standardization

• standardisation

From standardize +‎ -ation.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌstæn.də.daɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/

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• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌstæn.dɚˌdɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/, [ˌstɛən.dɚˌdɪˈzeɪ.ʃn̩], /ˌstæn.dɚˌdəˈzeɪ.ʃən/, [ˌstɛən.dɚˌdəˈzeɪ.ʃn̩]
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌstæn.də.dɑeˈzæɪ.ʃən/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˌstɛn.də.daɪˈzæɪ.ʃən/, [ˌstɛn.də.dɑe̯ˈzæɪ.ʃn̩]

standardization (countable and uncountable, plural standardizations)

1. The process of complying (or evaluate by comparing) with a standard.
2. The process of establishing a standard.
   • 1976, Boating (volume 40, numbers 1-2, page 152)

     The FCC says it decided to attempt standardization of VHF receivers after getting "thousands of complaints" from disgruntled boatmen who found their sets brought in mostly a lot of garble and static.