MIL-STD-1916 DOD Preferred Methods for Acceptance of ProductThe purpose of this standard is to encourage defense contractors and other commercial organizations supplying goods and services to the U.S. Government to submit efficient and effective process control prevention procedures in place of prescribed sampling requirements.

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MIL-STD-1916

through validation, full-scale development, production, deployment, and disposal.  (DFARS

46.101)

3.19  Screening inspection.  An inspection process whereby every unit is checked and all nonconforming units are removed; also referred to as 100 percent inspection.

3.20  Traceability.  The ability to trace the history, application or location of an item or activity, or similar items or activities, by means of recorded identification.  (ISO 8402)

3.21  Verification level (VL).  Prescribes the level of significance or utility of a characteristic to the user.  The amount of effort to assure conformance can be allocated on the basis of importance to the user.  (Major characteristics will require more verification effort than minor characteristics.)  VL-VII requires the highest level of effort, and the effort decreases as the VL decreases to the lowest level, VL-I.

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