International Organisation for Standardisation, International Organization for Standardization, International Standardisation Organisation, International Standardization Organization, International Standards Organisation, International Standards Organization, ISO, International Federation of National Standardizing Associations
body set up in 1947 with a secretariat in Geneva to promote the development of standardization and related activities in the world with a view to facilitating international exchange of goods and servi, network of national standards institutes, with a central secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland, which is is the world's largest developer and publisher of International Standards, ülemaailmne rahvuslike standardiorganite liit, kes tegeleb standardimisega kõikidel aladel, v.a elektrotehnika, elektroonika ja telekommunikatsioon, veebruaril 1947 asutatud valitsusväline rahvusvaheline organisatsioon, mis tegeleb rahvusvaheliste tööstuslike ja kommertsstandarditega