Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
National Institute of Standards and Technology
    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]
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.
   NIST Home (http://nist.gov/).
   (2003-06-04)