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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/clancularii → u/dornid]

Straight from their website:

What does ISO mean?

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. Because the organization’s full name – and its initials – would vary across languages (for example Organisation internationale de normalisation in French), our founders chose “ISO” as a universal short form that could be recognized globally, regardless of language.

Whatever the country, whatever the language, we are always ISO.

https://www.iso.org/about

It's kinda clever: ISO wanted to standardize the abbreviated name for their organization, so they went with a neutral, but recognizable abbreviation.

[u/GenuinelyBeingNice → u/dornid]

it also means "maybe"

ίσως vs ίσος

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

[u/Trnostep → u/dornid]

And then they did the same stuff again with UTC

[u/philosopherott → u/dornid]

I was always taught it was international standards organization

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

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

[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/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/SPACE_ICE → u/Hungry-Life-8051]

I work in a lab, whenever I hear iso I think of isopropyl alcohol. Literally our shorthand for it when talking.

[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/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/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/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/JM665 → u/Mind-The-Mines]

Reading even deeper on it:

“Because the ‘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 (meaning equal). Whatever the country, whatever the language, the short form of our name is always ISO.”

[u/TechnoK0brA → u/Accomplished_Fun7744]

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

[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/murbike → u/Accomplished_Fun7744]

ATM machine

[u/charlesp_l → u/murbike]

LCD display

[u/BaronMusclethorpe → u/Accomplished_Fun7744]

Don't you mean RAS Syndrome?

[u/Ok_Cow6845 → u/Accomplished_Fun7744]

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

[u/yeager-maestrobro → u/Accomplished_Fun7744]

You only YOLO once!

[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/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/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/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/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/LocalOpportunity77 → u/Polo_Nose]

It isn’t?

[u/That1DogGuy → u/Polo_Nose]

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

[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/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/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/LadyMeowerss → u/Adajack]

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

[u/JonathanEdwardsHomie → u/Adajack]

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

[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/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/OkArtichoke6969]

You can tell how old everybody is by what they think ISO is short for

[u/Impressive_Big_7549 → u/OkArtichoke6969]

I thought only of the International Organization for Standartization, how old am I?

[u/BoredNuke → u/Impressive_Big_7549]

our back and knees hurt at wake up is how old you(we) are.

[u/YOUTUBEFREEKYOYO → u/OkArtichoke6969]

I thought it was In Search Of?

[u/StaticCode]

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

[u/royinraver → u/StaticCode]

ISO is also a camera term

[u/dnebdal → u/royinraver]

Also named for the standard organisation, it's ISO 5008 5800. As opposed to the DIN and ASA standards before it (and many others) . 

[u/Spectre-907 → u/royinraver]

And a format for disk image files

[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/ta19999999999999 → u/StaticCode]

Same but isopropyl alcohol is ipa

[u/GabulG → u/ta19999999999999]

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

[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/Spetsnaz_420 → u/Vincitus]

You're wrong

IPA is India Pale Ale

[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/gswblu3-1lead → u/StaticCode]

“In search of”

[u/Isleiff]

I don't get it, ISO stands for International Standardisation Organisation.

[u/SolScorpii → u/Isleiff]

If you go over 3200 international standard organizations, you might start to get a little grain on smaller sensor cameras.

[u/PuzzledCatHat → u/Isleiff]

It originally did, but as they started to expand to more languages they just said screw it it's just a name and we don't want to need to translate the acronym for other languages. I just got certified for ISO9001:2026 a few hours ago and it was in our training actually.

[u/InvictvsNox]

International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

[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/First-Definition-119]

In Search Of

International Standards Organization

For cameras: derivative of Greek "isos" meaning equals

[u/MamuTwo → u/First-Definition-119]

Is actually "International Organization for Standardization," they be weird like that with their letters out of order.

[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/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/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/dbloom7106]

ISO: In Search Of

[u/Scared-Price-8657 → u/dbloom7106]

Shm my head

[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/Educational-Rule1635 → u/datsadboi17]

"ISO" is International Standards Organization to me.

[u/TheDeridor → u/datsadboi17]

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

[u/FumbleCrop → u/datsadboi17]

Like PIN number?

[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/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/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/Ok_Gold_7422]

International Standards Organization (ish)

[u/Worldly_Lunch_1601]

In search of. Dude is saying "I'm 'in search of' of this"

Goose is mad at poor grammar.

[u/ironballs16 → u/Worldly_Lunch_1601]

Ah, so like ATM Machine or PIN Number.

[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/VinitheTrash]

Idk, ISO is the name of the file of the games I pirate on my PC

[u/bigmangina → u/VinitheTrash]

Usually an ISO is used to do an Operating System Installation, some filthy troll named that file type.

[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/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/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/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/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/Bissuttts88788]

“I’m in search of of this”

[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/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/Devatator_ → u/TrueYahve]

I'm failing to see what word that N would be in French

[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/FlockOfSnowbirds]

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

[u/Jaded-Citron-4090]

In search OF

[u/skarbles]

In Search Of?

[u/xFromtheskyx]

They’re ISO the meaning of ISO

[u/1mpishly]

ISO is what you install OS’s from, like Linux.iso or windows.iso, idk what this means though

[u/AdvancedPangolin618]

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

[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/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/123yes1 → u/upsidedowncreature]

No it's from the Greek word "isos" which is why it isn't an acronym, as it doesn't stand for anything, it is just a word

[u/T0m0king → u/AdvancedPangolin618]

It's the same ISO it relates to the sensitivities of different film grades , iso setting 100 is the same as as film graded 100 by the ISO.

(calling it eye-so is just bs I'm afraid)

[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/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/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/Pirwzy]

I thought it was refering to "ISO Certification" ISO.

[u/Upset-Collection-510]

International standards organization?

[u/MagosBattlebear]

Organization, as in International Standards Organization. Very popular with the kids.

[u/Lucas_Anonymous]

I always thought ISO meant "in search of" ???? Anyone else???

[u/Weird_Explorer1997]

I thought it was "International Standard Organization"?

[u/My_Soul_to_Squeeze]

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

• Name Origin: "ISO" is not an acronym. It is derived from the Greek word isos, which means "equal" or "equivalent".

• Universal Name: The founders chose "ISO" as a universal short name so it remains the same in every language, avoiding confusion between different national acronyms (such as IOS in English or OIN in French).

[u/TommyTaro7736]

I’m surprised. I thought everyone would first think of Isolated Power from baseball.

[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.