ISO

Officially from Greek ίσος (ísos, “equal”).^[1] However, a participant in the initial meetings disputes this etymology, claiming that the link to ίσος was decided on after the name ISO was set.^[2]

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• Lua error in Module:parameters at line 376: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GA" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA^(key): /ˈaɪ.soʊ/, /ˈaɪ.ɛsˌoʊ/

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ISO

1. (organisation) The International Organization for Standardization.

ISO (plural ISOs)

1. (computing) A disk image of an ISO 9660 file system (such as a CD or DVD); also used as the file extension for such a file.

   I downloaded the ISO but got an error when trying to burn it to disc.

2. (photography) A measure of film sensitivity or brightness, derived from the ISO standard.

ISO (plural ISOs)

1. Initialism of Imperial Service Order.
2. (finance) Initialism of incentive stock option.

ISO

1. (in personal ads) Initialism of in search of.
   • 1992 November 23, Joseph E. Beason, “Re: gayfolk and cats”, in soc.motss‎^[3] (Usenet):

     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..."

• IOs, Ios, OIs, OSI, SOI, iOS, ios, soi

• IPA^(key): [ˈizoː]

ISO

1. ISO (International Organization for Standardization)