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An Assessment of the NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS: Fiscal Year 1997
CTCMS—
Center for Theoretical and Computational Materials Science
DAVIC—
Digital Audio Visual Council
DoE—
Department of Energy
EBIT—
Electron Beam Ion Trap
EC—
European Community
EEEL—
Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory
EIS—
Environmental Impact Statement
EMC—
electromagnetic compatibility
EMC—
enhanced machine controller
EMF—
electromagnetic field
EMI—
electromagnetic interference
EPA—
Environmental Protection Agency
ESD—
electrostatic discharge
FDA—
Food and Drug Administration
FET—
field-effect transistor
FHWA—
Federal Highway Administration
FIB—
focused ion beam
FIR—
far-infrared
FTIR—
Fourier transform infrared
FTP—
full-time permanent
GC/AED—
gas chromatography/atomic emission detector
GC/MS—
gas chromatography/mass spectrometry
GMR—
giant magnetoresistance
HCFCs—
hydrochlorofluorocarbons
HELP—
high-dimensional empirical linear prediction
HEMTS—
high-electron-mobility transistors
HFC—
hybrid fiber/coaxial
HPCC—
high-performance computing and communication (systems)
HVAC—
heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
IAQ—
indoor air quality
IAT—
International Atomic Time
ICP—
inductively coupled plasma
IEEE—
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IETF—
Internet Engineering Task Force
IGBT—
insulated-gate bipolar transistor
IMPACT—
a set of guidelines designed to assist building owners, operators, and designers in evaluating the mpact of building materials on IAQ
IMPI—
interoperability message passage interface
IMTC—
International Multimedia Teleconferencing Consortium