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