From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
NIST
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]
From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016) :
NIST
National Institute of Standards and Technology (org., USA)
From 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.
http://nist.gov/)">NIST Home (http://nist.gov/).
(2003-06-04)