Learn in the textbookTypes of Standards and Code Systems
DefinitionA forum standard (フォーラム標準) is a specification set by a body (a forum) that several companies and others in a technical field form together.
ExplanationCompared with the procedures of official standards bodies, this route makes it easier to produce specifications quickly as technology changes. Bluetooth for wireless communication is one example, with its specification managed by an industry group.
AnalogyLike the shops on a local high street forming an association that sets the rules for a gift voucher every member shop accepts.
Memory hookA forum was the square where people gathered in ancient Rome. Picture "the standard written by the meeting place companies built together" and it comes back easily.