Tuesday, April 16, 2024, 11:00 AM
Site: Quametec™ Institute of Measurement Technology
Course: Quametec™ Institute of Measurement Technology (QUAMETEC™)
Glossary: QIMT Glossary
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Basic unit (for measurement) Unit of measurement for a basic magnitude in a given system of magnitudes. |
BIPM Bureau International des Poids et Mesures |
BNM Bureau National de Métrologie, the national metrological institute of France. |
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Calibration Set of operations that establish, under specified conditions, the relationship between values of quantities indicated by a measuring instrument or measuring system, or values represented by a material measure or a reference material and the corresponding values realised by standards. |
Calibration certificate Result(s) of a calibration can be registered in a document sometimes called a calibration certificate or a calibration report. |
Calibration history, measuring equipment Complete registration of the results from the calibration of a piece of measuring equipment, or measuring artefact, over a long period of time, to enable the evaluation of the long-term stability of the piece of equipment or the measuring artefact. |
Calibration interval Time interval between two consecutive calibrations of a measuring instrument. |
Calibration report Result(s) of a calibration can be registered in a document sometimes called a calibration certificate or a calibration report. |
CCAUV Consultative Committee for Acoustics, Ultrasound and Vibrations. Established 1998. |
CCEM Consultative Committee for Electricity and Magnetism. Established 1927. |