Knowledge

Metrology Dictionary

The complete VIM vocabulary — all numbered concepts of JCGM 200:2012 as faithful paraphrases with clause citations — plus clearly labeled practice terms from the GUM, ILAC, ISO and NIST guidance.

All A B C D E G I K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Z

All sources 172 VIM vocabulary 144 Practice & guidance 28

All disciplines 172 Calibration 14 Dimensional 3 General 19 Instruments 39 Mass 2 Pressure 1 Quality & Accreditation 11 Standards & Units 46 Statistics 13 Temperature 2 Uncertainty 22

Accreditation

Third-party attestation, by an authoritative body, of a conformity assessment body's competence to carry out specific tasks — for laboratories, against ISO/IEC 17025, by bodies operating under ISO/IEC 17011.

ISO/IEC 17011:2017 · Quality & Accreditation