"Established norm for the handling of factual information.W

Source: Wikidpata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q45941145

A published specification, e.g. the structure of a particular file format, recommended nomenclature to use in a particular domain, a common set of metadata fields, etc. Conforming to relevant standards greatly increases the value of published data by improving machine readability and easing data integration.

Source: Open Knowledge Foundation (2009). Open Data Handbook.
Online: https://centre.humdata.org/glossary/