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| Domain | Definition |
Computing | International Organization for Standardization |
Meteorology & Standards | An international organisation for standardisation, based in Geneva, Switzerland, that establishes voluntary standards and promotes global trade of 90 member countries. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is an international standard setting body of representatives of national standards bodies, that produces world-wide industrial and commercial standards.
While the ISO defines itself as an Non-governmental organization, its ability to set standards which often become law through treaties or national standards makes it more powerful than most NGOs, and in practice it acts as a consortium with strong links to governments. Partipants include one standards body from each member country and major corporations.
ISO cooperates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), which is responsible for standardization of electrical equipment.
The organization is usually referred to simply as ISO (pronounced eye-so). It is a common misconception that ISO stands for International Standards Organization, or something similar. ISO is not an acronym; it comes from the Greek word isos, meaning equal. In English its name is International Organization for Standardization, while in French it is called Organisation Internationale de Normalisation; to use an acronym would result in different acronyms in English (IOS) and French (OIN), thus the founders of the organization chose ISO as the universal short form of its name.
ISO standards are numbered, and have a format that contains "ISO 99999:yyyy: Title" where "99999" is the standard number, "yyyy" is the year published, and "Title" describes the subject.
See also: List of ISO standards, standardization
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "International Organization for Standardization."
Crosswords: INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION |
| Specialty definitions using "INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION": Hearing Loss, Partial ♦ International Organisation for Standardisation, ISO ♦ MPEG-1 audio layer 3. (references) |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | NIST maintains standard information for all ISO (International Organization for Standardization) countries, including Italy. (references) | |
IMBiGS cooperates with many well known international organizations dealing with certification, such as ISO - International Organization for Standardization, CEN - European Normalization Committee, CECE – Confederation of European Construction Equipment, and ET – Euro Test consortium. (references) | ||
For example, a product manufactured for distribution in the United States, as well as for export, can be investigated concurrently for compliance with UL standards and those of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC). (references) | ||
Economic History | Syria | Syria is a member of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa, Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, Arab League, Arab Monetary Fund, Council of Arab Economic Unity, Customs Cooperation Council, Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, Food and Agricultural Organization, Group of 24, Group of 77, International Atomic Energy Agency, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, International Civil Aviation Organization, International Chamber of Commerce, International Development Association, Islamic Development Bank, International Fund for Agricultural Development, International Finance Corporation, International Labor Organization, International Monetary Fund, International Maritime Organization, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, International Olympic Committee, International Organization for Standardization, International Telecommunication Union, League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Non-Aligned Movement, Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries, Organization of the Islamic Conference, United Nations, UN Commission on Human Rights, UN Conference on Trade and Development, UN Industrial Development Organization, UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, Universal Postal Union, World Federation of Trade Unions, World Health Organization, World Meteorological Organization, and World Tourism Organization. (references) |
Political Economy | HUNGARY | Hungary participates in the International Organization for Standardization (ISC) and the International Electro-Technical Commission (IEC). (references) |
Trade | France | It is the French branch of the European Standardization System (CEN) and a member of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
international organization for standardization | 46 |
international organization for standardization iso | 6 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | ISO (International Standards Organisation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | ISO (International Standards Organisation), Internationale Organisatie voor Normalisatie (International Standards Organisation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | ISO (big, great, large). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | ISO (independent system operator, International Standards Organisation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | ISO (Integrated Social Policy, International Standards Organisation), Internationale Normenorganisation (International Standards Organisation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ISO (International Standards Organisation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | ISO (International Standards Organisation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | internationalay organizationay orfay andardizationstay ISO (International Standards Organisation). (various references) ISO (International Standards Organisation). (various references) ISO (International Standards Organisation), Internationella standardiseringsorganisationen ISO (International Standards Organisation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: international organization for stnadardization. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| 1. Crosswords 2. Quotations: Non-fiction 3. Expressions: Internet 4. Translations: Modern | 5. Derivations 6. Bibliography |
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