American National Standards Institute
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
American National Standards Institute (ANSI, /ˈænsi/ AN-see) is a private non-profit organization that oversees the development of voluntary consensus standards for products, services, processes, systems, and personnel in the United States. The organization also coordinates U.S. standards with international standards so that American products can be used worldwide.
Etymology
The organization was founded as the American Engineering Standards Committee (AESC) in 1918. It changed its name to the American Standards Association (ASA) in 1928, and to the United States of America Standards Institute (USASI) in 1966, before finally becoming the American National Standards Institute in 1969.
Related Terms
- Standard: A document that provides requirements, specifications, guidelines or characteristics that can be used consistently to ensure that materials, products, processes and services are fit for their purpose.
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO): An international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations.
- Accreditation: The process in which certification of competency, authority, or credibility is presented.
- Certification: The formal attestation or confirmation of certain characteristics of an object, person, or organization.
See also
- List of ANSI standards
- ISO/IEC JTC 1
- ANSI ASC X12
- ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board
- ANSI C
- ANSI escape code
References
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on American National Standards Institute
- Wikipedia's article - American National Standards Institute
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