Abbreviated EIA. A trade association representing American manufacturers in standards organizations. The EIA has published and formalized several important standards, including RS-232-C, RS-422, RS-423, RS-449, RS-485, and RS-530. Standards having to do with communications are produced jointly with the Telecommunications Industry Association.
For more information on the EIA, see www.eia.org.
See also EIA/TIA 586.