National Institute of Standards and Technology
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is an agency in the Technology Administration of the United States Department of Commerce that promotes United States economic growth by working with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements and standards.
NIST published the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS), and oversees the Data Encryption Standard and the Advanced Encryption Standard. Its headquarters are located in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
See also: standardization, calibration, traceability, Measurement.
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Accuracy | Advanced Encryption Standard | Advanced Encryption Standard process | Avogadro's Number | Avogadros Number | Calibration | DataEncryptionStandard | Data Encryption Standard | Deborah Jin | Deborah S. Jin | Department of Commerce | Digital Signature Algorithm | Guido van Rossum | James S. Albus | List of initialisms | List of standards topics | MarylanD | Maryland, USA | National Physical Laboratory | Primary Atomic Reference Clock in Space | SHA-1 | SHA1 | Stewart platform | Technology Administration | Traceability | U.S. Department of Commerce | US Department of Commerce | United Kingdom National Physical Laboratory | United States Commerce Department | United States Department of Commerce | United States Department of Commerce and Labor
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