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Term Description
Safeguard
(in the service sector) "Precaution taken to prevent or reduce the impact of a failure in some aspect of service provision".

Safeguard Clause The competent national authority decides to restrict or forbid the placing on the market of a product and, possibly, the putting into service of a product, or withdraw a product from the market.

Safety "Freedom from unacceptable risk of harm".

Satisfaction Indicator Indicator measuring the quality perceived by the customer based on his expectations.

SBA Small Business Act

SC See Subcommittee.

SCC Standards Council of Canada

SDO Standard Developing Organizations.

Secretary General Person in charge of CEN's current and daily work and responsible for the practical implementation of decisions taken by the General Assembly (AG), Administrative Board (CA), and the committees set up by those bodies, unless otherwise agreed.

Sectoral Standard Standard issued by an organization that unites parties in a certain field of business.

Service A standard that establishes requirements or recommendations to be met by the service provider or the service itself against which they can be assessed.

Service Delivery The act of delivering a service outcome to a customer

Service Outcome The outcome of a service under a specific service contract.

Service Provider Entity undertaking the delivery of a service.

Service Sector Grouping of services and service providers created for identification, analysis or similar purposes.

Service Standard Predetermined action(s) undertaken to assist or bring pleasure to one or more people to meet specified needs in accordance with their expectations.

Service Standard
Guidance Document Guidance document for the development of service standards (See Contents developed by project CHESS).

SES Standards Engineering Society

SFS National Standardisation Body from Finnland: Finnish Standards Association

Sideways Compatibility Compatibility between a standard and standards in adjacent areas.

Single Generic Service Standard It is a generic service standard applicable across all service sectors.

Single Generic Service Standard - Topics Topics to be considered in the development of a single generic service standards proposed by CHESSS.

Single Market The single market describes the EU project to create free trade within the EU and to mould Europe into a single economy.

SIS National Standardisation Body from Sweden: Swedish Standards Institute

SIST National Standardisation Body from Slovenia: Slovenian Institute for Standardization

SME Micro, Small and Medium sized Enterprises.

SME Access SME Access to European Standardization (CEN - CENELEC)

SMEST Small and Medium Enterprises Standardization Toolkit.

SN National Standardisation Body from Norway: Standards Norway

SNV National Standardisation Body from Switzerland: Schweizerische Normen-Vereinigung

Solution-describing Standard Requiring standard that describes solutions for matching problems.

Stage Codes CEN/CENELEC system of numeric codes for stages of the standards development process to enable unambiguous project data to be interchanged among national, regional and international standards bodies.

Stakeholder Interested party.

STAIR StAndardization, Innovation and Research.

Standard An established norm or requirement. Usually, a formal document that establishes an explicit set of specifications (technical criteria, methods, processes and practices) for an item, material, component, system or service.

Standard Dimensions The principle outcome is a framework of standards that includes five dimensions: Level, Purpose, Effect, Sponsor, and Stage, each of which contains five categories that together define the dimension.

Standard Distribution Advisory body of the Administrative Board (CA) in charge of CEN's commercial policy.

Standard Dynamics Covers the changes to and interactions between standards, that is, what happens to standards once they have been set.

Standard European Technical specifications adopted by European standards organisations for repeated or continuous application, with which compliance is not compulsory.

Standard International Standards developed by international standards organizations. International standards are available for consideration and use, worldwide.

Standard Numbering International Standards follow the numbering from ISO/IEC.
European Standards follow the numbering from CEN/CENELEC.

Standard: what do modern standards describe? Starting from a written specification containing product measurable product specification in the early 1900’s, standards now regulate other areas such as process, roles and services. Besides measurable specifications, standards now contain checklists, guidelines of how to develop a product, justifications and recommendation to methods and tools.

Standards Aware SES e-learning units.

Standards for the Nation Standards for the Nation: Analysis of National Standardization Organizations.

Standards Project Item of work in a standards programme, intended to lead to the issue of a new, amended or revised standard.

StandardsLearn.org ANSI e-learning units.

Standardisation Activity of establishing, with regard to actual or potential problems, provisions for common and repeated use, aimed at the achievement of the optimum degree of order in a given context.

Standardisation in the EU Process through which the EU aims to establish high quality criteria throughout its member countries. It is based on consensus among the various partners involved - industry, consumers and public authorities.

Standardization Committee "Committee responsible for standardization activities. Standardization committees include TC's, SC's, and WG'S."

Standardization Education "Education about technology standards, their development process and impact."

Standardization Education Content Modules Classification of the teaching contents (what) into six modules.

Standardization Education Research Camps The two different research fields on standardization education.

Standardization Education Teaching Methods According to the level of collaboration and the level of activeness.

Standardization Group
(in the service sector) Group of stakeholders drafting a sector specific service standard. definition).

Standstill Standstill is an obligation accepted by the national members of CEN/CENELEC not to take any action, either during the preparation of an EN (and HD for CENELEC) or after its approval, which could prejudice the harmonization intended and, in particular, not to publish a new or revised national standard which is not completely in line with an existing EN (and HD for CENELEC). definition).

Strategic Standardization Predetermined action(s) undertaken to assist or bring pleasure to one or more people to meet specified needs in accordance with their expectations". definition).

Subcommittee (SC) Standardization committee responsible for carrying out standardization activities in specified sub-area.

Subscriber Members A member, from a very small economies country, that pays reduced membership fees.

Supplier
(in the service sector) Organizations supplying the service provider.

SUTN National Standardisation Body from Slovakia: Slovak Standards Institute

Switching Costs The costs involved in switching from one standard to another

Term	Description
Safeguard (in the service sector)	"Precaution taken to prevent or reduce the impact of a failure in some aspect of service provision".
Safeguard Clause	The competent national authority decides to restrict or forbid the placing on the market of a product and, possibly, the putting into service of a product, or withdraw a product from the market.
Safety	"Freedom from unacceptable risk of harm".
Satisfaction Indicator	Indicator measuring the quality perceived by the customer based on his expectations.
SBA	Small Business Act
SC	See Subcommittee.
SCC	Standards Council of Canada
SDO	Standard Developing Organizations.
Secretary General	Person in charge of CEN's current and daily work and responsible for the practical implementation of decisions taken by the General Assembly (AG), Administrative Board (CA), and the committees set up by those bodies, unless otherwise agreed.
Sectoral Standard	Standard issued by an organization that unites parties in a certain field of business.
Service	A standard that establishes requirements or recommendations to be met by the service provider or the service itself against which they can be assessed.
Service Delivery	The act of delivering a service outcome to a customer
Service Outcome	The outcome of a service under a specific service contract.
Service Provider	Entity undertaking the delivery of a service.
Service Sector	Grouping of services and service providers created for identification, analysis or similar purposes.
Service Standard	Predetermined action(s) undertaken to assist or bring pleasure to one or more people to meet specified needs in accordance with their expectations.
Service Standard Guidance Document	Guidance document for the development of service standards (See Contents developed by project CHESS).
SES	Standards Engineering Society
SFS	National Standardisation Body from Finnland: Finnish Standards Association
Sideways Compatibility	Compatibility between a standard and standards in adjacent areas.
Single Generic Service Standard	It is a generic service standard applicable across all service sectors.
Single Generic Service Standard - Topics	Topics to be considered in the development of a single generic service standards proposed by CHESSS.
Single Market	The single market describes the EU project to create free trade within the EU and to mould Europe into a single economy.
SIS	National Standardisation Body from Sweden: Swedish Standards Institute
SIST	National Standardisation Body from Slovenia: Slovenian Institute for Standardization
SME	Micro, Small and Medium sized Enterprises.
SME Access	SME Access to European Standardization (CEN - CENELEC)
SMEST	Small and Medium Enterprises Standardization Toolkit.
SN	National Standardisation Body from Norway: Standards Norway
SNV	National Standardisation Body from Switzerland: Schweizerische Normen-Vereinigung
Solution-describing Standard	Requiring standard that describes solutions for matching problems.
Stage Codes	CEN/CENELEC system of numeric codes for stages of the standards development process to enable unambiguous project data to be interchanged among national, regional and international standards bodies.
Stakeholder	Interested party.
STAIR	StAndardization, Innovation and Research.
Standard	An established norm or requirement. Usually, a formal document that establishes an explicit set of specifications (technical criteria, methods, processes and practices) for an item, material, component, system or service.
Standard Dimensions	The principle outcome is a framework of standards that includes five dimensions: Level, Purpose, Effect, Sponsor, and Stage, each of which contains five categories that together define the dimension.
Standard Distribution	Advisory body of the Administrative Board (CA) in charge of CEN's commercial policy.
Standard Dynamics	Covers the changes to and interactions between standards, that is, what happens to standards once they have been set.
Standard European	Technical specifications adopted by European standards organisations for repeated or continuous application, with which compliance is not compulsory.
Standard International	Standards developed by international standards organizations. International standards are available for consideration and use, worldwide.
Standard Numbering	International Standards follow the numbering from ISO/IEC. European Standards follow the numbering from CEN/CENELEC.
Standard: what do modern standards describe?	Starting from a written specification containing product measurable product specification in the early 1900’s, standards now regulate other areas such as process, roles and services. Besides measurable specifications, standards now contain checklists, guidelines of how to develop a product, justifications and recommendation to methods and tools.
Standards Aware	SES e-learning units.
Standards for the Nation	Standards for the Nation: Analysis of National Standardization Organizations.
Standards Project	Item of work in a standards programme, intended to lead to the issue of a new, amended or revised standard.
StandardsLearn.org	ANSI e-learning units.
Standardisation	Activity of establishing, with regard to actual or potential problems, provisions for common and repeated use, aimed at the achievement of the optimum degree of order in a given context.
Standardisation in the EU	Process through which the EU aims to establish high quality criteria throughout its member countries. It is based on consensus among the various partners involved - industry, consumers and public authorities.
Standardization Committee	"Committee responsible for standardization activities. Standardization committees include TC's, SC's, and WG'S."
Standardization Education	"Education about technology standards, their development process and impact."
Standardization Education Content Modules	Classification of the teaching contents (what) into six modules.
Standardization Education Research Camps	The two different research fields on standardization education.
Standardization Education Teaching Methods	According to the level of collaboration and the level of activeness.
Standardization Group (in the service sector)	Group of stakeholders drafting a sector specific service standard. definition).
Standstill	Standstill is an obligation accepted by the national members of CEN/CENELEC not to take any action, either during the preparation of an EN (and HD for CENELEC) or after its approval, which could prejudice the harmonization intended and, in particular, not to publish a new or revised national standard which is not completely in line with an existing EN (and HD for CENELEC). definition).
Strategic Standardization	Predetermined action(s) undertaken to assist or bring pleasure to one or more people to meet specified needs in accordance with their expectations". definition).
Subcommittee	(SC) Standardization committee responsible for carrying out standardization activities in specified sub-area.
Subscriber Members	A member, from a very small economies country, that pays reduced membership fees.
Supplier (in the service sector)	Organizations supplying the service provider.
SUTN	National Standardisation Body from Slovakia: Slovak Standards Institute
Switching Costs	The costs involved in switching from one standard to another

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