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Meaning of ISO | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
ˈaɪsəʊ

Definitions

  1. The International Organization for Standardization.
  2. 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.
  3. Initialism of Imperial Service Order.
  4. Clipping of isolation.
  5. Quarantine measures in order to mitigate the spread of communicable diseases, such as Covid-19.
  6. A measure of film sensitivity or brightness, derived from the ISO standard.
  7. Initialism of incentive stock option.
  8. An isolation play in basketball or American football.
  9. Initialism of instrument-shaped object, used to refer to a musical instrument that is of very low quality.
  10. Clipping of isomorphism.
  11. Initialism of information security officer.

Equivalents

العربية الأيزو
Français iso ISO
Italiano Iso ISO
Português ISO

Examples

““I can remember lining up against them and saying, ‘This is the 15th iso that you’re going to get.’ ””
“Sutton SignWriting is the universal and complete solution for written sign language, ISO 15924 script code "Sgnw".”
“After the ISO decision was first reported by Reuters on Friday, a number of gun-control activists and politicians called for payment companies to adopt the new codes.”
“I downloaded the ISO but got an error when trying to burn it to disc.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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