Deutsches Institut fr Normung

Deutsches Institut fr Normung

Deutsches Institut fr Normung e.V. (DIN; in English, the German Institute for Standardization) is the German national organization for standardization and is that country's ISO member body. DIN is a Registered German Association (e.V.) headquartered in Berlin. There are currently around thirty thousand DIN Standards, covering nearly every field of technology. Founded in 1917 as the Normenausschuss der deutschen Industrie (NADI, "Standardisation Committee of German Industry"), the NADI was renamed Deutscher Normenausschuss (DNA, "German Standardisation Committee") in 1926 to reflect that the organization now dealt with standardization issues in many fields; viz., not just for industrial products. In 1975 it was renamed again to Deutsches Institut fr Normung, or 'DIN' and is recognized by the German government as the official national-standards body, representing German interests at the international and European levels. The acronym, 'DIN,' is often incorrectly expanded as Deutsche Industrienorm ("German Industry Standard"). This is largely due to the historic origin of the DIN as "NADI". The NADI indeed published their standards as DI-Norm (Deutsche Industrienorm). For example, the first published standard was 'DI-Norm 1' (about tapered pins) in 1918. Many people still mistakenly associate DIN with the old DI-Norm naming convention.

Logo of the German Institute for Standardization.

Head office of the German Institute for Standardization in Berlin-Tiergarten.

One of the earliest, and probably the most well-known, is DIN 476 the standard that introduced the A-series paper sizes in 1922 adopted in 1975 as International Standard ISO 216. Common examples in modern technology include DIN and mini-DIN connectors.

DIN standard designation

The designation of a DIN standard shows its origin (# denotes a number): DIN # is used for German standards with primarily domestic significance or designed as a first step toward international status. E DIN # is a draft standard and DIN V # is a preliminary standard. DIN EN # is used for the German edition of European standards. DIN ISO # is used for the German edition of ISO standards. DIN EN ISO # is used if the standard has also been adopted as a European standard.

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Examples of DIN standards

See also the list of DIN standards. DIN 476: international paper sizes (now ISO 216 or DIN EN ISO 216) DIN 946: Determination of coefficient of friction of bolt/nut assemblies under specified conditions. DIN 1451: typeface used by German railways and on traffic signs DIN 31635: transliteration of the Arabic language DIN 4512: A definition of film speed, now superseded by ISO 5800:1987[1] , ISO 6:1993[2] and ISO 2240:2003[3] . DIN 72552: electric terminal numbers in automobiles

References
[1] "ISO 5800:1987: Photography Colour negative films for still photography Determination of ISO speed" (http:/ / www. iso. org/ iso/ iso_catalogue/ catalogue_tc/ catalogue_detail. htm?csnumber=11948). . [2] "ISO 6:1993: Photography Black-and-white pictorial still camera negative film/process systems Determination of ISO speed" (http:/ / www. iso. org/ iso/ iso_catalogue/ catalogue_tc/ catalogue_detail. htm?csnumber=3580). . [3] "ISO 2240:2003: Photography Colour reversal camera films Determination of ISO speed" (http:/ / www. iso. org/ iso/ iso_catalogue/ catalogue_tc/ catalogue_detail. htm?csnumber=34533). .

External links
DIN home page (http://www.din.de) (bilingual) DIN home page (http://www.din.de/cmd?lang=en&level=tpl-home&contextid=din&languageid=en) (English version) DIN online dictionary of classes, properties and units of measure (http://www.dinsml.net)

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