The list of aviation acronyms and abbreviations.

All aviation related acronyms and abbreviations.

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MPH:
Miles Per Hour(Unit, Transport, Traffic)
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PLD:
Programmable Logic Device(Electronic Design, Gate Array)
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PPM:
Parts Per Million(Unit, Urban design, Planning)
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RT:
Remote Terminal(Aviation, Telecommunications, Telecom)
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SAR:
Search and Rescue(Response, Firefighting, Scuba diving)
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SSR:
Secondary Surveillance Radar(Aviation, Army, Telecommunications)
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UUT:
Unit Under Test(Aviation, Telecommunications, Telecom)
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AFTN:
Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunication Network(Aviation)
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ALT:
Altitude(Architectural, Architecture, Construction)
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ASAP:
As Soon As Possible(Usenet, Military jargon, Web slang)
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ATLAS:
Abbreviated Test Language for All Systems(Aviation)
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ATP:
Acceptance Test Procedure(Aviation, Telecommunications, Telecom)
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BFO:
Beat Frequency Oscillator(Aviation, Telecommunications, Telecom)
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BS:
British Standard(Scuba diving, Diving, Underwater)
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CAP:
Computer Aided Publishing(Aviation, Computing, Telecommunications)
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CAS:
Column Address Strobe(Computer hardware, Aviation, Computing)
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CBT:
Computer-Based Training(Air transport industry, Air Transport, Navy)
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CFM:
Cubic Feet Per Minute(Forest industry, Pulp and Paper, Paper printing)
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CPS:
Cycles Per Second(Unit, Audio, Energy)
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FANS:
Future Air Navigation System(Aviation, Telecommunications, Telecom)
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