Ntis (Noun)
Meaning
An agency in the Technology Administration that is a primary resource for government-funded scientific and technical and engineering and business related information.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The National Technical Information Service, often abbreviated as NTIS, provides access to over 3 million publications covering research and development activities from federal laboratories and research programs.
- Researchers can use NTIS to locate technical reports and other government-funded scientific and technical information.
- NTIS serves as a clearinghouse for publications distributed by the Departments of Defense and Energy, as well as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- The website states that NTIS has been involved in the indexing and abstracting of scientific and technical information for over 60 years.
- NTIS also maintains partnerships with international organizations and governments to provide a central access point for technical information.