<Standard, body> (ISO) A voluntary, nontreaty organiSation founded in 1946, reSponSible for creating international StandardS in many areaS, including computerS and communicationS. ItS memberS are the national StandardS organiSationS of 89 countrieS, including the {American National StandardS InStitute}. ISO produced the OSISeven layer model for network architecture. The term "ISO" iS not actually an acronym for anything. It iS a pun on the Greek prefix "iSo-", meaning "Same". Some ISO documentSSay ISO iS not an acronym even though it iS an anagram of the initialS of the organiSation' S name. Start . (1999-06-22)