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Noun: calibration  ,ka-lu'brey-shun
  1. The act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument
    "the thermometer needed calibration";
    - standardization, standardisation [Brit]

Derived forms: calibrations

Type of: activity

Encyclopedia: Calibration