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> 
> I also heard (at a seminar) that ISO was greek meaning "all things equal".
>   But since then, I have not been able to find that bit of trivia anywhere
> else!
>  ----------
> From: Ed Cosper <ed
> Subject:  The meaning of ISO
> Date: Wednesday, March 26, 1997 3:56PM
> 
> Dear colleagues,
> 
> I have a trivial question but it is driving me crazy. I have heard for =
> years that ISO is an acronym for the International Organization for =
> Standardization. However, if this is the case would not IOS be more =
> appropriate?
> 
> The reason I ask is that I recently attended an ISO 9001 lead assessors =
> course put on by IRCA. I was informed by the instructor that ISO does =
> not stand for the International Organization for Standards but is =
> actually a Greek word meaning the same as or equal to. Furthermore, I =
> was taught that this is intended only as a  prefix to a given =
> specification or guideline number. I found the definition to be true =
> according to the dictionary and I thought I understood what the letters =
> ( or word) ISO stood for and its intended use.
> 
> However, in all of the forwards I have read in your published =
> documentation it is typically written " ISO ( the International =
> Organization for Standardization) ". This leads one to understand that =
> ISO does in fact stand for the International Organization for =
> Standardization.
> 
> Perhaps someone in the organization can shed some light on this issue =
> for me despite the trivial nature of this request. I would really =
> appreciate it.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Ed Cosper
> Director, Quality Assurance and Engineering
> Graphic Electronics, Inc.
> Tulsa, OK
>
Actually, Ed, the word would be Isos, Isoee, Ison (masc, Fem, Neut)
It means Equal, Like.
In the Bible, Matt 20:12 is a great example of the usage.

Jack


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