The expression ācoffee breakā was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
STANDARDIZATION
calibration, standardization, standardisation
(noun) the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument; āthe thermometer needed calibrationā
standardization, standardisation, normalization, normalisation
(noun) the imposition of standards or regulations; āa committee was appointed to recommend terminological standardizationā
standardization, standardisation
(noun) the condition in which a standard has been successfully established; āstandardization of nuts and bolts had saved industry millions of dollarsā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
standardization (countable and uncountable, plural standardizations)
The process of complying (or evaluate by comparing) with a standard.
The process of establishing a standard.
Source: Wiktionary
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
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