- inspection
- A careful *examination. Inspection is central to the gathering and *evaluation of *audit evidence. See also *physical inspection.
Auditor's dictionary. 2014.
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inspection — [ ɛ̃spɛksjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1290; lat. inspectio 1 ♦ Vieilli Examen attentif. « une simple inspection de l esprit » (Descartes). 2 ♦ Examen attentif dans un but d enquête, de contrôle, de surveillance, de vérification; travail, fonction d inspecteur.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
inspection — in‧spec‧tion [ɪnˈspekʆn] noun [countable, uncountable] 1. a visit to a factory or other building to check that everything is satisfactory and all rules are being obeyed: • The factory has regular inspections by the Health and Safety Executive. 2 … Financial and business terms
inspection — in·spec·tion n: a careful and critical examination: as a: a buyer s examination of goods prior to payment or acceptance esp. in accordance with section 2 513 of the Uniform Commercial Code b: an examination of articles of commerce to determine… … Law dictionary
inspection — INSPECTION. s. f. Action par laquelle on regarde, on considere quelque chose. J ay connu par l inspection des pieces du procés. à la premiere inspection on connoist que cet acte est faux. l inspection du ciel; des astres. il luy predit par l… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Inspection — examination of a product design, product, service, process orplant, and determination of their conformity with specific requirements or, on the basis of professional judgment, general requirements (ISO/IEC 17020:1998). Источник … Словарь-справочник терминов нормативно-технической документации
Inspection — In*spec tion, n. [L. inspectio: cf. F. inspection.] 1. The act or process of inspecting or looking at carefully; a strict or prying examination; close or careful scrutiny; investigation. Spenser. [1913 Webster] With narrow search, and with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inspection — late 14c., from O.Fr. inspeccion inspection, examination (13c.), from L. inspectionem (nom. inspectio) a looking into, noun of action from pp. stem of inspicere look into, inspect, examine, from in into (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + specere to look… … Etymology dictionary
Inspection — (v. lat.), 1) das Besichtigen, so Inspectio ocularis, s. Besichtigung; 2) (Med.), Besichtigung eines Kranken, um aus seinem Äußeren auf innere Krankheitszustände zu schließen; 3) die Aufsicht; 4) ein Bezirk od. eine Anzahl von Anstalten, Personen … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Inspection — Inspection, lat. deutsch, Beaufsichtigung, Prüfung; inspiciren, beaufsichten, prüfen; Inspicirung, die Vornahme des Actes; Inspector, der Aufseher, inspicirende Beamte, beim Kriegswesen ein höherer Offizier, welcher die Ausrüstung, Einübung,… … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Inspection — См. Инспекция Термины атомной энергетики. Концерн Росэнергоатом, 2010 … Термины атомной энергетики
inspection — examination, scrutiny, scanning, audit (see under SCRUTINIZE vb) Analogous words: investigation, probe, inquest, *inquiry, inquisition, research: surveillance, *oversight, supervision … New Dictionary of Synonyms
