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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

activity go
any specific behavior

calibration, standardization, standardisation go
the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument

registration, readjustment, adjustment
the act of adjusting something to match a standard

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alignment go
the act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other
collimation go
the accurate adjustment of the line of sight of a telescope
temperament go
an adjustment of the intervals (as in tuning a keyboard instrument) so that the scale can be used to play in different keys
tune-up go
adjustments made to an engine to improve its performance
synchronization, synchronisation, synchronizing, synchronising go
an adjustment that causes something to occur or recur in unison
voicing go
the act of adjusting an organ pipe (or wind instrument) so that it conforms to the standards of tone and pitch and color