Multilingual dictionary of abbreviations

Engineering, technology

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Code

Meaning

Language

Themes and places

NFS
Nordisk Flagselskab (https://nordicflagsociety.org/)

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

In Danish

NFS
Pohjoismaiden Lippuseura (https://nordicflagsociety.org/)

= NFS (see above)

In Finnish

NFS
Norræna Fánafélagið (https://nordicflagsociety.org/)

= NFS (see above)

In Icelandic

NFS
Nordiska Flaggsällskapet (https://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

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

OBVP

On-Board Vehicle Power

In English

OBVP

Oliveira do Bairro Veículos Pesados

In Portuguese

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

OCDR
Orbiter Critical Design Review

The abbreviation OCDR (Orbiter Critical Design Review) includes abbreviations CDR (Critical Design Review) and DR (Design Review).

In English

OCF

On-Board Computational Facility

In English

OCF

Orbiter Computational Facilities

In English

OCG

Organe de Coupure Général

In French

OCH

Orbiter Common Hardware

In English

OCP
Office Chérifien des Phosphates

= م ش ف | مجموعة المكتب الشريف للفوسفاط | In Arabic

In French

OCRD

Opérateur Commun du Réseau de Distribution

In French

OCRTAEMS

Office Central pour la Répression du Trafic des Armes, des munitions, des produits Explosifs et des Matières Sensibles

In French

OCS

On-Board Checkout System

In English

OCTW

Optical Communications Through the shuttle Window

In English

ODE

Observatoire Départemental de l'Eau

In French

ODF

Orbit Determination Facility

In English

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