Examination of product design, product, process, or installation and determination of its conformity with specific requirements or, based on professional judgment, with general requirements.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
inspection (noun)1.
a) the act of - inspecting
b) recognition of a familiar pattern leading to immediate solution of a mathematical problem - solve an equation by inspection
2.
a checking or testing of an individual against established standards
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
inspection (noun)a close look at or over someone or something in order to judge condition
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