An official website of the United States government
Here’s how you know
Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (
) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.
Thousands of new words have been invented in the last decade to help us talk about technology. An analysis of the NIST glossary database shows insights into how we invent and define these words, and the impact of those definitions.