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quality assurance
All planned and systematic activities carried out within a company or organization to ensure that products or services meet the defined quality requirements.
Die Abteilung für Qualitätssicherung hat bei der letzten Produktcharge mehrere Mängel entdeckt.
The quality assurance department discovered several defects in the last product batch.
The word is made up of three parts: 'Qualität' (quality), the linking element '-s-', and 'Sicherung' (assurance/securing, from the verb 'sichern' (to secure)). So it literally means the securing of quality.
Ohne eine gute Qualitätssicherung kann ein Unternehmen nicht erfolgreich sein.
Without good quality assurance, a company cannot be successful.
'Qualitätssicherung' (quality assurance) is a technical term from business, industry, and software development. In normal everyday life, the word is rarely used.
In der Pharmaindustrie unterliegt die Qualitätssicherung besonders strengen Regeln.
In the pharmaceutical industry, quality assurance is subject to particularly strict rules.
Common combinations are 'Maßnahmen zur Qualitätssicherung' (quality assurance measures), 'die Abteilung für Qualitätssicherung' (the quality assurance department), or 'die Qualitätssicherung durchführen' (to carry out quality assurance).
Das Unternehmen hat neue Maßnahmen zur Qualitätssicherung eingeführt.
The company has introduced new quality assurance measures.
In a professional context, the abbreviation 'QS' is often used. If you work in a company, you will probably hear or read this abbreviation.
Bitte schicken Sie den Bericht zur Prüfung an die QS-Abteilung.
Please send the report to the QA department for review.
control / check
'die Kontrolle' and 'die Qualitätssicherung' both have to do with checking. 'Kontrolle' is a general word for a check or inspection: you check whether something is correct, safe, or in order. 'Qualitätssicherung' is a planned process in a company or organization. It is not just about one individual check, but about many measures to ensure that products or services have a certain quality. Learners may confuse the words because quality assurance often includes checks. An individual check is more likely called 'Kontrolle'; the whole system behind it is called 'Qualitätssicherung'.
In der Qualitätssicherung prüft das Team jeden Tag mehrere Produkte.
In quality assurance, the team checks several products every day.
Nach der Reparatur macht die Werkstatt eine letzte Kontrolle.
After the repair, the workshop does one final check.