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TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An agency in the Department of Commerce that works with United States industries to promote competitiveness and maximize the impact of technology on economic growth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Technology Administration" is a kind of...):
agency; authority; bureau; federal agency; government agency; office (an administrative unit of government)
Meronyms (parts of "Technology Administration"):
National Institute of Standards and Technology; NIST (an agency in the Technology Administration that makes measurements and sets standards as needed by industry or government programs)
National Technical Information Service; NTIS (an agency in the Technology Administration that is a primary resource for government-funded scientific and technical and engineering and business related information)
Holonyms ("Technology Administration" is a part of...):
Commerce; Commerce Department; Department of Commerce; DoC (the United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office); created in 1913)
