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Glossary of Terms
     Management Review
     The purpose of a management review is to evaluate
     the  overall  performance  of  an  organization's
     management  system  and  to  identify  improvement
     opportunities.    These  reviews  are carried  out by  the
     organization's  top  managers  and  are  done  on  a
     regular basis.

     Nonconforming Products
     Products  or  services  that  do  not  conform  to
     requirements.

     Nonconformity
     Non-fulfillment of a requirement.

     Normative References
     A document that is indispensible for the application of
     the standard.

     Objective Evidence
     The  data  supporting  the  existence  or  verity  of
     something.  Objective  evidence  can  be  obtained
     through  observation,  measurement,  test,  or  other
     means.

     Organization
     A group of people and facilities with an arrangement
     of responsibilities, authorities and relationships.

     Outsourced Process
     Any  process  that  is  part  of  an  organization’s
     management system but is performed by a party that

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