ISO/IEC 42010 is a set of standards created by the International Organization for Standardization and the International Electrotechnical Commission. It's a way of making sure information technology (IT) systems, like computers and software, work together in a safe and efficient way. To do this, it outlines a set of rules and guidelines for designers and developers so that different IT systems can interact and work together without any problems or glitches. Basically, it gives guidelines and rules to help make sure our computers and software play nice together.