International standard
Standards are produced by many organizations, some for internal usage only, others for use by a groups of people, groups of companies, or a subsection of an industry. A problem arises when different groups come together, each with a large user base doing some well established thing that between them is mutually incompatible. Establishing international standards is one way of preventing or overcoming this problem.
International standards are developed by international standards organizations.
See also
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and List of ISO standards
- International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and List of IEC standards
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and Category:ITU-T recommendations
- British Standards (formerly British Standards Institute, BSI)
- ASTM International
- Open standard
- Standardisation
- Standards Organizations
- American Petroleum Institute
External links
- The ISO Web Site (International Organization for Standardization)
- The IEC Web Site (International Electrotechnical Commission)
- The ITU Web Site (International Telecommunication Union)
- The ASTM Web Site (formerly the American Society for Testing and Materials, founded 1898)
- The CENELEC Web Site (European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization)
- The ANSI Web Site (American National Standards Institute)
- The BSI Web Site (British Standards Institute)
- (German) The DIN Web Site
- The BIS Web Site
- The IPC Web Site
- The SAE Web Site (Society for Automotive Engineers)
- The AIAG Web Site
- The IEEE Web Site (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers)
- The MediaGrid Web Site (International Media Grid Standards Organization)
- The API Web Site (American Petroleum Institute)
Categories
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