Glossary
Weigher and Checker Terms & Vocabulary
15 essential weigher and checker terms with plain-English definitions: the vocabulary you’ll hear in training and on day one.
Key weigher and checker vocabulary
These 15 terms come up constantly in weigher and checker training, on the job and in interviews. Knowing them helps you follow instructions, document accurately and sound prepared.
- Bill of lading
- Shipping document.
- Calibration
- Scale accuracy check.
- Cycle count
- Partial inventory count.
- Grade
- Quality level.
- Gross weight
- Total weight with vehicle.
- Moisture test
- Measures water content.
- Net weight
- Gross minus tare.
- Overage
- More than expected.
- Probe
- Takes grain samples.
- Sample
- Small portion tested.
- Scale ticket
- Weight record.
- Shortage
- Less than expected.
- Tare weight
- Empty weight.
- Variance
- Difference.
- Weighmaster
- Certified weigher.
Practice these terms
Test yourself with the free Weigher and Checker practice test: it includes vocabulary questions built from this list. For a complete course, see Weigher and Checker training.
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