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Noun	1.	standardisation - the condition in which a standard has been successfully established; "standardization of nuts and bolts had saved industry millions of dollars" standardization condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
	2.	standardisation - the imposition of standards or regulations; "a committee was appointed to recommend terminological standardization" normalisation, normalization, standardization social control - control exerted (actively or passively) by group action stabilization, stabilisation - the act of stabilizing something or making it more stable; "he worked for price stabilization for farm products"; "wage stabilization is necessary for industrial peace"; "stabilization means that the product can be handled under atmospheric conditions" stylisation, stylization - the act of stylizing; causing to conform to a particular style
	3.	standardisation - the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument; "the thermometer needed calibration" calibration, standardization activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" tuning - (music) calibrating something (an instrument or electronic circuit) to a standard frequency readjustment, adjustment, registration - the act of adjusting something to match a standard

Translations

تَوْحيد المَعايير والمَقاييس

stöîlun

standard

(ˈstӕndəd) noun

1. something used as a basis of measurement. The kilogram is the international standard of weight.

2. a basis for judging quality, or a level of excellence aimed at, required or achieved. You can't judge an amateur artist's work by the same standards as you would judge that of a trained artist; high standards of behaviour; His performance did not reach the required standard.

3. a flag or carved figure etc fixed to a pole and carried eg at the front of an army going into battle.

adjective

(accepted as) normal or usual; The Post Office likes the public to use a standard size of envelope.

ˈstandardize, ˈstandardise verb

to make or keep (eg products) of one size, shape etc for the sake of convenience etc.

ˌstandardiˈzation, ˌstandardiˈsation noun

ˈstandard-bearer noun

a person who carries a standard or banner.

be up to / below standard

to (fail to) achieve the required standard. Her work is well up to standard.

standard of living

the level of comfort and welfare achieved in any particular society.

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Adebayo Shittu, has said that the Federal Government is fully committed to the standardisation programme in the telecommunications sector by the International Communication Union (ITU).

FG Committed To ITU Standardisation Programme -Minister

An international conference on standardisation of self-driving cars, hosted by the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards, was attended by around 200 experts, who shared information and knowledge on technologies, standards, laws and infrastructure of self-driving cars, and discussed the necessity of international standardisation of technologies.

Experts on self-driving cars call for global standardisation of technology

It will be organised as part of the strategic approach of the GCC Standardization Organization for developing infrastructure of standardisation and quality.

GCC LABORATORY EVENT FROM TODAY

The International Organization for Standardization is one of the most important bodies working in the field of issuing international standards, in addition to other activities related to standardisation processes'.

QGOSM to attend ISO meet in Geneva

The Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology (Esma) and the Institute for Standardisation of Serbia (ISS) recently signed a cooperation agreement in Belgrade, a media report said.

Esma, Serbian counterpart sign partnership

19 (BNA): The Arabian Gulf University (AGU) has recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the GCC Standardisation Organisation (GSO) in an effort to spread the standardisation culture and protect consumers, environment and public health via relevant education, studies and research.The signing ceremony was conducted at AGU's premises in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

AGU signs memo with GSO

(TAP) - The Third Global Standards Symposium (GSS) began on Monday in Hammamet on "Security, Privacy & Trust in Standardisation.

Hammamet plays host to Third Global Standards Symposium

Manama: Industry, Commerce and Tourism Ministry in collaboration with GCC Standardisation Organisation kicked off a training programme - Technical Regulations: Principles, Tools and Standards.

Training focus on latest standardisation norms

Turning standardisation into a tool to open access to new markets for SMEs, instead of restraining them, will be the primary goal of a new organisation representing European SMEs in the standardisation process, named Small Business Standards (SBS), and officially launched during its first General Assembly, on 13 December.

SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES : SMALL BUSINESS STANDARDS TO REPRESENT SMES IN STANDARDISATION

Structure of marketing decision making and international marketing standardisation strategies.

International marketing standardization: a meta-analytic estimation of its antecedents and consequences