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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An agency in the Technology Administration that makes measurements and sets standards as needed by industry or government programs
Synonyms:
National Institute of Standards and Technology; NIST
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("National Institute of Standards and Technology" is a kind of...):
agency; authority; bureau; federal agency; government agency; office (an administrative unit of government)
Holonyms ("National Institute of Standards and Technology" is a part of...):
Technology Administration (an agency in the Department of Commerce that works with United States industries to promote competitiveness and maximize the impact of technology on economic growth)
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