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National Institute of Standards and Technology

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National Institute of Standards and Technology

A unit of the U.S. Department of Commerce that promotes U.S. innovation and competitiveness by promoting technology and developing measurement methods and standards. The name was changed in 1988 from National Bureau of Standards.

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