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Appendix:Variations of "iso"
English
Etymology 1
Officially from en el ίσος equal.https://www.iso.org/about-us.html#isoname International Organization for Standardization 2018-05-16 About ISO However, a participant in the initial meetings disputes this etymology, claiming that the link to el ίσος was decided on after the name ISO was set.https://www.iso.org/files/live/sites/isoorg/files/about%20ISO/docs/en/Friendship_among_equals.pdf 1997 International Organization for Standardization FRIENDSHIP AMONG EQUALS I recently read that the name ISO was chosen because “iso” is a Greek term meaning “equal”. There was no mention of that in London ! 20 https://web.archive.org/web/20261007182147/https://www.iso.org/files/live/sites/isoorg/files/about%20ISO/docs/en/Friendship_among_equals.pdf 7 October 2026
file format From the file extension, in reference to the ISO 9660 specification.
Pronunciation
en /ˈaɪ.səʊ/ /ˈaɪ.ɛsˌəʊ/ RP
en /ˈaɪ.soʊ/ /ˈaɪ.ɛsˌoʊ/ GA
en En-uk-iso.ogg UK official pronunciation as one word
en en-uk-ISO-letters.ogg UK individual letters spoken
en en-us-iso.ogg US official pronunciation as one word
en en-us-iso-letters.ogg US individual letters spoken
en iso
Proper noun
thumb|right|The ISO logo
en organisation The International Organization for Standardization.
en Steve Slevinski Formal SignWriting w:IETF https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-slevinski-formal-signwriting-09 2022-01-30 Sutton SignWriting is the universal and complete solution for written sign language, ISO 15924 script code "Sgnw". https://web.archive.org/web/20240430211744/https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-slevinski-formal-signwriting
en Ross Kerber Global standards body approves new merchant code for gun sellers w:Reuters https://www.reuters.com/world/exclusive-global-standards-body-approves-new-merchant-code-gun-sellers-2022-09-09/ 2022-09-09 After the ISO decision was first reported by Reuters on Friday, a number of gun-control activists and politicians called for payment companies to adopt the new codes. https://web.archive.org/web/20220917032722/https://www.reuters.com/world/exclusive-global-standards-body-approves-new-merchant-code-gun-sellers-2022-09-09/
Noun
en disk image en file format A disk image of an ISO 9660 file system (such as a CD or DVD).
en I downloaded the ISO but got an error when trying to burn it to disc.
en photography A measure of film sensitivity or brightness, derived from the ISO standard.
Derived terms
en Linux ISO
Etymology 2
Noun
en w:Imperial Service Order.
en finance en incentive stock option.
en music derogatory en instrument-shaped object.
en information security officer.
en TISO CISO BISO
Preposition
prep
en in search of en in personal ads en in search of.
en iso<id:in search of>
en 1992-11-23 Joseph E. Beason Re: gayfolk and cats https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/soc.motss/4U0ePkhuU0A/Cx2bDcfVAkcJ soc.motss SO's affection for cats is important, but not nearly as important as not being allergic! It's really irritating to date a person who stops breathing whenever he's in your apartment. "GWM, 26, ISO G/BiM, must be kind to animals and have no allergies to pets..."
References
Anagrams
en ios I/Os ios OSI SIO soi OIs OIS SOI iOS IOs Ios
en acronyms
en Organizations
Hungarian
Pronunciation
izó
Proper noun
hu proper noun
en ISO (International Organization for Standardization)
Declension
ISO- oISO-
en post-nominal letters
Italian
it:
Pronunciation
^Ì<r:DiPI>
Proper noun
f
en ISO International Organization for Standardization
References
Further reading
enciclopedia
Spanish
es:
Proper noun
f
en ISO International Organization for Standardization
Further reading