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3D

Three-dimensional

ACE

Angiotensin converting enzyme

AI

Artificial intelligence

API

Application programming interface

ATBP

Advanced technology and business practice

BDA

Bio-design automation

BRICS

Biological Robustness in Complex Settings

CAD

Computer-aided design

CAMD

Computer-aided molecular design

CASRAI

Consortia Advancing Standards in Research Administration Information

CERIF

Common European Research Information Format

CO2

Carbon dioxide

CPU

Central processing unit

CRIS

Current Research Information System

CSTP

Committee for Scientific and Technological Policy (OECD)

DARPA

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (United States)

DLT

Distributed ledger technology

DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid

DOI

Digital object identifier

DPIA

Data Protection Impact Assessment

DSA

Data-sharing agreement

DSIP

Digital science and innovation policy

EBP

Earth BioGenome Project

EGF

Edinburgh Genome Foundry

ETIS

Estonian Research Information System

EU

European Union

EUR

Euro

FAIR

Findability, accessibility, interoperability and reusability

FRIS

Flanders Research Information Space (Belgium)

GBP

British pound

GDPR

General Data Protection Regulation (European Union)

GPU

Graphic-processing unit

HEI

Higher education institution

HPC

High-performance computing

HT

High throughput

ICT

Information and communication technology

IoT

Internet of Things

IP

Intellectual property

IPR

Intellectual property right

IRB

Institutional review board

ISSA

International Survey of Scientific Authors (OECD)

IT

Information technology

IVOA

International Virtual Observatory Alliance

MAM

Metals-based additive manufacturing

MB

Megabyte

ML

Machine learning

MOOC

Massive open online course

MTA

Materials transfer agreement

NA

National account

NARCIS

National Academic Research and Collaborations Information System (Netherlands)

NESTI

National Experts on Science and Technology Indicators (Working Party) (OECD)

NHS

National Health Service (United Kingdom)

NIH

National Institutes of Health (United States)

NLM

National Library of Medicine (United States)

nm

Nanometre

NNMI

National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (United States)

NSF

National Science Foundation (United States)

NZRIS

New Zealand Research Information System

OA

Open access

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OEM

Original equipment manufacturer

OMTA

Open Materials Transfer Agreement

ORCID

Open Researcher and Contributor ID

PB

Petabyte

R&D

Research and Development

RD&I

Research, Development and Innovation

RI

Research infrastructure

ROI

Return on investment

SMEs

Small and medium-sized enterprises

SOFA

Self-Organized Funding Allocation

SPIAS

SciREX Policymaking Intelligent Assistance System

STC

Statistics Canada

STEM

Science, technology, engineering and mathematics

STI

Science, technology and innovation

UK

United Kingdom

UPPI

Unique, persistent and pervasive identifier

URI

Uniform resource identifier

US

United States

USD

United States dollar

VR

Virtual reality

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