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==International Organization for Standardization==
==International Organization for Standardization==
'''ISO''' or '''Iso''' is the short name of the '''[[International Organization for Standardization]]''' (also sometimes known informally and unofficially as the ''International Standards Organization''). This usage is also derived from the Greek word meaning <i>equal</i> (and is not an acronym).
'''ISO''' is the short name of the '''[[International Organization for Standardization]]''', a global federation of over a hundred national standards bodies with central secretariat in [[Geneva]], [[Switzerland]]. This shortname is derived from the Greek word meaning <i>equal</i>. It is not intended to be an acronym in any particular language.

From this usage, the following further usages are derived:
*An '''Iso''' or '''ISO''' is a [[technical standard]] published by the [[International Organization for Standardization]].
*The '''ISO number''' (or '''Iso number'''; in context, just '''ISO''' or '''Iso''') is a measure of ''[[film speed]]'' (photographic film's sensitivity to light) defined by ''Iso 5800''.
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*An '''ISO file''' or ''ISO image'' (also '''Iso file''' or '''Iso image'''; in context, just '''ISO''', '''Iso''', '''iso''', '''.iso''' or '''.ISO''') is an [[ISO 9660 image]] of a [[file system]].


An '''ISO standard''' is an [[international standard]] published by the [[International Organization for Standardization]]. Although more than 15000 ISO standards have been published so far, each identified by a document number, the term '''ISO''' is in some fields commonly used just on its own as a shortname for something defined in one of these specifications. For example:
*In photography, the '''ISO number''' is the measure of ''[[film speed]]'' (sensitivity of photographic film to light exposure) defined in international standard [[ISO 5800]].
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*In computing, an '''ISO file''' or '''ISO image''' (in context also just '''ISO''', '''.iso''' or '''.ISO''') is an [[ISO 9660 image]], a [[bitstream]] that represents a [[CD-ROM]] [[file system]] as defined in international standard [[ISO 9660]].


==Acronym==
==Acronym==

Revision as of 11:05, 21 March 2005

In other languages

Iso means the following in other languages:


Prefix

Iso- is a prefix indicating similarity or equality (derived from the Greek for equal).

The following words use the prefix:

See also: contour line


International Organization for Standardization

ISO is the short name of the International Organization for Standardization, a global federation of over a hundred national standards bodies with central secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland. This shortname is derived from the Greek word meaning equal. It is not intended to be an acronym in any particular language.

An ISO standard is an international standard published by the International Organization for Standardization. Although more than 15000 ISO standards have been published so far, each identified by a document number, the term ISO is in some fields commonly used just on its own as a shortname for something defined in one of these specifications. For example:

  • In photography, the ISO number is the measure of film speed (sensitivity of photographic film to light exposure) defined in international standard ISO 5800.
  • In computing, an ISO file or ISO image (in context also just ISO, .iso or .ISO) is an ISO 9660 image, a bitstream that represents a CD-ROM file system as defined in international standard ISO 9660.

Acronym

ISO is also an three-letter acronym which can stand for:

Other Uses

Iso or ISO may also refer to:

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