International Organization for Standardization

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is a voluntary, non-treaty organization responsible for creating international standards in many areas, including computers and communications.

History
Founded on February 23, 1947, its members are the national standards organizations of 165 countries, including the. ISO produced the seven layer model for network architecture.

Naming
The term "ISO" is actually an, and is documented not to be an acronym of the organization in any of its official languages (English, French, and Russian). It is a pun on the Greek prefix "iso-", meaning "same".