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ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ASME Y14.38-1999

Contact Jim Takacs, X7268, [email protected] regarding changes, corrections and/or additions. March2004

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a programming language APL APLabandon ship ABDNSHP abdnshpabbreviate ABBR abbrabnormal ABNL abnlabout ABT abtabove ABV abvabove baseline ABL ablabove water AW awabrasive ABRSV abrsvabrasive-resistant ABRSVRES abrsvresabsolute ABS absabsolute ceiling ABSCLG absclgabsorption ABSORB absorbabstract ABSTR abstraccelerate ACCEL accelaccelerator ACLTR acltraccelerometer ACCLRM acclrmaccept ACPT acptacceptable quality level AQL AQLacceptable quality test AQT AQTacceptable reliability level ARL ARLacceptor ACPTR acptraccess ACS acsaccess opening AO AOaccess panel AP APaccess time ACST ACSTaccessory ACCESS accessaccident ACDT acdtaccommodate ACCOM accomaccordance with AW awaccount ACCT acctaccumulate ACCUM accumaccumulator ACC accaccumulator switch ACS ACSaccurate ACCUR accuracetate ACTT acttacetate [insul] (see cellulose acetate)acetylene ACET acetacid waste AW awacidproof AP apacidproof floor APF APFacid-resisting AR ARacknowledge ACK ackacoustic ACST acstacoustic mine sweeping AMNSWP AMNSWP

JLAB APPROVED ABBREVIATIONS

(The material in this section is in alphabetical order based on the entries under the heading "Term.")


acoustical plaster ceiling APC APCacoustical tile ceiling ATC ATCacquire ACQ acqacquisition ACQ acqacquisition advice code AAC AACacross ACR acracross flats ACRFLT ACRFLTacrylic ACRYL acrylaction ACTN actnaction cutout ACO acoaction time AT atactivate ACM actvtactivation analysis ACTVNANAL actvnanalactivator ACTVTR actvtractive element group AEG AEGactivity ACT actactual ACTL actlactuate ACTE acteactuating ACTG actgactuator ACTR actradaptation ADAPT adaptadapter ADAPR adptradapter booster AB ABAdaptive Flight Control Systems AFCS AFCSaddendum ADD addaddition ADD addadditional ADDL addladditive ADDT addtaddress ADRS adrsadhere ADH adhadhesive ADH adhadjacent ADJ adjadjust ADJ adjadjustable speed ADJSP adjspadminister ADMIN adminadmitting ADMG admgAdoptive Flight Control System AFCS AFCSadsorbent ADSORB adsorbadvance ADV advadvance alteration notice AAN AANadvance change notice ACN ACNadvance engineering change proposal AECP AECPadvance engineering order AEO AEOadvance material request AMR AMRadvanced battery acquisition radar ABAR ABARadvertisement AD adadvisory ADVSY advsyaerodynamic AERODYN aerodynaerodynamic center AC ACaerological AEROL aerolaeronautic AERO aeroaeronautical material specification AMS AMSaeronautical national taper pipe thread ANPT ANPTaeronautical recommended practice ARP ARP


aeronautical standards group ASG ASGaerospace ground equipment AGE AGEafter AFT aftafter cooler AFTCLR AFTCLRafter engine room AER AERafter peak AP APafter perpendicular AP APafter torpedo room ATRM ATRMafterburner AB abagent AGT agtaggregate AGGR aggragitate AG agaileron AIL ailair blast AB abair blast circuit breaker ABCB ABCBair blast transformer ABT ABTair circuit breaker ACB ACBair circulating ACIRC acircair cleaner AIRCLNR AIRCLNRair data computing ADC ADCair escape AE AEAir Force-Navy AN ANAir Force-Navy Aeronautical ANA ANAAir Force-Navy Design AND ANDAir Force-Navy-Civil ANC ANCair header AHDR ahdrair induction AINDTN AINDTNair installations AI AIair lock AL ALair movement data AMD AMDair munitions AMUN amunair over AO AOair over hydraulic AH ahair passage AP APair route traffic control center ARTCC ARTCCair shutoff ASHOF ASHOFair shutter AIRSHTR AIRSHTRair starting ASTRG ASTRGair traffic control ATC ATCair transport radio ATR ATRair turbine motor ATM atmairborne ABN abnairborne early warning AEW AEWairborne interceptor AI AIairborne surveillance radar ASR ASRair-break switch ABSW abswair-condition AIRCOND aircondair-cooled ACLD acidaircraft ACFT acftaircraft approach light AAL AALaircraft control and warning ACW acwairframe AFR afrairframe-mounted accessory drive AMAD AMADairplane APL aplairport APRT aprtairport surveillance radar APSR APSRair-position indicator API APIairscoop AS asairspeed AS as


airspeed indicator AI AIairtight AT atair-to-air AA asair-to-air identification AAI AAIair-to-air-missile AAM AAMair-to-ground AG AGair-to-surface missile ASM ASMair-to-underwater missile AUM AUMalarm ALM aimalarm check valve ACV ACValclad ALCD alcdalcohol ALC alcalgebra ALG algalgebraic compiler and translator ACT ACTalgorithm ALGO algoalgorithmic-oriented language ALGOL ALGOLalidade ALDD alddalignment ALIGN alignalkaline ALK alkalkalinity ALKY alkyall-number calling ANC ANCallocate ALLOC allocallowance ALLOW allowallowance parts list APL APLalloy ALY alyalloy-steel protective plating ASPP ASPPalphabetical ALPHA alphaalphanumeric output ANO ANOalteration ALTRN altrnaltered ALTRD altrdalternate ALTN altnalternating current AC ACalternating current synchronous ACS ACSalternation ALT altalternative ALTNV altnvalternator ALTNTR altntraltimeter ALTM altmaltitude ALT altaltitude transmitting equipment ALTE altealuminum AL ALaluminum conductor steel-reinforced ACRS ACSRamalgam AMLG amlgamateur television ATV ATVamatol AM amamber AMB ambamber light AL ALambient AMB ambambulance AMB ambamendment AMEND amendAmerican AMER AmerAmerican Gage Design Standard AGDS AGDSAmerican National Standard ASCII ASCIIAmerican Standard Elevator Code ASEC ASECAmerican Steel Wire Gage ASWG ASWGAmerican Wire Gage AWG AWGammeter AMM ammammeter switch AS ASammonia AMNA amnaammonium nitrate AMNIT amnitammunition AMMO ammoammunition hoist AMOHST AMOHSTammunition hoist drive AMOHSTDR AMOHSTDRammunition identification code AIC AICammunition rack AMMORK AMMORKamount AMT amtampere AMP* amp*ampere [turn] AT atampere demand meter AD ADampere-hour AMPHR* amphr*ampere-hour meter AHM AHMamphibian AMPH amphamphibious AMPH amphamphibious truck AMPHTRK amphtrkamplidyne AMPLDN ampldnamplidyne generator AMPLG AMPLG


amplidyne motor generator AMPLMG AMPLMGamplifier AMPL amplamplitude AMPTD amptdamplitude modulation AM AManalog ANLG anlganalog-to-digital AD adanalog-to-digital converter ADC ADCanalysis ANAL analanalytical rework program ARP ARPanalyze ANALY analyanchor AHR ahranchor bolt AB ABanchor light ANLT anltanchor order AOR aoranchor windlass AWNDLS AWNDLSanchored filament ANCFIL ANCFILand so forth ETC etcanechoic ANCH anchangiocardiogram ACG acgangle order ANLOR ANLORangle stop valve ASV ASVangular ANLR anlranhydride ANHYD anhydanhydrous ANHYD anhydanneal ANL andannouncing ANCG ancgannular ANLR anirannunciator ANN annanode AD adanodize ANDZ andzanswer ANS ansante meridiem [before noon] AM amantenna ANT antantenna scan SCAN SCANanti tracking control ATRC ATRCantiair output AAO aaoantiaircraft AA AAantiaircraft artillery AAA AAAantiaircraft common AAC AACantiaircraft fire control AAFC AAFCantiaircraft self-destroying AASD AASDantifriction bearing AFB AFBantifriction metal AFM AFMantihunt AH ahantiicing AI aiantijamming AJ ajantilogarithm ANTILOG antilogantimissile missile AMM AMMantimotor torpedo boat AMTB AMTBantimotorboat AMB ambantipersonnel APERS APERSantirepeat relay ARR ARRantiseptic ANTSPT antsptantisubmarine AS ASantisubmarine warfare ASW ASWantitank AT ATantitank nonmetallic ATNM ATNMantitorpedo ATORP atorpantitoxin ANTOX antoxantitransmit-receive ATR ATRantitransmit-receive tube ATRT ATRTantiunderwater warfare AUW AUWapartment APT aptaperture APERT apertapothecary APOTH apothapparatus APPAR apparapparent APRNT aprntappearance APP appappendix APPX appxapplication APPL applapplied APLD apldapplique APLQ aplqapproach APRCH aprchapproval APPVL appvlapprove APPV appv


approved APVD apvdapproximate APPROX approxApril APR Apraqueous AQ aqarbitrary ARB arbarc weld ARCW arcwarccosecant ARCCSE arccsearccosine ARCCOS arccosarccotangent ARCCOT arccotarchitectural projected window APW APWarchitecture ARCH archarchive ARCH archarcing ARNG arngarcsecant ARCSEC arcsecarcsine ARCSIN arcsinarctangent ARCTAN arctanarea drain AD ADarea moving target indicator AMTI AMTIarea weight average resolution AWAR awararea weighted average T-number AWAT awatargument programming AP AParithmetic ARITH aritharithmetic and logic unit ALU aluarithmetic average AA AAarithmetic unit ARITHU arithuarmament ARMT armtarmament and electronics AE aearmature ARM armarmature accelerator AA AAarmature shunt ARMSHT armshtarming ARM armArming and Fusing System AFS AFSarming wire AW AWarmor grating AG AGarmor plate ARMPL armplarmored ARMD armdarmored cable ARMCA armcaarmored infantry vehicle AIV AIVarmored personnel carrier APC APCarmored utility vehicle AUV AUVarmor-piercing AP AParmor-piercing-capped APC APCarmor-piercing-capped APCI APCIarmor-piercing-capped APCIT APCITarmor-piercing-incendiary API APIarmor-piercing-incendiary APIT APITarmor-piercing-with tracer APT APTArmy-Navy AN ANArmy-Navy British ANB ANBArmy-Navy Commercial ANC ANCArmy-Navy Design AND ANDArmy-Navy-Air Force ANAF ANAFaromatic AROM aromarrange ARR arrarray processing instruction set APIS APISarrester

ARSRarsr

arresting [gear or hook] ARG argarsine ARS arsarticle ART artarticulated ARTCLD artcldartificial ARTF artfartificial neutron ARTRON artronartillery ARTY artyas drawn AD ADas required AR ARas soon as possible ASAP ASAPasbestos ASB asbasbestos cement AC ACasbestos millboard AMB ambasbestos roof shingles ARS ARSasbestos-cement board ACB ACBasbestos-covered metal ACM ACMasphalt ASPH asphasphalt roof shingles ASPHRS asphrsasphalt-plank floor ASPHPF asphpf


asphalt-tile base ATB ATBasphalt-tile floor ATF ATFaspirator ASPRTR asprtrassemble ASSEM assemassemble [auto manufacturing] ASM asmassembly ASSY assyassembly and repair AR ARassembly jig AJ AJassign ASGN asgnassignment ASGMT asgmtassistance ASSTN asstnassistant ASST asstAssisted Takeoff System ATOS ATOSassociate ASSOC assocassociation ASSN assnassort ASRT asrtastern ASTN astnastigmatism ASTIG astigastragal A aastronomical time switch ATS ATSastronomical unit AU AUastrophysics ASTROPHYS astrophysasymmetric ASYM asymasymptote ASYMP asympat a later date ALD ALDathwartship ATH athatmosphere ATM atmatomic (comb form) AT atatomic explosion ATXPL atxplatomic hydrogen weld ATW atwatomic weight ATWT atwtatomizing ATMG atmgattach ATCH atchattachment ATCH atchattack ATCK atckattention ATTN attnattenuation ATTEN attenattenuator ATTEN attenattitude ATTD attdattorney ATTY attyaudible AUD andaudio AUD andaudio frequency AF AFauditor AUDTR audtraugment AGMT agmtAugust AUG Augauthorize AUTH authautomatic AUTO autoautomatic bandwidth control ABWC ABWCautomatic bass compensation ABSC ABSCautomatic bias compensation ABCP ABCPautomatic brightness control ABC ABCautomatic check valve AUTOCV autocvautomatic checkout equipment ACE ACEautomatic circuit exchange ACKTX ACKTXautomatic clutter eliminator ACLE ACLEautomatic data processing ADP ADPautomatic digital network AUTODIN AUTODINautomatic direction finder ADF ADFautomatic door seal ADS ADSautomatic flight control equipment AFCE AFCEAutomatic Flight Control System AFCS AFCSautomatic frequency control AFC AFCautomatic gain control AGC AGCautomatic ground-controlled approach AGCA AGCAautomatic ground-controlled landing AGCL AGCLAutomatic Instrument Landing Approach System ATLAS ATLASAutomatic Instrument Landing System AILS AILSautomatic lean AUTOLEAN autoleanautomatic level control ALC ALCautomatic message accounting AMA AMA


automatic meteorological AMOS AMOSautomatic mixture control AMC AMCautomatic monitoring AUM AUMautomatic moving-target indicator AMTI AMTIautomatic noise limiter ANL ANLautomatic number identification ANI ANIautomatic output control AOC ACCautomatic overload AUTOOVLD AUTOOVLDautomatic overload circuit AOVC AOVCautomatic phase control APC APCautomatic phase lock APL APLautomatic pistol AUTOP AUTOPautomatic reclosing AUTORECL AUTORECLautomatic rich AUTORICH AUTORICHautomatic sensitivity control ASC ASCautomatic starter AUTOSTRT AUTOSTRTautomatic starting AUTOSTRTG autostrtgautomatic stop and check valve AUTOSCV AUTOSCVautomatic terrain recognition and navigation ATRAN ATRANautomatic test equipment ATE ATEautomatic transformer AXFMR AXFMRautomatic voice network AUTOVON AUTOVONautomatic volume control AVC AVCautomatic volume expansion AVE AVEautomatic zero set AZS AZSautomation AUTOMN automnautomobile AUTO autoautomotive AUTOM automautotransformer AUTOXFMR AUTOXFMRauxiliary AUX auxauxiliary power unit APU APUauxiliary register AUXR AUXRauxiliary switch ASW ASWauxiliary switch [breaker] ASC ASCauxiliary switch [breaker] normally open ASO ASOavailability AVLBL avlblavailable AVAIL availavenue AVE aveaverage AVG avgaverage daily traffic ADT ADTaverage diameter AVGDIA avgdiaaverage efficiency index AEI AEIaverage outgoing quality AGO AOQaverage outgoing quality limit AOQL AOQLaverage picture level AVPL AVPLaverage sample number ASN ASNaverage total inspection ATI ATIaviation AVN avnaviation electronics AVIONICS AVIONICSaviation gas turbine AGT AGTavoirdupois AVDP avdpawning AWN awnaxial flow AXFL AXFLaxial pitch AXP AXPaxial pressure angle APA APAazimuth AZ azazimuth and elevation AZEL AZELazimuth and range AZRNG AZRNG


Bbabbitt BAB babback end BE BEback focal distance BFD BFDback focal length BFL BFLback gear BG BGback of board BB BBback pressure BP BPback shelf BKSLF bkslfback to back BB bbback view BV byback-connected BC BCbackface BF bfback-feed BF bfbackground BKGD bkgdbacklash BL blbacklash allowance BA BAback-pressure control BPC BPCbackward-wave magnetron BWM BWMbackward-wave oscillator BWO BWObackward-wave power amplifier BWPA BWPAbackwater valve BWV BWVbacteriological BACT bactbaffle BAF bafbaggage BAG bagbail out BO BObakery BAK bakbalance BAL balbalanced line driver BLD BLDbalanced voltage BALV balybalancing coil BALCL balclbalancing rheostat BALRHEO balrheobalancing set BALS balsball bearing BBRG bbrgball stop BSP bspballast BLST blstballistic BAL balBallistic Missile Early Warning System BMEWS BMEWSband display BNDDIS BNDDISband elimination BDELIM BDELIMband filter cutoff BFCO bfcobandpass BP bybandstop filter BSFL bsflbandwidth BW bwbarbette BARB barbbarge, cargo BC BCbarge, knockdown BK BKbarge, training BT BTbarium crown BC BCbarometer BARO barobarracks BKS bksbarred BRRD brrdbarrel tile roof BTR BTRbarrier BARR barrbarrier coat BC BCBarrier Ready Light System BRLS BRLSBarrier Up Indicator System BUIS BUISbarrier, greaseproof BGP BGPbarrier, moisture-vaporproof BMVP BMVPbarrier, waterproof BWP BWPbarring BRRG brrgbaryta light fling BLF BLFbase [electron device] B Bbase and increment B&I B&1base band BB BBbase detonating BD BDbase detonating fuze BDF BDFbase detonating, self-destroying BDSD BDSDbase diameter BDIA bdiabase ejection BE BEbase fuze BF BFbase helix angle BHA BHAbase ignition BI BIbase line BL BLbase percussion BP BP


base pitch BP BPbase plate BP BPbasement BSMT bsmtbasic BSC bscbasic contour line BCL BCLbasic impulse insulation level BIL bilbasic network BASNET basnetbasket BSKT bsktbatch mixer BMXR bmxrbathythermograph BT btbattalion BN bnbatten BATT battbatter BAT batbattery BTRY btrybattery [electrical] BAT batbattery charger BATCHG batchgbattle BAT batbattle dressing BD BDbayonet BAY baybayonet candelabra BAYC baycbayonet candelabra BAYCAND baycandbayonet candelabra double contact BAYCANDDC baycanddcbayonet candelabra single contact BAYCANDSC baycandscbayonet skirted BAYSK bayskbeacon BCN bcnbeams and stringers BS bs


beamsteering BMSTRG bmstrgbeamwidth BMW bmwbearing BRG brgbearing deviation indicator BDI BDIbearing procurement BPS BPSbeat frequency BF BFbeat-frequency oscillator BFO BFObecket BCKT bcktbedding BDNG bdngbedpan BDPN bdpnbedroom BR brbefore BFR bfrbeginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code (computers] BASIC BASICbell alarm switch BASW baswbell and bell BB BBbell and flange BF BFbell and spigot BS BSbell cord BC BCbell crank BELCRK belcrkbell end BE BEbelling BLNG blngbellmouth BLMTH blmthbellows BLWS blwsbelow BLW blwbelt work line BWL BWLbench BNCH bnchbench mark BM BMbenchboard BNCHBD bnchbdbend down BDN bdnbend line BL BLbend radius BR BRbend up BUP bupbending BUG bngbent BT btberth BTH bthberthing BERTH berthBessemer BESS Bessbetween BETW betwbetween centers BC BCbetween perpendiculars BP BPbevel BEV bevbeveled wood siding BWS BWSbeverage BVGE bvgebiconditional BICOND bicondbiconvex BCVX bcvxbicycle BCL bclbill of exchange BE BEbill of lading BL BLbill of material BM BMbill of sale BS BSbillet BL blbillet steel BLSTL blstlbimetallic BMTLC bmtlcbinary BIN binbinary coded decimal BCD BCDbinary coded information BCI BCIbinary counter BC BCbinary decoder BD BDbinary digit BIT BITbinary divide BDV BDVbinary subtract BS BSbinder BDR bdrbinding BDG bdgbinding head BDGH BDGH


binnacle BNCL bnclbinocular BNCLR bnclrbinominal expansion BINOMEXP BINOMEXPbioastronautic orbiting space station BOSS BOSSbiochemical ox ygen demand BOD BODbiological BIOL biolbiological defense BIODEF BIODEFbiological electronics BIONICS BIONICSbiological warfare BW BWbiology BIOL biolbiology (comb form) BID biobiparting doors BIPD BIPDbipost BPT bptBirmingham Wire Gage BWG BWGbistaple BSTL bstlbits per inch BPI BPIbits per second BPS BPSbituminous BITUM bitumblack BLK blkblack BK bkblack and white BW bwblack and white prints BW bwblack enamel slate BES BESblack iron BI BIblack oil finish slate BOFS BOFSblack powder BP BPblack scale BS BSblack varnish cambric [insul] BVC BVCblackboard BKD bkdblacken BLKN blknblackening BLKNG blkngblackout BO boblackout door BOD BODblackout window BOW BOWblacksmith BSMITH bsmithblade BL blblank BLK blkblanket BLKT blktblanking BLKG blkgblanking die BLKGD blkndblasting powder BLSTGPWD blstgpwdbleed BL blbleeder BLDR bldrblend BLN blnblinder BLD bldblock BLK blkblocking BLKG blkgblocking oscillator BO BOblowdown BLWDN blwdnblower BLO bloblowoff BO boblowout BLWT blwtblowout coil BOC bocblowtorch BLWT blwtblue BLU blublue BL blblue indicating light BIL BILblue stern light BSTLT bstlt


blue tool steel BTS BTSblueprint BP byboard BD bdboard foot [measure] FBM FBMboatswain BOSN bosnbobbin BOB bobbody-bound bolts BBB BBBbody-on-chassis BOC BOCboiler BLR blrboiler feed BF BFboiler feed compound tank BFCT BFCTboiler feed pump BFP BFPboiler feedwater BFW BFWboiler house BH BHboiler pressure BOPRESS bopressboiler water BOWR BOWRboilermaker BMKR bmkrboiling BOG bogboiling point BP BPboldface type BF BFbolster BOLS bolsbolt circle BC BCbolted bonnet BLTBT bltbtbolted on base BOBS bobsbolted plate BP BPbomb nose fuze BNF BNFbomb service BS BSbomb tail fuze BTF BTFbomb testing device BTD BTDbombardier BMBDR bmbdrbombardment [projectile] BBT bbtbombsight BOMST bomstbonded BND bndbonderize BNDZ bndzbonding BNOG bndgboneless BNLS bnlsbonnet BNT bntbookcase BC bebook-form drawing BFD BFDbookrack BR brboost rocket BSTRKT bstrktbooster BSTR bstrbootstrap BTST btstborescope BS bsboresight BRSIT brsitborosilicate crown BSC BSCborrowed light BLT BLTboth faces BF BFboth sides BS BSboth ways BW BWbottle BTL btlbottom BOT botbottom chord BC BCbottom face BF BFbottom layer BL BLbottom lead left BTLL BTLL


bottom lead right BTLR BTLRbottoming BOTMG botmgboundary BDY bdybow buoyancy BBYCY bbycy

bow designation light BDLT bdltbow diving BDVG bdvgbow door BDO bdobow light BWLT bwltbow plane BPLA BPLAbowstring BWSTRN bwstrnbox fin BXF bxfboxcar detector BXDT BXDTbracket BRKT brktbraid BRD brdbraided BRD brdbraided wire BW BWbrake BK bkbrake band BRKBD brkbdbrake mean effective pressure BMEP BMEPbranch BR brbrass BRS brsbrass divider strip BDS BDSbraze BRZ brzbrazier BRAZ brazbrazier head BRAZH brazhbrazing BRZG brzgbread wrapping and sealing machine BWSM BWSMbreak BRK brkbreak before make BBM BBMbreak jaw BJ BJbreakdown BKDN bkdnbreakdown diode BKDNDIO BKDNDIObreaker BRKR brkrbreaker end BE BEbreaking BRKG brkgbreathe BRTH brthbreather BRTHR brthrbreathing apparatus BA BAbreech loading BL BLbreech mechanism BM BMbrick BRK brkbridge BRDG brdgbridge cutoff BCO BCObright BRT brtbrightness BRT brtbrilliance BRIL brilBrinell hardness BH BHBrinell hardness number BHN BHNBritish Standard BSI BSIBritish Standard Wire Gage SWG SWGBritish thermal unit BTU* BTU*broach BRCH brchbroadcast BC bebronze BRZ brzbroom closet BCL bclbrown BRN brnbrown BR br


Brown & Sharpe Wire Gage BS BSbrowning aircraft machine BAMG BAMGbrowning automatic rifle BAR BARbrowning machine gun BMG BMGbrush BR brbrush holder BRH brhbubble memory BUBMEM BUBMEMbucket BKT bktbuckram BUCK buckbuffer BFR bfrbuffer amplifier BA BAbuffer register BR BRbuffing BFG bfgbuilding BLDG bldgbuilding line BL BLbuilt in test BIT BITbuilt-in BLTIN bltinbulk [substrate] (electron BU BUbulkhead BHD bhdbulldozer BDZR bdzrbulletin BULL bullbulletin board BB BBbulletproof BPRF bprfbullnose BN bnbunching BCHG bchgbunching black BB BBbundle BDL bdlbuoy messenger BMSS BMSSbuoyant BYNT byntbureau BU buburlap BRLP brlpburner BNR bnrburning BRNG brngburnish BNSH bnshburster BRSTR brstrbursting strength BRSTSTR brststrbus selector BSLR bslrbus tie BT BTbus transfer BTR BTRbush transfer BTR BTRbushel BU bubushing BSHG bshgbushing current transformer BCT BCTbushing potential device BPD BPDbusiness BUS busbusiness input-output rerun BIOR BIORbutane BUTN butnbutcher BTCR btcrbut-live BL blbutt line BL BLbutt weld BTWLD BTWLDbutterfly BTFL BTFLbuttock line BL BLbutton BTN btnbutton head BTNHD BTNHDbuzzer BUZ buz


bypass BYP bypCcable fuzing [firing] CF Cfcable television CAN catvcable termination equipment CTE CTEcalibration CAL calcam timing contact CTC CTCcamera control unit CCU CCUcanceled transmission CANTRAN CANTRANcandlepower CID cpcanister CSTR cstrcapable CPBL cpblcapacitance CAP capcapacitor diode CD CDcapacitor diode gate CDG CDGcarbon film resistor CFR CFRcarbon steel CS CScard per minute CPM CPMcard random access memory CRAM CRAMcard-to-tape tape CTT CTTcarrier elimination filter CEF CEFcarrier frequency CF CFcarrier frequency shift CFS CFScarrier operated relay COR CORcarrier supply CS CScarrier to noise CN CNcarrier wave CW CWcarrying CRYG crygcartographer CRTOG crtogcarton CTN ctncartridge CRTG crtgcartridge storage case CSC CSCcasing CSG csgcast steel CS CScast stone CS CScastellate CSTL cstlcasting CSTG cstgcatalyst CTLST ctlstcategory CAT catcathode-ray oscilloscope CRO CROcathode-ray tube CRT CRTcatwalk CTWALK CTWALKcaution CAUT cautceiling and visibility unlimited CAVU CAVUcelestial CEL celcenter CTR ctrcenter frequency CTRF CTRFcenter frequency modulation CFM CFMcenter frequency stabilization CFS CFS


center line average CLA CLAcenter line vertical keel CVK CVKcenter section CS CScenter tap CT CTcenter to center C TO C C TO Ccentering CTRG CTRGcentipoise CP CPcentral CTL CTLcentral command decoder CCD CCDcentral logic unit CLU CLUcentral processing element CPE CPEcentral processing unit CPU CPUcentral timing equipment CTE CTEcentral timing unit CTU CTUcentralized traffic control CTC CTCceramic file CT CTceramic-tile base CTB CTBceramic-tile floor CTF CTFchamber CHAMB chambchange CHG chgchange point CID CP

change request CR CRchangeable type-plate style CTPS CTPScharge coupled device CCD CCDcheck value CV CVcheckout and automatic monitoring CAM CAMchemical biological munitions CBM CBMchemical warfare CW CWchloropicrin PS PSchrome vanadium CRVAN crvanchrome-tanned leather CRTANLTHR crtanlthrchromium plate CRPL CRPLchronometer CRNMTR crnmtrcircuit CKT CKTcircuit master CM CMcircuit requirement table CRT CRTcircuit switching magnetic tape CSMT CSMTcircuit switching unit CSU CSUcircular polarization CP CPcircular probable error CPE CPEcirculating water pump CWP CWPcivil CVL cvlclarification CLAR clarclear air turbulence CAT CATclear write condition CWC CWCclock pulsed control CPC CPCclockwise CW cwclose packed CID CPclose support CS CSclose to shoulder CTS CTSclose type control circuit contact CTCCC CTCCCclosed loop CL CLclosed loop approach control CLAC CLACclose-in support CIS CIScluster bomb unit CBU CBUcoarse CRS crs


coated CTD ctdcoating CTG ctgcode identification number CIN cincoded automatic gain control CAGC CAGCcoded biphase COB[ COBIcoded pulse anticlutter CPACS CPACScoder sequential pulse CSP CSPcoherent master oscillator COMO COMOcoherent phase shift keying CPSK CPSKcoil sketch CS CScold drawn copper CSC CSCcold side CSD CSDcold water CW CWcold-rolled steel CRS CRScollimator COL Colcolor code cc CCcombat ready CR CRcombat vehicle CV CVcombined CMBD cmbdcombined distribution frame CDF CDFcombining COMB combcommand and service module CSM CSMcommand control number CCN CCNcommand data acquisition CDA CDAcommand destruct receiver CDR CDRcommand destruct transmitter CDT CDTcommand module CM CMcommand pulse output CPO CPOcommand radio link CORAL coralcommission COMSN comsncommon digitizer CD CDcommon steel [projectile] CS CScommunication line terminator COLT coltcommunications access device CAD CADcommunications and data C&D c&dcommunications and navigation CN cncommunications automatic processing equipment CAPE CAPEcommunications electronics meteorological CEM CEMcommunications intelligence COMINT COMINTcommunications jamming COMJAM COMJAMcommunications moon relay CMR CMRcommunications need COMNEED comneedcommunications network COMNET COMNETcommunications satellite COMSAT comsatcommunications satellite relay CSR CSRcommunications support element CSE CSEcommunications zone indicator COZI COZIcommunity automatic exchange CAX CAXcomparator buffer CB CBcompatible single sideband CSSB CSSBcompensated avalanche diode CAD CADcompiler COMP compcomplementary semiconductor controlled CSCR CSCRcomplementary transistor logic CTL CTLcomplementary unijunction transistor CUJT CUJTcomplete with CW CWcomponent board CB CBcomponent board assembly CBA CBA


component change control CCC CCCcomponent metal parts CMP CMPcomponent repair CR CRcompressor COMPR comprcomputed air release point CARP CARPcomputer access device CAD CADcomputer access device input CADI CADIcomputer access device output CADO CADOcomputer aided design CAD CADcomputer aided manufacturing CAM CAMcomputer aided test equipment CATE CATEcomputer automated CASE CASEcomputer data word CDW CDWcomputer direct to telegraph CODIT coditcomputer indicator CI CIcomputer process control CPC CPCcomputerized tomography CT CTconcentric CONC concconcept formulation CF CFconcession CON conconcrete splash block CSB CSBconcurrent CNCR cncrcondensation trail CONTRAIL contrailcondition COND condconducted susceptibility CS csconductor COND condconference CONF confconfiguration item CI ciconfine CONF confconical CONL conlconical scan CONSCAN conscanconical scan on receive only CSORO CSOROconnection CONN connconsecutive CONSEC consecconsole CSL cslconsolidated cryptologic program CCP CCPconstant current transformer CCT CCTconstant level speech CLS CLSconstant output amplifier COA COAconstant speed drive CSD CSDcontact CONT contcontact lost CL CLcontact potential difference CPD CPDcontinental horsepower CONTHP CONTHPcontinental polar air mass CPAM CPAMcontinental tropical air mass CTAM CTAMcontinued CONTD contdcontinued CONT contcontinuous current monitoring device CCMD CCMDcontinuous rod CR CRcontinuous wave CW CWcontinuous wave acquisition CWAR CWARcontinuous wave frequency modulated CWFM CWFMcontinuous wave illuminator CWI CWIcontinuous wave intermediate frequency CWIF CWIFcontinuously variable CV CVcontour CTR ctr


contract data requirements list CDRL CDRLcontract end item CEI CEIcontractor furnished aircraft equipment CFAE CFAEcontrast CTRS ctrscontrol [computers] CTRL ctrlcontrol point CP CIDcontrol power switch CSW CSWcontrol read-only memory CROM CROMcontrol shift register CSR CSRcontrol stick steering CSS CSScontrol switch CS CScontrol transmitter CX CXcontrol wheel steering CWS CWScontrollable radar target simulator CRTS CRTScontrolled blip scan CBS CBScontrolled carrier modulation CCM CCMcontrolled current feedback transformer CCFT CCFTcontrolled rectifier CR CRcontrols and displays CD CDconvection CONVN convnconvector CONVR convrconventional CVNTL cvntlconvergence CONVG convgconversion CVRSN cvrsnconvex CVX cvxcoordinated universal time UTC UTCcopper oxide CLIO cuocoppersmith CSMITH CSMITHcore memory CM CMcore memory driver CMD CMDcore shift CS CScore shift driver CSD CSDcore storage element CSE CSEcore transistor logic CTL CTLcorrective maintenance CM CMcorrelated orientation tracking and ranging COTAR COTARcorrelation display analyzing and recording CODAR CODARcorrelation radar CORAD CORADcorrelation radio link CORAL CORALcorrosion CRSN crsncorrosive CRSV crsvcorrugated wire glass CWG CWGcosecant CSC csccount CT ctcount per minute CTM ctmcount per second CTS ctscounter CTR ctrcounter intelligence CI CIcounter voltage CV CVcounterfire CF CFcounterinsurgency COIN coincountermeasures and deception CMD CMDcountermeasures homing CMH CMHcountershaft CTSHFT ctshftcountersink CSK cskcountersink other side CSKO CSKO


countersunk CTSK ctskcountersunk head CSKH CSKHcounterweight CTWT ctwtcounty CTY CTYcourse deviation indicator CDI CDIcradle CRDL crdlcrankshaft CSHAFT cshaftcrash position indicator CPI CPIcrating CTG ctgcredit CR crcrimp CRP crpcritical design review CDR CDRcritical flicker frequency CFF CFFcross bracing XBRA xbracross section XSECT xsectcrossarm XARM xarmcrossbar XBAR xbarcrossbar tandem XBT xbtcross-connection XCO xcocross-connection XCONN xconncross-country XCY xcycrosshair XHAIR xhaircrosshead CRSHD crshdcrossing XING xingcrossover CRSVR crsvrcross-point XPT xptcruising CRUIS cruiscryogenics CRYOG cryogcryptograph CTGH ctghcryptography CRYPTO cryptocrystal XTAL xtalcrystal oscillator XTLO xtlocrystalline CRYST crystcubic CU cucubic foot CUFT* cuft*cubic inch CUIN* cuin*cubic meter CUM* cum*cubic millimeter CUMM* cumm*cubic yard CUYD* cuyd*cubicle CUB cubculvert CULV culvcumulative cum cumcupboard CUP cupcurrent CUR curcurrent source IGEN igencurrent transformer CT CTcurtain CURT curtcurve CRV crvcurve drawing CRVOWG crvdwgcushing CSHG cshgcushion CUSH cushcustomer CUST custcut stone CUTS cutscutlery CTLRY ctlrycutter CTR ctrcutting CTG ctg


cyanide CYN cyncycle CY cycycle per second CS* cs*cyclonite RDX rdxcyclotron CYCLO cyclocylinder CYL cylcylinder lock CYLL cyllcylindrical CYL cylcylindrical cartridge CYLCART cylcartDdamage control DC DCdamper DMPR dmprdamping DPG dpgdampproofing DP dpdashpot [relay] DP dpdata base update time DBUT DBUTdata line translator DLT dltdata link DL DLdata list DL DLdata management DMGT dmgtdata processing machine DPM DPMdata recording DRCDG drcdgdata reduction DRDCN drdcndata scanning and routing DSR DSRdata terminal equipment DTE DTEdata transmitting equipment DXE DXEdated DTD DTDdatum DAT datdaughterboard DTRBD dtrbddaylight DL dldaylight opening DLO dlodead light DL dldead load DL dldead reckoning DR drdead reckoning analyzer DRA dradead reckoning equipment DRE DREdead reckoning indicator DRI DRIdead reckoning tracer DRT DRTdead reckoning trainer DRTR DRTRdeadweight DWT dwtdeaerating DEARTG deartgdeaerating feed tank DFT DFTdealer DLR dlrdecade scaler DS DSdecalcomania DECAL decaldecanning scuttle DS DSdecay time DT DTdecelerate DCLR dclrDecember DEC Decdecibel DB* dB*decimal DEC decdecision DECN decndeck drain valve DDV ddvdeck edge DKE dkedeck edge light DELT deltdeck piercing DP dpdeck surface light DSLT dslt


deckhouse DKHSE dkhsedeclutch DCLU dcludecode DCD dcddecoder DCDR dcdrdecompression DECOMPN decompndecontamination DECONTN decontndecrease DECK decrdecrement DECRT decrtdedendum DED deddeep tank DT DTdeep underwater measuring device DUNC DUNCdeep-drawn DD DDdeep-space instrumentation facility DSIF DSIFdefective DEF defdefense DEF defdeficiency in allowance DIA DIAdefinite time DEFT DEFTdefinite-time relay DTR DTRdefinition DEF defdeflating DFL dfldeflect DEFL defldeflection plate DP DPdeflector DFTR dftrdefogging DF dfdefrost DFR dfrdegasifier DGSFR DGSFRdegaussing DEGUSG DEGUSGdegaussing compass DCMPS DCMPSdegaussing computer DCMPTR DCMPTRdegaussing system DGS DGSdegrease DGR dgrdegree DEG* deg*dehumidify DHMY dhmydehydrator DYHR dyhrdeicing DI didelay IDLY dlydelay line DL dldelayed automatic gain control DAGC DAGCdelayed automatic volume control DAVC DAVCdelete DELE deledelineation DEL deldelivery DLVY divydelta amplitude DA DAdeluxe DLX dixdemagnetize DMGZ dmgzdemagnetizer DMTZR dmtzrdemand indicator DI DIdemand meter DM DMdemand meter, printing DP DPdemand-totalizing relay DTR DTRdemineralizer DMNRLZR dmnrlzrdemodulator DEMOD demoddemodulator band filter DBF DBFdemolition DML dmldenatured DNTRD dntrddenote DEN dendense flint DF DF


density DENS densdental DNTL dntldental amalgamator DAMLG DAMLGdental suction apparatus DISCAPRS DISCAPRSdepartment DEPT deptdeposit DEP depdepot installed DEPINST depinstdepression DEPR deprdepth DP dpdepth charge DC DCdepth deviation indicator DDI DDIdepth keeping DKPG DKPGderivative DERIV derivdermatine DER derderrick DRK drkdesalter DSLTR dsltrdescribe DESCR descrdescription DESCP descpdescriptor attribute matrix DAM DAMdesensitize DSNTZ dsntzdesiccant DSCC dsccdesign DSGN dsgndesign specification DSPEC DSPECdesignation DES desdesignator DES desdesigned waterline DWL DWLdesk, combination flat-top and typewriter FTTW FTTWdesk, double-pedestal flat-top DPFT DPFTdesk, double-pedestal typewriter DPTW DPTWdesk, single-pedestal flat-top SPFT SPFTdesk, single-pedestal typewriter SPTW SPTWdestination DESTN destndestroyer antisubmarine transportable array detection DASTARD DASTARDdestructive firing DESTRFIR destrfirdestructive readout DRO DROdestructor DESTR destrdesuperheater DSUPHTR dsuphtrdetached DTCH dtchdetail DET detdetector DET detdetector back bias DBB DBBdetent DTT dttdetention DETN detndeterminant DET detdetermination DETN detndetonator DET detdevelop DVL dvldeveloped length DEVLG DEVLGdevelopment DEV devdeviate DEV devdeviation DEVN devndeviation equalizer DEVEQL DEVEQLdevice DVC dvcdevice under test OUT OUTdew point DP DPdewatering DEWTRG dewtrgdiagnostic DIGN digndiagonal DIAG diag


diagram DIAG diagdiagrammatic DIAGR diagrdial illumination DLILMN dlilmndial indicating DLINDG dlindgdial lock DLOCK dlockdiallyl phthalate DIALPHTH dialphthdiameter DIA diadiameter bolt circle DBC DBCdiametral pitch DP DPdiamond DMD dmddiamond-pyramid hardness DPH DPHdiaphragm DIAPH diaphdiaphragm gland DGLD dglddiazo print DPR dprdie lock DLX dlxdie template DT DTdielectric DIEL dieldiesel DSL dsldiesel belt drive DBD "DBDdiesel direct DD dddiesel engine DENG dengdiesel engine, direct drive DED DEDdiesel engine, reduction DER DERdiesel mechanical DM DMdiesel oil DO DOdiesel v-belt drive DVBD DVBDdiesel-electric DE dediethanolamine DEA deadifference DIFF diffdifference channel DCHAN dchandifferential DIFF diffdifferential amplifier DIFA difadifferential pressure DP DPdifferential thermocouple voltmeter DTVM DTVMdifferential time relay DIFFTR difftrdiffraction DIFFR diffrdiffusing DIFFUS diffusdigital DGTL dgtldigital block AND-OR gate DBAO DBAOdigital counting unit DCU DCUdigital differential analyzer DDA DDAdigital microcircuit DMC DMCdigital voltmeter DVM DVMdigitally directed control DDC DDCdigital-to-analog DA DAdigital-to-analog converter DAC DACdigitizer DGTZR dgtzrdihydrate DIHY dihydilute DIL dildimension DIM dimdimmer DMR dmrdining DNG dngdiode DID diodiode resistor transistor logic DRTL DRTLdiode transistor logic DTL DTLdiopter DIOPT diopt


diplex DIPX dipxdiplexer DIPLXR diplxrdipstick DPSK dpskdirect DIR dirdirect acting DACT dactdirect acting steam DAS DASdirect current DC DCdirect distance dialing DDD DDDdirect drive DDR DDRdirect inward dialing DID DIDdirect memory access DMA DMAdirect noise amplification DINA DINAdirect outward dialing DOD DODdirect-connect DIRCONN dirconndirect-coupled transistor logic DCTL DCTLdirection DIR dirdirection finder DF dfdirectional DIR dirdirectional coupler DIRCOUP dircoupdirectional filter DIRFLT dirfitdirectly DRCTY drctydirector DIR dirdisable DSBL dsbldisassemble DISASSM disassmdisassembly DISASSY disassydiscarding sabot DS DSdischarge DISCH dischdisconnect DISC discdisconnect switch DS DSdisconnecting device DD DDdiscontinue DSCONT dscontdiscrete fourier transform DFT DFTdiscriminator DSCRM dscrmdisengaging DSENGA dsengadish-rinsing DSHR dshrdishwasher DW dwdisk grind DG d9disk operated system DOS DOSdisk storage unit DSU DSUdismantle DISM dismdispatcher DISP dispdispensary DISP dispdispenser DISP dispdispensing DSPNSG dspnsgdisplacement DISP dispdisplay DSPL dspldisplay and control unit DCU DCUdisplay and storage DS DSdisposal DSPL dspldisposition DISPN dispndissipation factor DF DFdissolved DISLVD dislvddissolved oxygen DO DOdistance DIST distdistance-measuring equipment DME DMEdistant DIST distdistant early warning DEW DEW


distill DSTL dstldistillate DSTLT dstltdistilled water DW DWdistinguish DISTING distingdistortion DISTN distndistress DTRS dtrsdistribute DISTR distrdistributed emission magnetron amplifier DEMA DEMAdistribution amplifier DAMP DAMPdistribution box DB DBdistribution panel DPNL DPNLdistributor DISTR distrdistrict DIST distdither DTER dterditto DO dodiver DVR dvrdiverter DIV divdivide DIV divdivision DIV divdo not use DNU DNUdocking DCKG dckgdocument DOC docdoes not apply DNA DNAdogged DG dgdolly DLY dlydomestic DOM domdomestic service DS DSdominant wavelength DWL DWLdoor closer DCL DCLdoor stop DST DSTdoor switch DSW DSWdoppler velocity and position DOVAP DOVAPdouble DBL dbldouble bottom DB DBdouble break DB DBdouble contact DC DCdouble end DE DEdouble extra strong XXSTR xxstrdouble face DBLF DBLFdouble feeder DF DFdouble secondary current transformer DSCT DSCTdouble single-sideband DSSB DSSBdouble weight DW DWdouble-acting DBLACT DBLACTdouble-acting door DAD DADdouble-acting steam DASTM DASTMdouble-based solid propellant DBSP DBSPdouble-biased [relay] DB DBdouble-groove [insulators] DG DGdouble-groove double-petticoat [insulators] DGDP DGDPdouble-hung windows DHW DHWdouble-pole DP DPdouble-pole back-connected DPBC DPBCdouble-pole double-throw DPDT DPDTdouble-pole double-throw switch DPDTSW DPDTSWdouble-pole front-connected DPFC DPFCdouble-pole single-throw DPST DPST


double-pole single-throw switch DPSTSW DPSTSWdouble-pole switch DPSW DPSWdoubler DBLR dblrdouble-sideband DSB DSBdouble-throw DT DTdouble-wall DBLW DBLWdouble-wall fiberboard DWLFBD DWLFBDdouglas fir DF DFdovetail DVTL dvtldowel DWL dwldown DN dodown beam D/B d/bdowndraft DNDFT dndftdownspout DS dsdown stream D/S d/sdozen DOZ dozdraft DFT dftdraft stop DS DSdrafting DFTG dftgdrafting machine DFMACH DFMACHdrafting request DR DRdrafting room manual DRM DRMdraftsman DFTSMN DFTSMNdrain DR drdrain tile DT DTdram DR drdraw out DO DOdrawbar pull DBP DBPdrawer DWR dwrdrawing DWG dwgdrawing list DL DLdrawn DWN dwndredger DRGR drgrdressed [lumber) DRS drsdressed and matched DM DMdresser DRSR drsrdressing DRSG drsgdrift DFT dftdrill DR drdrill jig DJ DJdrill plate DP DPdrill rod DR DRdrinking fountain DF DFdripproof DP dpdripproof and ratproof DPRP DPRPdripproof open DPO DPOdripproof protected DPP DPPdripproof semi-enclosed DPS DPSdripproof totally enclosed DPT DPTdriptank DRTA drtadrive DR drdrive end DE DEdrive fit DF DFdrive unit DRU DRU


driver DRVR drvrdrone [aircraft] Q Qdrop forge DF DFdrop hammer die DHD DHDdrop manhole DMH dmhdrop wood siding DWS DWSdry battery DP DPdry bulb DB DBdry chemical DCHEM dchemdry pipe valve DPV DPVdrydock DD DDdrying DYG dygdual inline package DIP DIPdual tires DT DTdual-purpose DP dpdual-speed drive DSD DSDduct type DCTP DCTPdull black finish slate DBFS DBFSdumbwaiter DW dwdumbwaiter door DWD DWDdummy DUM dumdumping DMPG dmpgduplex DX dxduplexer DPLXR dplxrduplicate DUP dupdust and moisture DUMB DUMRdust-tight DT DTdutch door DD DDduty cycle DTYCY DTYCYdwelling DWEL dweldynamic DYN dyndynamic breaking DYB DYBdynamic octal load DOL DOLdynamite DYNMT dynmtdynamo DYN dyndynamometer DYNMT dynmtdynamotor DYNM dynmEeach EA eaeach face EF EFeach layer EL ELeach way EW EWebony asbestos EBASB ebasbeccentric ECC ecceccentric-orbit geophysical observatory EGO EGOechelon ECH echecho ranging ER ERecho sounding ES ESeconomize ECON econedge of cutter EOC EOCedge thickness ET ETedgewise EDGW edgweducation EDUC educeducator EDUC educeductor EDUC educeffect EFT efteffective EFF effeffective diameter of objective EDO EDOeffective focal length EFL EFL


efficiency EFF effeffluent EFL eflejection EJN ejnejection seat EJNST EJNSTejector EJCTR eictrel electrostatic ES eselapsed time ET ETelapsed-time code generator ETCG ETCGelastic ELAS elaselastic limit EL ELelasticity ELAS elaselbow ELB elbelectric ELEC elecelectric contact ELCTC ELCTCelectric contact brush ELCTCBR ELCTCBRelectric contact ring ELCTRG ELCTRGelectric discharge tube EDT EDTelectric dynamometer EDYNMT EDYNMTelectric power and distribution EPD EPDelectric power supply EPS EPSelectric water cooler EWC EWCelectrical discharge machining EDM EDMelectrical metallic tubing EMT EMTelectrical resistance ER ERelectrical specification ESPEC ESPECelectrical time ET ETelectrical time, superquick ETSQ ETSQelectrically operated valve ELV ELVelectrically polarized [relay] EP EPelectric-motor driven EMD EMDelectro optical light modulator EOLM EOLMelectrocardiogram ECG ECGelectrocardiograph ECG ECGelectrochemical diffused collector ECDC ECDCelectrode ELCTD elctdelectroencephalogram EEG EEGelectroencephalograph cephalograph EEG EEGelectrogasdynamics EGD egdelectrohydraulic ELHYD elhydelectroluminescent EL elelectroluminescent-photoconductive ELPC ELPCelectrolyte ELCTLT elctltelectrolytic ELCTLT elctltelectromagnetic EM emelectromagnetic intelligence EMINT EMINTelectromagnetic interference EMI EMIelectromagnetic wave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation EWASER EWASERelectromechanical ELMCH ELMCHelectromotive force EMF EMFelectron ELCTRN elctrnelectron (n)-type semiconductor material N Nelectron-coupled oscillator ECO ECOelectronic ELEK elekelectronic automatic exchange EAX EAXelectronic checkout ECO ECOelectronic control ELECTC ELECTCelectronic counter- countermeasures ECCM ECCM


electronic countermeasures ECM ECMelectronic countermeasures environment ECME ECMEelectronic countermeasures program ECMP ECMPelectronic data processing EDP EDPelectronic differential analyzer EDFA EDFAelectronic digital analyzer EDA EDAelectronic funds transfer EFT EFTelectronic intelligence ELINT ELINTelectronic interface El Elelectronic private branch exchange EPBX EPBXelectronic standard ESTD ESTDelectronic switching ES ESelectronic voltmeter EVM EVMelectronic voltohmmeter EVOM EVOMelectronic warfare EW EWelectronically alterable read-only memory EAROM EAROMelectronically steerable array radar ESAR ESARelectronically steerable phased array radar ESPAR ESPARelectronics ELEX elexelectronics switching system ESS ESSelectroplate EPS eplelectropneumatic ELPNEU elpneuelectrostatic discharge ESD ESDelectrostatic discharge resistive ESOS ESOSelectrostatic storage tube EST ESTelement ELEM elemelementary ELEM elemelevate ELEV elevelevation EL elelevator ELEV eleveliminate ELIM elimelliptical ELP elpelliptical head ELPH ELPHelongate ELNG elngelongation ELONG elongembedded wiring board EWB EWBemboss EMB embemergency EMER emerEmergency Coolant System ECS ECSemergency decelerating [relay] EDE EDEemergency identification light EIDLT eidltemergency power EPWR EPWRemergency power supply EMPS EMPS .emergency room ER ERemergency ship service ESS ESSemission EMSN emsnemitter EMTR emtremitter follower EF EFemitter-coupled current-steered logic ECCSL ECCSLemitter-coupled logic ECL ECLempennage EMP empemployee EMPL emplemulator EMU emuemulsion EMUL emulenable ENBL enblenamel ENAM enamencapsulation ENCAP encapencased ENCSD encsd


enclose ENCL enclenclosure ENCL enclencode ENCD encdencoder ENCDR encdrend cell switch ECSW ECSWend half EHF EHFend of part EOP EOPend of tape EOT EOTend of transmission [computers] EOT EDTend to end EE EEendless tangent screw ETS ETSendstone ESTN estnenergize ENRGZ enrgzenergy ENGY engyengage ENGA engaengaging ENGA engaengine ENG engengine drive ED EDengine negative torque control ENTC ENTCengine oil EO EOengine order FOR FORengine propeller order EPO EPOengine room ENGRM ENGRMengine v-belt ENGV ENGYengineer ENGR engrengineering ENGRG engrgengineering change notice ECN ECNengineering change order ECO ECOengineering change proposal ECP ECPengineering change request ECR ECRengineering department sketch EDSK EDSKengineering field change EFC EFCengineering order EO EOengineering release notice ERN ERNengineering sketch ESK ESKengineering support activity ESA ESAengineering work order EWO EWOEnglish ENG Engengrave ENGRV engrvenlarge ENLG enlgenlarged ENLGD enlgdenlisted men EM EMentrance ENTR entrenumeration ENUM enumenvelope ENV envenvironment ENVIR envirenvironmental ENVIR envirepitaxial mesa EM EMepitaxial planar EP EPequal EQL eqlequal section ES ESequalizer EQL eqlequally EQL eqlequally spaced EQLSP eqlspequation EQ eqequilibrium EQUIL equilequip and install El Elequipage category number ECN ECN


equipment EQPT eqptequipment and spare parts ESP ESPequipment condition analysis ECA ECAequivalent EQUIV equivequivalent airspeed EAS EASequivalent direct radiation EDR EDRequivalent focal length EFL EFLequivalent series resistance ESR ESRequivalent-noise-sideband input ENSI ENSIerasable programmable read-only memory EPROM EPROMerased ERS erserecting ERCG ercgerection ERECT erecterector ERCR ercrerror correction ERRC ERRCerror correction code ECC ECCescape ESC escescutcheon ESC escespecially ESP espestimate EST estestimated completion date ECD ECDet cetera ETC etcethylene oxide EO EOevacuate EVAC evacevacuator EVAC evacevaluate EVAL evalevaluation EVLTN evltnevaporate EVAP evapevaporator EVAP evapever-lock EVRLK evrlkexamination EXAM examexample EX exexcavate EXC excexcellent EXC excexcept EXC excexcessive EXCSV excsvexchange EXCH exchexcitation EXC excexciter EXCTR exctrexclusive EXCL exclexecute EXEC execexecutive EXEC execexercise EXER exerexhaust EXH exhexhaust gas temperature EGT EGTexhaust vent EXHV EXHVexhibit EXH exhexisting EXST exstexit guide vane EGV EGVexpand EXP expexpanded binary-coded EBCDIC EBCDICexpanded direct distance dialing EDDD EDDDexpanded metal EM EMexpansion EXP expexpansion joint EXPJT expjtexpedite EXPED exped


expendable EXPEN expenexpense EXP expexperiment EXP expexperimental EXP expexperimental order EXPO EXPOexplanation EXPL explexplode EXPLD expldexplosion EXPLN explnexplosion-proof EP EPexplosive XPL XPIexplosive device XPLD XPLDexplosive ordnance disposal EOD EODexponent EXPNT expntexponential EXPNT expntexposed EXP expexposure EXPSR expsrexpress EXP expexpulsion EXP expextender EXTND extndextension EXT extexterior EXT extexternal EXT extexternal pipe thread EPT EPTextinguish EXT extextra EX exextra control wire ECWIRE ECWIREextra fine [threads] EF EFextra heavy XHVY XHVYextra strong XSTR XSTRextracting EXTG extgextractor EXTR extrextra-long wheel base XLWB XLWBextraordinary wave XWAVE XWAVEextreme EXTM extmextreme high water EHW EHWextreme low water ELW ELWextremely high frequency EHF EHFextremely low frequency ELF ELFextrude EXTD extdextrusion EXTRN extrnextrusion trim and drill template ETDT ETDTextrusion trim template ETT ETTeye guard EGRD EGRDeye lens EL ELeyelet EYLT eylteyepiece EYPC eypcFfabricate FAB fabface or field of drawing FD FDface to face FF FFface width FW FWfaceplate FP FPfacility FACIL facilfacing FCG fcgfacsimile FAX faxfactor FAC facfactory FCTY fctyfactual complier FACT FACT


Fahrenheit F* F*failure FLR flrfailure rate FR FRfairing FAIR fairfairwater planes FWPLN FWPLNfamiliar FAM famfan in FNI FNIfan out FNI FNIfar side FS FSfast automatic shuttle transfer FAST FASTfast Fourier transform FFT FFTfast operate [relay] FO FOfast release [relay] FR FRfast time constant FTC FTCfastener FSTNR fstnrfault FLT fltfault isolation test FIT FITfeasible FSBL fsblfeather FTR ftrFebruary FEB FebFederal Specification FS FSFederal Stock Number FSN FSNFederal Supply Catalog Identification List FSCIL FSCILFederal Supply Code for Manufacturers FSCM FSCMfeedback FDBK fdbkfeedback positive FP FPfeedback potentiometer FPOT FPOTfeedback resistance FBR FBRfeeder FDR fdrfeedwater FDW fdwfeedwater pump FWP FWPfeeler FELR felrfemale FEM femfemale flared FFL FFLfemale pipe thread FPT FPTfemale soldered FS FSfemale thread FTHRD FTHRDferrule-contact FERCON ferconfiber FBR FBRfiberboard FBRBD fbrbdfiberboard, corrugated FBDC FBDCfiberboard, double wall FDWL FDWLfiberboard, solid FBDS FBDSfibrous FBRS fbrsfield FLD fldfield accelerator FAC FACfield artillery FA FAfield decelerator FDE FDEfield discharge FDI FDIfield dynamic braking FDB FDBfield failure FFL FFLfield forcing [decreasing] FFD FFDfield forcing [increasing] FFI FFIfield manual FM FM


field protective FP FPfield reversing FR FRfield service FS FSfield service modification work order FSMWO FSMWOfield support equipment FSE FSEfield switch FSW FSWfield weakening FWK FWKfield-effect transistor FET FETfigure FIG figfilament FIL filfilament center tap FCT FCTfilament ground FG FGfile cabinet FC FCfile finish FF FFfiller FLR flrfillet FIL filfilling FILL fillfillister FIL filfillister head FILH FILHfilm processing FLMPRS FLMPRSfilm sound FLMSD FLMSDfilter FLTR FLTRfilter (comb form) FL flfinal assembly FA FAfinal limit, down FLDO FLDOfinal limit, forward FLF FLFfinal limit, hoist FLH FLHfinal limit, lower FLL FILLfinal limit, reverse FLR FLRfinal limit, up FLU FLUfind number FN FNfinder FDR fdrfinger FGR fgrfinish FNSH fnshfinish all over FAO FADfinish one side FlS FlSfinish specification [number] FS FSfinish two sides F2S F2Sfin-stabilized FS FSfire alarm bell FABL FABLfire alarm box FABX FABXfire and bilge FB FBfire and flushing FF FFfire control FC FCFire Control System FCS FCSfire department connection FDC FDCfire door FDR FDRfire extinguisher FEXT FEXTfire fighting FF FFfire hose FH FHfire hose rack FHR FHRfire hydrant fhy FHYfire main FM FMfire plug FPL fplfire room FIRM frmfire station FS FSfire wall FW FWfirebrick FBCK fbck


fireclay FC fcfire-hose cabinet FHC FHCfireplace FP fpfireproof FPRF fprffire-resistant FRES FRESfirst-aid box FAB fabfirst-in-first-out FIFO FIFOfiscal year FY FYfishpaper FPPR fpprfission FSSN fssnfitted FTD ftdfitting FTG ftgfixed FXD fxdfixed autotransformer FATR FATRfixed point FXP FXPfixed transom FTR FTRfixture FXTR fxtrflagstaff FLGSTF flgstfflagstone FLGSTN flgstnflame FLM flmflame resistant FLMRES FLMRESflame retardant FLMRTD FLMRTDflameproof FLMPRF flmprfflametight FLMTT flmttflammable FLMB flmbflange FLG figflange focal distance FD FDflapper FLPR flprflared FLKD fl rdflared tube fitting FTF FTFflared tube fitting gasket seal FTFGS FTFGSflaring FLRG FLRGflash welding FLW FLWflashing FL flflashless FLHLS flhlsflashless nonhygroscopic FNH FNHflashlight FLT fitflat bar FB FBflat fillister head FFILH FFILHflat head FLH FLHflat nose [projectile] FN FNflat oval FO FOflat pattern F/P F/Pflat point FP FPflat tile roof FTR FTRflat trim template FTT FTTflat washer FLW FLWflat work FLWK FLWKflatten FLN finfleet ballistic missile FBM FBMflexible FLEX flexflexure FLEX flexflight FLT fitFlight Control Ready Light System FCRLS FCRLSflight data entry FLIDEN FLIDENflight deck FLDK FLDKflight space FLSP FLSPflip-flop FF FF


flip-flop complementary FFC FFCflip-flop latch FFL FFLfloat FLT fitfloating FLTG fltgfloating commutator FLOCOM FLOCOMfloating machine shop FMS FMSfloating-point instruction set FIS FISflood [vent] FL flflooding FLDNG fldngfloodlight FLDT fidtfloor FL flfloor drain FD FDfloor line FL FLflooring FLG figflotation FLOT flotflow line FLL FLLflow rate FLRT FLRTflow switch FLSW FLSWfluid FL flfluid flow FDFL FDFLfluid pressure line FDPL FDPLfluked FLKD flkdfluorescent FLUOR fluorfluorescent penetrant inspection FPI FPIflurry FLRY flryflush FL flflush armor balance watertight hatch FABWH FABWHflush metal threshold FMT FMTflush mount FLMT FLMTflush oiltight ventilation hole FOVH FOVHflush threshold FT FTflush type FLTP FLTPflush value FV FVflute lead FL FLfluted FLTD fltdfluted socket FLUSOC FLUSOCfluted socket head FLUSOCH FLUSOCHflutter FLUT flutflux logic element array FLEA FLEAflyweight FLYWT flywtflywheel FLYWHL flywhlfoam liquid FOLD FOLDfocal FOC focfocal length FL FLfocus FOC focfocusing FCSG fcsgfog foam FOFM FOFMfog oil smoke generator FOSGEN FOSGENfoggy FGY fgyfolding FLDG fldgfolding-fin aircraft rocket FFAR FFARfoldout FO fofollow FOL folfollowing FF fffollow-up FLWP flwpfood service FDSVC FDSVCfoot FT* ft*foot board measure FBM FBMfoot per minute FPM* FPM*foot per second FPS* FPS*


foot pound force FTLB* FTLB*footcandle FC fcfooting FTG ftgfootlambert fL fLfoot-pound-second FPS FPSfor example EG egfor your information and guidance FYIG FYIGforce F Fforced-draft FD FDforced-draft blower FDB FBDfore and aft FA FAforecastle FCSLE fcsleforeign object damage FOD FODforeign service FS FSforeman FMAN fmanforepeak FP fpforesight FS fsforged FGD fgdforged steel FST FSTforging FORG forgforked FKD FKDform block template FBT FBTformation FORM formformer FRMR frmrformula FORM formformula translation FORTRAN FORTRANforward FWD fwdforward ballast tank FBT FBTforward engine room FER FERforward perpendicular FP FPforward propagation tropospheric scatter FPTS FPTSfoundation FDN FDNfoundry FDRY fdryfour-conductor 4/C 4/cfour-dimensional 4D 4dfour-pole 4P 4pfour-pole double-throw switch 4PDTSW 4PDTSWfour-pole single-throw switch 4PSTSW 4PSTSWfour-pole switch 4PSW 4PSWfour-stage 4STG 4STGfourth stage 4STG 4STGfour-way 4WAY 4WAYfour-wire 4W 4Wfoyer FOY foyfractional FRAC fracfragment FRAG fragfragmentation FRAG fragframe FR frframe synchronization word FSW FSWframework FRWK frwkfree aperture FA FAfree height FRHGT FRHGTfree on board FOB FOBfreeboard FREEBD freebdfree-cutting brass FCB FCBfreemachining steel FMS FMSfreezer FRZR frzrfreezing point FP FP


freight FRT frtfreight supply [vessel] FS FSfrench fry FRFY frfyfrequency FREQ freqfrequency changer FREQCHG freqchgfrequency converter FREQCONV freqconvfrequency division FD FDfrequency division multiplex FDM FDMfrequency doubler FDBLR FDBLRfrequency interference control FIC FICfrequency meter FREQM FREQMfrequency modulated radar FMR FMRfrequency modulation FM FMfrequency of optimum operation FOT FOTfrequency time indicator FTI FTIfrequency tracker FT FTfrequency-shift keying FSK FSKfresh water FW FWfresh water drain collecting tank FWDCT FWDCTfresh water pump FWP FWPfriction FRICT frictfringe FRNG frngfrom below FRBEL frbelfront FR frfront connection FC FCfront end FRTN frtnfront focal length FFL FFLfront of board FOB FOBfront of dash FD FDfront upset jaw FUJ FUJfront vertex back focal distance FVD FVDfront view FV FVfront-connected FC FCfrozen storage FZSTO fzstofuel and defueling FDF FDFfuel indicator reading FIR FIRfuel injection line FIL FILfuel injection pump FIP FIPfuel line FLN flnfuel oil FO FOfuel oil pump FOP FOPfuel service nozzle FSN FSNfuel tank FTK FTKfuel transfer pump FTP FTPfuel-air ratio FARATIO faratiofueling FLNG flngfueling-at-sea FAS FASfuel-oil transfer FOT FOTfulcrum FUL fulfull dog point FDP FDPfull duplex teletype FDTT FDTTfull field FF FFfull hard FH FHfull indicator movement FIM FIMfull indicator reading FIR firfull load FLLD flld


full scale FSC fscfull size FS fsfull voltage FV fvfull wave FW fwfull-load amperes FLA flafully automatic compiler-translator FACT FACTfully heat-treated FHT fhtfumetight FT ftfunction FCTN fctnfunctional configuration audit FCA FCAfunctional electronic block FEB febfunctional schematic FS FSfunctional test FT ftfunctional test requirement FTR ftrfundamental FUND fundfungus proof FP FPfunnel FUNL funlfurnace FUR furfurnish FURN furnfurniture FURN furnfuse block FB FBfuse box FUBX FUBXfuse holder FUHLR fuhlrfuselage FUSLG fuslgfuselage station FS FSfusible FSBL fsblfusible cutout FSBLCUT fsblcutfusion point FNPT FNPTfuture FLIT futfuze FZ fzGgage (gauge) GA gagage board GABD GABDgage code number GCN GCNgain time control GTC GTCgallery GALL gallgalley GALV gallygallon GAL* gal*gallon per hour GPH* GPH*gallon per minute GPM* GPM*gallon per second GPS* GPS*galvanic GALV galygalvanize GALV galvgalvanized iron GALVI galvigalvanized steel GALVS galvsgalvanized-steel-wire rope GSWR GSWRgalvannealed GALVND galvndgalvanometer GALVNM galvnmGamma Scintillation System GSS GSSgang punch GP GPgap-filler data GFD GFDgarage GAR gargarbage GBG gbggarbage in, garbage out GIGO GIGOgarboard GARBD garbdgarnish molding GMLDG gmldggarter GTR gtrgas amplification GA GA


gas ejection GE GEgas operated GOPR GOPRgas turbine GTRB GTRBgas turbine compressor GTC GTCgas weld GASW GASWgas, nonpersistent GNP GNPgas, persistent GP GPgaseous mixture GM gmgaseous oxygen GOX goxgasket GSKT gsktgasoline GAS gasgasoline engine GENG genggasoline engine, close-coupled GECC GECCgasoline-engine driven GED GEDgasproof GPF gpfgastight GT gtgate turnoff GTO GTOgate valve GTV GTVgear rack GRK grkgear shaft GRSHFT grshftgearbox GRBX grbxgearcase GRC grcgearing GRG grggeneral GENL genlgeneral contractor GENCONT gencontgeneral operational requirement GOR GORgeneral plant equipment requirements GPER GPERgeneral purpose GP gpGeneralized Information Retrieval and Listing System GIRLS GIRLSgeneration GEN gengenerator GEN gengenerator field GFLD gfldgeological GEOL geolgeomagnetism GEOMAG geomaggeometric dilution of precision GDOP GDOPgeometric mean GM GMgeometry GMTRY gmtryGerman silver GSIL GSILgimbal GMBL gmblglass GL glglass block GLB glbglaze GLZ glzglazed facing unit GFU GFUglazed structural facing unit GSFU GSFUglazed structural unit base GSUB GSUBglazed structural units GSU GSUglazed wall tile GWT GWTglazed wall tile base GWTB GWTBglazed wallboard GLWB glwbglide angle GA GAglide slope GLS GLSglider GLI gliglobe stop valve GSV GSVglobe valve GLV GLVglossary GLOSS glossglow plug GLPG glpgglycerin GLYCN glycngold GLD gldgoverning GOVG govg


government GOVT govtgovernment test laboratory GTL GTLgovernment-furnished aircraft equipment GFAE GFAEgovernment-furnished equipment GFE GFEgovernment-furnished material GFM GFMgovernment-furnished parts GFP GFPgovernment-furnished property GFP GFPGovernment-Industry Data Exchange Program GIDEP GIDEPgovernment-loaned equipment GLE GLEgovernor GOV govgrab rod GR grgrade GR grgrade ability GRAB grabgrade line GL GLgradient GRAD gradgraduation GRDTN grdtngrain GR grgranite GRAN grangranodize GRAN grangranolithic base GRB GRBgranolithic finish floor GFF GFFgranulated GNLTD gnltdgraph isomorphism tester GIT GITgraphic GRPH grphgraphic ammeter GA GAgraphic demand meter GD GDgraphic kilovolt-ampere meter GVA GVAgraphic varmeter GRVA GRVAgraphite GPH gphgrater GRTR grtrgrating GRTG grtggravel GVL gvlgravel-surface buildup roof GSBR GSBRgray GRA gragray GY gygray iron GI gigrease GRS grsgrease nozzle GNOZ GNOZgrease trap GT GTgreatest common divisor GCD gcdgreen GRN grngreen indicating lamp GIL GILgreen light GL GLGreenwich mean time GMT GMTgrid leak GDLK GDLKgrid resistor GR GRgrid return GRTN GRTNgriddle GRDL grdlgrille GRL grlgrind GRD grdgrommet GROM gromgroove GRV grvgrooved GRVD grvdgroover GRVR grvrgrooving GRVG grvggrooving GRVG grvggross GR gr


gross vehicle weight GVW GVWgross weight GRWT GRWTground GND gndground control center GCC GCCground detector GD GDground glass GGL GGLground lamp GRLP GRLPground mapping radar GMR GMRground operation equipment GOE GOEground speed GS GSground support equipment GSE GSEground zero GZ GZground-controlled approach GCA GCAground-controlled interception GCI GCIground-fault interrupter GFI GFIground-position indicator GPI GPIground-protective [relay] GP GPground-to-air GA GAground-to-ground GG GGgroup GP gpgrown diffused GD GDgrown junction GJ GJguarantee GUAR guarguaranteed minimum value GMV GMVguard GD gdguard rail GDR GDRguidance GDNC gdncguide GDE gdeguide light GLT gltguided GDE gdeguided aircraft missile GAM GAMguided aircraft rocket GAR GARguided missile GM GMguided missile countermeasures GMCM GMCMguillotine GLTN gltngun carriage GCRG GCRGgun metal GMET gmetgun motor carriage GMC GMCgunnery GUN gungunsight aiming point GSAP GSAPgusset GUS gusgutter GUT gutgymnasium GYM gymgypsum GYP gypgypsum sheathing board GSB GSBgypsum wallboard GWB gwbgypsum-plaster ceiling GPC gpcgypsum-plaster wall GPW gpwgyrocompass GCMPS gcmpsgyroscope GYRO gyroHhalberd HLBRD hlbrdhalf breadth HB hbhalf dog point 1/2DP 1/2dphalf wave HW HWhalf-hard 1/2H 1/2h


half-moon HLFM hlfmhalf-round 1/2RD 1/2rdhalftone HT hthalf-track HTRK htrkHalpern antiradar point HARP HARPhammer HMR hmrhand (comb form) HD hdhand control HNDCONT hndconthand crank HC HChand form block HFB HFBhand generator HNDGEN hndgenhand lantern HL HLhand rail HNDRL hndrlhand reset HNDRST hndrsthandbook HDBK hdbkhandhold HH hhhandhole HH hhhandicap HDCP hdcphandle HDL hdlhandling HDLG hdlghandling room HR hrhandset HNDST hndsthandshake [computers] HDSHK hdshkhandwheel HNDWL hndwlhanger HGR hgrhanging HNG hngharbor defense HD HDhard chromium HDCR HDCRhard-drawn HDDRN HDDRNharden HDN hdnharden and grind HG HGhardened voice channel HVCH HVCHhardened voice circuit HVC HVChardness HDNS hdnshardness assurance HA HAhardness maintenance HM HMhardness surveillance HS HShardness-critical item HCl HCIhardness-critical process HCP HCPhardover HDOV hdovhardware HDW hdwhardware cloth HDWC hdwchardwood HDWD hdwdharmonic HMNC hmncharmonic distortion HD HDharness HARN harnharness leather HARNLTHR harnlthrhaversine HAV havhazard beacon HBCN HBCNhazardous HAZ hazhead and cover H&C h&chead diameter HD hdhead wind HW hwheader HDR hdrheading HDG hdgheadless HDLS hdisheadlining HLNG hlng


headquarters HQ hqheadset HDST hdstheat emergency service tanks REST HESTheat exchange HE HEheat shield HTSHLD htshldheat sink HTSK htskheated HTD htdheater HTR htrheating HTG htgheating cabinet HC HCheat-resisting HTRES htresheat-treat HTTR httrheavy HVY hvyheavy aircraft fuel HAF HAFheavy end aviation fuel HEAF HEAFheavy machine gun HMG HMGheavy-barrel [rifle] HB HBheavy-duty HD HDheel breaster HLBR HLBRheel line HL HLheel sanding HLSD HLSDheel to heel HH HHheight HGT hgtheight by width by length HXWXL HXWXLheight finding HTF HTFhelical HLCL hiclhelical compression HLCPS hicpshelical extension HLEXT hlexthelicopter HLCPTR hlcptrhelipotentiometer HPOT hpothelix angle HLXA hlxahelper HLP hlphermetic sealed container HSC HSCherringbone HGBN hgbnhertz Hz* Hz*heterodyne HET hethexachlorethane HC hehexagon HEX hexhexagonal head HEXHD hexhdhexagonal socket HEXSOC hexsochexagonal socket head HEXSOCH hexsochhigh altitude HA HAhigh capacity (projectile) HC HChigh carbon HC HChigh explosive HE HEhigh fidelity HIFI HIFIhigh frequency HF HFhigh humidity HIHUM HIHUMhigh impact HIMP HIMPhigh intensity HINT HINThigh pass HP HPhigh point HPT HPThigh potential HIPOT HIPOThigh pressure HP HPhigh speed HS HShigh temperature HTM HTMhigh tensile HTNSL HTNSL


high tension HT HThigh voltage HV HVhigh-altitude platform HAP HAPhigh-altitude terrain contour data sensor HATCDS HATCDShigh-carbon steel HCS HCShigh-carbon steel, heat-treated HCSHT HCSHThigh-explosive antiaircraft HEAA HEAAhigh-explosive antitank HEAT HEAThigh-explosive armor-piercing HEAP HEAPhigh-explosive discarding sabot REDS HEDShigh-explosive incendiary HEI HEIhigh-explosive incendiary with tracer HEIT HEIThigh-explosive plastic HEP HEPhigh-explosive ramjet HERJ HERJhigh-explosive rocket-assisted HERA HERAhigh-explosive spotting HES HEShigh-explosive with tracer HET HEThigh-frequency current HFCUR HFCURhigh-frequency oscillator HFO HFOhigh-grade plow steel HGPS HGPShigh-level language (computers) HLL HLLhighline HL hlhigh-noise-immunity logic HNIL HNILhighpass filter HPFL HPFLhigh-potential test HIPOTT HIPOTThigh-power acquisition radar HIPAR HIPARhigh-pressure steam HIPS HPShigh-pressure test HPT HPThigh-speed reader HSR HSRhigh-speed steel HSS HSShigh-tensile cast iron HTCI HTCIhigh-tensile steel HTS HTShigh-tensile strength HTS HTShigh-threshold logic HTL HTLhigh-velocity, aircraft rocket HVAR HVARhigh-velocity, armor-piercing HVAP HVAPhigh-velocity, target practice HVTP HVTPhigh-voltage regulator HVR HVRhigh-water line HWL HWLhighway HWY hwyhinge HNG hnghinge jaw HJ HJhinge line HL HLhinge pillar HPLR HPLRhinged plotting board HPB HPBhinged seat HS HShoist HST hsthold off generator HOGEN HOGENholddown HLDN hldnholder HLDR hldrholding HLDG hldgholding coil HC HCholding fixture HF HFhollow HOL holhollow metal HM hmhollow metal door and frame HMDF HMDFhollow tile HT HT


homing HOM hornhone-finish monolithic floor HFMF HFMFhoneycomb HNYCMB hnycmbhonorary HON honhook rail HR HRhookup HKP hkphopper HPR hprhorizon HRZN hrznhorizon scanner HSC HSChorizon sensor HS HShorizontal HORIZ horizhorizontal center line HCL HCLhorizontal impulse HZMP HZMPhorizontal impulse reaction HIR HIRhorizontal location of center of gravity HCG HCGhorizontal reaction HZRN HZRNhorizontal reference line HRL HRLhorizontal shear HS HShorizontal tabulation HT HThorizontal volute spring suspension HVSS HVSShorn fiber HNDFBR hndfbrhorn gap switch HGSW HGSWhorsepower HP* hp*horsepower-hour HPHR* HPHR*hose bib HB HBhose clamp HC HChose connector HCONN HCONNhose rack HR HRhose thread HSTH HSTHhospital HOSP hosphot brine pump HBPUMP HBPUMPhot leg HLG HLGhot side HSD HSDhot tin HT HThot water HW HWhot water, circulating HWC HWChot-galvanize HGALV HGALVhot-press HP HPhot-rolled HR HRhot-rolled steel HRS HRShot-rolled, pickled and oiled HRPO HRPOhot-water heater HWH HWHhotwell HWL hwlhour HR* hr*house HSE hsehousehold HSHLD hshldhousing HSG hsghovering HVRNG hvrnghowitzer HOW howhowitzer motor carriage HMC HMChowler HW hwhumid HMD hmdhumidity HMD hmdhunting HNTG hntghybrid HYB hybhybrid electromagnetic wave HEMW HEMW


hybrid microelectronic device HYBMED HYBMEDhydrated HYDTD hydtdhydraulic HYDR hydrhydraulic clean HC HChydrid digital-analog and pulse time HYDAPT HYDAPThydrocyanic acid HCN HCNhydroelectric HYDRELC hydrelchydro-form die HFD HFDhydrogen-ion concentration pH pHhydrometer HYDM hydmhydrophone HYPH hyphhydrostatic HYDRST hydrsthyperbola HYPERB hyperbhyperbolic secant SECH sechhyperbolic sine SINH sinhhyperbolic tangent TANH tanhhyperfine structure HFS HFShypergolic clean HGC hgchypervelocity, armor-piercing HVAP HVAPhypervelocity, armor-piercing discarding sabot HVAPDS HVAPDShypervelocity, target practice HVTP HVTPhypervelocity, target practice, discarding sabot HVTPDS HVTPDShypotenuse HYP hyphypothetical HYPOTH hypothIice cream ICBM icrmice-cuber ICBR icbrideal lowpass filter ILPFL ILPFLidentification (DENT identidentification beacon IBCN ibcnidentification friend or foe IFF IFFidentification friend or foe IFFS IFFSidentification light IDLT idltidentification number IDNO idnoidentification of position IP IPidentified foe IDFO IDFOidentify DDENT identidler IDL idlignition IGN ignignitor IGNTR igntrignitron IGN ignilluminate ILLUM illumilluminating [projectiles] SS ssillustrate ILLUS illusillustrated parts breakdown IPB IPBimage, storage translation and reproduction ISTAR ISTARimaginary IMAG imagimitation IMIT imitimmediate IMMED immedimmersion IMRS imrsimpact IMP impimpedance IMPD impdimpedor IMFR imprimpeller IMPLR imprimperfect IMPF impfimperial IMPRL imprl


impingement IGMT igmtimplement IMPL implimpose IMPS impsimpregnate IMPRG imprgimpression IMPRSN imprsnimproved plow steel IMPPS IMPPSimprovement IMPROV improvimpulse IMPLS implsimpulse conductor IC ICin accordance with IAW IAWin the place cited LOCCIT loccitinboard INBD inbdincandescent INCAND incandincendiary INCND incndincendiary bomb IB IBinch IN* in*inch per second IPS* IPS*inch-pound INLB* inlb*incinerator INCIN incininclined INCLN incininclined ladder IL ILinclosure INCLS inclsinclude INCL inclinclusive INCL inclincoherent INCOH incohincoming INCM incmincomplete INCOMP incompincomplete sequence [relay] IS ISincorporated INC INCincorrect INCOR incorincrease INCR incrincrement INCR incrincubator INCBR incbrindent INDT indtindentured parts list IPL IPLindependent INDEP indepindeterminate INDET indetindex IDX idxindex list IL ILindicate IND indindicated airspeed IAS IASindicated horsepower-hour IHPH IHPHindicated mean effective pressure IMEP IMEPindicating lamp INDLP indlpindicator driver ID IDindicator-transmitter INDTR INDTRindirect waste IW iwindirectly IDRTY idrtyindividually INDV indvinduced draft ID IDinductance IND indinductance regulator INDREG indreginductance-capacitance LC LCinductance-capacitance resistance LCR LCRinduction IND indinduction compass ICMPS ICMPSinductor IDCTR idctrinductosyn ISYN isyn


industrial INDL indlindustrial service is ISindustry IND indinert INRT inrtinert filler INRTFLR INRTFLRinert gas INRTG INRTGinertial INSTL inrtlinertial demand servomotor IDSM IDSMinertial guidance IG lGinertial guidance system IGS IGSinertial measurement unit IMU IMUinertialess scanning, tracking, and ranging INSTAR INSTARinference INFRN infrninfinite INF infinfinity INF infinflatable IFL iflinflating-deflating IFLDFL IFLDFLinformation INFO infoinformation retrieval center IRC IRCinformation sort and predict ISAP ISAPinfrared IR IRinfrared acquisition radar IRACQR IRACQRinfrared countermeasures IRCM IRCMinfrared maser IRASER MASERinfrared monochromatic radiation IRMRA IRMRAingot IGT igtinhibit INHB inhbinhibit halt flip-flop IHFF IHFFinitial INIT initinitial velocity IV IVinitiation INIT initinject INJ injinlet INL inlinlet and outlet head IOH IONinlet guide vane IGV

IGV

inlet manhole IMH IMHinner INR inrinner back end IBE IBEinner bottom IB IBinner front end IFE IFEinner keel IK IKinoperative INOP inopinorganic INORG inorginput INP inpinput translator INXLTR INXLTRinput-output IO IOinput-output buffer IOB IOBinput-output element IOE IOEinput-output register IOR IORinquiry INQ inqinscription INSC inscinsect screen IS ISinsecticide ICTCD ictcdinseparable INSEP insepinsert INSR insrinsert character INSCHAR inscharinsert screw thread INST INST


inside INS insinside diameter ID IDinside frosted IF IFinside layer IL ILinside mold line IML IMLinside of metal IM IMinside radius IR IRinside trim template ITT ITTinsignia ISGN isgninsoluble INSTL insolinspect INSP inspinspection check fixture ICF ICFinspection check template ICT ICTinstall INSTL instlinstallation INSTIL instlinstallation and maintenance IM IMinstaller INSTLR instirinstantaneous INST instinstantaneous automatic gain control IAGC IAGCinstantaneous automatic volume control IAVC IAVCinstantaneous overload IOL IOLinstantaneous relay INSTRLY instrlyinstitute INST instinstruct INSTR instrinstruction book IB IBinstruction card IC ICinstruction folder IF IFinstruction leaflet IL ILinstruction plate IP IPinstruction pulse IP IPinstruction tag IT ITinstrument INSTR instrinstrument flight rules IFR IFRinstrument landing approach ILA ILAInstrument Landing Approach ]LAS ILASInstrument Landing system ILS ILSinstrument panel INSTPN INSTPNinstrumentation INSTM instminsufficient INSUF insufinsulate INSUL insulinsulated-gate field-effect transistor IGFET IGFETinsulating transformer IT ITinsulation resistance IR IRinsulation specification ISPEC ISPECinsulation test specification ITS ITSinsure INS insintake INTK intkintegral INT intintegrated circuit IC ICintegrated data processing IDP IPDintegrated injection logic IIL IILintegrated passive-action detection and acquisition equipment IPADAE IPADAEintegrated time and absolute error ITAE ITAEintegrating INTEG integintelligence INTEL intelintensity INTEN intenintensive-care unit ICU ICUintercept INTCP intcpinterceptor missile IM IMinterchangeable INTCHG intchginterchangeable solid and screen panels IP IPinterchanger INTCHGR intchgrintercommunication INTERCOM intercomintercommunication [short form] ICM icmintercommunication drum ICDRUM ICDRUMIntercommunication System ICS ICSinterconnection INTCON intconintercontinental ballistic missile ICBM ICBMintercooler INCLR inclrintercylinder INTCYL intcylinterface INTFC intfcinterface control drawing ICD ICDinterference INTRF INTRFintergovernmental INTERGOVT INTERGOVTinterior INTR intr


interior communication IC ICinterior communication and fire control distribution ICFCD ICFCDinterlock INTEK intlkintermediate INTMD intmdintermediate distributing frame IDF IDFintermediate frequency IF IFintermediate missile IM IMintermediate power amplifier IPA IPAintermediate pressure IP IPintermediate voltage IV IVintermediate-range ballistic missile IRBM IRBMintermittent INTMT intmtintermittent commercial and amateur service ICAS ICASintermittent duty IDTY IDTYintermodulation distortion IMD IMDinternal INTL intlinternal combustion IC ICinternal combustion engine ICE ICEinternal connection INTCON intconinternal diameter ID IDinternal pipe thread IPT IPTinternational INTL intlInternational Annealed IACS IACSInternational Critical Tables ICT ICTinternational direct distance dialing IDDD IDDDInternational Pipe Standard IPS IPSInternational Standard Thread [metric] IST ISTInternational System of Units SI S]interoffice memorandum IOM IOMinterphase transformer INTPHTR INTPHTRinterphone INTPH intphinterphone control station ICS ICSinterpolation INTRPL intrplinterpole INTPO intpointerpost IP ipinterpret INSTR intprinterpupillary INTRPLRY intrplryinterrogate INSTG intrginterrogator-responder IR IRinterrogator-transponder IT IT


interrupt INTRPT intrptinterrupt control register INCR INCRinterrupted continuous wave ICW ICWinterrupter [relay] INT intintersect INTSCT intsctintership INTSHP intshpinterstage INTSTG intstginterval INTVL intvlintervalometer INTVLM intvlmintricate INTRC intrcintroduction INTRO introinvariant INVAR invarinventory INVN invninventory schedule is ISinverse INVS invsinverse cosecant ARCCSE arccseinverse cosine ARCCOS arccosinverse cotangent ARCCOT arccotinverse secant ARCSEC arcsecinverse sine ARCSIN arcsininverse tangent ARCTAN arctaninverse time limit ITL ITLinverse time relay ITR ITRinvert INVT invtinverter INV invinvolute INVLT invltinward INWD inwdion chamber IC ICiron pipe IP IPiron pipe size IPS IPSiron pipe thread IPT IPTiron-body bronze-mounted IBBM IBBMiron-core reactor ICR ICRironing board IB lBironsphere IONO IOnOirregular IRREG irregisland IS isisolate ISOL isolisolated-gate field-effect transistor IGFET IGFETisolation ISLN islnisolation ward ISLNWD islnwdisometric ISO isoisosceles ISOS isosissue ISS issitem identification II iiitem reduction studies IRS IRSJjacket JKT jktjacket water JW JWjackscrew JKSCR jkscrjamming JAMG jamgjanitor's closet JC JCJanuary JAN Janjapanned JAP japjet propelled JP JPjet-assisted takeoff JATO JATOjettison JTSN jtsnjig template JT JT


job order JO JOjoggle JOG jogjoiner pilaster fume tight JPFT JPFTjoiner pilaster nontight JPNT JPNTjoint JT jtJoint Army-Navy JAN JANJoint Army-Navy-Air Force JANAF JANAFjoint bar JTB JTBjoint compound JC JCjoints NPSM npsmjoists and planks JP JPjournal JNL jnlJuly JUL Juljunction JCT jctjunction box JB JBjunction field-effect transistor JFET JFETJune JUN Junjunior JR jrjust not noticeable difference JNND JNNDjust noticeable difference JND JNDKKalamein KAL kalKalamein door KALD KALDKalamein door and frame KDF KDFkeene's cement plaster KCP KCPkeene's cement plaster ceiling KCPC KCPCkeeping KPG kpgkerosene KRSN krsnkey locker KL klkey pulsing KPLS KPLSkeyboard KYBD kybdkeypunch KP kpkeyseat KST kstkeyway KWY kwykick plate KPL KPLkick plate & drip KPD KPDkickoff [relay] KO kokickpipe KIP kpkiln-dried KID kdkilovolt-ampere hour KVAH* KVAH*kilovolt-ampere hour meter KVAHM KVAHMkilovolt-ampere meter KVAM KVAMkilowatt-hour meter KWHM KWHMkinescope KINE kinekinetic energy KE KEknee brace KB KBknife switch KNSW KNSWknife-blade KNBL KNBLknife-edge KNED KNEDknock down KID KIDknockout KO koKoroseal KRAL kral

Llabel LBL lbllaboratory LAB lablabyrinth LBYR lbyrlabyrinth pack LBYRPK LBYRPK


lacquer LAO laqladder LAD ladladder rung LR LRlagging LAG laglaminate LAM lamlampblack LMPBLK lmpblklampholder LPHLDR lphldrlanding LDG ldglanding gear LDGGR ldggrLanding Observer Signal System LOSS LOSSlanding signal wand light LSWLT lswltlandmark LDMK ldmklantern LTRN ltrnlanyard LNYD lnydlapping LPG lpglarge LGE lgelarge artificial neuron network LANNET LANNETlarge tug LT ltlarge-scale hybrid integration LSHI LSHIlarge-scale integration LSI LSIlaser detection and ranging LADAR LADARlashing LSHG lshglast-in-first-out LIFO LIFOlatch LCH lchlatch checking switch LCSW LCSWlateral LATL latllatitude LAT latlattice LTC ltclaunch LANH lanhlaunch and control center LCC LCClauncher LCHR lchrlauncher site LS LSlaundry LAU laulaundry chute LC LClaundry tray LT LTlavatory LAV lavlawn faucet LF LFlayer LYR lyrlayout LYT lytlead angle LA LAlead-coated metal LCM LCMlead-covered LC LCleader LDR ldrleading LD ldleading edge LE LEleading edge radius LER LERleakage LKG lkgleakoff LOFF loffleast common multiple LCM LCMleast material condition LMC LMCleather LTHR lthrleaves LVS lvsleft arithmetic element LAE LAEleft bank LBK lbkleft hand LH LHleft male LM LM


left side LS LSleft-hand drive LHDR LHDRleft-hand side LHS LHSleft-right indicator LRI LRIlength LG lglength between LBP LBPlength of chord LC LClength of curve LCRV LCRVlength of lead (actual]

LOLLOL

length overall LOA LOAlengthening LNG lnglength-to-diameter ratio LGD LGDlens board LNBD lnbdlens speed LNSP lnspletter LTR Itrletter box LB LBlettering LTR ltrletterpress LTRPRS ltrpslevel LVL lvllevel detector LDET LDETlevel discriminator LDISCR LDISCRlevelometer LEVMETR levmetrlever LVR Ivrliberty LBRT lbrtlibrary LBRY lbrylicense LIC liclife float LF LFlife jacket LJ LJlife preserver LPSVR LPSVRlifeboat LB lblife-cycle survivability LCS LCSlifesaving LSVG lsvglifting LFT lftlifting eye LE LElift-up door LUD LUDlight LT ltlight amplification by stimulated emission of radiation LASER laserlight case LC LClight distribution box LOB LDBlight lock LL LLlight switch LTSW LTSWlight tank LTTK LTTKlight trap LT LTlight-activated semiconductor controlled rectifier LASER LASERlight-emitting diode LED LEDlightening LTG Itglightening hole LTGH LTGHlighter-than-air LTA LTAlight-gun pulse generator LGG LGGlighting LTG Itglight-intensity detector LTID LTIDlightning arrester LA LAlightning hole LGTH LGTHlight-optic microscope LOM LOMlightproof louver LPL LPLlightproof shade LPS LPSlightproof vent LPV LPVlightweight concrete LWC LWC


lightweight insulating concrete LWIC LWIClignum vitae LGNMVTE LGNMVTElimber LIM limlimestone LS Islimit LIM limlimit switch LIMSW LIMSWlimited LTD ltdlimiter LMTR Imtrlimiting LMTG Imtgline amplifier and super sync mixer LASSM LASSMline drawing LD LDline printer LPTR LPTRline receiving amplifier LRA LRAlineal LIN linlinear LIN linlinear detonating card LDC LDClinear integrated circuit LIC LICline-carrying LC LCline-drop compensator LDC LDCline-of-sight LOS LOSlining LNG Inglinkage LKGE Ikgelinoleum LINOL linollinoleum base LB LBlinoleum floor LF LFlintel LNTL Intlliquid LIQ liqliquid fuel LIQFL LIQFLliquid in glass LQGLS LQGLSliquid oxygen LOX LOXliquid petroleum gas LPG LPGliquid rocket LR LRliquid-crystal display LCD LCDliquidometer LQMETR Igmetrliquid-rocket engine LRE LREliquor LQR Iqrlist of material LM LMlist of specifications and LSST LSSTlithograph LITHO litholitter LIT litlitter hook LH LHlive load LL LLlizard LIZ lizload carrier LC LCload center LC LCload factor [tabular] LF LFload list LL LLload ratio LR LRload shifting resistor LSR LSRload waterline LWL LWLload, update, subset LUS LUSload-compensating [relay] LC LCloader LDR LDRload-indicating relay LIRLY LIRLYloading LDR Idr


load-limiting resistor LLRES LLRESload-ratio control LRC LRCload-resistor (relay] LR LRlocal LCL Icllocal apparent time LAPT LAPTlocal automatic message accounting LAMA LAMAlocal oscillator LO LOlocal sidereal time LSDT LSDTlocal standard time LST LSTlocalizer LOC loclocate LCT Ictlock pillar LPLR LPLRlock washer LKWASH LKWASHlocked LKD Ikdlocked closed LKDC LKDClocked in device LID LIDlocked open LKDO LKDOlocked rotor LKROT LKROTlocked-rotor amperes LRA LRAlocker LKR Ikrlocking LKG Ikglocknut LKNT Ikntlocknut pipe thread NPSL NPSLlock-on LO LOlockscrew LKSCR lkscrlocksmith LSMITH Ismithlockup LKUP Ikuplockwire LKWR Ikwrlocomotive LOCO locolocus of radius LR LRlocust LCT Ictloft line LL LLlogarithm LOG loglogarithm (natural] LN Inlogarithmic amplifier LOAMP LOAMPlogic LGC Igclogic unit LU LUlong baseline radar LOBAR LOBARlong side LSD LSDlong taper LTPR LTPRlong wheelbase LWB LWBlongeron LONGN LONGNlongitude LONG longlongitudinal LONG longlongitudinal expansion joint LEJ LEJlongitudinal position of center of buoyancy LCB LCBlongitudinal position of center of flotation LCF LCFlongitudinal position of center of gravity LCG LCGlongleaf yellow pine LLYP LLYPlong-range navigation LORAN LORANlong-range radar input LRI LRIlooking LKG Ikglookout LKT Iktloop-control [relay] LPC LPClooper LPR Iprloss of signal LOS LOSlot fraction reliability definition LFRD LFRD


lot tolerance percent defective LTPD LTPDloudspeaker LS Islouver LVR Ivrlouver opening LVO LVOlouvered door LVD LVDlow carbon LC LClow coolant LCOLNT LCOLNTlow explosive LE LElow frequency LF LFlow level LL LLlow pass LP LPlow point LP LPlow power output LPO LPOlow pressure LP LPlow speed LSP LSPlow steam LSTM LSTMlow temperature LTEMPT LTEMPTlow tension LT LTlow torque LTQ LTQlow voltage LV LVlow-alloy steel LAS LASlow-altitude bombing LAB LABlower LWR Iwrlower control limit LCL LCLlower deck LDK LDKlower sideband LSB LSBlowercase LC lclowest LWST Iwstlowest usable frequency LUF LUFlowest usable high frequency LUHF LUHFlow-frequency acquisition and ranging LOFAR LOFARlow-frequency oscillator LFO LFOlow-frequency outer marker LFOM LFOMlow-level logic LLL LLLlowpass filter LPFL LPFLlow-power acquisition radar LOPAR LOPARlow-powered fan marker LPFM LPFMlow-resolution infrared radiometer LRIRR LRIRRlow-voltage protection LVP LVPlow-voltage release LVRLSE LVRLSElow-voltage release effect LYRE LVRElow-water line LWL LWLlox clean LC LClubricant LUST lubtlubricate LUB lublubricating oil LUBO lubolubricating oil pump LOP LOPlubrication order LO LOlumber LBR lbrlumen per watt LPW* LPW*luminous LUM lumlunar excursion module LEM LEMlunar orbit-rendezvous LOR LORlunette LUN lunMMach number MACH MACHmachine MACH machmachine gun MG MGmachine rifle MR MRmachine screw MSCR MSCRmachine steel MST MSTmachined surface MASU MASUmachinery MCHRY mchrymachinist MCHST mchstmagazine MAG magmagazine flooding and sprinkling MFS mfsmagnesium MAG magmagnesium-thorium MAGTHOR magthormagnet MAG magmagnetic MAG magmagnetic amplifier MAGAMP MAGAMPmagnetic armature MG mgmagnetic core memory MCM MCMmagnetic ink character recognition MICR MICRmagnetic mine sweeping MMS MMS


magnetic modulator MAGMOD MAGMODmagnetic particle inspection MPI MPImagnetic tape MT MTmagnetic-ink character recognition MICR MICRmagneto MGN mgnmagnetohydrodynamics MHD mhdmagnetometer MGTMTR mgtmtrmagnetomotive force MMF MMFmagnetostriction MS msmagnetron MAGN magnmagnify MGF mgfmagnitude MAGTD magtdmahogany MAH mahmail chute MCH MCHmail tray MT MTmailbox MB mbmain ballast tank MBT MBTmain bang suppressor MBS MBSmain battery [guns] MB MBmain battle tank MBT MBTmain control tank MCT MCTmain coolant MC MCmain distributing frame MDF MDFmain feed MF MFmain frame MNFRM MNFRMmain landing gear MLG MLGmaintenance MAINT maintmaintenance and repair MR MRmaintenance and supply MS MSmaintenance engineering analysis record MEAR MEARmaintenance ground equipment MGE MGEmaintenance of close contact MCC MCCmaintenance of true bearing MTB MTBmaintenance parts kit MPK MPKmaintenance parts list MPL MPLmaintenance support equipment MSE MSEmajor MAJ majmakeup MKUP mkupmakeup feed MUFD MUFDmale and female MF MFmale flared MFLRD MFLRDmale pipe thread MPT MPTmale threaded MTHRD MTHRDmalfunction MALF malfmalleable MAL malmalleable iron MI MIman overboard and MOBLT MOBLTmanagement MGT mgtmanager MGR mgrmanaging MNG mngmandrel MDRL mdrlmaneuvering MANUV manuvmanhole MH mhmanhole cover MC MCmanifold MANF manfmanual MNL mnlmanual change order MCO MCOmanual change request MCR MCRmanual data input function MDIF MDIFmanual gain control MGC MGCmanual overload MANOVLD MANOVLDmanual volume control MVC MVCmanually operated MNLOPR MNLOPRmanufacture MFR mfrmanufactured MFD mfdmanufacturing MFG mfgmanufacturing information MFGINFO MFGINFOmanufacturing instruction MI MImanuscript MS msmarble MR mrmarble base MRB MRBmarble floor MRF MRFmarble threshold MRT MRTMarch MAR Marmargin MARG marg


marginal [relay] MGL mglmarine MAR Marmarine-finish slate MFS MFSmark sensing MS MSmarked MKD mkdmarker MKR mkrmarkings MKGS mkgsmasking MASK maskmason operated MO MOmasonite hydropress die MHPD MHPDmasonry MSNRY msnrymast hull loop MHL MHLmaster MA mamaster change record MCR MCRmaster cross-reference list MCRL MCRLmaster data record MDR MDRmaster layout duplicate MLD MLDmaster layout original MLO MLOmaster lines layout MLL MLLmaster makeup and display MMD MMDmaster oscillator MO MOmaster oscillator power amplifier MOPA MOPAmaster sensitized material print MSMP MSMPmaster switch MSW MSWmaster synchronizer MSYNC MSYNCmasthead MHD MHDmasthead light MHDLT mhdltmastic MSTC mstcmastic floor MF MFmastic joint MJ MJmatched MTCHD MTCHDmaterial MATL MATLmaterial list ML MLmaterial test specification MTS MTSmathematical MATH mathmathematics MATH mathmatrix MAT matmatrix output amplifier MOA MOAmatt-finish structural facing units MFSFU MFSFUmattress MTRS mtrsmaximum MAX maxmaximum available power gain MAPG MAPGmaximum capacity MAXCAP maxcapmaximum design meter MDM MDMmaximum flight MAXFLT MAXFLTmaximum material condition MMC MMCmaximum permissible MPE MPEmaximum torque MT MTmaximum usable frequency MUF MUFmaximum working pressure MWP MWPmaximum working voltage MWV MWVmean aerodynamic chord MAC MACmean effective pressure MEP MEPmean flight hours between failure MFHBF MFHBFmean high tide MHT MHTmean high water MHW MHWmean higher high water MHHW MHHWmean low tide MLT MILTmean low water MLW MLWmean lower low water MLLW MLLWmean sea level MSL MSLmean tide MT MTmean time MT MTmean time between failures MTBF MTBFmean time to failure MTTF MTTFmean time to first failure MTTFF MTTFFmean time to repair MTTR MTTRmean up time MUT MUTmean variation MV MVmean width ratio MWR MWRmeasure MEAS measmechanical MECH mechmechanical buffer register MBR MBRmechanical time fuze MTF MTFmechanical time, superquick MTSQ MTSQ


mechanically cooled MCHCL MCHCLmechanically refrigerated MCHRF MCHRFmechanism MECH mechmechanize MECZ meczmedian MDN mdnmedical MED medmedicine cabinet MC MCmedium MDM mdmmedium frequency MF MFmedium high frequency MHF MHFmedium pressure MP MPmedium-range ballistic missile MRBM MRBMmelamine MEL melmelting point MP MPmember MBR mbrmembrane MEMB membmembrane waterproofing MWP MWPmemorandum MEMO memomemory MEM memmemory allocation and protection unit MAPU MAPUmemory point MEMPT MEMPTmemory test computer MTC MTCmerchandise MDSE mdsemerchantable MERCH merchmercurial MRCL mrclmercury arc MA MAmeridian MER mermeshing MSHG mshgmessage MSG msgmessage generator MSGG MSGGmessenger MESS messmetacentric height GM gmmetal MET metmetal anchor MA MAmetal anchor slots MAS masmetal awning-type window MATW MATWmetal base METB METBmetal casement window MCW MCWmetal casting pattern MCP MCPmetal corner bead MCB MCBmetal curb METC METCmetal door METD METDmetal flashing METF METFmetal gravel stop MGS MGSmetal grille METG METGmetal jalousie METJ METJmetal lath and plaster MLP MLPmetal mold METM METMmetal mount MMT MMTmetal partition METP METPmetal portion METP METPmetal rolling door MRD MRDmetal roof METB METRmetal slitting MLS MLSmetal splash pan MSP MSPmetal strip METS METSmetal threshold MT MTmetal thru-wall flashing MTWF MTWFmetal-aluminum-oxidesilicon silicon MAOS MAOSmetalclad switchgear MCSWGR mcswgrmetal-covered door MCD MCDmetal-dielectric-metal [filter] MDM MDMmetal-interface amplifier MIA MIAmetallic MTLC mtlcmetallize MTLZ mtlzmetallurgical MET metmetal-nitride-oxide silicon MNOS MNOSmetal-oxide semiconductor MOS MOSmetal-oxide-semiconductor MOSFET MOSFETmetal-oxide-semiconductor MOST MOSTmetal-thick-oxide silicon MTOS MTOSmeteorological METRL metrlmeter (instrument] MTR mtrmetering MTR mtrmeter-kilogram-second MKS MKS


method MTHD mthdmethyl-violet paper MVP MVPmezzanine MEZZ mezzmicroammeter MCAM mcammicrocomputer MCMPTR mcmptrmicrocurrent MCKT mcktmicroelectronic device MED MEDmicroelectronics MELEC melecmicroelement MELEM melemmicrofilm MF mfmicrofunctional circuit MFC mfcmicrometer MIC micmicrominiature MMIN mminmicromodule MMOD mmodmicrophone MIC micmicrophone element MICELEM MICELEMmicroprocessor MIPRCS miprcsmicroscope MICR micrmicrowave early warning MEW MEWmiddle MDL mdlmiddle landing MLD MLDmidget MDGT mdgtmildew-resistant thread MRT MRTmile MI mimile per gallon MPG* MPG*mile per hour MPH* MPH*military MIL milMilitary Affiliated Radio System MARS MARSmilitary characteristics MC MCmilitary characteristics equipment MCE MCEmilitary characteristics motor vehicles MCM mcmmilitary standard [book] MIL-STD MIL-STDmilitary standard [sheet] MS MSmilliammeter MAM mammine hauling bogie MHB MHBmineral MNRL mnrlmineral-surface roof MSR MSRminesweeping light MSLT msltminiature MINTR mintrminicomputer MNCMPTR mncmptrminimum MIN minminimum discernible signal MDS MDSminor MIN minmirror MIR mirmiscellaneous MISC miscmiscellaneous simulation generation MSG MSGmissile MSL mslmissile impact predictor MIP MIPmissile precision instrumentation radar MPIR MPIRmission and traffic control MTC MTCmiter MIT mitmiter end ME MEmixed flow MXFL MXFLmixing MXG mxgmixture MXT mxtmobile MBL mblmobile engine test stand METS METSmobile unit support base MUSB MUSEmockup template MUT MUTmode transducer MXDCR MXDCRmodel MOD modmodel block MB MBmodification MOD modmodification work order MWO MWOmodify MOD modmodulated continuous wave MCW MCWmodulator MOD modmodulator-demodulator MODEM MODEMmodule MDL mdlmodulus MOD modmogul MGL mglmoisture MSTRE mstremold line ML MLmolded MLD mldmolding MLDG mldg


molecular electronics MOLELEX MOLELEXmolecular weight MOLWT MOLWTmolecule MOIL molmomentary mom mommomentary contact MC MCmonitor MON monmonograph MONOG monogmonolithic ML mlmonolithic integrated circuit MIC MICmonophonic MONO monomonopulse radar MPR MPRmonostable multivibrator MNSTBMV MNSTBMVmonth MO momonument MON monmooring MRG mrgmop rack MOPR MOPRmorse taper MORT MORTmortar motor carrier MMC MMCmosaic MOS mosmost probable number MPN MPNmost significant bit MSB MSBmostly MSLY mslymotherboard MTHBD mthbdmotion MTN mtnmotion picture control panel MPC MPCmotion picture phonographic unit MPPH MPPHmotion picture projector MPP MPPmotor MOT motmotor belt drive MBD MBDmotor can MOCAN MOCANmotor chain MC MCmotor circuit switch MCSW MCSWmotor direct MD MDmotor direct-connected MDC MDCmotor field MF MFmotor generator MG MGmotor operated MO MOmotor transport MT MTmotor v-belt MVB MVBmotor whaleboat MWB MWBmotorboat MB mbmotorcycle MTRCL mtrclmotor-driven MTRDN MTRDNmotorized MTZ mtzmount MT mtmounted MTD mtdmounting MTG mtgmounting center MTGC MTGCmovable MVBL mvblmovement MVT mvtmoving MVG mvgmoving-target indicator MTI MTImuffler MUF mufmuller MULR mulrmultiaperture logic element MALE MALEmultiaperture reluctance switch MARS MARSmultichip MC memultifrequency pulsing MFP MFPmultigage MG mgmultilith MULTH multhmultimeter MULTR multrmultiplane MLTPL mltplmultiple MULT multmultiple contact MC MCmultiple gun motor carriage MGMC MGMCmultiple unit MU MUmultiplex MUX muxmultiplication MULT muttmultiplier MULTR multrmultipole MP mpmultispeed MLTSP mltspmultivibrator MV mymunitions MUN munmusic wire MUW muwMusic Wire Gage MWG MWG


mutilated MUT mutmuzzle MZL mzlmuzzle velocity MV MVNnacelle NAC nacnamely VIZ viznameplate NPL nplnarrow NAR narnarrow band NB NBnarrow gage NG NGnational NATL natlNational coarse [thread] NC NCNational Electrical Code NEC NECNational Electrical Code Standards NECS NECSNational Electrical Safety Code NESC NESCNational extra fine [thread] NEF NEFNational fine [thread] NF NFNational form [thread] N NNational Formulary NF NFNational gas outlet [thread] NGO NGONational pipe thread NP NPNational special [thread] NS NSNational taper pipe (thread] NPT NPTNational Wire Gage NWG NWGnatural NAT natnatural black slate NBS NBSnatural logarithm LN LNnautical NAUT nautnautical mile NMI* NMI*naval NAV navnaval bronze NAVBRZ NAVBRZnaval electronic warfare simulator NEWS NEWSnaval oceanographic meteorological automatic device NOMAD NOMADnavigate NAV navnavigation countermeasures and deception NAVCMD NAVCMDnavigational aid NAVAID NAVAIDnavigational aid inoperative for parts NAIOP NAIOPNavy Primary Standards NIPS NIPSNavy Secondary Standards NSS NSSnavy standard flange NFL NFLnavy type NT NTnear face NF NFnear side NS NSnecessary NEC necneedle NDL ndlnegative NEG negnegative print NEGPR NEGPRnegative temperature NTC NTCnegative torque signal NTS NTSnegative-positive-innegative negative NPIN NPINnegative-positive-negative [transistor] NPN NPNnegative-positive-nepositive positive NPNP NPNPneon indicating light NEIL NEILneoprene NPRN nprnnet weight NTWT ntwtnet-laying light NLLT NLLTnetwork NTWK ntwkneutral NEUT neutneutralizing NEUT neutneutron NTN ntnnext assembly NA nanext higher assembly NHA NHAnickel NKL nklnickel copper NICOP NICOPnickel copper alloy NCA NCAnickel steel NS NSnickel-plated NP NPnickel-silver NISIL nisilnight message NTM NTMnight ration locker NRL NRLnight vision goggles NVG NVGnight vision imaging system NVIS NVISnipple NIP nipnitride steel NITSTL NITSTLnitrostarch NITROS nitros


no bias [relay] NB NBno change NC NCno coil NC NCno connection NC NCno control circuit contacts NOCCC NOCCCno drawing ND NDno good NG NGno load NLD nldno voltage release NVR NVRnoise equivalent temperature NET NETnoise factor NF NFnoise figure NF NFnoise frequency NF NFnoise generator NGEN NGENnoise meter NM NMnolead NL nlnomenclature NOMEN nomennominal NOM nomnoncombustible NCOMBL ncomblnoncorrosive metal NCM NCMnoncoupled NCPLD ncpldnondestructive evaluation NDE NDEnondestructive inspection NDI NDInondestructive readout NDRO NDROnondestructive testing NDT NOTnonelectric NELEC nelecnonenclosure NENCL nenclnonflammable NFLMB nflmbnonfused NFSD nfsdnonhygroscopic NH nhnonlinear NLNR nlnrnonmagnetic NMAG nmagnonmetallic NM nmnonoscillating NOSC noscnonpetroleum NPET npetnonprocurable NP npnonpropelled NP npnonreactive [relay] NR nrnonreinforced-concrete pipe NRCP NRCPnonreplenishable demand NRD NRDnonreturn NRETN nretnnon-return-to-zero NRZ NRZnonreversible NRVSBL nrvsblnonself NSLF nslfnonslip tread NST NSTnonstandard NONSTD nonstdnonsynchronous NONSYN nonsynnontight NT ntnonwatertight NWT nwtnormal NORM normnormal charge NLCHG NLCHGnormal circular pitch NCP NCPnormal diametral pitch NDP NDPnormal fuel oil tank NFT NFTnormal lube oil tank NLT NLTnormal overload NOL NOLnormal pressure angle NPA NPAnormal temperature and NTP NTPnormalize NORM normnormally closed NC NCnormally open NO NOnorth N Nnose fuse NF NFnose landing gear NLG NLGnot applicable NA NAnot available NA NAnot in contract NIC NICnot to scale NTS NTSnotched NCH NCHNovember NOV Novnozzle NOZ noznozzle control unit NCU NCUnuclear NUC nucnuclear magnetron NM NMnuclear reactor NR NR


number NO nonumeral NUM numnumerical NUM numnumerical control NC NCnut plate NTPL ntplnylon NYL nylOobject OBJ obiobjective OBJV objvoblique OBL oblobscure OB obobscure glass OGL OGLobscure wire glass OWGL OWGLobservable critical item OCI OCIobservable critical processes OCP OCPobservation OBSV obsvobservation window OBW OBWobserve OBS obsobsolete OBS obsobstruction OBSTN obstnobverse OBV obvoccupy OCC occoctagon OCT Octoctahedral OCTAHDR octahdroctal print punch OPP OPPoctane OCT OctOctober OCT Octoctuple OCT Octodometer ODOM odourof true position OTP OTPoffensive (ammunition) OFFEN offenoffice OFC ofcofficer OFCR ofcrofficial OFCL ofcloffset OFS ofsoffset printing press OPPR OPPRohmmeter OHM ohmoil burner OBNR obnroil catcher OCHR OCHRoil circuit breaker OCB OCBoil circuit recloser OCR OCRoil cleaner OCLNR oclnroil control OCONT OCONToil cooler OCLR OCLRoil differential ODIFF ODIFFoil dipstick ODPSK ODPSKoil filter OFL ofloil level OLVL OLVLoil nozzle ONOZ ONOZoil pan OPN OPNoil plug OPLG OPLGoil pressure OPRS OPRSoil pump OP OPoil ring OR ORoil screen OSCRN OSCRNoil seal OSL osloil suction pump OSP OSPoil switch OS OSoil tank OTK OTKoil-cooled OCLD OCLDoil-immersed OI OIoil-immersed water-cooled OIWC OIWCoil-insulated OI OIoil-insulated fan-cooled OIFC OIFCoil-insulated self-cooled DISC OISCoilproof OP opoiltight OT ofolive drab OD ODon center OC OCone-pole SP SPone-shot OS OSone-shot multivibrator OSMV osmvone-stage OSTG ostgone-way OW owone-wire OW ow


on-vehicle equipment OVE OVEopalescent indicating light OPIL OPILopaque OPA opaopen dripproof ODP ODPopen dripproof protected ODPP ODPPopen end OE OEopen hearth OH OHopen ventilated OV OVopen-close-open OCO OCOopener OPR opropening OPNG opngopen-joisted OJ OJopenside OPSD opsdopen-type control circuit contacts OTCCC OTCCCopen-window unit OWU OWUoperate OPR oproperating steam pressure OSP OSPoperating system OS OSoperation OPN opnoperational OPNL opnloperational assistance and instructive data equipment OAIDE OAIDEoperational support equipment OSE OSEoperator table OPRT oprtopposite OPP oppopposite commutator end OPPCE oppceopposite pulley end OPPPE opppeoptical OPT optoptical axis OPTAX optaxoptical character recognition OCR OCRoptical detection and ranging OPDAR OPDARoptimum OPT optoptimum working frequency OWF OWFoptional OPTL optlorange ORN ornorange indicating light OIL OILorbital determination module ODM ODMorbiting astronomical OAO OAOorbiting geophysical observatory OGO OGOorder ORD ordordinary ORD ordordnance ORD ordorganic ORG orgorganization ORG orgorientation ORIENT orientorifice ORF orforigin ORIG origoriginal ORIG origoriginal equipment manufacturer OEM OEMornament ORN ornoscillate OSC oscoscillating OSCG oscgoscillator OSC oscoscillogram OSCGRM oscgrmoscillograph, string OSCG OSCGoscilloscope SCOPE scopeother design activity ODA ODAotherwise specified OS OSounce OZ* oz*ounce-inch OZIN* ozin*outboard OUTBD OUTBDouter wing OW OWouterback end OBE OBEoutgoing OUT outoutgoing repeater OGR OGRoutgoing trunk OGT OGToutlet OUT outout-of-print OP OPoutput OUT outoutput display unit ODU ODUoutput register OR ORoutput shift register OSR OSRoutput translator OUTXLTR OUTXLTRoutside OUT outoutside circumference OC OCoutside diameter OD OD


outside diameter tube DDT DDToutside face OF OFoutside helix angle OHA OHAoutside mold line OML OMLoutside of metal OM OMoutside radius OR ORoutside screw & yoke OSY (OS&Y) osy (os&y)outside trim template OTT OTToutstanding leg OSL OSLoval head OVH OVHoval point OVP OVPoverall OA oaoverarm OVRM ovrmoverboard OVBD ovbdovercurrent OC ocovercurrent relay OCR OCRoverflow OVFL ovfloverfrequency relay OFR OFRoverhanging OVHG ovhgoverhaul OVHL ovhloverhaul and repair OR oroverhead OVHD ovhdoverload OVLD ovldoverload relay ORLY ORLYoverpower OVPWR ovpwroverpressurized OVPRS ovprsoverride OVRD ovrdoverride control bits OCB OCBoversize OVS ovsoverspeed OVSP ovspovertone OT ofovertravel OVTR ovtrovervoltage OVV ovvown doppler nullifier ODN ODNoxide OXD oxdoxidized OXD oxdoxygen OXY oxyoxygen breathing apparatus OBA obaozalid print OP opPpackage PKG pkgpad and boom [refueling] PB PBpadder [capacitor] PAD PADpadlock PL plpage printer PPTR PPTRpaint PNT pntpainted PTO ptdpainted base PB pbpainting stringer PNTSTGR PNTSTGRpaints and oils PO POpallet PLL pllpan head PNH PNHpanel PNL pnlpanel point PP PPpanic bolt PANB PANBpanoramic PAN panpantograph PANT pantpantry PAN panpaper PPR pprpaperboard PBD pbdparabola PRB prbparabolic PRBLC prblcparaboloid PRBD prbdparachute PRCHT prchtparagraph PARA paraparallax PRX prxparallel PRL prlparallel-to-serial PS psparameter PRMTR prmtrparametric amplifier PARAMP PARAMPparametric synthesis PARSYN PARSYNparavane PARV parvparavane and stores crane PARVSTRCRA PARVSTRCRAparchment PCHT pchtparenthesis PAREN paren


parity bit PBIT PBITparkerized PARK parkparking PRKG prkgparkway PKWY pkwypart number PN PNpart of PO popart or identification number PIN PINpartial PART partparting line [castings] PL PLpartition PTN ptnpartly PTLY ptlyparts catalog PC PCparts kit PRTKT prtktparts list PL PLparty PTY Ptypassage PASS passpassenger PASS passpassing scuttle PS PSpassing window PW PWpassivate PSVT psvtpassive PSIV psivpassive airborne detection and ranging PAADAR PAADARpassive countermeasures PACM PACMpassive detection and location of countermeasures PADLOC PADLOCpassive detection and ranging PADAR padarpaste PST pstpastry PST pstpatent PAT patpatent pending PATPEND PATPENDpathological PATROL PATROLpatrol PTL ptlpattern PATT pattpayload PLD pldpeacoat locker PLKR plkrpeak inverse (reverse] voltage PRV prvpeak to peak PP PPpedestal PED pedpeeler PELR pelrpelorus PLRS plrspelorus stand PLRSTN PLRSTNpencil PCL pclpending PEND pendpendular PNDLR pndlrpenetrate PEN penpenetration PEN penpennant PNNT pnntpennyweight DWT dwtpentaerythryte tetranitrate PETN PETNpentagon PNTGN pntgnpentode PENT pentpercent PCT pctpercussion PERC percperfect PERF perfperforate PERF perfperformance PRFM prfmperformance evaluation and review technique PERT PERTPerformance, Operational, and Maintenance Standards for Electronic Equipment

POMSEE POMSEEperformed PERF perfperimeter acquisition radar PACK PACKperiodic PERD perdperipheral PRPHL prphlperipheral command indicator PCI PCIperipheral unit [computers] PU PUperiscope PERIS perispermanent PERM permpermeability PERMS permbpermission PERM permperpendicular PERP perpperson PER perpersonnel PERS perspersonnel carrier PC PCperspective PERMP persppetroleum PETRO petropetroleum, oils and lubricants POL POLpewter PWTR pwtr


phantom PHM phmpharmacological PHARMACOL pharmacolpharmacy PHAR pharphase PH phphase conversion and step/down PHCVSD PHCVSDphase meter PHM phmphase shift PSH pshphase-shift driver PSHD PSHDphenolic PHEN phenPhillips head PHH PHHphonograph PHOTO phonophosphate PROS phosphosphor bronze PHBRZ phbrzphosphorescent PROS phosphoto butt line PBL PBLphotocopy PHOC phocphotodiode PDIO pdiophotoelectric PELEC pelecphotoelectric cell PEC PECphotoelectric scanner PES PIESphotoflash PHOFL phoflphotograph PHOTO photophotolithographic PHOTOLITH photolithphotostat STAT statphototransistor PXSTR pxstrphrase PHR phrphysical PHYS physphysical configuration identification PCI PCIphysiological PHYSIOL physiolpickled and oiled PO popickup PU pupicture PIX pixpiece PC PCpiece mark PCMK pcmkpierce PRC prcpierce, blank, and form die PBFD PBFDpierced aluminum plank PAP PAPpierced steel plank PSP PSPpiezoelectric-crystal unit CU CUpigment PGMT pgmtpigtail PGT pgtpiling PLG pigpillar PLR plrpillow block PLBLK PLBLKpilot PLT pitpilot light PLTLT pltltpilothouse PLTHS pithspinion PIN pinpinion end PE PEpint PT* pt*pintle PTL ptlpioneer PION pionpipe plug PPG ppgpipe rail PR PRpipe sleeve PSL PSLpipe tap PT PTpipeline PPLN pplnpipette PPE ppepiping PP pppistol PSTL pstlpiston PSTN pstnpitch circle PC PCpitch diameter PD PDpitch line PL PLpitometer-log PTMTLG PTMTLGpivot PVT pvtpivoted door PD PDpivoted window PW PWplace PL plplain PL plplain washer PW PWplan position indicator PPI ppiplan view PV PVplanar PLNR plnrplanar epitaxial passivated [transistor] PEP pep


plane PLN pinplane position indicator PPI ppiplanet PLNT pintplanetary PLNTY plntyplank PLK plkplanning PLNG plngplaque PLO plqplaster PLAS plasplastic PLSTC plstcplate PL plplate glass PLGL plglplated PLD pldplatform PLATF platfplating PLTG pltgplatinum PT PTpliers PLR plrplotting PLOT plotplow-steel rope PSR PSRplug cock PC PCplumbing PLMS plmbplumbing and deck drain PDD PDDplunger PLGR plgrplus or minus PORM PORMpneumatic PNEU pneupneumatic tube PT PTpnpn transistor magnetic PTML PTMLpocket PKT pktpoint PT ptpoint of compound curve PCC PCCpoint of curve PC PCpoint of frog PF PFpoint of intersection PI PIpoint of reverse curve PRC PRCpoint of spiral tangent PST PSTpoint of switch PS PSpoint of tangency PT PTpoint-detonating PD PDpoint-detonating fuze PDF PDFpoint-detonating self-destroying PDSD PDSDpoint-initiating PI PIpoint-initiating, base-detonating PIBD PIBDpoint-insulating PI PIpoint-to-point PP PPpolar POL poipolar orbiting geophysical observatory POGO POGOpolarity PLRT plrtpolish POL poipolyester POLYEST polyestpolyethylene [insul] POLTHN POLTHNpolyethylene-insulated conductor PIC PICpolystyrene PS PSpolytetrafluorethylene PTFE PTFEpolyvinyl chloride PVC PVCpontoon PON ponpoppet PPT pptpopping POP popporcelain PORC porcporro POR porport and starboard PS psport light PLT PLTport of embarkation POE POEport side light PSLT psltportable PORT portposition POSN posnposition indicator PIN PINpositioner PSNR psnrpositive POS pospositive displacement PDISPL PDISPLpositive-intrinsic-negative [transistor] PIN PINpositive-negative-intrinsic-positive [electron device] PNIP PNIPpositive-negative-positive [transistor] PNP PNPpositive-negative-positive-negative [electron device] PNPN PNPNpost indicator valve PIV PIVpost office PO POposts and timbers PT pt


potable water POTW POTWpotential POT potpotential difference PD PDpotential switch PSW PSWpotential transformer PT PTpotentiometer POT potpound LB* Ib*pound per cubic foot PCF* PCF*pound per horsepower PHP* php*pound-force foot LBFT* LBFT*pound-force inch LBIN* LBIN*pound-force per hour PHR* PHR*pound-force per square foot PSF* PSF*pound-force per square inch PSI* PSI*powder PDR (PWD) pdr (pwd)powder passing PWDP PWDPpower PWR pwrpower amplifier PA PApower and lighting PL PLpower and lighting distribution PLDISTR pldistrpower circuit breaker PCB PCBpower control unit PCU PCUpower directional relay PDR PDRpower factor PF PFpower oscillator PO POpower package PPKG PPKGpower plant PP PPpower supply PWRSPLY PWRSPLYpower supply (comb form) PS PSpower supply unit PSU PSUpower switchboard PSWBD PSWBDpower takeoff PTO ptopower unit PU PUpower-driven PDVN pdvnpower-factor meter PFM PFMpowerhouse PWRH pwrhpower-line carrier PLC PLCpower-operated POPD POPDpractice PRAC pracpreamplifier PREAMP preampprearm PA paprebent PRBNT prbntprecast PRCST prcstprecedence PREC precprecharge PRCH prchprecipitate PPT pptprecipitation PRECP precpprecipitin PRCPTN prcptnprecision PRCN prcnprecision long-range tracking PRELORTR PRELORTRprecision-approach radar PAR PARprefabricated PREFAB prefabpreference PREF prefpreferred PFD pfdprefix PREF prefprefocus PRFCS prfcsprefocused PREF prefpreformed PREFMD prefmdpreformed beam PFB PFBpreheat PHT phtpreheater PHR phrpreinserted PINSTD pinstdpreliminary PRELIM prelimpremium PREM prempremolded PRMLD prmldpreparation PREP prepprepare PREP prepprescription PRESCR prescrpresent PRES prespreservation PSVTN psvtnpreservation method PVMTD PVMTDpreservative PSVTV psvtvpreserve PSV psvpress PRS prspress fit PUT PRFT


pressboard PBD pbdpressed PRSD prsdpressed metal PRSDMET PRSDMETpresser PRSR prsrpresser foot PRFT PRFTpressure PRESS presspressure angle PA PApressure gage PG PGpressure proof PP pppressure seal PSL PSLpressure vessel PV PVpressure-reducing valve PRV PRVpressure-volume-temperature PVT pvtpressurize PRSRZ prsrzprevent PVNT pvntprevious PREY prevprice and availability PA paprimary PRI priPrimary Coolant System PCs PCsprime PRM prmprime mover PMVR pmvrprimer PRMR prmrpriming PRM prmprint PT ptprinted PTD ptdprinted circuit PC PCprinted circuit board PCB PCBprinted wiring PW PWprinted wiring board PWB PWBprinted-wiring assembly PWA PWAprinter PTR ptrprinting PRNTG prntgprintout PTOUT ptoutpriority PRI pripriority data reduction PDR PDRprism PSM psmprivate automatic branch exchange PABX PABXprivate automatic exchange PAX PAXprivate branch exchange PBX PBXprobability PROB probprobable PROB probprobable error PE PEproblem PROB probprocedure PROC procproceedings PROC procprocess PRCS prcsprocess specification [no number] PRCSSPEC PRCSSPECprocess specification [number] PS PSprocess water cooler PWC PWCprocessing PRCSG prcsgprocessing unit PROCU PROWprocurement PRCMT prcmtproduct PROD prodproduction PROD prodproduction illustration PI PIproduction order PO POproduction-estimate card PECARD pecardprofile PF pfprogram PRGM prgmprogram drum recording PDR PDRprogram register PRGMRGTR prgmrgtrprogrammable integrated control equipment PICE PICEprogrammable logic array PLA PLAprogrammable logic controller PLC PLCprogrammable unijunction [transistor] PUJT PUJTprogrammed instruction PI PIprogramming PRGMG prgmgprogramming language 1 PL1 PL1progress PROG progprogression PROG progproject PROJ projprojected window PW PWprojectile PJCTL pjctlprojection PJTN pjtnprojector PJTR pjtr


proof PRF prfproof shot [projectile] PS psproofread PRFRD prfrdpropane PRPN prpnpropellant PRPLT prpltpropelled PROP proppropeller PROP proppropeller order PRO PROpropeller revolution PRV PRVPropeller Revolution Indicator System PRIS PRISpropelling PROP propproperty PROP propproperty line PL PLproportion PROPN propnproportional limit PL PLproposal PRPSL prpslproposed PRPSD prpsdproprietor PROP proppropulsion PRPLN prplnprosthetic PRSTC prstcprotect PTCT ptctprotective PROT protprotective device PROTDEV PROTDEVprotosynthex index PSI PSIprototype PROTO protoprotractor PROTR protrproving ground PG PGprovision PROV provprovisioning parts breakdown PPB PPBproximity [fuze] PROX PROXpublic address PA PApublication PUBN pubnpull and push plate PPP PPPpull box PB PBpull button PLB PLBpull rod PLRD PLRDpull switch PS PSpull-button switch PBSW PBSWpuller PLR pirpulley PUL pulpulley end PE PEpulsating current PC PCpulsation PLSN plsnpulsator PLSR plsrpulse PLS plspulse acquisition radar PUAR PUARpulse amplifier PA PApulse frequency PF PFpulse per minute PPMIN ppminpulse repetition period PRP PRPpulse time PT PTpulse width PW PWpulse-amplitude modulation PAM PAMpulse-code modulation PCM PCMpulse-count modulation PCTM PCTMpulse-duration modulation PDM PDMpulse-frequency modulation PFM PFMpulse-interval modulation PIM PIMpulse-position modulation PPM PPMpulse-repetition frequency PRF PRFpulse-repetition rate PRR PRRpulse-repetition time PRT PRTpulse-time modulation PTM PTMpulse-time multiplex PTMUX PTMUXpulse-width modulation PWM PWMpulverizer PULV pulvpump discharge PDISCH PDISCHpump, hydraulic-ram, hand-driven PHRHD PHRHDpunch PCH pchpunch die PD pdpunching PCHG pchgpurchase PURCH purchpurchase order PO POpurchase request PR PRpurchasing department specification PDS PDS


pure water PWTR PWTRpurge PRG prgpurging PRNG prngpurification PRFCN prfcnpurifier PUR purpurple PRP prppurple indicating light PIL PILpurpose PRP prppush button PB PBpush rod PRD PRDpush-button station PBSTA pbstapush-pull PP pppyramid PYR pyrpyrogen unit PYGN PYGNpyrometer PYROM pyrompyrotechnic PYRO pyroQquadrangle QUAD quadquadrant QDRNT qdrntquadrature QDRTR qdrtrquadruple QUADR quadrqualified products list QPL QPLqualitative QUAIL qualquality QUAIL qualquality assurance QA QAquality characteristics list QCL QCLquality conformance QCI QCIquality control QC QCquality control reliability QCR QCRquality deficiency report QDR QDRquality operating system QOS QOSquality verification testing QVT QVTquantitative QUANT quantquantity QTY qtyquantum amplification by stimulated emmission of radiation QUASER QUASERquarry QRY qryquarry-tile base QTB QTBquarry-tile floor QTF QTFquarry-tile roof QTR QTRquart QT qtquarter QTR qtrquarter-hard QTRH qtrhquarter-phase QTRPH qtrphquarter-round QTRRD qtrrdquartz QTZ qtzquaternary QUAT quatquestion QUEST questquestion and answer QA qaquick disconnect QDISC QDISCquick engine change QEC QECquick-acting QA QAquick-break QB QBquick-cleaning QC QCquick-firing QF QFquick-look intermediate tape QLIT QLITquick-opening device QOD QODquiescent QUIES quiesquintuple QUIN quinquotation QUOT quotquotient QUOT quotRrabbet RAB rabradar RDR rdrradar (comb form) R rradar bright display equipment RBDE RBDEradar countermeasures RCM RCMradar input mapper RIM RIMradar mapper, gap filler RMGF RMGFradar mapper, long range RMLR RMLRradar planning device RPD RPDradar simulator RSIM RSIMradar start RST RSTradar transmitter RDRXMTR rdrxmtrradiac RDC rdcradial RDL rdl


radiate RAD radradiated emission RE REradiated susceptibility RS RSradiation RADN radnradiator [automotive] RDTR rdtrradio RAD radradio detection and ranging RADAR RADARradio direction finding RDF RDFradio frequency RF RFradio frequency amplification by stimulated emission of radiation BASER BASERradio inertial RIN rinradio interference field intensity RIFT RIFTradio noise factor [figure] RNF RNFradio operator RADOPR RADOPRradio telegraph RTLG RTLGradio telephony RTEL RTELradio teletype RTT FITTradio teletypewriter RTTY RTTYradioactive RAACT raactradioactive liquid waste RALW RALWradiochemistry RADCHM radchmradio-frequency choke RFC RFCradio-frequency interference RHI RHIradiographic inspection RADINSP radinspradiological RADL radlradiological defense RADDEF RADDEFradiological warfare RADWAR RADWARradius RAD radrailcar RLCR rlcrrailing RLG rlgrailroad RR rrrailway RY ryraintight FIT rt

rainwater conductor RWC RWCraised RSD rsdraised face RF RFraised face diameter RFD RFDraised face height RFH RFHramjet RMJ rmjrandom RNDM rndmrandom access discrete address system RADAS RADASrandom-access indestructive advanced memory RAIAM RAIAMrandom-access memory RAM RAMrange RNG rngrange and evaluation guidance for approach and landing REGAL regalrange error probability REP REPrange light RALT raltrange marks RM RMrange surveillance RS RSrange-height indicator RHI RHIrange-rate indicator RRI RRIrapid action change RAC RACrapid rectilinear RR RRratchet RCHT rchtrate of change RC RCrateau RAT ratrating RTG rtgrattail RTTL rttIraw material RM RMraw tape write submodule RTWS RTWSraw water RW RWrawhide RWHD rwhdrayon RYN rynreactance REAC reacreaction RCTN rctnreactivate REACTVT reactvtreactive REAC reacreactive factor meter RFM RFMreactive volt-ampere meter RVA RVAreactive voltmeter RVM RVMreactor REAC reacreactor compartment RC RCreactor core RCO RCOreader RDR rdrreader common contact RCC RCC


reader tape contact RTC RTCreadiness RDNS rdnsreading RDNG rdngreadout RDOUT rdoutreadout and relay RR RRread-write [head] RW rwready RDY rdyready for issue RFI RFIready service RS RSreal and not-corrected input data RANCID RANCIDreal time FIT FITreal-time input-output transducer RIOT RIOTreamer RMR rmrrear connection RC RCrear view RV RVrear-connected RC RCrebabbit RBBT rbbtrecalculated RECALC recalcrecall RCL rclreceive RCV rcvreceived RCVD rcvdreceive-only tape perforator ROTP ROTPreceiver RCVR rcvrreceiver-transmitter RT FIT

receiving RCVG rcvgreceptacle RCPT rcptreception RCPTN rcptnrecess REC recrecharger RECHRG rechrgreciprocate RECIP reciprecirculate RECIRC recircreclaiming RCLMG rclmgreclined RCLD rcldreclose RECL reclrecognition RECOG recogrecoil RCL rclrecoil mechanism RECMECH recmechrecoilless RCLS rclsrecommend RECM recmrecompression RCMPRS rcmprsrecondense RECOND recondrecondition RCNDT rcndtreconnaissance RECON reconrecord RCD rcdrecord and report RAR RARrecording ammeter RAMM RAMMrigid RGD RGDrough opening RO ROroughness height rating RHR RHRround RND rndround head RDH rdhround trips per hour RTPH RTPHrounding RDG rdgroute RTE rteroutine ROUT routrubber RBR rbrrubber base RB RBrubber hose jacket RJH RJHrubber insulation RINSUL RINSULrubber-covered cable RCC RCCrubber-tile floor RTF RTFrubble stone RS RSrudder RUD rudrudder angle order RAO RAOrules and procedures RP RPrunning light RNLT RNLTrunning telltale light RTTL RTTLrunning, signal, and anchor lights RSALT RSALTrunout RO ROrunway RWY rwyrust preventative RPVNTV RPVNTVrustproof RSTPF RSTPFSsaddle SDL sdlsafe locker SL SL


safe operating area SOAR SOARsafe working pressure SWP SWPsafe-practice data sheet SPDS SPDSsafety SAF safsafety valve SV SVsail area SA SAsalinity SAL salsalinity indicator SI SIsalinometer SAL salsalt water SW SWsalt water circulating pump SWCP SWCPsalt water pump SWP SWPsalt-glazed structural facing units SGSFU SGSFUsalt-glazed structural unit base SGSUB SGSUBsaluting SAL salsalvage SALV salvsame size SS SSsample part SP SPsampling SMPLG smplgsandblast SDBL sdblsand-loaded SL SLsanitary SAN sansaponify SAPON saponsatellite SATL satlsatellite paper-tape transfers SATPATT SATPATTsaturable core SC SCsaturable reactor SR SRsaturate SAT satsawtooth ST stsaybolt second furol SSF SSFsaybolt second universal SSU SSUscale SC scscale model SCMOD SCMODscanner SCNR scnrscanning SCNG scngscanning electron microscope SEM SEMscattered SCTD sctdscavenge SCAV scavscavenging oil pump SOP SOPschedule SCHED schedschematic SCHEM schemschmitt trigger ST STscience SCI sciscintillator SCINT scintscleroscope SCLER sclerscleroscope hardness SH SHscooter SCTR sctrscraper SRPR srprscraping SRPG srpgscreen SCRN scrnscreen door SCD SCDscreen gate SCRGT SCRGTscrew SCR scrscrew down SCRDN SCRDNscrew thread SCRTHD SCRTHDscrewdriver SCDR SCDRscrewed bonnet SCRDB scrdbscullery SCLY sclyscupper SCUP scupsea flood SF SFsea level SL SLsea level static SLS SLSsea loading pipeline SLPL SIPIsealed SLD sldseal-in device SID SIDsealing SEG segseamless SMLS smlsseamless steel tubing SSTU SSTUsearch SRCH srchsearchlight SCHLT schltseater STER stersecant SEC secsecond SEC* sec*secondary SEC secsection SECT sect


sector SCTR sctrsector scan indicator SSI SSIsecuring SECRG secrgsecurity SCTY sctysecurity guard window SGW SGWsecurity window screen and guard SWSG SWSGsedan SED sedsegment SEG segselect SEL selselective identification feature SIF SIFselective ringing SR SRselectivity SEL selselect-operate sense SEOPSN SEOPSNselector SEL selselenium rectifier SR SRself-cleaning SLFCLN SLFCLNself-closing SELFCL SELFCLself-contained SCNTN SCNTNself-destroying SD SDself-generating SLFGEN slfgenself-indicating SLFIND slfindself-locking SLFLKG slflkgself-propelled SELFPROP selfpropself-sealing SLFSE slfseself-synchronous SELSYN selsynself-tapping ST (SLFTPG) st (slftpg)self-ventilated SV SVselsyn SELS selssemaphore SMPHR smphrsemiarmor-piercing SAP SAPsemiconductor SEMICOND semicondsemiconductor bilateral switch SBS SBSsemiconductor controlled rectifier SCR SCRsemiconductor controlled switch SCS SCSsemiconductor unilateral switch SUS SUSsemienclosed SEN sensemifinished SF sfsemifireproof SFPRF sfprfsemifixed SFXD sfxdsemiflush SFLS sflssemisteel SS sssemitrailer STLR stlrsemivital SVTL svtlsend and receive SR SRsender SDR sdrsending SNDG sndgsenior SR srsense SEN sensense amplifier SA SAsensitive SENS senssensitivity SENS senssensitivity time control STC STCsensitized SNTZD sntzdsensitized material print SMP SMPsensitizing SNTZG sntzgsensor SNSR snsrseparate SEP sepSeptember SEP Sepseptuple SPT sptsequence SEQ seqsequence check SEQCHK seqchksequential coding SECO SECOsequential component automatic testing SCAT SCATserial SER serserial number SERVO SERVOseries SER serseries relay SRLY SRLYserrate SERB serrservice SVCE svceservice bulletin SB SBservice ceiling SRVCLG SRVCLGservice fuel oil SFO SFOservice sink SS SSservice, sort and merge SESAME SESAMEservice-factor amperes SFA SFA


serving SERG sergservo SVO svoservomechanism SERVO servoservomotor SVMTR svmtrset screw SSCR sscrsetter SETR setrsetting SET setsettling SETLG setlgsewage SEW sewsewer SEW sewsexless [connector] SXL sxlsextant SXTN sxtnsextuple SXT sxtshackle SH shshaft SFT sftshaft alley SA SAshaft center SC SCshaft extension SFTEXT SFTEXTshaft gear SHFGR SHFGRshakeproof SHPRF shprfshank SHK shkshape SHP shpshaped charge SC SCshare SH shsharpener SHRP shrpshear plate SP SPshearing SHRNG shrngsheathing SHTHG shthgsheave SHV shvsheet SH shsheeting SH shshell SHL shlshellac SHL shlshell-destroying SD SDshield SHLD shidshield [electronic device] SH SHshielding SHLD shldshift SHF shfshift register SR SRship class SHPCL SHPCLship control SCONT SCONTship course SCOU SCOUship distance SDIS SDISShip Draft Indicating System SDIS SDISship draft indicator transmitter SDIT SDITShip Inertial Navigational System SINS SINSship parts control center SPCC SPCCship service SS SSship service turbo generator SSTG SSTGship speed SSP SSPship status SHSTS SHSTSshipboard SHPBD SHPBDshipboard allowance list SAL SALshipbuilder SHBLDR shbldrshipfitter SFTR sftrshipment SHPT shptshipping SHPNG shpngshipping center SHCR SHCRshock absorber SHABS SHABSshoemaker SHMKR shmkrshop missile assembly and maintenance SMSA SMSAshop order so SOshore connection SHCONN SHCONNshore terminal box STB STBshoreline SHLN shinshort circuit SHORT shortshort range navigation SHORAN SHORANshort side SHTSD SHTSDshort takeoff and landing STOL STOLshort taper STPR STPRshort time constant SHTC SHTCshort wave SW SWshort wheelbase SWB SWBshort-circuit ratio SCR SCRshortleaf yellow pine SLYP SLYP


shot blast SHBL SHBLshots per minute SPM SPMshoulder SHLDR shldrshower SH shshower and toilet SHT shtshower drain SD SDshown SHN shnshrapnel SHRAP shrapshredder SHRDR shrdrshrink mockup template SMUT SMUTshroud SHRD shrdshroud fin SHRDF SHRDFshunt SH shshunt trip SHTR SHTRshutdown SHTDN shtdnshutoff valve SOV SOVshutter SHTR shtrshuttle SHTL shtlside light SILT SILTside looking radar SLR SLRside upset jaw SUJ SUJside water depth SWD SWDsideband SB sbside-lobe blanking SLB SLBside-lobe cancellation SLC SLCside-lobe suppression SLS SLSsidewinder SIWDR siwdrsiding SDG sdgsignal SIG sigsignal and homing light SHLT SHLTsignal light bare SLB SLBsignaling SNLG snlgsignal-to-noise ratio SNR SNRsilence SIL silsilencing SILG silgsilicomanganese steel SMS SMSsilicon precision alloy SPAT SPATsilicon unilateral diffused transistor SUDT SUDTsilver SIL silsilver braze SB SBsilver brazing SB SBsilver brazing union SBU SBUsilver solder SILS SILSsimilar Sim Simsimplex SPLX splxsimulator Sim Simsimulator compiler SIMCOM SIMCOMsine SIN sinsine of the amplitude SN SNsingle SGL sglsingle conductor SC scsingle rotating knife SRKN SRKNsingle signal SSIG SSIGsingle swing blocking oscillator SSBO SSBOsingle weight SW SWsingle-base solid propellant SBSP SBSPsingle-beam klystron SBK SBKsingle-conductor cable SCC SCCsingle-contact SC SCsingle-cylinder SCYL SCYLsingle-end SE SEsingle-face SIF SIFsingle-feeder SFDR SFDRsingle-groove [insul] SG SGsingle-groove single-petticoat [insul] SGSP sgspsingle-phase SPH SPHsingle-pole SP SPsingle-pole double-throw SPDT SPDTsingle-pole double-throw switch SPDTSW SPDTSWsingle-pole single-throw SPST SPSTsingle-pole single-throw switch SPSTSW SPSTSWsingle-pole switch SPSW SPSWsingle-shot SS SSsingle-sideband SSB SSB

single-sideboard SSBD SSBD


single-throw ST STsingle-tire ST STsinter SNTR sntrsintered SNTR sntrsiphon SPHN sphnsiren SN snsituation SIT sitsketch SK skskinned SK skskinner SK skskirt SKT sktskirted SKD skdskylight SLT sltslate SLT sltsleeve SLV slvsleeve bearing SB SBsleeving SLVG slvgslice SLC SIC

slide SL slsliding SL slsliding door SLD SLDsliding expansion joint SEJ SEJSlinger SLGR slgrslip fit SF SFslip joint SJ SJslip ring SR SRslop sink SS SSslope SLP sipslotted SLTD sltdslow operate [relay] SO SOslow release [relay] SR SRslow speed SLSP SLSPslowdown SLD sldsludge SLG slgsmall SM smsmall arms SA SAsmoke SMK smksmoke generator SMKGEN SMKGENsmokeless SMKLS smklssmokeless powder SP SPsmokestand SS sssmooth contour SC SCsmooth neck SMNK SMNKsmooth-face structural clay tile SFSCT SFSCTsmoothing SM smsmooth-surface built-up roof SSBR SSBRsnatch SNH snhsnorkel SNKL snklsnubber SNBR snbrsocket SKT sktsocket head SCH SCHsocket welding SWLDG SWLDGsoda fountain SDFTN SDFTNsoil pipe SP SPsoil stack SSK SSKsolder SLDR sldrsoldering SLDR sldrsolenoid SOL solsolenoid valve SOLV SOLVsolid SOL solsolid body SB SBsolid fiberboard SFB SFBsolid height SOLHGT SOLHGTsolid neutral SN SNsolid rocket SR SRsoluble SLBL slblsolution SOLN solnsolvent SLVT slvtsonar SNR snrsonar control room SONAR SONARsonar countermeasures and deception SONCM SONCMsonar narcelle (sonacelle) SONAC SONACsonobuoy SONB sonbsonoswitch SONOSW sonoswsoot blower SB SB


sorting, updating, report generating, etc. SURGE SURGEsound SND sndsound motion picture SMP SMPsound navigation and ranging SONAR SONARsound ranging SR SRsound recorder-reproducer SRR SRRsounder SDR sdrsounding SNDG sndgsounding machine SMACH SMACHsounding tube ST STsoundproof SNDPRF sndprfsource SCE scesource control drawing SOCD SOCDsource control number SOCN SOCNspace SP spspace heater SPH SPHspacecraft SC scspacer SPCR spcrspanner SPNR spnrspare SP spspare part SP SPspark SPK spkspark plug SPPL SPPLspeaker SPKR spkrspecial SPCL spclspecial (comb form) SP spspecial (projectile] SP spspecial cleaning SPCLN SPCLNspecial common [projectile) SPC SPCspecial equipment SE SEspecial regulations SR SRspecial screw SPSCR SPSCRspecial services SPS SPSspecial shaped SPSHP SPSHPspecial treatment steel STS STSspecial weapons SPLWPN SPLWPNspecial-purpose SID SIDspecific SP spspecific fuel consumption SFC SFCspecific gravity SPGR SPGRspecific heat SPHT SPHTspecific impulse SIMP SIMPspecific volume SPVOL SPVOLspecification SPEC specspecification control drawing SCD SCDspecimen SPEC specspectral distribution SID SIDspectrum analyzer SA SAspeed SP spspeed converter SPCONV SPCONVspeed light SPLT SPLTspeed recorder SR SRspeed regulator SPREG SPREGspeedometer SPDOM SPDOMspherical SPHER spherspherical cartridge SPCTG SPCTGspider SPDR spdrspike SPK spkspin block SB SBspindle SPDL spdlspin-stabilized [rockets] SS SSspiral SPL splsplash block SB SBsplashproof SID SPsplice SPLC splcspline SPLN spinsplit ring SR SRsplit-phase SPPH SPPHsplitter SPLTR spltrsplitting SP spspool SID spspooling SPG spgspot-face SF SFspot-face other side SFO SFOspotlight SLT sit


spot-weld SW SWsprayed acoustical ceiling SAC SACsprayer SPYR spyrspraytight SPT sptspreader SPRDR sprdrspring SPR sprsprinkler SPR sprsprinkling SPRG sprgsprocket SPRKT sprktsquadron SON sqnsquare SQ sqsquare centimeter SQCM* SQCM*square foot SQFT* SQFT*square head SQH SQHsquare inch SQIN* SQIN*square kilometer SQKM* SQKM*square root SQRT SORTsquare wave SOW SQWsqueeze grip SQZGR SQZGRsquirrel cage SQCG SQCGstabilization STBLN stblnstabilize STAB stabstabilized local oscillator STALO STALOstabilized master oscillator STAMO STAMOstabilized shunt STSH STSHstabilizer STAB stabstable STB stbstack STK stkstage STG stgstainless STNLS stnlsstainless steel SST SSTstairway STWY stwystake and platform SP SPstamp STP stpstanchion STAN stanstandard STD stdstandard instruction set SIS SISstandard military drawing SMD SMDstandard nomenclature list SNL SNLstandardization STDZN stdznstandby STBY stbystanding instruction SI SIstanding-wave ratio [voltage] SWR SWRstandoff STDF stdfstandpipe SP spstar epitaxial planar SEP SEPstarboard STBD stbdstarboard side light SSLT SSLTstart and stop STSP STSPstarter START startstarting STG stgstatement STMT stmtstateroom SR srstatic pressure STPR STPRstatic self-verification SSV SSVstation STA stastation keeping lights SKLT SKLTstationary STA stastator STTR sttrstatuary bronze STBRZ STBRZstatus STAT statsteady STDY stdysteam ST ststeam engine direct-connected SEDC SEDCsteam generator STGEN STGENsteam working pressure STWP STWPsteaming STMG stmgsteel STL stlsteel basement window SBW SBWsteel cadmium plated SCDP SCDPsteering STRG strgsteering gear dual emergency SGDE SGDEsteering light STGLT STGLTstellite STLT stltstepdown STPDN stpdn


stepdown and stepup SDNSU SDNSUstepper STPR stprstep-recovery diode SRO SRDstepup STU stustereophonic STEREO stereosterilizer STER sterstern diving STDVG STDVGstern light STLT STLTstern plane STPL STPLstiffener STIF stifstill picture projector SPP SPPstimulate STIVIL stmlstirrup STIR stirstitch STCH stchstock STK stkstock number SNO SNOstock number sequence SNSL SNSLstock order so SOstone STN stnstop order so SOstopping STPNG stpngstorage STOR storstorage address register SAR SARstore ST Ststoreroom STRM strmstorm water STW STWstove bolt SB SBstove rod SROD SRODstowage STWG stwgstraight STR strstraight shank SS SSstraight thread [pipe couplings] NPSC NPSCstraight-line frequency SLF SLFstraight-line wavelength SLWL SLWLstrainer STR strstrake STK stkstrand STRD strdstranded STRD strdstrapped STRP strpstrategic STRAT stratstrategic missile SM SMstratosphere STRATO stratostream STIR strstreamline STRLN strlnstreet ST ststrength STR strstress anneal SA SAstringer STGR stgrstrip STIR Stpstripped STPD stpdstripper STPR stprstripping STR strstrip-tin ST STstroboscope STBSCP stbscpstroke STRK strkstrong STRG strgstrongback STRBK

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structural STRL strlstructural carbon steel, hard SCSH SCSHstructural carbon steel, medium SCSM SCSMstructural carbon steel, soft SCSS SCSSstructural clay tile SCT SCTstructural glass SG SGstructure STRUCT structStubs Wire Gage SWG SWGstudio-transmitter link STL STLstuffing STFG stfgstuffing box SB SBsubassembly SUBASSY subassysubcaliber SUBCAL subcalsubcarrier authorization SCA SCAsubject SUBJ subjsubmarine SUB subsubmarine mine depot SMD SMDsubmerged SUBMG submg


submergence SUBMG submgsubmersible SBM sbmsubminiature SUBMIN subminsubsequent SUBQ subqsubsoil drain SSD SSDsubstation SUBSTA substasubstitute SUBST substsubstrate SBSTR sbstrsubstructure SUBSTR substrsubsystem SS sssubtraction SUBTR subtrsucceeding SUC sucsuction SUCT suctsudden ionospheric disturbance SID SIDsufficient SUF sufsuffix SUFF suffsulfur trioxide chlorsulfonic acid FS FSsummary SMY smysumming sum sumsumming selector SS SSsump tank SMTK SMTKsunny SNY snysupercharge SPCHG spchgsuperheater SUPHTR suphtr -superheterodyne SUPERHET superhetsuperhigh frequency SHF shfsuperimposed current SUPCUR SUPCURsuperintendent SUPT suptsuperquick SQ sqsupersede SUPSD supsdsupersensitive SUPSENS supsenssupersonic transport SST SSTsuperstructure SUPERSTR superstrsupervise SUPV supvsupervision SPVN spvnsupplement SUPPL supplsupply SPLY splysupport SPRT spitsupport equipment SE SEsuppression SUPPR supprsuppressor SUPPR supprsurface SURF surfsurfaced or dressed four sides S4S S4Ssurfaced or dressed one side SIS S1Ssurfaced or dressed one side and one edge S1S1E S1S1Esurfaced or dressed two sides S2S S2Ssurface-to-air missile SAM SAMsurface-to-surface missile SSM SSMsurface-to-underwater missile SUM SUMsurge SRG srgsurgical SURG surgsurvey SURV survsurvival SRVL srvlsuspend SUSP suspsuspended acoustical-plaster ceiling SAPC SAPCsuspended acoustical-tile ceiling SATC SATCsuspended plaster ceiling SPC SPCsuspended sprayed acoustical ceiling SSAC SSACsuspension SPNSN spnsnsustaining STNG stngswage SWG swgswamp glider SG SGswash SW swswash bulkhead SWBHD SWBHDsweat SWT swtsweep SWP swpsweep expand SWPEXP SWPEXPsweep integrator SWPINTEG SWPINTEGsweet dough SDGH SDGHswing SWG swgswinging bracket SWGBKT SWGBKTswinging door SWGD SWGDswitch SW swswitch rails SWR SWRswitch stand SWS SWS


switch ties SWT SWTswitchband wound [relay] SW SWswitchboard SWBD swbdswitchgear SWGR swgrswitchgear SWOV swovswitchgear block SGB SGBswivel SWVL swvlsymbol SYM symsymmetrical SYMM symmsymposium SYMP sympsynchro switch SSW SSWsynchro tie SYNTI SYNTIsynchronization bit SB SBsynchronization indicator SYNIND SYNINDsynchronize SYNC syncsynchronizing lamp SYNLP SYNLPsynchronizing receptacle SYNRECP SYNRECPsynchronous SYN synsynchronous converter SYNCCONV SYNCCONVsynchronous-orbiting SYNCOM SYNCOMsynchroscope SYNSCP synscpsynthetic SYNTH synthsyringe SRNG srngsystem SYS syssystem noise figure SNF SNFSysteme International d'Unites SI SITtable lookup TLU TLUtable solution TABSOL TABSOLtables of equipment TE TEtables of organization TO TOtables of organization and equipment TOE TOEtabulate TAB tabtabulator simulator TABSIM TABSIMtachometer TACH tachtachometer voltmeter TVM TVMtackle TKL tkltactical TAC tactactical air navigation TACAN TACANtactical data entry TACDEN TACDENtactical missile TM TMtactical range recorder TRR TRRtail fuze TFZ TFZtail gate TGT TGTtail gear TG TGtail landing gear TLG TLGtail wind TW twtailor TAL taltailpiece TLPC tlpctailshaft TLSFT tlsfttally TLY tlytandem TDM tdmtangent TAN tantank destroyer TD TDtanker TKR tkrtanned TAN tantape control unit TCU TCUtape core TC TCtape distributor TDISTR TDISTRtape drive TPDR TPDRtape phase inverter TPI TPItape-operated system TOS TOStape-pack TAPAK TAPAKtaper TPR tprtaper pipe thread NPT NPTtaper pipe thread [railing fixtures] NPTR NPTRtaper shank TS TStappet TPT tpttapping TPG tpgtarget TGT tgttarget designation transmitter TDT TDTtarget doppler nullifier TDN TDNtarget identification TI TItarget practice TP TPtarget practice with tracer TPT TPT


tarpaulin TARP tarptask parameter synthesizer TPS TPStaxiway TWY twyteamwork TW twtechnical TECH techtechnical ammunition TAM TAMtechnical bulletin TB TBtechnical circular TC TCtechnical control TC TCtechnical manual TM TMtechnical note TN TNtechnical order TO TOtechnical report TR TRtelecommunications TELECOM telecomtelegraph TLG tlgTelegraph System TS TStelemeter TLM tlmtelemeter transmitter TMX TMXtelemetry TLMY tlmytelemetry processor module TPM TPMtelemotor TELMTR telmtrtelephone TEL teltelephone booth TELB TELBtelephone interference factor TIF TIFtelephone station TEL TELtelephotograph TPHO tphoteleprinter TPR tprtelescope TLSCP tlscpteletype TT ttteletypewriter TTY ttyteletypewriter exchange TWX TWXtelevision TV tvtelevision interference TVI TV[temper TEM temtemperature TEMP temptemperature compensating TC TCtemperature differential TD TDtemperature indicating controller TIC TICtemperature meter TM TMtemperature switch TSW TSWtemperature well TW TWtempered TMPD tmpdtempered water TW TWtempering TMPRG tmprgtemplate TEMPL tempttemporary TEMP temptemporary construction hole TCH TCHtenderizer TNDZR tndzrtensile TNSL tnsltensile strength TS TStension TNSN tnsntentative TNTV . tntvterminal TERM termterminal board TB TBterminal protective device TPD TPDtermination TERMN termnterneplate TRPL trplterohmmeter TOHM tohmterra cotta TC TCterrain-avoidance radar TAR TARterrain-clearance indicator TCI TCIterrazzo TER terterrazzo base TERB TERBtertiary TER tertest and evaluate TE TEtest equipment TSTEQ TSTEQtest link TLK TLKtest point TP TPtest specification [no number] TSPEC TSPECtest specification [number] TS TStest switch TSW TSWtester TSTR tstrtesting TSTG tstgtesting and popping TSPOP TSPOPtesting device TO TD


tetrachloride TET tettetrafluorethylene TETFLEYNE tetfleynetetrode TET tettextile TXTL txtlthat is IE ietheoretical THEOR theortheoretical point of fog TPF TPFtherm THM thmthermal THRM thrmthermal converter THC THCthermal demand transmitter TDX TDXthermal element TE TEthermistor THMS thmsthermocouple TC tcthermoid TH ththermometer THERM thermthermostat THERMO thermothermostatic THRMSTC thrmstcthick THK thkthick film THKF THKFthickener THKNR thknrthicker THKR thkrthickness THKNS thknsthimble TMB tmbthin film TF TFthin-film transistor TFT TFTthinner TNR tnrthird stage 3STG 3STGthread THD thethread both ends TBE TBEthread cutting TC TCthread for press-tight joints NPSF NPSFthread forming TF TFthread one end TOE TOEthreaded neck THDNK THDNKthreadpiece THDPC thdpcthree-conductor 3C 3Cthree-phase 3PH 3PHthree-pole 3P 3Pthree-pole double-throw 3PDT 3PDTthree-pole single-throw 3PST 3PSTthree-stage 3STG 3STGthree-way 3WAY 3WAYthree-wire 3W 3Wthroat THRT thrtthrottle THROT throtthrottle reset TRST TRSTthrough THRU thruthrower THWR thwrthrowout THWT thwtthrust THR thrthrust line TL TLthrust shell THRSHL THRSHLthrust termination unit TTU TTUthyratron core driver TCD TCDthyratron motor control THYMOTROL THYMOTROLthyristor THYR THYRticket TKT TKTtie line TL TLtie plate TP TPtight joints NPTF NPTFtight wrapped TW TWtightening TTNG ttngtile base TS TBtile block TB TBtile drain TD TDtile floor TF TFtile threshold TT TTtile wainscot TW TWtile-shingle roof TSR TSRtiller TLR tlrtilting TLG tlgtimber TMBR tmbrtime and superquick TSQ TSQtime compliance technical order TCTO TCTO


time constant TC TCtime delay TD TDtime division multiplex TDM TDMtime meter TIM TIMtime of fail TF TFtime of flight TMFL TMFLtime of rise TR TRtime of variation of gain TVG TVGtime opening TO TOtime since new TSN TSNtime since overhaul TSO TSOtime switch TS TStimed TMD tmdtimed closing TC TCtime-delay closing TDC TDCtime-delay opening TDO TDOtimer TMR tmrtiming TMG tmgtiming and telemetry TT TTtinned TND tndtobin bronze TOBBRZ TOBBRZtoboggan TOB tobtoggle TGL tgltoilet T ttoilet case TC TCtoilet-paper holder TH THtolerance TOL toltone and alarm TNALM TNALMtone modulation TM TMtongue TING tngtongue and groove TG TGtongueless TGLS tglstool steel TS TStoothed ring TR TRtop and bottom TB TBtop and bottom bolt TBB TBBtop chord TC TCtop of frame TFR TFRtopping TOPG topgtorpedo TORP torptorpedo batt TBATT TBATTtorpedo group TG TGtorpedo part of beam TP TPtorque TRQ trqtorque-differential receiver TDR TDRtorquemeter TORM tormtorsiograph TORSIO torsiotorsion TRSN trsntorsional TORNL tomltoss bomb computer TBC TBCtotal TOT tottotal dynamic head TDH TDHtotal harmonic distortion THD THDtotal indicator reading TIR TIRtotal load TLLD TLLDtotal time TT TTtotalize TOTLZ TOTLZtotalizing relay TOR TORtotally enclosed TE TEtotally enclosed fan-cooled TEFC TEFCtouchtone multifrequency TTMF TTMFtowel rack or rod TR TRtower TWR twrtrace TR trtracer TRCR trcrtracer number TN TNtrack TRK trktrack data simulator TDS TDStrack data storage TDST TDSTtrack imitation TIM timtrack initiate TI TItracking TRKG trkgtracking and guidance TG TGtracking radar input and correlation TRIC TRICtrackway TRWA TRWA


trade name TRN TRNtrade pattern TRP TRPtraffic TRFC trfctrailer TRLR trlrtrailer mounted TLRMTD TLRMTDtrailing TRG trgtrailing edge TE TEtrailing edge radius TER TERtrain TN totrainer TRNR trnrtraining TNG tngtraining manual TM TMtrajectory TRAJ trajtransceiver XCVR xcvrtranscribe TRSCB trscbtranscriber TRSBR trsbrtranscribing TRSGG trsbgtransducer XDCR xdcrtransfer XFR xfrtransferred-electronlogic logic TEDL TEDLtransformer XFMR xfmrtransistor XSTR xstrtransistor driver core memory TDCM TDCMtransistor transistor logic TTL TTLtransistor under test TUT TUTtransistor voltmeter TVM TVMtransistorized TSTRZ tstrztransition TRNSN trnsntranslator XLTR xltrtransmission XMSN xmsntransmit XMT xmttransmit gain control TGC TGCtransmit-receive TR TRtransmittal XMTL xmtltransmittance TRANS transtransmitted XMTD xmtdtransmitter XMTR xmtrtransmitter distributor TD TOtransmitter receiver TR TRtransmitting XMTG xmtgtransom TR trtransparent TRANS transtransport vehicle TV TVtransportable satellite TSCLT TSCLTtransportation TRANSP transptranspose TRNPS turnstransposition TPSN tpsntransverse TRANSV transvtransverse electric TE TEtransverse electromagnetic TEM TEMtransverse expansion joint TEJ TEJtransverse magnetic TM TMtrapezoid TRAP traptrapped-plasma avalanche-triggered transit TRAPATT TRAPATTtravel limit TRVLMT TRVLMTtraveler TRVLR trvlrtraveling TRVLG trvlgtraveling wave TW TWtraveling-wave multiple-beam TWMBK TWMBKtraveling-wave tube TWT TWTtraversing TRAY travtread TRD trdtreated TRTD trtdtreated hard-pressed fiberboard THPFB THPFBtreatment TRTMT trtmttreble TRB trbtriangle TRNGL trngltributary TRIG tribtrick wheel TRKWHL TRKWHLtrigger TRIG trigtriggering TRIG trigtrigonometry TRIG trigtrim after forming TAF TAFtrimmer TRMR trmrtrinitrotoluene TNT tnt


triode TRI tritrip coil TC TCtriple TPL tpltriple wall TPLW tplwtriple-pole 3P 3Ptriple-pole double-throw 3PDT 3PDTtriple-pole double-throw switch 3PDTSW 3PDTSWtriple-pole single-throw 3PST 3PSTtriple-pole single-throw switch 3PSTSW 3PSTSWtriple-pole switch 3PSW 3PSWtriple-throw 3T 3Ttriplex TRX trxtripped TRP trptripping TRP trptrolley TRLY trlytroposphere TROPO tropotruck TRK trktrue airspeed TAS TAStrue position TP TPtrue position tolerance TPTOL TPTOLtrue profile TP TPtruncated whitworth coarse thread TWC TWCtruncated whitworth fine thread TWF TWFtruncated whitworth special thread TWS TWStrunk TRK trktrunnion TRUN truntruss TR trtruss head TRH TRHtube axial TBAX TBAXtube sheet TS TStube sheet inlet and outlet head TSIOH TSIOHtube under test TUT TUTtubing TBG tbgtumble TMB tmbtumbler TBLR tblrtune-controlled gain TCG TCGtuned radio frequency TRF TRFtuned-plate tuned-grid TPTG TPTGtungsten TUNG tungtuning TUN tuntunnel TNL tnltunnel diode TNLDIO TNLDIOtunnel-diode logic TDL TDLturbine TURB TURBturbine close coupled TCC TCCturbine direct TD TDturbine driven TD TDturbine generator TURBOGEN TURBOGENturbine inlet pressure TIP TIPturbine inlet temperature TIT TITturbine reduction drive TRD TRDturbo alternator TURBOALT TURBOALTturbojet propulsion TJP TJPturnbuckle TRNBKL trnbklturned TRND trndturning TURN turnturning gear TRNGR TRNGRturning light TRNLT TRNLTturnout TO toturntable TRNTBL trntblturret TUR turtwin sideband TWSB TWSBtwist drill gage TDG TOGtwisted TW twtwo-conductor 2C 2Ctwo-digit 2DIG 2DIGtwo-phase 2PH 2PHtwo-pole DP DPtwo-pole double-throw DPDT DPDTtwo-pole single-throw DPST DPSTtwo-stage 2STG 2STGtwo-way 2WAY 2WAYtwo-wire 2W 2Wtype mode series TMS TMStype-plate TYPL TYPL


typesetting TYPSTG typstgtypesetting lead TSL tsltypewriter TW twtypical TYP typUultimate ULT ultultrahigh frequency UHF UHFultra-high frequency direction finding UHFDF UHFDFultrasonic frequency OF OFultraviolet UV uvultraviolet amplification by stimulated emission of radiation UVASER UVASERultraviolet floodlight UVFLT UVFLTumbilical UMB umbumbilical cord UMBC UMBCunauthorized UNAUTHD unauthdunbleached UBL ublunbleached muslin UMUS UMUSunclamp UNCLP unclpuncoated UNCTD unctdunconditionally UNCOND uncondundefined UNDEF undefunder UND andundercurrent UNDC undcunderfrequency UNDF undfunderfrequency relay UFR UFRunderground UGND ugndunderhatch UH uhunderheat UHT uhtunderload UNDLD undldundersize us usundervoltage UNDV undvundervoltage device UVD UVDunderwater UWTR uwtrunderwater battery UB UBunderwater object locator UOL UOLunderwater team UWTM UWTMunderwater-to-air missile UAM UAMunderwater-to-surface missile USM USMundetermined UNDETM undetmunfinished UNFIN unfinunfuzed UNF unfunglazed ceramic mosaic tile UCMT UCMTunglazed structural facing units USFU USFUunglazed structural unit base USUB USUBunified UN UNUnified coarse thread UNC UNCUnified extra fine thread UNEF UNEFUnified fine thread UNF UNFunified S-band USB USBUnified special thread UNS UNSuniform UNIF unifUniform System [lens marking] us USuniformity coefficient UNIFCOEF UNIFCOEFunijunction transistor UJT UJTuninterruptible power supply UPS UPSunion UN ununion bonnet UNB UNBunit check UK UKunit cooler UC UCunit heater UH UHunit under test UUT UUTunit weight U WT UWTUnited States us USUnited States Gage USG USGUnited States Pharmacopeia USP USPuniversal UNIV univuniversal asynchronous UART UARTuniversal product code UPC UPCunknown LINK unkunless otherwise specified UOS UOSunlimited UNLIM unlimunloading UNL unlunlocking UNLKG unlkgunmarked UNMKD unmkdunmounted UNMTD unmtd


unregulated UNRGLTD unrgltdunsatisfactory material notice UMN UMNunsatisfactory report UR URunsensitized USTZD ustzdunsuppressed UNSUPPR unsuppruntreated UTRTD utrtduntreated hard-pressed fiberboard UHPFB UHPFBuntwist UNTW untwupbeam U/B u/bupstream U/S u/supdraft UPDFT updftupper UPR uprupper and lower UL ULupper control limit UCL UCLupper sideband USB USBupright URT urtupward UPWD upwdurinal UR ururinal water closet URWC URWCUSA Standard USAS USASuse as required UAR UARused on UO UOused with UW UWutensil UTN utnutility UTIL utilutility binary dump UBD UBDutility room UR URutilization UTIL utilutilization of enemy electromagnetic radiation UTEELRAD UTEELRADVvacant VAC vacvacuum VAC vacvacuum induction melt-vacuum arc remelt VIMVAR VIMVARvacuum tube VT VTvacuum-tube voltmeter VTVM VTVMvalley VAL valvalue VAL valvalue engineering VE VEvalve box VB VBvalve seat VST VSTvalve stem VSTM VSTMvandyke VD vdvane axial VNXL VNXLvapor seal VS VSvaporize VPR vprvaporproof VAPPRF vapprfvapor-tight VT vtvaractor VRCTR VRCTRvar-hour meter VARHM VARHMvariable VAR varvariable delivery VDEL VDELvariable floating point VFLPT VFLPTvariable frequency VF VFvariable gain amplifier VGA VGAvariable resistor VARISTOR VARISTORvariable time (fuse) VT VTvariable-control oil pressure VCOP VCOPvariable-frequency clock VFREQCLK VFREQCLKvariable-frequency oscillator VFO VFOvariable-threshold logic VTL VTLvariable-voltage transformer VARITRAN varitranvariance VAR varvariation VAR varvariety VRTY vrtyvarious VAR varvaristor VRIS vrisvarmeter VARM varmvarnish YARN varnvarnished cambric [insul] VC VCvarying VRYG vrygvault door VD VDvegetable VEG vegvehicle VEH vehvellum VEL velvelocity VEL vel


velocity modulation VM VMvendor item control drawing VICD VICDvent hole VH VHvent pipe VP VPvent stack VS VSventilate VENT ventventilating deadlight VDL VDLventilating equipment VE VEventilator VENT ventverbatim VERB verbverification VERIF verifverify VRFY vrfyvernier VERN vernversatile VERST verstversed sine VERS versversus VS vsvertex VTX vtxvertical VERT vertvertical and short takeoff and landing VSTOL VSTOLvertical center line VCL VCLvertical centrifugal VCE VCEvertical impulse VIMP VIMPvertical ladder VL VLvertical location of the center of buoyancy VCB VCBvertical location of the center of gravity VCG VCGvertical radial VTR VTRvertical reference line VRL VRLvertical takeoff and landing VTOL VTOLvertical volute spring suspension VVSS VVSSvery high frequency VHF VHFvery high frequency direction VHFDF VHFDFvery high frequency omnirange localizer VORLOC VORLOCvery high frequencyomni directional radio VOR VORvery large-scale integration VLSI VLSIvery long range VLR VLRvery low altitude VLA VLAvery low frequency VLF VLFvestibule VEST vestvestigial sideband VSB VSBvestigial-sideband modulation VSM VSMvibrate VIB vibvibration VIB vibVickers hardness VH VHvideo [adjective] VID vidvideo amplifier VIDAMP VIDAMPvideo display terminal VDT VDTvideo frequency VIDF VIDFvideo integration VINT VINTvideo-tape recorder VTR VTRvillage VIL VILviolet VIO vioviscometer VISMR vismrviscosity VISC viscviscosity index VI VIvisible VSBL vsblvisual VIS visvisual aural radio range VARR VARRvisual flight rules VFR VFRvisual glide slope VGS VGSvisual identification VISID VISIDvital load center VLC VLCvitreous VIT vitvitrified clay VC VCvitrified clay tile VCT VCTvoice VO vovoice coil VC VCvoice frequency VF VFvoice frequency carrier teletype VFCTT VFCTTvoice frequency telegraph VFTLG VFTLGvoice tube VT VTvoice-actuated transmitter keyer inhibitor ANTIVOX ANTIVOXvoice-operated device for automatic transmission VODAT VODATvoice-operated transmitter keyer VOX VOXvolt V* V*volt per meter VM* VM*


volt per mil VMIL* VMIL*voltage control transfer VCT VCTvoltage detector VDET VDETvoltage drop VD VDvoltage regulator VR VRvoltage relay VRLY VRLYvoltage standing-wave ratio VSWR VSWRvoltage-adjusting rheostat VADJR VADJRvoltage-controlled oscillator VCO VCOvoltage-tunable magnetron VTM VTMvoltage-variable capacitor VVC vvcvoltammeter VAM vamvoltmeter VM vmvoltmeter switch VS VSvolt-ohm milliammeter VOM VOMvolume VOL volvolume indicator VI VIvolume of compartment VC VCvolume unit VU VUvolumetric VLMTRC VLMTRCvolute VLT VLTvulcanize VULC VULCWwafer WFR wfrwagon WAG wagwagon box WB WBwainscot WA wawaiting WTG wtgwake light WKLT WKLTwall hydrant WH WHwall receptacle WR WRwall vent WV WVwallboard WLB WLBwalseal WLSL WLSLwanigan WAN wanwardrobe WRB wrbwardroom WR wrwarehouse WHSE whsewarhead WARHD warhdwarming WM wmwarning WRN wrnwarping WRPG wrpgwarranty WARR warrwash bucket WB WBwash fountain WF WFWashburn and Moen Gage WMGA WMGAwasher WSHR wshrwashing WSHG wshgwashroom WR wrwaste pipe WP WPwaste stack WS WSwater WTR wtrwater chiller WCHR WCHRwater closet WC WCwater cooler WCR WCRwater fog WFG WFGwater heater WH WHwater jacket WJ WJwater meter WM WMwater pump WP WPwater round torpedo WRT WRTwater surface WS WSwater turbine WTURB WTURBwater turbine, closed-coupled WTCC WTCCwater turbine, direct WTD WTDwater-cooled WCLD WCLDwaterline WL wlwaterproof WTRPRF wtrprfwaterproof fan-cooled WPFC WPFCwaterproof shroud WPS WPSwaterproofing WPG wpgwatertight WTRTT wtrttwaterwall WW wwwaterwheel WWHL wwhlwatt W* W*


watt demand meter WDM WDMwatthour WH* Wh*watthour demand meter WHDM WHDMwatthour demand meter, thermal type WHT WHTwatthour meter WHM WHMwatthour meter with contact device WHC WHCwatthour meter with loss compensator WHL WHLwattmeter WM wmwaveguide WG wgwavelength WL wlweakened plane joint WPJ WPJweapon WPN wpnweapon carrier WC WCWeapon System WS WSwearing WRG wrgweather WEA weaweather seal WSL WSLweather stripping WS WSweatherproof WTHPRF wthprfweatherproof linsull WP wpweather-resistant WR WRweathertight WEAT weatwebbing WBG wbgwedge WG wgweek WK wkweight WT wtweighting WTG wtgwelded WLD wldwelder WLDR wldrweldless WLDS wldswet bulb WB WBwet process WP WPwetted surface WS WSwhale boat WB WBwheel WHL whlwheelbarrow WB wbwheelbase WB wbwheelhouse WH whwhistle WSTL wstlwhite WHT whtwhite indicating lamp WIL WILwhite light WL WLwhite phosphorus WP WPwhite room WR WRwhite scale WHS WHSwhole depth WD WDwide band WB WBwide-area data service WADS WADSwide-area telecommunications service WATS WATSwidth WD wdwidth across flats WAF WAFwildcat WLC wlcwinch WN wnwind direction WDIR WDIRwind load WL WLwinder WNDR wndrwinding WDG wdgwinding to winding WW wwwindlass WNDLS wndlswindow woo wdowindow dimension WD WDwindow guard WG WGwindow unit WU WUwindshield WSHLD wshldwing chord plane WCP WCPwing reference line WRL WRLwinterize WTRZ wtrzwipe out WO WOwiping WPG wpgwire assembly WA WAwire gage WG WGwire glass WGL WGLwire list WL WLwire mesh WM WMwire rope WR WR


wire-bound WBD WBDwireway WW wwwire-wound WW WWwiring WRG wrgwiring around frame WAF WAFwith blowout WBO WBOwith equipment and spare parts WESP WESPwithdrawn WD WDwithout WO WOwithout blowout WOBO WOBOwithout equipment and spare WOESP WOESPwood awning-type window WATW WATWwood base WB WBwood block floor WBF WBFwood blocking WBL WBLwood boring WDBOR WDBORwood casement window WCW WCWwood door WD WDwood door and frame WDF WDFwood furring strips WFS WFSwood jalousie WJ WJwood panel WDP WDPwood pattern WP WPwood threshold WT WTwoodcutting WCTG wctgwooden box [ammo] WBX WBXwoodruff WDF wdfwood-shingle roof WSR WSRword buffer register WBR WBRword combiner and multiplexer WCM WCMword processing WP WPwork line WL WLworkbench WB wbworking circle WC WCworking point WP WPworking pressure WPR WPRworking steam pressure WSP WSPworking voltage WV WVworkshop WKS wksworkshop assembly [torpedo] WA WAworkshop unit [torpedo] WU WUworm gear WMGR WMGRwormshaft WMSFT wmsftwormwheel WMWHL wmwhlwound WND wndwrecker WRK wrkwrecking WRK wrkwrench WR wrwringer WRGR wrgrwrist pin WSTPN WSTPNwritable control store WCS WCSwriter WR wrwrong direction WRDIR WRDIRwrought WRT wrtwrought brass WBRS WBRSwrought iron WI WIwrought steel WS WSYyard YD* yd*year YR yryellow YEL yelyellow indicating lamp YIL YILyellow light YLT YLTyellow varnished cambric YVC YVCyield point YP YPyield strength YS YSZzero adjusted ZA ZAzero temperature coefficient ZTC ZTC

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