International Organization for Standardization

British  

noun

1.  ISO.  an association composed of representatives of several national standards bureaus, founded in London in 1947 and based in Geneva, Switzerland, that establishes and maintains international standards for units of measurements, clothes sizes, technical terminology, etc

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Example Sentences

The companies announced Sept. 10 that they would implement the merchant category code days after the Swiss-based International Organization for Standardization voted to create the classification.

From Washington Times

The codes are four-digit numbers assigned by financial institutions using a system maintained by the International Organization for Standardization and updated every five years.

From Seattle Times

Last fall, after years of pressure from Democrats and gun control advocates, the International Organization for Standardization created a merchant code specifically for gun retailers.

From Seattle Times

The regulator, the International Organization for Standardization, typically issues such guidelines to ensure that products and services in one country can be used in the industrial processes of another.

From New York Times

Some of the main groups are the International Organization for Standardization, the International Telecommunication Union and the 3rd Generation Partnership Project, or 3GPP, which is setting standards for ultra-fast 5G mobile networks.

From Washington Post