Acronym for the
American National Standards Institute. Founded in 1918, ANSI is a voluntary organization composed of over 1,300 members (including all the large
computer companies) that creates
standards for the computer industry. For example, ANSI
C is a version of the C
language that has been approved by the ANSI committee. To a large degree, all ANSI C
compilers, regardless of which company produces them, should behave similarly.
In addition to programming languages, ANSI sets standards for a wide range of technical areas, from electrical specifications to communications protocols. For example, FDDI, the main set of protocols for sending data over fiber optic cables, is an ANSI standard.
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