e) to make the actions of its employees or divisions more predictable, and presumably of higher quality. A guideline is similar to a rule. List of guidelines Examples of guidelines are: Code of practice EASE Guidelines for Authors and Translators of Scientific Articles Federal Sentencing Guidelines Guidelines for Examination in the European Patent Office The Guidelines for Japan-U.S. Defense Cooperation Medical guidelines Human interface guidelines Publicly Available Specification Programming style guidelines UNGEGN Toponymic Guidelines