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1 definition for de facto standard From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) :
de facto standard
A widespread consensus on a particular product or protocol
which has not been ratified by any official standards body,
such as ISO, but which nevertheless has a large market
share.
The archetypal example of a de facto standard is the IBM PC
which, despite is many glaring technical deficiencies, has
gained such a large share of the personal computer market
that it is now popular simply because it is popular and
therefore enjoys fierce competition in pricing and software
development.
(1994-10-27)
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