nonconformance
nonconformance — noun
1. the state of not meeting a required rule, standard, or expected way of working o
the state of not meeting a required rule, standard, or expected way of working or behaving.
The audit found a major nonconformance in the factory's safety records.
audit finding: major nonconformance
Engineers fixed the nonconformance before the customer inspected the finished parts.
correct a nonconformance before inspection
Sana logged each nonconformance with the date, photo, and test result.
The hospital changed its procedure after repeated nonconformance with cleaning rules.
A small nonconformance in the label delayed shipment for two days.
- noncompliance
common in legal or regulatory writing, stressing failure to obey a rule
- deviation
often used for a departure from a technical requirement or process
- violation
stronger, often suggesting a clearer or more serious breach
- conformance
matching the required standard or specification
- compliance
meeting a rule or instruction as required
文法句型
nonconformance with + rule/standard
a nonconformance in + process/document
用法筆記
Common in audits, inspections, and technical reports. It usually points to a product, record, or process that fails to match a stated requirement, often in the pattern 'nonconformance with' or 'a nonconformance in'.