name: Standardization
description: >-
  Standardization is the process of implementing and developing technical standards
  based on the consensus of different parties, including firms, users, interest groups,
  standards organizations, and governments. The goal is to establish uniform engineering
  or technical criteria, methods, processes, and practices. Key standards bodies include
  ISO (International Organization for Standardization), IEEE, IETF, W3C, OASIS, and
  national bodies such as ANSI, BSI, and DIN. In the API space, standardization covers
  OpenAPI Specification (OAS), AsyncAPI, JSON Schema, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, REST,
  GraphQL, gRPC, and emerging protocols including MCP. Proper standardization reduces
  legal and operational risk while supporting audit readiness, interoperability, and
  long-term maintainability.
url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standardization
tags:
  - Best Practices
  - Governance
  - Interoperability
  - Process Improvement
  - Quality Management
  - Standards
  - Technical Standards
created: '2025'
modified: '2026-05-02'
common:
  - url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standardization
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://www.iso.org/
    type: Portal
  - url: https://www.openapis.org/
    type: Standard
  - url: https://www.asyncapi.com/
    type: Standard
  - url: https://json-schema.org/
    type: Standard
  - url: https://oauth.net/2/
    type: Standard
  - url: https://www.w3.org/
    type: Portal
  - url: https://www.ietf.org/
    type: Portal
apis: []