Registration to Standards

Registration to Standards - A process in which an accredited, independent third-party organization conducts an on-site audit of a company's operations against the requirements of the standard to which the company wants to be registered. Upon successful completion of the audit, the company receives a certificate indicating it has met the standard requirements. In countries outside the United States, this generally known as certification.

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Source: American Society for Quality, 18 October 2010 08:36:45, http://www.asq.org/glossary/