Search Result for "national_science_foundation":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an independent agency of the federal government responsible for the promotion of progress in science and engineering by supporting programs in research and education;
[syn: National Science Foundation, NSF]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

National Science Foundation n 1: an independent agency of the federal government responsible for the promotion of progress in science and engineering by supporting programs in research and education [syn: National Science Foundation, NSF]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):

National Science Foundation NSF (NSF) A US government agency that promotes the advancement of science by funding science researchers, scientific projects and infrastructure to improve the quality of scientific research. The NSFNET is funded by NSF. (http://nsf.org/). (1999-01-15)