' (DIN; in English, the German Institute for Standardisation Registered Association) is the German national organization for standardization and is the German

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member body. DIN is a German Registered Association ('' e.V.'') headquartered in

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. There are currently around thirty thousand DIN

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s, covering nearly every field of technology.

History

Founded in 1917 as the ' (NADI, "Standardisation Committee of German Industry"), the NADI was renamed ' (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 ', or 'DIN' and is recognised by the German government as the official national-standards body, representing German interests at the international and

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an levels. The

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, 'DIN' is often incorrectly expanded as ' ("German Industry Standard"). This is largely due to the historic origin of the DIN as "NADI". The NADI indeed published their standards as ' ('). For example, the first published standard was '' (about tapered pins) in 1918. Many people still mistakenly associate DIN with the old ' naming convention. One of the earliest, and probably the best known, is DIN 476 — the standard that introduced the A-series

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s in 1922 — adopted in 1975 as International Standard ISO 216. Common examples in modern technology include DIN and mini-DIN connectors for electronics, and the

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, published in 2020, is "the first German standard to be published under an open license ( CC-BY-SA 4.0) ..to implement an open standardisation process".

DIN standard designation

The designation of a DIN

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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.

Examples of DIN standards

* DIN 476: international paper sizes (now ISO 216 or DIN EN ISO 216) *

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used by German

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s and on traffic signs * DIN 31635:

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of the

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* DIN 41612: mechanical standard for backplane electrical connection * DIN 72552: electric terminal numbers in

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History

DIN standard designation

Examples of DIN standards

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