SABS, noun
Initial letters of South African Bureau of Standards, a statutory body established in 1945 to standardize testing procedures in industry and commerce; frequently attributive, especially designating a mark displayed on manufactured goods which meet the required standards of the Bureau.
[1953 Off. Yr Bk of Union No. 26, 1950 (Bureau of Census & Statistics) 1024The Standards Act No. 24 of 1945...An Act to promote the standardization of commodities, and the manufacture, production, processing or treatment of commodities, and for that purpose to establish a South African Bureau of Standards.]
1988 D. Dannhauser in S. Afr. Panorama Apr. 3The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) was established as a statutory body by Act 24 of 1945.
Initial letters of South African Bureau of Standards, a statutory body established in 1945 to standardize testing procedures in industry and commerce; frequently attributive, especially designating a mark displayed on manufactured goods which meet the required standards of the Bureau.
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