ISO

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Abbreviation

See note below from Wikipedia article on ISO.

ISO

  1. International Organization for Standardization
  2. (computing{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}): A typical file extention for an image of a CD or DVD.


Note

The organization is usually referred to simply as ISO (pronounced eye-so). It is a common misconception that ISO stands for "International Standards Organization", or something similar. ISO is not an acronym; it comes from the Greek word isos, meaning "equal".

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