IEEE

Institute for Electrical and Electonics Engineers.  The IEEE is a huge organization that is a major source of technical literature, training, standards, and virtually everything else in electrical and electronics engineering.  See also ISO 9000.

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Stands for "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers." It is a non-profit organization that develops, defines, and reviews electronics and computer science standards. Though it is a U.S. organization, standards developed by the IEEE often become International standards. Some examples of commonly-used products standardized by the organization are the IEEE 1284 cable, a high-speed parallel port printer cable, and the 1394 interface (a.k.a. Firewire), a super-fast connection for video input devices and other peripherals. The IEEE describes itself as "the world's largest technical professional society -- promoting the development and application of electrotechnology and allied sciences for the benefit of humanity, the advancement of the profession, and the well-being of our members." Maybe they could work on standardizing a more simplified definition of their organization...