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"Measurement standards laboratory" in the first line makes no sense
NIST is the US national metrological laboratory. It works on measurements that are referred to in standards, but it does not create standards, and thus is NOT a "standards laboratory". Standards are created by industry. NIST does not impose them. NIST staff often participate in standards committees, and staff research at NIST is aimed at better MEASUREMENTS and occasionally this research results in ARTIFACTS that are referred to by standards. But the standards, the instructions on how to do things and what measurements to refer to, are NOT written nor imposed by NIST. Thus, NIST is not a "standards laboratory", it is a METROLOGICAL laboratory. Heck, even the Wiki page that this idiotic phrase refers to is "metrology", not standards. 71.178.166.126 (talk) 23:17, 19 May 2018 (UTC)