autostandardization
|au-to-stan-dard-i-za-tion|
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/ˌɔːtoʊˌstændərdəˈzeɪʃən/
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/ˌɔːtəʊˌstændədaɪˈzeɪʃən/
self- or automatic making uniform
Etymology
'autostandardization' originates from Greek and English: the prefix 'auto-' comes from Greek 'autos' meaning 'self', combined with the English word 'standardization' (from 'standard' + '-ization').
'standardization' developed from 'standard' (Old French estandard, from Germanic roots meaning a flag or fixed point) plus the suffix '-ize' (from French -iser/Latin -izare) to form 'standardize' in Modern English; 'autostandardization' is a recent compound formed by adding the Greek-derived prefix 'auto-' to 'standardization'.
Initially 'standard' referred to a physical 'flag' or 'fixed reference'; over time it came to mean an accepted norm or measure, and 'standardization' meant making things conform to that norm. 'Autostandardization' narrows this to mean 'standardizing by automatic or self-driven processes'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the process by which a system, dataset, product, or procedure is made to conform automatically to a defined standard—typically through algorithms, automated rules, or self-regulating mechanisms.
The autostandardization of metadata improved interoperability between the two platforms.
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Noun 2
a social or organizational process in which practices, formats, or norms converge toward a common standard through internal, decentralized, or emergent mechanisms rather than by central mandate.
Autostandardization within the industry led to similar packaging and labeling across competing brands.
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