Definition of spot-checking - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

random checksrelated to random checks to detect issues

Spot-checking procedures were implemented to catch any errors in the process.

inspectioninvolving quick inspections to ensure quality or accuracy

The manager ordered spot-checking inspections to catch errors before shipment.

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Origin of spot-checking

English, spot (mark) + check (examine)

Terms with spot-checking included in their meaning

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market surveillance

finance

continuous checking of trading activity to spot unfair or illegal behavior

Examples of spot-checking in a sentence

They conducted spot-checking to ensure compliance.
Spot-checking procedures were implemented to catch any errors.
The team relied on spot-checking to ensure compliance with regulations.

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French:de contrôle aléatoire, ponctuel, ...
German:zufällige Überprüfungen, stichprobenartig, ...
Italian:verifiche a campione, campionario, ...
Spanish:inspección aleatoria, por muestreo, ...
Portuguese:verificação aleatória, aleatório, ...
Chinese:抽样检查, 抽查的, ...
Japanese:ランダムチェック, 抜き取り検査をする, ...
Arabic:عَشْوَائِي, عَشْوائِيّ, ...
Hebrew:מִדְגָּמִי, מִדְגָּמִי, ...
Russian:случайные проверки, выборочно-проверочный, ...
Ukrainian:вибіркова перевірка, вибірковий, ...
Hindi:यादृच्छिक जाँच, आकस्मिक जाँच वाला, ...
Bengali:আকস্মিক-পরিদর্শনমূলক, নমুনাভিত্তিক যাচাইসংক্রান্ত, ...
Catalan:aleatori, puntual, ...
Czech:namátkový, ...
Danish:stikprøvebaseret, ...
Dutch:willekeurige controle, steekproefsgewijs, ...
Greek:δειγματοληπτικός, αιφνιδιαστικός, ...
Hungarian:szúrópróbaszerű, ...
Khmer:ត្រួតពិនិត្យចៃដន្យ, ត្រួតពិនិត្យតាមគំរូ, ...
Korean:무작위 점검, 표본 점검, ...
Persian:تصادفی, شامل بازرسی‌های سریع و انتخابی, ...
Polish:kontrola losowa, wyrywkowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):checagens aleatórias, amostral, ...
Romanian:verificare aleatorie, prin sondaj, ...
Swedish:slumpmässig kontroll, stickprovsvis, ...
Thai:แบบสุ่ม, ตรวจสอบแบบสุ่ม, ...
Turkish:rastgele kontrol, örneklemeli, ...
Vietnamese:kiểm tra ngẫu nhiên, kiểm tra đột xuất, ...

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