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inspection

examination of an object of conformity assessment (4.2) and determination of its conformity with detailed requirements or, on the basis of professional judgement, with general requirements
Note 1 to entry: Examination can include direct or indirect observations, which can include measurements or the output of instruments.
Note 2 to entry: Conformity assessment schemes (4.9) or contracts can specify inspection as examination only.
Note 3 to entry: Additional information on the concepts of testing (6.2) and inspection (6.3) is given in A.3.4.
 

Committee
Interdisciplinary
Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ISO 17000:2020 Conformity assessment — Vocabulary and general principles. International Organization for Standardization BIBC II, Chemin de Blandonnet 8, CP 401, 1214 Vernier, Geneva, Switzerland, 2020. Source link
Reprinted, with permission, from ISO, copyright International Organization for Standardization, 1214 Vernier, Geneva, Switzerland. A copy of the complete standard may be purchased from ISO, https://www.iso.org/store.html
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