MIL-HDBK-162A
Volume 1 of 2
15 December 1965
APPENDIX B
GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS
A
E
ac................................ ................. alternating current
ea ................................ ................................ .....each
AEW ................................ ...... Aircraft Early Warning
eff ................................ ............................. efficiency
af ................................ .................... audio frequency
eg ................................ .......................... for example
arc ................................ automatic frequency control
ehf ................................ .... extremely high frequency
agc................................ ......... automatic gain control
elec ................................ .......................... electric(al)
Alt Std ................................ ......... Alternate Standard
emf ................................ ............ electromotive force
AM ................................ ......... Amplitude Modulation
equip................................ ........................ equipment
amp ................................ ......................... ampere(s)
exp................................ ....................... experimental
amp hr ................................ ............. ampere-hour(s)
ext................................ ................................ external
ant ................................ ............................... antenna
est................................ ............................... estimate
approx................................ ................ approximately
F
assy ................................ .......................... assembly
f ................................ ................................ ... farad(s)
ASW ................................ .. Anti-Submarine Warfare
F ................................ ............................. Fahrenheit
aux................................ .............................. auxiliary
fax ................................ ............................. facsimile
avg................................ .............................. average
Fed ................................ .............................. Federal
avc ................................ .... automatic volume control
fig ................................ ............................... figure(s)
AWG ................................ ....... American Wire Gage
FM ................................ .........Frequency Modulation
B
fpm ................................ ................... feet per minute
bfo ................................ ..... beat-frequency oscillator
fps................................ .................... feet per second
BuAer................................ .....Bureau of Aeronautics
freq ................................ ..... frequency (frequencies)
BuOrd ................................ ....... Bureau of Ordnance
fsk ................................ .......... frequency-shift keying
BuShips ................................ .......... Bureau of Ships
ft ................................ ............................... foot (feet)
BuWeps ................................ .... Bureau of Weapons
ft lb ................................ ........................ foot pounds
FTC ................................ .............. fast time constant
C
G
C................................ ............................. Centigrade
c to c ................................ ................ center to center
g ................................ ................................ ....gravity
cap................................. ............................. capacity
gal................................ ................................ ... gallon
CB ................................ ................. Common Battery
GCA............................. Ground-Controlled Apporach
ccw ................................ ................ counterclockwise
GGI o ...................... Ground-Controlled Interception
cem................................ ......... cubic feet per minute
gen................................ ............................ generator
cm................................ .......................... centimeters
grd ................................ .................. ground (electric)
Co ................................ ............................. Company
gph................................ .................. gallons per hour
c/o................................ ........................... Consists of
gpi................................ ...... ground position indicator
coml ................................ ....................... commercial
gpm ................................ ............ gallons per minute
Corp................................ ....................... Corporation
gps................................ .............. gallons per second
cp................................. ........................ candlepower
H
cpm................................ ............... cycles per minute
h ................................ ................................ ... altitude
cps ................................ ............... cycles per second
hf ................................ ...................... high frequency
cu ft................................ .................. cubic foot (feet)
Hg ................................ ............................... Mercury
CRT ................................ ............ Cathode-Ray Tube
horiz................................ .......................... horizontal
cu in ................................ .................... cubic inch(es)
hp ................................ .......................... horsepower
cur ................................ ............................... .current
hr ................................ ................................ .. hour(s)
cyc ................................ ............................... cycle(s)
I
cw ................................ . continuous wave, clockwise
icw ............................... interrupted continuous wave
D
IF ................................ ........ Intermediate Frequency
db ................................ ............................. decibel(s)
IFF ............................... Identification, Friend or Foe
dbm ........................... decibels referred to 1 milliwatt
ILS ................................ .Instrument Landing System
dbw ................................ .. decibels referred to 1 watt
in................................ ................................ ..inch(es)
dc................................ ......................... direct current
Inc................................ ......................... Incorporated
deg................................ ................ degrees (angular)
incl ................................ ............ inclusive (including)
devt................................ ...................... development
instl ................................ ............. install (installation)
DF................................ .... Direction Finder (Finding)
dia................................ .............................. diameter
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