<P> Web standards include many interdependent standards and specifications, some of which govern aspects of the Internet, not just the World Wide Web . Even when not web - focused, such standards directly or indirectly affect the development and administration of web sites and web services . Considerations include the interoperability, accessibility and usability of web pages and web sites . </P> <P> Web standards, in the broader sense, consist of the following: </P> <Ul> <Li> Recommendations published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) </Li> <Li> "Living Standard" made by the Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group (WHATWG) </Li> <Li> Request for Comments (RFC) documents published by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) </Li> <Li> Standards published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) </Li> <Li> Standards published by Ecma International (formerly ECMA) </Li> <Li> The Unicode Standard and various Unicode Technical Reports (UTRs) published by the Unicode Consortium </Li> <Li> Name and number registries maintained by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) </Li> </Ul> <Li> Recommendations published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) </Li>

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