Full Definition of GOVERNMENT. 1. : the act or process of governing; specifically: authoritative direction or control. 2. obsolete: moral conduct or behavior: discretion.
critical to quality (CTQ). A process characteristic or component that has a direct effect on whether the overall process or product is perceived by the customer to be of acceptable quality. Identification of specific, measurable critical to quality (CTQ) characteristics is essential for meaningful and measurable business process improvement.
ACQ: Afternoon Call to Quarters (military) ACQ: Acquisition Qualifier: ACQ: All Courses and Quadrants (aviation) ACQ: Appraisal Cost of Quality: ACQ: agreed contractual quantity: ACQ: Annual Compliance Questionnaire (various companies) ACQ: Asthma Control Questionnaire