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It was a joke on the name. Nothing to do with the content. Conform to newspeak is what 1984 is famous for.

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And .. it's also just a normal word which describes what you do in relation to regulations or standards

No its not. You follow the rules or you adhere to them.

You change your behavior or belief system to match a group's standard/norm (conform).

Conform and follow/adhere are quite different, and convey the thought process underneath.

You conform to standards and specifications.

Thats a doublespeak. You are talking about an act with a legal basis. You follow and comply with those regulations lest you break the law.

If it was a voluntary standard or code, maybe you could conform. The thread talks about the ACT and COMPLIANCE in its heading. You follow the regulation, you comply with it, you don't conform to a mandatory set of rules anyway. If you do, that is literally orwellian (because it implies a mandatory legal obidience is same as a voluntary fitting in).

In the EU, regulations you have to follow are often implemented through standards. For example, the EN 18031 series of standards are part of the radio equipment directive. As a manufacturer, you comply with the directive by conforming to the standard. This is not optional.

I was not aware of this. Thank you for sharing. This is not common phrasing in either India or US.

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