Quality Assurance
nounverified· unreviewed·updated Aug 30, 2026
The purpose of this function is to review the software project activities and to test the software products throughout their life cycle in order to determine if they are meeting the functional specifications of the users and are following the established plans, standards, and procedures to maintain a desired level of quality for a service or product.
MWEFFIEC IT Examination Handbook - Audit, April 2012
Senses
NIST SP 800-171r3attested usage reviewer confirmed
No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 1 citation in that document; a definition is pending curation.
Classifications
Entity Type
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Sensitivity
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Information Class
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Variants
- plural
- quality assurancesQuality Assurances
- possessive
- quality assurance'sQuality Assurance's
- pluralpossessive
- quality assurances'Quality Assurances'