Yes... since replaced by EIA - as in "EIA-232" - standing for Electronics 
Industry Association... see FOLDOC for full description:
http://foldoc.doc.ic.ac.uk/foldoc/foldoc.cgi?RS-232

HTH, or is at least illuminating...
Daniel Walker
Wrox Press

> The RS in RS232 stands for 'Recommended Standard' ...
> 
> --- Chris Ellegood <jcellegood@h...> wrote:
> > lol...
> > 
> > rs232 is the way of expressing what kind of port it is, ahh the good old 
> > days :)
> > 
> > 
> > From: "McCrossin, Michael" <MMcCrossin@d...>
> > Reply-To: "professional vb" <pro_vb@p...>
> > To: "professional vb" <pro_vb@p...>
> > Subject: [pro_vb] Re: sending voltage out through the COM port
> > Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 06:41:38 -0600
> > 
> > What does RS232C mean?
> > 
> > that is all for now...Mike
> >