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Standards Development Organization (SDO)
Standards development organization (SDO) is a formal body that creates and maintains consensus-based technical or regulatory standards used by enterprises to ensure interoperability, security, quality, and compliance across systems, vendors, and industries in a structured, governed way.
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MCP
curl -X POST https://mcp.decisioninsights.ai/api/mcp-public \
-H "content-type: application/json" \
-H "accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
-d '{"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"tools/call","params":{"arguments":{"slug":"standards-development-organization-sdo"},"name":"di_get_term"}}'REST
GET https://api.decisioninsights.ai/api/public/v1/glossary/487ccbd7-bdc2-4ef5-b71f-a6e1f33debaaCLI
di get-glossary --slug standards-development-organization-sdoThe CLI command and the REST call for this record need a free account: run di login, or send your OAuth token. Over MCP it is free with none.
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| The check | What the record shows | Where it is in the data |
|---|---|---|
| It's a known term | One entry, with its abbreviation and type (topic) | name, alternateName |
| It sits in a glossary | Linked to Standards Body, International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Standard, Open Standards Consortium, Standards | inDefinedTermSet |
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