Very interesting.  
I guess HP and MS sanitised the name to "standard" as there are several
references to that use.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRGB_color_space
http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_term/0,2542,t=sRGB&i=51922,00.asp
http://www.techterms.org/definition/srgb

Should we start a campaign to get it back to "small" where it should be?

Powell


>
>sRGB was an collaborative effort between HP and Microsoft from the  
>mid1990s. One of my friends was on that effort, and was in charge of  
>the naming work, and HE named it for "small gamut RGB". No matter  
>what wikipedia has to say about it, or even the official documents,  
>that is what it was named for.
>
>Godfrey

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