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)