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Calibration Services Terms

Accuracy – A tolerance limit that defines the deviation between an output’s measurement and the actual output.
 
Alignment – Adjustments that bring a device to proper operation.
 
Analog Measurement – Measurement device that creates a continual output reading of the internal input signal.
 
Axial Strain – A strain on the same axis as the applied load or in the same direction of the load applied.
 
Calibration Curve – A record of the comparison of a device’s output to the result of standard tests.
 
Capacitor – A storage device of energy.
 
Compensation – Using various devices, materials and processes to reduce known errors of a source.
 
Equilibrium – A state of balance or a steady state not undergoing change.
 
Fatigue Limit – The maximum amount of stress and deformation an object can handle.
 
Hertz (Hz) – The measurement of frequency in cycles per second.
 
K-Factor – The harmonic content of load current, which determines the safe maximum load on a power source.
 
Mean Stress – The difference between the maximum and minimum stress that an object can handle.
 
Metrology – The science of weight and measurement, or a system of weights and measurement.
 
Nonlinearity – The maximum deviation on a calibration curve from a straight line that is drawn among various outputs of a device, expressed as a percentage.
 
Output – The signal or measurement that is produced by a device.
 
Range – The span of values at which a meter or device will read accurately without overloading.
 
Resistor – Electrical load or impedance device.
 
Resolution – The minimal change of output in a device that is detectable.
 
Torque – The measure of force applied that causes rotational motion.