What is National Institute of Standards and Technology?
[[File:NIST logo.svg|right|thumb|NIST logo]] The '''National Institute of Standards and Technology''' ('''NIST'''), known between 1901 and 1988 as the '''National Bureau of Standards''' ('''NBS'''), is a [[measurement standards laboratory]] which is a non-regulatory (non-controlled) agency of the [[United States Department of Commerce]]. The institute's mission is to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing [[measurement]] science, [[standard]]s, and [[Technology]] in ways that enhance [[Economics|economic]] security and improve [[quality of life]]. [[Category:Standards]] [[Category:United States government agencies]] [[Category:1901 establishments in the United States]] [[Category:United States Department of Commerce]] {{US-stub}}