ANSI ACRONYM
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Navigating Standardization’s Alphabet Soup

The number and variety of abbreviations used in the standards world can cause confusion for newcomers (or anyone!). Below is a handy guide to some of the most common acronyms* you'll find on ansi.org and throughout U.S. and international (particularly ISO and IEC) standardization activities. Click on the links for examples of each term's use within ANSI's work or that of our affiliates and partners.

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A–B-

BSR -

BSR-8 -

BSR-9 -

Ad-hoc Group (e.g., ISO, IEC)

America Makes & ANSI Additive Manufacturing Standardization Collaborative

ANSI National Accreditation Board

American National Standard

American National Standards Institute

ANSI-Accredited Standards Developer

ANSI Board of Directors

ANSI Board of Standards Review

Form to Request Public Review for Proposed ANS

Form to Propose Candidate ANS

CAB (IEC)

CD

Conformity Assessment

ISO Committee for Conformity Assessment

Conformity Assessment Body

IEC Conformity Assessment Board

Committee Draft (e.g., ISO, IEC)

Committee Draft for Vote (e.g., ISO, IEC)

European Committee for Standardization

European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization

ANSI Consumer Interest Forum

ANSI Company Member Forum

ANSI Committee on Education

ISO Committee on Consumer Policy

ISO Committee Supporting Developing Countries

FDIS

GA

GM

GMF ----

ANSI Essential Requirements

European Standardization Organization

European Standardization Strategy

European Telecommunications Standards Institute

ANSI Electric Vehicles Standards Panel

ANSI Executive Committee

ANSI Executive Standards Council

Final Draft International Standard (e.g., ISO, IEC)

General Assembly (e.g., ISO, IEC)

General Meeting (e.g., IEC)

ANSI Government Member Forum

IPRPAG -

ANSI Homeland Defense and Security Standardization Collaborative

Incorporation by Reference

International Electrotechnical Commission

Issuer Identifier Number

ANSI International Policy Advisory Group

ANSI Intellectual Property Rights Policy Advisory Group

International Organization for Standardization

International Telecommunication Union

ANSI Joint Member Forum

ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee 1, Information Technology

IEC Market Strategy Board

N–R

NC

NIST

PAS

PINS

PWI

National Committee (e.g., USNC/IEC)

National Institute of Standards and Technology

New Work Item Proposal (e.g., ISO, IEC)

ANSI National Policy Advisory Group

National Standards Body (e.g., in ISO)

ANSI Nanotechnology Standards Panel

ANSI Organizational Member Forum

Publicly Available Specification (e.g., ISO, IEC)

Project Initiation Notification System Form

Preliminary Work Item (e.g., ISO, IEC)

S–T

SA2

SBB

SC

SDO

SMB -

SyC

TA

TC

TMB

TMC

TR

TS

Standards Alliance Phase 2

Standards Boost Business

Subcommittee (e.g., ISO/IEC)

Standards Developing Organization

IEC Standardization Management Board

Systems Committee (e.g., IEC)

Technical Advisor (for U.S. TAGs to ISO and IEC)

U.S. Technical Advisory Group (for ISO and IEC)

Technical Committee (e.g., ISO, IEC)

ISO Technical Management Board

USNC/IEC Technical Management Committee

Technical Report (e.g., ANS, ISO, IEC)

Technical Specification (e.g., ISO, IEC)

USTDA -

WD

WG

WSC

WSW

YEP

ANSI Unmanned Aircraft Systems Standardization Collaborative

United Stated Agency for International Development

United Stated Conformity Assessment Principles

United States National Committee to the IEC

United States Standards Strategy

United States Trade and Development Agency

Working Draft (e.g., ISO, IEC)

Working Group (e.g., ISO, IEC)

World Standards Cooperation

World Standards Week

Young & Emerging Professionals (e.g., USNC/IEC)

A–B-

AHG Ad-hoc Group (e.g., ISO, IEC)

AMSC America Makes & ANSI Additive Manufacturing Standardization Collaborative

ANAB ANSI National Accreditation Board

ANS American National Standard

ANSI American National Standards Institute

ASD ANSI-Accredited Standards Developer

BOD ANSI Board of Directors

BSR ANSI Board of Standards Review

BSR-8 Form to Request Public Review for Proposed ANS

BSR-9 - Form to Propose Candidate ANS

C–D

CA Conformity Assessment

CASCO ISO Committee for Conformity Assessment

CAB Conformity Assessment Body

CAB (IEC) IEC Conformity Assessment Board

CD Committee Draft (e.g., ISO, IEC)

CDV Committee Draft for Vote (e.g., ISO, IEC)

CEN European Committee for Standardization

CENELEC European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization

CIF ANSI Consumer Interest Forum

CMF ANSI Company Member Forum

COE ANSI Committee on Education

COPOLCO ISO Committee on Consumer Policy

DEVCO ISO Committee Supporting Developing Countries

E–G

ER ANSI Essential Requirements

ESO European Standardization Organization

ESS European Standardization Strategy

ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute

EVSP ANSI Electric Vehicles Standards Panel

ExCo ANSI Executive Committee

ExSC ANSI Executive Standards Council

FDIS Final Draft International Standard (e.g., ISO, IEC)

GA General Assembly (e.g., ISO, IEC)

GM General Meeting (e.g., IEC)

GMF ANSI Government Member Forum

H–M

HDSSC ANSI Homeland Defense and Security Standardization Collaborative

IBR Incorporation by Reference

IEC International Electrotechnical Commission

IIN Issuer Identifier Number

IPAG ANSI International Policy Advisory Group

IPRPAG ANSI Intellectual Property Rights Policy Advisory Group

ISO International Organization for Standardization

ITU International Telecommunication Union

JMF ANSI Joint Member Forum

JTC 1 ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee 1, Information Technology

MSB IEC Market Strategy Board

N–R

NC National Committee (e.g., USNC/IEC)

NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology

NP New Work Item Proposal (e.g., ISO, IEC)

NPAG ANSI National Policy Advisory Group

NSB National Standards Body (e.g., in ISO)

NSP ANSI Nanotechnology Standards Panel

OMF ANSI Organizational Member Forum

PAS Publicly Available Specification (e.g., ISO, IEC)

PINS Project Initiation Notification System Form

PWI Preliminary Work Item (e.g., ISO, IEC)

S–T

SA2 Standards Alliance Phase 2

SBB Standards Boost Business

SC Subcommittee (e.g., ISO/IEC)

SDO Standards Developing Organization

SMB IEC Standardization Management Board

SyC Systems Committee (e.g., IEC)

TA Technical Advisor (for U.S. TAGs to ISO and IEC)

TAG U.S. Technical Advisory Group (for ISO and IEC)

TC Technical Committee (e.g., ISO, IEC)

TMB ISO Technical Management Board

TMC USNC/IEC Technical Management Committee

TR Technical Report (e.g., ANS, ISO, IEC)

TS Technical Specification (e.g., ISO, IEC)

U–Z

UASSC ANSI Unmanned Aircraft Systems Standardization Collaborative

USAID United Stated Agency for International Development

USCAP United Stated Conformity Assessment Principles

USNC United States National Committee to the IEC

USSS United States Standards Strategy

USTDA United States Trade and Development Agency

WD Working Draft (e.g., ISO, IEC)

WG Working Group (e.g., ISO, IEC)

WSC World Standards Cooperation

WSW World Standards Week

YEP Young & Emerging Professionals (e.g., USNC/IEC)

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ANSI ACRONYM GLOSSARY

Navigating Standardization’s Alphabet Soup

A–B-

AHG

BSR -

BSR-8 -

BSR-9 -

Ad-hoc Group (e.g., ISO, IEC)

America Makes & ANSI Additive Manufacturing Standardization Collaborative

ANSI National Accreditation Board

American National Standard

American National Standards Institute

ANSI-Accredited Standards Developer

ANSI Board of Directors

ANSI Board of Standards Review

Form to Request Public Review for Proposed ANS

Form to Propose Candidate ANS

C–D

CAB (IEC)

CD

CDV

Conformity Assessment

ISO Committee for Conformity Assessment

Conformity Assessment Body

IEC Conformity Assessment Board

Committee Draft (e.g., ISO, IEC)

Committee Draft for Vote (e.g., ISO, IEC)

European Committee for Standardization

European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization

ANSI Consumer Interest Forum

ANSI Company Member Forum

ANSI Committee on Education

ISO Committee on Consumer Policy

ISO Committee Supporting Developing Countries

E–G

FDIS

GA

GM

GMF ----

ANSI Essential Requirements

European Standardization Organization

European Standardization Strategy

European Telecommunications Standards Institute

ANSI Electric Vehicles Standards Panel

ANSI Executive Committee

ANSI Executive Standards Council

Final Draft International Standard (e.g., ISO, IEC)

General Assembly (e.g., ISO, IEC)

General Meeting (e.g., IEC)

ANSI Government Member Forum

H–M

IPRPAG -

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