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D Glossary of Acronyms and Abbreviations
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... Appendix D Glossary of Acronyms and Abbreviations AASHTO-American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ACSL Advanced Chemical Sciences Laboratory AES-Auger electron spectroscopy ALARA-as low as reasonably achievable ANST American National Standards institute APT application program interface ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials ATM asynchronous transfer mode ATE Advanced Technology Program BACnet Building Automation and Controls Network BFRL Building and Fire Research Laboratory BTPM-Consultative Committees of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures BLAS-Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms CAM computer-aided manufacturing CARB-Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology CCT-Consultative Committee on Thermometry CFCs chIorofluorocarbons CFD~omputational fluid dynamics CHRNS-Center for High Resolution Neutron Scattering CICE-computer-integrated construction environments C1KS-Computer-Integrated Knowledge Systems CIRMS-Council on ionizing Radiation Measurements and Standards CKMech-Chemical Kinetic Mechanisms CMM coordinate measuring machine CMOS~omplementary metal oxide semiconductor CNC-computer numerical control CNRF-Cold Neutron Research Facility CONMAT-Construction Materials and Systems Council CONTAM a multizone indoor air-quaTity mode] designed to track airflow and contaminant dispersal CRADA~Cooperative Research and Development Agreements CRDS~avity ring-down spectroscopy Cryo-TEM- cryogenic transmission electron microscopy CSCS-Consolidated Scientific Computing Systems CSTE-Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory 215
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... HVAC-heating, ventilation, and air conditioning TAQ-indoor air quality lAT International Atomic Time ICP inductively coupled plasma {EKE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers {ETF 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 impact of building materials on lAQ IMPI interoperability message passage interface TMTC International Multimedia Teleconferencing Consortium IPS-Internet Protocol Suite rso-International Organization for Standardization ITS Industrial Technology Services (ATP and MEP) ITS International Temperature Scale of 1 990 lUPAC International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry 216
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... LC liquid chromatography LCC life-cycle costs M3 Molecular Measuring Machine MAC~edium access control MALDI~natrix-assisted laser desorption ionization MBE-molecular beam epitaxy MEL-Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory MEMS-micro -electromechanical systems MEP- Manufacturing Engineering Program MTRF Medical-Industrial Radiation Facility MM:IC~nicrowave monolithic integrated circuit MOlST~oisture flow analysis software MPEG Motion Pictures Expert Group MPT~nessage passing interface MS-mass spectrometry MSEL Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory NAMT National Advanced Manufacturing Testbed NC-numerically controlled NDP-neutron depth profiling NEM}-National Electronics Manufacturing Initiative NF nonfederal NGTS Next Generation Inspection System NTR-near-infrared NMR-nuclear magnetic resonance NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NSA National Security Agency NSF National Science Foundation NSIC National Storage Industry Consortium NSMP National Semiconductor Metrology Program NSOM-near-field scanning optical microscopy NSTL- National Software Testing Laboratory NTRM NIST Traceable Reference Materials NTRS-National Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors OA-other agency OAK-Of fice of Applied Economics OlDA-Optoelectronics :Industry Development Association OLES-Office of Law Enforcement Standards OMAC-Open, Modular Architecture Controller OMP-Office of Microelectronics Programs OS! -open systems interconnection PGAA-prompt gamma activation analysis PKI-public key infrastructures RBAC role-based access contro!
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... SAC-Safety Audit Committee SANS small-angle neutron scattering SAR-Safety Analysis Report SAXS small-angle x-ray scattering SEM scanning electron microscopy SEMATECH-Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology SEMPA-Scanning Electron Microscopy with Polarization Analysis SET single-electron tunneling SHMOKE second harmonic magneto-optic Keer effect ST International System of Units SIMS~econdary ion-mass spectrometry SIP-STEP Implementation Prototypes SPINS-Spin-Polarized Inelastic Neutron Scattering SQL-Structured Query Language SRD-Standard Reference Data SRM~Standard Reference Materials STEP standard for exchange of product data STRS-Scientific and Technical Research and Services SURF-Synchrotron Ultraviolet Radiation Facility TAl international atomic time TEAM Technologies Enabling Agile Manufacturing TEM- transmission electron microscopy TIA Telecommunications Industries Association TIMS thermal ionization mass spectrometry UTC-coordinated universal time VCSEL vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser VRMI,-Virtual Reality Modeling Language VUV vacuum ultraviolet XPS x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy XUV extreme ultraviolet 218
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