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1.                 From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   Federal Information Processing Standards
   FIPS
      <standard> (FIPS) United States Government technical
      standards published by the National Institute of Standards
    and Technology (NIST).  NIST develops FIPS when there are
      compelling Federal government requirements such as for
      security and interoperability but no acceptable industry
      standards or solutions.
      Computer-related products bought by the US Government must
      conform to FIPS.
      (2003-06-04)