standards bodies - technical definition

Following are some of the standards bodies defined in this database. For Windows users of CDE, look up Lessons/Review/Associations. For Web users of CDE's online HTML version, review the Lessons list at the bottom of the definition.

   Organization   Covers

   ANSI           U.S. standards
   ETSI           European telecom standards
   NIST           U.S. standards
   CCIA           Computer/communications industry
   EIA            Interface standards; RS-232
   IEC            International standards
   IEEE           Electronics standards
   IETF           Internet standards
   ISO            International standards
   ITU            International standards
   JEDEC          IC standards
   JEIDA          Japanese electronics
   PCMCIA         PC memory card standards
   W3C            Internet
   XAPIA          X.400 standards