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    Code

    Meaning

    Language

    Themes and places

    NEST

    New and Emerging Strategic Technologies

    In English

    NET

    NASA Employee Team

    In English

    NET

    Nimbus Experiment Team

    In English

    NETA

    New Electricity Trading Arrangements

    In English

    NETWEIs

    New and Emerging Technologies - Wege zur Erkennung und Implementierung für KMUs

    In German

    NEVADA

    Net Energy Verification And Determination Analyzer

    In English

    NEVS

    NASA Equipment Visibility System

    In English

    NEWS

    New Engineering Work Schedule

    In English

    NEWS

    New Engineering Work System

    In English

      NFS

      NASA FAR Supplement

      In English

      NFS

      Nozzle Flow Sensor

      In English

      NFS
      Nordisk Flaggselskap (www.nordicflagsociety.org)

      = NFS | Nordic Flag Society | In English
      = NFS | Nordisk Flagselskab | In Danish
      = NFS | Pohjoismaiden Lippuseura | In Finnish
      = NFS | Norræna Fánafélagið | In Icelandic
      = NFS | Nordiska Flaggsällskapet | In Swedish

      In Norwegian

      NFS
      Nordic Flag Society (www.nordicflagsociety.org)

      = NFS (see above)

      In English

      NFS
      Nordisk Flagselskab (www.nordicflagsociety.org)

      = NFS (see above)

      In Danish

      NFS
      Pohjoismaiden Lippuseura (www.nordicflagsociety.org)

      = NFS (see above)

      In Finnish

      NFS
      Norræna Fánafélagið (www.nordicflagsociety.org)

      = NFS (see above)

      In Icelandic

      NFS
      Nordiska Flaggsällskapet (www.nordicflagsociety.org)

      = NFS (see above)

      In Swedish

      NGA

      National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

      In English

      NGS
      NUDET Ground System

      The abbreviation NGS (NUDET Ground System) includes the abbreviation GS (Ground System).

      In English

      NGT

      NASA Ground Terminal

      In English

      NH&S

      Nuclear Hardening and Survivability

      In English

      NHB

      NASA Handbook

      In English

      NHTSA

      National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (https://www.nhtsa.gov/)

      In English

      NHWA

      National Highway Administration

      In English

      NICE

      Nizhny Novgorod Innovation Center for Energy Saving

      In English

      NICE

      Navstar Interface Control Equipment

      In English

      NICP
      National Inventory Control Point

      The abbreviation NICP (National Inventory Control Point) includes abbreviations CP (Control Point) and ICP (Inventory Control Point).

      In English

      NIFES

      National Industrial Fuel Efficiency Service

      In English

      NIFO
      Neidentigita Fluganta Objekto

      = OVNI | Objet Volant Non Identifié | In French
      = OVNI | Objecte Volador No Identificat | In Catalan
      = НЛО | Неидентифициран летящ обект | In Bulgarian
      = OVNI | Objeto Volador No Identificado | In Spanish
      = UFO | Unidentifiziertes Flugobjekt | In German
      = UFO | Unidentified Flying Object | In English
      = UFO | Unknown Flying Object | In English
      = UFO | Uidentificeret flyvende objekt | In Danish
      = UFO | Unbekend fleanend objekt | In Frisian
      = עב"מ | עצם בלתי מזוהה | In Hebrew
      = OVNI | Oggetto Volante Non Identificato | In Italian
      = NLO | Neidentificēts lidojošs objekts | In Latvian
      = UFO | Uidentifisert flygende objekt | In Norwegian
      = UFO | Uidentifisert flygande objekt | In Nynorsk
      = NOL | Niezidentyfikowany Obiekt Latający | In Polish
      = OVNI | Objeto Voador Não Identificado | In Portuguese
      = OZN | Obiect Zburător Neidentificat | In Romanian
      = НЛО | Неопознанный летающий объект | In Russian
      = NLO | Neidentifikovani leteći objekat | In Serbo-Croatian

      In Esperanto

      NIFS

      National Institute for Fusion Science

      In English

      NIFTE

      Non-Inertive Feedback Thermofluidic Engine

      In English

      NIM

      Nuclear Instrumentation Module

      In English

      NIMP

      Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research

      In English

      NIMS

      National Institute for Materials Science (https://www.nims.go.jp/)

      In English

      NIST

      National Institute for Standardization and Technology (www.nist.gov)

      In English

      NIST

      National Institute of Standards and Technology (www.nist.gov)

      In English

      NISTJ

      National Institute of Standards and Technology Journal of Research

      In English

      NITLE

      National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education

      In English

      NLAW

      Next generation Light Anti-armour Weapon

      In English

      NLG

      Nose Landing Gear

      In English

      NLGD

      Nose Landing Gear Door

      In English

      NLO
      Neidentificēts lidojošs objekts

      = NIFO, OVNI, НЛО, UFO, עב"מ, NOL, OZN (see above)

      In Latvian

      NLO
      Neidentifikovani leteći objekat

      = NIFO, OVNI, НЛО, UFO, עב"מ, NOL, OZN (see above)

      In Serbo-Croatian

      NLOS

      Non-Line-Of-Sight

      In English

      NLR

      Nationaal Lucht- en Ruimtevaartlaboratorium

      In Dutch

      NMAB

      National Materials Advisory Board

      In English

      NMBS
      Nationale Maatschappij der Belgische Spoorwegen (www.b-rail.be)

      = SNCB | Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Belges | In French

      In Dutch

      NMCC

      National Military Command Center

      In English

      NMD
      National Missile Defence

      The abbreviation NMD (National Missile Defence) includes the abbreviation MD (Missile Defence).

      In English

      NMI

      NASA Management Instruction

      In English

      NMI

      National Maritime Institute

      In English

      NMOS

      Negative-Type Metal Oxide Semiconductor

      In English

      NMR
      Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

      = RMN | Résonance Magnétique Nucléaire | In French
      = RMN | Ressonància Magnètica Nuclear | In Catalan
      = RMN | Risonanza Magnetica Nucleare | In Italian
      = תמ"ג | תהודה מגנטית גרעינית | In Hebrew
      = ЯМР | Я́дерного магни́тного резона́нса | In Russian
      = НМР | Нуклеарна магнетна резонанција | In Serbian

      In English

      NMRA

      National Model Railroad Association

      In English

      NMTBA

      National Machine Tool Builders' Association

      In English

      NMTS

      Next Manned Transportation System

      In English

      NMV
      Nitrogen Manual Valve

      The abbreviation NMV (Nitrogen Manual Valve) includes the abbreviation MV (Manual Valve).

      In English

      NNPT

      Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

      In English

      NNSA

      National Nuclear Security Administration

      In English

      NOES

      National Operational Environmental Satellite

      In English

      NOL
      Niezidentyfikowany Obiekt Latający

      = NIFO, OVNI, НЛО, UFO, עב"מ, NLO, OZN (see above)

      In Polish

      NOMIS

      Nuclear Operations and Maintenance Information Service

      In English

      NOPAR

      Nonorbiter Parts Authorization Request

      In English

      NORAD

      North American Aerospace Defense Command

      In English

      NORAD

      North American Air Defense Command

      In English

      NORM

      Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material

      In English

      NOSS

      National Oceanic Satellite System

      In English

      NPC

      NASA Procurement Circular

      In English

      NPC

      NASA Publication Control

      In English

      NPD

      NASA Policy Directive

      In English

      NPDES

      National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

      In English

      NPF

      Navstar Processing Facility

      In English

      NPL

      Normal Power Level

      In English

      NPN

      NASA Part Number

      In English

      NPRV

      Nitrogen Pressure Relief Valve

      In English

      NPS

      NASA Planning Studies

      In English

      NPS

      Nonpropulsive Stage

      In English

      NPS

      Nuclear Power Station

      In English

      NPSS

      NASA Packet Switching System

      In English

      NPT

      Navy Pointer and Tracker

      In English

      NPUJ

      Northwestern Polytechnical University Journal

      In English

      NPV

      Nitrogen Pressure Valve

      In English

      NRA&A

      Nouvelle Revue d'Aéronautique et d'Astronautique

      In French

      NRALT
      NASA Radar Altimeter

      The abbreviation NRALT (NASA Radar Altimeter) includes the abbreviation RALT (Radar Altimeter).

      In English

      NRB

      Nuclear Reactor/Brayton

      In English

      NRC

      Nuclear Regulatory Commission (www.nrc.gov)

      In English

      NRD

      National Range Division

      In English

      NRDS

      Nuclear Rocket Development Station

      In English

      NREL

      National Renewable Energy Laboratory

      In English

      NRI

      Needham Research Institute (www.nri.cam.ac.uk)

      In English

      NRRv

      Naval Research Reviews

      In English

      NRX

      National Research Experimental

      In English

      NS

      Nuclear Shuttle

      In English

      NSATTC

      Northeastern States Addiction Technology Transfer Center (www.nattc.org)

      In English

      NSC

      NASA Standard Computer

      In English

      NSCCA

      Nuclear Safety Cross-Check Analysis

      In English

      NSD

      NASA Standard Detonator

      In English

      NSE

      Nuclear Science Engineering

      In English

      NSI

      NASA Science Internet

      In English

      NSI

      NASA Standard Initiator

      In English

      NSI

      Nanostructured Surfaces and Interfaces

      In English

      NSIA

      National Security Industrial Association

      In English

      NSIF

      Near-Space Instrumentation Facility

      In English

      NSLD

      NASA Shuttle Logistics Depot

      In English

      NSO

      NASA Support Operation

      In English

      NSP

      NASA Support Plan

      In English

      NSP
      Network Signal Processor

      The abbreviation NSP (Network Signal Processor) includes the abbreviation SP (Signal Processor).

      In English

      NSTI

      NASA Simulation Traffic Interface

      In English

      NSTL

      National Space Technology Laboratories

      In English

      NSTL

      National Strategic Target List

      In English

      NSTS

      National Space Transportation System

      In English

      NTA

      National Technology Alliance

      In English

      NTA

      National Technical Association

      In English

      NTCo

      Nondestructive Testing Communications

      In English

      NTD

      NASA Test Director

      In English

      NTE

      Navigation Telemetry Encoder

      In English

      NTE

      Nouvelles Technologies de l'Énergie

      In French

      NTIS

      National Technical Information Service

      In English

        NTN

        New Technology News

        In English

        NTPC

        Nam Theun 2 Power Company (https://www.namtheun2.com/)

        In English

        NTRAC

        New Technical Regulations Applications Committee

        In English

        NTS

        Navigation Technology Satellite

        In English

        NTS

        Nonavionics Test Station

        In English

        NTSC

        Nuclear Technology Safety Center

        In English

        NTSO

        NASA Test Support Office

        In English

        NTU

        Nanyang Technology University

        In English

        NU

        Northeast Utilities

        In English

        NUAAJ

        Nanjing University Aeronautics and Astronautics Journal

        In English

        NUDET

        Nuclear Detonation

        In English

        NUDTJ

        National University Defense Technology Journal

        In English

        NUFEM

        Nagoya University Faculty Engineering Memoirs

        In English

        NUSEM

        Nagoya University School Engineering Memoirs

        In English

        NUSS

        NUclear Safety Standards

        In English

        NV

        NASA Altimeter Verification

        In English

        NV

        Nuclear Vehicle

        In English

        NVAFB
        North Vandenberg Air Force Base

        The abbreviation NVAFB (North Vandenberg Air Force Base) includes abbreviations VAFB (Vandenberg Air Force Base), AF (Air Force) and AFB (Air Force Base).

        In English

        NVAV

        Nederlandse Vereniging van Amateur Vliegtuigbouwers (www.nvav.nl)

        In Dutch

        NVBS

        Nederlandse Vereniging van Belangstellenden in het Spoor- en tramwegwezen (https://www.nvbs.com/)

        In Dutch

        NVEOL

        Night Vision and Electronic-Optics Laboratory

        In English

        NVR

        NASA Waiver

        In English

        NWE

        Nuclear Weapons Effect

        In English

        NWMP

        Nuclear Weapons Monitor Plan

        In English

        NWP

        Netherlands Water Partnership

        In English

        NWS

        Neckarwerke Stuttgart AG

        In German

        NYPA

        New York Power Authority

        In English

        NYSCEDII

        New York State Center for Engineering Design and Industrial Innovations (www.nyscedii.buffalo.edu)

        In English

        NaAIJ

        Nanjing Aeronautical Institute Journal

        In English

        NacEl

        Nachrichten Elektronik

        In German

        NuEnD

        Nuclear Engineering and Design

        In English

        NuSTAR

        Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array

        In English

        NucFS

        Nuclear Fusion Special Supplement

        In English

        NucFu

        Nuclear Fusion

        In English

        NucIM

        Nuclear Instruments and Methods

        In English

        NucTF

        Nuclear Technology Fusion

        In English

        NucTe

        Nuclear Technology

        In English

        O&O
        Onderzoek en Ontwikkeling

        = R&D | Recherche et développement | In French
        = F&E | Forschung und Entwicklung | In German
        = R&D | Research and Development | In English
        = I+D | Investigación y Desarrollo | In Spanish
        = R&S | Ricerca e Sviluppo | In Italian
        = P&D | Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento | In Portuguese
        = FoU | Forsøk og Utvikling | In Norwegian

        In Dutch

        OAA

        Orbiter Access Arm

        In English

        OAA

        Orbiter Alternate Airfield

        In English

        OAC

        Orbital Activation and Checkout

        In English

        OACI
        Organisation de l’Aviation Civile Internationale

        = ICAO | International Civil Aviation Organization | In English
        = IOCA | Internacia Organizaĵo pri Civila Aviado | In Esperanto
        = OACI | Organització de l’Aviació Civil Internacional | In Catalan
        = ICAO | Internacia Civila Aviada Organizaĵo | In Esperanto
        = OACI | Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional | In Spanish
        = HEZINE | Hegazkineria Zibilaren Nazioarteko Erakundea | In Basque
        = OACI | Organização da Aviação Civil Internacional | In Portuguese
        = OACI | Organización d'Aviación Civil Internacional | In Asturian
        = OACI | Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional | In Galician
        = TCAO | Tarptautinė Civilinės Aviacijos Organizacija | In Lithuanian
        = ИКАО | Международная организация гражданской авиации | In Russian

        In French

        OACI
        Organització de l’Aviació Civil Internacional

        = ICAO, IOCA, HEZINE, TCAO, ИКАО (see above)

        In Catalan

        OACI
        Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional

        = ICAO, IOCA, HEZINE, TCAO, ИКАО (see above)

        In Spanish

        OACI
        Organização da Aviação Civil Internacional

        = ICAO, IOCA, HEZINE, TCAO, ИКАО (see above)

        In Portuguese

        OACI
        Organización d'Aviación Civil Internacional

        = ICAO, IOCA, HEZINE, TCAO, ИКАО (see above)

        In Asturian

        OACI
        Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional

        = ICAO, IOCA, HEZINE, TCAO, ИКАО (see above)

        In Galician

        OAFD

        Orbiter Aft Flight Deck

        In English

        OAFTO
        Orbiter Atmospheric Flight Test Office

        The abbreviation OAFTO (Orbiter Atmospheric Flight Test Office) includes the abbreviation FT (Flight Test).

        In English

        OAHTS

        Orbiter Avionics Hardware Tracking System

        In English

        OALC

        Ogden Air Logistics Center

        In English

        OAME

        Orbital Attitude and Maneuvering Electronics

        In English

        OAMI

        Ofgem Approved Meter Installers

        In English

        OAMP

        Optical Airborne Measurements Program

        In English

        OAMP

        Optical Aircraft Measurements Program

        In English

        OAMS

        Orbital Attitude and Maneuvering System

        In English

        OAO

        Orbital Astronomical Observatory

        In English

        OARE

        Orbital Acceleration Research Experiment

        In English

        OARME

        Oxygen Atom Reaction Materials Experiment

        In English

        OARS

        Orbiter Avionics Radiation Specification

        In English

        OAS

        Office Automation System

        In English

        OAS

        Orbiter Aeroflight Simulator

        In English

        OAS

        Orbiter Atmospheric Simulator

        In English

        OAS

        Orbiter Avionics Simulator

        In English

        OAS

        Orbiter Avionics System

        In English

        OASCB
        Orbiter Avionics Software Control Board

        The abbreviation OASCB (Orbiter Avionics Software Control Board) includes the abbreviation CB (Control Board).

        In English

        OASIS

        Orbit Avionics Software Integration Study

        In English

        OASM

        Office of Aerospace Medicine

        In English

        OAST

        Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology

        In English

        OATS

        Orbiter Avionics Tracking System

        In English

        OBC
        On-Board Checkout

        The abbreviation OBC (On-Board Checkout) is included in the abbreviation OBCS (On-Board Checkout Subsystem).

        In English

        OBCS
        On-Board Checkout Subsystem

        The abbreviation OBCS (On-Board Checkout Subsystem) includes the abbreviation OBC (On-Board Checkout).

        In English

        OBDU

        On-Board Diagnostic Unit

        In English

        OBV

        Oxidizer Bleed Valve

        In English

        OCA

        Orbiter Capability Analysis

        In English

        OCA

        Orbiter Capability Assessment

        In English

        OCA

        Ouest Convoyeur et Automatisme

        In French

        OCAC

        Orbiter Cabin Air Cleaner

        In English

        OCALC

        Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center

        In English

        OCAM

        Optimal Control Applications and Methods

        In English

        OCC

        Obus à Charge Creuse

        In French

        OCCP
        Orbit Command Computer Program

        The abbreviation OCCP (Orbit Command Computer Program) includes the abbreviation CP (Computer Program).

        In English

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