Quality Control Glossary

noun failure or refusal to comply with a rule or regulation

adjective describing a person or entity that is not complying with a rule or regulation

• The company issued a warning letter to the employee for their noncompliance with company policies.
• She got in trouble for her noncompliance with the dress code at work.
• He's always in noncompliance with the rules, never following them.
• Her noncompliance with societal norms made her stand out in a unique way.

verb to organize or arrange according to a system or plan

• The company has systematized its inventory management process to improve efficiency.
• I finally systematized my closet so I can find things more easily.
• She's really got her study routine systematized to ace all her exams.
• The artist systematized her creative process to produce more consistent and impactful work.

noun a specific point or level at which action is required or deemed necessary

• The action level for air pollution in this area has been exceeded.
• We need to do something about the air pollution here, it's past the action level.
• The air quality is so bad here, we're way past the action level.
• The tension in the room reached an action level as the negotiations heated up.