What are standards in technology and engineering?

Standards are documents that describe in detail specifications and procedures to ensure the health and safety of the user, the optimal performance of the process or product as well as enable interoperability, where applicable. For example, the IEEE 802.11 standards, popularly known as WiFi, lay down the architecture and specifications of wireless networks.

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