international standards
Worldwide agreed specifications
International standards are agreed-upon specifications, guidelines, or criteria established by recognized bodies to ensure consistency, quality, safety, or interoperability across different countries and industries.
Organizations like the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) develop these benchmarks through consensus among member nations.
The product met international standards for electrical safety.
Such standards facilitate global trade by ensuring that goods manufactured in one country will function properly in another.
- harmonizationCreating consistency across systems
- ISOGlobal standards body
- metrologyScience of precise quantification
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
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international standardslocal regulations
Area-specific governing rules
national standards · regional standards · state regulations · local customs · municipal codes
international standardsunwritten rules
Unstated behavioral expectations
customary practices · folk traditions · rule of thumb · gut instinct · oral traditions
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