Source : WordNet®

standardization
     n 1: the condition in which a standard has been successfully
          established; "standardization of nuts and bolts had
          saved industry millions of dollars" [syn: {standardisation}]
     2: the imposition of standards or regulations; "a committee was
        appointed to recommend terminological standardization"
        [syn: {standardisation}, {normalization}, {normalisation}]
     3: the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a
        standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument; "the
        thermometer needed calibration" [syn: {calibration}, {standardisation}]