Expanded Definition: Quality Control Quality control is a component of Industrial Engineering encompassing the operational techniques and activities used to fulfill requirements for quality (ASQ-FAQ). According to Webster.com the phrase 'Quality Control' is dated back to 1935. Separately the two words themselves have a much older history. Quality dates back to the 14th century starting with Latin qui to, quails of what kind, to qualita, to qualitat-, to Old French qualitei, and most recently Middle …showed first 75 words of 307 total…

…showed last 75 words of 307 total…confidence in a target entity that the said process, services, or product has been executed in a desired manner. QC on the other hand, involves the various techniques that monitor a process in order to eliminate causes of unsatisfactory performance throughout all stages (ASQ-Glossary). In conclusion, quality control is used everyday in everything whether you realize it or not to ensure consistency, fairness, and confidence in the products, services, and processes that we depend on.