Definition of National institute of standards and technology

1. Noun. An agency in the Technology Administration that makes measurements and sets standards as needed by industry or government programs.

Exact synonyms: Nist
Group relationships: Technology Administration
Generic synonyms: Agency, Authority, Bureau, Federal Agency, Government Agency, Office

Lexicographical Neighbors of National Institute Of Standards And Technology

Naticidae
Nation of Islam
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Archives and Records Administration
National Baseball Hall of Fame
National Cancer Information Service
National Climatic Data Center
National Convention
National Formulary
National Guard
National Guard Bureau
National Imagery and Mapping Agency
National Institute of Justice
National Institute of Standards and Technology
National Institutes of Health
National Intelligence Community
National Labor Relations Board
National League
National Liberation Army
National Liberation Front of Corsica
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Park Service
National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System
National Reconnaissance Office
National Science Foundation
National Security Agency
National Security Council

Literary usage of National institute of standards and technology

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Directory of Federal Laboratory and Technology Resources: A Guide to (1993)
"It provides a critical link between the National Institute of Standards and Technology and USAF Base Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratories ..."

2. First Text Retrieval Conference (Trec-1): Proceedings by D. K. Harman (1993)
"Introduction National Institute of Standards and Technology Gaithersburg, Md. 20899 There is a long history of experimentation in information retrieval. ..."

3. An Introduction to Computer Security: The Nist Handbook by Barbara Guttman (1996)
"National Institute of Standards and Technology. Data Encryption Standard. Federal Information Processing Standard Publication 46-2. December 30, 1993. ..."

4. Overview of the Third Text Retrieval Conference (Trec-3) edited by D. K. Harmon (1996)
"Overview of the Third Text REtrieval Conference (TREC-3) Donna Harman National Institute of Standards and Technology Gaithersburg, MD. 20899. ..."

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