Acronyms

Like many organisations, the NMS has a number of acronyms that have become part of its vocabulary! Hopefully, the guide below will give more clarity.

BIPM	Bureau International des Poids et Mesures
BSI	British Standards Institution
EUROMET	A European collaborative arrangement on measurement standards
IEC	International Electrotechnical Commission
ISO	International Organisation for Standardisation
KT	Knowledge Transfer
KTN	Knowledge Transfer Network
LGC	The former Laboratory of the Government Chemist
NEL	The former National Engineering Laboratory
NMI	National Measurement Institute
NMS	National Measurement System
NPL	National Physical Laboratory
NWML	National Weights and Measures Laboratory
S&T	Science and Technology
SME	Small and medium size enterprise
TSB	Technology Strategy Board
UKAS	United Kingdom Accreditation Service

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