spot check en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) A cursory inspection or examination, especially of a sample of something.
Though the author consulted with two doctors (a spot check with another doctor reveals some medical information to be stale by at least five years), […]
1979 April 28, Jim Davis, “Unhealthy Attitudes”, in Gay Community News, page 12:They do not measure each one, but they do a spot check on a few parts before shipping.
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| spot-check | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (9)
es revisión aleatoria (a cursory inspection or examination or the inspection or examination of a sample of something) · hu szúrópróba (a cursory inspection or examination or the inspection or examination of a sample of something) · de Stichprobenkontrolle (a cursory inspection or examination or the inspection or examination of a sample of something) · lv izlases pārbaude (a cursory inspection or examination or the inspection or examination of a sample of something) · es inspección sorpresa (a cursory inspection or examination or the inspection or examination of a sample of something) · hu villámellenőrzés (a cursory inspection or examination or the inspection or examination of a sample of something) · bg проверка на място (a cursory inspection or examination or the inspection or examination of a sample of something) · fi pistokoe (a cursory inspection or examination or the inspection or examination of a sample of something) · hu szúrópróbaszerű ellenőrzés (a cursory inspection or examination or the inspection or examination of a sample of something)