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What are Standards?

A prescribed set of rules, conditions, or requirements concerning definitions of terms; classification of components; specification of materials, performance, or operations; delineation of procedures; or measurement of quantity and quality in describing materials, products, systems, services, or practices. National Standards Advisory Committee

STANDARDS TYPES

  •  Basic standard
  •  Terminology standards
  •  Testing standards
  •  Product standards
  •  Process standards
  •  Service standards
  •  Interface standards
  •  Data requirements standards

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