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| Domain | Definition |
Computing | American National Standards Institute |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is a private, non-profit organisation that produces industrial standards in the United States. It is a member of ISO and IEC.
ANSI's standards fall in many areas. In computing, ANSI standardized the ASCII character set in X3.4, control codes in X3.41 and control sequences (to be used e.g. for moving the cursor around the screen of a "dumb" terminal) in X3.64.
Its photographic exposure system became the basis for the ISO's system, currently used worldwide.
ANSI was founded on October 19, 1918 as the American Engineering Standards Committee and reorganised as the American Standards Association in 1928. In 1966 was reorganised as the United States of America Standards Institute. In 1969 it changed its name to American National Standards Institute.
In Microsoft Windows, the phrase "ANSI" also refers to any of the national character encodings supported by the system. These are similar to ISO 8859, leading many to falsely assume that they are identical.
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Crosswords: AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE |
| Specialty definitions using "AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE": ANSI. (references) |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) can also assist interested U.S. Firms. (references) | |
Details regarding these standards can by obtained by contacting the American National Standards Institute. (references) | ||
Another source of information is the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) in New York. ANSI is the official U.S. depository for all ISO member-countries and has English translations of foreign standards. (references) | ||
Trade | Australia | Both Standards Australia and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) in New York have current information on Australian standards. (references) |
Uk | Assistance in identifying applicable foreign standards is available from the Standards Information Service Center, National Institute of Standards and Technology, and copies of the standards can be obtained from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). (references) | |
Netherlands | Other valuable sources of information with regard to foreign standards include the American National Standards Institute, 1430 Broadway, New York, NY 10018, Phone: (212) 354 3300, the Department of Commerce's National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA 22161, Phone: (703) 557 4733, as well as various trade associations that follow international activities for their members. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Language | Translations for "AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Portuguese | ANSI (American National Standards Institution(formerly ASA), ANSI, Inc.), Instituto Nacional Americano de Normas (American National Standards Institution(formerly ASA), ANSI, Inc.). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
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