Stiefel, S.
(2007),
International Legal Metrology Organizational Primer, NIST Weights and Measures Division, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=904068, http://www.nist.gov/owm (Accessed May 11, 2026)
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International Legal Metrology Organizational Primer
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The world's metrology and legal metrology infrastructure abounds with organizations that play differing roles such as measurement research, standards, and accreditation. Associated with these organizations is a bewildering assortment of acronyms. This article presents the role and responsibilities of these organizations, how they relate to and contrast with each other, and provides a glossary of acronyms with associated internet links.Citation
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accreditation, acronyms, legal metrology, metrology, standardization
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Created December 31, 2007, Updated February 19, 2017