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The Glossary for Quality Management +++ Popular Articles: 'Food', 'Flow', 'Feature'

A Feature refers to a distinct and measurable characteristic, attribute, or function of a product or service. Features play a crucial role in defining the quality, functionality, and performance of a product or service, and they are often used as criteria for evaluation and assessment. Managing and ensuring the quality of features is essential to meet customer expectations, regulatory requirements, and industry standards.

A "file" refers to a document or record that contains information related to quality management activities. Files are an essential component of quality management systems as they provide a means of organizing, storing, and retrieving important information related to quality processes, standards, procedures, and documentation.

Deutsch: Ebenheit / Español: Planitud / Português: Planicidade / Français: Planéité / Italiano: Planarità

In the context of quality management, flatness refers to a critical dimension of geometric dimensional control that measures how close a surface adheres to being perfectly flat. It is a key quality attribute in the manufacturing and engineering sectors, ensuring that parts and components meet strict specifications for flatness to ensure proper fit, function, and performance in their final application.

Deutsch: Geschmack / Español: Sabor / Português: Sabor / Français: Saveur / Italiano: Sapore

Flavor in the quality management context refers to the sensory characteristic of a product that is perceived by the taste and smell senses. It is a critical quality attribute for food and beverage products, affecting consumer satisfaction and preference. Managing flavor quality involves understanding the factors that influence flavor perception, including raw material quality, processing techniques, packaging, storage conditions, and the presence of flavoring agents or contaminants.

Deutsch: Fluß / Português: Fluxo / Français: Flow -/ Italiano: Flow

In the quality management context, "flow" refers to the movement or progression of a product, service, or information through the stages of a process or system. In a quality management context, flow refers to the movement of products, services, or information through the various stages of production, delivery, or distribution.

English: Fluid / Deutsch: Flüssig / Español: Fluido / Português: Fluido / Français: Fluide / Italiano: Fluido /

In the context of quality management, 'fluid' refers to a flexible and adaptable approach to managing quality. Fluid quality management recognizes that the business environment is constantly changing, and therefore quality management practices must also be dynamic and adaptable.

Deutsch: Lebensmittel / Español: Alimentos / Português: Alimentos / Français: Aliments / Italiano: Cibo /

Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for an organism. Food is usually of plant, animal or fungal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals. The substance is ingested by an organism and assimilated by the organism's cells to provide energy, maintain life, or stimulate growth.

Foodstuff in the quality management context refers to any substance intended for consumption, usually of plant or animal origin, that serves as sustenance for humans. Quality management in the food industry is critical to ensure the safety, integrity, and compliance of food products with regulatory standards and consumer expectations. The term "foodstuff" encompasses a wide range of products, from raw ingredients to processed and packaged foods.