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Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V. (DIN; in English
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
, the German Institute for Standardization) is the German
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 national organization for standardization
Standardization

Standardization is the process of developing and agreeing upon Standard . A standard is a document that establishes uniform engineering or technical specifications, criteria, methods, processes, or practices....
 and is that country's ISO
International Organization for Standardization

The International Organization for Standardization , widely known as ISO , is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations....
 member body.

DIN
DIN connector

A DIN connector is a connector that was originally standardized by the Deutsches Institut f?r Normung , the German national standards organization....
 and mini-DIN connectors, as well as DIN rail
DIN rail

A DIN rail or top-hat rail is a standardized 35 mm wide metal rail with hat-shaped cross section. It is widely used, especially in Europe, for mounting circuit breakers and industrial control equipment inside equipment racks....
s are several examples of older DIN standards that are today used around the world. However, there are currently around thirty thousand DIN Standard
Standard

A technical standard is an established norm or requirement. It is usually a formal document that establishes uniform engineering or technical criteria, methods, processes and practices....
s, covering almost all fields of technology.






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Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V. (DIN; in English
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
, the German Institute for Standardization) is the German
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 national organization for standardization
Standardization

Standardization is the process of developing and agreeing upon Standard . A standard is a document that establishes uniform engineering or technical specifications, criteria, methods, processes, or practices....
 and is that country's ISO
International Organization for Standardization

The International Organization for Standardization , widely known as ISO , is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations....
 member body.

DIN
DIN connector

A DIN connector is a connector that was originally standardized by the Deutsches Institut f?r Normung , the German national standards organization....
 and mini-DIN connectors, as well as DIN rail
DIN rail

A DIN rail or top-hat rail is a standardized 35 mm wide metal rail with hat-shaped cross section. It is widely used, especially in Europe, for mounting circuit breakers and industrial control equipment inside equipment racks....
s are several examples of older DIN standards that are today used around the world. However, there are currently around thirty thousand DIN Standard
Standard

A technical standard is an established norm or requirement. It is usually a formal document that establishes uniform engineering or technical criteria, methods, processes and practices....
s, covering almost all fields of technology. One of the earliest, and surely the most well-known, is DIN 476, the standard that introduced the A-series
ISO 216

ISO 216 specifies International Organization for Standardization paper sizes used in most countries in the world today. It is the standard which defines the commonly available A4 paper size....
 paper size
Paper size

There have been many standard sizes of paper at different times and in different countries, but today there are two widespread systems in use: the international standard and the North American sizes....
s in 1922. This was later adopted as international standard ISO 216
ISO 216

ISO 216 specifies International Organization for Standardization paper sizes used in most countries in the world today. It is the standard which defines the commonly available A4 paper size....
 in 1975.

DIN is a registered association (e.V.), founded in 1917, originally as Normenausschuss der deutschen Industrie (NADI, Standardisation Committee of German Industry). In 1926 the NADI was renamed Deutscher Normenausschuss (DNA, German Standardisation Committee) in order to indicate that standardization now covered many fields, not just industrial products. In 1975 the DNA was finally renamed DIN. Its headquarters is in Berlin
Berlin

Berlin is the Capital of Germany city and one of sixteen States of Germany of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city....
. Since 1975 it has been recognized by the German government as the national standards body and represents German
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 interests at international and Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
an level.

The acronym DIN is often wrongly 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, German industry standard). E.g. the first published standard in 1918 was 'DI-Norm 1' (about taper pin
Taper pin

A Taper pin is a fastener used in mechanical engineering. They are steel rods with one end having a slightly larger diameter than the other. Standard inch sized taper pins have a taper on diameter of 1:48 while metric ones have a taper of 1:50....
s). Many people still wrongly associate DIN as an abbreviation for the old DI-Norm naming of standards.

DIN standard designation

The designation of a DIN standard
Standard

A technical standard is an established norm or requirement. It is usually a formal document that establishes uniform engineering or technical criteria, methods, processes and practices....
 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.


Example of DIN standards

See also the list of DIN standards
List of DIN standards

This is an incomplete list of DIN standardizations.*The "STATUS" column gives the latest known status of the standard.**If a standard has been withdrawn and no replacement specification is listed, either the specification was withdrawn without replacement or a replacement specification could not be identified....
.

  • DIN 476: international paper sizes (now ISO 216
    ISO 216

    ISO 216 specifies International Organization for Standardization paper sizes used in most countries in the world today. It is the standard which defines the commonly available A4 paper size....
     or DIN EN ISO 216)
  • DIN 946: Determination of coefficient of friction of bolt/nut assemblies under specified conditions.
  • DIN 1451
    DIN 1451

    DIN 1451 is a realist sans-serif typeface widely used standard typeface for traffic, administration and business applications.It has been defined by the Germany standards body Deutsches Institut f?r Normung since 1936....
    : typeface
    Typeface

    In typography, a typeface is a set of one or more fonts, in one or more sizes, designed with stylistic unity, each comprising a coordinated set of glyphs....
     used by German
    Germany

    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
     railways and on traffic sign
    Traffic sign

    Traffic signs or road signs are signs erected at the side of roads to provide information to road users. With increasing speed of transport, the tendency is for countries to adopt pictorial signs or otherwise simplify and standardize signs, to faciliate international travel where language differences can create barriers and in genera...
    s
  • DIN 31635
    DIN 31635

    DIN 31635 is a DIN standard for the transliteration of the Arabic alphabet adopted in 1982. It is based on the rules of the Deutsche Morgenl?ndische Gesellschaft as modified by the International Orientalist Congress 1936 in Rome....
    : transliteration of the Arabic language
  • DIN 72552
    DIN 72552

    DIN 72552 is a DIN standard for automobile electric terminal numbers, standardizationizing almost every contact in an automobile with a number code....
    : electric terminal numbers in automobile
    Automobile

    An automobile or motor car is a wheeled motor vehicle for transportation passengers, which also carries its own car engine or motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally f...
    s

See also

  • Standard data model
    Standard data model

    A standard data model or industry standard data model is a data model that is widely applied in some industry, and shared amongst competitors to some degree....
  • List of standards topics
  • List of electronics topics
    List of electronics topics

    This is a list of communications, computers, electronic circuits, fiberoptics, microelectronics, medical electronics, reliability, and semiconductors....
  • Film speed
    Film speed

    Film speed is the measure of a photographic film sensitivity to light. Film with lower sensitivity requires a longer exposure and is thus called a slow film, while stock with higher sensitivity can shoot the same scene with a shorter exposure and is called a fast film....
  • Austrian Standards Institute
    Austrian Standards Institute

    The Austrian Standards Institute is a standards organization and is the ISO member body for Austria.Its predecessor organization, the Austrian Standards Committee for Industry and Trade, first met in 1920; the first standard was published in 1921....


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