Usually means: Widely accepted without official endorsement.
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General (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. de facto standard: Dictionary.com
  2. De facto standard: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. ODLIS: Online Dictionary of Library and Information Science (No longer online)

Business (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. De-facto standard, De facto-standard, De facto standard: Legal dictionary
  2. De-facto standard, De facto-standard, De facto standard: Financial dictionary
  3. BusinessDictionary.com (No longer online)

Computing (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. de facto standard: Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
  2. de facto standard: Netlingo
  3. de facto standard: CCI Computer
  4. de facto standard: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. online medical dictionary (No longer online)

Science (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. FOLDOP - Free On Line Dictionary Of Philosophy (No longer online)

Definitions from Wikipedia (De facto standard)

noun:  A de facto standard is a custom or convention that is commonly used even though its use is not required.


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