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Appendix C Acronyms and Abbreviations
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From page 115... ... C Acronyms and Abbreviations ACD -- Analytical Chemistry Division AEX -- Automating Equipment Information Exchange AFAM -- atomic force acoustic microscopy AFM -- atomic force microscopy AISC -- American Institute of Steel Construction AML -- Advanced Measurement Laboratory ANTD -- Advanced Network Technologies Division ASHRAE -- American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers ASME -- American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASTM -- American Society for Testing and Materials BACnet -- Building Automation and Control Network BD -- Biotechnology Division BED -- Building Environment Division BFRL -- Building and Fire Research Laboratory CAD -- computer-aided design CARB -- Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology CAVP -- Crypto-algorithm Validation Program CBR -- chemical, biological, and radiation CCCBDB -- Computational Chemistry Comparison and Benchmark Database CD -- compact disk; critical dimension CFD -- computational fluid dynamics CMVP -- Cryptographic Module Validation Program CONTAM -- multizone indoor-air-quality-and-ventilation-analysis computer program CORM -- Council for Optical Radiation Measurements 115 Read the entire page →
From page 116... ... 116 APPENDIX C CPOE -- computerized physician order entry CRADA -- cooperative research and development agreement CSD -- Computer Security Division CSTL -- Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory DARPA -- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DHS -- Department of Homeland Security DLMF -- Digital Library of Mathematical Functions DNA -- deoxyribonucleic acid DNS -- Domain Name System DOC -- Department of Commerce DOD -- Department of Defense EEEL -- Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory EHR -- electronic health record EM -- electromagnetic EOS -- Electro-Optic Sampling (project) ; equation of state EUV -- extreme ultraviolet FDA -- Food and Drug Administration FDS -- Fire Dynamics Simulator FEMA -- Federal Emergency Management Agency FIATECH -- Fully Integrated and Automated Technology FIPS -- Federal Information Processing Standard FRD -- Fire Research Division FTD -- Fabrication Technology Division FTE -- full-time-equivalent FTP -- full-time permanent GFP -- green fluorescent protein GRA -- Guest Researcher Association HECT -- high-energy computer tomography HfO2 -- hafnium oxide HIPAA -- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HL -- Health Level HML -- Hollings Marine Laboratory HRTEM -- high-resolution transmission electron microscope HVAC/R -- heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration IAD -- Information Access Division IAI -- International Alliance for Interoperability IBMC -- Interagency Blast Mitigation Committee ICMS -- Intelligent Control of Mobility Systems IEC -- International Electrotechnical Commission IETF -- Internet Engineering Task Force Read the entire page →
From page 117... ... APPENDIX C 117 IP -- intellectual property ISD -- Intelligent Systems Division ISO -- International Organization for Standardization IT -- information technology ITL -- Information Technology Laboratory ITRS -- International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors JILA -- Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics LADAR -- laser radar LAN -- local area network LBNL -- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory LFL -- Large Fire Laboratory LLNL -- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory MALDI-MS -- matrix-assisted laser desorption-ionization mass spectrometry MCRD -- Materials and Construction Research Division MCSD -- Mathematical and Computational Sciences Division MEL -- Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory MINEX 04 -- Minutia Interoperability Exchange Test 200 MMD -- Manufacturing Metrology Division MOS -- metal-oxide semiconductor MOSFET -- metal oxide silicon field-effect transistor MRA -- Mutual Recognition Arrangement MRAM -- magnetic random access memory MSEL -- Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory MSID -- Manufacturing Systems Integration Division MSL -- Measurement and Standards Laboratory NBS -- National Bureau of Standards NCMC -- NIST Combinatorial Methods Center NCNR -- NIST Center for Neutron Research NCSTA -- National Construction Safety Team Act NEHRP -- National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program NIH -- National Institutes of Health NIH-ODS -- Office of Dietary Supplement NIJ -- National Institute of Justice NIST -- National Institute of Standards and Technology NMI -- National Metrology Institute NRC -- National Research Council NSF -- National Science Foundation NTP -- Network Time Protocol OA -- other agencies OAE -- Office of Applied Economics OAMG -- Organic Analytical Methods Group Read the entire page →
From page 118... ... 118 APPENDIX C OLES -- Office of Law Enforcement Standards OMP -- Office of Microelectronics Programs PAT -- process analytical technology PCPD -- Physical and Chemical Properties Division PDB -- Protein Data Bank PED -- Precision Engineering Division PEM -- proton exchange membrane PL -- Physics Laboratory PMD -- Process Measurements Division PTB -- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt PVT -- pressure, volume, temperature QEM -- Quantum Electrical Metrology (division) R&D -- research and development RCS -- real-time control system REML -- RF-EM-Field Metrology Laboratory RF -- radio frequency RIF -- reduction in force S&T -- science and technology SANS -- small-angle neutron scattering SBIR -- Small Business Innovative Research SCUBA -- Submillimeter Common-Use Bolometer Array SDCTD -- Software Diagnostics and Conformance Testing Division SED -- Semiconductor Electronics Division (in EEEL) Read the entire page →
From page 119... ... APPENDIX C 119 UGV -- unmanned ground vehicle ULSI -- ultralarge-scale integration UV -- ultraviolet UWB -- ultrawideband VCAT -- Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology VCCTL -- Virtual Cement and Concrete Testing Laboratory VSLI -- very large-scale integration WTC -- World Trade Center XCALIBIR -- X-ray Optics Calibration Interferometer XML -- extensible markup language XML/MathML -- extensible markup language/math markup language XPS -- X-ray photoelectron spectroscope Read the entire page →

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... C Acronyms and Abbreviations ACD -- Analytical Chemistry Division AEX -- Automating Equipment Information Exchange AFAM -- atomic force acoustic microscopy AFM -- atomic force microscopy AISC -- American Institute of Steel Construction AML -- Advanced Measurement Laboratory ANTD -- Advanced Network Technologies Division ASHRAE -- American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers ASME -- American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASTM -- American Society for Testing and Materials BACnet -- Building Automation and Control Network BD -- Biotechnology Division BED -- Building Environment Division BFRL -- Building and Fire Research Laboratory CAD -- computer-aided design CARB -- Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology CAVP -- Crypto-algorithm Validation Program CBR -- chemical, biological, and radiation CCCBDB -- Computational Chemistry Comparison and Benchmark Database CD -- compact disk; critical dimension CFD -- computational fluid dynamics CMVP -- Cryptographic Module Validation Program CONTAM -- multizone indoor-air-quality-and-ventilation-analysis computer program CORM -- Council for Optical Radiation Measurements 115

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... 116 APPENDIX C CPOE -- computerized physician order entry CRADA -- cooperative research and development agreement CSD -- Computer Security Division CSTL -- Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory DARPA -- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DHS -- Department of Homeland Security DLMF -- Digital Library of Mathematical Functions DNA -- deoxyribonucleic acid DNS -- Domain Name System DOC -- Department of Commerce DOD -- Department of Defense EEEL -- Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory EHR -- electronic health record EM -- electromagnetic EOS -- Electro-Optic Sampling (project) ; equation of state EUV -- extreme ultraviolet FDA -- Food and Drug Administration FDS -- Fire Dynamics Simulator FEMA -- Federal Emergency Management Agency FIATECH -- Fully Integrated and Automated Technology FIPS -- Federal Information Processing Standard FRD -- Fire Research Division FTD -- Fabrication Technology Division FTE -- full-time-equivalent FTP -- full-time permanent GFP -- green fluorescent protein GRA -- Guest Researcher Association HECT -- high-energy computer tomography HfO2 -- hafnium oxide HIPAA -- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HL -- Health Level HML -- Hollings Marine Laboratory HRTEM -- high-resolution transmission electron microscope HVAC/R -- heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration IAD -- Information Access Division IAI -- International Alliance for Interoperability IBMC -- Interagency Blast Mitigation Committee ICMS -- Intelligent Control of Mobility Systems IEC -- International Electrotechnical Commission IETF -- Internet Engineering Task Force

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... APPENDIX C 117 IP -- intellectual property ISD -- Intelligent Systems Division ISO -- International Organization for Standardization IT -- information technology ITL -- Information Technology Laboratory ITRS -- International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors JILA -- Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics LADAR -- laser radar LAN -- local area network LBNL -- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory LFL -- Large Fire Laboratory LLNL -- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory MALDI-MS -- matrix-assisted laser desorption-ionization mass spectrometry MCRD -- Materials and Construction Research Division MCSD -- Mathematical and Computational Sciences Division MEL -- Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory MINEX 04 -- Minutia Interoperability Exchange Test 200 MMD -- Manufacturing Metrology Division MOS -- metal-oxide semiconductor MOSFET -- metal oxide silicon field-effect transistor MRA -- Mutual Recognition Arrangement MRAM -- magnetic random access memory MSEL -- Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory MSID -- Manufacturing Systems Integration Division MSL -- Measurement and Standards Laboratory NBS -- National Bureau of Standards NCMC -- NIST Combinatorial Methods Center NCNR -- NIST Center for Neutron Research NCSTA -- National Construction Safety Team Act NEHRP -- National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program NIH -- National Institutes of Health NIH-ODS -- Office of Dietary Supplement NIJ -- National Institute of Justice NIST -- National Institute of Standards and Technology NMI -- National Metrology Institute NRC -- National Research Council NSF -- National Science Foundation NTP -- Network Time Protocol OA -- other agencies OAE -- Office of Applied Economics OAMG -- Organic Analytical Methods Group

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... 118 APPENDIX C OLES -- Office of Law Enforcement Standards OMP -- Office of Microelectronics Programs PAT -- process analytical technology PCPD -- Physical and Chemical Properties Division PDB -- Protein Data Bank PED -- Precision Engineering Division PEM -- proton exchange membrane PL -- Physics Laboratory PMD -- Process Measurements Division PTB -- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt PVT -- pressure, volume, temperature QEM -- Quantum Electrical Metrology (division) R&D -- research and development RCS -- real-time control system REML -- RF-EM-Field Metrology Laboratory RF -- radio frequency RIF -- reduction in force S&T -- science and technology SANS -- small-angle neutron scattering SBIR -- Small Business Innovative Research SCUBA -- Submillimeter Common-Use Bolometer Array SDCTD -- Software Diagnostics and Conformance Testing Division SED -- Semiconductor Electronics Division (in EEEL)

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From page 119...

... APPENDIX C 119 UGV -- unmanned ground vehicle ULSI -- ultralarge-scale integration UV -- ultraviolet UWB -- ultrawideband VCAT -- Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology VCCTL -- Virtual Cement and Concrete Testing Laboratory VSLI -- very large-scale integration WTC -- World Trade Center XCALIBIR -- X-ray Optics Calibration Interferometer XML -- extensible markup language XML/MathML -- extensible markup language/math markup language XPS -- X-ray photoelectron spectroscope

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Appendix C Acronyms and Abbreviations Pages 115-120

Appendix C Acronyms and Abbreviations
Pages 115-120