Lab glossary
Calibration
Comparing an instrument's readings with a traceable standard to establish and document its accuracy.
Where you will meet this term
- InstrumentAnalytical balance
- InstrumentpH meter
- InstrumentGel Permeation / Size-Exclusion Chromatography (GPC / SEC)
- InstrumentAtomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS)
- InstrumentInductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES)
- InstrumentInductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS)
- InstrumentNear-infrared (NIR) spectrometer
- InstrumentTurbidity meter
- InstrumentDifferential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC)