standardization
    n 1: the condition in which a standard has been successfully
         established; "standardization of nuts and bolts had saved
         industry millions of dollars" [syn: standardization,
         standardisation]
    2: the imposition of standards or regulations; "a committee was
       appointed to recommend terminological standardization" [syn:
       standardization, standardisation, normalization,
       normalisation]
    3: the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a
       standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument; "the
       thermometer needed calibration" [syn: calibration,
       standardization, standardisation]