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The function that reviews software project activities and tests software products throughout the software lifecycle to determine if 1) the software project is adhering to its established plans, standards, and procedures, and 2) the software meets the functional specifications defined by the user. See also Quality Control. [FISCAM, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), ITIL]
An IBM search system for stored images which allows the user to sketch an image, and then search the image files to find those which most closely match. The user can specify color and texture – such as “sandy beaches” or “clouds”. [Sedona Conference]
Steps taken to ensure that results of a given task, product or service are of sufficiently high quality; the operational techniques and activities that are used to fulfill requirements for quality. In document handling and management processes, this includes image quality (resolution, skew, speckle, legibility, etc.), and data quality (correct information in appropriate fields, validated data for dates, addresses, names/issues lists, etc.). See also Quality Assurance. [Sedona Conference]
Digital recording tape, 2000 feet long, with an uncompressed capacity of 5 GB. [Sedona Conference]
A system that outlines the policies and procedures necessary to improve and control the various processes that will ultimately lead to improved business performance. The set of processes responsible for ensuring that all work carried out by an organization is of a suitable quality to reliably meet business objectives or service levels. See also ISO 9000. [CobiT, ITIL]
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