CSIR, noun

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Also C.S.I.R.
Origin:
Initial letters of Council for Scientific and Industrial Research.
A statutory body founded in 1945 and consisting of a number of institutes for research in science and technology. Also attributive.
[1945 Act 33 in Stat. of Union 298As from a date to be fixed by the Governor-General..there shall be established a council to be known as the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research which shall be a body corporate.]
1961 Off. Yr Bk of Union No. 30, 1960 (Bureau of Census & Statistics) 272C.S.I.R. Information — a monthly list of library accessions.
1971 Std Encycl. of Sn Afr. III. 457The C.S.I.R.’s terms of reference, which cover the promotion of scientific research in general, are extremely broad, but do not include research into agriculture, medicine and the social sciences.
1977 Naudé & Brown in A.C. Brown Hist. of Scientific Endeavour 81By 1961..the CSIR had grown into a large research organization, with nine national laboratories and institutes covering virtually the whole scientific and industrial field.
c1990 S. Afr. 1989–90 (Bureau for Info.) 560By the early 1980s CSIR had begun to reassess its role in research...CSIR was restructured to become a more market-orientated research, development and implementation organisation and entered the market in April 1988 as a technology partner to its clients in the private and public sectors of the economy.
A statutory body founded in 1945 and consisting of a number of institutes for research in science and technology. Also attributive.
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