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title: "How a technical standard emerges"
description: "How does a standard emerge, and why do participants adopt it?"
status: "coming-soon"
language: "en"
canonical: "https://bulnik.dev/en/articles/topics/N33.03/"
topicId: "N33.03"
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> Coming soon — this article is being prepared. Below are its question, intended outcome, and place in the story.

## The question

How does a standard emerge, and why do participants adopt it?

## What we will work through

Reconstruct one standard's history from dated primary documents.

## Before you begin

Previously covered: Finding a primary source.

- [Finding a primary source](/en/articles/topics/N31.02/)