The act of following a medical regimen or schedule correctly and consistently, including taking medicines or following a diet.

 A change in behavior consistent with a communication source's direct requests.

The state of an organization that meets prescribed specifications, contract terms, regulations or standards.

Adherence to, and the ability to demonstrate adherence to, mandated requirements defined by laws and regulations, as well as voluntary requirements resulting from contractual obligations and internal [..]

Fulfillment by a business, community, or individual of its obligations under an agreement

An initiative rolled out in December 2010 by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to improve large truck safety by reducing crashes, injuries, and fatalities on the road. The sc [..]

1640s, from comply + -ance. Related: Compliancy.

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Fulfilling the requirements on shipping documents and papers in accordance with government regulations.

Meeting or conforming with defined requirements.

Merchants that accept credit card transactions must meet or exceed regulations set by the local government, federal government, the card associations, and the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC). Also see Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC).

Meaning that products, services, processes, and/or documents comply with requirements.

The process of adhering to policies and decisions. Policies can be derived from internal directives, procedures and requirements, or from external laws, regulations, standards and agreements.

Compliance that a business must adhere to in the course of doing business with trading partners and customers.

Companies creating their own internal compliance demands. This type of compliance is driven by needs ranging from preserving shareholder equity to embracing stakeholder identity.

Regulatory compliance is concerned with laws that a business must obey, or risk legal sanctions, up to and including prison for its officers.

The extent to which a patient agrees to and follows a prescribed treatment regimen.

the inverse of Stiffness

To follow all Department of Homeland Security regulations as a Student and Exchange Visitor Program-certified school to enroll nonimmigrant students.

Adherence to all the trial-related requirements, good clinical practice (GCP) and ethical requirements, and the applicable regulatory requirements.

Doing what you’ve been asked or required to do. It often refers to taking medication the way you’ve been told by your doctor. But it can also mean other ways you follow rules, guidelines or laws.

conformity: acting according to certain accepted standards; "their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices" complaisance: a dispos [..]

See Adherence

Adherence to policies, plans, procedures, laws, regulations, contracts, or other requirements.​

Definition The state of being in accordance with the relevant Federal or regional authorities and their requirements. In the context of financial services, the most important compliance rules come fro [..]

(kom-pli´ans) A measure of the ease with which a structure such as the lung expands under pressure; a measure of the change in volume as a function of pressure changes. conduction myofibers

In data storage terminology, the word compliance is used to refer to industry-wide government regulations and rules that cite how data is managed and the need for organizations to be in compliance wit [..]

Compliance is the tendency to agree to do what is requested especially if there are certain factors present: a feeling that there is give and take, believability, likability, limited supply and positi [..]

1 : an act or process of complying with a demand or recommendation 2 : observance of official requirements

Conformity, acting according to certain accepted standards.

Compliance is the condition of conforming with either legal requirements, or standard practices, (such as GAAP). The degree of compliance an organization practices is typically assessed by independent financial auditors. Compliance is an essential part of building and maintaining stockholder confidence and trust; companies that are routinely not in [..]

Occurs when building performance, according to the standards in the Building Code, has been achieved.

The procedure a VISA or MasterCard member may use to resolve a dispute between members when no chargeback reason code applies. The challenging member must prove financial loss due to a violation of MasterCard and/or VISA rules by the other member.

Act of complying with a set of established regulations, especially concerning medical events.

Adherence to specified government, state, agency or organizational rules or standards. For recording scientific data on a computer system in such a way that it will be admissible as evidence in certai [..]

The reciprocal of stiffness, (displacement divided by force).

A slight resiliency, or "give," designed into suspension bushings to help absorb bumps. Good compliance allows the wheels to move rearward a bit as they hit bumps but doesn't allow them [..]

The process of ensuring that a company and its employees adhere to relevant laws, statutory regulations, codes and standards, legislative and contractual obligations.

Compliance is the process to ensure that the organization operates by conforming to rules, policies, or legal standards.

The process of ensuring that a company and its employees adhere to relevant laws, statutory regulations, codes and standards, legislative and contractual obligations.

(n) acting according to certain accepted standards(n) a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others(n) the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another

adhering to or conforming with a regimen of treatment such as CPAP

General term used in reference to the condition of a tree or wood pole as it relates to the applicable law, rule or regulation.  For example, a tree growing within three (3) feet of a 12kV power line would be out of compliance with California Public Resources Code (PRC), Section 4293 which requires four (4) feet clearance at all times.

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The act or process of complying with policies, procedures, standards or mandatory controls or requirements. In the context of Information Security, this regularly refers to implementation of an ISO/IEC27001 Information Security Management System (ISMS), application of the Security Policy Framework, implementation of controls mandated in a Code of C [..]

n. cumplimiento

The function of ensuring that all employers required to do so carry workers’ compensation or disability benefits insurance coverage.

Adherence to a standard of practice or preparation. Compliance with the CAS standards implies that an institution or program meets or exceeds the fundamental essential criteria established for a funct [..]

The measurement in liters or cubic feet of the volume of air that is equal to the compliance, or maximum extension of a speaker's total suspension.

Compliance means conformity with the law. Environment Canada ensures compliance with legislation through two types of activity: promotion and enforcement.

A state achieved by a company or person by adhering to certain legislative and regulatory requirements. These requirements can cover a wide range of activities, from the prevention of pollution by operating within standards set by legislative and regulatory requirements, to the obtaining of required licences, or to the completion of paperwork and t [..]

Distensibility measure of a chamber such as the Lungs (Lung Compliance) or Bladder. Compliance is expressed as a change in volume per unit change in Pressure.

Compliance by Health Personnel or Proxies with the stipulations of Advance Directives (or similar directives such as Resuscitation Orders) when Patients are unable to direct their own care.

The capability of the Lungs to distend under Pressure as measured by pulmonary volume change per unit Pressure change. While not a complete description of the Pressure-volume properties of the Lung, i [..]

Voluntary cooperation of the Patient in following a prescribed regimen.

Meeting of standards and their components as shown through evidence presented by an educator preparation provider (EPP).

Distensibility measure of a chamber such as the lungs (LUNG COMPLIANCE) or bladder. Compliance is expressed as a change in volume per unit change in pressure.

Set of voluntary, banking supervisory and legally prescribed measures designed to ensure that the business activities of financial institutions and the personal transactions undertaken by their employ [..]

A term used to describe the extent to which a set of explicit standards, rules or criteria are met.

Conforming or adapting one's actions to another's wishes, to a rule or to necessity. A compliance code would be intended to meet all legal requirements.

Compliance, in DRM, references a manufacturers’ adherence to output copy protection. Manufacturers who distribute digital rights management (DRM) equipment must comply with copy protection rules, wh [..]

The act of following a medical regimen or schedule correctly and consistently, including taking medicines or following a diet.

following treatment plan or directions

The requirement to operate in accordance with statutory or regulatory guidelines. In the financial services industry, the most important compliance rules come from the Prudential Regulation Authority

The act of meeting specified conditions or requirements.

Measures that satisfy a legal requirement

An organization's degree of alignment with internal standards regarding processes for software asset management, software license management or software security. (see License compliance

Compliance is legal usage of software products, i.e. effective software usage complies with legal requirements regarding software usage.

To be in accordance with a law, ruling or other generally-accepted practice.

Obliged adherence to policies, plans, procedures, laws, regulations, contracts, or other requirements. See Conformance.

All Cosmetic beauty products sold in the EU must by law comply with regulation 1223/2009. To achieve this you will need to create a PIF which will include a CSPR and product data must be entered on th [..]

For a region to be "in compliance," hourly measurements of air pollution in that region must not exceed those designated to be safe by the Federal Clean Air Act.

Institutionalised arrangements for ensuring that a company's management and staff duly comply with all statutory provisions and prohibitions. Lufthansa has established a Compliance Office for this purpose. It maintains an insider directory which comprises all persons with access to insider information. An ad hoc clearing team assembled from va [..]

An indication or judgement that the product or service meets the agreed requirement of the relevant specification; also the state of meeting the requirements.

This is a term used to describe how well you are following the recommended usage of your therapy. If you are compliant, it means you are using it as recommended to gain the benefits of treatment. If you are noncompliant, you are not using it as recommended to gain the benefits.

Compliance describes the entirety of all measures that ensure the lawful conduct of companies, their management bodies and their employees with regard to legal directives and interdictions.

Faithful adherence by the patient to the prescriber's instructions.

The act or process of complying to a desire, demand, or proposal. * Adapted from: Sharon

Accordance with a set of established standards, specifications, laws or regulations that govern quality standards within the electronics industry.

the relative stiffness of a speaker suspension, specified as Vas.

Conformity in fulfilling official requirements

Compliance to the Visa and MasterCard regulatory bylaws. Also, a method of resolving a dispute between members if no chargeback reason code applies. The challenging member must prove financial loss du [..]

More accurately referred to as adherence. The ability of a patient to take his or her medication or follow a treatment protocol according to the directions for which it was prescribed; a patient taking the prescribed dose of medication at the prescribed frequency for the prescribed length of time.

Compliance is based upon three levels of enforcement: the notice, the order and the written management letter (another form of order). Penalties may or may not be associated with notices or orders. Co [..]

patient acceptance of therapy (complies with the instructions).

Fulfillment by a Party of its obligations under an international agreement.

The ability of an object to yield elastically when a force is applied.

Adherence to all the trial-related requirements, Good Clinical Practice (GCP) requirements, and the applicable regulatory requirements.

The act of following orders and adhering to rules and policies, i.e. taking one’s medications post-transplant.

An act of complying. (uncountable) The state of being compliant. (uncountable) The tendency of conforming with or agreeing to the wishes of others. (mechanics) A measure of the extension or di [..]

The act of following orders and adhering to rules and policies, i.e. taking one's medications after transplant.

Fulfilment by countries/businesses/individuals of emission reduction and reporting commitments under the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol.

Displacement of a manipulator in response to a force or torque. A high compliance means the manipulator moves a good bit when it is stressed. This is called spongy or springy. Low compliance would be [..]