standardization

Noun

Meaning

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

the imposition of standards or regulations

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

calibration normalization standardisation normalisation order standard division codification readjustment command organization arrangement classification regulation adaptation
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Antonyms

miscellany repulsion variance shifting disagreement deviation
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Hypernyms

activity condition social control

Hyponyms

readjustment tuning registration adjustment stabilization stabilisation

Phrases with the word

cultural standardization

Examples

Just as modern mass production requires the standardization of commodities, so the social process requires standardization of man, and this standardization is called equality. Erich Fromm

Five coordinating mechanisms seem to explain the fundamental ways in which organizations coordinate their work: mutual adjustment, direct supervision, standardization of work processes, standardization of work outputs, and standardization of worker skills. Henry Mintzberg

Standardization leads to rigidity, and rigidity causes things to break. Bill James

This is indeed one of the most important general traits of a modern society: cultural homogeneity, the capacity for context-free communication, the standardization of expression and comprehension. Ernest Gellner

With production alone as the goal, industry in North America was dominated by the assembly line, standardization for mass consumption. Arthur Erickson

The standardization of world culture, with local popular or traditional forms driven out or dumbed down to make way for American television, American music, food, clothes and films, has been seen by many as the very heart of globalization. Fredric Jameson

Close letter words and terms

standardista standardizability standardizable standardize standardized standardized dialect