Definitions for "National Science Foundation"
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Funds the NSFNet, a high-speed network that once formed the backbone of the Internet in the US.
(NSF) An independent agency of the U.S. Government that support scientific research. Areas of interest include plant genomics, computational biology, and biocomplexity.
independent federal agency in the executive branch. Created by the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, it promotes research, development and education in science and engineering. It provides grants for projects which demonstrate the potential to contribute significantly to the body of scientific knowledge or the preparation and implementation of effective science education.
An independent U.S. government agency that sponsors, funds, and fosters research and development in science and engineering. The NSF has gradually transitioned its role and responsibility in the Internet to the private sector, however it continues to be involved in a number of experimental networking efforts.
A US government agency that has funded the development of a cross country backbone network as well as regional networks designed to connect scientists to the Internet. It operates a US network, the National Science Foundation Network (NSFNET).
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent agency of the U.S. Government established to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; and to secure the national defense.
A federally funded organization that manages the NSFnet, which connects every major research institution and campus in the United States.
the agency of the U.S. federal government that coordinates and funds scientific and technological research, including medical research.
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.
U.S. organization that manages the NSFnet to connect major research institutions and campuses in the U.S.
A U.S., government agency whose purpose is to promote the advancement of science. The NSFNET, funded by NSF, was an essential part of academic and research communications. It was a high-speed "network of networks" that was hierarchical in nature. At the highest level, it was a backbone network comprised of 16 nodes connected to a 45Mb/s facility that spanned the continental United States. Attached to that were mid-level networks and attached to the mid- levels were campus and local networks. NSFNET also had connections out of the U.S. to Canada, Mexico, Europe, and the Pacific Rim. The NSFNET was replaced by network access points, where backbone networks (like NETCOM's) interconnect. WWWebfx Home Page
n. A U.S. government agency intended to promote scientific research by funding both research projects and projects that facilitate scientific communication, such as NSFnet, the former backbone of the Internet. See also backbone (definition 1), NSFnet.
A U.S. government agency whose purpose is to promote theadvancement of science. NSF funds science researchers, scientificprojects, and infrastructure to improve the quality of scientificresearch. The NSFNET, funded by NSF, is an essential part ofacademic and research communications. It is a highspeed "networkof networks" which is hierarchical in nature. At the highestlevel, it is a backbone network currently comprising 16 nodesconnected to a 45Mb/s facility which spans the continental UnitedStates. Attached to that are mid-level networks and attached tothe mid-levels are campus and local networks. NSFNET also hasconnections out of the U.S. to Canada, Mexico, Europe, and thePacific Rim. The NSFNET is part of the Internet. NCSA
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(NSF) An independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense…"
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. With an annual budget of about $5.6 billion (fiscal year 2006), 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.