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Investigative Techniques > Weights and Measures > Calibration

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Calibration  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Note

  • NIM; coordinate with specific scale (IM) if relevant

Scope note

  • Determination, by measurement or comparison with a standard, of the correct value of each scale reading on a meter or other measuring instrument; or determination of the settings of a control device that correspond to particular values of voltage, current, frequency or other output.

History note

  • 91(78); was see under WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 1978-90

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002138

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