ecma
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
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- 4
/ˈɛkmə/
Definition of ecma
7 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
name
- (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of)Acronym of European Castor and wheel Manufacturer’s Association.
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name
- (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of)Acronym of European Castor and wheel Manufacturer’s Association.
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(alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of Ecma (“Ecma International”).
“ECMA-262 is managed and evolved by Ecma’s Technical Committee 39 ([…]) (TC39).”
- (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of)Acronym of European Carton Makers Association.
- (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of)Acronym of Engineering College Magazines Associated.
- (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of)Acronym of East Coast Music Association.
- (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of)Acronym of East Coast Music Awards.
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Ecma International, a nonprofit standards organization for information and communication systems.
“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.”
“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).”
“ECMA-262 is managed and evolved by Ecma’s Technical Committee 39 ([…]) (TC39).”
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Etymology
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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