SUO: RE: Re: SUOP Topic :> Definition Of Conformance
Dear Jon,
See below.
Matthew West
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jon Awbrey [mailto:jawbrey@att.net]
> Sent: 26 November 2003 03:04
> To: SUO
> Subject: SUO: Re: SUOP Topic :> Definition Of Conformance
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> SUOPT :> Conformance. Note 2
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> In: SUOPT Outline. http://suo.ieee.org/email/thrd1.html#11635
> Re: SUOPT :> CDOPT 04. http://suo.ieee.org/email/msg11828.html
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> Matthew gives the following definition:
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> | Conformance.
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> | Agreeing or corresponding in character or qualities.
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> | Source. Taken from the 'Oxford English Dictionary'
> | definition for "congruous".
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> I find that puzzling. Why not just look up "conformance"?
MW: In the OED the most promising definition of conformance referenced
congruos, so I just followed the link.
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> | Conformance. SYN: Conformity.
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> | Conformity.
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> | 1. Correspondence in form, manner, or character.
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> | Agreement.
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> | 2. An act of instance of conforming.
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> | 3. Action in accordance with some specified standard or authority.
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> | Obedience.
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> | Source. 'Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary'.
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> In fine, much of the work in these definitions is done by the
> ideas of Accordance, Agreement, Correspondence, and Obedience.
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> Jon Awbrey
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