standardization, standardisation -- (the condition in which a standard has been successfully established; "standardization of nuts and bolts had saved industry millions of dollars")
standardization, standardisation, normalization, normalisation -- (the imposition of standards or regulations; "a committee was appointed to recommend terminological standardization")
calibration, standardization, standardisation -- (the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument; "the thermometer needed calibration")