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NIST Handbooks
The NIST Handbooks are one of several types of documentary standards produced within the Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) that pertain to areas of legal metrology, laws, regulations, measurement devices, and specifications and tolerances. NIST Handbooks contain recommended codes of engineering and industrial practice (including safety codes) developed in cooperation with interested industries, professional organizations, and regulatory bodies. For more background on the origen of the NIST Handbooks, please see The NIST Handbooks and NCWM: A Brief History.
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