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Token Wisdom
No. 153
SAT · JUN 13, 2026
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Acronyms

NIST

National Institute of Standards and Technology: The U.S. agency whose 2019 Face Recognition Vendor Test found false positive rates 10–100× higher for

— defined in 159th Edition, May 4, 2026
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The arc

Glossed in 2 editions — when this term was part of the working vocabulary. First defined in 154th Edition.

How the definition evolved (2 versions)

Defined in (2)

159th EditionW19 · May 4, 2026
154th EditionW14 · Mar 29, 2026