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What does ISO mean? ISO is the short name for the International Organization for Standardization. It’s not an acronym, but a name inspired by the Greek word isos, meaning “equal” – reflecting our …

Covering almost every product, process or service imaginable, ISO makes standards used everywhere.

Standardization is one of the main elements of the national quality-infrastructure in a country, the others being metrology, accreditation, conformity-assessment services and market surveillance.

This module provides an introduction to standards and standardization. Chapter 1 introduces the phenomenon, provides a short historical overview and talks about the use of standards, giving …

We promote the teaching of standardization, by participating directly in a joint masters program, helping our members to set up similar programs and by maintaining a database of materials related to …

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