standaardised

Standards and standardisation are processes that establish agreed norms to ensure that products, services, and processes are compatible, safe, and reliable. To standardise means to bring something into conformity with a standard or to adopt shared specifications. The past participle is standardised in British English and standardized in American English. When an adjective is used, items described as standardised have been made to conform to such specifications.

The form "standaardised" is not typical in English; it is generally seen as a nonstandard spelling likely arising from Dutch influence (standaard is Dutch for 'standard'). In Dutch, the cognate verb is standaardiseren, with past participle gestandaardiseerd. In standard English, use standardised or standardized depending on variant.

Standardisation occurs across industries, software, data exchange, and infrastructure. Standards are developed by formal bodies such as the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), and national bodies like ANSI (USA) or DIN (Germany). In Europe, CEN and CENELEC coordinate standardisation; in telecommunications, the ITU works on global standards. The process typically involves committees, public review, consensus, and periodic revisions.

Applications include manufacturing interoperability, safety compliance, documentation, file formats, API design, and quality management systems (for example ISO 9001). Benefits include reduced costs, improved safety, and easier international trade; downsides can include reduced flexibility, slower innovation, and the cost of compliance. The spelling "standaardised" should be treated as a nonstandard variant in English and avoided in formal writing.