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NQA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-01-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Quality Control (Management)
- Industrial Standardization
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- acceptable quality level
1, record 1, English, acceptable%20quality%20level
correct, NATO, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- AQL 2, record 1, English, AQL
correct, NATO, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- acceptance quality limit 3, record 1, English, acceptance%20quality%20limit
correct, standardized
- AQL 3, record 1, English, AQL
correct, standardized
- AQL 3, record 1, English, AQL
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[The] worst tolerable quality level. 3, record 1, English, - acceptable%20quality%20level
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
acceptable quality level; AQL: designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces and standardized by NATO. 4, record 1, English, - acceptable%20quality%20level
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
acceptance quality limit; AQL: designations standardized by ISO. 4, record 1, English, - acceptable%20quality%20level
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Contrôle de la qualité (Gestion)
- Normalisation industrielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- niveau de qualité acceptable
1, record 1, French, niveau%20de%20qualit%C3%A9%20acceptable
correct, masculine noun, NATO, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- NQA 2, record 1, French, NQA
correct, masculine noun, NATO, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Le] plus mauvais niveau de qualité tolérable. 3, record 1, French, - niveau%20de%20qualit%C3%A9%20acceptable
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
niveau de qualité acceptable; NQA : désignations et définition normalisées par l'ISO; désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes et par l'OTAN. 4, record 1, French, - niveau%20de%20qualit%C3%A9%20acceptable
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Control de la calidad (Gestión)
- Normalización industrial
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- nivel de calidad aceptable
1, record 1, Spanish, nivel%20de%20calidad%20aceptable
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Proporción de unidades de un artículo concreto que se consideran defectuosas en relación con el total de las producidas. 2, record 1, Spanish, - nivel%20de%20calidad%20aceptable
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