Abbreviations related to the theme ‘Engineering, technology’
- Code
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Meaning
Language
Themes and places
- OSB
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Oberste Schifffahrtsbehörde
- OSC
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Orbital Sciences Corporation
- OSCAR
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Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio
- OSCN
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Orbiter Specification Change Notice
The abbreviation OSCN (Orbiter Specification Change Notice) includes abbreviations CN (Change Notice) and SCN (Specification Change Notice).
- OSCR
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Orbiter Software Change Request
The abbreviation OSCR (Orbiter Software Change Request) includes abbreviations CR (Change Request), SC (Software Change) and SCR (Software Change Request).
- OSCRS
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Orbital Spacecraft Consumables Resupply System
- OSDH
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Orbiter System Definition Handbook
- OSE
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Operating Support Equipment
- OSE
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Orbital Support Equipment
- OSF
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Orbiter Simulation Facility
- OSGE
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Observatoire Statistique du Groupe EDF
- OSM
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On-Orbit Spares Model
- OSM
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Orbiter Service Module
The abbreviation OSM (Orbiter Service Module) includes the abbreviation SM (Service Module).
- OSO
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Orbiting Solar Observatory
- OSOP
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Orbiter Systems Operating Procedure
The abbreviation OSOP (Orbiter Systems Operating Procedure) includes the abbreviation OP (Operating Procedure).
- OSS
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Office of Space Sciences
- OSS
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Orbiting Space Station
The abbreviation OSS (Orbiting Space Station) includes the abbreviation SS (Space Station).
- OSSA
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Office of Space Science and Applications
- OSSA
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Office of Space Sciences and Applications
- OSSAD
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Office Support Systems Analysis and Design
The abbreviation OSSAD (Office Support Systems Analysis and Design) includes the abbreviation SS (Support System).
- OSSE
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Observing System Simulation Experiment
- OSSIU
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Orbiter-Space Station Interface Unit
The abbreviation OSSIU (Orbiter-Space Station Interface Unit) includes the abbreviation SS (Space Station).
- OSSRH
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Orbiter Subsystem Requirements Handbook
- OST
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Orbiter Support Trolley
- OSTA
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Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications
- OSTDS
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Office of Space Tracking and Data Systems
- OSTO
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Office of Space Transportation Operations
- OSTP
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Office of Science and Technology Policy
- OSTP
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Orbiting System Test Plan
The abbreviation OSTP (Orbiting System Test Plan) includes the abbreviation TP (Test Plan).
- OSTS
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Office of Space Transportation Systems
- OT
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Organisation Todt
- OTA
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Operational Trajectory Analysis
- OTB
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Orbiting Tanker Base
- OTC
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Orbiter Test Conductor
The abbreviation OTC (Orbiter Test Conductor) includes the abbreviation TC (Test Conductor).
- OTD
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Operational Technical Documentation
- OTD
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Orbiter Test Director
- OTE
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Orbital Transfer Equipment
- OTEC
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Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
- OTK
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Oxidizer Tank
- OTL
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Office of Technology Licensing
- OTLC
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Orbiter Time Line Constraint
- OTOS
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Orbit-To-Orbit Stage
- OTP
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Operations Turnaround Plan
- OTS
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Orbital Test System
- OTS
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Orbital/Orbital Transfer System
- OTV
-
Orbit Test Vehicle
- OTV
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Orbital Transfer Vehicle
- OUT
-
Orbiter Utility Tray
- OV
-
Orbital Vehicle
- OV
-
Orbiter Vehicle
- OV
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Oxygen Vent
- OVEI
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Orbiter Vehicle End Item
The abbreviation OVEI (Orbiter Vehicle End Item) includes the abbreviation EI (End Item).
- OVI
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Operational Validation Inspection
- OVL
-
ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation) Videsh Limited (www.ongcvidesh.com)
- OVNI
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Objet Volant Non Identifié
OVNI is equivalent to 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, NIFO (Neidentigita Fluganta Objekto) in Esperanto, 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.
- OVNI
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Objecte Volador No Identificat
OVNI is equivalent to НЛО, UFO, NIFO, עב"מ, NLO, NOL, OZN (see above).
- OVNI
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Objeto Volador No Identificado
OVNI is equivalent to НЛО, UFO, NIFO, עב"מ, NLO, NOL, OZN (see above).
- OVNI
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Oggetto Volante Non Identificato
OVNI is equivalent to НЛО, UFO, NIFO, עב"מ, NLO, NOL, OZN (see above).
- OVNI
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Objeto Voador Não Identificado
OVNI is equivalent to НЛО, UFO, NIFO, עב"מ, NLO, NOL, OZN (see above).
- OZN
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Obiect Zburător Neidentificat
OZN is equivalent to OVNI, НЛО, UFO, NIFO, עב"מ, NLO, NOL, OZN (see above).
- OcEng
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Ocean Engineering
- OcPhE
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Ocean Physics and Engineering
- Ofta
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Observatoire Français des Techniques Avancées
- OptMa
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Optical Materials
- OptQE
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Optical Quantum Electronics
- P&D
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Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento
P&D is equivalent to 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, O&O (Onderzoek en Ontwikkeling) in Dutch, FoU (Forsøk og Utvikling) in Norwegian.
- P&E
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Propellant and Explosive
- P&SS
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Planetary and Space Science
- P&VE
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Propulsion and Vehicle Engineering
- P3S
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Power Systems Supports and Services
- PA
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Puissance Atteinte
- PAC
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Pile à combustible
- PACA
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Payload Accommodation Configuration Assessment
- PACCS
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Post-Attack Command and Control System
- PACE
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Power and Control Electronics
- PACE
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Prelaunch Automatic Checkout Equipment
- PACE
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Producible Alternative to Cadmium-Telluride Epitaxy
- PACK
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Payload Active Cooling Kit
- PACO
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Prelaunch Automatic Checkout
- PACRUSS
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Passive and Active Control of Space Structures
- PACS
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Pointing and Attitude Control System
- PACTE
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Pile À Combustible Tout Électrolyte
- PAD
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Propellant Acquisition Device
- PADEAR
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Projet d’Assistance au Développement du secteur de l’alimentation en Eau potable et de l’Assainissement en milieu Rural
- PADSIM
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Precision Attitude Determination Simulation
- PAE
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Preventive Action Engineer
- PAF
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Payload Attach Fitting
- PAF
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Peak Annual Funding
An approach is proposed for the structuring of a planetary mission set wherein the peak annual funding (PAF) is minimized to meet the annual budget restraint as opposed to minimizing the program runout cost.
- PAF
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Pilotage Aérodynamique Fort
Le missile terminal Aster dispose du système de pilotage PIF-PAF (‘Pilotage en Force - Pilotage Aérodynamique Fort’) mis en œuvre dans l’ultime phase d’interception pour réduire la distance de passage à la cible et assurer une efficacité d’interception élevée.
- PAFB
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Patrick Air Force Base
The abbreviation PAFB (Patrick Air Force Base) includes abbreviations AF (Air Force) and AFB (Air Force Base).
- PAFC
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Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cell
The abbreviation PAFC (Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cell) includes the abbreviation FC (Fuel Cell).
- PAGEV
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Projet d’Amélioration de la Gouvernance de l’Eau dans le bassin de la Volta
- PAH
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Payload Accommodations Handbook
- PAI
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Produit d'Activation des Impuretés (de la céramique)
- PAL
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Programmable Array Logic
- PALP
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Programme d'Armement à Logiciel Prépondérant
- PALS
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Precision Approach and Landing System
- PAM
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Programme Alimentaire Mondial
PAM is equivalent to PMA (Programa Mundial d'Alimentos) in Asturian, WFP (World Food Programme) in English, WFP (세계 식량 계획) in Korean, WFP (მსოფლიო სასურსათო საბჭო) in Georgian, WFP (国際連合世界食糧計画) in Japanese, PAM (Programma Alimentare Mondiale) in Italian, PMA (Programa Mundial de Alimentos) in Spanish.
- PAM
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Payload Assist Module
- PAM
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Propulsion Avionics Module
- PAM
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Programma Alimentare Mondiale
PAM is equivalent to PMA, WFP (see above).
- PAMELA
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Payload for Antimatter Matter Exploration and Light-nuclei Astrophysics
- PAN-H
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Plan d’Action National sur l’Hydrogène et les piles à combustible
- PANSY
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Program of the Antarctic Syowa MST/IS Radar
- PANTER
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Poste Auxiliaire de Numérisation, de Tracé et d'Études de Réseaux
- PAP
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Payload Accommodation Plan
- PAP
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Payload Adapter Plate
- PAPEETE
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Pour Améliorer les Performances Énergétiques ET Environnementales
- PAPG
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Programm zur Auswertung von Pappgassenversuchen
- PAPI
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Precision Approach Path Indicator
- PAPI
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Programme d’Appui à la Petite Irrigation
- PAR
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Precision Approach Radar
- PAR
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Perimeter Acquisition Radar
- PARACHUTE
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Participation in RAndomized trials Compromised by widely Held beliefs aboUt lack of Treatment Equipoise
- PAS
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Payload Accommodation Study
- PAS
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Produit d'Activation des Structures
- PASA
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Permutateur Automatique de Sources d'Alimentation
- PASEPARE
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Programme d’Appui aux Secteurs de l’Eau Potable, de l’Assainissement et Ressources en Eau
- PASO
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Pacific Aviation Safety Office
- PASS
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Primary Avionics Software System
- PASTISS
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Professional Analysis Software Tool for Inflatable Space Structures
- PATH
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Postflight Attitude and Trajectory History
- PATONN
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Physics and Technology of Nanotubes@Nanotubes
- PATS
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Payload Avionics Test Station
- PAV
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Pressure-Actuated Valve
- PAW
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Plasma Arc Welding
The abbreviation PAW (Plasma Arc Welding) is included in the abbreviation VPPAW (Variable Polarity Plasma Arc Welding).
- PAZE
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Podlaska Agencja Zarzidzania Energii
- PBD
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Payload Bay Door
- PBDI
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Prise de Branchement avec Déclencheur Intégré
- PBDM
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Payload Bay Door Mechanism
- PBK
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Payload Bay Kit
- PBL
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Payload Bay Liner
- PBP
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Preburner Pump
- PBPS
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Postboost Propulsion System
- PBS
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Payload Berthing System
- PBTS
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Payload Bay Transfer System
- PBV
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Postboost Vehicle
- PBV
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Post Boost Vehicle
- PBW
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Particle-Beam Weapon
- PC
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Printed Circuit
- PCA
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Pneumatic Control Assembly
- PCA
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Point of Closest Approach
- PCA
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Power Conditioning Assembly
- PCA
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Power Controller Assembly
- PCA
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Peugeot Citroën Automobiles
- PCB
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Power Circuit Breaker
The abbreviation PCB (Power Circuit Breaker) includes the abbreviation CB (Circuit Breaker).
- PCB
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Power Control Box
- PCB
-
Printed Circuit Board
- PCC
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Payload Control and Checkout
- PCCE
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Payload Common Communication Equipment
- PCCN
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Palier de Protection et de Contrôle Commande Numérique
- PCDU
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Payload Command Decoder Unit
- PCE
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Power Conditioning Electronics
- PCE
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Power Conditioning Equipment
- PCF
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Payload Control Facility
- PCGN
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Point Confort Gaz Naturel
- PCI-E
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Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
- PCIL
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Pilot-Controlled Instrument Landing
- PCK
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Payload Command Kit
- PCL
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Power Control List
- PCL
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Primary Coolant Line
- PCL
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Primary Coolant Loop
- PCM
-
Photoelectric Cell Module
- PCM
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Power Control Mission
- PCM
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Pulse Code Modulator
- PCME
-
Physique, Chimie, Mécanique, Électronique
- PCOT
-
Payload Center Operations Team
- PCP
-
Power Control Panel
The abbreviation PCP (Power Control Panel) includes the abbreviation CP (Control Panel).
- PCPAS
-
PATRIOT Command Post Automation System
- PCR
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Payload Changeout Room
- PCR
-
Payload Checkout Room
- PCR
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Payload Clean Room
- PCR
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Power Change Request
The abbreviation PCR (Power Change Request) includes the abbreviation CR (Change Request).
- PCRD
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Programme-Cadre de Recherche et de Développement
- PCRDT
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Programme Cadre de Recherche et Développement Technologique
- PCRP
-
Poste Central de Regroupement de Postes
- PCRS
-
Payload Cover Removal System
- PCS
-
Pacific Command Ship
- PCS
-
Primary Coolant System
- PCS
-
Probability of Crew Safety
- PCS
-
Payload Checkout System
- PCS
-
Payload Control Subsystem
- PCS
-
Payload Control Supervisor
- PCS
-
Power Conversion System
- PCS
-
Pouvoir Calorifique Supérieur
- PCSM
-
Pouvoir Calorifique Supérieur Mensuel
- PCTC
-
Payload Crew Training Complex
- PCTE
-
Portable Commercial Test Equipment
The abbreviation PCTE (Portable Commercial Test Equipment) includes the abbreviation TE (Test Equipment).
- PCTO
-
Payload Cost Tradeoff Optimization
- PCU
-
Payload Checkout Unit
The abbreviation PCU (Payload Checkout Unit) is included in the abbreviation PPCU (Partial Payload Checkout Unit).
- PCU
-
Power Condition Unit
- PCU
-
Power Conditioning Unit
- PCU
-
Power Control Unit
- PCU
-
Power Conversion Unit
- PCU
-
Process Control Unit
- PCV
-
Purge Control Valve
- PCVL
-
Pilot-Controlled Visual Landing
- PCVS
-
Pouvoir Calorifique Variable Supérieur
- PD&RS
-
Payload Deployment and Retrieval Subsystem
- PDA
-
Personal Digital Assistant