Multilingual dictionary of abbreviations

Engineering, technology

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Code

Meaning

Language

Themes and places

ANT

Arme Nucléaire Tactique

In French

ANVREDET

Agence Nationale de la Valorisation des Résultats de la Recherche et du Développement Technologique

In French

AOA

Abort Once Around

In English

AOA

Airborne Optical Adjunct

In English

AOCS

Attitude and Orbit Control System

In English

AOCS

Attitude and Orbit Control Subsystem

In English

AOD

Aircraft Operations Division

In English

AOES

Advanced Orbit Ephemeris System

In English

AOF

Avis d'Ouverture de Fouille

In French

AOFEE

Advanced Orbiter Flight Evaluation Experiment

In English

AOL

Area Of Launch

In English

AOP

Assembly Operations Plan

In English

AOS

Airborne Optical System

In English

AOSP
Advanced Onboard Signal Processor
The Advanced Onboard Signal Processor (AOSP) was a distributed signal processing computer meant for space applications. Its architecture was based on an arbitrary-topology network of identical processing elements specialized to perform signal processing and controlled by a distributed operating system (OS) written in a high-order language (HOL).

The abbreviation AOSP (Advanced Onboard Signal Processor) includes the abbreviation SP (Signal Processor).

In English

AOSTE

Analyse et l'Optimisation des Systèmes Temps-Réel Embarqués

In French

AOT

Avionics Operating Time

In English

AOT

Avionics Overall Test

In English

APA

Abort Programmer Assembly

In English

APAC

Associação Portuguesa dos Amigos dos Caminhos de Ferro (http://apac.cp.pt)

In Portuguese

APACS

Aircraft and Personnel Automated Clearance System

In English

APAE

Attached Payload Accommodations Equipment

In English

APART

Austrian Programme for Advanced Research and Technology

In English

APAST
Association africaine Pour l’Avancement des Sciences et Techniques

= AAAST | African Association for the Advancement of Science and Technology | In English

In French

APAVE

Association des Propriétaires d'Appareils à Vapeur ou Électriques

In French

APC

Adaptive Payload Carrier

In English

APC

Advanced Propulsion Comparison

In English

APC

Aft Power Controller

In English

APC

Airborne Particle Counter

In English

APC

Armored Personnel Carrier

In English

APCA

Aft Power Controller Assembly

In English

APCC

American Power Conversion Corporation (https://www.apc.com/)

In English

APCC

Australian Procurement and Construction Council (https://www.apcc.gov.au/)

In English

APCE

Agence Pour la Création d'Entreprises

In French

APCP

Aerojet Photoelectric Cell Program

In English

APD

Area Passive Dosimeter

In English

APD

Avalanche Photodiode

In English

APD

Automotive Parts Distribution (www.apd.co.uk)

In English

APDP

Accident de Perte de Débit Primaire

In French

APDU

Application Protocol Data Unit

In English

APE

Agencja Poszanowania Energii

In Polish

APE

Ammunition Peculiar Equipment

In English

APEA

Agenzia Provinciale Energia ed Ambiente

In Italian

APEA

Agencia Provincial de la Energía de Avila

In Spanish

APEC

Active and Passive Electronic Components

In English

APEC

Ateliers Pour l'Évacuation du Combustible

In French

APEH

Agencia Provincial de la Energía de Huelva

In Spanish

APEL

Autoroutes Paris-Est-Lorraine

In French

APERC

Asia Pacific Energy Research Centre

In English

APESA

Association Pour l'Environnement et la Sécurité en Aquitaine (https://www.apesa.fr/)

In French

APEVV

Agenzia Provinciale per l'Energia del Vercellese e della Valsesia

In Italian

APFM

Associated Program on Flood Management

In English

API

Air Position Indicator

In English

API

American Petroleum Institute (https://www.api.org/)

In English

API

Arrêt Pour Intervention

In French

API

Aerospace Performance Improvement

In English

APICS

Analyse et Problèmes Inverses pour le Contrôle et le Signal

In French

APIF

Automated Process Information File

In English

APLAC

Analysis Program Linear Active Circuit

In English

APLIS

Automated Payload ICD System

In English

APM

Columbus Attached Pressurized Module

In English

APM

Ascent Particle Monitor

In English

APM

Advanced Power Management

In English

APMSM

Assembly Phase Maintenance Simulation Model

In English

APN

Appareil Photo Numérique

In English

APP

Astrophysics Payload

In English

APPF

Automated Payload Processing Facility

In English

APPLE

Advanced Propulsion Payload Effect

In English

APPRICOD

Assessing the Potential of Plastics Recycling in the Construction and Demolition Activities

In English

APPS

Auxiliary Payload Power System

In English

APR

Advanced Passive Reactor

In English

APRP

Accident de Perte de Réfrigérant Primaire

In French

APRP

Accident de Perte de Refroidissement Primaire

In French

APS

Aft Propulsion System

In English

APS

Ascent Propulsion System

In English

APS

Attitude Propulsion System

In English

APS

Automatic Processing System

In English

APS

Auxiliary Power Subsystem

In English

APS

Auxiliary Propulsion System

In English

APS

Alimentation Par le Sol

In French

APSAP

Auxiliary Propulsion System Aft Pod

In English

APSI
Avant-Projet Sommaire d’Itinéraire

The abbreviation APSI (Avant-Projet Sommaire d’Itinéraire) includes the abbreviation APS (Avant-Projet Sommaire).

In French

APSS

Atmospheric Pressure Supply Subsystem

In English

APSS

Analyse Phénoménologique des Situations de Stockage

In French

APT

Airborne Pointer Tracker

In English

APT

Astronaut Preference Test

In English

APT

Aide au Partenariat Technologique

In French

APTAS

Actions de Prévention Technique et d'Assistance Sécurité Gaz

In French

APTE
Automated Production Test Equipment

The abbreviation APTE (Automated Production Test Equipment) includes the abbreviation TE (Test Equipment).

In English

APTGD

Arme de Précision Tirée à Grande Distance

In French

APU

Auxiliary Power Unit

In English

APU

Auxiliary Propulsion Unit

In English

APUQ

Association de Promotion des Usages de la Quasiturbine

In French

APUS

Auxiliary Power Unit Subsystem

In English

APUT

Auxiliary Power Unit Test

In English

APV

Aluminium Plant & Vessel (Company Limited)

In English

APWR

Advanced Pressurized Water Reactor

In English

AQA

Agence pour la Qualité de l'Air

In French

AQUAP

Association pour la Qualité des Appareils à Pression

In French

ARA

Attitude Reference Assembly

In English

ARA

Altstoff Recycling Austria (www.ara.at)

In German

ARA

Asociaţia Română a Apei (https://www.ara.ro/)

In Romanian

ARAEN

Agenzia Regionale per l'Energia della Regione Abruzzo

In Italian

ARAGOB

Unidad de Arquitectura Bioclimatica - Gobierno de Aragón

In Spanish

ARAMM

Agence Rhône-Alpes pour la Maîtrise des Matériaux

In French

ARAP

Aeronautical Research Associates of Princeton

In English

ARAP

Astronaut Rescue Air Pack

In English

ARBl

Aerospace Research in Bulgaria

In English

ARC

Austrian Research Centers (www.arcs.ac.at)

In English

ARC

Ames Research Center

In English

ARCOMSAT

Arab League Communications Satellite

In English

ARCOS

Action de Recherche pour une COnduite Sécurisée

In French

ARCS

Aft Reaction Control Subsystem

In English

ARCS

Austrian Research Centers Seibersdorf

In German

ARD

Abort Region Determinator

In English

ARD

Accès au Réseau de Distribution

In French

ARE

Agenzia Regionale per l'Energia di Liguria

In Italian

ARE

Agenzia per il Risparmio Energetico di Ancona

In Italian

AREAC

Agência Regional de Energia e Ambiente do Centro

In Portuguese

AREAL

Agência Regional de Energia e Ambiente do Algarve

In Portuguese

AREN

Asociaţia Română pentru Energie Nucleară

In Romanian

ARENA

Agência Regional da Energia da Regio Autonoma dos Acores

In Portuguese

ARENE

Agence Régionale de l'Environnement et des Nouvelles Énergies

In French

ARER

Agence Régionale de l'Énergie de la Réunion

In French

ARES

Advanced Railroad Electronic System

In English

ARFDS

Automatic Reentry Flight Dynamics Simulator

In English

ARGEM

Agencia de Gestión de Energía de la Región de Murcia

In Spanish

ARGMA
Army Rocket and Guided Missile Agency

The abbreviation ARGMA (Army Rocket and Guided Missile Agency) includes the abbreviation GM (Guided Missile).

In English

ARIA

Advanced Range Instrumentation Aircraft

In English

ARID
Association Régionale pour l’Irrigation et le Drainage

= RAID | Regional Association for Irrigation and Drainage | In English

In French

ARIS

Advanced Range Instrumentation Ship

In English

ARISE

Automatic Railway Information Systems for Europe

In English

ARIST

Agence Régionale d'Information Stratégique et Technologique

In French

ARISTOTELES

Applications and Research Involving Space Technologies Observing the Earth’s Field from Low Earth Orbiting Satellite

In English

ARITT

Aide Régionale à l'Innovation et au Transfert de Technologie

In French

ARITT

Aide Régionale à l'Innovation et aux Transferts de Technologie

In French

ARM
Anti-Radar Missile

The abbreviation ARM (Anti-Radar Missile) is included in the abbreviation HARM (High-speed Anti-Radar Missile).

In English

ARN

Auto Recycling Nederland (www.arn.nl)

In Dutch

ARN

Autoridad Regulatoria Nuclear (https://www.argentina.gob.ar/arn)

In Spanish

AROR

Atelier Recherche Outillage Réalisation

In French

AROS

Automotive Robust Operating Services

In English

ARPESH

Accurate and Reliable Prototype Earth Horizon Sensor Head

In English

ARS

American Rocket Society

In English

ARS

Attitude Reference System

In English

ARSDA

Advanced Radiation Space Defense Application

In English

ARTEMIS

Advanced Research and Technology for Embedded Intelligent Systems

In English

ARTESI

Agence Régionale des Technologies et de la Société de l'Information d'Île-de-France

In French

ARTG

Agence Résidentiel Tertiaire Gaz

In French

ARTI

Advanced Rotorcraft Technology Integration

In English

ARTS
Advanced Remote Tracking Station

The abbreviation ARTS (Advanced Remote Tracking Station) includes abbreviations RTS (Remote Tracking Station) and TS (Tracking Station).

In English

ARTS

Actions de Recherche pour la Technologie et la Société

In French

ARU

Attitude Reference Unit

In English

ASA

Abort Sensor Assembly

In English

ASA

Advanced System Avionics

In English

ASA

Aerosurface Amplifier

In English

ASA

Aerosurface Servoamplifier

In English

ASAL

Agence Spatiale Algérienne

In French

ASAM

Air-Surface Attack Missile

In English

ASAP

ACE Shuttle Application Processing

In English

ASAP

Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel

In English

ASAR

Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile

In English

ASARC

Army Systems Acquisition Review Council

In English

ASAS

Aerodynamic Stability Augmentation System

In English

ASAT

Anti-Satellite

In English

ASAT

Anti-Satellite System

In English

ASATS

Antisatellite Simulation

In English

ASB

Airlock Stowage Bag

In English

ASC

Aerodynamic Surface Control

In English

ASC

Aerosurface Control

In English

ASC

Airlock Support Component

In English

ASC

American Satellite Corporation

In English

ASC

Apple Sound Chip

In English

ASCA

Advanced Satellite for Cosmology and Astrophysics

In English

ASCADS

Aft Station Command And Data System

In English

ASCE

Airlock Signal Conditioning Electronics

In English

ASCE

American Society of Civil Engineers (www.asce.org)

In English

ASCO

Arab Satellite Communications Organization

In English

ASCO

Arab Space Communications Organization

In English

ASCOTP

Association pour la Connaissance des Travaux Publics

In French

ASCP
Attitude Set/Control Panel

The abbreviation ASCP (Attitude Set/Control Panel) includes the abbreviation CP (Control Panel).

In English

ASCP
Attitude Set Control Panel

The abbreviation ASCP (Attitude Set Control Panel) includes the abbreviation CP (Control Panel).

In English

ASCS

Attitude Stabilization and Control System

In English

ASCT

Allocation Spéciale de Contrôle Thermique

In French

ASD

Advanced Systems Development

In English

ASD

Aeronautical Systems Division

In English

ASD

Aqua Service Distribution

In French

ASDE

Aerosurface Driver Electronics

In English

ASDM

Aerosurface Driver/Monitor

In English

ASE

Advanced Space Engine

In English

ASE

Aerospace Support Equipment

In English

ASE

Airborne Support Equipment

In English

ASE

Automatic Support Equipment

In English

ASEA

American Society of Engineers and Architects

In English

ASED

Avionics System Engineering Division

In English

ASEE

American Society for Engineering Education (www.asee.org)

In English

ASEM

Assembly of Station by EVA Methods

In English

ASET

Agència de Serveis Energètics de Terrassa

In Spanish

ASEW

Arbeitsgemeinschaft für sparsame Energie- und Wasserverwendung im VKU

In German

ASF

Autoroutes du Sud de la France

In French

ASFA

Associatie van Surinaamse Fabrikanten

In Dutch

ASG

Aeronautical Standards Group

In English

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