standardisation

English

Etymology

From standardise +‎ -ation

Noun

standardisation (countable and uncountable, plural standardisations)

1. (British spelling) Standard spelling of standardization.
   • 1947 January and February, “The Transport Nationalisation Bill”, in Railway Magazine, page 2:

     The final remnants of the competitive spirit between companies will be eliminated, and there is no reasonable prospect that the dull uniformity of standardisation will be offset by greater efficiency in operation.

   • 1961 March, “Talking of trains”, in Trains Illustrated, page 133:

     Standardisation of locomotive design is an essential feature of an efficiently run modern railway.

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

standardisation f (plural standardisations)

1. standardization

Related terms

• standardiser

Descendants

• → Turkish: standardizasyon

Further reading

• “standardisation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.