Search Result for "national_institute_of_standards_and_technology":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an agency in the Technology Administration that makes measurements and sets standards as needed by industry or government programs;
[syn: National Institute of Standards and Technology, NIST]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

National Institute of Standards and Technology
    n 1: an agency in the Technology Administration that makes
         measurements and sets standards as needed by industry or
         government programs [syn: National Institute of Standards
         and Technology, NIST]


The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):

National Institute of Standards and Technology
National Bureau of Standards
NIST

    (NIST, formerly the National Bureau of Standards) A
   United States governmental body that helps develop
   standards including FIPS.

   NIST Home (http://nist.gov/).

   (2003-06-04)