"ISO" meaning in English

See ISO in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈaɪ.səʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈaɪ.ɛsˌəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈaɪ.soʊ/ [General-American], /ˈaɪ.ɛsˌoʊ/ [General-American] Audio: En-uk-iso.ogg , en-uk-ISO-letters.ogg , en-us-iso.ogg , en-us-iso-letters.ogg
Etymology: Officially from Greek ίσος (ísos, “equal”). 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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|el|ίσος||equal}} Greek ίσος (ísos, “equal”) Head templates: {{en-prop}} ISO
  1. (organisation) The International Organization for Standardization.
    Sense id: en-ISO-en-name-JzS1CXrn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English prepositions, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Organizations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 16 6 8 19 9 18 12 Disambiguation of English prepositions: 10 10 8 11 15 16 12 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 15 13 5 9 19 9 18 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 13 5 9 20 8 19 13 Disambiguation of Organizations: 30 13 3 5 16 5 16 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈaɪ.səʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈaɪ.ɛsˌəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈaɪ.soʊ/ [General-American], /ˈaɪ.ɛsˌoʊ/ [General-American] Audio: En-uk-iso.ogg , en-uk-ISO-letters.ogg , en-us-iso.ogg , en-us-iso-letters.ogg Forms: ISOs [plural]
Etymology: Officially from Greek ίσος (ísos, “equal”). 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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|el|ίσος||equal}} Greek ίσος (ísos, “equal”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} ISO (plural ISOs)
  1. (file format) 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. Derived forms: Linux ISO
    Sense id: en-ISO-en-noun-en:disk_image Categories (other): File formats, English entries with incorrect language header, English prepositions, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 16 6 8 19 9 18 12 Disambiguation of English prepositions: 10 10 8 11 15 16 12 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 15 13 5 9 19 9 18 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 13 5 9 20 8 19 13
  2. (photography) A measure of film sensitivity or brightness, derived from the ISO standard.
    Sense id: en-ISO-en-noun-3C051ucc Categories (other): Photography Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: ISOs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ISO (plural ISOs)
  1. Initialism of Imperial Service Order. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Imperial Service Order
    Sense id: en-ISO-en-noun-96E3tsF4 Categories (other): English prepositions Disambiguation of English prepositions: 10 10 8 11 15 16 12 17
  2. (finance) Initialism of incentive stock option. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: incentive stock option
    Sense id: en-ISO-en-noun-iWHOPRl0 Categories (other): Finance, English entries with incorrect language header, English prepositions, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 16 6 8 19 9 18 12 Disambiguation of English prepositions: 10 10 8 11 15 16 12 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 15 13 5 9 19 9 18 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 13 5 9 20 8 19 13 Topics: business, finance
  3. (music, derogatory) Initialism of instrument-shaped object, used to refer to a musical instrument that is of very low quality. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, derogatory, initialism Alternative form of: instrument-shaped object, used to refer to a musical instrument that is of very low quality
    Sense id: en-ISO-en-noun-nbrA1nas Categories (other): Music, English prepositions Disambiguation of English prepositions: 10 10 8 11 15 16 12 17 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  4. Initialism of information security officer. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: information security officer
    Sense id: en-ISO-en-noun-MjO0Ht0A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English prepositions, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 16 6 8 19 9 18 12 Disambiguation of English prepositions: 10 10 8 11 15 16 12 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 15 13 5 9 19 9 18 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 13 5 9 20 8 19 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Preposition

Head templates: {{en-head|prep}} ISO
  1. (in personal ads) Initialism of in search of. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: in search of
    Sense id: en-ISO-en-prep-WDBnhnmT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English prepositions, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 16 6 8 19 9 18 12 Disambiguation of English prepositions: 10 10 8 11 15 16 12 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 15 13 5 9 19 9 18 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 13 5 9 20 8 19 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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