The SQL Standard – ISO/IEC 9075:2023 (ANSI X3.135)
SQL (standing for Structured Query Language) is the standard language for relational database management systems. When it originated back in the 1970s, the domain-specific language…
SQL: American National Standard Adoptions by INCITS
SQL is the standard language for relational database management systems, and, in the age of mass digitization, its intuitive capabilities in database manipulation have accelerated…
The ANSI/ASSP Z490.1 & Z490.2 Standards for Environmental, Health, and Safety Training
In an article a few years back, you learned that the ANSI/ASSP Z490.1 Criteria for Accepted Practices in Safety, Health, and Environmental Training standard was…
NFPA 105-2019: Smoke Door and Opening Protectives
Where there is smoke there is fire. It’s an old saying that highlights fire as the primary concern and positions smoke as an afterthought. However,…
ANAB Accreditation for FCC Testing Laboratories
ANAB provides accreditation for several programs related to electromagnetic compatibility, radio, and telecommunications. ANAB is both NIST-listed and FCC-recognized, with programs for FCC testing laboratories…
IEEE 1012-2016: Verification and Validation (V&V)
Salt and pepper, Batman and Robin, and verification and validation (V&V) have more in common than one might think. For instance, all three of these…
Ion Nitriding Enhances Steel Parts With SAE AMS 2759/8B-2018
In their natural state within the earth’s crust, even the most abundant metals are rarely useful. To become viable in products across the spectrum of…