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Data
- Information that is organized in a form suitable for manual or computer
analysis
Define
and document - To state in written form,
the precise meaning, nature or characteristics of something
Demonstrate - To prove by reasoning,
objective evidence, experiment or practical application
Department - A unit of an organization
that may perform one or more functions. Units of organization regardless
of their names are also referred to as functions (see Functions)
Design
- A process of originating a conceptual solution to a requirement and
expressing it in a form from which a product may be produced or a service
delivered
Design
and Development - Design creates the
conceptual solution and development transforms the solution into a fully
working model
Design
of experiments - A technique for
improving the quality of both processes and products by effectively
investigating several sources of variation at the same time using
statistically planned experiments
Design
review - A formal documented and
systematic critical study of a design by people other than the designer.
For more on design review see
Quality System Handbook
Desk top
audit - A documentation audit performed
at a desk with the organisation’s quality system documentation
Disposition - The act or manner of
disposing of something
Documentation audit - An audit carried
out to determine whether an organisation’s documented quality system makes
adequate provision for meeting the requirements of a given standard (see
also Adequacy Audit or desk top audit).
For more on auditing see
Auditor Questions
Document control
- Measures taken to regulate the preparation, review, approval, release,
distribution, access, storage, security, alteration, change, withdrawal or
disposal of documents. Document control procedures do not necessarily need
to cover every one of these factors.
For more on document control see
Quality System Handbook
Documented procedures - Procedures that
are formally laid down in a reproducible medium such as paper or magnetic
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