Standard
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“Standard” redirects here. For other uses, see Standard (disambiguation).
In this article the term standard is used in the sense of a process for establishing a technical standard (ie, a document containing specifications) among competing entities.
Typically Standards are produced by many organizations (or groups of cooperating entities), some for internal usage only, others for use by groups of people, groups of companies, or an entire industry. They form interest groups, that obtain mutual gains in a coordinated action if they ensure a "group-wide" uniformity in a measure (for comparative evaluations), or in a technical reference level of quality or attainment. See the Wiktionary link for varient definitions of standard.
Specific usage may apply to:
- International standard;
- Measure standards:
- International System of Units
- Frequency standard, used for calibrating oscillators;
- Internet standards:
- W3C recommendation, officially ratified by the IETF;
- Internet standard, officially ratified by the IETF;
- Measure standards:
- Open standard;
- Standards organization.
- Learning Standards in Education
- Roman Standards
See also Standardization.
