A passport is merely an identity document that is widely recognised for international travel purposes, and the possession of a passport does not in itself entitle a traveller to enter any country other than the country that issued it, and sometimes not even then. passport specifies nationality, but not necessarily citizenship or the place of residence of the passport holder. A passport holder is normally entitled to enter the country that issued the passport, though some people entitled to a passport may not be full citizens with right of abode.
Stands for International Organization for Standardization.. Yes, technically the acronym should be IOFS, but I guess ISO sounds better. The ISO works with standards institutes from over 150 countries to develop technology and product standards. These standards lead to a more efficient, safer, and cleaner development of products.
Iso-. Iso-. 1. (Science: prefix) a prefix that means equal or like. 2. (Science: chemistry) a prefix indicating isomer of (isomerism); e.g., isocyanate vs. cyanate. 3. (Science: immunology) a prefix designating sameness with respect to species; in recent years, the meaning has shifted to sameness with respect to genetic Constitution of individuals. Origin: g. Isos, equal. Please contribute to this project, if you have more information about this term feel free to edit this page. This page was last modified on 3 October 2005, at 21:16.This page has been accessed 7,433 times.