ISOs
Global quality standards
ISOs is the plural of ISO, which has several meanings depending on context.
In photography, ISO refers to light sensitivity settings on a camera: I bumped the ISO to 3200 for the low-light shot.
In business and manufacturing, ISO refers to standards set by the International Organization for Standardization: The factory is ISO certified.
In gaming and computing, ISOs are disc image files: I downloaded the ISOs to install the operating system.
Stated requirements and parameters
- guidelinesSuggested rules for behavior
- protocolsEstablished codes of conduct
- normsExpected behavioral standards
- benchmarkingMeasuring against top performers
metrics · criteria · frameworks · requirements · procedures · documentation · parameters · conventions
Works on multiple systems
- integrationCombining into a whole
- compatibilityMutual suitability between things
- systemsOrganized sets of elements
- protocolsEstablished codes of conduct
UTF-8 · metadata · standardization · harmonization · universal · plug-and-play · seamless · connectivity
specifications
Stated requirements and parameters
- guidelinesSuggested rules for behavior
- protocolsEstablished codes of conduct
- normsExpected behavioral standards
benchmarking · metrics · criteria · frameworks · requirements · procedures · documentation · parameters · conventions · principles
cross-platform
Works on multiple systems
- integrationCombining into a whole
- compatibilityMutual suitability between things
- systemsOrganized sets of elements
protocols · UTF-8 · metadata · standardization · harmonization · universal · plug-and-play · seamless · connectivity · exchangeable
Geneva
Swiss seat of diplomacy
- ANSIAmerican technical standards organization
- consensusGeneral group agreement
- votingFormally registering a choice
delegates · secretariat · multinational · collaboration · harmonization
sensitivity
Responsiveness to stimuli
grain · noise · low-light · digital · sensor · ASA · stops · bracketing · metering
ISOsimprovisation
Spontaneous, unplanned creation
rules of thumb · unwritten rules · suggestions · tribal knowledge · gut feelings
ISOsone-offs
Singular, unrepeated instances
non-conformance · inconsistency · non-compliance · improvisation · deviations
- isosceles triangleThree-sided figure, two congruent
- isolation wardSealed medical containment area
- social isolationLack of human contact
- working in isolation
- isolated communitiesSettlements with limited outside contact
- emotional isolationDisconnection from others' feelings
ISO, iso, isobar, isobaric, isochronous, isocline, isogonic, isolate, isolated