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
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