__FIPS__ - A Federal Information Processing Standard is a publicly announced standardization developed by the United States federal government for use in computer systems. \\ \\__FIPS state codes__ are numeric and two-letter alphabetic codes defined in U.S. Federal Information Processing Standard Publication ("FIPS PUB") 5-2 to identify U.S. states and certain other associated areas. \\ \\---- ![Notes|Edit:Internal.FIPS] [{InsertPage page='Internal.FIPS' default='Click to create a new notes page'}]