Standard

Set of mandatory requirements established by consensus and maintained by a recognized body to prescribe a disciplined uniform approach or specify a product, that is, mandatory conventions and practices. [ ISO/IEC/IEEE 24765 ]

Other Definitions

Standard [ IEEE 1490 ]: A document that provides, for common and repeated use, rules, guidelines or characteristics for activities or their results, aimed at the achievement of the optimum degree of order in a given context.

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