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  • BS 4778-2:1991

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    Quality vocabulary Quality concepts and related definitions

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Withdrawn date:  15-03-2017

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  20-12-1991

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Committees responsible
    Foreword
    Section 1 - General
    0 Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Arrangement
    3 Related standards and publications
    Section 2 - Basic terms
    4 Quality
    5 Management
    6 Control
    7 Inspection: general terms
    8 Inspection: statistical terms
    Appendix A - English words and commonly
                 used terms
    Index
    Publication(s) referred to

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Gives concepts and defines terms in 5 sectors: quality; management; control; inspection general; and inspection statistical. Terms defined in previous publications, now omitted, can be found in Part 3. Related dictionary terms are now in the appendix.

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    Committee QS/1
    Development Note Together with BS 4778-1(1987), BS 4778-3.1(1991) and BS 4778-3.2(1991), it supersedes BS 4778-2(1979) Supersedes 90/97300 DC (01/2003) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, October 2012. (09/2012)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Withdrawn
    Supersedes

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    BS 7825-3.5:1997 Calibration of rubber and plastics test equipment. Calibration schedules Optical and weathering properties
    DEFSTAN 05-101(PT1)/1(2005) : 2005 PROOF OF ORDNANCE, MUNITIONS, ARMOUR AND EXPLOSIVES - PART 1: REQUIREMENTS
    BS 7925-1:1998 Software testing Vocabulary
    BS 5750-4:1994 Quality systems Guide to the use of BS EN ISO 9001 \'Model for quality assurance in design, development, production, installation and servicing (Formerly BS 5750:Part 1)\', BS EN ISO 9002 \'Model for quality assurance in production, installation and servicing (Formerly BS 5750:Part 2)\' and BS EN ISO 9003 \'Model for quality assurance in final inspection and test (Formerly BS 5750:Part 3)\'
    DEFSTAN 00-00(PT1)/3(1999) : 1999 STANDARDS FOR DEFENCE - PART 1: MOD UK STANDARDISATION POLICY, ORGANIZATIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION
    DEFSTAN 05-101(PT2)/1(2005) : 2005 PROOF OF ORDNANCE, MUNITIONS, ARMOUR AND EXPLOSIVES - PART 2: GUIDANCE
    BS 3138:1992 Glossary of terms used in management services
    PD 3542:1991 The role of standards in company quality management
    BS 6305:1992 Specification for general requirements for apparatus for connection to public switched telephone networks run by certain public telecommunication operators
    BS 7825-3.3:1997 Calibration of rubber and plastics test equipment. Calibration schedules Mechanical properties of plastics
    BS 4778-3.1:1991 Quality vocabulary. Availability, reliability and maintainability terms Guide to concepts and related definitions
    BS 7825-1:1995 Calibration of rubber and plastics test equipment Specification for principles and general requirements
    BS 6833-3:1992 Apparatus using cordless attachments (excluding cellular radio apparatus) for connection to analogue interfaces of public switched telephone networks Specification for the simple call routeing mode of cordless PBX operation with analogue interfaces to the PSTN and terminating stations treated as an entirety
    PD 6584:1995 Model for a supplier quality assurance assessment questionnaire
    BS 6833-5:1991 Apparatus using cordless attachments (excluding cellular radio apparatus) for connection to analogue interfaces of public switched telephone networks Specification for the cordless elements within PBX apparatus with analogue interfaces to the PSTN and terminating stations treated as an entirety
    BS 5882:1996 Specification for a total quality assurance programme for nuclear installations
    BS 5191:2004 Production planning and control. Vocabulary
    BS 7850-1:1992 Total quality management Guide to management principles
    BS 3811:1993 Glossary of terms used in terotechnology
    BS 7825-3.2:1997 Calibration of rubber and plastics test equipment. Calibration schedules Electrical properties
    BS 7000-4:1996 Design management systems Guide to managing design in construction
    BS 7378-1:1991 Apparatus for connection to public telecommunications systems using the Digital Access Signalling System No. 2 (DASS 2) via a 2048 kbit/s CCITT Recommendation G.703 interface General requirements
    BS 7000-3:1994 Design management systems Guide to managing service design
    BS 7850-2:1992 Total quality management Guide to quality improvement methods
    BS 7334-4:1992 Measuring instruments for building construction Methods for determining accuracy in use of theodolites
    BS 3843-3:1992 Guide to terotechnology (the economic management of assets) Guide to the available techniques
    BS 5760-5:1991 Reliability of systems, equipment and components Guide to failure modes, effects and criticality analysis (FMEA and FMECA)
    BS 7000-4:2013 Design management systems Guide to managing design in construction
    BS 6484:1984 Specification for electrical safety requirements for independent power supply units for indirect connection to certain telecommunication networks

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    BS 2846-6:1976 Guide to statistical interpretation of data Comparison of two means in the case of paired observations
    BS 4778-1:1987 Quality vocabulary International terms
    BS 4891:1972 A guide to quality assurance
    BS 5701:1980 Guide to number-defective charts for quality control
    BS 600:1935 The application of statistical methods to industrial standardization and quality control
    ISO 3951:1989 Sampling procedures and charts for inspection by variables for percent nonconforming
    ISO 2859:1974 Sampling procedures and tables for inspection by attributes
    BS 5760-3:1982 Reliability of systems, equipment and components Guide to reliability practices: examples
    BS 7229-2(1991) : AMD 7923 GUIDE TO QUALITY SYSTEMS AUDITING - QUALIFICATION CRITERIA FOR AUDITORS
    BS 5750-2:1987 Quality systems Specification for production and installation
    BS 6001-1(1999) : 1999 SAMPLING PROCEDURES FOR INSPECTION BY ATTRIBUTES - PART 1: SAMPLING SCHEMES INDEXED BY ACCEPTANCE QUALITY LIMIT (AQL) FOR LOT-BY-LOT INSPECTION
    BS 6143-1:1992 Guide to the economics of quality Process cost model
    BS 5532-1:1978 Statistical terminology Glossary of terms relating to probability and general terms relating to statistics
    ISO 2859-2:1985 Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes — Part 2: Sampling plans indexed by limiting quality (LQ) for isolated lot inspection
    BS 2846-1:1991 Guide to statistical interpretation of data Routine analysis of quantitative data
    BS 2846-4:1976 Guide to statistical interpretation of data Techniques of estimation and tests relating to means and variances
    BS 4778-3.2:1991 Quality vocabulary. Availability, reliability and maintainability terms Glossary of international terms - 3.2 glossay of international terms
    BS 6143-2:1990 Guide to the economics of quality Prevention, appraisal and failure model
    BS 5750-4:1994 Quality systems Guide to the use of BS EN ISO 9001 \'Model for quality assurance in design, development, production, installation and servicing (Formerly BS 5750:Part 1)\', BS EN ISO 9002 \'Model for quality assurance in production, installation and servicing (Formerly BS 5750:Part 2)\' and BS EN ISO 9003 \'Model for quality assurance in final inspection and test (Formerly BS 5750:Part 3)\'
    BS 5750-0.1(1987) : 1987 QUALITY SYSTEMS - PRINCIPAL CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS - GUIDE TO SELECTION AND USE
    BS 5703(2011) : 2011 CONTROL CHARTS - PART 4: CUMULATIVE SUM CHARTS
    BS 5750-0.2(1987) : 1987 QUALITY SYSTEMS - PRINCIPAL CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS - GUIDE TO QUALITY MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY SYSTEM ELEMENTS
    BS 5760-0:1986 Reliability of systems, equipment and components Introductory guide to reliability
    BS 7229-3(1991) : AMD 7924 GUIDE TO QUALITY SYSTEMS AUDITING - MANAGING AN AUDIT PROGRAMME
    BS 4778-3.1:1991 Quality vocabulary. Availability, reliability and maintainability terms Guide to concepts and related definitions
    BS 7229-1(1991) : AMD 7922 GUIDE TO QUALITY SYSTEMS AUDITING - AUDITING
    BS 2846-5:1977 Guide to statistical interpretation of data Power of tests relating to means and variances
    BS 2564:1955 Control chart technique when manufacturing to a specification, with special reference to articles machined to dimensional tolerances
    BS 5750-3:1987 Quality systems Specification for final inspection and test
    BS 6002:1979 Specification for sampling procedures and charts for inspection by variables for percent defective
    BS 5750-1:1987 Quality systems Specification for design/development, production, installation and servicing
    BS 2846-3:1975 Guide to statistical interpretation of data Determination of a statistical tolerance interval
    BS 5760-5:1991 Reliability of systems, equipment and components Guide to failure modes, effects and criticality analysis (FMEA and FMECA)
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