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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.

Transfer measurement device

A device used as an intermediary to compare measurement standards — transferring, not holding, the quantity value.

VIM (JCGM 200:2012) 5.9 · Standards & Units

Travelling measurement standard

A standard, sometimes of special construction, intended for transport between locations — the artifacts that carry interlaboratory comparisons.

VIM (JCGM 200:2012) 5.8 · Standards & Units