Standard Definitions

We consider here various definitions of standards which are generalised for any product

• A standard is a published document that sets out specifications and procedures designed to ensure that a material, product, method, or service meets its purpose and consistently performs to its intended use.
• A principle commonly agreed to by experts in the conduct and use of an evaluation for the measure of the value or quality of an evaluation (eg, accuracy, feasibility, propriety, utility).
• A definition or format that has been approved by a recognized standards organization or is accepted as a de facto standard by the industry. Standards exist for programming languages, operating systems, data formats, communications protocols, and electrical interfaces but are not limited to these fields but can extend too food products, car industry etc.