noun
National Science Foundation (USA); NSF
Official Japanese name for the US National Science Foundation. Used in computing and science policy contexts.
全米科学財団は多くの基礎研究に資金を提供している。
The National Science Foundation funds a lot of basic research.
Compound of 全米 (zenbei, 'all-America; US-wide') + 科学 (kagaku, 'science') + 財団 (zaidan, 'foundation'), directly translating 'National Science Foundation'.