What is a best practice?

(Gavin Wright. Tech target)

A best practice is a standard or set of guidelines that is known to produce good outcomes if followed. Best practices are related to how to carry out a task or configure something. Strict best practice guidelines may be set by a governing body or may be internal to an organization. Other best practices may be more informal and can be set forth in manufacturer’s guidance, in published guidelines or even passed along informally.