Term: inspection https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08080 Definition: Examination of a product, process, service, or installation or their design and determination of conformity with specific requirements or on the basis of professional judgment, with general requirements. Notes: 1) Inspection of processes can include personnel, facilities, technology, or methodology. 2) Inspection procedures or schemes can restrict inspection to examination only. 3) If the result of an inspection shows conformity, it can be used for purposes of verification. 4) The result of an inspection can show conformity or non-conformity or a degree of conformity, where conformity is defined as fulfilment of a requirement. Related Term: determination (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08018). Related Term: requirements (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08122). Related Term: verification (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08139). Source: PAC, 2021, 93, 997. 'Metrological and quality concepts in analytical chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 1027 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0819) Citation: 'inspection' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08080 License: The IUPAC Gold Book is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike CC BY-SA 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) for individual terms. Disclaimer: The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) is continuously reviewing and, where needed, updating terms in the Compendium of Chemical Terminology (the IUPAC Gold Book). Users of these terms are encouraged to include the version of a term with its use and to check regularly for updates to term definitions that you are using.