What is a Standard - 0 views
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Nomenclature is challenging because "technical specification" has different meanings in different areas of the world. For example, a technical specification in CEN is a lower grade, less permanent deliverable likely to be revised. A standard, on the other hand, is intended to be stable and products shall conform to the requirements.
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Madeline Brownstone on 04 Oct 09Standard is more stable than a technical specification.
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to limit how a specific technology will be used to carry or represent the data.
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GS1’s Global Trade Identification Number (GTIN) is an example of a high-level application standard that is completely independent of a technical specification because it can be applied regardless of whether bar code, RFID or even human-readable characters are used to represent it.