calibration
Sign in to saveIn measurement technology and metrology, calibration is the comparison of measurement values delivered by a device under test with those of a calibration standard of known accuracy. Such a standard could be another measurement device of known accuracy, a device generating the quantity to be measured such as a voltage, a sound tone, or a physical artifact, such as a meter ruler.
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- BIPM Definition
- Modern calibration processes
- Quality of calibration
- Instrument calibration prompts
- Basic calibration process
- Purpose and scope
- Intervals
- Standards required and accuracy
- Manual and automatic calibrations
- Process description and documentation
- Historical development
- Origins
- Calibration of weights and distances ({{circa|lk=no|1100 CE}})
- The early calibration of pressure instruments
- See also
- References
- Sources
In measurement technology and metrology, calibration is the comparison of measurement values delivered by a device under test with those of a calibration standard of known accuracy. Such a standard could be another measurement device of known accuracy, a device generating the quantity to be measured such as a voltage, a sound tone, or a physical artifact, such as a meter ruler.
The outcome of the comparison can result in one of the following: no significant error being noted on the device under test a significant error being noted but no adjustment made an adjustment made to correct the error to an acceptable level