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A specification or standard issued with the intent to establish common technical requirements. Such standards are developed by or for a Government activity or by a nongovernment organization (private sector association, organization, or technical society), which conduct professional standardization activities (plans, develops, establishes, or publicly coordinates standards, specification, handbooks, or related documents) and is not organized for profit.
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Hanifan, R. (2014). N. In: Concise Dictionary of Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07839-7_14
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