Hello Covers,

There is a popular misconcept,that ISO is an acronym of 'International Standards Organisation',which is untrue.The word 'ISO' has its roots from the Greek word 'isos',which translated in english means 'equal'.

The organisation's long form in English is "International Organization for Standardization",and its acronym should have been 'IOS'.Since these acronyms would have been different in different languages,therefore the founders chose a universal short form "ISO",which also echoes the ideology of the organisation -'To equalise/standardise' across the globe.

Confirmation of the above cited facts are available at ISO's link cited below:

www.iso.org/iso/en/aboutiso/introduction/index.html#three

Umang :cool:

Thank you for the information that probably took a good deal of time to uncover, but this was known a well know fact before the turn of the century.

Thank you for the information that probably took a good deal of time to uncover, but this was known a well know fact before the turn of the century.

You are right Randy,whatever I have stated is'nt new,but I found the misconcept and confusion wide spread,hence this post for the common people;not intended for stalwarts of your stature.

Umang

Good to know, thanks.

Does this mean it's more correct to pronounce ISO as "eye-so" rather than "eye-ess-oh"?

Good to know, thanks.

Does this mean it's more correct to pronounce ISO as "eye-so" rather than "eye-ess-oh"?

Yes! 'eye-so'. If it had a period/full stop between each letter, it would be 'eye-ess-oh'..........like the capital letters of the words I.O.S

This is one of those problems of marketing/language/poor education etc.

'ISO 9000' should really be 'Iso 9000', but gets capitalized to 'look nice' on the title of the document. The name of the organization should be I.O.S, since it's a proper name etc. etc. etc.

Anyone got another take on the use/abuse of words etc.??

Anyone got another take on the use/abuse of words etc.??

Don't get me started. :D

Why, Jim - perish the thought...................;):D:lol:

It is lunch time, so why expand on this.

From the ISO (or I.O.S).:

ISO (International Organization for Standardization)
is a global network that identifi es what International
Standards are required by business, government and
society, develops them in partnership with the sectors
that will put them to use, adopts them by transparent
procedures based on national input and delivers them
to be implemented worldwide.

http://http://www.iso.org/iso/en/prods-services/otherpubs/pdf/isoinbrief_2006-en.pdf

It is interesting to note that standardization is spelled with a "zed" and not with an "s". In general the international organisations used the english spelling.

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It is interesting to note that standardization is spelled with a "zed" and not with an "s". In general the international organisations used the english spelling.

It's also interesting to note that you spelled "organizations" with an "s." :D I think that the fact that ISO is headquartered in Europe, and Europeans generally use British spelling is the key. Doesn't matter much, so long as everyone understands what's being said. :agree:

:topic:On a related note, I just read another good description of the difference between the UK and the US: Americans think that 200 years is a long time, and the British think that 200 miles is a long distance. :tg:

Good to know, thanks.

Does this mean it's more correct to pronounce ISO as "eye-so" rather than "eye-ess-oh"?

Both are correct.;)
Yes! 'eye-so'. If it had a period/full stop between each letter, it would be 'eye-ess-oh'..........like the capital letters of the words I.O.S

This is one of those problems of marketing/language/poor education etc.

'ISO 9000' should really be 'Iso 9000', but gets capitalized to 'look nice' on the title of the document. The name of the organization should be I.O.S, since it's a proper name etc. etc. etc.

Anyone got another take on the use/abuse of words etc.??

Well Andy,if according to you the name should be I.O.S.,then your French counterparts would call it 'O.I.N.' (Organisation Internationale de normalisation),German......Dutche........Spanish.........and so on.

As for the pronunciation key,have it right from the horses mouth:

Write and Pronounce it

The ISO style goes by the Oxford Dictionary and follow "Z" spelling in "Organization" and "Standardization".

People often ask if we recommend a pronunciation of ISO.Our recommendation is to pronounce it in which ever way comes most naturally.So you can pronounce it "EZO","EYE-ZOH" or "EYE-ESS-OH".

Hope it clears the confusion :rolleyes:


Don't get me started. :D

Why not Jim.I have ample regards for your worthy opinions.:tg:

round here everyone refers to as "that stupid bunch of rules we have to follow to get the certificate that makes it easier to get other certificates and cost me a raise because we had to pay an auditor for this privelege".

I've been encouraging them to use "ISO" instead just for the sake of efficiency.

Jim,

Good observation. :agree:

:topic: From where I am from, 20 miles or even 20 km is long distance.

It is lunch time, so why expand on this.

From the ISO (or I.O.S).:

ISO (International Organization for Standardization)
is a global network that identifi es what International
Standards are required by business, government and
society, develops them in partnership with the sectors
that will put them to use, adopts them by transparent
procedures based on national input and delivers them
to be implemented worldwide.

http://http://www.iso.org/iso/en/prods-services/otherpubs/pdf/isoinbrief_2006-en.pdf

It is interesting to note that standardization is spelled with a "zed" and not with an "s". In general the international organisations used the english spelling.

Hi Kales

The Oxford Dictionary follows the 'ZED' spelling,which in turn is followed by ISO.This is the English devide.Take it or leave it.Hope you enjoyed your LUNCHEON.;)

Both are correct.;)


Well Andy,if according to you the name should be I.O.S.,then your French counterparts would call it 'O.I.N.' (Organisation Internationale de normalisation),German......Dutche........Spanish.........and so on.

As for the pronunciation key,have it right from the horses mouth:

[COLOR="Red"]Write and Pronounce it[COLOR="Black"]

The ISO style goes by the Oxford Dictionary and follow "Z" spelling in "Organization" and "Standardization".

People often ask if we recommend a pronunciation of ISO.Our recommendation is to pronounce it in which ever way comes most naturally.So you can pronounce it "EZO","EYE-ZOH" or "EYE-ESS-OH".

Hope it clears the confusion

I wasn't confused - until now........:lmao:

round here everyone refers to as "that stupid bunch of rules we have to follow to get the certificate that makes it easier to get other certificates and cost me a raise because we had to pay an auditor for this privelege".

I've been encouraging them to use "ISO" instead just for the sake of efficiency.

:lmao:

This would be even funnier if it weren't so true!

Jim,

Good observation. :agree:

:topic: From where I am from, 20 miles or even 20 km is long distance.

I thought from where you are from 20 km is just a rather large cornfield. :lmao:

Thank you for the information that probably took a good deal of time to uncover, but this was known a well know fact before the turn of the century.

Iso (the greek form) was probably well known before the turn of the millenium.:notme:

I wasn't confused - until now........:lmao:

Hi Andy,:topic:

That's FUNTASTIC,and may be.....now I'm confused.Are you 'joking seriously' or you are 'seriously joking'.Let me know the difference without using Boolen's algebra....Ha Ha Ha.:lol:

Jim,

Good observation. :agree:

:topic: From where I am from, 20 miles or even 20 km is long distance.


Hi Kales Veggie,

I know what you mean. But a lot to see while you're doing 20 kilometers.....

Many have no idea......:tg:

Stijloor.

Hello Covers,

There is a popular misconcept,that ISO is an acronym of 'International Standards Organisation',which is untrue.The word 'ISO' has its roots from the Greek word 'isos',which translated in english means 'equal'.

The organisation's long form in English is "International Organization for Standardization",and its acronym should have been 'IOS'.Since these acronyms would have been different in different languages,therefore the founders chose a universal short form "ISO",which also echoes the ideology of the organisation -'To equalise/standardise' across the globe.

Confirmation of the above cited facts are available at ISO's link cited below

Umang :cool:

hi all, i am relatively new to the field of quality and the information provided by Umang was new to me. I look forward to gain more knowledge on the forum.



Hi Andy,:topic:

That's FUNTASTIC,and may be.....now I'm confused.Are you 'joking seriously' or you are 'seriously joking'.Let me know the difference without using Boolen's algebra....Ha Ha Ha.:lol:


it seems Umang is quite a witty person and he knows his subject pretty well...:)