{"id":27520,"date":"2024-05-22T07:40:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T07:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/es\/?post_type=definition&#038;p=27520"},"modified":"2024-05-22T07:48:07","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T07:48:07","slug":"instituto-nacional-normalizacion-tecnologia","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/es\/definicion\/instituto-nacional-normalizacion-tecnologia","title":{"rendered":"Instituto Nacional de Normalizaci\u00f3n y Tecnolog\u00eda"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"que_significa_instituto_nacional_de_normas_y_tecnologia\">\u00bfQu\u00e9 significa Instituto Nacional de Normas y Tecnolog\u00eda?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>El Instituto Nacional de Normas y Tecnolog\u00eda (NIST) es un laboratorio de normas de medici\u00f3n, una agencia no reguladora que depende del Departamento de Comercio de Estados Unidos.<\/p>\n<p><strong>La agencia tiene como objetivo mejorar la innovaci\u00f3n y la competitividad<\/strong> a trav\u00e9s del avance de la tecnolog\u00eda, las normas y la ciencia de la medici\u00f3n, as\u00ed como mejorar la calidad de vida y aumentar la seguridad financiera.<\/p>\n<p>Entre 1901 y 1988, esta agencia se conoc\u00eda como Oficina Nacional de Normas (NBS).<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"definicion_de_instituto_nacional_de_normas_y_tecnologia\">Definici\u00f3n de Instituto Nacional de Normas y Tecnolog\u00eda<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Como unidad del Departamento de Comercio, <strong>el NIST debe desarrollar y promover normas para facilitar la innovaci\u00f3n y la estabilidad gracias a la normalizaci\u00f3n.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Este ha sido el objetivo del NIST desde su creaci\u00f3n en 1790, cuando el Presidente Washington declar\u00f3 en su primer mensaje al Congreso que hab\u00eda que velar por la uniformidad de la moneda y de los pesos y medidas.<\/p>\n<p>Orden\u00f3 al entonces Secretario de Estado Thomas Jefferson que preparara un plan al respecto. El NIST propiamente dicho (conocido originalmente como NBS) naci\u00f3 en 1901. Su predecesora, la Oficina de Pesas y Medidas Normalizadas, realizaba esta labor desde 1830 como parte del Departamento del Tesoro de Estados Unidos.<\/p>\n<p>La sede del NIST se encuentra en Gaithersburg, Maryland, con otra instalaci\u00f3n operativa en Boulder, Colorado. Sus operaciones se separan en programas de laboratorio y programas extramuros. Desde el 1 de octubre de 2010, hay seis unidades de laboratorio:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00bfQu\u00e9 significa Instituto Nacional de Normas y Tecnolog\u00eda? El Instituto Nacional de Normas y Tecnolog\u00eda (NIST) es un laboratorio de normas de medici\u00f3n, una agencia no reguladora que depende del Departamento de Comercio de Estados Unidos. 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