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6,416 terms

Defense terms

  1. ECAC Electromagnetic Compatibility Analysis Center.
  2. ECB Engineering Change Board.
  3. ECC Eastern Colorado Area Office (Loveland, CO).
  4. ECCM Electronic Counter-Countermeasures.
  5. ECDs Element Control Directives.
  6. ECLS ERINT Command and Launch System.
  7. ECM Enterprise content management.
  8. ECN Engineering Change Notice.
  9. ECO Engagement Control Orders.
  10. ECP (1) Engineering Change Proposal. (2) Emergency Command Precedence.
  11. ECPMO Electronic Commerce Program Management Office.
  12. ECS Engagement Control Station (PATRIOT).
  13. ECU Environmental Control Unit.
  14. EDAC Error Detection and Correction
  15. EDGES Electronic Data/Guidelines for Element Survivability.
  16. EDL Electrical Discharge Laser
  17. EDM Engineering Development Model.
  18. EDP Engineering Development Process
  19. EDR Embedded Data Recorder (PATRIOT).
  20. EDS Enterprise Directory Services
  21. EDWA Engagement Determination and Weapons Assignment (PATRIOT). 89
  22. EDX Exoatmospheric Discrimination Experiment
  23. EE (1) Electrical Engineering. (2) Engineering Estimate.
  24. EED Electro-Explosive Device.
  25. EEEV End-to-End Experimental Version.
  26. EEFI Essential Elements of Friendly Information.
  27. EEI Essential Elements of Information.
  28. EEIC Element of Expense Investment Code.
  29. EELV Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (USAF term)
  30. EEU Electronic Equipment Unit.
  31. EFEX Endo-Aeromechanics Flight Experiment.
  32. EFF Electronic Frontier Foundation.
  33. Effective Damage That damage necessary to render a target element inoperative, unserviceable, nonproductive, or uninhabitable.
  34. Effectivity A designation given to the BMDS configuration and demonstrated capability at a point in time, becoming effective at each increment when an element or…
  35. Effluent Plume The pathway of movement of effluents through surface water or air.
  36. EFP Electronic Filing Partnership
  37. EGA Enhanced Graphic Adapter (TelComm/Computer term).
  38. EGP End Game Processor.
  39. EGTR Eglin [AFB] Gulf Test Range.
  40. EHC Enhance Hit Capability (USN term, related to SM2 Block IVA).
  41. EHF Extremely High Frequency.
  42. ehp Equivalent Horsepower.
  43. EIA Electronic Industries Association EIM
  44. EIAP Environmental Impact Analysis Process.
  45. EIP Exoatmospheric Interceptor Propulsion.
  46. EIPC Electronic Information Privacy Center.
  47. EIPT (1) Element IPT. (2) Engineering IPT.
  48. EIS - Environmental Impact Statement.
  49. EISA Extended Industry Standard Architecture (Telecomm/Computer term). 90
  50. EKV (1) Electromagnetic Kill Vehicle. (2) Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle.
  51. Elastic Range The stress range in which a material will recover its original form when the force (or loading) is removed.
  52. Electro-Optics Infrared (EO/IR) Technologies/techniques employed by optical sensors in the wavelength spectrum slightly longer than visible but shorter than radio. 92
  53. Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) A condition when all electromagnetic emissions from electronic, electro-magnetic, and electro-optical components of a system interact without interfering…
  54. Electromagnetic Emanations Signals transmitted as radiation through the air, through a vacuum, or through conductors.
  55. Electromagnetic Field (EMF) (EMF) The electrical and magnetic fields created by the presence or flow of electricity in an electrical conductor or electricity consuming appliance or motor.
  56. Electromagnetic Gun (EMG) A gun in which the projectile is accelerated by electromagnetic forces rather than by an explosion, as in a conventional gun.
  57. Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) Any electromagnetic disturbance that interrupts, obstructs, or otherwise degrades or limits the effective performance of electronics/electrical equipment.
  58. Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) The electromagnetic radiation from a nuclear explosion caused by Comptonrecoil electrons and photoelectrons from photons scattered in the materials of the…
  59. Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR) (1) A form of propagated energy, arising from electric charges in motion that produces a simultaneous wavelike variation of electric and magnetic fields…
  60. Electromagnetic Spectrum The entire range of wavelengths of electromagnetic energy, including (from short to long wavelengths) gamma rays, X rays, ultraviolet light, visible…
  61. Electromagnetics Application of electrical, electronic, and magnetic phenomena to develop devices used in system/subsystem design, excluding employment in the RF spectrum.
  62. Electronic Counter- Countermeasure s (ECCM) That division of electronic warfare involving actions taken to insure friendly effective use of the electromagnetic, optical, and acoustic spectra despite…
  63. Electronic Counter- Countermeasures (ECCM) That division of electronic warfare involving actions taken to insure friendly effective use of the electromagnetic, optical, and acoustic spectra despite…
  64. Electronic Countermeasure (ECM) That division of electronic warfare involving actions taken to prevent or reduce an enemys effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum.
  65. Electronic Industries Association (EIA) A standards organization specializing in the electrical and functional characteristics of interface equipment.
  66. Electronic Warfare (EW) Any military activity involving the use of electromagnetic and directed energy to control the electromagnetic spectrum or to attack the enemy.
  67. Electronic Warfare (EW) Environments Electronic warfare environments result from radar and communications jamming and other related electromagnetic countermeasures and countercountermeasures .
  68. Electronics Intelligence (ELINT) Technical and geo-location intelligence derived from foreign non-communications electromagnetic radiations emanating from other than nuclear detonations…
  69. Electronics Security (ELSEC) The protection resulting from all measures designed to deny unauthorized persons information of value that might be derived from their interception and…
  70. element (EH-leh-ment) A basic part of a whole. In chemistry, refers to a simple substance that cannot be broken down into smaller parts or changed into another…
  71. Element Capability Specification (ECS) A document that identifies the element-level BMDS capabilities and specifications necessary to achieve the system capabilities identified in the SCS.
  72. Element Control Directives (ECDs) The command and control data instructions to control the conduct of the engagement.
  73. Element Operations Center (EOC) An Air Force operations center, which operates and maintains a BMD weapon or sensor suite. (USSPACECOM)
  74. ELF Extremely Low Frequency.
  75. ELIAS Earth Limb Infrared Atomic Structure.
  76. ELINFOSEC Electronic Information Security.
  77. ELINT Electronics Intelligence.
  78. ELPRS Enhanced Position Location Reporting System.
  79. ELS Earth Limb Sensor.
  80. ELSEC Electronics Security.
  81. ELSI Enhanced Longwave Spectrometer Imager.
  82. ELV Expendable Launch Vehicle.
  83. Emanations Security (EMSEC) The protection that results from all measures designed to deny unauthorized persons information of value that might be derived from intercept and analysis…
  84. EMC Environmental Modeling Center
  85. EMCON Emission Control
  86. EMD Engineering and Manufacturing Development (previously referred to as FSD).
  87. EMDCT Expanded Memory DCT.
  88. EME Electromagnetic Environment. 93
  89. Emergency Capability (replaces Contingency Capability) BMDS elements or components that are still in development or testing that provide limited ballistic missile defense capabilities.
  90. EMF Electromagnetic Field.
  91. EMG Electromagnetic Gun.
  92. EMI Electromagnetic Interference.
  93. EMIP See Exoatmospheric Midcourse Interceptor Program.
  94. Emission Control (EMCON) The selective and controlled use of electromagnetic, acoustic, or other emitters to optimize command and control capabilities while minimizing: a)…
  95. EML Elevated Mixed Layer
  96. EMP Electromagnetic Pulse.
  97. EMPSKD Employment Scheduling (USN term).
  98. EMR Electromagnetic Radiation.
  99. EMRLD Excimer Moderate Power Raman-Shifted Laser Device.
  100. EMSEC Emanations Security.

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