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English term or phrase:traceable
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Entered by: Gabo Pena

14:46 May 3, 2004
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Medical: Instruments
English term or phrase: traceable
Context: The frosted glass plate shall be calibrated approximately every 12 month and shall be traceable to a national standard.
Please kindly tell me what "traceable" means here in plain English according to the context. Thak you
Jianming Sun
Local time: 02:59
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Explanation:
related, that is it would have the same requirements as the national standard

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Gabo Pena
Local time: 11:59
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Gabo Pena
4You can trace the instruments which tested the sample.
Ramesh Madhavan


  

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Explanation:
related, that is it would have the same requirements as the national standard

8^7

Gabo Pena
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You can trace the instruments which tested the sample.


Explanation:
Caliberation is to compare and correct the readings of a "test specimen" with a "STANDARD" specimen. Traceability is a common term in Quality Assurance. By "traceable", they mean that you can work backwords and check on all the stages of certification and the accracy of the instruments used in the chain to certify the accuracy of the subject Instrument. Testing instruments are caliberated by instruments which are more accurate than the instruments being tested. National Standards Authority are expected to have the best of the best in the country. Hence, if any manufacturer/testing lab can prove that his instuments are regularly caliberated by very accurate instruments, the results from such instruments can be considered GOOD.

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Note added at 1 day 3 hrs 16 mins (2004-05-04 18:02:29 GMT)
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Sorry for a spelling mistake. Please read: accuracy for accracy.

Ramesh Madhavan
Local time: 00:29
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