calibration

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Currently, the calibration is along the lines of "dipping the controller down" in some fashion, or pointing it at the screen.

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  1. noun The act or process of calibrating or the state of being calibrated.
  2. noun A set of gradations that show positions or values. Often used in the plural: the calibrations on a pressure gauge.

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  • Currently, the calibration is along the lines of "dipping the controller down" in some fashion, or pointing it at the screen. —  The Wiire
  • Magnetometer (MAG): Performed a rolling calibration, which is done outside of 15 Rs. Dec. 29, DOY 364: —  BBSNews ATOM 0.3 Newsreader Feed
  • The Greater Depression will be a time of moral re-calibration, and not a moment too soon. —  Public Address
  • Fully charged coming off a battery calibration, after only a few moments of use the battery level read 96\%. —  Discussions: Message List - root
  • Spatial calibration is available to provide real world dimensional measurements in units such as millimeters. —  MacUpdate - Mac OS X
 

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/kælɪˈbreɪʃən/
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