ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -In the world of standards, the term conformity is use rather than compliance. This is to distinguish between requirements set by governments that are legal or regulatory requirements that are to be ‘complied with’ and voluntary elements set out in standards that are to be ‘conformed with’.

Detailed explanation-2: -In general, compliance means conforming to a rule, such as a specification, policy, standard or law.

Detailed explanation-3: -/kəmˈplaɪ/ us. LAW. to obey a particular rule or law, or act according to an agreement: comply with sth The state’s mining law requires mine operators to comply with local land use regulations. (Definition of comply from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Detailed explanation-4: -While compliance is more formal and a legal requirement, conformance is voluntary. Conformance refers to the norms, expectations, standards, and policies that a company abides by.

Detailed explanation-5: -Compliance is the state of being in accordance with established guidelines or specifications, or the process of becoming so. Software, for example, may be developed in compliance with specifications created by a standards body, and then deployed by user organizations in compliance with a vendor’s licensing agreement.