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 # IEEE Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) Protocol
 
-*Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) is an IEEE standard for conducting 
+*Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) is an 
+[Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)](https://www.ieee.org) standard for conducting 
 real-time platform-level wargaming across multiple host computers and is used worldwide,
 especially by military organizations but also by other agencies such as those involved in
 space exploration and medicine.*