standardisation

n. act of imposing a standard; act of comparing to a standard, act of checking in accordance with a standard (also standardization)

The term standardization or standardisation can have several meanings depending on its context. Common use of the word standard implies that it is a universally agreed-upon set of guidelines for interoperability. However, the plurality of standards-issuing organizations means that a document purporting to be a "standard" doesn't necessarily have the support of many parties. As Grace Hopper said, "The wonderful thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from".
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Noun
1. the condition in which a standard has been successfully established; "standardization of nuts and bolts had saved industry millions of dollars"
(synonym) standardization
(hypernym) condition, status
2. the imposition of standards or regulations; "a committee was appointed to recommend terminological standardization"
(synonym) standardization, normalization, normalisation
(hypernym) social control
(hyponym) stabilization, stabilisation
(derivation) standardize, standardise
3. the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument; "the thermometer needed calibration"
(synonym) calibration, standardization
(hypernym) activity
(hyponym) tuning
(derivation) standardize, standardise

n. standardization, act of imposing a standard, act of checking in accordance with a standard

1. offering the same marketing mix across all markets (see customised products).
2. the attempt to set internationally agreed standards across industry; The major world body for standard setting in industry is the International Standards Organisation (ISO).