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Acronyms and Abbreviations
ACD—
Analytical Chemistry Division
AEX—
Automating Equipment Information Exchange
AFAM—
atomic force acoustic microscopy
AFM—
atomic force microscopy
AISC—
American Institute of Steel Construction
AML—
Advanced Measurement Laboratory
ANTD—
Advanced Network Technologies Division
ASHRAE—
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers
ASME—
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASTM—
American Society for Testing and Materials
BACnet—
Building Automation and Control Network
BD—
Biotechnology Division
BED—
Building Environment Division
BFRL—
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
CAD—
computer-aided design
CARB—
Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology
CAVP—
Crypto-algorithm Validation Program
CBR—
chemical, biological, and radiation
CCCBDB—
Computational Chemistry Comparison and Benchmark Database
CD—
compact disk; critical dimension
CFD—
computational fluid dynamics
CMVP—
Cryptographic Module Validation Program
CONTAM—
multizone indoor-air-quality-and-ventilation-analysis computer program
CORM—
Council for Optical Radiation Measurements
CPOE—
computerized physician order entry
CRADA—
cooperative research and development agreement
CSD—
Computer Security Division
CSTL—
Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory
DARPA—
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DHS—
Department of Homeland Security
DLMF—
Digital Library of Mathematical Functions
DNA—
deoxyribonucleic acid
DNS—
Domain Name System
DOC—
Department of Commerce
DOD—
Department of Defense
EEEL—
Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory
EHR—
electronic health record
EM—
electromagnetic
EOS—
Electro-Optic Sampling (project); equation of state
EUV—
extreme ultraviolet
FDA—
Food and Drug Administration
FDS—
Fire Dynamics Simulator
FEMA—
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FIATECH—
Fully Integrated and Automated Technology
FIPS—
Federal Information Processing Standard
FRD—
Fire Research Division
FTD—
Fabrication Technology Division
FTE—
full-time-equivalent
FTP—
full-time permanent
GFP—
green fluorescent protein
GRA—
Guest Researcher Association
HECT—
high-energy computer tomography
HfO2—
hafnium oxide
HIPAA—
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HL—
Health Level
HML—
Hollings Marine Laboratory
HRTEM—
high-resolution transmission electron microscope
HVAC/R—
heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration
IAD—
Information Access Division
IAI—
International Alliance for Interoperability
IBMC—
Interagency Blast Mitigation Committee
ICMS—
Intelligent Control of Mobility Systems
IEC—
International Electrotechnical Commission
IETF—
Internet Engineering Task Force
IP—
intellectual property
ISD—
Intelligent Systems Division
ISO—
International Organization for Standardization
IT—
information technology
ITL—
Information Technology Laboratory
ITRS—
International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors
JILA—
Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics
LADAR—
laser radar
LAN—
local area network
LBNL—
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
LFL—
Large Fire Laboratory
LLNL—
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
MALDI-MS—
matrix-assisted laser desorption-ionization mass spectrometry
MCRD—
Materials and Construction Research Division
MCSD—
Mathematical and Computational Sciences Division
MEL—
Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory
MINEX 04—
Minutia Interoperability Exchange Test 200
MMD—
Manufacturing Metrology Division
MOS—
metal-oxide semiconductor
MOSFET—
metal oxide silicon field-effect transistor
MRA—
Mutual Recognition Arrangement
MRAM—
magnetic random access memory
MSEL—
Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory
MSID—
Manufacturing Systems Integration Division
MSL—
Measurement and Standards Laboratory
NBS—
National Bureau of Standards
NCMC—
NIST Combinatorial Methods Center
NCNR—
NIST Center for Neutron Research
NCSTA—
National Construction Safety Team Act
NEHRP—
National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program
NIH—
National Institutes of Health
NIH-ODS—
Office of Dietary Supplement
NIJ—
National Institute of Justice
NIST—
National Institute of Standards and Technology
NMI—
National Metrology Institute
NRC—
National Research Council
NSF—
National Science Foundation
NTP—
Network Time Protocol
OA—
other agencies
OAE—
Office of Applied Economics
OAMG—
Organic Analytical Methods Group
OLES—
Office of Law Enforcement Standards
OMP—
Office of Microelectronics Programs
PAT—
process analytical technology
PCPD—
Physical and Chemical Properties Division
PDB—
Protein Data Bank
PED—
Precision Engineering Division
PEM—
proton exchange membrane
PL—
Physics Laboratory
PMD—
Process Measurements Division
PTB—
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt
PVT—
pressure, volume, temperature
QEM—
Quantum Electrical Metrology (division)
R&D—
research and development
RCS—
real-time control system
REML—
RF-EM-Field Metrology Laboratory
RF—
radio frequency
RIF—
reduction in force
S&T—
science and technology
SANS—
small-angle neutron scattering
SBIR—
Small Business Innovative Research
SCUBA—
Submillimeter Common-Use Bolometer Array
SDCTD—
Software Diagnostics and Conformance Testing Division
SED—
Semiconductor Electronics Division (in EEEL); Statistical Engineering Division (in ITL)
SEMATECH—
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology Consortium
SEMPA—
scanning electron microscopy with polarization analysis
SFA—
Strategic Focus Area
SI—
International System of Units
SMS—
Smart Machining System
SMSD—
Surface and Microanalysis Science Division
SNS—
Spallation Neutron Source
SPHERE—
Simulated Photodegradation by High Energy Radiant Exposure
SQUID—
superconducting quantum interference device
SRM—
Standard Reference Material
STEP—
Standards for the Exchange of Product Model Data
STM—
scanning tunneling microscopy
STRS—
Scientific and Technical Research and Services
TAS—
triple axis spectroscopy
TRC—
Thermodynamics Research Center
TREC—
Text Retrieval Conference
UGV—
unmanned ground vehicle
ULSI—
ultralarge-scale integration
UV—
ultraviolet
UWB—
ultrawideband
VCAT—
Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology
VCCTL—
Virtual Cement and Concrete Testing Laboratory
VSLI—
very large-scale integration
WTC—
World Trade Center
XCALIBIR—
X-ray Optics Calibration Interferometer
XML—
extensible markup language
XML/MathML—
extensible markup language/math markup language
XPS—
X-ray photoelectron spectroscope