Online Dictionary : N : national science foundation
national science foundation

2 definitions found

national science foundation - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  National Science Foundation
      n 1: an independent agency of the federal government responsible
           for the promotion of progress in science and engineering by
           supporting programs in research and education [syn:
           National Science Foundation, NSF]

national science foundation - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  National Science Foundation
  NSF
  
     <body> (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.
  
     (http://nsf.org/).
  
     (1999-01-15)