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National Science Foundation Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
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national science foundation
the agency of the U.S. federal government that coordinates and funds scientific and technological research, including medical research.
the agency of the U.S. federal government that coordinates and funds scientific and technological research, including medical research.
National Science Foundation Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
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National Science Foundation
A U.S. government agency whose purpose is to promote the advancement of science. NSF funds science researchers, scientific projects, and infrastructure to improve the quality of scientific research. The NSFNET, funded by NSF, is an essential part of academic and research communications. It is a highspeed "network of networks" which is hierarchical in nature. At the highest level, it is a backbone network currently comprising 16 nodes connected to a 45Mb/s facility which spans the continental United States. Attached to that are mid-level networks and attached to the mid-levels are campus and local networks. NSFNET also has connections out of the U.S. to Canada, Mexico, Europe, and the Pacific Rim. The NSFNET is part of the Internet.
A U.S. government agency whose purpose is to promote the advancement of science. NSF funds science researchers, scientific projects, and infrastructure to improve the quality of scientific research. The NSFNET, funded by NSF, is an essential part of academic and research communications. It is a highspeed "network of networks" which is hierarchical in nature. At the highest level, it is a backbone network currently comprising 16 nodes connected to a 45Mb/s facility which spans the continental United States. Attached to that are mid-level networks and attached to the mid-levels are campus and local networks. NSFNET also has connections out of the U.S. to Canada, Mexico, Europe, and the Pacific Rim. The NSFNET is part of the Internet.
National Science Foundation Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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national science foundation
national science foundation
(nsf) a us government agency that promotes the advancement of science by funding science researchers, scientific projects and infrastructure to improve the quality of scientific research. the nsfnet is funded by nsf.
national science foundation
(nsf) a us government agency that promotes the advancement of science by funding science researchers, scientific projects and infrastructure to improve the quality of scientific research. the nsfnet is funded by nsf.
National Science Foundation Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health. With an annual budget of about $5.91 billion (fiscal year 2007), NSF funds approximately 20 percent of all federally supported basic research conducted by the United States' colleges and universities. In some fields, such as mathematics, computer science, economics and the social sciences, NSF is the major source of federal backing.
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