Definitions for "ANSI Standard"
A document published by ANSI that has been approved through the consensus process of public announcement and review. Each such standard must have been developed by an ANSI committee and must be revisited by the committee within five years for updating.
A document authorized by ANSI that has been approved through the consensus process of public announcement and review. Each of these standards must have been developed by an ANSI accredited committee and must be revisited by that committee within five years for update.
A set of rules governing the structures of data in a message format for the exchange of business and operational information. Each ANSI standard is developed by an ASC x12 committee and adopted by the full x12 committee through the consensus process of public announcement and review.