used to describe the overall color, clarity and cut attributions of a stone.

The clarity of an image as the result of the amount of compression it undergoes.

This refers to the degree of excellence of a diamond as measured by the factors that determine it's worth, i.e., its cut, carat weight, clarity and colour.

of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches"

an essential or distinguishing characteristic necessary for cartographic data to be fit for use.

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