national bureau of standards meaning

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[Electronics]
Abbreviation, NBS. An agency in the U.S. that maintains values for physical constants in the Standard International (SI) System of Units. It also maintains radio broadcast stations that transmit standard time and frequency signals.

[Computer]
<body> (NIST, formerly the National Bureau of Standards) A United States governmental body that helps develop standards including FIPS.

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  1. in the united states this service is an important mission of the national bureau of standards.
  2. Until 1988, it was called the National Bureau of Standards.
  3. He worked for the National Bureau of Standards in Colorado.
  4. He worked at the National Bureau of Standards from 1911 to 1921.
  5. The National Bureau of Standards concluded failure was just a matter of time.

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