iso meaning (colloquial): definition, etymology and quotations

iso

nounalso spelled ISO

UK /ˈaɪsəʊ/ · US /ˈaɪsoʊ/

› Clipping of isolation.

Colloquial Quarantine measures in order to mitigate the spread of communicable diseases, such as Covid-19.

American football, Ball games, Basketball, Football, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports Colloquial An isolation play in basketball or American football.

“I can remember lining up against them and saying, ‘This is the 15th iso that you’re going to get.’ ”2007 January 5, Pete Thamel, quoting Greg Mattison, “Scoreboard Shows This Isn't the Same Old Ohio State”, in New York Times:

Category theory, Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Abbreviation, Clipping Clipping of isomorphism.

Derived terms: self-iso

ISO

noun

UK /ˈaɪ.səʊ/ · US /ˈaɪ.soʊ/

Etymology Officially from Greek ίσος (ísos, “equal”). However, a participant in the initial meetings disputes this etymology, claiming that the link to ίσος was decided on after the name ISO was set. (file format): From the file extension, in reference to the ISO 9660 specification.

A disk image of an ISO 9660 file system (such as a CD or DVD).

I downloaded the ISO but got an error when trying to burn it to disc.

Arts, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Photography A measure of film sensitivity or brightness, derived from the ISO standard.

Derived terms: Linux ISO