Definition Non-Conformance vs. Nonconformance vs. Non Conformance - Which is correct?

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vanputten

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According to the Oxford English Dictionary, "nonconformance" is not a word. "Nonconformity" is a noun.
 

Jim Wynne

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According to the Oxford English Dictionary, "nonconformance" is not a word. "Nonconformity" is a noun.
Do you mean that "nonconformance" doesn't appear in the OED? Or that the OED says that it's "not a word"? Usage by people determines what's a word, not dictionaries, unless you're playing Scrabble.
 

Wes Bucey

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Do you mean that "nonconformance" doesn't appear in the OED? Or that the OED says that it's "not a word"? Usage by people determines what's a word, not dictionaries, unless you're playing Scrabble.
"not dictionaries, unless you're playing Scrabble."
Even then, everybody in the game has to agree on WHICH dictionary, because not everyone has the latest edition of the "OFFICIAL" Scrabble dictionary used in Scrabble tournaments.

vanputten said:
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, "nonconformance" is not a word. "Nonconformity" is a noun.
:topic:As I wrote earlier, modern lexicographers do not dictate whether a word is "correct," they merely note and record words as they are used. Different dictionaries are on different update cycles. OED is an excellent source for word "etymology," but the OED process is long and painstaking before it considers a new word or word form has sufficient "usage" to be entered in the OED.

This dictionary
http://www.wordwebonline.com/en/NONCONFORMANCE
does acknowledge the usage and does so without hyphenation.
 
Q

qualitytoughnut - 2010

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"not dictionaries, unless you're playing Scrabble."
Even then, everybody in the game has to agree on WHICH dictionary, because not everyone has the latest edition of the "OFFICIAL" Scrabble dictionary used in Scrabble tournaments.


:topic:As I wrote earlier, modern lexicographers do not dictate whether a word is "correct," they merely note and record words as they are used. Different dictionaries are on different update cycles. OED is an excellent source for word "etymology," but the OED process is long and painstaking before it considers a new word or word form has sufficient "usage" to be entered in the OED.

This dictionary
http://www.wordwebonline.com/en/NONCONFORMANCE
does acknowledge the usage and does so without hyphenation.
Hello Wes,
A VERY HAPPY AND QUALITY FILLED NEW YEAR to you. :D
You are right.Dictionary.com also recognises Nonconformance while Non-conformance or Non conformance fetches no result. :agree1:
 

Ajit Basrur

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The term nonconformance is referred in ISO 14001 standard and not in ISO 9001 - the ISO 9001 standard states nonconforming product and nonconformity.
 

Stijloor

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The term nonconformance is referred in ISO 14001 standard and not in ISO 9001 - the ISO 9001 standard states nonconforming product and nonconformity.
Ajit,

You made me very curious! :D

ISO 9001:2000 (excluding the annex):
  • "Nonconformities" is used 10 times
  • "Nonconforming" is used 5 times
  • "Nonconformity" is used 2 times
ISO 14001:2004 (excluding the annex)
  • "Nonconformity" is used 10 times
  • "Nonconformance" could not be found
What a way to spend a Saturday morning....:D

Stijloor.
 
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