The procedure to force the scale to display a certain value for a known standard mass Then any other mass will be determined using the standard as the reference
To standardize (a measuring instrument) by determining the deviation from a standard so as to ascertain the proper correction factors [54]
Calibration ensures that equipment and measurements correspond to universal standards Equipment needing calibration can typically be scales, meters, drives, and clocks
The process of submitting samples of known value to an instrument, in order to establish the relationship of value to instrumental output
the process of comparing an instrument's output signal with reality Instruments that measure solar energy tend to "drift", that is, their output signals do not mean the same thing from one time period to another Because of this, they are periodically (annually or semi-annually) re-calibrated against more reliable instruments The picture below illustrates instruments being calibrated at SRRL The radiometers on the calibration table are calibrated to a reference instrument traceable to the World Radiometric Reference (WRR)
The process of converting a conventional radiocarbon age to a "true" or calendar age This is accomplished by comparing the measured CRA with a table of radiocarbon ages measured on samples of wood whose chronological ages are known exactly by tree-ring counting Tables of tree-ring data going back 12,000 years are available (see Radiocarbon Calibration Issue, 1993), and work to refine the calibration data is continuing
The comparison of a measurement instrument or system of unverified accuracy to a measurement instrument or system of known accuracy to detect any variation from the required performance specification
the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument; "the thermometer needed calibration"
The process of adjusting the colour of one device relative to another, such as a monitor to a printer, or a scanner to a film recorder, or the process of adjusting the colour of one device to some established standard
the process of comparing an instrument or device against a standard to determine instrument accuracy or to make a correction
A comparison of a measurement standard, instrument, or item with a standard or instrument of higher accuracy to detect and quantify inaccuracies and to report or eliminate those inaccuracies by adjustments
16, Adjusting a measuring instrument to make it accurate The set of operations which establish, under specified conditions, the relationship between values indicated by a measuring instrument or measuring system and the corresponding values of a quantity realized by a reference standard
1) The set of operations that establish, under specified conditions, the relationship between values indicated by a measuring instrument or measuring system, or values represented by material measure and the corresponding values of the measured Used by regulatory agencies to refer to the process of checking or adjusting instruments (including analytical instruments) Also used in chromatography to refer to the process of using standard samples as part of method verification 2) Calibration An operational check that generally involves the use of standard materials or test instruments that have certification traceable to the National Technical Information Service (formerly the National Bureau of Standards)
The act of adjusting the color of one device relative to another, such as a monitor to a printer, or a scanner to a film recorder Or, it may be the process of adjusting the color of one device to some established standard
The process of periodically checking and adjusting measuring devices and instruments to ensure specified accuracy and precision that are traceable to national or international standards
{i} act of calibrating, act of determining or adjusting an instrument's readings, adjusting, tuning
The process wherein the zero and sensitivity of the measuring circuit is adjusted to meaningful units so that the recorded measurements will be accurate with respect to an industry standard