The primary types of technical standards are:
• A standard specification is an explicit set of requirements for an item, material, component, system or service. It is often used to formalize … See more

Technical standards are defined as:
• Voluntary consensus standards, which are standards developed or adopted by voluntary consensus … See more

When a geographically defined community must solve a community-wide coordination problem, it can adopt an existing standard or produce a new … See more

Private standards are developed by private entities such as companies, non-governmental organizations or private sector multi-stakeholder initiatives, also referred to as See more

Technical standards may exist as:
• Public documents on the internet, public library, etc. (Some technical standards may be found at a … See more

The existence of a published standard does not imply that it is always useful or correct. For example, if an item complies with a certain standard, there is not necessarily assurance that it is fit for any particular use. The people who use the item or service … See more

• De facto standard
• Harmonization (standards)
• International Standard See more