'standardization' definitions:

Definition of 'standardization'

(from WordNet)
noun
The condition in which a standard has been successfully established; "standardization of nuts and bolts had saved industry millions of dollars" [syn: standardization, standardisation]
noun
The imposition of standards or regulations; "a committee was appointed to recommend terminological standardization" [syn: standardization, standardisation, normalization, normalisation]
noun
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]