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Physical Measurement Laboratory

Office of Weights and Measures

International Legal Metrology Glossary of Acronyms

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APACAsia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation
APLMFAsia-Pacific Legal Metrology Forum
APMPAsia Pacific Metrology Program
BIMLInternational Bureau of Legal Metrology
BIPMInternational Bureau of Weights and Measures
CAC-MAS-QCentral Asian Cooperation on Metrology Accreditation and Quality
CCCertificate of Conformity
CDCommittee Draft
CGPMGeneral Conference on Weights and Measures
CIPMInternational Committee for Weights and Measures
COOMETEuro-Asian Cooperation of National Metrological Institutions
CPRCommittee on Participation Review
DDDraft Document
DoMCDeclaration of Mutual Confidence
DRDraft Recommendation
EAEuropean Cooperation for Accreditation
EMLMFEuro-Mediterranean Legal Metrology Forum
EUROMETEuropean Collaboration in Measurement Standards
IAACInter-American Accreditation Cooperation
IAFInternational Accreditation Forum
IECInternational Electrotechnical Commission
IFCCInternational Federation of Clinical Chemistry
ILACInternational Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation
ISOInternational Organization for Standardization
IUPAPInternational Union of Pure and Applied Physics
MAAMutual Acceptance Agreement
MLAMultilateral Recognition Arrangements
MRAMutual Recognition Arrangements
NCWMNational Conference on Weights and Measures
NISTNational Institute of Standards and Technology
NMIsNational Metrology Institutes
NTEPNational Type Evaluation Program
OASOrganization of American States
OIMLInternational Organization of Legal Metrology
PACPacific Accreditation Cooperation
PGProject Group
RRecommendation
RLAOsRegional Laboratory Accreditation Organizations
RLMOsRegional Legal Metrology Organizations
RMOsRegional Metrology Organizations
SADCASouthern African Development Community in Accreditation
SADCMETSouthern African Community Cooperation in Measurement Traceability
SCTechnical Subcommittee
SIInternational System of Units
SIMInter-American Metrology System
SIM-LMWGInter-American Metrology System - Legal Metrology Working Group
TCTechnical Committee
UNIDOUnited Nations Industrial Development Organization
WDWorking Draft
WELMECEuropean Cooperation in Legal Metrology
WTOWorld Trade Organization
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Created May 12, 2016, Updated February 26, 2025
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