National Institute of Standards and Technology

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National Institute of Standards and Technology, a unit of the US Commerce Department. Formerly known as the National Bureau of Standards, NIST promotes and maintains measurement standards. It also has active programs for encouraging and assisting industry and science to develop and use these standards.

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NIST: National Institute of Standards and Technology

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acronym: NIST
plural: National Institute of Standards and Technologies
possessive: National Institute of Standards and Technology's
pluralpossessive: National Institute of Standards and Technologies'

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