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{{Short description|Established norm or requirement to facilitate consistency}}
A '''technical standard''' is an established norm or [[requirement]] for a repeatable technical task which is applied to a common and repeated use of rules, conditions, guidelines or characteristics for products or related processes and production methods, and related management systems practices. A technical standard includes definition of terms; classification of components; delineation of procedures; specification of dimensions, materials, performance, designs, or operations; measurement of quality and quantity in describing materials, processes, products, systems, services, or practices; test methods and sampling procedures; or descriptions of fit and measurements of size or strength.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Developing Operational Requirements: A Guide to the Cost-Effective and Efficient Communication of Needs |url=https://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/Developing_Operational_Requirements_Guides.pdf |publisher=US Department of Homeland Security |access-date=23 September 2021 |date=November 2008 |archive-date=8 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008125828/https://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/Developing_Operational_Requirements_Guides.pdf |url-status=live }} {{PD-notice}}</ref>
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A '''technical standard''' is an established norm or [[requirement]] for a repeatable technical task which is applied to a common and repeated use of rules, conditions, guidelines or characteristics for products or related processes and production methods, and related management systems practices. A technical standard includes definition of terms; classification of components; delineation of procedures; specification of dimensions, materials, performance, designs, or operations; measurement of quality and quantity in describing materials, processes, products, systems, services, or practices; test methods and sampling procedures; or descriptions of fit and measurements of size or strength.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Developing Operational Requirements: A Guide to the Cost-Effective and Efficient Communication of Needs |url=https://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/Developing_Operational_Requirements_Guides.pdf |publisher=US Department of Homeland Security |access-date=23 September 2021 |date=November 2008 |archive-date=8 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008125828/https://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/Developing_Operational_Requirements_Guides.pdf |url-status=live }} {{PD-notice}}</ref>
 
It is usually a formal document that establishes uniform engineering or technical criteria, methods, processes, and practices. In contrast, a custom, convention, company product, corporate standard, and so forth that becomes generally accepted and dominant is often called a [[de facto standard|''de facto'' standard]].
 
A technical standard may be developed privately or [[unilaterally]], for example by a corporation, regulatory body, military, etc. Standards can also be developed by groups such as [[trade union]]sunions and [[trade association]]sassociations. [[Standards organizations]] often have more diverse input and usually develop voluntary standards: these might become mandatory if adopted by a government (i.e., through [[legislation]]), business contract, etc.
 
The standardization process may be by edict or may involve the formal consensus<ref>Example of [https://archive.today/20120913132347/http://www.tappi.org/s_tappi/doc.asp?CID=107&DID=551843 TAPPI standards development regulations]</ref> of technical experts.
 
==Types==