GLOSSARY A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I-J-K-L-M-N-O-P-Q-R-S-T-U-V-W-X-Y-Z

Consortium

Identification
Name	Consortium
Definition (1)
Source	Henk de Vries, 1999. Standards for the Nation: Analysis of National Standardization Organizations. Kluver Academic Publishers, 1999.
Description	"Form of co-operation between some competitors to agree on standards".
Definition (2)
Source	CEN.
Description	"Organizations that are not formally recognized as 'promulgators' of public standards, but formed for the purpose of developing common technical specifications for the use of their members, usually in narrowly defined areas."

See also:

• De Facto Standardization
• Formal Standardization
• Standardization in the EU
• Standard

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