The list of military acronyms and abbreviations.
All military related acronyms and abbreviations.
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CNO: | Chief of Naval Operations(Military law, United States Navy, Us navy) |
ILS: | Instrument Landing System(Air Transport, Air transport industry) |
US: | United States(Country names, WORLD, Countries) |
DMA: | Defense Mapping Agency(Aviation, Army, Government) |
HF: | High Frequency(Astrophysics, Celestial objects, Computer Security) |
AIAA: | American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics |
CRT: | Cathode Ray Tube(Electronics, Electronic hardware, Computer engineering) |
EHF: | Extremely High Frequency(Communications, Aviation, Army) |
PC: | Personal Computer(Game platform, Video game platform, Computers) |
PIN: | Personal Identification Number(Us taxes, Computer technology) |
CAD: | Computer Aided Design(CORPORATE, Printing, Company) |
CPU: | Central Processing Unit(Switching, Transport, Traffic) |
FM: | Frequency Modulation(Satellite radio, Broadcasting, PHONE) |
INS: | Inertial Navigation System(Air Force, Aviation, Army) |
PCM: | Pulse Code Modulation(Computer technology, MUSIC, Computer) |
QC: | Quality Control(Analysis, Product Development, Quality Management) |
IFF: | Identification Friend or Foe(World War II, Armed Forces, Royal military) |
IFR: | Instrument Flight Rules(Canadian aviation, Civil aviation, Flight) |
SHF: | Super High Frequency(Physics, Aviation, Army) |
TSA: | Transportation Security Administration(Port security, JOBS, Security) |
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