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con·for·mance

(kən-fôr′məns)

Conformity.

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con•form•ance

(kənˈfɔr məns)

n.

conformity.

[1600–10]

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Noun

conformance - correspondence in form or appearance

conformity

agreement, correspondence - compatibility of observations; "there was no agreement between theory and measurement"; "the results of two tests were in correspondence"

justness, nicety, rightness - conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety; "it was performed with justness and beauty"

normality - conformity with the norm

conformance

noun

The act or state of agreeing or conforming:

accordance, agreement, chime, conformation, conformity, congruence, congruity, correspondence, harmonization, harmony, keeping.

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What happened to TIA-898? Where does the long-established TIA-898 fit in among the many different and confusing testing specs cluttering today's lab benches?

The loan was underwritten in conformance with Fannie Mae Multifamily Affordable Housing (MAH) Guidelines.

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We need to ensure that those in the acquisition and logistics communities have the flexibility to assess program requirements, make good decisions, and where appropriate, require conformance to military specifications and standards.

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Number one is predictable and repeatable product performance--also known as "conformance quality." If a high-pressure seal is designed to hold 1,000 psi for five minutes, and every seal out of a batch does just that, then that part has high conformance quality.

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(Nasdaq:XLNX) has announced that it has successfully completed the University of New Hampshire Interoperability Lab (UNH IOL) IEEE 802.3 conformance tests for 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet Media Access Controller (MAC).

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NSF conducted a plant audit at the CPC facility in Long Island, NY, to verify conformance to GMPs and will conduct periodic audits to verify continued conformance.

NSF awards GMP registration; certifies supplement line. (Industry News)

set the pace by becoming the first company to obtain approval for 3GPP RF Test Cases as defined in the 3GPP Terminal Conformance Specification.

Anritsu gets moving on 3G mobile availability. (International Report)

The NIST approach for testing compu ter forensic tools is based on well-recognized methodologies for conformance testing and quality testing.

NIST'S Computer Forensics Tool Testing project helps to assure the accuracy of computer forensics investigations. (General Developments)

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has released the "XML 1.0 (Second Ed'ition) W3C Conformance Test Suite.

XML Conformance Test Suite. (Tools)

VPNC itself reminds us that conformance and interoperability are not the same thing.

Making Sense Of VPN Systems, Standards, And Protocols

* conformance, * functional, * stress, * interoperability and * service verification.