Military Acronyms, Initialisms, and Abbreviations(S)SARC (Service) system acquisition review council
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S 1secret, 2switch, 3aircraft symbol- antisubmarine, 4[FM 101-5-1] scatterable mines (graphics)
S&A safety and arming
S&C 1search and clear, 2[AR 310-50] strategic and critical raw material
S&D [AR 310-50] search and destroy
S&E scientific and engineering
S&F [JP 1-02] store-and-forward
S&I standardization and interoperability
S&M 1scheduling and movement (GCCS), 2[AR 310-50] supply and maintenance
S&P [FM 101-5-1] stake and platform
S&S supply and service
S&T 1supply and transportation, 2science and technology, 3scientific and technical, 4simulation and training, 5surveillance and targeting
S&TF U.S. – Japan Systems and Technology Forum
S&TI scientific and technical intelligence
S&W surveillance and warning
S&WC surveillance and warning center
S+N:N signal-plus-noise to noise ratio
S-3 Viking
S-A safety arming
S-Band a frequency range
S-CDMA synchronous code-division multiple access
S-day [JP 1-02] day the President authorizes selective reserve call-up
S-FLOW shop flow day
S-H staff hour
S-HTTP secure HyperText transfer protocol
S-MIME secure MIME
S-rating sustainability rating
S-TRED standard TRE display
S-VHS super VHS
S/A 1services and agencies, 2subassembly, 3[FM 101-5-1] surface to air
S/B stand-by
S/C soft copy
S/EWCC Signals Intelligence/Electronic Warfare Coordination Center (USMC)
S/F store and forward
S/H sample and hold
S/I speaker/interrupt
S/J signal-to-jamming ratio
S/L sea level
S/N 1signal-to-noise [ratio], 2serial number
S/O smoke and obscurant
S/PP subsystem project plans
S/R subroutine
S/RD secret/restricted data
S/S 1ship-to-shore, 2[JP 1-02] steamship
S/SEE 1software engineering environment, 2systems engineering environment
S/T short ton (2000 lbs)
S/TK sectors per track
S/V 1survivability/vulnerability, 2[JP 1-02] sailboat
S/W software
S1 [Army] adjutant
S1100 Sperry 1100 series mainframe computer
S2 1security and survivability, 2survivability and security
S2 1[Army] battalion/brigade level intelligence office/officer, 2[JP 1-02] battalion or brigade intelligence staff officer (Army; Marine Corps battalion or regiment)
S3 1Sealift Support System (MSC), 2semiconductor serial storage, 3serial signaling system
S3 1[Army] battalion/brigade level plans, training, and operations office/officer, 2[JP 1-02] battalion or brigade operations staff officer (Army; Marine Corps battalion or regiment)
S3I sensor, signatures, signal, and information processing (U.S. Army)
S4 1[Army] supply officer, 2[JP 1-02] battalion or brigade logistics staff officer (Army; Marine Corps battalion or regiment)
S5 [Army] civil affairs officer
SA 1Secretary of the Army, 2system administrator, 3semiannual, 4safety analysis, 5sense amplifier, 6spectrum analysis, 7spin axis, 8stress anneal, 9successive approximation, 10space available, 11symbolic assembler, 12security architecture, 13[JP 1-02] security assistance, 14service availability, 15situation assessment, 16situation awareness, 17storage analyzer, 18strike assessment, 19supplemental agreement, 20surface attack, 21surface to air [missile], 22[JP 1-02] selective availability (GPS), 23seaman apprentice, 24simple alert, 25small arms, 26subject to approval, 27system architecture, 28supportability analysis, 29systems analysis, 30[FM 101-5-1] Saudi Arabia, 31[JP 1-02] stand-alone switch, 32[JP 1-02] senior adviser, 33[JP 4-01.7] staging area
SA-ALC San Antonio Air Logistics Center (USAF)
SA-CMM software acquisition capability maturity model
SA-OCRE stand-alone optical character recognition equipment
SA/BM systems analysis and battle management
SA/DBA/ISSO system administrator/database administrator/ information system security officer
SA3 Security Assistance Automation Army
SAA 1single agency action, 2systems application architecture [IBM], 3single assignment approach, 4systems application architecture [IBM], 5[AR 310-50] small arms ammunition
SAAA simulated air-to-air attack (REDCOM/JDA)
SAAC 1security assistance accounting center, 2[AR 310-50] special assistant for arms control
SAACONS Standard Army Automated Contracting System
SAAD [AR 310-50] Sacremento Army Depot
SAAF small austere airfield
SAAFR 1standard use Army aircraft flight route, 2[JP 1-02] standard use Army aircraft flight zone
SAAHS stability augmentation and altitude hold system
SAALC San Antonio Air Logistics Center
SAAM special assignment airlift mission (MAC)
SAAP [AR 310-50] Saranton Army Ammunition Plant
SAARMS Security Assistance Automated Resource Management System
SAAS Standard Army Ammunition System
SAAS-DAO Standard Army Ammunition System - division ammunition officer
SAAV system approach assistance visit
SAB 1subject as above, 2scientific advisory board, 3system advisory board, 4[FM 101-5-1] separate armored brigade
SABA small agile battlefield aircraft
SABER 1situational awareness beacon with reply, 2simplified acquisition of base engineering requirement
SABLE systematic approach to better long range estimating
SABMIS 1[AR 310-50] sea-based antiballistic missile intercept system, 2[AR 310-50] ship-based antiballistic missile system
SABRE 1secure airborne radar bombing equipment, 2sales and business reservations done electronically, 3support airlift by remote entry
SAC 1Senate Appropriation Committee, 2Supreme Allied Commander [NATO], 3special access clearance, 4scientific advisory committee, 5semiautomatic coding, 6Strategic Air Command [now know as U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM)], 7single attachment concentrator, 8single attached concentrator, 9special access clearance, 10senior advisory council, 11[JP 1-02] special agent in charge, 12[AR 310-50] supply administration center
SACAM Ship Acquisition Contract Administration Manual
SACAS Security Assistance Central Accounting System
SACC 1Supporting Arms Coordination Center (USMC), 2San Antonio Contracting Center, 3shore ASW command centers
SACCOP SAC Continuity of Operations Plan
SACCS [AR 310-50] Strategic Air Command Control System
SACCS DTS SAC Automated Command and Control System Data Transmission Subsystem (formerly SACDIN)
SACEUR [NATO] Supreme Allied Commander Europe
SACFO Senate Appropriation Subcommittee on Foreign Operation
SACI special assistant for contracting integrity
SACINTNET SAC Intelligence Network
SACLANT [NATO] Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic
SACLANTCEN [AR 310-50] SACLANT Antisubmarine Warfare Research Center
SACLANTREPEUR [AR 310-50] SACLANT Representative in Europe
SACLOS 1semi-active command line of sight guidance, 2semi-automatic command to line-of-sight
SACM 1SAC manual, 2School of Acquisition Management, 3security assistance case management
SACMAPS selective automatic computational matching and positioning system
SACMDR [AR 310-50] site activation commander
SACNET secure automatic communications network
SACOM 1surveillance for aircraft and cruise missile (RADC), 2[AR 310-50] Southern Area Commander
SACOP SAC Continuity of Operations Plan
SACOS Strategic Air Combat Operations Staff
SACP SAC pamphlet
SACPAS SAC primary alerting system
SACPMC Systems Acquisition Career Management Program for Civilians (Air Force)
SACR SAC regulation
SACRIN Strategic Air Command Readiness Information Network
SACS 1structurre and composition system, 2[JP 1-02] secure telephone unit (STU) access control system
SACSA special assistant for counter-insurgency and special activities
SACSO SAC security office
SACTELNET SAC telephone network
SACTS Security Assistance Case Tracking System
SACTTYNET SAC teletypewriter network
SACWARNS strategic warning system
SAD 1special activities division, 2safety assurance diagram, 3situation awareness display, 4[AR 310-50] safety and arming device
SADA seismic array data analyzer
SADA II standard advanced dewier assembly
SADAP simplified automatic data plotter
SADARM search and destroy armor munition
SADBU small and disadvantaged business utilization
SADBUS small and disadvantaged business utilization specialist
SADC sequential analog-digital computer
SADFAN security assistance dedicated facsimile network
SADIC solid-state analog-to-digital computer
SADIE 1scanning analog-to-digital input equipment, 2semiautomatic decentralized intercept environment
SADIFS SAC Automated Deployable Intelligence Fusion System
SADL 1synchronous data link control [RACAL-VADIC], 2situational awareness data link
SADM 1system acquisition decision memorandum, 2special atomic demolition munitions
SADR six-hundred-megacycle air-defense radar
SADS simulated air defense system
SADSAC 1sampled data simulator and computer, 2Seller Algol Digitally Stimulated Analog Computer
SADSC San Antonio Data Services Center (now 2nd ISG)
SADT 1structured analysis and design technique, 2[AR 310-50] special active duty for training
SAE 1Service acquisition executive, 2shaft-angle encoder, 3Society of Automotive Engineers, 4[AR 310-50] site acceptance evaluation
SAEB [AR 310-50] Special Army Evaluation Board
SAEDA subversion and espionage directed against the U.S. Army, and deliberate security violations
SAEOC Second Alternate Emergency Operations Center (GSA)
SAF 1Secretary of the Air Force, 2subject to available funds, 3semi-automated forces, 4source acquisition file, 5special applications file, 6strategic Army force, 7special airfield file (REDCOM/JDA), 8[AR 310-50] special action force
SAF/AL Secretary USAF/Acquisition and Logistics
SAF/AQ Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition
SAF/FM Secretary USAF/Financial Management
SAF/FMBI Secretary of the Air Force/Director of Budget Investment
SAF/FMD Deputy Assistant Secretary USAF (Information Systems Management)
SAF/IA Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for International Affairs
SAF/LLP Secretary of the Air Force/Legislative Liaison
SAF/PAM Secretary of the Air Force/Public Affairs
SAFAC standard Air Force accounting classification
SAFCA Safeguard Communications Agency
SAFCMD [AR 310-50] United States Army Safeguard Command
SAFCPM [AR 310-50] Safeguard Communications Project Manager
SAFCPMO [AR 310-50] Safeguard Communications Project Management Office
SAFE 1secure analyst file environment, 2support to analysts file environment (DIA), 3supportability analysis forecasting and evaluation, 4system analyst file environment, 5selected area for evasion
SAFE-CP [JP 3-50.3] selected area for evasion-contact point
SAFENET survivable adaptable fiber optic embedded network
SAFER 1special aviation fire and explosion reduction, 2[JP 3-50.3] evasion and recovery selected area for evasion (SAFE) area activation request
SAFI semiautomatic flight inspection
SAFM Systems Acquisition Funds Management Course (Defense Systems Management College)
SAFMA strategic airlift force mix analysis
SAFOC semiautomatic flight operations center
SAFPACC [AR 310-50] Safeguard Public Affairs Coordinating Committee
SAFR security assistance foreign representative (located within CONUS, USN)
SAFTCP [AR 310-50] Safeguard Tactical Communications Program
SAFTCS [AR 310-50] Safeguard Tactical Communications System
SAFTRANS [AR 310-50] Safeguard Transportation System
SAFYP Security Assistance 5-Year Plan
SAG 1study advisory group [Army], 2standard address generator, 3surface action group, 4sub-activity group, 5systems analysis group, 6survivability analysis group, 7senior advisory group
SAGA Studies, Analysis, and Gaming Agency (JCS)
SAGD security architecture guidance and directions
SAGE semiautomatic ground environment
SAGMOS self aligning gate metal semiconductor
SAHRS standard attitude and heading reference system
SAHYB simulation of analog and hybrid computers
SAI 1[CJCSI 5716.01] single agency item, 2[AR 310-50] senior Army instructor
SAIC Scientific Applications International Corporation
SAID 1safety analysis input data, 2[JP 1-02] SAFE (selected area for evasion) area intelligence description
SAIE special acceptance and inspection equipment
SAIF spec automated installation file (REDCOM/JDA)
SAIL 1Stanford Artificial Intelligence Lab, 2geometrical transport code for computers
SAILS 1Standard Army Intermediate-Level Supply System , 2simplified Aircraft Instrument Landing System
SAIMS Selected Acquisition Information and Management System
SAINT 1satellite interceptor, 2symbolic automatic integrator, 3surveillance, acquisition, identification, notification, and tracking
SAIP 1semi-automated IMINT processing, 2spares acquisition integrated with production
SAIR [AR 310-50] semiannual supply report
SAIS standard automated information systems
SAL 1symbolic assembly language, 2systems assembly language, 3strategic arms limitation, 4shift arithmetic left, 5structured assembly language, 6Strategic ALCM launcher [Rockwell B-1], 7[JP 1-02] small arms locker, 8[AR 310-50] special ammunition load
SAL GP [JP 1-02] semiactive laser-guided projectile (USN)
SALCC satellite airlift control center
SALD Security Assistance Logistic Database
SALE 1safeguards analytical laboratory evaluation, 2simple algebraic language for engineers
SALH semi-active laser homing
SALID solar and lunar illumination data (PACAF)
SALIS Security Assistance Logistics Information System (ILC)
SALM [JP 1-02] single anchor leg mooring
SALO 1security assistance liaison office, 2security assistance liaison officer
SALS Standard Army Logistics System
SALT 1Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, 2Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty, 3Streamlined Alternative Logistic Transmission System, 4system for analysis of laboratory testing, 5[JP 1-02] supporting arms liaison team
SALTI [AR 310-50] summary accounting for low-dollar turnover item
SALTS [JP 4-02.1] Streamlined Automated Logistics Transfer System
SALUTE size, activity, location, unit, time, equipment [SPOT report format]
salv salvage
SALVDV salvage dives
SALVDVB [AR 310-50] Salvage Diver Badge
SAM 1surface-to-air missile, 2safety activation monitor, 3semantic analyzing machine, 4selective automonitoring, 5semiautomatic mathematics, 6sequential access memory, 7sequential access method, 8simulation of analog methods, 9sort and merge, 10symbolic and algebraic manipulation, 11system activity monitor, 12space available mail,13systems analysis module, 14special air mission, 15stationing analysis model, 16serial access memory,17Sustainability Assessment Module (WSMIS) (AFLC), 18SCSI architecture model, 19Symantec Antivirus for Macintosh, 20security accounts manager [Microsoft], 21single application mode [Microsoft], 22systems acquisition manpower, 23special airlift mission, 24systems acquisition management
SAM-D surface-to-air missile development
SAMAA [AR 310-50] special assistant for military assistance affairs
SAMAP 1Security Assistance Management Acquisition Program, 2[AR 310-50] Southern Air Materiel Area, Pacific
SAMAS 1Structure and Manpower Allocation System, 2Security Assistance Manpower Accounting System
SAMBUD [AR 310-50] system for automation of materiel plan for Army materiel/budget
SAMD security assistance management directorate
SAMFARS stand-alone automated message formatting
SAMH standard automated message handling
SAMHS Standard Automated Message Handling System
SAMI 1system acquisition management inspection, 2socially acceptable monitoring instrument
SAMIS 1Security Assistance Management Information System (AFLC), 2structural Analysis and Matrix Interpretive System
SAML [AR 310-50] standard Army management language
SAMM 1Security Assistance Management Manual, 2special airlift assignment mission
SAMMIE structural analysis model for mission integrated experiments
SAMMS Standard Automated Materiel Management System (DLA)
SAMOB surface-to-air missile order of battle
SAMOS Satellite and Missile Observation System
SAMP 1single acquisition management plan [USAF], 2system acquisition master plan
SAMPAM [AR 310-50] system for automation of materiel plans for Army materiel
SAMPAN [AR 310-50] system for automation of materiel plan
SAMR security assistance management review
SAMS 1School of Advanced Military Studies, 2Standard Army Maintenance System, 3satellite automonitor system, 4Standard Automated Maintenance System (SAC), 5[AR 310-50] sample method survey (for family housing management)
SAMSO Space and Missile Systems Organization (USAF)
SAMSON special avionics mission strap-on now (avionics pod)
SAMSS Space Assembly Maintenance and Servicing Study (AFSC)
SAMT simulated aircraft maintenance trainer
SAMTEC Space and Missile Test Center (USAF)
SAMTO Space and Missile Test Organization (AFSC)
SAN 1system advisory notices, 2surface to air missile (Soviet designation), 3system area network, 4security assistance network
SANE standard Apple numeric environment
SANG Saudi Arabian National Guard
SANINS [AR 310-50] sanitary inspection
SANOVA simultaneous analysis of variance
SAO 1security assistance office, 2selected attack option, 3special activities office, 4security assistance organization, 5security assistance officer, 6[AR 310-50] survivor's assistance officer
SAOC [JP 3-01.1] sector air operations center
SAOCC sector air operations coordination centers
SAP 1share assembly program, 2systems assurance program, 3special access program, 4security assistance program, 5semi-armor piercing, 6service access protocol, 7service access point [DEC], 8service advertising protocol, 9symbolic assembly program,10second audio program, 11simulated attack profile, 12soon as possible, 13simplified acquisition procedure, 14site activation plan
SAPAS Standard Army Procurement Appropriation System
SAPCO Security Assistance Policy Coordinating Office (Army)
SAPE survivable adaptive planning experiment
SAPI 1speech application program interface [Microsoft], 2service access protocol interpreter, 3[JP 1-02] Special Access Program for Intelligence
SAPIR system of automatic processing and indexing of reports
SAPM security assistance program manager
SAPO 1subordinate area petroleum officer, 2[JP 1-02] subarea petroleum office
SAPRWG security assistance program review working group
SAPT security assistance program training
SAR 1selected acquisition report, 2safety assessment report, 3synthetic aperture radar, 4safety analysis report, 5storage address register, 6search and rescue, 7successive approximation register, 8selected acquisition review, 9semi-active radar, 10special access required, 11system acquisition report, 12synthetic array radar, 13subsequent application review, 14segmentation and reassembly, 15shift arithmetic right, 16safety action record, 17security assistance review, 18standard application record, 19supply assist request, 20system activity rate, 21[JP 1-02] sealed authentication system, 22[JP 1-02] satellite access request, 23[AR 310-50] site and acceptance review
SARA Supervened Amendment and Reauthorization Act
SARAH 1standard remote to AUTODIN host, 2search and rescue and homing
SARA-H System Analysis and Resource Accounting for Honeywell
SARAH-Lite miniaturized administrative version of SARAH
SARC 1systems acquisition review council, 2[JP 2-01.2] surveillance and reconnaissance center
SARD [AR 310-50] special airlift requirement document
SARDA 1Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Research, Development and Acquisition), 2[AR 310-50] state and regional defense airlift
SARDAB Search and Aerospace Rescue Database (MAC)
SARDB survivable armed reconnaissance on the digital battlefield
SARDO search and rescue deputy office
SAREF safety research experiment facilities
SARF Saudi Arabia Redistribution Facility
SARG system acquisition requirement generator
SARGE surveillance and reconnaissance ground equipment
SARH semi-active radar homing missile guidance system
SARIPS search and rescue information processing system
SARIR [JP 3-50.2] search and rescue incident report
SARMIS [JP 1-02] Search and Rescue Management Information System
SARP ship alteration and repair package (USN)
SARPMA San Antonio Real Property Management Agency
SARPS standards and recommended practices
SARREQ [JP 3-50.2] search and rescue request
SARS 1system architecture requirements specification, 2single-axis reference system, 3static automatic reporting system
SARSAT 1Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking System, 2[JP 1-02] search and rescue satellite-aided tracking
SARSIT [JP 3-50.2] search and rescue situation summary report
SARSS Standard Army Retail Supply System
SARSS-1 Standard Army Retail Supply System – Level 1
SARSS-O Standard Army Retail Supply System – Objective
SARTEL [JP 1-02] search and rescue (SAR) telephone (private hotline)
SARTF search and rescue task force
SAS 1secondary alarm station, 2security agency study, 3Statistical Analysis System (JCS), 4surface active substances, 5sealed authentication system, 6single attached station, 7special ammunition site, 8special ammunition storage, 9sales accounting system, 10single audio system,11Stability Sugmentation System, 12Supply Analysis System (USAFE), 13sealed authentication system, 14statistically assigned sockets, 15systems acquisition school, 16supportability analysis summary, 17[AR 310-50] staff administrative specialist
SASC 1Senate Armed Services Committee, 2semi-automatic switch center
SASCO security engineering, counterintelligence, and operation security
SASCOM [AR 310-50] Special Ammunition Support Command
SASET software architecture, sizing and estimating tool
SASF [AR 310-50] SIDPERS (Standard Installation/Division Personnel System) authorized strength file
SASI Shugert Associates System Interface (SCSI originated from SASI)
SASM special assistant for strategic mobility
SASO stability and support operations
SASP 1SJCS Administrative Support Programs (JCS), 2single advanced signal processor, 3state agency for surplus property, 4[FM 101-5-1] special ammunition supply point
SASPS Standard Automated Small Purchase System
SASPWG system command acquisition system protection working group
SASR spare available space required system
SASS 1system acquisition and services support, 2semi-automatic switching system, 3SIOP additive spare support, 4systems acquisition support services, 5[JP 1-02] supporting arms special staff, 6[AR 310-50] Standard Army Supply System
SASSY [JP 1-02] supported activities supply systems
SASTU signal amplitude sampler and totalizing unit
SASWC SACLANT Anti-Submarine Warfare Center (NATO)
sat [AR 310-50] satisfactory
SAT 1systems approach to training, 2stabilization assurance test, 3stepped atomic time, 4security alert team, 5situational awareness terminal, 6systems acceptance test, 7satisfiability problem, 8security assistance team, 9small arms trainer, 10situational awareness technology, 11small arms transmitter, 12synchronized acoustic transmitter, 13simplified acquisition threshold, 14simulation assessment team, 15specified action table, 16[JP 1-02] satellite, 17[AR 310-50] Scholastic Aptitude Test, 18[AR 310-50] site acceptance test
SAT IV Standard AUTODIN Terminal IV System
SAT/FACNET simplified acquisition threshold/Federal Acquisition Computer Network
SATAF 1site activation task force, 2site alteration task force
SATAN 1security administrator tool for analyzing networks, 2sensor for airborne terrain analysis
SATANAS semiautomatic analog setting
SATB strength aptitude test battery
SATBC [TR 350-70] systems approach to training basic course
SATCO signal automatic air-traffic control
SATCOM satellite communication(s)
SATCOMA Satellite Communications Agency (Army)
SATCON [AR 310-50] satellite condition
SATD 1security assistance training directorate, 2[AR 310-50] Seattle Army Terminal Detachment
SATE 1security awareness, training, and education, 2[AR 310-50] Study of Army Test and Evaluation
SATFA security assistance training field activity
SATIN 1survivability augmentation for transport, 2SAC Automated Total Information Network (see SACCS DTS)
SATIRE semiautomatic technical information retrieval
SATK [AR 310-50] strike attack
SATKA surveillance, acquisition, tracking and kill assessment
SATMO Security Assistance Training Management Organization
SATNAV satellite navigation
SATNET satellite network
SATO 1Scheduled Airlines Traffic Office, 2self-aligned thick oxide
SATODS 1security assistance technical order data system, 2security assistance technical order distribution system
SATOP security assistance technical order program
SATP security assistance training program
SATPMR security assistance training program management review
SATRAN 1satellite reconnaissance advance notice (see FM 60A (S/NOFORN) for classified definition), 2satellite transmission
SATS 1Standard Army Training System, 2short airfield for tactical support, 3Southwest Asia Telecommunications System
SATTOC security assistance training team orientation course
SAU 1surface attack unit, 2search and attack unit, 3signal acquisition unit
SAV 1service appointed validator, 2staff assistance visit
SAVAR Standard Army Validation and Reconciliation System
SAVDM single application VDM
SAVE 1system for automatic value exchange, 2situation analysis and vulnerability estimate
SAVER [AR 310-50] study to assess and validate essential reports
SAVS status and verification system
SAW 1surface acoustic wave, 2squad automatic weapon
SAW/V surveillance and warning/verification
SAWE-RF simulated area weapons effects - radio frequency
SAWE/MILES II simulated area weapon effects/Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System II
SAWPS Stand Alone War Plan System (SAC)
SAWS 1Silent Attack Warning System, 2[AR 310-50] small arms weapons system
SAWVS Satellite Attack Warning and Verification System
SB 1secondary battery, 2serial binary, 3sideband, 4sleeve bearing, 5straight binary, 6synchronization bit, 7signal brigade, 8Sound Blaster [Creative Labs], 9sound board, 10sustaining base,11standby base, 12small business, 13supply bulletin, 14[AR 310-50] selection board
SB&CR stock balance and consumption report
SB3 system base 3
SBA 1small beam approach, 2Small Business Administration, 3scene balance algorithms [Kodak]
SBAM single base aircraft maintenance model
SBASS space-based atmospheric surveillance system
SBB subtract with borrow
SBC 1space based communication, 2single-board computer, 3SCSI block commands, 4Senate Budget Committee
SBCJ [AR 310-50] store block control journal
SBCS single-byte character set
SBD 1Schottky-barrier diode, 2simulation based design
SBDC small business development center
SBDP Soviet Battlefield Development Plan
SBEUA [AR 310-50] small business and economic utilization advisor
SBF [FM 101-5-1] support by fire
SBFM silver-band frequency modulation
SBFU standby filter unit
SBH switch busy hour
SBI 1space based interceptor, 2special background investigation
SBIR 1[DoD] Small Business Innovation Research Program, 2space-based infrared
SBIRS space based infrared system
SBK single-beam klystrom
SBKKV space-based kinetic-kill vehicle (SDI)
SBL space-based lasers
SBLC standard base-level computer
SBLC/S standard base level computer/systems
SBM system balance measure
SBO small business office
SBP 1serial bus protocol, 2survivor benifit plan, 3summarize budget phase
SBPH [AR 310-50] single burst probability of hit
SBPO [JP 4-02] Service blood program officer
SBR 1special boat squadron, 2space based radar (RADC), 3standby reserve
SBRPT [JP 1-02] subordinate reporting organization
SBRS sonic boom reporting system
SBS 1satellite business system, 2stimulated Brillouin scattering, 3senior battle staff, 4submarine broadcast system, 5support battle staff, 6small business specialist
SBSA Small Business Set Aside
SBSS Standard Base Supply System (USAF)
SBT 1surface-barrier transistor, 2sustaining base training
SBTA small business technical advisor
SBU 1special boat unit, 2sensitive but unclassified
SBWAS space based wide area surveillance
SBX slow burning explosive
SC 1specialty code, 2search control, 3secondary containment, 4shaped charge, 5semiconductor, 6silvered copper [wire], 7simulation council, 8single contact, 9South Carolina, 10superimposed current, 11speed control, 12synchrocyclotron, 13switching cell, 14screen coordinator, 15state and country code, 16switching center, 17directorate of systems control or systems code,18system controller, 19surveillance category, 20[JP 1-02] search and rescue (SAR) coordinator, 21[JP 1-02] sea current, 22[JP 1-02] station clock, 23[AR 310-50] supply catalog, 24[AR 310-50] Signal Corps
SC&A security certification and accreditation
SC&CU signal conditioning and control unit
SC&D