AQL
Acceptable Quality Level (AQL). The maximum number of defects per hundred units (DHU) which is acceptable as a process average. Lots, or portions of production, having a quality level equal to a specified AQL will be accepted approximately 95 percent of the time when using the sampling plans prescribed for the AQL.
Source
7 CFR § 42.102
Scoping language
For the purpose of this part, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall be construed, respectively, to mean: