- standardization, standardisation - the condition in which a standard has been successfully established; "standardization of nuts and bolts had saved industry millions of dollars"
--1 is a kind of condition, status
- standardization, standardisation, normalization, normalisation - the imposition of standards or regulations; "a committee was appointed to recommend terminological standardization"
--2 is a kind of social control
--2 has particulars: stabilization, stabilisation; stylization, stylisationDerived form: verb standardise2 - calibration, standardization, standardisation - the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument; "the thermometer needed calibration"
--3 is a kind of activity
--3 has particulars: tuning; adjustment, registration, readjustmentDerived form: verb standardise1