W. E. Burr
                                             23 MAR 1988

A LIST OF COMPUTER  STANDARDS FAMILIES AND  ORGANIZATIONS

International or Multinational
     ISO       - International Standards Organization
     IEC       - International Electrotechnical Commission
     ECMA      - European Computer Manufacturers Association
     CCITT     - International Telegraph and Telephone
                 Consultative Committe

U.S.
     X3        - Information Processing Systems
     ANSI      - American National Standards Institute
     IEEE      - Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
     EIA       - Electronic Industries Association
     MIL-STD   - U.S. Department of Defense Military Standards 
     FIPS      - Federal Information Processing Standards, issued
                 by U.S. Department of Commerce  (NBS) under PL
                 89-306
     FS        - National Communications System issues Federal 
                 Telecommunications Standards for GSA under  
                 authority of Executive Orders 10705 and 10995
     FCC       - Regulations, Part 15, Subpart J (Computer EMI &
                 RFI)

Other Countries
     BSI       - British Standards Institution
     DIN       - Deutsches Institut fur Normung (Federal Republic
                 of Germany)
     JISC      - Japan Industrial Standard Committee
     JEIDA     - Japanese Electronic Industry Development    
                 Association