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AQL. stands for Acceptance Quality Limit, and is defined as the quality level
that is the worst tolerable (ISO 2859-1 standard).
Acceptable Quality Limit (AQL) is the standard used by many Quality Control
Inspection firms and inspectors to determine a proper sampling size and the number
of allowable defects. AQL is a statistical measurement of the maximum number of
defective goods considered acceptable in a particular sample size.
History of AQL
Prior to the mid-1900s, acceptance sampling was not widely followed. Acceptance
sampling was popularized by Dodge and Roming (pioneers of modern Quality Control)
and was originally applied by the U.S. military for testing bullets during World
War II. The dilemma was, if every bullet was tested in advance, no bullets would be
able to ship on time. If, on the other hand, no bullets were tested, malfunctions
might occur on the battlefield, with potentially catastrophic results.