Guideline
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A guideline is a statement by which to determine a course of action. It aims to streamline particular processes according to a set routine or sound practice.[1] They may be issued by and used by any organization (governmental or private) to make the actions of its employees or divisions more predictable, and presumably of higher quality. A guideline is similar to a rule, but are legally less binding as justified deviations are possible.[2]
List of guidelines
Examples of guidelines are:
- Code of practice
- EASE Guidelines for Authors and Translators of Scientific Articles
- Federal Sentencing Guidelines
- Guidelines for Examination in the European Patent Office
- Medical guidelines
- Publicly Available Specification
- Programming style guidelines
- UNGEGN Toponymic Guidelines