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Acronym |
Definition |
Source |
|
NACDF |
National Area Coverage Data File |
USIGS ERS |
|
NAD 27 |
North American Datum of 1927 |
HDBK-850 |
|
NAD 83 |
North American Datum of 1983 |
HDBK-850 |
|
NAF |
Numbered Air Force |
DCGS HDBK |
|
NAFAG |
NATO Air Force Armaments Group |
NATO Web Site |
|
NAIC |
National Air Intelligence Center |
USAF Web Site |
|
NAMSCMP |
NIMA Aeronautical Migration Systems Configuration Management Plan |
USIGS ERS |
|
NAPC |
North American Aim Point Catalog |
Navy MC&G |
|
NAPP |
National Aerial Photography Program |
USGS Web Site |
|
NARA |
National Archives and Rocords Administration |
USIGS ERS |
|
NARB |
NIMA Acquisition Review Board |
UCMP |
|
NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
NASA Web Site |
|
NASDA |
National Space Development Agency of Japan |
NASDA Web Site |
|
NATO |
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation |
NATO Web Site |
|
NAVAIR |
Naval Air Systems Command |
Navy MC&G |
|
NAVINFONET |
Navigation Information Network |
HDBK-850 |
|
NAVNET |
Navy Network |
DISA CFS |
|
NAVOCEANO |
Naval Oceanographic Office |
NAVOCEANO Web Site |
|
NAVSTAR |
Navigation Satellite Timing & Ranging (see GPS) |
JANE'S |
|
NBC |
Nuclear, Biological, Chemical |
OSIA Web Site |
|
NCA |
National Command Authority |
JPUB 1-02 |
|
NCCB |
NIMA Configuration Control Board |
UCMP |
|
NCCS |
Navigation / Command & Control System |
JANE'S |
|
NCCS |
NORAD Command & Control System |
JANE'S |
|
NCGIA |
National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis |
HDBK-850 |
|
NCR |
National Capital Region |
DISA CFS |
|
NCS |
National Communications System |
DISA CFS |
|
NCSC |
National Computer Security Center |
JTA 2.0 |
|
NDBIDI |
National Data Base of Imagery Derived Information |
USIS 95 |
|
NDCDB |
National Digital Cartographic Data Base |
USGS Web Site |
|
NDI |
Non-developmental Item |
DISA CFS |
|
NDS |
NIMA Data System |
USIS 95 |
|
NDS |
NIMA Delivery Services |
USIGS ERS |
|
NDS DE |
NIMA Delivery Service Dissemination Element |
USAD Vol. 1 |
|
NEF |
Negative Exploitation Feedback |
USIGS ERS |
|
NEL |
National Exploitation Library |
USIS 95 |
|
NEMA |
National Electrical Manufacturers Association |
UAF-B |
|
NEO |
Noncombatant Evacuation Operation |
JPUB 1-02 |
|
NERB |
NIMA Engineering Review Board |
UCMP |
|
NES |
NIMA Exploitation System |
UAF-B |
|
NESDIS |
National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service |
NOAA Web Site |
|
NET |
Network Entity Title |
DISA CFS |
|
NET |
Network Protocols Interface |
JTA 2.0 |
|
NET |
New Equipment Training |
JANE'S |
|
NFIP |
National Foreign Intelligence Program |
UAF-B |
|
NFL |
Navigation Feature Layer |
USIGS ERS |
|
NFS |
Navigational Filmstrip |
HDBK-850 |
|
NGC |
NATO Geographic Conference |
DIGEST Web Site |
|
NGCR |
Next Generation Computer Resources |
DoD TRM |
|
NGDC |
National Geophysical Data Center |
NOAA Web Site |
|
NGIC |
National Ground Intelligence Center |
NGIC Web Site |
|
NGO |
Nongovernmental Organization |
JPUB 1-02 |
|
NGS |
Non-Government Standard |
DISA CFS |
|
NGSB |
Non-Government Standards Body |
DISA CFS |
|
NHAP |
National High Altitude Aerial Photography Program |
USGS Web Site |
|
NHN |
NAVAIR Headquarters Network |
Navy MC&G |
|
NIB |
NIMA Integration Board |
UAF-B |
|
NIC |
Network Information Center |
DISA CFS |
|
NID |
National Intelligence Daily |
USIGS ERS |
|
NIDR |
Network Information Discovery and Retrieval |
DISA CFS |
|
NII |
National Information Infrastructure |
DISA CFS |
|
NIIB |
NIMA Intelligence Brief |
USIGS ERS |
|
NIIB-T |
NIMA Intelligence Brief - Text Only |
USIGS ERS |
|
NIIRS |
National Imagery Interpretation Rating Scale |
JTA 2.0 |
|
NIJRD |
NIMA Technology Directorate and NRO IMINT Directorate Joint Requirements Document |
USIGS ERS |
|
NIL |
National Information Library |
UAF-B |
|
NIMA |
National Imagery and Mapping Agency |
NIMA Web Site |
|
NIMAI |
National Imagery and Mapping Agency Instruction |
Navy MC&G |
|
NIMAP |
National Imagery and Mapping Agency Program |
UAF-B |
|
NIMC |
National Imagery and Mapping College |
NIMA Web Site |
|
NIMIC |
NATO Insensitive Munitions Information Centre |
NATO Web Site |
|
NIPRNET |
Non-secure Internet Protocol Router Network |
DII MP |
|
NIRB |
NIMA-IMINT Review Board |
UCMP |
|
NIS |
National Imagery System |
USIGS ERS |
|
NIS |
NIMA Information Service |
NIMA SP |
|
N-ISDN |
Narrowband Integrated Services Digital Network |
DISA CFS |
|
NIST |
National Institute of Standards and Technology (DISA) |
NIST Web Site |
|
NIST |
National Intelligence Support Team |
UAF-B |
|
NITE |
NIMA Integrated Test Environment |
USAD Vol. 1 |
|
NITF |
National Imagery Transmission Format |
UTA-A |
|
NITFS |
National Imagery Transmission Format Standard |
UTA-A |
|
NIUF |
North American ISDN User's Forum |
JTA 2.0 |
|
NIWG |
NIMA-IMINT Working Group |
UCMP |
|
NL |
NIMA Library |
UIP-C |
|
NLRD |
NIMA Libraries Requirements Document |
NIMA Web Site |
|
NLSP |
Network Layer Security Protocol |
JTA 2.0 |
|
NMCC |
National Military Command Center |
JANE'S |
|
NMCS |
National Military Command System |
DISA CFS |
|
NMFS |
NOAA Fisheries |
NOAA Web Site |
|
NMJIC |
National Military Joint Intelligence Center |
DefenseLINK |
|
NMS |
National Military Strategy |
DISA CFS |
|
NNI |
Network-to-network Interface |
UTA-A |
|
NNPP |
NIMA NITFS Program Plan |
UTA-A |
|
NNSS |
Navy Navigation Satellite System |
HDBK-850 |
|
NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
NOAA Web Site |
|
NORAD |
North American Aerospace Defense Command |
SPACECOM Web Site |
|
NOS |
National Ocean Service |
NOAA Web Site |
|
NOTAM |
Notice to Airmen |
JPUB 1-02 |
|
NOTS |
NATO Off-the-Shelf |
DISA CFS |
|
NPC |
NIMA Production Cell |
UTA-A |
|
NPIC |
National Photographic Interpretation Center [now part of NIMA] |
USIS 2-1.1 |
|
NPR |
National Performance Review |
DISA CFS |
|
NraD |
Navy Research and Development |
DII MP |
|
NRD |
National Resources Database |
IGC FMG |
|
NRDC |
National Research and Development Council |
IGC FMG |
|
NRIIRS |
National Radar Imagery Interpretation Rating Scale |
JTA 2.0 |
|
NRL |
Naval Research Laboratory |
DISA CFS |
|
NRL DET SSC |
Naval Research Laboratory Detachment Stennis Space Center |
HDBK-850 |
|
NRO |
National Reconnaissance Office |
NRO Web Site |
|
NRT |
Near-Real Time |
DCGS HDBK |
|
NSA |
National Security Agency |
NSA Web Site |
|
NSA/CSS |
National Security Agency / Central Security Service |
NSA Web Site |
|
NSC |
Non-Submarine Contact |
HDBK-850 |
|
NSCP |
National Space Communications Program |
DCGS HDBK |
|
NSD |
National Security Directive |
DISA CFS |
|
NSDI |
National Spatial Data Infrastructure |
FGDC Web Site |
|
NSIF |
NATO Secondary Imagery Format |
UTA-A |
|
NSL |
Navigation Sounding Layer |
USIGS IRS |
|
NSM |
Network and Systems Management |
JTA 2.0 |
|
NSN |
National Stock Number |
Navy MC&G |
|
NSP |
NATO Standardized Program |
DISA CFS |
|
NSRD |
National Software Reuse Directory |
DISA CFS |
|
NSS |
National Security System |
ITM SP |
|
NSS |
Navigation Safety System |
UAF-B |
|
NSTS |
National Secure Telephone System |
DISA CFS |
|
NSWC |
Naval Surface Weapons Center |
HDBK-850 |
|
NSWG |
NIMA Spectral Working Group |
IGC FMG |
|
NTB |
NITFS Technical Board |
ISMC/GSMC Web Site |
|
NTC |
National Training Center |
JANE'S |
|
NTCS-A |
Navy Tactical Command System - Afloat |
JANE'S |
|
NTIA |
National Telecommunications and Information Administration |
DISA CFS |
|
NTIS |
National Technical Information Service |
JTA 2.0 |
|
NTM |
National Technical Means |
UTA-A |
|
NTM |
Notice to Mariners |
HDBK-850 |
|
NTP |
Network Time Protocol |
JTA 2.0 |
|
NTSC |
National Television Standards Committee |
JTA 2.0 |
|
NTSDS |
National Target/Threat Signature Data System |
JTA 2.0 |
|
NUCINT |
Nuclear Intelligence |
JPUB 1-02 |
|
NVPUB |
Navigation Publication |
HDBK-850 |
|
NWIS |
National Water Information System |
USGS Web Site |
|
NWS |
National Weather Service |
NOAA Web Site |
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Acronym |
Definition |
Source |
|
O&M |
Operations and Maintenance |
UAF-B |
|
OA |
Office Automation |
DISA CFS |
|
OA&D |
Object Analysis and Design |
UTA-A |
|
OA&DF |
Object Analysis and Design Facility |
UTA-A |
|
OAR |
Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research |
NOAA Web Site |
|
OASD |
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense |
DISA CFS |
|
ObjRef |
Object Reference |
CORBA 2.2 |
|
OCMB |
Office-Level Configuration Management Board |
UCMP |
|
OCONUS |
Outside Continental United States |
USIS 95 |
|
OCR |
Optical Character Recognition |
DISA CFS |
|
OCS |
Operational Control System |
GPS JPO Web Site |
|
ODA |
Office Document Architecture |
TOGAF 3 |
|
ODBC |
Open Data Base Connectivity |
JTA 2.0 |
|
ODIF |
Office Document Interchange Format |
TOGAF 3 |
|
ODMG |
Object Data Management Group |
JTA 2.0 |
|
ODP |
Open Distributed Processing |
DISA CFS |
|
OERB |
Operations Engineering Review Board |
UCMP |
|
OFDA |
Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance |
USAID Web Site |
|
OGC |
Open GIS Consortium, Inc. |
OGC Web Site |
|
OGES |
Open Geospatial Exchange Services [now called OpenGIS Services] |
OpenGIS Guide |
|
OGIS |
Open Geodata Interoperability Specification [now called OpenGIS®
] |
OpenGIS Guide |
|
OGM |
Open Geodata Model |
OpenGIS Guide |
|
OID |
Object Identifier |
DISA CFS |
|
OII |
Operations-Intelligence Interface |
DISA CFS |
|
OIW |
OSI Implementors' Workshop |
TOGAF 3 |
|
OLE |
Object Linking and Embedding |
JTA 2.0 |
|
OLLC |
On-Line Library Center |
USIGS ERS |
|
OLTP |
On-Line Transaction Processing |
UTA-A |
|
OMA |
Object Management Architecture |
JTA 2.0 |
|
OMB |
Office of Management and Budget |
DISA CFS |
|
OMG |
Object Management Group |
OMG Web Site |
|
OMT |
Object Modeling Technique |
UTA-A |
|
ON |
Organizational Notary |
DISA CFS |
|
ONC |
Open Network Computing |
DISA CFS |
|
ONC |
Operational Navigation Chart |
HDBK-850 |
|
ONCE |
Open Network Computing Environment |
DISA CFS |
|
ONEG |
Original Negative |
HDBK-850 |
|
ONR |
Office of Naval Research |
ONR Web Site |
|
OO |
Object-Oriented |
DISA CFS |
|
OOB |
Order of Battle |
C4ISR AF |
|
OODBMS |
Object-Oriented Database Management System |
DISA CFS |
|
OOM |
Object-Oriented Methods |
JTA 2.0 |
|
OOSE |
Object-Oriented Software Engineering |
UTA-A |
|
OOT |
Object-Oriented Technology |
JTA 2.0 |
|
OOTW |
Operations Other Than War |
JTA 2.0 |
|
OPAREA |
Operating Area |
HDBK-850 |
|
OpenGIS®
|
Open Geodata Interoperability Specification |
OGC Web Site |
|
OPFAC |
Operational Facility |
AFMC Web Site |
|
OPINTEL |
Operational Intelligence |
USIS 95 |
|
OPLAN |
Operation Plan |
JPUB 1-02 |
|
OPNAVINST |
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations Instruction |
Navy MC&G |
|
OPORD |
Operation Order |
JPUB 1-02 |
|
OPOS |
Original Positive |
JPUB 1-02 |
|
OPR |
Office of Primary Responsibility |
USIS 95 |
|
OPSEC |
Operations Security |
JPUB 1-02 |
|
ORB |
Object Request Broker |
UIP-C |
|
ORD |
Operational Requirements Document |
DISA CFS |
|
ORR |
Operational Readiness Review |
UCMP |
|
OS |
Operating System |
HDBK-850 |
|
OSA |
Office of the Space Architect |
DCGS HDBK |
|
OSA |
Open Systems Architecture |
HDBK-850 |
|
OSD |
Office of the Secretary of Defense |
DefenseLINK |
|
OSE |
Open System Environment |
DISA CFS |
|
OSE /IA |
Open System Environment Profile for Imminent Acquisitions |
DISA CFS |
|
OSF |
Open Software Foundation [now The Open Group] |
Open Group Web Site |
|
OSI |
Open Systems Interconnection |
DISA CFS |
|
OSIA |
On-Site Inspection Agency |
OSIA Web Site |
|
OSIS |
Open Source Information System |
USIGS ERS |
|
OSJTF |
Open Systems Joint Task Force |
JTA 2.0 |
|
OSO |
Operational Support Office |
JTA 2.0 |
|
OSPF |
Open Shortest Path First |
JTA 2.0 |
|
OT |
Operational Test |
JANE'S |
|
OT&E |
Operational Test and Evaluation |
DoD TRM |
|
OTA |
Operational Test Authority |
DISA CFS |
|
OTH |
Over-The-Horizon |
JANE'S |
|
OTRR |
Operational Test Readiness Review |
DII MP |
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Acronym |
Definition |
Source |
|
P3I |
Pre-Planned Production Improvements |
JANE'S |
|
PACAF |
Pacific Air Forces |
USIS 95 |
|
PACFLT |
United States Pacific Fleet |
PACFLT Web Site |
|
PACOM |
Unites States Pacific Command |
PACOM Web Site |
|
PAID |
Procedures, Applications, Infrastructure and Data |
USAD Vol. 1 |
|
PAPI |
Precise Automatic Photogrammetric Intervalometer |
HDBK-850 |
|
PAR |
Project Approval Request |
DISA CFS |
|
PARPRO |
Peacetime Aerial Reconnaissance Program [now SRO] |
USIS 95 |
|
PAS |
Publicly Available Specification |
UTA-A |
|
PAS |
Studies and Analysis Division (NIMA) |
UAF-B |
|
PASV |
Passive |
JTA 2.0 |
|
PBD |
Program Budget Decision |
ITM SP |
|
PBM |
Permanent Benchmark |
HDBK-850 |
|
PBNZC |
Precise Bathymetric Navigation Zone Chart |
HDBK-850 |
|
PC |
Personal Computer |
DoD TRM |
|
PC |
Pilotage Chart; Point of Curvature |
HDBK-850 |
|
PCAT |
Personal Computer Access Tool |
JTA 2.0 |
|
PCC |
Percentage Correctly Classified |
ISO/TC 211 |
|
PCC |
Point of Compound Curvature |
HDBK-850 |
|
PCI |
Peripheral Computer Interface |
JTA 2.0 |
|
PCMCIA |
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association |
DISA CFS |
|
PCMT |
Personal Computer Message Terminal |
DISA CFS |
|
PCS |
Personal Communications Services |
JTA 2.0 |
|
PCS |
Personal Communications System |
DCGS HDBK |
|
PCTE |
Portable Common Tools Environment |
DISA CFS |
|
PDA |
Personal digital Assistants |
DISA CFS |
|
PDASD(C3I) |
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence) |
ASD(C3I) Web Site |
|
PDB |
Presidential Daily Brief |
USIGS ERS |
|
PDF |
Portable Document Format |
JTA 2.0 |
|
PDM |
Physical Data Model |
C4ISR AF |
|
PDM |
Product Data Management |
UTA-A |
|
PDM |
Program Decision Memorandum |
JANE'S |
|
PDMM |
Pulse Doppler Map Matching |
HDBK-850 |
|
PDR |
Preliminary Design Review |
HDBK-850 |
|
PDS |
Physical Delivery System |
DISA CFS |
|
PDSS |
Post-Development Software Support |
DoD TRM |
|
PDU |
Protocol Data Unit |
JTA 2.0 |
|
PE |
Program Element |
DCGS HDBK |
|
PEDS |
Planning, Programming, Budget, and Execution Electronic Delivery System |
DISA CFS |
|
PEO |
Program Executive Officer |
DISA CFS |
|
PERM |
Processless Electron Recording Medium |
USIS 95 |
|
PEX |
PHIGS Extension to X Windows |
TOGAF 3 |
|
PG/S |
Product Generation Segment |
HDBK-850 |
|
PGM |
Precision Guided Munition |
Navy MC&G |
|
PHIGS |
Programmer's Hierarchical Interactive Graphics System |
TOGAF 3 |
|
PHOTINT |
Photo Intelligence |
USIGS ERS |
|
PHOTIPS |
Photographic Input Processing Subsystem |
USIS 95 |
|
PI |
Photo-Interpreter |
JANE'S |
|
PI |
Point of Intersection |
HDBK-850 |
|
PI/IT |
Program Intelligence/Information Technology |
USIGS ERS |
|
PIAE |
Profile for Imagery Access Extensions |
ISMC/GSMC Web Site |
|
PICS |
Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement |
JTA 2.0 |
|
PID |
Planned Imaging Data |
USIGS ERS |
|
PID |
Program Implementation Document |
USAD Vol. 1 |
|
PID |
Protocol Identifier Data |
DISA CFS |
|
PIDS |
Person Identification Service |
UTA-A |
|
PIES |
Photographic Image Editing System |
USIS 95 |
|
PIKS |
Programmer's Imaging Kernel System |
UTA-A |
|
PINES |
PACAF Interim National Exploitation System |
JTA 2.0 |
|
PIP |
Precise Installation Position |
HDBK-850 |
|
PIXEL |
Picture Element |
IEEE 610-1990 |
|
PLA |
Plain Language Address |
DISA CFS |
|
PLAD |
Plain Language Address Designator |
DISA CFS |
|
PLGR |
Precision Lightweight GPS Receiver |
GPS JPO Web Site |
|
PLRS |
Position Location Reporting System |
JANE'S |
|
PM |
Program Manager |
DISA CFS |
|
PM/S |
Production Management System |
HDBK-850 |
|
PMD |
Projected Map Display |
HDBK-850 |
|
PMO |
Program Management Office |
DISA CFS |
|
PMO |
Project Management Office |
DISA CFS |
|
PMP |
Program Management Plan |
DISA CFS |
|
PMSP |
Preliminary Message Security Protocol |
DISA CFS |
|
PNF |
Profile and Notification Facility |
GIASS |
|
PN-NI |
Private Network - Network Interface |
JTA 2.0 |
|
POC |
Point of Contact |
JTA 2.0 |
|
POC |
Proof of Concept |
DISA CFS |
|
POM |
Program Objectives Memorandum |
ITM SP |
|
POP |
Point Of Presence |
DCGS HDBK |
|
POS |
Persistent Object Service |
UTA-A |
|
POSIT |
Profiles for Open System Internetworking Technologies |
DoD TRM |
|
POSIX |
Portable Operating System Interface |
JTA 2.0 |
|
POSIX |
Portable Operating System Interface for Computer Environments |
IEEE POSIX 1988 |
|
POSIX |
Portable Operating System Interface for UNIX |
PC Webopaedia |
|
POSNAV |
Position Navigation |
JANE'S |
|
POTS |
Plain Old Telephone System |
DISA CFS |
|
PPBS |
Planning, Programming, and Budgeting System |
ITM SP |
|
PPD |
Point Positioning Data |
HDBK-850 |
|
PPDB |
Point Positioning Data Base |
HDBK-850 |
|
PPI |
Plan Position Indicator |
HDBK-850 |
|
PPI |
POM Preparation Instructions |
ITM SP |
|
PPP |
Point-to-Pont Protocol |
JTA 2.0 |
|
PPPS |
Point Positioning Production System |
NIMA Web Site |
|
PPS |
Precise Positioning Service |
GPS JPO Web Site |
|
PPS |
Pulse Per Second |
JTA 2.0 |
|
PRA |
Paperwork Reduction Act (of 1995) |
ITM SP |
|
PRC |
Program Review Committee |
DISA CFS |
|
PRI |
Primary Rate Interface |
UTA-A |
|
PRMD |
Private Management Domain |
DISA CFS |
|
PRSC |
Program Resources Steering Council |
DCGS HDBK |
|
PRSL |
Precise Radar Significant Location |
HDBK-850 |
|
PSA |
Principal Staff Assistant (OSD) |
DoDD 5000.1 |
|
PSK |
Phase Shift Keying |
JTA 2.0 |
|
PSM |
Persistent Stored Modules |
JTA 2.0 |
|
PSR |
Pre-Ship Review |
UCMP |
|
PSR |
Program Status Review |
DISA CFS |
|
PST |
Prestructured Technology |
JTA 2.0 |
|
PSTN |
Public Switched Telephone Networks |
JTA 2.0 |
|
PT |
Point of Tangency |
HDBK-850 |
|
PTADB |
Planning Terrain Analysis Data Base |
HDBK-850 |
|
PTE |
Point Target Ellipse |
USIGS ERS |
|
PUA |
Profiling User Agent |
DISA CFS |
|
PVC |
Point of Vertical Curve |
HDBK-850 |
|
PVI |
Point of Vertical Intersection |
HDBK-850 |
|
PVOD |
Probabilistic Vertical Obstruction Data |
HDBK-850 |
|
PVT |
Point of Vertical Tangent |
HDBK-850 |
|
PZT |
Photographic Zenith Tube |
HDBK-850 |
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|
Acronym |
Definition |
Source |
|
R&D |
Research and Development |
UAF-B |
|
R&PRG |
DoD MC&G Requirements and Programs Review Group |
HDBK-850 |
|
R&R |
Reproduction and Replication |
USAD Vol. 1 |
|
R/B |
Red/Black (telephone) |
DISA CFS |
|
R/S |
Remote Sensing |
CCRS Glossary |
|
R4D |
Ready for Distribution |
HDBK-850 |
|
R4R |
Ready for Reproduction |
HDBK-850 |
|
RADAR |
Radio Detection and Ranging |
HDBK-850 |
|
RADARSAT |
Radar Satellite |
CCRS Glossary |
|
RADC |
Rome Air Development Center |
DISA CFS |
|
RADIUS |
Research and Development for Image Understanding Systems |
USIS 95 |
|
RAID |
Redundant Array of Independent Disks |
UAF-B |
|
RAM |
Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability |
USIGS ERS |
|
RAM |
Requirements Allocation Matrix |
USIGS ERS |
|
RAP |
Rapid Access Point |
DCGS HDBK |
|
RAPID |
Relocatable Army Processors for Intelligence Data |
USIS 95 |
|
RB |
Reachback |
DCGS HDBK |
|
RBV |
Return Beam Vidicon |
HDBK-850 |
|
RCAS |
Reserve Component Automation System |
DISA CFS |
|
RCC |
Regional Control Center |
DISA CFS |
|
RCS |
Requirements Computation System |
DII MP |
|
RDA |
Remote Database Access |
DISA CFS |
|
RDB |
Relational Database |
DISA CFS |
|
RDB |
Requirements Data Base |
USIS 95 |
|
RDBMS |
Relational Database Management System |
DISA CFS |
|
RDN |
Relative Distinguished Name |
DISA CFS |
|
RDS |
Rapid Dissemination System |
USAD Vol. 1 |
|
RDS |
Reference Data Set |
USAD Vol. 1 |
|
RDSMS |
Rapid Dissemination System Migration System |
USIGS RG |
|
RDT&E |
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation |
HDBK-850 |
|
RE |
Receive Element |
USAD Vol. 1 |
|
RECAP |
Capital Replacement |
IGC FMG |
|
RECCEXREP |
Recconaissance Exploitation Report |
USIS 2-1.1 |
|
REGT |
Regiment |
UAF-B |
|
RF |
Radio Frequency |
JTA 2.0 |
|
RF |
Representative Fraction |
HDBK-850 |
|
RFC |
Request for Change |
UCMP |
|
RFC |
Request for Comments |
JTA 2.0 |
|
RFI |
Receiver Fixture Interface Alliance |
JTA 2.0 |
|
RFI |
Request for Information |
UCMP |
|
RFP |
Radar Fix Point |
HDBK-850 |
|
RFP |
Request for Proposals |
UCMP |
|
RFX |
Receiver/Fixture Interface |
JTA 2.0 |
|
RGB |
Red, Green, Blue |
HDBK-850 |
|
RIC |
Requirement-to-Image Correlation |
USIGS ERS |
|
RIM |
Radar Intelligence Map |
HDBK-850 |
|
RIP |
Routing Information Protocol |
DISA CFS |
|
RISC |
Reduced Instruction Set Computer |
DISA CFS |
|
RL |
Receive Location |
USAD Vol. 1 |
|
RL |
Rome Laboratories |
HDBK-850 |
|
RLF |
Reuse Library Framework |
DISA CFS |
|
RLPD |
Required Looks Per Day |
USIS 95 |
|
RM |
Reference Model |
TOGAF 3 |
|
RMA |
Records Management Application |
USIGS ERS |
|
RMA |
Revolutions in Military Affairs |
DII MP |
|
RMI |
Remote Method Invocation |
UTA-A |
|
RML |
Random Microlenticular |
HDBK-850 |
|
RM-ODP |
Reference Model for Open Distributed Processing |
UTA-A |
|
RMON |
Remote Monitoring |
JTA 2.0 |
|
RMP |
Raster Map Product |
HDBK-850 |
|
RMP |
Risk Management Plan |
DoD TRM |
|
RMS |
Requirements Management System |
UAF-B |
|
RMS |
Root Mean Square |
USIGS ERS |
|
ROAMS |
Reusable Object Access and Management System |
DISA CFS |
|
ROARS |
RMS Operational Agreements and Responsibilities |
IGC FMG |
|
ROCS |
Range Only Correlation System |
HDBK-850 |
|
ROE |
Rules Of Engagement |
JANE'S |
|
ROI |
Return on Investment |
ITM SP |
|
ROK |
Republic of Korea |
DII MP |
|
ROM |
Rough Order of Magnitude |
UCMP |
|
ROMC |
Required Operational Messaging Characteristics |
DISA CFS |
|
ROSE |
Remote Operation Service Element |
DISA CFS |
|
RP |
Resources and Programs Office (NIMA) |
NIMA Web Site |
|
RPC |
Remote Procedure Call |
TOGAF 3 |
|
RPF |
Raster Product Format |
UTA-A |
|
RPS |
Raster Product Standard |
HDBK-850 |
|
RRC |
Radar Return Code |
HDBK-850 |
|
RRDS |
Reduced Resolution Data Set |
USIS 95 |
|
RRS |
Remote Replication System |
NIMA Web Site |
|
RS |
Receive Segment |
USIGS ERS |
|
RSA |
Reusable Software Assets |
DISA CFS |
|
RSAC |
Radar Significance Analysis Code |
HDBK-850 |
|
RSI |
Remotely Sensed Imagery |
Navy MC&G |
|
RSOC |
Regional SIGINT Operations Center |
DCGS HDBK |
|
RSPL |
Radar Significant Power Line |
HDBK-850 |
|
RTA |
Related Technical Activities |
ITM SP |
|
RTAD |
Relocatable Target Assessment Data |
HDBK-850 |
|
RT-COE |
Real-Time Common Operating Environment |
DCGS HDBK |
|
RTF |
Rich Text Format |
USIGS ERS |
|
RTI |
Runtime Infrastucture |
JTA 2.0 |
|
RTP |
Remote Tape Processor |
USAD Vol. 1 |
|
RTS |
Reliable Transfer Service |
DISA CFS |
|
RTS |
Runtime Services Interface |
JTA 2.0 |
|
RTSE |
Reliable Transfer Service Element |
DISA CFS |
|
RUA |
Remote User Agent |
DISA CFS |
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|
Acronym |
Definition |
Source |
|
S&T |
Scientific and Technical |
UOAD |
|
S&TI |
Scientific and Technical Intelligence |
NGIC Web Site |
|
S/A |
Services and Agencies |
DII MP |
|
S/MIME |
Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions |
JTA 2.0 |
|
S/N |
Signal to Noise Ratio |
DIGEST Web Site |
|
SA |
Selective Availability |
JANE'S |
|
SA |
Situation Awareness |
DCGS HDBK |
|
SA |
Special Area |
HDBK-850 |
|
SA/S |
Source Acquisition Segment |
HDBK-850 |
|
SAASM |
Selective Availability Anti-Spoof Module |
GPS JPO Web Site |
|
SACEUR |
Supreme Allied Commander Europe |
SHAPE Web Site |
|
SADL |
SPAN Airborne Data Link System |
DCGS HDBK |
|
SAE |
Society of Automotive Engineers |
JTA 2.0 |
|
SAFE |
Support for the Analysts' File Environment |
USIS 95 |
|
SAGA |
Short Arc Geodetic Adjustment |
HDBK-850 |
|
SAIP |
Semi-Automated Imagery Processor |
DCGS HDBK |
|
SAIR |
Special Aeronautical Information Request |
AMSRD |
|
SAL |
Security Access List |
DISA CFS |
|
SAMP |
Security Association Management Protocol |
JTA 2.0 |
|
SAR |
Search and Rescue |
USCG Web Site |
|
SAR |
Synthetic Aperture Radar |
HDBK-850 |
|
SAR PH |
Synthetic Aperture Radar Phase History |
JTA 2.0 |
|
SARAH |
Standard Automated Remote-to-AUTODIN Host |
DISA CFS |
|
SAT |
Standard AUTODIN Terminal |
DISA CFS |
|
SATCOM |
Satellite Communications |
DISA CFS |
|
SAW |
Surface Acoustic Wave |
DISA CFS |
|
SBA |
Standards-Based Architectures |
DISA CFS |
|
SBIS |
Sustaining Base Information System |
DISA CFS |
|
SBLC |
Sustaining Base Level Computer |
DISA CFS |
|
SBU |
Sensitive-But-Unclassified |
DII MP |
|
SC |
Corporate Applications Office (NIMA) |
NIMA Web Site |
|
SCC |
Standards Coordinating Committee |
DISA CFS |
|
SCDL |
Satellite Common Data Link |
DCGS HDBK |
|
SCI |
Sensitive Compartmented Information |
USIS 95 |
|
SCIF |
Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility |
USIS 95 |
|
SCN |
Specification Change Notice |
USIGS ERS |
|
SCP |
Secondary Control Point |
HDBK-850 |
|
SCPS |
Space Communications Protocol Standards |
JTA 2.0 |
|
SCSI |
Small Computer System Interface |
UTA-A |
|
SD |
Archive and Dissemination Office (NIMA) |
NIMA Web Site |
|
SD-1 |
Defense Standardization Program Standardization Directory #1 |
DISA CFS |
|
SDC |
Standards Development Committee |
DISA CFS |
|
SDD |
System Design Document |
USIGS ERS |
|
SDE |
Support Data Extension |
UIP-C |
|
SDF |
Simulation Data Format |
JTA 2.0 |
|
SDM |
System Decision Memoradum |
DoD TRM |
|
SDN |
Secure Data Network |
JTA 2.0 |
|
SDNS |
Secure Data Network System |
DISA CFS |
|
SDO |
Standards Development Organization |
DISA CFS |
|
SDRS |
Ships Data Recording System |
USIGS ERS |
|
SDTS |
Spatial Data Transfer Standard; Spatial Data Transfer Specification |
HDBK-850 |
|
SE |
Synthetic Environments |
JTA 2.0 |
|
SE |
Systems Engineering and Integration Office (NIMA) |
NIMA Web Site |
|
SECDEF |
Secretary of Defense |
DISA CFS |
|
SECOR |
Sequential Collation of Range |
HDBK-850 |
|
SEDRIS |
Synthetic Environment Data Representation and Interchange Specification |
JTA 2.0 |
|
SEE |
Software Engineering Environments |
DISA CFS |
|
SEI |
Software Engineering Institute (Carnegie Mellon University) |
ITM SP |
|
SEID |
System Element Interface Description |
USAD Vol. 1 |
|
SEM |
Softcopy Exploitation Management |
USIGS ERS |
|
SEP |
Spherical Error Probable |
GPS JPO Web Site |
|
SETA |
Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance |
DISA CFS |
|
SETC |
System Engineering Test Change |
UCMP |
|
SFP |
Switch Function and Parametric Data Interface |
JTA 2.0 |
|
SGD |
Symbolized Graphic Data |
HDBK-850 |
|
SGML |
Standard Generalized Markup Language |
DISA CFS |
|
SGP4 |
Standard General Perturbations Satellite Orbit Model 4 |
USIS 95 |
|
SHA |
Sidereal Hour Angle |
HDBK-850 |
|
SHADE |
Shared Data Environment |
UTA-A |
|
SHAPE |
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe |
SHAPE Web Site |
|
SHF |
Super High Frequency |
JTA 2.0 |
|
SHIRAN |
S-Band High-Precision Short-Range Navigation |
HDBK-850 |
|
SHOALS |
Scanning Hydrographic Operational Airborne Lidar Survey |
JANE'S |
|
SHORAN |
Short Range Navigation |
HDBK-850 |
|
SIC |
Subject Indicator Code |
DISA CFS |
|
SIDR |
Secure Intelligence Data Repository |
JTA 2.0 |
|
SIDS |
Secondary Imagery Dissemination System |
DII MP |
|
SIEM |
System Information Exchange Matrix |
USAD Vol. 1 |
|
SIF |
Standard Interchange Format |
OpenGIS Guide |
|
SIF |
Standard Simulator Database Interchange Format |
JTA 2.0 |
|
SIGINT |
Signal Intelligence |
JTA 2.0 |
|
SILS |
Secure Interoperable LAN/MAN Standard |
DISA CFS |
|
SILS |
Standard for Interoperable LAN Security |
DISA CFS |
|
SIM |
Systems Integration Management |
C4ISR AF |
|
SIMO |
Systems Integration Management Office |
C4ISR AF |
|
SINS |
Ships Inertial Navigation System |
HDBK-850 |
|
SIP |
Scanner Interface Processor |
USIGS ERS |
|
SIP |
SMDS Interface Protocol |
USIGS ERS |
|
SIPRNET |
Secure Internet Protocol Router Network |
DII MP |
|
SIR |
Spaceborne Imaging Radar |
JPL Web Site |
|
SIS |
Sensor Image Simulator; Standard Indexing System |
HDBK-850 |
|
SITAC |
Spectral Imagery Technology Applications Center |
NIMA Web Site |
|
SLA |
Service Level Agreement |
DISA CFS |
|
SLAM |
Standoff Land Attack Missle |
Navy MC&G |
|
SLAR |
Side-Looking Airborne Radar |
HDBK-850 |
|
SLF |
Standard Linear Format |
HDBK-850 |
|
SLGR |
Small, Lightweight GPS Receiver |
JANE'S |
|
SMA |
Standardization Management Activity |
DISA CFS |
|
SMAC |
Scene Matching Area Correlator |
HDBK-850 |
|
SMAP |
Security Management Application Process |
TOGAF 3 |
|
SMC |
Standards Management Committee |
DISA CFS |
|
SMDS |
Switched Multi-megabit Data Services |
USIGS ERS |
|
SMIF |
Stream-based Model Interchange Format |
UTA-A |
|
SMPTE |
Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers |
JTA 2.0 |
|
SMSE |
Spherical Mean Square Error |
Navy MC&G |
|
SMTA |
Subordinate Message Transfer Agent |
DISA CFS |
|
SMTP |
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol |
DII MP |
|
SN |
USIGS Services and Systems Operations Office (NIMA) |
NIMA Web Site |
|
SNA |
System Network Architecture |
DISA CFS |
|
SNCE |
Sperical Near Certainty Error |
Navy MC&G |
|
SNM |
Square Nautical Miles |
USIGS ERS |
|
SNMP |
Simple Network Management Protocol |
DISA CFS |
|
SNP |
Subnetwork Protocol |
DISA CFS |
|
SNS |
Secure Network Server |
DISA CFS |
|
SOCOM |
United States Special Operations Command |
DefenseLINK |
|
SOCRATES |
SOCOM Research, Analysis & Threat Evaluation System |
UAF-B |
|
SOF |
Special Operations Forces |
UAF-B |
|
SOF IRIS |
Special Operations Forces Imagery Receive and Intelligence System |
UAF-B |
|
SOF IV |
Special Operations Forces Intelligence Vehicle |
UAF-B |
|
SOFA |
Status of Forces Agreement |
C4ISR AF |
|
SOH |
State of Health |
DCGS HDBK |
|
SOICs |
Senior Officials of the Intelligence Community |
USIS 95 |
|
SOM |
Simulation Object Model |
JTA 2.0 |
|
SOM |
System Object Model |
UTA-A |
|
SONAR |
Sound Navigation and Ranging |
HDBK-850 |
|
SONET |
Synchronous Optical Network |
DISA CFS |
|
SOO |
Statement Of Objective |
JTA 2.0 |
|
SOSUS |
Sound Surveillance Systems Chart |
HDBK-850 |
|
SOUTHCOM |
Southern Command |
DISA CFS |
|
SOW |
Statement of Work |
JTA 2.0 |
|
SP/S |
Source Preparation Segment |
HDBK-850 |
|
SP3 |
Security Protocol 3 |
UTA-A |
|
SPAG |
European Standards Promotion and Application Group |
DISA CFS |
|
SPAWAR |
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command |
SPAWAR Web Site |
|
SPC |
State Plane Coordinate |
OpenGIS Guide |
|
SPD |
Standards Planning Database |
DISA CFS |
|
SPE |
Software Performance Engineering |
DoD TRM |
|
SPIA |
Standards Profile for Imagery Access |
ISMC/GSMC Web Site |
|
SPID |
Standards Profile for Imagery Distribution |
UIP-C |
|
SPIN-2® |
Space Information - 2 Meter |
SPIN-2 Web Site |
|
SPIRIT |
Special Purpose Remote Intelligence Terminal |
USIS 95 |
|
SPOT |
Satellite pour l'Observation de la Terre |
SPOTImage Web Site |
|
SPP |
Shared Producer's Program |
IGC FMG |
|
SPS |
Standard Positioning Service |
GPS JPO Web Site |
|
SPWG |
Security Policy Working Group |
DISA CFS |
|
SQL |
Structured Query Language |
JTA 2.0 |
|
SR |
Summaries Recurring |
USIGS ERS |
|
SRD |
System Requirements Document |
USIGS ERS |
|
SRF |
Strategic Reserve Force. |
USIS 2-1.1 |
|
SRG |
Standard Raster Graphics |
DIGEST Web Site |
|
SRIG |
Surveillance, Reconnaissance, Intelligence Group |
UAF-B |
|
SRO |
Sensitive Reconnaissance Operations |
USIS 95 |
|
SRP |
Software Reuse Program |
DISA CFS |
|
SRTM |
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission |
JPL Web Site |
|
SSBN |
Subsurface Ship Ballistic Nuclear |
Navy MC&G |
|
SSL |
Secure Socket Layer |
JTA 2.0 |
|
SSMC |
Symbology Standards Management Committee |
DISA CFS |
|
SSP |
Sensor-to-Shooter Processor |
DCGS HDBK |
|
SSR |
Solid State Recorder |
DCGS HDBK |
|
SSTI |
Small Spacecraft Technology Initiative |
NASA Web Site |
|
ST |
Systems and Technology Directorate (NIMA) |
NIMA Web Site |
|
ST/T |
Systems and Technology Directorate Technology Office (NIMA) |
NIMA Web Site |
|
STACCS |
Standard Theater Automated Command and Control System |
DII MP |
|
STANAG |
Standardization Agreement (NATO) |
DISA CFS |
|
STD |
Standard |
DoD TRM |
|
STE |
Secure Terminal Equipment |
DISA CFS |
|
STM |
System Test Mode |
USIGS ERS |
|
STOU |
Store Unique |
JTA 2.0 |
|
STOW |
Synthetic Theater of War |
DII MP |
|
STS |
Synchronous Transport Signal |
JTA 2.0 |
|
STT |
System Test Tool |
USAD Vol. 1 |
|
STU |
Secure Telephone Unit |
FED STD 1037C |
|
SUPIR |
Supplementary Phase Interpretation Report |
USIS 2-1.1 |
|
SUS |
Single UNIX Specification |
JTA 2.0 |
|
SUT |
System Under Test |
ISO/TC 211 |
|
SVHS |
Super Vertical Helical Scan |
USIGS ERS |
|
SVIP |
Secure Voice Improvement Program |
DISA CFS |
|
SW |
Software |
UTA-A |
|
SWAP |
Size, Weight and Power |
DCGS HDBK |
|
SWATH |
Small Wetted Area Twin Hull |
HDBK-850 |
|
SWG |
Special Working Group |
TOGAF 3 |
|
SWM |
Switch Matrix Interface |
JTA 2.0 |
USIGS Glossary