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*The policy, procedures, and systematic actions established in an enterprise for the purpose of providing and maintaining a specified degree of confidence in [[data integrity]] and [[accuracy]] throughout the lifecycle of the data, which includes [[input]], [[update]], manipulation, and [[output]].
*The policy, procedures, and systematic actions established in an enterprise for the purpose of providing and maintaining a specified degree of confidence in [[data integrity]] and [[accuracy]] throughout the lifecycle of the data, which includes [[input]], [[update]], manipulation, and [[output]].


*One of the most widely used paradigms for QA management is the PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) approach.
One of the most widely used paradigms for QA management is the PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) approach.


== Related topics ==
== Related topics ==

Revision as of 13:43, 5 March 2004

The term quality assurance (QA) has the following meanings:

  • All actions taken to ensure that standards and procedures are adhered to and that delivered products or services meet performance requirements.
  • The planned systematic activities necessary to ensure that a component, module, or system conforms to established technical requirements.
  • The policy, procedures, and systematic actions established in an enterprise for the purpose of providing and maintaining a specified degree of confidence in data integrity and accuracy throughout the lifecycle of the data, which includes input, update, manipulation, and output.

One of the most widely used paradigms for QA management is the PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) approach.

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