抄録
One of the true unseen powers of standardization is that it supports and controls our lives while we are not aware. The standard decides how different components are related and thereby supports relevant system. The unstable condition continues until a decision is made, but once the standard is formulated and widely disseminated in the market, it has the function of providing "rationality" in interactions between technologies in the society of technologies like the law and norm in the human society. Especially, the technical standard, once it is formulated and disseminated, plays the role of fostering the stabilized perception of relevant technology. In some sense, it is the objectification of subjective elements-economic/political purposes-in a neutral technical form. In other words, standardization does not merely assist in solving technical or business problems but serves as a means of providing objectivity and legitimacy in the technical discourse.
