Aug 7, 2012 · I am curious about the differences in meaning, connotations, style, and correctness of using conformity vs conformance. I haven't been able to find much using a simple web search, only a …

Apr 23, 2014 · I can't find an authoritative-reference for this, but I've often seen bug used in a more restrictive sense: a bug is a non-conformance to a detailed specification.

For example, non-conformance is abbreviated as NC. If I am referring to a non-conformance, I may pronounce the whole word or I may literally say the letters "NC"; in my industry, they are used …

Jul 20, 2017 · In accordance with is the more formal phrase and refers only to laws and rules; something may be said to be in accordance with some rule or regulations. According to, on the other hand, …

Oct 5, 2015 · "Un-" is defined as "a prefix meaning 'not,' freely used as an English formative, giving negative or opposite force in adjectives and their derivative adverbs and nouns... and less freely …

You can substitute usually, but the emphasis on "conformance to norms" is more important when you use normally. For inanimate objects, usually often seems more appropriate than normally.

Does "non-" prefixed to a two word phrase permit another hyphen before the second word? If I want to refer to an entity which is defined as the negation of another entity by attaching "non-" it se...

The word "nominal" has a number of definitions. For example, the Free Dictionary gives seven: nom·i·nal (nm-nl) adj. a. Of, resembling, relating to, or consisting of a name or names. b.

The Oxford American Dictionary and Thesaurus (2003) has these entries beneath a much longer entry for political: political correctness avoidance of forms of expression and action that exclude or …

They don't necessarily have to be compliant to the regulations, so should be independent of that. Ideas so far are: stakeholder (s) dependent (s) participant (s) partner (s) but none sound specific in relation …