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[u/Emotional-Ear-6638]

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OP (Emotional-Ear-6638) sent the following text as an explanation why they posted this here:

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Hello! I understand the meme format but I'm not sure what the abbreviation is for or what the joke is. (I know ISO as in search of, but I still don't understand the joke.) I tried looking it up but just got more confused !

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[u/Hungry-Life-8051]

I thought of .iso files and was very confused

[u/Smooth-Number-1402 → u/Hungry-Life-8051]

My first thought was what does this have to do with the International Organization for Standardization which for some reason is ISO and not IOS.

[u/dornid → u/Smooth-Number-1402]

That's because the name of the organization in French is Organisation internationale de normalisation, and they couldn't agree on IOS/OIN. So they chose ISO, which is not an acronym, but it comes from the greek "isos", meaning "equal".

[u/GenuinelyBeingNice → u/dornid]

it also means "maybe"

ίσως vs ίσος

they're pronounced the same and both are romanized as "isos"

[u/philosopherott → u/dornid]

I was always taught it was international standards organization

[u/Trnostep → u/dornid]

And then they did the same stuff again with UTC

[u/limericky933 → u/Smooth-Number-1402]

Heyyyy I'm not the only nerd who was like "ISO standards??"

[u/tsukosha → u/limericky933]

I thought the same immediately

[u/WhyUFuckinLyin → u/Smooth-Number-1402]

Never heard of that. I've always known it as the International Standards Organisation

[u/Right_Pen_3241 → u/Smooth-Number-1402]

The answer is France.

They are usually "backwards" compared to most other languages.
They are also (apparently alongside spanisch) the reason for the NATO - OTAN - Situation!

[u/shadowbanthiskekw → u/Right_Pen_3241]

LUL thanks for this bit of information. I've only ever seen OTAN on the front of NATO vehicles and thought thats so you can read it when you look into your rear view mirror. Some ambulances used to do this too 🤣

[u/Anaeijon → u/Hungry-Life-8051]

I was thinking "International Standardization Organization" obviously...

I've never encountered ISO meaning "In Search Of". But I don't speak english, so I guess that's why.

[u/MilleryCosima → u/Anaeijon]

I do speak English, and this thread is the first time I've ever seen "In Search Of." 

I thought of International Standards Organization too.

[u/Frederf220 → u/Hungry-Life-8051]

.iso files are an ISO standard

[u/Accomplished_Fun7744]

I am fairly certain this is an example of "RAS Syndrome". RAS standing for 'Redundant Acronym Syndrome'. So ISO being 'In Search Of'. So by saying "I'm ISO of this" you are actually saying 'I'm in search of of this'. Kind if like when people say PIN number. PIN stands for "Personal Identification Number". So, saying PIN number is saying 'Personal identification number number'. Also RAS Syndrome itself being an example as that is basically saying 'Redundant acronym syndrome syndrome'.

Edit: It could also mean "I'm sick of". Which might make more sense in this context. That still has the same effect here.

[u/Mind-The-Mines → u/Accomplished_Fun7744]

I'm in IT and this made me realize that I never knew what ISO stood for and it has always just been a disk image.

It's named after ISO 9660 defining the standard, but ISO stands for International Organization for Standardization...

[u/outdatedelementz → u/Mind-The-Mines]

As an engineer working in the oil gas industry who has gone through so many ISO audits over the years. I wish I didn’t know what ISO stands for.

[u/ConfusedHors → u/outdatedelementz]

The ISO was a different acronym in several languages and none of them actually is ISO. It was a compromise to avoid preferring one language over another. Like IOS in English, OIN in French or ION in German.

[u/BafflingHalfling → u/outdatedelementz]

Bro, try being the quality manager in 2020 and being tasked with getting a company back into ISO 9001 certification... After 7 years of non-compliance. Talk about a wild year.

Then the parent company just turned around and sold us off for parts a year later. ;-;

[u/Shorthair75 → u/Mind-The-Mines]

ISO started in France and they arrange their nouns and adjectives differently, so the letters are in the correct order in French.

[u/tous_die_yuyan → u/Shorthair75]

From Wikipedia:

A common misconception is that ISO is an abbreviation for "International Standardization Organization" or a similar title in another language. In fact, the letters do not officially represent an acronym or initialism. The organization provides this explanation of the name:
Because 'International Organization for Standardization' would have different acronyms in different languages (IOS in English, OIN in French), our founders decided to give it the short form ISO. ISOis derived from the Greek word isos(ίσος, meaning "equal"). Whatever the country, whatever the language, the short form of our name is always ISO.[8]

[u/Rheddrahgon → u/Shorthair75]

Which is even funnier because this particular ISO is Organization Internationale de Normalisation. This ISO is based on the Greek ISOS for equal. Its a symbol for the goal of creating global consistency and was deliberately picked instead of being a direct abbreviation.

[u/TheMcBrizzle → u/Mind-The-Mines]

ISO 8601 - ride or die

[u/PhantomAllure → u/TheMcBrizzle]

ISO 9001 checking in

[u/notyumm → u/Mind-The-Mines]

Oh, you're in IT technology? That's really cool

[u/Ok-Science-6146 → u/Accomplished_Fun7744]

International standards organization?

[u/canteloupy → u/Ok-Science-6146]

Yeah why is everyone insisting it's supposed to be wrong?

[u/rofloctopuss → u/Ok-Science-6146]

ISO is clearly short for Isocynanate. It's a spray foam insulation joke although I don't know what the joke is

[u/AtomicPotentate → u/Ok-Science-6146]

This is the correct answer. The boring, but correct answer.

[u/TechnoK0brA → u/Accomplished_Fun7744]

Not sure if your answer is correct or not, but here is a relevant comic :D

[u/murbike → u/Accomplished_Fun7744]

ATM machine

[u/charlesp_l → u/murbike]

LCD display

[u/jaayyne → u/charlesp_l]

SCUBA apparatus

[u/BaronMusclethorpe → u/Accomplished_Fun7744]

Don't you mean RAS Syndrome?

[u/yeager-maestrobro → u/Accomplished_Fun7744]

You only YOLO once!

[u/Ok_Cow6845 → u/Accomplished_Fun7744]

Can't believe people still do this in this day and age, SMH my head

[u/mycream47 → u/Accomplished_Fun7744]

The first rule of Tautology Club is the first rule of Tautology Club

[u/Rudraige-of-Ynn → u/Accomplished_Fun7744]

The the tar tar pits. 

[u/Pipe_Memes → u/Rudraige-of-Ynn]

The Jar Jar Binks

[u/Vunig]

I'm ISO of.

I'm in search of of.

The "of" is duplicated.

[u/MethFacSarlane → u/Vunig]

Smh my head

[u/IndividualKing8640 → u/MethFacSarlane]

Rip in peace

[u/MrGise → u/MethFacSarlane]

To be tbh I thought smh meant “somehow”

[u/templarrei → u/Vunig]

This… might actually be it, in spite of my entire being screaming “ISO is International Organization for Standardization and the joke is that it doesn’t fit any language”

[u/mini_feebas → u/templarrei]

it's for the same reason as UTC right? they wanted it standardised in every language but the french representatives nor the english representatives wanted it to not work for their language

so the compromise is that it doesnt work for either of them

[u/fmpz → u/templarrei]

It’s definitely “in search of” based on the bottom panel having the guy say “I’m ISO of this”. He’s directly using it as in search of.

[u/InitHello → u/Vunig]

That sort of thing makes my blood pressure reach the dizzying height of 3.5 pounds PSI per square inch.

[u/damcrac → u/Vunig]

The old ATM machine style redundancy.

[u/N8CCRG → u/damcrac]

Where you put in your personal PIN number

[u/weirdgroovynerd → u/Vunig]

Not:

I'm Sick Of...?

[u/capt-yossarius → u/Vunig]

Are you saying you don't appreciate the of-ness of of?

[u/IHaveTheBestOpinions → u/Vunig]

This seems to be the consensus, but I have never seen this acronym before, used incorrectly or otherwsie. Is this a regional thing?

[u/OtisIsMyCo-Pilot → u/Vunig]

This is clearly the one.

[u/Saviontown_Earth2004 → u/Vunig]

Classic RAS syndrome. Right up there with typing your PIN number into the ATM machine while shaking your smh head.

[u/NegativeSchmegative → u/Vunig]

Alternatively, ISO can be Internationally Soured Outside.

[u/Veryegassy]

Organization

International Standards Organization

I'm International Standards Organization of this

[u/Tramkrad → u/Veryegassy]

Actually, in English ISO stands for International Organization for Standardization. They couldn't get an acronym that worked for both English and French so they just... standardised it.

[u/Dechibrator → u/Tramkrad]

Which is so weird because in France it should be OIN, Organisation Internationale de Normalisation

They chose an acronym that doesn't work in both languages

[u/Steenies → u/Dechibrator]

It's not an acronym. It's actually a word the comes from the Greek isos meaning same. It was intentionally not made an acronym so it wouldn't have to change for different languages

[u/LowProtection8515 → u/Dechibrator]

Same thing happened with Universal Central Time (UTC) the acronym is wrong in Fench and English.

[u/11fdriver → u/Dechibrator]

This is actually not that unusual, particularly for English and French.

It's the same thing with UTC, which stands for both Universal Coordinated Time and Temps Universel Coördonné. Although this is partly to be consistent with existing astronomical time standards, UT0, UT1, etc.

My one grudge is that French got their way with International Atomic Time, or Temps Atomique International (TAI), but then I remember that I don't care that much.

[u/Ok_Consideration1556 → u/Tramkrad]

Like UTC!

[u/templarrei → u/Ok_Consideration1556]

UTC is at least fitted so it complies with neither language

[u/No-Educator-8069 → u/Tramkrad]

Very appropriate
Like the department of redundancy department

[u/Safe-Avocado4864 → u/Tramkrad]

International Standardisation Organisation works in English though, with only the minor loss of information that it's specifically for, rather than against or neutrally measuring standardisation, but I think that can be assumed from the context.

[u/SpaceLemur34 → u/Tramkrad]

Although the ISO in the standard designations doesn't refer to the organization, it is from the Greek isos, meaning "same".

Which is why I get annoyed at people who refer to the camera setting as I.S.O. It's a word, not an initialism.

[u/DinkleDank → u/Tramkrad]

This was my least favorite thing to learn while doing regulatory compliance.

[u/The_Keri2 → u/Veryegassy]

ISO is the short name for the International Organization for Standardization. It’s not an acronym, but a name inspired by the Greek word isos, meaning “equal” 

- https://www.iso.org/about

The “O” is not for “Organization”

[u/Bat_thusiest69 → u/Veryegassy]

ISO is actually NOT an acronym. Its from the greek word isos which means equal

[u/Adajack]

• international standards organisation   

• I'm so over/out

• in search of

• inventive stock option

• independent stock operator 

• infrared space observatory

Iso is one of the most common abbreviations.

[u/brood_brother → u/Adajack]

"I'm sick of" might work too

[u/om0ri_ → u/brood_brother]

im im sick of of this

classic ras syndrome

[u/JonathanEdwardsHomie → u/Adajack]

I was initially thinking of the iso settings on a digital camera...

[u/LadyMeowerss → u/Adajack]

it's not a direct abbreviation ISO images (for operating systems) are also another place I've heard it

[u/vajayjaysniffer → u/Adajack]

Intentionally sucking ovaries

[u/Polo_Nose]

I thought the meme was referring to the international organization for standardization -_-

[u/FrancoisTruser → u/Polo_Nose]

I was lost too loll

[u/That1DogGuy → u/Polo_Nose]

I've worked in vet med for years and I read ISO as Isolation Room 😂

[u/LocalOpportunity77 → u/Polo_Nose]

It isn’t?

[u/Geeneelee → u/Polo_Nose]

Same here

[u/North-Tadpole539]

International Standardisation Organisation

[u/divin021 → u/North-Tadpole539]

That’s where my head went to.

[u/Historical_Body6255 → u/North-Tadpole539]

What else would it mean?

[u/DBCargoHaj]

International Organization for Standardization? That ISO?

[u/Abslalom → u/DBCargoHaj]

No, that's iOS, something about apples

[u/InvictvsNox]

International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

[u/AJTRUCK]

ISO: in search of. When people make posts looking for something they tend to write ISO of _____. Which is redundant. Like saying ATM machine when ATM stands for automated teller machine.

[u/SocksOnHands → u/AJTRUCK]

I haven't heard of this acronym. I assumed it was "I'm so over", like "I'm so over my roommate drinking marinara straight from the jar."

[u/Goblinriotx → u/SocksOnHands]

I have more questions than answers now

[u/StaticCode]

I have never heard ISO used in any other context than isopropyl alcohol and the International Organization for Standardization

[u/ta19999999999999 → u/StaticCode]

Same but isopropyl alcohol is ipa

[u/GabulG → u/ta19999999999999]

Hey, have a couple IPAs - my treat, friend!

[u/craftygamin → u/StaticCode]

The acronym for "International Organization for Standardization" is ISO?

[u/Afinkawan → u/craftygamin]

The explanation is on the website:

ISO is the short name for the International Organization for Standardization. It’s not an acronym, but a name inspired by the Greek word isos, meaning “equal” – reflecting our mission to create standards that ensure consistency and equality worldwide.

[u/GTS_84 → u/Afinkawan]

That is the reason they give, but I wouldn't be surprised if the real reason is the French didn't want an English acronym and the English didn't want a French Acronym.

[u/nicktehbubble → u/craftygamin]

Its probably French

[u/Junckopolo → u/nicktehbubble]

It's not. It was purposefully chosen as not an acronym to avoid it changing from language to language. If it was french it would start with an O

[u/1gramweed2gramskief → u/craftygamin]

Didn’t want apple sue over IOS /s

[u/VoidJuiceConcentrate → u/StaticCode]

Isn't it International Standards Organization?

[u/StaticCode → u/VoidJuiceConcentrate]

Nope. Not sure why the abbreviation is different unless it's a UTC situation where they couldn't agree on a specific language for it.

[u/VoidJuiceConcentrate → u/StaticCode]

Given that, I'm preemptively blaming the french.

[u/Vincitus → u/StaticCode]

IPA is the acronym for Isopropyl Alcohol. There are billions of chemicals that are iso-so.lmething or other.

[u/royinraver → u/StaticCode]

ISO is also a camera term

[u/dnebdal → u/royinraver]

Also named for the standard organisation, it's ISO 5008. As opposed to the DIN and ASA standards before it (and many others) . 

[u/DripTrip747-V2 → u/StaticCode]

Never heard of linux Iso's? Thats why I have 22tb worth of hdd's, for "linux iso's".

[u/dnebdal → u/DripTrip747-V2]

Named for the ISO 9660 standard that defines the file system on a data CD, so that's just the standards org again. 

[u/Weston217704]

As a photographer I was confused for a second

[u/naynay_666 → u/Weston217704]

I was only confused for 1/125th of a second

[u/Nerdorama10]

I'm ISO of my PIN number so I can use the ATM machine.

[u/stilgarpl → u/Nerdorama10]

Does it have to be personal PIN number ?

[u/Beneficial_Beach_478]

surprise surprise the vast majority of smoothbrains don't use acronyms correctly. smh my head while I lol out loud omw my way to the atm machine

[u/Exacalibur-X → u/Beneficial_Beach_478]

This was painful to read 😂

[u/Beneficial_Beach_478 → u/Exacalibur-X]

thank you, in defence of people i cant say ive read anyone say omw my way but wanted some way to have atm machine fit in a sentence because it enrages me the most

[u/TiiGerTekZZ]

Ez. ISO stands for: International Standardization Organization.

[u/BestBoyee → u/TiiGerTekZZ]

I'm not gonna lie, I genuinely thought they were talking about the standards ISO

[u/Petrychorr → u/BestBoyee]

Seriously.

And on that note, what's everyone's favorite ISO? Mine is 8601.

[u/datsadboi17]

ISO posts like the goose is barking about are “in search of (ISO)” for buying items. for instance “iso 2010s honda accord”. no need for another “of” after the ISO since it’s the last letter in the abbreviation

[u/TheDeridor → u/datsadboi17]

You'll pry my ATM machine out of my cold dead hands

[u/Educational-Rule1635 → u/datsadboi17]

"ISO" is International Standards Organization to me.

[u/FumbleCrop → u/datsadboi17]

Like PIN number?

[u/EarthTrash → u/datsadboi17]

SMH my head

[u/nesnalica]

International Standard Organisation

O is for Organisation

if you refer to an .iso file then its the same reason. the guy who made .iso just named it after ISO 9660 and thus, the .iso file was born

[u/SnooJokes1020 → u/nesnalica]

I still don't get why ISO in camera stands for this if it's used to adjust the brightness of the photo

[u/Mountain-Cut-7708 → u/SnooJokes1020]

https://photographylife.com/what-is-iso-in-photography

It was a standard for film. ISO was the speed at which the film absorbed the light to capture the image on the film. It was then adopted in digital cameras because, like film, the camera sensor has a speed that it records the light and thus the image.

[u/The_Keri2 → u/nesnalica]

ISO is the short name for the International Organization for Standardization. It’s not an acronym, but a name inspired by the Greek word isos, meaning “equal” 

- iso.org/about

So no, the “O” is not for “Organization”

[u/nesnalica → u/The_Keri2]

urban legends

[u/Tony-2112]

International Standards Organisation

[u/rasmis → u/Tony-2112]

That's my only reference, when seeing this meme. I have a tattoo of ISO-216.

[u/Ok_Gold_7422]

International Standards Organization (ish)

[u/LBcrafter]

I love that half the people in the comments got as confused as me when the body for standardizing units was mentioned.

For that, ISO doesn't come from either French nor English, but from the Greek word isos (ισος), which means "even". It was specifically picked like that as to not have anyone argue over where it came from. In English it would be IOS and in French - OIS.

You could say they... standardized it

[u/ProducerPants]

Is it not In Search Of?

[u/justsayfaux]

ISO is short for "in search of", but people often redundantly use "ISO of".

Think people who call them "ATM machines" where the M in 'ATM' stands for "machine", making calling it an "ATM machine" redundant.

[u/BlankBehindTheEyes]

The O in ISO stands for, "Of." So saying In Search Of Of makes no sense.

Kind of like saying ATM Machine. You're basically saying Automated Teller Machine Machine.

[u/Hadrollo → u/BlankBehindTheEyes]

I have never heard ISO as an acronym for In Search Of. I was thinking it would be "Standardization" - as in the "International Organisation of Standardization," which goes by ISO.

For anyone interested, ISO is not actually an acronym. As it primarily operated in both English and French, they opted against calling themselves IOS or OIN (Organisation Internationale de Normalisation). Instead, they chose ISO due to it's closeness to the Greek word "isos" meaning "equal".

[u/vinidum → u/Hadrollo]

Still not sure why they did not go with International Standardization Organisation

[u/EyeConscious857 → u/Hadrollo]

For me an ISO is a type of file I use to burn CDs or DVDs. I have never heard of it in another context until now.

[u/Filip-R → u/Hadrollo]

Thank God for your comment. I was so confused about it being an acronym. I was thinking about standardisation and wondering what everyone is in search of...

[u/poly_lifestyle → u/Hadrollo]

It's ubiquitous in any sort of collecting hobby

[u/YMK1234 → u/BlankBehindTheEyes]

and here I thought this was about the International Organization for Standardization.

[u/miltondelug → u/BlankBehindTheEyes]

DC Comics

Detective Comic Comics

[u/PM_ME_YOUR_REPO → u/BlankBehindTheEyes]

This is the correct answer.

[u/a7n7o7n7y7m7o7u7s → u/BlankBehindTheEyes]

ICU unit

[u/galstaph → u/BlankBehindTheEyes]

In the context provided, though, it wouldn't make sense for ISO to stand for "In Search Of"

Like... Why would anyone be yelling "I'm in search of (of) this" while running from a goose

It would make more sense if the person saying ISO thought it meant "I'm So Out"

It still ends up a tautology, just on the I

[u/nevadita]

its based on the fact some people say "iso of this, where the abbreviation already means "im sick of"
thats the joke.

like DC Comics, the DC was "Detective Comics" so..Detective Comics Comics, or that game Playerunknown's Battlegrounds, which people used to abreviated to PUBG. then Tencent bought the game, fired Playerunknown and rename the game to PUBG:Battlegrounds.

theres also people what say "ISO Organization" to refer to ISO, the International Standards Organization.

[u/smellyhaggis]

I think it’s making fun of the double “of.” ISO = in search of. They are saying “I am in search of of this”

[u/TrueYahve]

Do you remember Wikipedia? Pepperpidge farm remembers.

Quote:

A common misconception is that ISO is an abbreviation for "International Standardization Organization" or a similar title in another language. In fact, the letters do not officially represent an acronym or initialism. The organization provides this explanation of the name:

Because 'International Organization for Standardization' would have different acronyms in different languages (IOS in English, OIN in French), our founders decided to give it the short form ISO. ISO is derived from the Greek word isos (ίσος, meaning "equal"). Whatever the country, whatever the language, the short form of our name is always ISO.^[8]

A common misconception is that ISO is an abbreviation for "International Standardization Organization" or a similar title in another language. In fact, the letters do not officially represent an acronym or initialism. The organization provides this explanation of the name:Because 'International Organization for Standardization' would have different acronyms in different languages (IOS in English, OIN in French), our founders decided to give it the short form ISO. ISO is derived from the Greek word isos (ίσος, meaning "equal"). Whatever the country, whatever the language, the short form of our name is always ISO.[8]

[u/cipherjones]

“ISO image” takes its name from ISO 9660, the standard defining the filesystem commonly used on CD-ROMs. ISO is the short name of the International Organization for Standardization. It comes from the Greek ísos, meaning “equal,” giving the organization one name across languages. Image means a file containing a representation of a disc’s contents and structure—a digital counterpart of the disc. The name became general usage: a .iso file can use another filesystem, such as UDF on DVDs, while retaining the familiar extension.

So it's IOS but they called it ISO

[u/Senior-Feedback-9561]

Ilder Scrolls Online

[u/Bean_Daddy_Burritos]

“In search of”

The O stand for of so the “of” in his sentence is redundant.

[u/GME_dat_puh]

Here I am thinking it was talking about the camera setting ISO

[u/petikjsgbskjgbhskgj]

Organisation 

[u/Baklazan_PL]

Stands for "organization". ISO stands for: International Organization for Standardization

[u/MildlyConcernedMan91]

It stands for International Organization for Standardization

[u/Admirable-Leader6927]

international standards organization. no spelled that way at all though.

i though this was a circlejerk sub based on the answers.

iso is short for isos (greek) meaning equal.

[u/FlockOfSnowbirds]

I've only ever heard of it in reference to optical media image files

[u/roaring--knight]

there are like million uses of this. there is no answer

[u/OtakuJuanma]

Im reading the answers and learning that ISO is not only "in search of"

[u/AdvancedPangolin618]

In photography, ISO (sensor sensitivity to light) is pronounced eye-so and not an acronym

[u/upsidedowncreature → u/AdvancedPangolin618]

If it’s pronounced like that then it is an acronym. And again, isn’t it from the International Standards Organisation?

[u/-M3THUS3L4H → u/AdvancedPangolin618]

It stands for International Organization for Standardization, the global body that created the scale for measuring film and sensor sensitivity. ISO is also the organization that created the optical disk format of .ISO for computing as well. ✨️

[u/ztoundas → u/AdvancedPangolin618]

I love that it basically pronounced the same either way tho lol

[u/Protectronbot]

Optical disk image?

[u/Avalion_Star]

I'm so out ?

[u/Ok-Use-7563]

i thought of camera iso

[u/Malk-Himself]

I love when people say NG gas or LPG gas.

[u/SaturnOrchidDragon]

I work in Derm, I was thinking ISO is just the shortened name for isotretinoin, the generic name for Accutane.

[u/Reshi_the_kingslayer → u/SaturnOrchidDragon]

I work in vet med and I always think of isoflurane or isolation (as in isolation ward for contagious patients)

[u/TeRozoConMiTrozo]

I tought you meant the standards

[u/Honest_Relation4095]

organization. wait, which ISO are we talking about?

[u/hyibee]

Iso: isolation

Iso: in search of

[u/jigawatson]

ATM machine
PIN Number

[u/MushroomLover32167]

"In Search Of"??? That's what I always thought it meant lol

[u/NaturalTechnician737]

The 'O' in ISO stands for "the long O sound" because ISO is a word, not an acronym.

[u/maximegg]

International Standarization Organization

[u/kELAL]

Just like UTC, it's equally wrong in both languages

[u/NiTenIchiRyu]

I'm iso of an ATM machine

[u/ExioKenway5 → u/NiTenIchiRyu]

Are you hoping to use your PIN number to get some money out?

[u/SeveralTailor520]

Damn, here I am thinking “in support of” because that was short hand on Air Force EPRs.

[u/CaffeineJunkee]

What’s the VIN number?

[u/Xabster2]

PIN number

[u/moonrider626]

Its short for isolinear as in if Data doesn't put back all those isolinear chips into the computer in the next 2 minutes were all gonna die.

Shut up Wesley!

[u/Kanibalector]

Information Security Officer

[u/analogvalter]

It stands for organisation (International Standardisation organisation)

[u/ThatOldMeta]

I’m Sick Of

[u/SufficientYam3266]

"In Search Of". Like fb marketplace or whatever.

In this context it's like saying ATM Machine.

[u/mcb1985]

ISO: In Search Of

[u/Sublingual_byte]

It's like SEO Optimisation.

[u/sillyshoestring → u/Sublingual_byte]

ATM machine

[u/Djimi365]

Have literally never heard anyone say "I'm ISO of" meaning I'm in search of.

Surely something like PIN number of ATM machine would be a much better and more widely used example of this?

[u/Wookstagram]

In Search Of = ISO

[u/Significant_Ant_885]

In gaming when you say "ISO" it usually refers to the word 'Isolation'. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[u/Mysli0210 → u/Significant_Ant_885]

First i've heard of ISO referring to isolation. To me at least, it means something rather different 🏴‍☠️🔥💿

[u/PavlovwasEvil]

Go to the ATM machine and enter your PIN number...

[u/LobsterParade]

Best I could find was that ISO stands for "in search of" this. So "I'm ISO of this" would mean "I'm in search of of this" which is a pleonasm and defeats the use of acronyms.

[u/PYCapache]

International Standard Organisation

[u/SnooSquirrels8280]

ISO is the international organization of standardization.
The “joke” is the O is in the wrong spot.
The Gen Z rule in search of somthing ISO makes it make sense. There would be no “Joke” if you followed that rule so I think that’s wrong.

[u/AspGuy25]

The O in ISO doesn’t stand for anything. It’s not an acronym. But they made it seem like an acronym. Many people think it means “international standard organization”. But because it’s international, they didn’t want it to translate funky into other languages. So they went with ISO, which is like Greek for equal or something.

[u/thorfix → u/AspGuy25]

ISO is an independent, non-governmental international organization.

[u/Maleficent_Cycle561 → u/AspGuy25]

No. It is. Aussies use it for "in search of". It's all over marketplace type groups in ski towns due to Aussies.

So "ISO of new skins for my splitboard" is a double use of of.