National Institute of Standards and Technology

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federal agency of the United States measurement institute standards organization

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is a U.S. federal agency that develops and promotes measurement standards, technology, and innovation to enhance economic security and improve quality of life.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form	Occurrences
NIST	5
National Bureau of Standards	4
Bureau of Standards	1
NIST Physical Measurement Laboratory	1
National Institute of Standards and Technology Boulder Laboratories	1
National Institute of Standards and Technology headquarters	1
https://www.nist.gov/	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal agency of the United States ⓘ measurement institute ⓘ standards organization ⓘ
abbreviation	National Institute of Standards and Technology self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: NIST
collaboratesWith	industry ⓘ other government agencies ⓘ universities ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
develops	building codes and fire safety guidelines ⓘ calibration services ⓘ cryptographic standards ⓘ cybersecurity frameworks ⓘ information security standards ⓘ measurement standards ⓘ standard reference data ⓘ standard reference materials ⓘ
fieldOfWork	building and fire research ⓘ cybersecurity ⓘ engineering ⓘ information technology ⓘ manufacturing ⓘ materials science ⓘ metrology ⓘ nanotechnology ⓘ quantum information science ⓘ standards development ⓘ
formerName	National Institute of Standards and Technology self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: National Bureau of Standards
foundingDate	1901 ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Boulder, Colorado ⓘ Gaithersburg ⓘ surface form: Gaithersburg, Maryland
issues	Federal Information Processing Standards ⓘ NIST Interagency/Internal Reports ⓘ Special Publications ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: federal government of the United States
legalBasis	U.S. federal law ⓘ
locatedIn	Colorado ⓘ Maryland ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
maintains	national measurement standards ⓘ time and frequency standards for the United States ⓘ
mission	to advance measurement science, standards, and technology ⓘ to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness ⓘ
operates	cesium atomic clocks ⓘ surface form: NIST-F1 cesium fountain clock cesium atomic clocks ⓘ surface form: NIST-F2 cesium fountain clock
oversees	U.S. system of weights and measures ⓘ
parentAgency	U.S. Department of Commerce ⓘ surface form: United States Department of Commerce
purpose	enhance economic security ⓘ improve quality of life ⓘ
renamedAsNIST	1988 ⓘ
website	National Institute of Standards and Technology self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: https://www.nist.gov/

Referenced by (25)

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National Institute of Standards and Technology → abbreviation → National Institute of Standards and Technology self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: NIST

JILA → affiliatedWith → National Institute of Standards and Technology ⓘ

JILA → collaboratesWith → National Institute of Standards and Technology ⓘ

this entity surface form: NIST Physical Measurement Laboratory

Edward Condon → employer → National Institute of Standards and Technology ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Bureau of Standards

Eric A. Cornell → employer → National Institute of Standards and Technology ⓘ

Guido van Rossum → employer → National Institute of Standards and Technology ⓘ

Olga Taussky-Todd → employer → National Institute of Standards and Technology ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Bureau of Standards

National Institute of Standards and Technology → formerName → National Institute of Standards and Technology self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Bureau of Standards

JILA → foundedBy → National Institute of Standards and Technology ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Bureau of Standards

United States Department of Commerce and Labor → hasComponent → National Institute of Standards and Technology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bureau of Standards

Gaithersburg → hasFederalFacility → National Institute of Standards and Technology ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Institute of Standards and Technology headquarters

Boulder, Colorado → hasResearchInstitution → National Institute of Standards and Technology ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Institute of Standards and Technology Boulder Laboratories

AES-CTR → introducedBy → National Institute of Standards and Technology ⓘ

this entity surface form: NIST

U.S. Department of Commerce → oversees → National Institute of Standards and Technology ⓘ

U.S. Department of Commerce → parentAgencyOf → National Institute of Standards and Technology ⓘ

JILA → parentOrganization → National Institute of Standards and Technology ⓘ

AES-GCM → publishedBy → National Institute of Standards and Technology ⓘ

this entity surface form: NIST

NIST digital identity guidelines → publishedBy → National Institute of Standards and Technology ⓘ

NIST SP 800-56A → publisher → National Institute of Standards and Technology ⓘ

Advanced Encryption Standard → standardizedBy → National Institute of Standards and Technology ⓘ

this entity surface form: NIST

Elliptic Curve Cryptography → standardizedBy → National Institute of Standards and Technology ⓘ

this entity surface form: NIST

United States customary units → standardizedBy → National Institute of Standards and Technology ⓘ

United States technology sector → supportedBy → National Institute of Standards and Technology ⓘ

National Institute of Standards and Technology → website → National Institute of Standards and Technology self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: https://www.nist.gov/