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calibrate
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calibrate

To adjust or bring into balance. Scanners, CRTs and similar peripherals may require periodic adjustment. Unlike digital devices, the electronic components within these analog devices may change from their original specification. See color calibration and tweak.


calibrate [′kalĀ·ə‚brāt]
(science and technology)
To determine, by measurement or comparison with a standard, the correct value of each scale reading on a meter or other device, or the correct value for each setting of a control knob.


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They hope to eventually market it to other forestry--and even mining--clients by calibrating the probe to measure other properties and elements.
The calibrator comes with weights for calibrating springloads of gauges in the A, B, C, D, DO and O durometer scales.
We were trying to get info on inspecting and calibrating our small arms gauges.
 
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