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NIST

NIST

3 5.1
A United States government agency that sets measurement rules and gives advice to companies about technology
  • proper noun
  • /nɪst/
  • Specialized
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  • What started with a small supplement six years ago has become the largest part of NIST's budget.
  • NIST-traceable
  • NIST's laboratory
  • NIST researchers

Examples

  • The House version had none of the funds for NSF, NIST, or NOAA that Clinton had sought.

    Academic text (1994)

  • National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) to reflect its new focus on supporting civilian technology development.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The workforce program began as a collaboration and partnership between NIST and the U.S. Department of Labor.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The other was at the National Bureau of Standards (now NIST) in Washington, DC.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The final rule also provides contractors with additional time to comply with the new NIST SP 800-171 standards.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Basic DC accuracy is 0.01 percent of reading, and the system is available with a NIST traceable certificate.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Making science presentations fun is crucial when dealing with children, says NIST physicist and REAP volunteer John Travis.

    Academic text (1991)

  • The scientists at NIST's Physics Laboratory perform, in the words of its director, Katharine Gebbie, "directed" research.

    Academic text (1994)

  • D-series IR thermometers are reportedly certified to NIST-traceable accuracy on real surfaces of unknown emissivity.

    Academic text (1997)

  • The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is responsible for developing measurement standards in the United States.

Synonyms

National Institute of Standards and Technology
vsNIST
  • Formal
4.6

A US government agency that sets rules for measurements and helps science and technology progress

focuses on issuing technology guidelines and developing measurement standards

Surface Forms

NIST main

Morphology

NIST = National + Institute + Standards + Technology (opaque) = N + I + S + T

NIST is an initialism formed from the initial letters of a multiword name; the letters themselves are not meaningful morphemes for most learners, so the connection to the full name is not transparently derivable.

Etymology

NIST comes from the first letters of National Institute of Standards and Technology. As the U.S. agency for measurement and technology guidance, NIST means the official body that creates 'standards' and practical advice many organisations use.