text: For instance , standards for encoding data ( e.g. , country codes ) , but more significantly some encryption standards , such as the Data Encryption Standard ( FIPS 46-3 ) and the Advanced Encryption Standard ( FIPS 197 ) In 1994 , NOAA began broadcasting coded signals called FIPS ( Federal Information Processing System ) codes along with their standard weather broadcasts from local stations .
simplified: For instance , standards for encoding data ( e.g. country codes ) , but more significantly some encryption standards , such as the Data Encryption Standard ( FIPS 46 ) and the Advanced Encryption Standard ( FIPS 197 ) .