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Every organization using oscilloscopes has a wide variety of calibration approaches open to them.

If a quality assurance program is in force, customers and program compliance efforts can also directly influence the calibration approach.

Most oscilloscopes are capital assets that increase the value of the organization, in addition to the value of the measurements they make.

The individual oscilloscopes are subject to depreciation for tax purposes over 3, 5, 10 years or some other period in countries with complex tax codes.

The tax treatment of maintenance activity on those assets can bias calibration decisions.