''Commonly known as W3C - (see http://www.w3.org/)''
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An organization which purportedly "develops interoperable technologies (specifications, guidelines, software, and tools) to lead the WorldWideWeb to its full potential as a forum for information, commerce, communication, and collective understanding."  Can be and is ignored at will by SoftwareThatIgnoresStandards. Headed up by TimBernersLee as Director.  He also chairs the Technical Architecture Group (TAG) (see /)
*** http://www.w3.org/2001/tag
* Interview with the founder/Director
*** http://www.computerworld.com/developmenttopics/development/webdev/story/0,10801,97652,00.html

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CategoryAcronym (actually, Abbreviation)