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6,416 terms

Defense terms

  1. CSU (1) Computer Software Unit. (2) Communications System Utilization.
  2. CSUR Communications System Utilization Report.
  3. CT (1) Counter-terrorism. (2) Communications Terminal. (3) Control Telemetry. (4) Cryptologic Technician (Navy occupation specialty).
  4. CTACS Contingency Theater Air Control System (JFACC term).
  5. CTAPS Contingency Theater Automated Planning System (USAF).
  6. CTB (1) Communications Test Bed. (2) Comprehensive Test Ban [Treaty term].
  7. CTBM Conventionally-0armed TBM.
  8. CTC A procedure in which a detailed picture of the colon is created by an x-ray machine linked to a computer. Also called computed tomographic colonography.
  9. CTCC Critical Technology Coordinating Committee.
  10. CTD Communications Test Driver.
  11. CTE (1) Center for Test and Evaluation (JIEO term) (2) Common Test Environment.
  12. CTEIP Central Test and Evaluation Investment Program. A DoD program for centrally funding selected test investments proposed by the Services and Defense…
  13. CTF Warsong Gulch Battleground
  14. CTI Concept Technology Insertion.
  15. CTN CALS Test Network.
  16. CTOC Corps Tactical Operations Center.
  17. CTOL Conventional Takeoff/Landing aircraft.
  18. CTP Abbreviation for 1. cytidine 5'-triphosphate, which is required for RNA synthesis since it is a direct precursor molecule; 2. Chloroplast transit peptide.
  19. CTPE Central Tactical Processing Element.
  20. CTPP Consolidated Targets Program Plan.
  21. CTR Cooperative Threat Reduction (Treaty negotiation term).
  22. CTRS Centers
  23. CTS (1) Clear To Send ( TelComm /Computer term). (2) Contact Test Set (USA IFTE term).
  24. CTSS Computer and Telecommunications Staff.
  25. CTT Commanders Tactical Terminal (US Army).
  26. CTT-H/R Commanders Tactical Terminal Hybrid Receiver (USA term).
  27. CTV Control Test Vehicle(s).
  28. CUDIXS Common User Digital Information Exchange System.
  29. Cued Operation The directing of one sensor based upon the data received from another sensor.
  30. Cueing Command The command within a tactic, which specifies the sensor elements coverage volume.
  31. Cueing Data Cueing data is a subset of object tracks within a sensor elements coverage volume.
  32. CUI Common User Interface.
  33. CV (1) Carrier Vehicle. (2) USN Aircraft Carrier. (3) Curriculum Vitae.
  34. CV/BM Carrier Vehicle/Battle Management.
  35. CVBG USN aircraft carrier battle group.
  36. CVHG Carrier, Aircraft (V/STOL), Guided missile.
  37. CVISC Combat Visual Information Support Center.
  38. CVL Copper Vapor Lasers.
  39. CVN USN nuclear powered aircraft carrier. 69
  40. CW (1) Continuous Wave. (2) Chemical Weapon/Warfare. (3) Carrier Wave.
  41. CWAR Continuous Wave Acquisition Cycle (Hawk).
  42. CWBS Contract Work Breakdown Structure.
  43. CWDD Continuous Wave Deuterium Demonstrator.
  44. CWIPT Cost Working group integrated Product Team.
  45. CY Calendar Year. 71
  46. D Dust
  47. D Spec Process specification.
  48. D Star Measure of infrared sensor sensitivity.
  49. D&D Design and Development
  50. D&T Detection and Tracking.
  51. D-A Digital-to-Analog
  52. D-IFOG Depolarized- Interferometric Fiber Optic Gyro.
  53. D-Level Depot Level (ILS term).
  54. D/V Demonstration and Validation.
  55. D2 Projective (interceptor) in the Hyper-Velocity Gun program.
  56. DA (1) Department of the Army. (2) Department of Administration. (3) Decision Analysis. (4) Developing Agency/Activity. (5) Data Administrator.
  57. DAA Designated Approval Authority (DD 5000 term).
  58. DAASAT Direct Ascent Anti-Satellite.
  59. DAB (Full term: single domain antibody ). Antibodies with only one (instead of two) protein chain derived from only one of the two domains of the normal…
  60. DAC (1) Days After Contract [Award]. (2) Department of the Army Civilian. (3) Directed Attack Characterization. (4) Deploy ACCS Component.
  61. DACS Divert and Attitude Control System.
  62. DAD Defense Acquisition Deskbook .
  63. DADS Distributed Air Defense Study (1993).
  64. DAE Defense Acquisition Executive.
  65. DAES Defense Acquisition Executive Summary.
  66. DAGGR Depressed Altitude Guided Gun Round.
  67. DAHQ Department of the Army Headquarters.
  68. DAI Damage Assessment Indicator (targets).
  69. DAL Defended Asset List. 72
  70. DAMA Demand Assigned Multiple Access.
  71. DANASAT Direct Ascent Nuclear Anti-Satellite.
  72. DAPR Directors Annual Program Review (SDIO term)
  73. DARO Defense Aeronautical Reconnaissance Office (OSD).
  74. DARP Defense Aeronautical Reconnaissance Program.
  75. DARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. See ARPA.
  76. DART OBSOLETE. Defense Acquisition Review Team.
  77. DASA German Aerospace. Member of the MEADS Program Team.
  78. DASC Deep Air Support Center (JFACC term).
  79. DASD OBSOLETE. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense.
  80. DASD (C3) Deputy /Assistant Secretary of Defense (C3).
  81. DASO Demonstration and Shakedown Operation.
  82. Data Integrity The state that exists when computerized data is the same as that in the source documents and has not been exposed to accidental or malicious alteration or…
  83. Datalink (1) The means of connecting one location to another for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data.
  84. DAU Defense Acquisition University, Ft. Belvoir, VA.
  85. DAVID Development of Advanced Very long wavelength Infrared Detector (USAF Phillips Lab term).
  86. DAWS Defense Automated Warning System.
  87. Dazzling The temporary blinding of a sensor by overloading it with an intense signal of electromagnetic radiation (e.g., from a laser or a nuclear explosion).
  88. DB Bata Base
  89. DBME Database Management Environment (Computer term).
  90. DBMS Database Management System.
  91. DBOF Defense Business Operations Fund.
  92. DBS Direct Broadcast Satellite. 73
  93. DBSM Database System Management.
  94. DC See Direct current
  95. DC-X Delta Clipper Experiment.
  96. DCA (1) Defensive Counter Air. (2) OBSOLETE. Defense Communications Agency. (Now known as Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)).
  97. DCAA Defense Contract Audit Agency.
  98. DCAS Defense Contract Administrative Services.
  99. DCCO Defense Commercial Communications Office (of DISA).
  100. DCDS Distributed Computer Design/Development System.

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