What (who) is ECMA - definition
STANDARDS ORGANIZATION FOR INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
European Computer Manufacturer's Association; Ecma; ECMA International; Eco Declaration; European Computer Manufacturers Association; TC39
ECMA
1. European Computer Manufacturers Association,
now ECMA International.
2. A subset of ALGOL. [Sammet 1969, p.180 ].
(1998-09-07)
ECMA
European Computer Manufacturers Association (Reference: org., Europe)
ECMA International
<body> (Formerly European Computer Manufacturers Association)
An industry association founded in 1961 and dedicated to the
standardisation of information and communication systems.
ECMA edits standards and technical reports. All ECMA
publications are available free of charge.
The best known ECMA standard is ECMA 262, defining the
scripting language ECMAScript.
(2003-06-23)
Wikipedia
Ecma International
Ecma International () is a nonprofit standards organization for information and communication systems. It acquired its current name in 1994, when the European Computer Manufacturers Association (ECMA) changed its name to reflect the organization's global reach and activities. As a consequence, the name is no longer considered an acronym and no longer uses full capitalization.
The organization was founded in 1961 to standardize computer systems in Europe. Membership is open to large and small companies worldwide that produce, market, or develop computer or communication systems, and have interest and experience in the areas addressed by the group's technical bodies. It is located in Geneva.
Examples of use of ECMA
1. Within about 18 months, customers, competitors and developers should be able to download detailed files from Ecma on how to create a Microsoft Word, Powerpoint or Excel document.
2. Microsoft will submit its Office file formats to Ecma International, the standards body, which will develop the documentation and make it available to the industry.