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ANSI standard
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/ansee stand@rd/ The ANSI standard usage of ANSI standard refers to any
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practice which is typical or broadly done. It's most appropriately applied
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to things that everyone does that are not quite regulation. For example:
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ANSI standard shaking of a laser printer cartridge to get extra life from
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it, or the ANSI standard word tripling in names of usenet alt groups. This
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usage derives from the American National Standards Institute. ANSI, along
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with the International Organization for Standards (ISO), standardized the C
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programming language (see K R , Classic C), and promulgates many other
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important software standards.
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