Definition of Ansi

Abbreviation for American National Standards Institute.

American National Standards Institute.

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american national standards institute
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american national standard institute (org., usa)

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American National Standards Institute

ANSI is a private, nonprofit organization that administers and coordinates the U.S. voluntary standardization and conformity assessment system. It is the United States' member body in the International Organization for Standardization, known as ISO.
www.ansi.org

American National Standards Institute.

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American National Standards Institute

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American National Standards Institute

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American National Standards Institute (US)

Abbreviation for American National Standards Institute.

The U.S. standards organization that establishes procedures for the development and coordination of voluntary American National Standards.

American National Standards Institute

American National Standards Institute is the national organization that coordinates development and maintenance of consensus standards and sets rules for fairness in their development. ANSI also represents the USA in developing international standards.

American National Standard Institute, which is an organization defining standards for computer language.

American National Standards Institute

American National Standards Institute

American National Standards Institute.

American National Standards Institute: A U.S. standards body.

American National Standards Institute

American National Standard Institute

American National Standards Institute

American National Standards Institute (ANSI) 8-bit character set used to represent up to 256 characters (0–255) using your keyboard. The first 128 characters (0–127) correspond to the letters and symbols on a standard U.S. keyboard. The second 128 characters (128–255) represent special characters, such as letters in international alphabets, accents, currency symbols, and fractions.

American National Standards Institute

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governing body for standards in the U.S.

/an'see/ 1. n. [techspeak] The American National Standards Institute. ANSI, along with the International Organization for Standards (ISO), standardized the C programming language (see K&R , Classic C ), and promulgates many other important software standards. 2. n. [techspeak] A terminal may be said to be `ANSI' if it meets the ANSI X.364 standard for terminal control. Unfortunately, this standard was both over-complicated and too permissive. It has been retired and replaced by the ECMA-48 standard, which shares both flaws. 3. n. [BBS jargon] The set of screen-painting codes that most MS-DOS and Amiga computers accept. This comes from the ANSI.SYS device driver that must be loaded on an MS-DOS computer to view such codes. Unfortunately, neither DOS ANSI nor the BBS ANSIs derived from it exactly match the ANSI X.364 terminal standard. For example, the ESC-[1m code turns on the bold highlight on large machines, but in IBM PC/MS-DOS ANSI, it turns on `intense' (bright) colors. Also, in BBS-land, the term `ANSI' is often used to imply that a particular computer uses or can emulate the IBM high-half character set from MS-DOS. Particular use depends on context. Occasionally, the vanilla ASCII character set is used with the color codes, but on BBSs, ANSI and `IBM characters' tend to go together.

American National Standards Institute. It is a US business group that sets the standards - it is a voluntary organisation. ANSI is frequently seen in 3 areas:-
 Programming Languages - FORTRAN, COBOL & C conform to ANSI
 SCSI 
ANSI.SYS Device Driver . Available in DOS - it enables the use of ANSI defined commands (using the escape key) to control the screen & the keyboard

The American National Standards Institute sets basic standards like ASCII characters and acts as the United States' delegate to the ISO. Standards can be ordered from ANSI by writing to the ANSI Sales Department, 1430 Broadway, New York, NY 10018. (See also ASCII, ISO 9000,  and Rich-text format)

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This organization is responsible for approving U.S. standards in many areas, including computers and communications. Standards approved by this organization are often called ANSI standards (e.g., ANSI C is the version of the C language approved by ANSI). ANSI is a member of ISO. See also: International Organization for Standardization. [Source: NNSC]

A group that certifies organizations which developed U.S. standards for the information processing industry.ANSI accredited groups participate in defining network protocol standarts.

As accurate as the Sharpened.net Glossary definitions are, nothing beats a definition straight from the source. Here is the definition of ANSI according to our friends at, well, ANSI: Stands for "American National Standards Institute." ANSI's primary goal is to enhance the global competitiveness of U.S. businesses and to improve the American quality of life by promoting and facilitating voluntary consensus standards and conformity assessment systems. "Voluntary" standards are driven by marketplace needs rather than regulated by the government. "Conformity assessment systems" test the compliance of a product or service to a standard. ANSI does not itself develop standards or conduct tests, rather it facilitates this work by "accrediting" (i.e., recognizing) qualified groups with appropriate expertise. The Institute is the official U.S. representative to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). ANSI is a private, nonprofit membership organization with offices in Washington, DC and New York City. If you'd like more information about ANSI, there's no better place to visit than ANSI's web site. Here you'll find more information about ANSI and what they do, as well as the latest news on national and international standards. Check it out!

the American National Standards Institute character set. Used in Windows-based programs. See related ASCII

(American National Standards Institute) From their web site "The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has served in its capacity as administrator and coordinator of the United States private sector voluntary standardization system for more than 80 years. Founded in 1918 by five engineering societies and three government agencies, the Institute remains a private, nonprofit membership organization supported by a diverse constituency of private and public sector organizations. Throughout its history, the ANSI Federation has maintained as its primary goal the enhancement of global competitiveness of U.S. business and the American quality of life by promoting and facilitating voluntary consensus standards and conformity assessment systems and promoting their integrity. The Institute represents the interests of its nearly 1,000 company, organization, government agency, institutional and international members through its office in New York City, and its headquarter in Washington, D.C. ANSI does not itself develop American National Standards (ANSs); rather it facilitates development by establishing consensus among qualified groups. The Institute ensures that its guiding principles -- consensus, due process and openness -- are followed by the more than 175 distinct entities currently accredited under one of the Federation’s three methods of accreditation (organization, committee or canvass). In 1999 alone the number of American National Standards increased by nearly 5.5% to a new total of 14,650 approved ANS. ANSI-accredited developers are committed to supporting the development of national and, in many cases international standards, addressing the critical trends of technological innovation, marketplace globalization and regulatory reform."

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The Institute ensures that its guiding principles -- consensus, due process and openness -- are followed by the more than 175 distinct entities currently accredited under one of the Federation’s three methods of accreditation (organization, committee or canvass). In 1999 alone the number of American National Standards increased by nearly 5.5% to a new total of 14,650 approved ANS. ANSI-accredited developers are committed to supporting the development of national and, in many cases international standards, addressing the critical trends of technological innovation, marketplace globalization and regulatory reform.

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