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ISO

ISO

41 5.5
An international group that writes rules for how products and services should work
  • proper noun
  • /ˈaɪsoʊ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : Organización Internacional de Normalización
  • The ISO develops international standards to ensure quality and safety in products and services.
  • an ISO standard
  • ISO standards
  • the ISO organization

You know, I know ISO standards are not the most exciting things to read, but they have huge impact.

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Examples

  • More than any of the other codes, ISO 14001 focuses a firm's attention upon its internal management activities.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Repairable metric pneumatic cylinders have been designed to conform to ISO 6431 and VDMA 24562 standards.

    Academic text (1996)

  • In the early 1990s, ISO came under pressure to develop an environmental management standard.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Responsible Care and ISO 14001 grew out of large businesses where management skills are highly developed.

    Academic text (1997)

  • So we participate on SAE and ISO and all of the international standards bodies.

  • ISO 14000 is an offshoot of a more familiar ISO 9000 program, which set standards for quality management.

    Academic text (1997)

  • A distinguishing feature of ISO is its requirement for third-party verification to obtain registration.

    Academic text (1997)

  • The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) was formed in 1946 and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Complete line of vacuum components including CF trademark, KF, and ISO flanges, feedthroughs, and valves.

    Academic text (1997)

  • The latest guidelines released by the ISO promote environmentally friendly practices for manufacturing.

Synonyms

IEEE
vsISO
  • Specialized
3 5.7

A large professional group for electrical and electronics engineers who share research and set industry rules

is an independent international body setting standards across many industries
ICAO
vsISO
1 7.5

An agency of the United Nations that sets rules for air travel between countries

is independent and covers technical standards across many products and services

How Authoritative

regulatory agency
  • Formal
11 4.0
ISO
  • Specialized
41 5.5
standardizer
  • US
7.6
committee
∞ 3.2
practitioner
120 4.0

Surface Forms

ISO main

Etymology

ISO for the organization is the short name chosen so it would be the same in every language; it comes from the Greek word isos meaning 'equal'. That's why ISO writes rules and 'standards' to make products and services work the same around the world.