Technology terms starting with A

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  1. Advanced Technology Demonstration Adversary Capability Document The actual demonstration of an advanced state-of-the-art system under conditions likely to exist when in operation.
  2. advanced television (ATV) A family of television systems that is intended to be improvements over current commercial-quality television.
  3. Advertisement In Systems Management Server, a notification sent by the site server to the client access points (CAPs) specifying that a software distribution program is…
  4. Advisory Neighborhood Commissions (ANC) Bodies of local government in Washington DC. There are 37 ANCs. They consider a wide range of policies and programs affecting neighborhoods, including…
  5. ADWC Air Defense Warfare Center.
  6. AdWords Google's advertisement and link auction network. Most of Google's ads are keyword targeted and sold on a cost per click basis in an auction which factors…
  7. ADX Air Defense Exercise.
  8. AE Area Effect
  9. AEC Atomic Energy Commission (US)
  10. AECS Abbreviation for Aeronautical Emergency Communications System. See Aeronautical Emergency Communications System Plan.
  11. AEDC Arnold Engineering Development Center, Arnold AFB, TN.
  12. AEG General Electric Corporation of Germany.
  13. AEGIS The Navy's advanced, fast reaction, high firepower, shipboard anti-air warfare area defense system (Note: Aegis is the Greek word for "shield").
  14. AEGIS BMD Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (Aegis BMD) Project is an element of the Ballistic Missile Defense System, and is being developed to provide a rapidly…
  15. AEGIS C&D AEGIS Command and Decision.
  16. AEGIS CRC AEGIS Control and Reporting Center.
  17. aerial cable A communications cable designed for installation on, or suspension from, a pole or other overhead structure.
  18. aerial insert In a direct-buried or underground cable run, a cable rise to a point above ground, followed by an overhead run, e.g.
  19. Aerial Photography The taking of photographs from the air with a camera mounted on an aircraft.
  20. aerial triangulation The process of developing a network of horizontal and vertical position from a group of known positions using measurements taken from aerial photographs…
  21. aeronautical advisory station An aeronautical station used for advisory and civil defense communications primarily with private aircraft stations. Synonym UNICOM station. [NTIA]
  22. aeronautical broadcast station An aeronautical station which makes scheduled broadcasts of meteorological information and notices to airmen.
  23. aeronautical Earth station An Earth station in the fixed-satellite service, or, in some cases, in the aeronautical mobile-satellite service, located at a specified fixed point on…
  24. Aeronautical Emergency Communications System (AECS) Plan The AECS Plan provides for the operation of aeronautical communications stations, on a voluntary, organized basis, to provide the President and the…
  25. aeronautical fixed service A radiocommunication service between specified fixed points provided primarily for the safety of air navigation and for the regular, efficient and…
  26. aeronautical fixed station A station in the aeronautical fixed service. [NTIA][RR]
  27. aeronautical mobile (OR) [off-route] service An aeronautical mobile service intended for communications, including those relating to flight coordination, primarily outside national or international…
  28. aeronautical mobile (R) [route] service An aeronautical mobile service reserved for communications relating to safety and regularity of flight, primarily along national or international civil…
  29. aeronautical mobile service A mobile service between aeronautical stations and aircraft stations, or between aircraft stations, in which survival craft stations may participate…
  30. aeronautical mobile-satellite (OR) [off-route] service An aeronautical mobile-satellite service intended for communications, including those relating to flight coordination, primarily outside national and…
  31. aeronautical mobile-satellite (R) [route] service An aeronautical mobile-satellite service reserved for communications relating to safety and regularity of flight, primarily along national or…
  32. aeronautical mobile-satellite service A mobile-satellite service in which mobile Earth stations are located on board aircraft; survival craft stations and emergency position-indicating…
  33. aeronautical multicom service A mobile service not open to public correspondence, used to provide communications essential to conduct activities being performed by or directed from…
  34. aeronautical radionavigation service A radionavigation service intended for the benefit and for the safe operation of aircraft. [NTIA] [RR]
  35. aeronautical radionavigation-satellite service A radionavigation-satellite service in which Earth stations are located on board aircraft. [NTIA] [RR]
  36. aeronautical station A land station in the aeronautical mobile service. In certain instances, an aeronautical station may be located, for example, on board ship or on a…
  37. Aerospace Defense (AD) (1) All defensive measures designed to destroy attacking enemy aircraft, missiles, and space vehicles after they leave the Earths surface, or to nullify…
  38. Aerospace Defense Operations Center (ADOC) Existing center in Cheyenne Mountain AFB (CMAFB), which controls the Air Defense of North America mission. 10
  39. Aerostats Ship- or ground-moored balloon supporting a radar antenna.
  40. Aerothermal Kill A kill in which the thermal shielding of the target RV is damaged by the defensive system. The RV is subsequently destroyed during reentry.
  41. AES Army [Tactical Command and Control System] Ex
  42. AEW Airborne Early Warning.
  43. AEWR Airborne Early Warning Radar
  44. AF acre-feet.
  45. AF SATCOM Air Force Satellite Communications [System].
  46. AF/IN Air Force Intelligence
  47. AF/SC Deputy Chief of Staff for Command, Control, Communications, and Computers, United States Air Force.
  48. AF/TAA Air Force Executive Agent for Theater Air Defense
  49. AFAC Air Force Advisory Committee.
  50. AFAE Air Force Acquisition Executive.
  51. AFAM Air Force Acquisition Model
  52. AFAS Advanced Field Artillery System.
  53. AFATDS (1) Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System. (2) Army Field Artillery Target Direction System
  54. AFC 2 S Air Force Command and Control System.
  55. AFC2S Air Force Command and Control System
  56. AFCC Air Force Component Commander.
  57. AFCCC Air Force Component Command Center.
  58. AFCENT Allied Forces Central Europe (NATO).
  59. AFCS Automatic Flight Control System.
  60. AFCSC Air Force Cryptological Support Center .
  61. AFD Area Forecast Discussion - This National Weather Service product is intended to provide a well-reasoned discussion of the meteorological thinking which…
  62. AFDSOC Air Force Defense System Operations Center.
  63. AFF Arming, Fusing and Firing.
  64. Affiliate Marketing Affiliate marketing programs allows merchants to expand their market reach and mindshare by paying independent agents on a cost per action (CPA) basis.
  65. affordable Cloud computing services are purchased subscription style, with users paying only for what they use.
  66. AFFTC Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards AFB, CA.
  67. AFGWC Air Force Ground/Global Weather Center.
  68. AFID Anti-Fratricide Identification Device.
  69. AFIWC Air Force Information Warfare Center.
  70. AFM Award Fee Monitor. 11
  71. AFMC Air Force Material Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.
  72. AFNOR Acronym for Association Francaise de Normalisation. France's national standards-setting organization.
  73. AFNORTH Allied Forces Northern Europe (NATO).
  74. AFOSH Air Force Occupational Safety and Health.
  75. AFOTEC Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center.
  76. AFPEO/SP Air Force Program Executive Officer for Space
  77. AFRB Award Fee Review Board
  78. AFS (Andrew File Systems) The Andrew File System is a mountable networked file system.
  79. AFSARC Air Force System Acquisition Review Council.
  80. AFSATCOM Air Force Satellite Communications System.
  81. AFSB Air Force Science Board.
  82. AFSC 1. Air Force Space Command (see also AFSPACECOM).
  83. AFSCN Air Force Satellite Control Network.
  84. AFSD OBSOLETE. Air Force Space Division. (Replaced by USAF/SMC.)
  85. AFSMC Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center
  86. AFSOUTH Allied Forces, Southern Region (NATO)
  87. AFSPACECOM Air Force Space Command, Patterson AFB, CO.
  88. AFSPC Air Force Space Command, Patterson AFB, CO
  89. AFSPOC Air Force Space Operations Center.
  90. AFSSI Air Force System Security Instruction.
  91. AFSTC (1) Air Force Space Test Center, Sunnyvale, CA. (2) Air Force Space Technology Center, Kirtland AFB, NM.
  92. AFSWC Air Force Space Warfare Center.
  93. AFTAC Air Force Technical Applications Center, Patrick AFB, FL
  94. AFTADS Army Field Artillery Target Data System.
  95. AFWAN Air Force WWMCCS ADP Modernization
  96. AFWL Air Force Weapons Laboratory (Phillips Lab).
  97. AGARD Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development.
  98. AGC automatic generation control.
  99. AGCCS (1) Air Force Global Command and Control System (USAF term). (2) Army Global Command and Control System (US Army term). 12
  100. Age Some social networks or search systems may take site age, page age, user account age, and related historical data into account when determining how much…