Change Control变更控制
Change control is a formal process for proposing, reviewing, approving, and documenting changes to validated processes, equipment, materials, software, or facilities. In localization, the term appears in quality management system manuals, SOPs, validation files, and regulatory submissions; change-control records describe how changes are assessed before implementation and link to risk assessment, revalidation, and impact evaluation across production and quality systems.
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Where this term appears
Translators encounter change control in quality manuals, validation documentation, audit reports, CAPA records, and regulatory dossiers. They must use precise terms for the stages of a change and preserve the distinction between change request, assessment, approval, and implementation, because these steps carry different responsibilities. Multilingual teams also see it in training and eQMS workflows.
Translation checks
A frequent mistake is flattening change control into 'change management' or using 'variation' where 'change' has a different regulatory meaning. Translators may also mix up request, approval, and implementation stages. This can distort audit evidence or make a change-control procedure appear less rigorous than intended. In translated SOPs, ambiguous wording can cause skipped approvals.
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