ECMA

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/ˈɛkmə/

proper noun

Ecma International, a nonprofit standards organization for information and communication systems.

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Meanings

ECMA1

proper noun
  1. abbreviationacronymbusinessAcronym of European Castor and wheel Manufacturer’s Association.
  2. computingAlternative letter-case form of Ecma (“Ecma International”).

    ECMA-262 is managed and evolved by Ecma’s Technical Committee 39 ([…]) (TC39).

    2014, Axel Rauschmayer, “Standardization: ECMAScript”, in Speaking JavaScript: An In-Depth Guide for Programmers, Sebastopol, Calif.: O’Reilly Media, Inc., →ISBN, page 45
  3. abbreviationacronymbroadcastingAcronym of European Carton Makers Association.
  4. abbreviationacronymmediaAcronym of Engineering College Magazines Associated.
  5. abbreviationacronymentertainmentAcronym of East Coast Music Association.
  6. abbreviationacronymentertainmentAcronym of East Coast Music Awards.

Ecma2

proper noun

alternative ECMA

  1. Ecma International, a nonprofit standards organization for information and communication systems.

    ECMA-262 is managed and evolved by Ecma’s Technical Committee 39 ([…]) (TC39).

    2014, Axel Rauschmayer, “Standardization: ECMAScript”, in Speaking JavaScript: An In-Depth Guide for Programmers, Sebastopol, Calif.: O’Reilly Media, Inc., →ISBN, page 45
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    According to Paoli, Microsoft devoted 15 to 20 engineers per week to remove platform dependencies from OOXML over the year that Ecma’s technical committee reviewed the specification.

    2007 February 15, David Worthington, “Microsoft Defends Integrity of Open Office XML”, in SD Times: The Industry Newspaper for Software Development Managers, number 168, Huntington, N.Y.: BZ Media LLC, →ISSN, page 24, column 3

    Ecma’s standards include, inter alia, safety specifications, specifications for environmental product attributes, specifications for data communications such as IT security, specifications for system interconnection, as well as specifications for multimedia such as universal 3D (Ecma 2007d).

    2009, Eliza Varney, “Ecma International”, in Christian Tietje, Alan Brouder, editors, Handbook of Transnational Economic Governance Regimes, Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, →ISBN, part C (Communications, Electronics, and Media), section VI (The Role of Ecma in Transnational Economic Governance), page 556

Origin

Originally European Computer Manufacturers Association. Name changed to Ecma International in 1994 to reflect the organization’s global reach and activities.

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