What does NIST stand for?

What does NIST mean?

NIST	National Institute of Standards and Technology Governmental » US Government
NIST	National Institute of Standards and Technology Governmental » Transportation
NIST	National Institute of Standards and Technology Governmental » Military
NIST	National Institute of Standards and Technology Medical » Human Genome
NIST	National Institute of Standards and Technology Academic & Science » Ocean Science
NIST	National Institute of Standards and Technology Computing » General
NIST	National Institute of Standards and Technology Academic & Science » Electronics
NIST	National Institute of Standards and Technology Miscellaneous » Construction
NIST	National Institute of Standards and Technology Regional » Time Zones
NIST	National Intelligence Support Team Governmental » US Government
NIST	National Intelligence Support Team Governmental » Military
NIST	National Institute of Standards and Technology Governmental » FDA
NIST	National Institute of Standards and Technology Medical » Medical Physics
NIST	National Institute of Standards and Technology Academic & Science » Astronomy
NIST	National Institute of Standards and Technology Academic & Science » Chemistry
NIST	National Institute of Standards and Technology Academic & Science » Universities
NIST	National Institute of Standards and Technology Academic & Science » Physics
NIST	National Institute of Standards and Technology Academic & Science » Geology
NIST	National Institute of Science and Technology (India) Academic & Science » Universities

National Institute of Standards and Technology, NIST(noun): an agency in the Technology Administration that makes measurements and sets standards as needed by industry or government programs