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An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Measurement and Standards Laboratories, Fiscal Year 1998 (1998) / Chapter Skim
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D Acronyms and Abbreviations
Pages 217-221

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... AMCIT Advanced Measurement Center for Information Technology AML-Advanced Measurement Laboratory AMS ANT-Advanced Manufacturing Systems and Networking Testbed APTD-Automated Production Technology Division ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-conditioning Engineers ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials ATM asynchronous transfer mode ATP - Advanced Technology Program BACnet Building Automation and Controls Network BEC-Bose-Einstein condensation BEES Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability BFRL-Building and Fire Research Laboratory BLAS-Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms BMCD-Biological Macromolecule Crystallization Database BT beam tube CAl}computer-aided design CALS-Continuous Acquisition and Life-cycle Support CAM-computer-aided manufacturing CAR~Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology CBS-Cybernetic Building Systems CC common criteria CFC~hlorofluorocarbon CFD computational fluid dynamics CHRNS-Center for High-Resolution Neutron Scattering CTCE~omputer-integrated construction environmentts)
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... C1KS-Computer-Integrated Knowledge System(s) CIRMS-Council on Ionizing Radiation Measurements and Standards CKMech~hem~cal kinetic mechanisms database CMM-coordinate measuring machine CMOS~omplementary metal oxide semiconductor CNRF-Cold Neutron Research Facility CODATA-Committee on Data for Science and Technology CONTAM a multizone indoor air-quality mode} designed to track airflow and contaminant dispersal CRADA-Cooperative Research and Development Agreement CRDS~avity ring-down spectroscopy CSTE-Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory CTCMS-Center for Theoretical and Computational Materials Science CVD chemical vapor deposition CW-continuous wave CWC-Chemical Weapons Convention D/H-dexterous to hydrogen ratio DARPA-Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARTS-double-axis residual stress/single-crystal diffractometer DCIS~Distributed Computing and Information Services Division DM~differential mode delay DAD digital video disk EC electronic commerce EDFA erbium-doped fiber amplifier EDS energy dispersive spectrometer KEEL Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory EFT- electronic fiends transfer EMF electromagnetic field EPA-Environmental Protection Agency ESD electrostatic discharge EUV extreme ultraviolet FDA Food and Drug Administration FD~fault detection and diagnosis FedCTRC Federal Computer Incident Response Capability FM~requency modulation FT-Fourier transform FTIR Fourier transform infrared FTP full-time permanent GAMS~uide to Available Mathematical Software GC/MS-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry GEIRS~oddard high-resolution spectrometer GMR-giant magnet ore sistance GPS~Iobal Positioning System 218
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... HCFC-hydrochIorofluorocarbon HFC-hydrofluorocarbon HPC-high-performance computing HPCC-high-performance computing and communications HPSSD~igh Performance Systems and Services Division HIS-high-temperature superconductive HST-Hubble Space Telescope HVAC~eating, ventilation, and air conditioning TAO-indoor air quality ICP-MS inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy ICP-OES inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometer [CSSC Interagency Committee on Seismic Safety in Construction lEC International Electrotechnical Commission IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers lETF- Internet Engineering Task Force IMPI-interoperable message passing interface IP Internet Protocol IPsec Internet Security Protocol TR-infrared TSD-Intelligent Systems Division ISO-International Organization for Standardization IT-information technology ITE Information Technology Laboratory ITS-9~International Temperature Scale of ~ 990 LC:iquid chromatography LCC:ife-cycle cost EFPGWow-frost-point generator MALDlinatrix-assisted laser desorption ionization MC SD-Mathematical and Computational Sciences Division MEL Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory MEMS~nicroelectromechanical systems MEP-Manufacturing Extension Partnership MIRF-Medical-l:ndustrial Radiation Facility MMTC~nicrowave monolithic integrated circuit MOlST~oisture flow analysis software MR~agnetic resonance MS-mass spectrometry MSEL~ater~als Science and Engineering Laboratory MS~Manufacturing Systems Integration Division NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards NAMT National Advanced Manufacturing Testbed NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NCNR NIST Center for Neutron Research 219
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... NFG-nonfederal government NHPS National Network for High Performance Seismic Simulation MAP National Information Assurance Partnership NICE-OHMS Noise-Immune Cavity-Enhanced Optical Heterodyne Molecular Spectroscopy NIDR National Institute of Dental Research NTH National Institutes of Health NMR-nuclear magnetic resonance NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NSF National Science Foundation NSMP National Semiconductor Metrology Program NSOM-near-field scanning optical microscopy NSTC National Science and Technology Council NTRM NIST Traceable Reference Materials NTRS-National Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors OA-other agency OAK-Office of Applied Economics OlDA-Optoelectronics Industry Development Association OLES-Office of Law Enforcement Standards OMP-Office of Microelectronics Programs Open/GL-open/graphics language PAC-Program Advisory Committee PED-Precision Engineering Division PET-positron emission tomography PHPCT Partnership for High-Performance Concrete Technology PKI-public-key infrastructure PlantSTEP the use of STEP for exchange of plant engineering information RCS~adar cross section REFPROP refrigerant properties RF radio frequency RS surface resistance RTM resin transfer molding SANS small-angle neutron scattering SCALPEL scattering with angular limitation projection electron-beam lithography SED-Statistical Engineering Division SEM scanning electron microscopy SEMATECH Semiconductor Manufactunng Technology (consortium) SERBIA scanning electron microscopy with polarization analysis SET single-electron tunneling SF~sum Dequency generation ST International System of Units STA Semiconductor Industry Association STM Inter-American System for Metrology SIMS secondary ion-mass spectrometry 220
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... NRC~.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Ultraviolet VAMAS Versailles Project on Advanced Materials and Standards VM virtual machine VRML Virtual reality modeling language V-t voltage time WD-XRF wavelength dispersive x-ray fluorescence XPS-x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (spectrometer)
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Key Terms

  • neutron scattering
  • advanced measurement
  • reality modeling
  • automated production
  • production technology

  • macromolecule crystallization
  • linear algebra
  • technology division
  • advanced manufacturing
  • basic linear

  • measurement center
  • algebra subprograms
  • virtual reality
  • biological macromolecule
  • computational fluid

  • modeling language
  • measurement laboratory
  • electron spectroscopy
  • transfer mode
  • fluid dynamics

  • crystallization database
  • asynchronous transfer
  • information technology
  • advanced research
  • american society

  • wavelength dispersive
  • continuous acquisition
  • beam tube
  • photoelectron spectroscopy
  • nuclear regulatory


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