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Larry S.Lopez

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SAND78-1341 (Revised) Unlimited Release Reprinted August 1 9 8 0 Revised February 1979 Revised March 1980 ABBREVIATIONS FOR TECHNICAL WRITERS Larry S. Lopez Technical Writing D i v i s i o n 3151 Sand i a L a b o r a t o r i e s Albuquerque, NM 87185

Introduction This i s a comprehensive l i s t i n g o f a b b r e v i a t i o n s most l i k e l y t o be encountered by Sandia L a b o r a t o r i e s (SLA) writers. It h a s been c u l l e d from Sandia Technical r e p o r t s , o t h e r m i l i t a r y and Sandia l i s t i n g s , and comm e r c i a l p u b l i c a t i o n s . Although t h e l i s t i n g i s informal and is meant t o be d e s c r i p t i v e r a t h e r t h a n p r e s c r i p t i v e , it can be considered a u t h o r i t a t i v e by SLA Technical writers. A l i s t i n g by expansion i s n o t included because writers seldom g e n e r a t e a b b r e v i a t i o n s .
The placement of s u b s c r i p t s and s u p e r s c r i p t s around atomic elemenis i s o f t e n a perplexing q u e s t i o n . Therald Moeller i n Inorganic Chemistry writes t h a t , according t o t h e INTERNATIONAL UNION OF CHEMISTS,the most n e a r l y unambiguous system i s t h e following (element XI:

a b Position Position Position Position a b c d

d c

= t h e MASS number = NUCLEAR CHARGE

= I O N CHARGE ( i f any) = NUMBER OF A O S PRESENT i n a molecule TM

Those S I a b b r e v i a t i o n s based on a p e r s o n ' s name ( v o l t , h e r t z , p a s c a l , e t c ) have t h e f i r s t l e t t e r c a p i t a l i z e d (V, Hz, Pa). Normally abbreviat i o n s a r e n o t p l u r a l i z e d o r punctuated with a period except a t t h e end of a sentence. Their expansion i s c a p i t a l i z e d o n l y a t t h e beginning o f a

*Therald
' (New York:

Moeller, Inorganic Chemistry; John Wiley and Sons, 1952).

An Advanced Textbook

sentence.

A u n i t v a l u e i s s e p a r a t e d from i t s a b b r e v i a t i o n with a space (16 V, 30 MHz) o r a symbol (3OoC, -275'F).

Abbreviations o f p r e f i x e s i n d i c a t i n g t h e powers of 10 a r e c a p i t a l i z e d from mega- upwards and a r e lower-cased downward ; t h e i r expansion i s c a p i t a l i z e d o n l y a t t h e beginning of a s e n t e n c e . Most expansions a r e l i s t e d a s t h e y would normally appear i n t e x t . However, f o r c l a r i t y , t h o s e a b b r e v i a t i o n s t h a t a r e a l l c a p i t a l s have had t h e corresponding l e t t e r s i n t h e expansions c a p i t a l i z e d although t h e t e x t would not n e c e s s a r i l y c a l l f o r c a p i t a l i z a t i o n . When p l u r a l i z i n g a l l c a p i t a l a b b r e v i a t i o n s , u s e lower-case "s" without apostrophe.
A l l r e c i p i e n t s o f t h i s g u i d e a r e i n v i t e d t o provide i n p u t t o f u t u r e e d i t i o n s by sending t h e i r c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o t h e a u t h o r . I f e x t r a c o p i e s are desired, contact the author.

Besides r e p o r t s w r i t t e n by SLA e n g i n e e r s and s c i e n t i s t s , t h e following a u t h o r i t i e s have been c o n s u l t e d : --Robert A. Ackley, P h y s i c a l Measurements and t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l ( S I ) System of U n i t s (San Diego: Technical P u b l i c a t i o n s , 1970). --Elmor Devor, " S c i e n t i f c and Technical Abbreviations and Symbols ,'I (Albuquerque: Sandia L a b o r a t o r i e s memorandum, d a t e d February 18,

1972).
--Daniel N. Lapedes., e d . , D i c t i o n a r y of S c i e n t i f i c and Technical Terms (New York: McGraw-Hi11 Book Co., 1974).

--David Hathwell and A. W. Kenneth Metzner, e d s . , S t y l e Manual: For Guidance i n t h e P r e p a r a t i o n of Papers f o r J o u r n a l s Published by t h e American I n s t i t u t e of P h y s i c s and i t s Member S o c i e t i e s ( 3 r d e d , New York: American I n s t i t u t e of Physics, 1978). --ABRACADABRA (Lexington, MA: Raytheon Co.,

1973)

--"The S c i e n t i f i c Report : A Guide f o r Authors" (Lawrence Radiation Laboratory memorandum, May 1969).

--U. S. Government P r i n t i n g O f f i c e (GPO) S t y l e Manual (Washington: U. S. Goverwent P r i n t i n g O f f i c e , January 1973).

--Metric P r a c t i c e Guide (Washington: American S o c i e t y f o r T e s t i n g and M a t e r i a l s (ASTM), February 1976). --Office Procedures Manual, S e c t i o n V I 1 1 (Albuquerque: Sandia L a b o r a t o r i e s , December 1977). --Style Manual f o r Technical Reports (Albuquerque: Sandia Corporation, 1963).

--A

S e l e c t e d L i s t o f Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Codewords, SC-M-69-786 (Albuquerque: Sandia L a b o r a t o r i e s , November 1969).

--Sandia L a b o r a t o r i e s Engineering System (SLEDS) (Albuquerque: Sandia L a b o r a t o r i e s , 1978).

--A

Glossary of Terms, SC-M-69-169 A p r i l 1969).

(Albuquerque: Sandia L a b o r a t o r i e s ,

--Style

Manual (New York: American I n s t i t u t e of Physics, 1973).

--Standard D i s t r i b u t i o n f o r C l a s s i f i e d S c i e n t i f i c and Technical Reports (Washington: Enerny Research and Development Administration, Sept ember-i 977 1. --Metric Roster (Washington: American National Metric Council) , published biweekly. --Douglas M. Considine, ed., Van Nostrand's S c i e n t i f i c Encyclopedia ( 5 t h e d , New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1976).
--EPRI S t y l e Guide (Palo Alto, CA: I n s t i t u t e , January 1978).

E l e c t r i c Power Research

AbF
a

Arming and Fuzing atto- (a prefix indicating ampere ( s e e amp); ( l e n g t h ; 10"O angstrom ab amper e Atomic A s o r b t i o n b American A s s o c i a t i o n f o r t h e Advancement o f Science Air-to-Air m) a r e ( a r e a ; 1 0 0 m2

A A

aA
AA

AAAS

AAM

Missile

AAU
abab amp

Accelerated Aging Unit

A p r e f i x i d e n t i f y i n g c g s electromagnetic u n i t s (abamperes, a b v o l t s , a b h e n r i e s , e t c ) ; S I recommends avoidance

a b s o l u t e ampere Advanced Biomedical Capsule; Atomic , B i o l o g i c a l , and Chemical (warfare)

ABC

ABRES

Advan

d B l l i t i c ReEntry System

ab s ac A c aC
AC ACCM

absolute alternating current actinium (chemical symbol abcoulomb Access Control ( i n SCCS) A l t e r n a t e CCM ( s e e ACCS) A u x i l l i a r y C e n t r a l Control S t a t i o n ( r e p l a c e s ACCM) Access Control Element (SCCS); Automatic Checkout Equipment Actinium-Emanation ( a l s o known a s a c t i n o n ( A n ) )

ACC S
ACE

A -Em c ac fm
AC IA

a c t i v e c u b i c f e e t p e r minute (chemical e n g i n e e r i n g ) Asynchronous Communications I n t e r f a c e Adapter (SCCS) A s s o c i a t i o n f o r Computing Machinery Annular Core P u l s e Reactor ( s e e ACRR) Automatic Checkout and Readiness Equipment Annular Core Research Reactor (upgraded ACPR; g r a d u a l l y replacing i t ) . Advanced Computer Systems actinouranium ( n u c l e a r p h y s i c s ) Arming Device ; Advanced Development Analog-to-Digital ( c o n v e r t e r ; s e e ADC); Arm/Disarm

ACM AC PR
ACRE

AC RR

AC S

AU c
AD

AID
ADAC

Alarm Display and Assessment Console (SCCS) Analog-to-Digital Converter (PPS); A i r Defense Command; Atomic Demo1i t i o n charge American Die C a s t i n g I n s t i t u t e ADdress CONstant (computers) Advanced Development E a r t h P e n e t r a t o r Adaptive D i g i t a l F i l t e r i n g ; Automatic D i r e c t i o n Finder

ADC ADCI
ADCON
ADE P

ADF

ADIZ ADM ADP AEC

AET

Air Defense Identification Zone Atomic Demolition Munition Automatic Data Processing Atomic Energy Cammission (now DOE) Accelerated Environmental Test Accelerated Environmental Unit audio frequency
,

AEU

af aF AFAP

abfarad (discontinue); attoFarad Artillery Fired Atomic Projectile Atmospheric Fluidized-Bed Combustion

AFBC
AFC

Automatic Frequency Control; Automatic Flight Control Arming and Fuzing Device AntiFerroElectric Arming, Fuzing, and Firing Air Force Geophysical Laboratory Air Force Logistics Command/Nuclear Support Office Arming and Fuzing System

AFD
AFE AFLF

AF GL
AFLC/NSO AFS

AFWL
Ag AGC AGE AGL

Air Force Weapons Laboratory

silver (chemical symbol) Automatic Gain Control Aerospace Ground Equipment Above Ground Level Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor Actual Ground Zero ampere hour ab Henry

AGR AGZ

Ah
aH

AI
AICBM

Atomics I n t e r n a t i o n a l A n t i ICBM Acceptance I n s p e c t i o n Equipment American I n s t i t u t e of E l e c t r i c a l Engineers Automatic I n F l i g h t I n s e r t i o n American I n s t i t u t e o f Physics Advanced I n e r t i a l Reference Sphere ( m i s s i l e guidance) Adaption K i t (QA) a l s o known a s aluminum (chemical symbol) Air-Launched Air-Launched B a l l i s t i c Missile Cruise Missile

AIE
AIEE

AIFI
AIP
AIRS

AK

aka
A1
ALBM

ALCM
ALW ALGOL
ALO

A b s t r a c t s o f Limited D i s t r i b u t i o n Reports (by TIC) ALGOrithmic (computer) Language ALbuquerque Operations ( f i e l d o f f i c e of DOE) altitude; alternating Arithmetic-Logic Unit (microprocessor CPU) americium (chemical symbol) ;ammonium Amp1 i t u d e Modulation ampere per meter (magnetic f i e l d s t r e n g t h ) (an acronym f o r a computer t e a c h i n g t o o l (game) t o t r a i n SCCS per sonne 1 ) amperage ( a modular computer code) atomic mass u n i t a c t i n o n (chemical symbol) Aeroj e t Nuclear Corporation

alt
ALU

Am
AM

A/m

A BS M UH
amp
AMPX
BmU

An

ANC

AND

Advanced Nuclear Demolition Argonne ( o r Aberdeen) National Laboratory ANLIApplied Physics d i v i s i o n ANL/Component s Technology d i v i s i o n
ANL/Mater i a l Sciences d i v i s i o n

A m
ANL/AP ANL/CT ANL/MS
ANL/RAS

ANLIReactor Analysis and Safety d i v i s i o n American National Metric Council American Nuclear Society; Aerospace Nuclear Safety Amer i c an N t i o n a l St andard s Inst i t u t e a Advanced Nosetip Test atom percent And-Or-Invert Asbestos Phenolic Automated Plutonium Assay System American Petroleum I n s t i t u t e Advanced Physics Laboratory ; Average P i c t u r e Level Airborne P r o f i l e Recorder ( s e e TPR) Automatic Programming Tool Acceptable Quality Level Argon (chemical symbol) Advanced ReEntry System Accept ab l e Re1i ab il i t y Leve 1 a r s e n i c (chemical symbol) A i r Speed abmho (absiemen) American Standards A s s o c i a t i o n (succeeded by USASI)
As Soon As P o s s i b l e

ANMC

AS N
ANSI
ANT

a/o
A01

AP APAS API APL APR APT

AQL

At ARES
ARL
AS

AS

aS ASA ASAP

asb
ASD

a p o s t i l b (luminance; a l s o known a s b l a n d e l ) Adversary Sequence Diagram (SCCS) Air-to-Surface Missile

AM S AM S E assy AT SM asym at
At

American S o c i e t y of Mechanical Engineers assembly American S o c i e t y f o r T e s t i n g M a t e r i a l s asymmetric atomic a s t a t i n e (chemical symbol); ampere-turn Advanced T a c t i c a l B a l l i s t i c M i s s i l e
A i r Transportable Instrumentation Shelter

ATBM

ATIS
A t /m

Ampere-turn p e r m e t r e atmospheres ATomic Munition e x p l o s i v e r a i l t r a n s p o r t c a r A d m i n i s t r a t i v e Terminal System (computers) a t o i c we i g h t m atomic u n i t s ; a s t r o n o m i c a l u n i t gold (chemical symbol) auxiliary abvolt Automatic Volume Control Atomic Weapon; Atomic Warhead Atomic Weapon Data American w i r e gage (should be accompanied by S I v a l u e s ) Atomic W a pons Re s e a r c h E s t ab 1i 8 hmen t (Eng 1and e Atomic Weapons T r a i n i n g Group

atm
ATMX

ATS

at wt au
Au

aux aV
AVC

A W AWD

Ag w
AWRE
AWTG

10

b
3

barn ( u n i t of area;

an2); b i t (see b i t )

b e l ( l o g a r i t h m i c r a t i o ) ; boron (chemical symbol); brewster (optics) barium (chemical symbol 1 Basic Assembly; Budget Authority B a l l i s t i c Advance Missile Beginner's All-purpose Battery Black Body barrel body-centered cubic Binary Coded Decimal baud Burst Delay T i m e r b e r y l l i u m (chemical symbol) B a d (specific gravity) Symbolic I n s t r u c t i o n Code (computers)

Ba
B A
BAM

BAS I C Batt
BB

bbl bcc
BCD

3d
BDT
Be

&
BE BEHAVE

Binding Energy i n - p i l e BEHAV(E)ior of f u e l p i n s (computers) b i l l i o n e l e c t r o n v o l t s (now o b s o l e t e ; use GeV)

beV BFO
Bi

Be a t Frequency Os c ill a t or
bismuth (chemical symbol); b i o t (an abampere; d i s c o n t i n u e )

BISS BISSPO bit

BIT

Base and I n s t a l l a t i o n S e c u r i t y System

BISS Program O f f i c e BInary d i g i T (now accepted as a f u l l word but seldom abbreviated when used a l o n e ; see, however, kb/S, Mb/S) Built-In T e s t berkelium (chemical symbol) Bendix Corporation, Kansas C i t y
11

Bk
BKC

BL BNC

BaseLine Bayonet, N e i l l Concelman ( r f connector developed by N e i l l & Concelman) Barnwell Nuclear Fuel P l a n t (South C a r o l i n a ) Brookhaven N a t i o n a l Laboratory

BNFP
BNL

BNWL
BO

B a t t e l l e Northwest Laboratory
Budget O b l i g a t i o n Biochemical Oxygen Demand boiling point Band Pass b o i l p o i n t 'Fahrenheit Boron P y r o l i t i c Graphite becquerel ( u n i t of a c t i v i t y o f i o n i z i n g r a d i a t i o n ) bromine (chemical symbol) B a l l i s t i c Research Laboratory (Aberdeen) b i t p e r second (see b i t ) B r i t i s h Standards I n s t i t u t e Basic Sediments and Water Bulk S h i e l d i n g Reactor B a t t e r y Timing Equipment B e l l Telephone L a b o r a t o r i e s B r i t i s h thermal u n i t Benzene-Toluene-Xylene Bandwidth; B i o l o g i c a l Warfare Birmingham w i r e guage Backward-Wave O s c i l l a t o r B o i l i n g Water Reactor

BOD

bP BP

bPF
BP G

Bq
Br
BRL

b/s BSI BS&W

BSR
BTE

BTL

Btu
BTX

BW

Bwg
BWO BWR

12

BY
C

Budget Year centi(a prefix indicating avoid, u s e mm)

c a p a c i t a n c e ; circumference; C e l s i u s ( t e m p e r a t u r e ) ; coulomb ( q u a n t i t y of e l e c t r i c i t y , i n e l e c t r o n s 1; carbon (chemical symbol approximately ( u s e with d a t e s o n l y ) calcium (chemical symbol) Copper And Brass Research Association CAlculation o f sodium s p i l l s i n C E l l s for Containment ( computers) Computer Aided Design Compressed-Air Energy Storage Coded Aperature Imaging System c a l o r i e (avoid and d i s c o n t i n u e ASAP; use t h e J o u l e ) Conversational Algebraic Language (computer) calculated Completely Assembled Missile C a l i b r a t e d Air Speed; Compressed-Air Storage

ca
Ca

CABRA
CACECO

CAD

CAES

CAIS
cal
CAL

calc
CAM

CAS CASP
CAT

Comparative Analysis o f Standards (computer) Program Clear A i r Turbulence Channel Address Word columbium (chemical symbol; c a l l e d niobium (Nb) by chemists) cubic c e n t i m e t r e ( a v o i d ; u s e c 3 m complex conjugate Configuration Control Board Command Control and Communications Close Coupling

CAW

cb
cc
C.C.

CCB

ccc
CCEP
CCM

- Effective

Potential (electron excitation)

C e n t r a l Control Module (Safeguards System; s e e CCS); Counters Count e r ~ e au r e

13

CCR

Cyclic C a t a l y t i c Reforming (chemical p r o c e s s ) C e n t r a l Control S t a t i o n ( r e p l a c e s CCM) Closed C i r c u i t T e l e v i s i o n Coupling C a p a c i t o r Voltage Transformer counterclockwise Channel Command Word candela (luminous i n t e n s i t y ) cadmium (chemical symbol Computer Diode; Command Disable Core D i s r u p t i v e Accident ( s e e HCDA) Cumulative Defects C r i t e r i a C o n t r a c t o r Data Requirements L i s t (BISS) Capacitor Discharge Unit cerium (chemical symbol) C i r c u l a r E r r o r Probable (ICBM impact accuracy) Commercial Equipment Requirements L i s t compare c a l i f o r n i u m (chemical symbol) C o n f i d e n t i a l , Formerly RD centigram Center of G r a v i t y Conference General d e s Poids e t Measures (General Conference on Weights and Measures) centimeter-gram-second ( u s e of a l l u n i t s p a r t i c u l a r t o t h i s system i s discouraged by SI)

ccs
CCTV
CCVT

ccw
CCW

cd C d
CD

C DA C DC
C DRL

CDU

Ce
CE P

CERL cf Cf
CFRD

cg
CG
CGPM

cg s chan
CHEMKIN

ch anne 1
CHEMical KINetics (computer code) curie

Ci

14

CIA

Control I n d i c a t o r Assembly circuit c h l o r i n e (chemical symbol) Center Line

ckt

c1

CLAZAS
CLC

CLad Axial ( 2 - d i r e c t i o n ) motion in subASsemblies (computers) C e n t r a l Logic and Control; Current-Limiting Conductor; Command Logic Control c e n t imetre

cm

cm 2
c .m.

square c e n t i m e t r e ( o r cubed i f with s u p e r s c r i p t 3)

c e n t e r of mass curium (chemical symbol 1 Container Module (PPS)

cmf

c i r c u l a r m i l s / f o o t ( e l e c t r i c a l conductivity) Common-Mode F a i l u r e Compressed Magnetic F i e l d Device circular m i l Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor ( F a s t Adder) Container Module Packaging ( a room i n PPS) Control Monitor Unit C r i t i c a l Nuclear Weapon Design Information c o b a l t (chemical symbol) coaxial C h o n Business-Oriented Language (computers) C a l c u l a t i o n Of flow i n rod Bundle Reaction Assemblies (computers 1 Crack-Opening Displacement ( o i l s h a l e fragmentation) Computer Operated E l e c t r o n i c Display

CMF
C F MD

cmil
C O MS

M P
CMU

CNWDI

co coax
COBOL COBRA

COD
COED

15

coef
COG0
COGS

c o e f f i c i e n t ( a 1 so coef f 1 COordina t e d G O et r y (computers ) e m Continous O r b i t a l Guidance System C e r t i f i c a t e Of I n s p e c t i o n (QA)

COI

COIN
colog
COM

Counter INsurgency (QA)

cologarithm Computer O u t put Microfilm Computer-Operated Management Evaluation Technique COEfmun i c a t i ons INTe 11i g enc e e f f e c t s o f Containment and Meteorology on t h e enviro-ntal RADiation Exposure r e s u l t i n g from a power r e a c t o r a c c i d e n t ( computers COMmunication S A T e l l i t e c o r p o r a t i o n s Combinatorial M u l t i p l e x ( o i l s h a l e r e t o r t s ) concentrated; concentration con 8 t a n t (computer language n o t r e q u i r i n g t r a n s l a t i o n ) CONtinental United S t a t e s conver t e r C r i t i c a l l y Ordered Path E v a l u a t o r (computers) CORe/CONcrete ( i n t e r a c t i o n code) cosine hyperbolic cosine cotangent C o r r e l a t e d O r i e n t a t i o n Tracking And Range ( e n g i n e e r i n g ) C o r r e l a t e d Tracking And T r i a n g u l a t i o n ( e n g i n e e r i n g ) hyperbolic cotangent C h u n i c a t i o n Zone I n d i c a t o r

COMET
COMINT COMRADEX

COMSAT
COMUX

c onc const
CONTRN

CONUS c onv
COPE
CORCON

cos cosh cot

COTAR
COTAT

coth
COZI

16

CP CP CP
CPd

chemically pure ; candlepower centipoise Carbon Phenolic; Control P o i n t contact potential difference Cost Plus Fixed Fee Chlorinated Polyethylene J a c k e t (LOCA t e s t i n g )

CPFF CPJ
CPM

C r i t i c a l Path Method (computer program)

Cycles Per Second ( o b s o l e t e ; use Hz) C e n t r a l Processing Unit (SCCS Computer Network) chromium (chemical symbol) Cat a 1yt i c Re f o m i n g Clinch River Breeder & a c t o r P l a n t Cyclic Redundancy Code (computers) Controlled Reluctance Eddy-current Combustion Research F a c i l i t y Chemical Remanent Magnetization Cathode Ray Oscilloscope Cathode Ray Tube cesium (chemical symbol) Can S e l e c t ( c o n t a i n e r module power-enable s i g n a l s i n t h e PPS f o r s e l e c t i n g cans i n which SNM i s s t o r e d ) c y c l e ( s ) per second ( o b s o l e t e ; u s e Hz) Canadian Standards Association ; Canned SubAssembly cosecant h y p e r b o l i c cosecant
Committee on Safeguards of Nuclear I n s t a l l a t i o n s

cPS
CPU
Cr
CR

CRBRP
CRC

CREG

Generator

CRF
CRM

CRO
CRT

cs
cs
c/ 6 CSA

csc c sch
CSNI CSP

Chopped Si1 i c a Phenolic

17

css
c St

Coded Switch Set ; Component Support S t r u c t u r e centistokes Channel S t a t u s Work C r y o r e s i s t i v e Transmission; Current Transformer Comprehensive Test Ban Carboxy Terminated pol yBut ad iNe a c t y l o n i t i r il Collimation Test Module Comprehensive T e s t Plan (QA) Controlled Thermonuclear Reactor Clean T a c t i c a l Weapon cubic copper C w u l a t i v e S m t i o n (SCCS) Conserved Vector Current Current V i e wing T r an6 former continuous wave hundredweight Calendar Year P l a s t i c explosive d e n s i t y ; day; d e c i - ( a p r e f i x i n d i c a t i n g 10' 1/ ; deuteron o r d e u t r o n ( n u c l e u s o f D) debye ( u n i t of e l e c t r i c d i p o l e moment t h a t e q u a l s f r a n k l i n cm); deuterium; d e e ( i n a c y c l o t r o n ) ; d i o p t e r ( o p t i c s ) ; d a r c y ( u n i t o f p e r m e a b i l i t y ; s e e mD) d r y a i r ; deka- ( a p r e f i x i n d i c a t i n g 101 Data A c q u i s i t i o n and Control (SCCS) Development And Research Coband Data A c q u i s i t i o n System (thermometry)

cs w
CT CTB
CTBN

CTM

CTP CTR CTW

cu

cu
CSM UU

cvc
CVT

cw
CWt

CY

c-4
d

da
DAC

DARCOM DAS

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DASA dB DB dBm dc

Defense Atomic Support Agency (now DNA) dec i b e 1 Depth Bomb decibel referred t o 1 milliwatt d i r e c t current Data Concentrator (computer network) Direct-Coupled T r a n s i s t o r Logic Data Control Unit D i r e c t Current Working Volts D i g i t a l D i f f e r e n t i a l Analyzer D e r i v a t i v e D i f f e r e n t i a l Thermal Analysis D e p o l a r i z e r E l e c t r o l y t e Binder ( b a t t e r i e s ) D i g i t a l Equipment Corporation DECision ANALyses (computer code) f u e l DEFORMation c a l c u l a t i o n (computers) degree DiEthyl Glycol Succ i n a t e ( e x p l o s i v e ) "Of t h e Sun (Span)"; a s o l a r energy computer code DEMOnstration p l a n t (CRBRP) a n a l y s i s (computers) derivative detonator deviat ion d i r e c tion finding Demolition F i r i n g Device decigram Designated Ground Zero

Dc
DCTL

X U
DCWV

DDA

DDTA
DEB
DE C DECANAL
DEFORM

deg
DE G S

DELSOL
DEMO

der det d ev df DD F dg
DGZ

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d HvA
DHX

de Haas-van Alphen ( s o l i d s t a t e magnetics) Dump Heat exchanger diameter Defense I n t e l l i g e n c e Agency ( d e f u n c t ) dimension Dual I n - l i n e Package (SCCS) d i s i n t e g r a t i o n s per second decilitre Data Link Control d ec ime t r e adamsite (army symbol) d i r e c t memory access D i v i s i o n o f M i l i t a r y A p p l i c a t i o n (now A s s i s t a n t S e c r e t a r y f o r Defense Programs) D i g i t a l MicroCircuit Discrepancy MicroProcessor (SCCS) Defense Nuclear Agency Departure from Nucleate Boiling
D i N i t roToluene ( e x p l o s i v e )

dia
DIA

di m DIP dis/s dL
DLC

or C o n t r o l l e r (SCCS)

d m
DM

dma
DMA
DM C

DP M
DNA

DNB

DNT
DOB DOD DOE

Depth Of Burst Department Of Defense Department Of Energy Department Of T r a n s p o r t a t i o n Doppler V e l o c i t y And P o s i t i o n DewPoint Diversion Path Analysis double-pole, double-throw ( s w i t c h e s )

DOT

DOVAP
D P DA P dpdt
DPM

Dual Purpose Missile

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dpst
D U G
DRM

double-pole,

single-throw ( s w i t c h e s )

Design Review And Acceptance Group D e p o s i t i o n a l Remanent Magnetization DiSK Double S i d e Band (modulation) Doctoral Study Program ( S U I Diode T r a n s i s t o r Logic de ut er ium- t r it ium D i g i t a l VoltMeter Depth Times Thickness drawing d p s p ~ o s i u m(chemical symbol) Dynamic MAterial Control dyne ( u n i t of f o r c e i n cgs system; avoid and u s e newtons) e i n s t e i n i u m ( hemical symbol, i n d i c a t i n g loE8)

DSK DS3

DSP
DTL

DT

DVM
DXT dwg
I)g

DYMAC

dyn
E

see a l s o E s ) ; exa- ( a p r e f i x

EACLOC

Electron-Alkali (atom) CLOse Coupling (computer code) Emergency Action and Coordination Team
Estimate of Adversary Sequence I n t e r r u p t i o n

EACT EASI
EBFA

E l e c t r o n Beam Fusion A c c e l e r a t o r E l e c t r o n Beam Machining Experimental Breeder Reactor Exploding Bridge Wire Experimental Boiling Water Reactor E l e c t r o n i c Component Assembly Emergency Core Coolant; Emergency Core Cooling E l e c t r o n i c s Counter-Counterkasures

EBM
EBR-I1
EBW

- I1

EBWR ECA

ECC
ECCM

21

ECCS ECD ECLO ECM eco EC Ps ECSW ECTL ED E DM EDP EDS eff EHD ehf EHV
EIA

Emergency Core Cooling System Electron Capture Detectors (of explosives) Emitter-Coupled Logic Operator Electronic CounterMeasures; Electrochemical Machining electron-coupled oscillator Engineering Change Proposals Extended Channel Status Word Emitter-Coupled Transistor Logic Engineering Development Electron Discharge Machining Electronic Data Processing Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy; Emergency Disablement System efficiency ElectroHydroDynamics extremely high frequency Extra High Voltage Electronics Industries Association; Energy Information Administration (DOE) Environmental Informat ion Center Environmental Impact Statement Exchange of Information by Visits and Reports (in regard to USA/UK defense agreement) extremely low frequency ELectromagnet ic INTelligence Explosive Light Sources ElectroMagnetic Compatibility electromotive force ElectroMagnetic Force

EIC EIS EIVR elf ELINT ELS EMC em f EMF

22

EMG EM1 EMP

EMR

Explosive M r Generator ax Electrohgnetic Interference (SCCS) ElectroMagnetic Pulse ElectroMagnetic Radiation ElectroMagnetic Unit Evaluated Nuclear Data File Electronic Numerical Integr-t r And Calculator (first digital computer, 1 9 4 2 ) Emergency Notification System enrichmentlpercent Equation Of State Earth Penetrator Environmental Protection Agency Electronic Position Indicator Ethylene Propylene Rubber Erasable PROM; Electrically Programmable ROM equation Equipment Qualification (QA) e quiv a1 ent erbium (chemical symbol) ERDA Research Abstracts; Electron Ring Accelarator; Economic Regulatory Administration (DOE) Energy Research and Developnent Administration (now DOE) ERDA Manual error function erg-second (the unit "erg" is no longer accepted in SI; use joules) Erasable ROM

EMU
ENDF ENIAC
ENS

el0
EOS EP
E PA

EPI EPR E PROM eq EQ equiv Er ERA ERDA ERDAM er f erg-s E ROM

23

ERP Es ESD ESR ESS e su ETS eu e.u. Eu EURATOM eV EWP exP f F FACT FAD FA& F FAR FAS FATE FBA FBC FBR fc

Effective Radiated Power einsteinium (chemical symbol Environmental Sensing Device Electron Spin Resonance Engineered Safeguards System electrostatic unit Energy Transfer System entropy unit electron units europium (chemical symbol) EURopean ATOMic energy community electron Volt Emergency War Plan exponent or exponential femto- (a prefix indicating 10-15) farad (electric capacitance); fermi; florine (chemical symbol) Fully Automatic Compiler-Translator Fuzing Arming Device Fuzing, Arming, and Firing False Alarm Rate (SCCS) Federation of American Scientists Fuzing Arming Test and Evaluation Force Balance Accelerometer Fluidized-Bed Combustion Fast Breeder Reactor footcandle; flow chart

see also E)

24

fcc FCDC FCI FCL FCTI

fdm

face-centered c u b i c F l e x i b l e Confined Detonating Card Fuel Coolant I n t e r a c t i o n F a u l t Current L i m i t e r F u e l Coolant Thermal I n t e r a c t i o n frequency d i v i s i o n m u l t i p l e x i r o n (chemical symbol) Fer roE l e c t r i c F u n c t i o n a l E l e c t r o n i c Block Front End P r o c e s s o r (computers) F e d e r a l Energy Regulatory Commission (DOE) F o r c i b l e Entry Safeguards E f f e c t i v e n e s s Model (SCCS) field-effect t r a n s i s t o r (switch)

Fe FE FEB

FEP
FERC

FESEM

fet
FM F FFT FFTF FD G FI C
FIFO

F a i l e d Fuel Mockup f a c i l i t y F a s t Fouier Transform (seismography) F a s t Flux Test F a c i l i t y Flue Gas D e s u l f u r i z a t i o n Frequency I n t e r f e r e n c e Control First-In, First-Out (inventory)

fig. FIR FIRL fl FLEA FLECHT FLOSIM

f i g u r e (avoid i n t e c h n i c a l w r i t i n g ; b e s t t o s p e l l out') Far-InfraRed ( l a s e r ) F r a n k l i n I n s t i t u t e Research Laboratory fluid Flux Logic Element Array Full-Length Emergency Core Heat T r a n s f e r FLOW SIMulation (computer code; s i m u l a t e s Pu P u r i f i c a t i o n process)
25

fm

f e t ome t re m

F m F M FD M F D MF F S MC fnP FORTRAN FOSDIC

fermium (chemical symbol)

m i l i t a r y term f o r Titanium T e t r a c h l o r i d e (TiC141, a s c r e e n i n g smoke ; Frequency Modulation ; FerroMagnet i c Fuel Motion D e t e c t i o n Fixed-Mirror D i s t r i b u t e d Form Fixed-Mirror Solar Concentrator f u s i o n p o i n t ( n u c l e a r technology) FORmula TRANslation (computers) Film O p t i c a l Scanning Device f o r Input t o Computers (computers) freezing point Federal Preparedness Agency F u l l Power, F u l l Frequency ( d r y r u n ) Fence P r o t e c t i o n System (SCCS) F i r s t Prod uc t i o n Unit F i e l d Q u a l i t y R e p r e s e n t a t i v e (QA) francium (chemical symbol); f r a n k l i n (known a s statcoulomb, a u n i t o f charge; discontinue) F i s s i o n g a s Release And Swelling (computers) Formerly R e s t r i c t e d Data F a s t Reactor Excursion and Accident Dynamics Model (computers) frequency F e d e r a l Republic o f Germany (West) Fuming S u l p h u r i c ( a c i d ; smoke a g e n t ) F i n a l S a f e t y A n a l y s i s Report Frequency S h i f t Keying

fP FP A FPFF FPS FPU FQR Fr FRAS

FRD

FED RA M freq FRG FS FSAR FSK

26

FSN ft FTIR ftL ft-lbf FTR FTU F U FUFO fV

Federal Stock Number foot (feet) F o u r i e r Transform InfraRed spectroscopy footlambert foot-pound force

F a s t T e s t Reactor i n FFTF F l i g h t Test Unit F insen Unit ( e 1 c t r magne t i c s e F u l l Fuzing Option (concept) f em t ovol t Fine Weave Carbon-Carbon ( n o s e t i p m a t e r i a l ) forward F i n a l Weapon Development Report F u l l Width, Half Maximum ( p u l s e d e s c r i p t i o n ) F i s c a l Year gram; a c c e l e r a t i o n due t o g r a v i t y

Fwcc
fwd

FWDR
FWHM
F Y g
G

0) gauss ( a v o i d ) ; giga- ( p r e f i x i n d i c a t i o n g 1
gage gallium (chemical symbol) gallon General Accounting O f f i c e g i l b e r t ( u n i t o f electromagnetic f o r c e , d i s c o n t i n u e ) Gas-Cooled F a s t Breeder Reactor g i g a c y c l e per second ( o b s o l e t e ; use GHz) Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectroscopy gadolinium (chemical symbol)

ga Ga gal
GAO

Gb GCFBR Gc/ s
GC/MS

G d

27

GE -BRD
GDS

General E l e c t r i c

- Breeder

Reactor D i v i s i o n

General D e c l a s s i f i c a t i o n Schedule germanium (chemical symbol) GEOlogical TEMPerature (computer model) General E l e c t r i c Neutron Device Generic Environmental Statement on Mixed Oxide gigaelectronvolt Government Furnished Equipment Gig ag ram gigahertz gilbert Gamma I r r a d i a t i o n F a c i l i t y ( a t Sandia) Garbage I n , Garbage Out (computers) Gas-Insulated S u b s t a t i o n gram-molecular volume Glass MicroBalloon ground Government C o n t r a c t o r (DOE) Gaseous Oxygen General Purpose Barbed Tape Obstacle ( C o n c e r t i n a ) Gas Permeation Chromotography Government P r i n t i n g O f f i c e grain; gross Gas Release And Swelling Subroutine (computers) Geological Survey General S e r v i c e s A d m i n i s t r a t i o n Gray ( u n i t of r a d i a t i o n dosage)

Ge GEOTEMP
GEND

GE SMO

GeV
GFE

Gg

GHz
Gi
GIF GIGO GIS

gmv
GMB
grid

Goco
GoX
GPBTO

G PC GPO

gr
G U SS GS GSA

GY

28

GZ

Ground Zero ( n u c l e a r d e t o n a t i o n ) hour; hecto- ( p r e f i x i n d i c a t i n g 102 henry ( e l e c t r i c inductance) ; hydrogen (chemical symbol) hectare Heterogeneous Aerosol Agglomeration (computers)
( followed by nmeral) H e l i o s t a t Array Control (STTF)

h
H

ha

HAF

High-A1 t i t u d e Fuze
Hammer Analysis Method Of C h a r a c t e r i s t i c s ( computers)

HARP

High A l t i t u d e Research P r o j e c t haver sine HexaChloroethane ( s c r e e n i n g smoke); Honey Comb Hypothetical Core D i s r u p t i v e Accident hexagonal c l o s e packed Hot Dry Run Hal f-Duplex ( c i r c u i t s ) helium (chemical symbol) High Explosive Hanford Engineering Developnent Laboratory (Washington) High-Energy E l e c t r o n D i f r a c t i o n (computer a n a l y t i c code i n h e l i o s t a t technology) High Energy Laser Program Homogeneous Equilibrium Model ( computer subrout i n e l High-Efficiency P a r t i c u l a t e Absolute ( f i l t e r s ) hexagonal h i g h frequency hafnium (chemical symbol)

h av

HC
HCDA

hc P
HDR HDX

He
HE HEDL
HEED HELIOS

HELP
HEM

HE PA

hex hf Hf

29

hfdf

high-frequency d i r e c t i o n f i n d e r High-Flux I s o t o p e Reactor

H IR F
hfs H g
HHC
HIACA

hyperfine s t r u c t u r e mercury (chemical symbol) High Heat Capacity (ACPR) High I n t e n s i t y Adjustable Cobalt Array Hefner c a n d l e ( o p t i c s ) High-Level General Process Trash High-Level Liquid Waste High-Level Waste ( n u c l e a r waste technology) Hybrid MicroCircui t H o l i f i e l d National Laboratory Holmium (chemical symbol) Height Of Burst

HK

HLGPT
HLLW
HLW HMC
HNL

H o
HOB
HOP

H i gh-0xyg e n Pr e ssu r e
Hypothetical Overpower Excursion (computers) Hydrodynamics Or Two-Phase I n t e r n a l Mixture (computers) horsepower High-Per formance Fuel Laboratory High-pressure O i l - F i l l e d High-Potential

HOPE HOTPIM hP HPF L HPOF HPT

HRS

Tester

Heat R e j e c t i o n System (STTF) height High Temperature, Gas-cooled Reactor high voltage Heating, Venting, and A i r Conditioning ( v e n t s ) HYbrid DAC

ht
HTGR

hv HVAC
HY DAC

30

HZ
I IACS
IAEA

h e r t z ( c y c l e s per second) i o d i n e (chemical symbol) I n t e r n a t i o n a l Annealed Copper Standard I n t e r n a t i o n a l Atomic Energy Agency I n s t i t u t e of Aerospace Sciences I n t e g r a t e d Analysis of Nuclear Systems (computers) I n Accordance With I n t e g r a t e d C i r c u i t s or Chips; Inductance-Capacitance
Item Controlled Area (computer s a f e g u a r d s , v a u l t )

IAe S IANUS
IAW IC

ICA

ICBM
ICD

I n t e r Cont i n e n t a l B a l l i s t i c s Missile I n t e r f a c e Control Document I m p l i c i t Continuous E u l e r i a n COntainment code (computers) ICECO-Hyd r od ynami c ICECO-He a t Trans f e r
ICECO Piping and ELbow a n a l y s i s

TCECO

ICECO-i
I C E C 0-%IT ICEPEL

ICFM
ICRU

In-Core Fuel Management I n t e r n a t i o n a l Commission on Radiological Units and measurements I n t e r m i t t e n t Control System I n t e r n a t i o n a l C r i t i c a l Tables i n t e r r u p t e d continuous wave ( e .g I n s i d e Diameter I n t e g r a t i n g D i g i t a l MultiMeter (computerized measurement) I n t e r n a l D i s t r i b u t i o n Only I n t e g r a t e d Data Processing I n s t i t u t e of E l e c t r i c a l and E l e c t r o n i c s Engineers, Inc I n t e r n a l ElectroMagnetic Pulse

ICs
I CT

icw
ID

., Morse

code)

IDMM
ID0

IDP IEEE IEMP

.
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if
IFF IGZ

i n t e r m e d i a t e frequency I d e n t i f i c a t i o n , Friend o r Foe I n d i c a t e d Ground Zero Insens i t i v e High Explosive I n t e r m e d i a t e Heat Transport System I n t e r m e d i a t e Heat exchanger I n f raln w Frequency

IHE
IHTS

IHX

ILF

ILLW
ILW
IMU

I n t e rmed i a t e-Level Liquid Was t e

Intermediate-Level Waste I n e r t i a l Measurement Unit inch (avoid; u s e S I u n i t s ) indium (chemical symbol) Idaho N a t i o n a l Engineering Laboratory I n s t i t u t e of Nuclear M a t e r i a l Management IN-hours Technical Education Courses (SLA) Input / Out put

in. In
INEL

NM IM
INTEC

Ioc
IOCS

I n i t i a l Operational Capability Input / Output Control System Input/Output I n t e r f a c e System ( i n t h e ModcompTM) I n f ormat i o n Proces s ing Language ( computers 1 i n c h e s p e r second i r i d i u m (chemical symbol) InfraRed I n t e r m e d i a t e Range B a l l i s t i c s M i s s i l e I n s t i t u t e of Radio Engineers Isothermal Remanent Magnetization

101s
I PL

ips

Ir
IR IRBM

IE R

R IM

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IRV

I n t e r i m Reentry Vehicle ( p a r a c h u t e recovery) Independent SideBand (modu 1a t i o n ) Instrument S e c t o r Committee ( s u b d i v i s i o n of ANMC) I n s i d e r Safeguards E f f e c t i v e n e s s Model (SCCS) I n t e g r a t e d SideLobe R a t i o I n t e r n a t i o n a l Standards Organization ISOtope SHieLDing c a l c u l a t i o n s (computers) I n t e r n a t i o n a l S o c i e t y f o r T e s t i n g Materials Ion Track Instrument ( e x p l o s i v e d e t e c t i o n ) I n t e r n a t i o n a l Teleccrmnnunications Union I n t e r i m Weapon Development Report I n t e r n a t i o n a l Word-Processing A s s o c i a t i o n j o u l e (work, energy, q u a n t i t y of h e a t ) Nd-glass Laser System (name of system) J o i n t Atomic Weapon Technical Information Group Junction Box junction j o u l e p e r degree J o i n t F l i g h t Test Plan J o i n t I n t e r f a c e Tests (QA) j o u l e per kelvin J o i n t Nuclear Accident Coordinating Center Johanniac Oren-Shop System ( a time-sharing computer language) J u l e s (Schwartz) Version of t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l Algorithmic Language (computers) J o i n t WOrking Groups (US/UK b i l a t e r a l defense agreement) J o i n t S t o c k p i l e Sampling Program (QA)

I SB

ISC ISEM

Ism
IS0 ISOSHLD

ISTM
IT1

ITU

IWDR
IWPA
J

JANUS
JAWTIG

JB
jct J/deg

JF TP
J IT
J /K

JNACC

JOSS

JOVIAL
JOWOG

JSSP

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JTA

J o i n t Test Assembly (QA) J o i n t Test Subassembly (QA) J o i n t Test Working Group (QA) k i l o ( p r e f i x i n d i c a t i n g 103 ) k e l v i n (thermodynamic temperature; since 1967 t h e degree symbol h a s been d i s c o n t i n u e d with t h i s ) ; potassium (chemical symbol); k a y s e r ( u n i t o f r e c i p r o c a l l e n g t h ; known a s rydberg) k i 1o a p e re kilobarn kilobar k i l o b i t s p e r second ( s e e b i t ) kilocalorie Knots C a l i b r a t e d Airspeed k i l o c a l o r i e s p e r mole k i l o c y c l e ( o b s o l e t e ; u s e kHz) kilocuries k i l o c y c l e p e r second ( s e e Hz) K i n e t i c Energy kiloelectronvolt k i 1ogr am k i 1ogaus s kilogram f o r c e ( a v o i d ; u s e newtons (N)) kilogram-metre squared (moment of i n e r t i a and product of i n e r t ia 1 kilohertz kinetic k i l o - i n s t r u c t i o n s p e r second kilojoule

J TS
JTWG

k
K

kA kb kbar kb/s kcal

KCAS

kclmol kc kCi kc/s

KE
ke V kg kG kg f kg *m2 kHz kin kips kJ

34

kL

kilolitre k i lomet re Kwajalein Missile Range knot (speed) krypton (chemical symbol)

Imn
KMR

kn

Kr
l.SL

kt
KTAS

Knots True Airspeed k i1 ovol t

kV kVA kvar k W

ki Lovol t ampere
k i l o v a r (1000 volt-amperes r e a c t i v e ) kilowatt kilowatthour S t r e s s i n t e n s i t y f a c t o r f o r Mode I c r a c k opening (materials) C r i t i c a l stress i n t e n s i t y f a c t o r f o r Mode I c r a c k opening (materiels) The I n t e r n a t i o n a l symbol f o r l i t r e (see L; e q u a l s one cubic decimeter; use permitted i n SI b u t discouraged because i t r e p r e s e n t s two measures Since Nov. 1 6 , 1976, t h e U.S. symbol f o r l i t r e s i n c e lower case 1 can be confused with t h e numeral 1* lambert ( u n i t of luminance); inductance lanthanum (chemical symbol) Lightning Arrester Connector (used i n conjunction with EMR)

k h W
KI
KIC

L L La

LAC
LADAR

User Detection And Ranging

Los Alamos F i e l d O f f i c e
Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation

LAFO

LASER

*The Metric R e p o r t e r , 4 : 2 6 (December 2 4 , 1 9 7 6 ) ; O f f i c e Procedure Manual 11, February 24, 1978

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LASL

Los Alamos S c i e n t i f i c Laboratory

latitude L e t h a l Dose ( s u b s c r i p t = dose) pound pound f o r c e Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory i n d u c t a n c e / c a p a c i t a n c e ; L i q u i d Chromatography Life-Cycle Cost Local C o n t r o l and Display (SCCS) Laboratory Component E v a l u a t i o n (QA) Least Common M u l t i p l e ; Large Core Memory Laboratory Component Test Link/Di m e t e r Light Emitting Diode Low Energy E l e c t r o n D e f r a c t i o n

lat LD5 lb lbf

LBL LC
LC c

LC D
LCE

LCM
LCT
L/D

LED

LEED
LEMUF
LET

L i m i t of E r r o r on M a t e r i a l Unaccounted For
Linear Energy T r a n s f e r ( s t o p p i n g power) low frequency
L i q u i d Helium

If LHe

Li
LICA
LIFE

l i t h i u m (chemical symbol) Low-Intensity Cobalt Array anaLysis of I n - p i l e Fuel Elements (computers) Last-In First-Out ( i n v e n t o r y )

LIFO

1i m 1i n .
LISP

limit
lineal; linear
L I S t P r o c e s s i n g (computer language)

LJT

Long J u n i o r T r i l o c k

36

LIOCS LLC LLGPT

Logical I n p u t / h t p u t Control System (computers) Limited L i f e Component Low-Level General Process Trash Lawrence Livermore L a b o r a t o r i e s ; Low-Light Level ( o p t i c s ) ; Low-Level Logic (computers)

LW L

Low-Level Waste ( n u c l e a r waste technology) lumen (luminous f l u x ) Liquid Metal F a s t Breeder Reactor lumen second L i q u i f i e d Natural Gas Local O s c i l l a t o r Limited Operational C a p a b i l i t y Loss-Of-Cooling Loss-Of-Flow Loss-Of-Fluid Accident

lm
LMFBB

lnrs
LG N L O
LOC
LOCA

LOF LOFT
LOFAR

accident Test

LOw-Frequency A c q u i s i t i o n and Ranging logarithm (common) longitudinal Long RAnge Navigation Line Of S i g h t Liquid Oxygen e x p l o s i v e (commonly used only for l i q u i d oxygen) Linear Programming

1%
long
LORAN

LO s LOX

LP

LPT

Line PrinTer
lawrencium (chemical symbol) Long Range Attack Missile

Lr
LRAM

37

LRL
LSB

Lawrence R a d i a t i o n L a b o r a t o r i e s ( o b s o l e t e ; now LLL) Least S i g n i f i c a n t B i t (computers) Least S i g n i f i c a n t D i g i t (computers) Large-Scale I n t e g r a t e d c i r c u i t (SCCS) Local Thermodynamic Equilibrium Lot Tolerance P e r c e n t D e f e c t i v e (QC) l u t e t i u m (chemical symbol) L i n e a r V a r i a b l e Displacement Trans former L i n e a r V e l o c i t y Transducer Liquid Water Content ( C 1 imatology) Long-Wave InfraRed Light Water Reactor

LSD LSI LTE

LTPD

Lu
LVDT

LVT
LWC

L IR W LWR

lx
LY

lux (illuminance) Low Yield ( s e e LLL) micro

L3
c!

lJm

micrometer ( f o r m e r l y c a l l e d micron) microsecond metre; m i l l i ( a prefix indicating

lJs
m
m -

molarity (chemistry mega- ( a p r e f i x i n d i c a t i n g 106 1; m o l a r i t y ( c h e m i s t r y ) mole

M M -

m i l 1iohm
megohm

M
mA
MAC MAD

m i l 1iampere
M a t e r i a l A c c o u n t a b i l i t y Computer; M i l i t a r y A i r l i f t Command Maintenance, Assembly, and Disassembly (atomic weapons)

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MADDS

Machine Aided Design D e f i n i t i o n System ( i n t e r a c t i v e computer g r a p h i c s system)

Medium Atomic Demolition Munition

MADM

MADT

MicroAlloy Diffused T r a n s i s t o r Moisture Ash F r e e Monitor Adaptor I s o l a t i o n Device; Magnetic Anti-Intrusion D e t e c t o r (SCCS; see MILES) MAGnetic Logic Computer MacroAs sembl y Program (computers

MAF
MAID

M GO ALC MP A

MARGE/SLUMP ~ G E / f u e lSLUMPing (computers)

MARV
MASER

MAneuvering Reentry Vehicle Microwave Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation Mobile Automatic Scanning Photometer (STTF) Modeling and Analysis of Valve I n t e r a c t i o n s (computer code)
Medium Assault Weapon

MASP
MAVI s

MAW
MAWP

Maximum Allowable Working P r e s s u r e maximum m i l 1i b a r n M a t e r i a l Balance Accounting m i l 1i b a r Megabits per second megacycle ( o b s o l e t e ; u s e MHz) Major Component M u l t i p l e Code Coded Switch m i l 1i c u r i e megacurie median

m ax mb
MBA

mbar Mb/ s M c
MC

MC CS
mC i

MCi m d

mD

m i l l i d a r c y (geology) mendelevium (chemical symbol- s e e a l s o Mv) Mild Detonating Fuze Mandatory Dry Run mea 8 u r ed MEAsurement SIMulation (computer code) milliequivalent MultiplE-channel m i11i e qu i v a 1 t en Metal E l e c t r o d e Semiconductor F i e l d E f f e c t T r a n s i s t o r m i l l i o n e l e c t r o n v o l t s (megaelectronvolt) Microwave E a r l y Warning anaLyeis o f Top a c c i d e n t s (computers)

Md
MDF

MDR meas
MEAS I M

meq MELT meq

MESFET

MeV
MEW

mF
MFLOPS mf

m i l 1i f a r a d
M i l l i o n FLOating P o i n t o p e r a t i o n s p e r Second (computers) medium frequency mean f r e e p a t h milligram magnesium (chemical symbol); megagram--one m e t r i c t o n ( o f t e n w r i t t e n tonne without t h e m e t r i c ; a v o i d , use megagrams) M i s s i l e Guidance Set
Medium Height Burst

mfP
m g

Ms
MGS

MHB
mhd mH mHz
MHZ

Magnetohydrodynamics millihenry

m i l 1i h e r t z
megacycle per second (megahertz)

mi
MILES

m i l e (statute)
Magnetic I n t r u s i o n LinE Sensor (SCCS; g e n e r a l l y coupled with MAID) ; M u l t i p l e I n t e g r a t e d Laser Engagement System ( f i r e a m s a imer 1

40

MILSPEC MILVAN min MINT MIRV MIRVAL MITMS MITE

wk

MILitary SPECification
a standard military freight container

minute; minimum Miniature Instrumental Nosetip Test Multiple Independently (targeted) Reentry Vehicle MIRror eVALuation (computer program for heliostats) Military/Industry Technical Manual Specification Magnetically Insulated Transmission Experiment (followed by a number) Markmegakilogram (avoid; use Gg) metre-kilogram-second mil 1ilitre mil limetre millimole magnetomotive force mil 1imetre of mercury,conventional Materials Measurement and Accounting (SCCS/PPS); Martin Marrieta Aeospace (Orlando, FL) Mobile Medium Range Ballistic Missile mi 11imas s-unit Manganese (chemical symbol) Metal-Nitride

Mk3 mks

mL
mm

mM

m f
mHg

MMA

MMRBM
UUU Xl

MNOS MNR Mo mod MOFFF MOC

- Oxide

Semiconductor

MonoNitroResorcinate molybdenum (chemical symbol) modification Mixed-Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (SCCS) Material Operation Computer (SCCS)

41

I-J

d camp

I i - r a d e name; acronym f o r Modular Computer Systems, I n c . products)

m1 o mol w t
MONAL
MORT

mole (amount o f s u b s t a n c e molecular weight

gram molecule; see M)

L

Mob i 1e Nond e s t r u c t i v e As s a y Lab o r a t o r y Management Oversight and Risk Tree ( a c c i d e n t i n v e s t i g a t i o n s ) Metal Oxide Semiconductor
MOS F i e l d - E f f e c t T r a n s i s t o r

MS O

MOS FET
MOTION
MOV
MOX

a n a l y s i s o f head MOTION due t o HCDA l o a d s (computers) Metal Oxide V a r i s t o r Mixed Oxide m e l t i n g p o i n t ; mean e f f e c t i v e p r e s s u r e megapascal Max b u m Perm i s sab 1 Concen t r a t i o n e Maximum Permisable Exposure ( r a d i a t i o n ) Mu1t iPhenomena Line Sensor ( SCCS)

mP

MPa MC P
MPE

MPLS mrad

m i 11i r ad
meg ar ad

Mr ad
mR
MRJ3M

m i 11i r o e n t g e n
Medium Range B a l l i s t i c s Missile
m i 11i rem

mrem

ms
mS MB S
MSBR

millisecond m i l l isiemens
Most S i g n i f i c a n t B i t (computer programming)

Mol t e n S a l t Breeder Reactor

Most S i g n i f i c a n t D i g i t (computer programming)

MSD MSI

Medium-Scale I n t e g r a t e d c i r c u i t (SCCS)

42

msl
MSLE ME S Mt MTBF
MTHM MTTF

mean s e a l e v e l

Main Steam Line 3 r e a k

Molten-Salt Reactor megaton Mean T h e Between F a i l u r e ( s ) (QA) Metric Tons Heavy Metal Mean Time To F a i l u r e Mean Time To F i r s t F a i l u r e Mean Time t o Restore Metric Tons Uraniun M a t e r i a l Unaccounted For MUltipleXing equipment mendelevium (chemical symbol
m i l l ivolt

MTTFF

m
MTU MUF MUX Mv
mV

- see

also Md)

Mv
MVPD

meg avo1t Median Volume Pore Diameter milliwatt megawatt Megawatt days megawatt ( e l e c t r i c a l ) ; SI d i s c o u r a g e s t h i s usage (ASTM, 1976)
W megawatt ( t h e r m a l ) ; s e e M e

mW

Mw
Md W

Me W MWth

Mx
MY

maxwell ( u n i t o f magnetic f l u x ; d i s c o n t i n u e ) ManYear myriare (10,000 a r e s ) myrial i t r e m y r i amet re n e u t r o n ; nano- ( a p r e f i x i n d i c a t i n g 10)

mYa

mYL
mym
n

43

.
N

newton ( u n i t o f f o r c e ) ; n i t r o g e n (chemical symbol); normal (chemistry) nano ampere sodiun (chemical symbol) Not A v a i l a b l e ; Not Applicable sodium (Na) fluid-HAMMER a n a y l s i s (computers) sodium (Na) v e r s i o n o f reLAP (computers) N t-AND (computer Log i c ) o sodium (Na) TRANsient a n a l y s i s (computers) National Academy o f Sciences National Aeronautics and Space Administration n o t a bene ( n o t e w e l l ) ; nanobarn niobium (chemical symbol; c a l l e d columbium ( C b ) by metallurgist 8 ) Nuc l e a r Bur s t D e t e c t i o n Sy s t e m National Bureau of Standards Non Con form ing Mat e r i a1 neodymium (chemical symbol) Neutral Density NonDe str uc t ive Re ad O t ( computer 8 ) u NonDe st r uc t i v e Te st ing neon (chemical symbol) National E l e c t r i c a l Code negative Nary E l e c t r o n i c s Laboratory I n t e r n a t i o n a l ALGOL Compilers (computers) Nuclear Engine f o r Rocket Vehicles A p p l i c a t i o n s Nuclear Emergency Search Team

nA N a
NA
NAHAMMER

NALAP
NAND NATRAN

NS A NS AA nb

N, b

NB D S
NBS
NCM

N d
ND
NDRO NDT

Ne
NEC

neg
NELIAC
NERVA
NE ST

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nF

nano f arad noise factor Nuclear Fuel S e r v i c e s n e u t r o n per gram-second nickel nickel-cadmium Not L a t e r Than nanomet r e newton metre New M a t e r i a l F l i g h t T e s t (QA) nautical m i l e Nuclear Material I d e n t i f i c a t i o n System New Material Laboratory T e s t i n g (QA) Nuclear Materials Management and Safeguards Systems Nuclear Magnetic Resonance ( o i l s h a l e r e t o r t i n g )
New M a t e r i a l System T e s t i n g

nf

I?Fs
n/gs
Ni

Ni-Cad NLT
I m

(batt s r y )

N*Ul
NMFT

nmi
MIS

NMLT NMs MS NMR

NMST

N o NOCSIM nom
NO O P NOR

nobelium (chemical symbol) Nitrate-to-Oxide nominal

NO Operation (computers)

Conversion SIMulation (computer code)

Not OR (computer l o g i c ) Network Operating System ( t i m e s h a r i n g on SLA computers) neper ( l o g a r i t h m i c r a t i o ) ; neptunium (chemical symbol) Nuclear Planning Group Negative-Positive-Negative (transistor)

NS O NP NG P NN P
NRC

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

45

NRDS NRV

Nuclear Rocket Development S t a t i o n ( d e f u n c t ) Nose Recovery Vehicle ( p a r a c h u t e recovery) nanosecond National Science Foundation National S e c u r i t y Information National S o c i e t y o f P r o f e s s i o n a l Engineers National S t o c k p i l e S i t e Nuclear Steam Supply System n i t (lumininance) n e g a t i v e temperature c o e f f i c i e n t

ns
NSF NSI

NSPE
NSS

NSSS ut ntc
NTIS

National Technical Information System ( c l e a r i n g house o p e r a t e d by t h e U.S. Dept of Conrmerce) normal t e m p e r a t u r e and p r e s s u r e Nevada Test S i t e Nuclear M a t e r i a l s and Equipment Company ( a number i s s u e d by NRC f o r a document) Nevada O p e r a t i o n s o f f i c e ( o f DOE) nanowat t Naval Weapons E v a l u a t i o n F a c i l i t y , KAFB
Ohm

ntP

NTS
NUMEC
NUREG

NVO
n W NWEF

CR
0

oxygen (chemical symbol) Ordnance A v a i l a b l e Date observed Operations C o n t r o l Element (SCCS) Outside CONUS O p t i c a l C h a r a c t e r Recognition (Data Processing) O p t i c a l D e n s i t y ; Outside Diameter

OAD

obs
OCE
OCONUS
OCR OD

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Oe

o e r s t e d ( u n i t o f magnetic f i e l d f l u x in cgs; d i s c o n t i n u e ) O f f i c e of Nuclear Waste Isolation O p t i c a l D i r e c t i o n And Ranging Off i c e Procedure Manual (SUI) Out-of-Pile Systems T e s t

ONWI
OD R PA
0P M

OPST
ORLA
ORNL

O p t h u m Repair-Level Analysis

Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge Operations

01-k Ridge Reactor I n l e t BLockagE code (computers)

OR0
ORRISLE

os
OTh E

osmium (chemical symbol) Operation Test And Evaluation O f f i c i a l Use Only O f f i c e of Waste I s o l a t i o n ( n u c l e a r waste technology; now
ONNI )

ouo
ow1
OY
02

o r a l l o y ( 2351.11 ounce proton; pico- ( p r e f i x i n d i c a t i n g poise( dynamic v i s c o s i t y avoid); phosphorus (chemical symbol) ; peta- ( p r e f i x i n d i c a t i n g pascal ( u n i t o f p r e s s u r e , s t r e s s ) ; p r o t a c t i n i u m (chemical symbol)
p icompere

P
P

Pa

PA P A PAC PA AC PD A PDR AA
PAHR

Power Amp1 i f ier Pershing Airborne Computer Program Analysis Adaptable Control P A j a r i t o Dynamics code (computers) PAssive Detection And Ranging PostAcc i d e n t Heat Removal

47

PAL

Permissive Action Link Pulse Amplitude Modulation PeroxyAcetylNitrate Permissive Arming and P r o t e c t i o n System P r o b a b i l i t y o f Adversary Sequence Completion (SCCS) P h o t o v o l t a i c Advanced Sys tems Test F a c i l i t y P r a c t i c a l Algorithm To R e t r i e v e Information Coded I n Alphanumeric (computer program) lead (chemical symbo1;plumbum) Prompt Burst E n e r g e t i c s P l a s t i c Bonded e x p l o s i v e ; P r i v a t e Branch exchange ( t e l e t y p e ) P a r t s By Weight P r i n t e d C i r c u i t ; Polymer Concrete P Board C Pe 11e t - C l ad I n t e r ac t i o n Pulse Code Modulation ; Pulse Count Modulation Primary Control Program (computers) Program Change Request percent palladium (chemical symbol) Pulse Duration; P u l s e Doppler; P o t e n t i a l D i f f e r e n c e poundal Program Design Language (SCCS) Pulse Duration Modulation Programmed Data Processor Process Demonstration Unit probable e r r o r

PM A
PAN

PAPS PASC PASTF PATRICIA Pb PBE P X B PW B P C PCB P I C

PCM

PC P

PCR P t C Pd
PD

Pd 1 PDL PM D PDP PU D

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PECS PED PEPS PERT PETN PF PF PFBC PM F

PFIUINT

P r o b a b i l i s t i c Evaluation of Cladding S t r e s s (computers) P h o t o E l e c t r i c Detector P h o t o v o l t a i c E l e c t r i c Power System Performance ( o r Program) Evaluation Review Technique ( computers) PentaErythritol TetraNitrate (explosives) p i c o f a r a d ; water holding energy Power F a c t o r P r e s s u r i z e d Fluidized-Bed Combustion Pulse Frequency Modulation Permanent F i l e MAIWTenance (camputera) Pulse Forming Network phase; phot (illuminance; d i s s c o n t i n u e and u s e l u x ) Primary Heat Transport System P e r i p h e r a l I n t e r f a c e Adapter (computers) Polymer-Impregnated Concrete

PFN Ph PHTS
PIA PIC

PID PIE PIFITE PI M PIOCS PIPER PI O PIP k ' Pkg P1 PLBR

Personnel I d e n t i f i c a t i o n Device ( SCCS) Post I r r a d i a t i o n Examination PIpe Flood Ing Trans iEn t ( computer s Pulse I n t e r v a l Modulation Physical Input/Output Control System ( s e e LIOCS) Pulse I n t e n s e Plasma f o r Exploratory Research Programmed Input/Output ; P e r i p h e r a l Input/Output Pulsed I n t e g r a t i n g Pendulum Weapon K i l l P r o b a b i l i t y package Poiseuille (viscosity) Prototype Large Breeder Reactor

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PLUTO

P r e d i c t i o n of moLten f u e l behavior under T r a n s i e n t Overpower cond i t i o n s ( computer s 1 promethium (chemical symbol) Phase ( o r ) P u l s e Modulation; P h o t o M u l t i p l i r Pulse Mode M u l t i p l e x Proton Magnetic Resonance Pac i f i c Nor t hwe st Lab o r a t o r y Positive-Negative-Positive polonium (chemical symbol) P l a n t Operations Control Center (SCCS) (electronics circuits)

Pm

PM

PKM
PMR
PNL PNP

Po
POCC

POCO
POINTER
POPS

AXM-5Q g r a p h i t e
P a r t i c l e O r i e n t a t i o n INTERferometer P r o b a b i l i s t i c e v a l u a t i o n of t r a n s i e n t OverPower c l a d d i n g St res s (computers 1 POROUS PLUG h e a t - g e n e r a t i n g blockage (computers) pos i t i v e Pe a k -t o -Pe a k parts-per-billion parts per million Pulse P o s i t i o n Modulation Pershing P r o j e c t Management O f f i c e p u l s e s p e r second P l a n t P r o t e c t i o n System; (more o f t e n ) Plutonium P r o t e c t i o n System praseodymium (chemical symbol) Plutonium Recycle C r i t i c a l F a c i l i t y Pulse R e p e t i t i o n Frequency primary

PORPLUG
POS

PP

PPb P P PPM
PPMO PPS

PPS Pr
PRCF PRF

pri

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PO RM PRR PV RM PS

Programmable Read Only Memory P u l s e Repetition Rate Pe ak-Re ad i n g Vo 1 Me t er t picosecond P r e l i m i n a r y S a f e t y Analysis Report pounds p e r s q u a r e inch
psi absolute

PSAR
psi psia Psig PSS

p s i gage
Perimeter S u r v e i l 1ance System Program Storage Unit platinum (chemical symbol) Production Type; Pigmy T r i l o c k ( c o n n e c t o r s ) P u l s e Time Modulation (or M u l t i p l e x ) plutonium (chemical symbol) Plutonium Uranium Reduction E x t r a c t i o n Pressure-Volume-Temperature picowat t Pulse Width P r e l i m i n a r y Weapon Development Report Pulse Width Modulation P r e s s u r i z e d Water & a c t o r pieze (pressure) Lead (Pb) Z i r c o n i t e T i t a n a t e ( f e r r o e l e c t r i c s ) Quality Assurance Q u a l i t y Assurance Agency Q u a l i t y Assurance I n s p e c t i o n Agency

PSU
Pt PT

m
Pu
PUREX

PVT PW
PW

PWDR

PWM
PWR

Pz PZ T
QA

QAA
QAU

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QAIP QAP

Q u a l i t y Assurance I n s p e c t i o n Procedures Q u a l i t y Assurance Procedure Q u a l i t y Assurance Program Planning Committee Q u a l i t y Assurance, Sandia L a b o r a t o r i e s Q u a l i t y Assurance Test I n s t r u c t i o n s Q u a l i t y Assurance V e r i f i c a t i o n I n s t r u c t i o n s Q u a l i t y Control Quality ControlIReliability Q u a l i t y Engineering P r o j e c t Q u a l i f i c a t i o n Engineering Release (QA) Q u a l i t y E v a l u a t i o n Systems T e s t e r Quartz Phenolic quarter (see q t r ) Quick Reaction A l e r t Quantum Systems, Inc quart Qua 1i f ic a t i o n Te st ing Ev a1ua t i o n quarter quantity quadrant Quasi-Instantaneous Control qualita t ive
radius

QAPPC QASL
QAT1 QAVI

Qc
QCR QEP
QER QEST QP

qr
QRA

QSI
qt QTE

. (Albuquerque)

qtr
QtY

quad
QUIC

qual

r
R

r o e n t g e n ( u n i t o f absorbed r a d i a t i o n d o s e ) ; r e s i s t a n c e ; reaumur ( t e m p e r a t u r e s c a l e ) ; r a n k i n e ( t e m p e r a t u r e does t a k e a O s i g n ) ; u n i v e r s a l gas c o n s t a n t ( v a l u e * .082) rockwell ( u n i t o f h a r d n e s s ) Rayleigh-Wave (seismography)

R-Wave

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ita
rad radar
W I A C

Radium ( c h a n i c a l symbol); r o c h e l l , s c a l e a ( h a r d n e s s ) r a d i a n ( p l a n e a n g l e ) ; r a d i a t i o n absorbed dose ( s e e r d ) ( o r i g i n a l l y c a p i t a l i z e d f o r RAdio D e t e c t i o n And Ranging) RAdiation D e t e c t i o n I n d i c a t i o n And C m p n t a t i o n R D r INTelligence A a Bandom Access Memory (SCCS); Read And Modify memory ( d i g i t a l c o n t r o l l e r s ) ; RadioActive M a t e r i a l ( t r a n s p o r t a t i o n techno1 ogy ) Reactor A n a l y s i s and S a f e t y d i v i s i o n of ANL Radio frequency A m p l i f i c a t i o n by Stimulated Emission of Radiation rubidium (chemical symbol) ; rockwell, s c a l e b ( h a r d n e s s ) Reentry Body

RAD INT

RAM

3As

USER

Rb

RE
3BE Rc
RC

R e l a t i v e B i o l o g i c a l E f f e c t i v e n e s s (of r a d i a t i o n ) Rockwell, s c a l e c ( h a r d n e s s ) Resistance-Capacitance Reference Control U n i t rad ( u n i t of absorbed r a d i a t i o n dose l i b e r a t i n g 100 ergs of energy per gram o r 10-2 J / k g ; supersedes t h e roentgen; o r i g i n a l l y rad was an acronym ( s e e r a d ) ) r u t h e r f o r d ( r a d i o a c t i v e decay) R e s t r i c t e d Data radio direction finding Receive Data R e g i s t e r F u l l (computer d i g i t a l c o n t r o l ) Reactor Development and Technology Research, Development, Test, and E v a l u a t i o n (popular abbreviation f o r c y c l m i t e , an explosive; l e t t e r s have no p a r t i c u l a r meaning) Research and Development rhenium (chemical symbol); Reynolds number ( s e e RP)
53

RCU
rd

Rd
RD
rdf

RDRF
RDT
BI)T&E

RDX
RID

Re

REB

R e l a t i v i s t i c E l e c t r o n Beam reduction oxidat ion reference roentgen e q u i v a l e n t , man roentgen e q u i v a l e n t , p h y s i c a l R e t r o f i t E v a l u a t i o n System Test (QA)
REXCO coupled w i t h SADCAT

redox ref Rem Re P RE ST

RE XCAT

REXCO REXCO-H

Reactor EXcursion Containment a n a l y s i s (computers) REXCO-Hydrodynamic (computers) REXCO-Hydrodynamic, E l a s t i c - P l a s t i c (computers)

REXCO-HEP-Heat

REXCO-HEP
REXCO-HEP-HT

T r a n s f e r (computers)

REXCO-HT
REZONE

( s e e above) REZON(E)ing of l a g r a n g i a n g r i d s (computers) r a d i o frequency r a d i o frequency i n t e r f e r e n c e Request For Information Request For P r o p o s a l s Request For Quotation ( p u r c h a s i n g ) Recommended Ground Zero rhod iu ( chemic a 1 symbo 1 m R e l a t i v e Humidity Roentgen-per-Hour-at-one-Metre Radio I n t e r f e r e n c e Reactor I n v e n t o r y o f Beta Decay i s o t o p e s (computers) Resistance-Inductance-Capacitance root-mean-square

rf rfi RFI
RFP

RFQ

RGZ

Rh
RH
RHM RI
RIBD

RIC rms

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Rn

radon (chemical symbol) r e c i p r o c a l ohm c e n t h e t r e ( e l e c t r i c a l c o n d u c t i v i t y ) r e c i p r o c a l ohm metre ( e l e c t r i c a l c o n d u c t i v i t y ) Read Only Memory (computers)
ROM Control

r2 Sc
rS2m
ROM ROMC

RP RPh

Reynold P a r t (followed by a numeral; d e t o n a t o r s ) r o e n t g e n s p e r hour r e v o l u t i o n s p e r minute ( a v o i d , u s e r p s or r a d / s )

TPS
RRRV

r e v o l u t i o n s p e r second
Rate o f Rise of Recovery Voltage

RS RS S RTAF
RTG

Reentry System Reactor S a f e t y Study Read-The Aperture Flux (STTF) Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator

RTL4

Res i s t or-Trans i s t o r Logic ( computers)

ruthenium (chemical symbol) Reentry Vehicle Rayleigh wave (seismology) rydberg ( s e e k a y s e r ) second siemens ( e l e c t r i c conductance) ; s u l p h u r (chemical symbol) Search And Destroy ARMament S t r u c t u r a l Analysis o f 3-D Core Assembly T r a n s i e n t ( computers Small Atomic Demolition Munition S a f i n g , Arming, Fuzing, and F i r i n g
So 1ar-Augmented

Ru
RV

R wave

RY
8

SDR AAM SADCAT SD AM SAFdF SAHP

Heat Pump

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SA1
SAK

Science A p p l i c a t i o n s , Inc. (La J o l l a , CAI ( a one-dimensional k i n e t i c s computer code) Safeguards A n a l y t i c a l Laboratory Evaluation S t r a t e g i c Arms L i m i t a t i o n Talks Sensor Access Manager (SCCS-related s u b r o u t i n e l i b r a r y f o r s e n s o r management i n t h e DAC);Surface-to-Air Missile SandiaIAirforce Materials Study Space And Missiles Systems Organization Sandia Area O f f i c e S a f e t y Analysis Report S a f e t y Analysis System (computers) ( a f i n i t e element stress code

SALE

SALT

SAM
SAMs
SAMSO
SA0
SAR

SAS SASL Sb

computers)

antimony (chemical symbol); s t i l b ( o p t i c s ) S t r u c t u r a l Behavior Engineering Laboratory (Phoenix, AZ) scandium (chemical symbol) S t r e s s Corrosion Cracking Sprayed Chopped-Carbon F i b e r Standard Cubic Centimeters per Minute (chemical e n g i n e e r i n g ) Safeguards C e n t r a l Control System Sandia Corporation Development Report standard cubic f e e t s t a n d a r d c u b i c feet p e r hour ( c o a l i n d u s t r y ) Small Core Memory

SBEL sc SCC SCCF SC CM SCCS SCDR s cf s cfh SM C S -M C SCPR SCRR SCPV

SLA Miscellaneous r e p o r t

SLA Progress Report

SLA Research Report
Safeguards Coordination and Performance V e r i f i c a t i o n (SCCS)

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SCR

S i l i c o n Control R e c t i f i e r Secure Container System; Supplementary Cooling System Single Crystal S i l i c o n Photovoltaics

scs
SCSP SCSR ST CM SW C D SD SDA SDD
SDL SDB

SLA Systems Report

SLA Technical Memoranda SLA Weapon Development ( r e p o r t )
S e l f D e s t r u c t ; Standard Deviation Source Data Automation (computers) System Design D e s c r i p t i o n Sandia Deve 1o p e n t Labor a t ory (QA Systems Design Review; S i g n i f i c a n t Defect Reports (now SFIR) selenium (chemical symbol) Standard E r r o r SEa-Air-Land S c a t t e r i n g of E l e c t r o n s By A t o m i c Systems (computer code) secant Secondary E l e c t r o n Conduction S t o c k p i l e Entry Date; Skin Erythema Dose ( r a d i a t i o n ) S p e c i f i e d E x t e r n a l D i s t r i b u t i o n Only SouthEas t Fast Oxide Reactor Scanning E l e c t r o n Microscopy Spherical Error Probable sequence Sandia Engineering Reactor F a c i l i t y Solar Energy Research I n s t i t u t e Standards Engineers S o c i e t y Set Equation Tranformation System (computer programming)
57

se
SE
SEAL
SEW

sec SEC SED SED0 SEFOR

SEM

SEP seq

SERF
SERI SES

SETS

SFE
SFIR SFRD

Slim loop F e r r o E l e c t r i c S i g n i f i c an t Finding Inves t i g a t i v e Report ( QA SECRET FRD S t o c k p i l e F l i g h t Test (QA) Superconducting Generation Spark-Gap Modulation S o l a r Heating And Cooling S o l a r Heat Exchange Drive super h i g h frequency SHOrt RANge ( r a d i o ) s i l i c o n (chemical symbol) l e System I n t e r n a t i o n a l d ' l l n i t e s ; i n t e r n a t i o n a l system of units Standard I n d u s t r i a l C l a s s i f i c a t i o n Sandia I r r a d i a t o r f o r D r i e d Sewage Sludge S t e a d y - s t a t e In-pilE behavior of mixed-oxide f u e l s (computers) ( c a t e g o r i e s o f d i s t r i b u t i o n s f o r Atomic Weapon Data Reports) Systems I n t e g r a t i o n Laboratory (SLA)
Sn I m p l i c i t E f u l t i f i e l d Multicomponent E u l e r i a n R e c r i t i c a l i t y ( c m p u t er s )

SFT
SG
Sc;M

SA HC SHED shf
SHORAN

Si

SI

sI C
SIDSS SIEX

s IQ4A sI L
SIMMER SIMPLE

Subassembly I n t e r c h a n g e Mixing Program f o r fLow E f f e c t s ( computers sine Safeguards I n f o r m a t i o n System Sandia L a b o r a t o r i e s Albuquerque; Sea, Land, and A i r Shorted L o c a t i o n I n d i c a t i o n From E l e c t r i c a l Resonance Sandia L a b o r a t o r i e s , Livermore

sin SIS
SLA

SLIFER SLL

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Standard Litres p e r Metre ( c o a l i n d u s t r y ) S t o c k p i l e Laboratory T e s t (QA) f u e l SLUMP(Y)ing (computers)

SLT SLUMPY

sm
SMCTF

samarium (chemical symbol)

Solar Materials and Components T e s t F a c i l i t y

Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage S t a t i c Memory I n t e r f a c e (microprocessors) t i n (chemical symbol) Systems for Nuclear A u x i l i a r y Power S p e c i a l ( S t r a t e g i c ) Nuclear Material StriNg Oriented s y m B O l i c Language (computers) Sodium-cooled Nuclear Reactor; Signal-to-Noise S o l a r Neutrino U n i t S e c u r i t y Operations O f f i c e (SCCS); S e c u r i t y Operations Computer (computers) SODIum PROPerties (computers) Sound Fixing And Ranging a n a l y s i s o f Sodium FIRES (computers) soluble solution Sodium MIXing w i t h oxygen (computers) Sound Navigation And Ranging Standard Operating Procedure S p e c i f i c Operational Requirement S i 1icon-On-Saphire Statement Of Work specific activity (memory) Ratio

SMES
SMI

Sn
SNAP

SNM
SNOBOL
SNR
SV iU

s oc
SOD1PROP
SOFAR SOFIRE sol
so I n

SOMIX SONAR SOP

SOR

sos

sow
sp act

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SPADAT
SFCDS

SPAce D e t e c t i o n And Tracking system Small Permanent Communications and Display Segment (PPS) s i n g l e p o l e , double throw ( s w i t c h ) specification specific gravity specific heat Sound P r e s s u r e Level ( s e e BISSPO); S p e c i a P r o j e c t s Off,:e (Navy)

spdt spec
SP g r

sp ht

SPL

sm
S PR

Sandia Pulsed Reactor (QA) ; S t r a t e g i c Petroleum Reserve sodium SPRAY f i r e s (computers) Sun-Present Sensor (STTF)

sPRAY sPS
spst

s i n g l e p o l e , s i n g l e throw ( s w i t c h ) S i g n a l P r o c e s s o r and Timer Space Power Unit Reactor s p e c i f i c volume s q u a r e (avoid ; u s e s u p e r s c r i p t 2 ) steradian (solid angle) s t r o n t i u m (chemical symbol) Short Range A t t a c k Missile Short-Range B a l l i s t i c M i s s i l e S e c r e t RD S t a n f o r d Research I n s t i t u t e SemiRigid I n s p e c t i o n Resin Savannah R i v e r P l a n t S t a i n l e s s Steel S i n g l e SideBand Steady-State Distribution

SPT

s PUR
s p vol

sq

sr
Sr

SRAM
SRBM

SRD SRI
SRIR SRP

ss
SSB
SSD

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standard saybolt, f u r a l Secure Storage Modules (PPS); Gingle Sideband Modulation S t o c k p i l e Sampling Program S o l i d S t a t e Relaye Systems Science and Software ( a company) Safe Secure Transport ( o r t r a i l e r ) Safeguards System T e s t Target Program (missile launching) standard saybolt, universal s t o k e (kinematic v i s c o s i t y ; avoid) Superconducting Transmission Space Tracking And Data A c q u i s i t i o n Network stable local oscillator ( p r e f i x i n d i c a t i n g an e l e c t r i c a l u n i t i n e l e c t r o s t a t i c c g s system o f u n i t s ; S I recommends d i s c o n t i n u a n c e )

SSM

sSP
S SR

sss
SST SSTTP

ss u

st
ST
STADAN stalo

statstd STED

st and a r d
S o l a r T u r b o E l e c t r i c Drive S a f e t y Test F a c i l i t y a t ANL Secure Transport Module (PPS; an armored d o l l y t o t r a n s p o r t SNM around t h e p l a n t ) System Test P l a n ; Standard Temperature and P r e s s u r e STRuctural Analysis of subassembly Wrappers (computer&) STRuctural Engineering System Solver (computers) Stockpile-to-Target Sequence

STF
STM

STP SR W TA STRESS STS STTF STU su 8

S o l a r Thermal Test F a c i l i t y S c i e n t i f i c Test Unit s a y b o l t u n i v e r s a l second s h o r t wave

s w

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S R W SYNROC

Standing Wave R a t i o SYNthetic ROCk

SYStem INput (computers)

SYSIN

SYNF s3
t

SYNthetic gaseous and l i q u i d F u e l s S a f e t y , S e c u r i t y , and S u r v i v a b i l i t y ( t r a n s p o r t a t i o n of weapons t r i t o n ( t h e n u c l e u s of tritium); temperature i n C e l s i u s ( s e e T) t e s l a (magnetic f l u x d e n s i t y ) ; t e r a - ( p r e f i x i n d i c a t i n g 10 1; temperature i n k e l v i n ; T=273.15+t, e x a c t l y ; tritium (chemical symbol) t a n t a l u m (chemical symbol) Transverse Acoustic
t ang en t

12

Ta TA tan tapTAPS

u n i t of impluse ( 1 dyne-s/cm2) Tunnel And Pipe System Telemetry Automatic Reduction E q u i p e n t terbium (chemical symbol) T o t a l Binding Energy technetium (chemical symbol) ThermoCouple T h e o r e t i c a l Density Time D i v i s i o n Data Link

TARE
Tb

TBE
Tc
TC TD
TDDL
TDM

Time Divsion Multiplex

Transmit Data R e g i s t e r Empty ( a f l a g i n d i g i t a l c o n t r o l l e r s ) t e l l u r i u m (chemical symbol) Transverse E l e c t r i c Transverse ElectroMagnetic; Transmission E l e c t r o n Microscopy temper a t u r e

TDRE

Te
TE TEM

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TERCOMrn

TERrain COntour Matcbing system Thermal Energy S t o r a g e

TES TFT

T in-Fi l m Transi 8 t o r b
Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor ( P r i n c e t o n ' s Plasma P h y s i c s Lab) Thermal Gravimeter Analysis thorium (chemical symbol) thick Therm ( B r i t i s h u n i t of temperature) T r a n s i e n t Heat T r a n s f e r t i t a n i u m (chemical symbol) Technical Information Center (Oak Ridge) Technical Information D i v i s i o n of TIC; T r a v e l i n g I o n o s p h e r i c D i st urbances

TFTR
TGA

Th
thk
thm

THT

Ti
TIC
TID TIU

T r an s d uc er I n t e r f ac e Unit ( SCC S
t h a l l i u m (chemical symbol)

T1
TLD TLTA

Th ermoLumi n e sc en t Do sime t e r
Two-Loop Test Apparatus t h u l ium ( chemic a1 symbol) Tone Modulation; Transverse Magnetic Tool-Made Sample (QA) t h o r o n (chemical symbol; g a s ) ThermoNuclear

Tm

TM
TMS

Tn
TN

TNT
TO

T r i N i t roToluene ( e x p l o s i v e )
Transverse Optic T r a n s i e n t Overpower Fuel element F a i l u r e (computers) tolerance

TOF F to1

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TOP

Technical Operating P l a n ; T r a n s i e n t Overpower a c c i d e n t ; T o t a l Obscuring Power (measure of smoke s c r e e n i n g ) t o r r ( a u n i t of p r e s s u r e and s t r e s s ; a v o i d , use p a s c a l ( P a ) ) T e r r a i n P r o f i l e Recorder ( a l s o known a s APR) ThermoPhotoVoltaic t r a n s m i t / r e ce i v e TRANsient Sodium Water Reaction Analysis Program (computers) T r a n s i e n t Response t o Applied P r e s s u r e P u l s e s (computers)

Torr
TPR
TPV

tr
TRAN SWRAP

TRAPP TREAT
TRU
TRW
TSSG

T r an6 i e n t FtEAc t o r Te st f a c i 1i t y
TRansUranic Thompson, Ramo, Woolmich ( c o r p o r a t i o n ) T r a j e c t o r y Sensing Signal Generator T r a n s p o r t a t i o n Technology Center T r a n s i s t o r - T r a n s i s t o r Logic

TTC TTL

TTM TTR Tu

Two Tone Modulation

Tonopah Test Range Tuballoy (99.3% 238U, 0.7% 235U; name f o r m e t a l l i c uranium shipped t o Tube A l l o y s , L t d , t h e B r i t i s h e q u i v a l e n t o f t h e Manhat t a n P r o j e c t ) p r e s s u r e p u l s e s i n TUBES (computers) Television Interference twaddell ( o r Twaddle; u n i t of s o e c i f i c g r a v i t y ) T r a v e l i n g Wave Tube; T r i s o n i c Wind l b n n e l Tape Wound Nylon Phenolic e Te 1 t ype Wr i t er e Xchang e Serv i c e Atomic mass u n i t ( u n i f i e d ) uranium (chemical symbol) Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter

TUBE
TVI

Tw
TWT

TWNP
TWX
U

U
UART

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UB ITRON

Undulating Beam I n t e r a c t i o n elecTRON t u b e U n c l a s s i f i e d Category ( d i s t r i b u t i o n ) Upper Control Limit (QC) UnderGround T e s t u l t r a h i g h frequency UniJunction T r a n s i s t o r United Kingdom Atomic Energy A u t h o r i t y Underground Pumped Hydro Universal Synchronous/Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter

uc
UCL UGT uh f

UJT
UKAEA

UPH
USART

USASI
U G S
U SMB

USA Standards I n s t i t u t e (succeeds ASA)

Unique Signal Generator
U.S.

Metric Board

UT uv WASER

U l t r a s o n i c Testing u l t r avio l e t Ultra-Violet Amplification by Stimulated Emission o f Radiation velocity v o l t ( e l e c t r i c a l p o t e n t i a l ) ; vanadium (chemical symbol) v o l t ampere vacuum Vacuum Atmospheric Company (Hawthorne, CAI volt-ampere r e a c t i v e Visual-Aural Range V e r t i c a l Axis Wind Turbine V e r i f i c a t i o n Chamber (PPS) Voltage-Controlled Oscillator

V
VA

vac
VAC VAr

VAR VAWT

vc
vco
e '

Exhaust V e l o c i t y ( r o c k e t t r a j e c t o r y ; expressed i n m/s)

65

VEC
VDF G

V a r i a b l e Explosive Chamber V a r i a b l e Diode Function Generator a computer code superseding MARS code f o r disassembly analysis v i d e o frequency v e r y h i g h frequency V e l o c i t y I n t e r f e r o m e t e r System f o r Any R e f l e c t o r Very-Low B a s e l i n e I n t e r f e r o m e t r y v e r y low frequency Very Long Range Very Large-Scale I n t e g r a t e d c i r c u i t (SCCS) V e l o c i t y Modulation volume/percent volume V e s t i g i a l SideBand V e s t i g i a l Sideband Modulation Voltage Standing-Wave R a t i o Vacuum Tube Vacuum Tube VoltMeter volume u n i t watt (power) ; t u n g s t e n o r wolfram (chemical symbol) Westinghouse-Advanced Reactors D i v i s i o n Wide Area Telephone System weber Weapon Development S t a t u s Report water e q u i v a l e n t Western E l e c t r i c

VENUS
vf vh f
VISAR

VLBI

vlf

VLR
VLSI

VM
v/o vo 1 VSB
VSM

VSWR

VT
VTVM
vu
W

W-ARD

WATS

wb

WDS R
w.e. W E

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WS E

Warhead E l e c t r i c a l System w a t t hour WarfEead War He ad Inst a11 t ion a WarHead S e c t i o n WarHead T e s t Unit Waste I s o l a t i o n P i l o t P r o j e c t (or plant) week weight/percent; without
White Phosphorus ( s c r e e n i n g smoke)

m
WH
WHI
WHS
WHTU

WIPP

w k

War Reserve ( s t o c k p i l e of weapons);Worlcing Receiver (STTF) Weapons System Weapon Systems Evaluation Test White Sands M i s s i l e Range watt per s t e r a d i a n wt
WTDC
WWC

weight Waste Tank D i v e r t e r C e l l (SCCS) Wire-Wound Calorimeter Re a c t anc e xenon (chemical symbol) exempt from GDS Crystal X-Ray Detector
x u n i t ( t h e siegbahn,a u n i t of l e n g t h )

X
Xe
XGDS

XTL
XRD

xu
Y YAG

y t t r i u m (chemical symbol) Y t t r i u m Aluminum Garnet (Laser)

67

Yb
Yd
YIG

ytterbium (chemical symbol)

yard

Yttrium Iron Garnet (Laser) year Zero Energy Growth zinc (chemical symbol) Zone Operations Control Zero-Power Plutonium Reactor zirconium (chemical symbol)

Y r
ZEG

Z n
ZOC Z PPR

Zr

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