{"id":27620,"date":"2020-11-04T14:34:48","date_gmt":"2020-11-04T13:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.testify.io\/glossar\/quality-assurance\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T20:11:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T18:11:44","slug":"quality-assurance","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/www.testify.io\/en\/glossar\/quality-assurance\/","title":{"rendered":"Quality assurance"},"content":{"rendered":"<nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Startseite<\/span><\/p><\/nav>\n<h1>Definition of quality assurance<\/h1>\n<p><!-- \/wp:post-content --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>In the course of a quality management process, the term quality assurance encompasses all technical and organizational measures that serve to maintain and create product and process quality before, during and after production or manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The terms quality control and quality assurance are often used interchangeably. In fact, quality assurance and quality control are two different aspects of quality management. Quality control describes the part that focuses on the fulfillment of quality objectives. Quality assurance, on the other hand, refers to the part of how a process or how a product is manufactured.   <\/p>\n<p><strong>Relevant glossary entries<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Nvlpj3iMoB\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.testify.io\/en\/glossar\/quality-planning\/\">Qualit\u00e4tsplanung<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Qualit\u00e4tsplanung&#8221; &#8212; Testify\" src=\"https:\/\/www.testify.io\/en\/glossar\/quality-planning\/embed\/#?secret=XIuNMuT4FP#?secret=Nvlpj3iMoB\" data-secret=\"Nvlpj3iMoB\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"TT4scZg0Ft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.testify.io\/en\/glossar\/quality-management-standard\/\">Qualit\u00e4tsmanagementnorm<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Qualit\u00e4tsmanagementnorm&#8221; &#8212; Testify\" src=\"https:\/\/www.testify.io\/en\/glossar\/quality-management-standard\/embed\/#?secret=h2nXT1HWOv#?secret=TT4scZg0Ft\" data-secret=\"TT4scZg0Ft\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"GdMiAqBvkd\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.testify.io\/en\/glossar\/q7-seven-tools-of-quality\/\">Q7 &#8211; Sieben Werkzeuge der Qualit\u00e4t<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Q7 &#8211; Sieben Werkzeuge der Qualit\u00e4t&#8221; &#8212; Testify\" src=\"https:\/\/www.testify.io\/en\/glossar\/q7-seven-tools-of-quality\/embed\/#?secret=GkYrs3ur4I#?secret=GdMiAqBvkd\" data-secret=\"GdMiAqBvkd\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"CaNf4k0LhN\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.testify.io\/en\/glossar\/quality-management\/\">Qualit\u00e4tsmanagement<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Qualit\u00e4tsmanagement&#8221; &#8212; Testify\" src=\"https:\/\/www.testify.io\/en\/glossar\/quality-management\/embed\/#?secret=YpKIwMG1Sp#?secret=CaNf4k0LhN\" data-secret=\"CaNf4k0LhN\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"9FREbldLMZ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.testify.io\/en\/glossar\/quality-control\/\">Qualit\u00e4tskontrolle<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Qualit\u00e4tskontrolle&#8221; &#8212; Testify\" src=\"https:\/\/www.testify.io\/en\/glossar\/quality-control\/embed\/#?secret=Di7aXPILk0#?secret=9FREbldLMZ\" data-secret=\"9FREbldLMZ\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Relevant blog posts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"IgmwIRNyoJ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.testify.io\/en\/100-digital-0-paper-with-digital-quality-control-for-paperless-production\/\">100% digital &#8211; 0% Papier. 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die 7 elementaren Qualit\u00e4tswerkzeuge.<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Q7 &#8211; die 7 elementaren Qualit\u00e4tswerkzeuge.&#8221; &#8212; Testify\" src=\"https:\/\/www.testify.io\/en\/q7-the-7-elementary-quality-tools\/embed\/#?secret=aFckijPzLA#?secret=74RKMP8IYt\" data-secret=\"74RKMP8IYt\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"XzcTdOouCa\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.testify.io\/en\/quality-excellence-a-comprehensive-guide-on-how-to-align-your-company-with-your-quality-goals\/\">Quality Excellence &#8211; ein umfassender Leitfaden, wie Sie Ihr Unternehmen mit Ihren Qualit\u00e4tszielen in Einklang bringen.<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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