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    Code

    Meaning

    Language

    Themes and places

    PTV

    Pathfinder Test Vehicle

    In English

    PU

    Power Unit

    In English

    PU

    Propellant Unit

    In English

    PU

    Propellant Utilization

    In English

    PUC

    Poste Urbain Compact

    In French

    PUCE

    Programme pour l’Utilisation des Composants Électroniques

    In French

    PUCS

    Propellant Utilization Control System

    In English

    PUGS

    Propellant Utilization and Gauging System

    In English

    PUMA

    Programme pour l'Utilisation des Matériaux Avancés

    In French

    PUMA
    Prix Unitaire Moyen des ouvrages gAz

    The abbreviation PUMA (Prix Unitaire Moyen des ouvrages gAz) includes the abbreviation PU (Prix Unitaire).

    In French

    PUV

    Propellant Utilization Valve

    In English

    PV

    Photovoltaic

    In English

    PVA

    Preburner Valve Actuator

    In English

    PVA

    Propellant Valve Actuator

    In English

    PVDS

    Propellant Vent and Drain System

    In English

    PVED

    Propulsion and Vehicle Engineering Division

    In English

    PVO

    Pioneer Venus Orbiter

    In English

    PVP

    Petit Véhicule Protégé

    In French

    PVR

    Precision Voltage Reference

    In English

    PVT
    Preflight Verification Test

    The abbreviation PVT (Preflight Verification Test) includes the abbreviation VT (Verification Test).

    In English

    PVT
    Pyrotechnic Verification Test

    The abbreviation PVT (Pyrotechnic Verification Test) includes the abbreviation VT (Verification Test).

    In English

    PVTCS
    Photovoltaic Thermal Control System

    The abbreviation PVTCS (Photovoltaic Thermal Control System) includes abbreviations TC (Thermal Control) and TCS (Thermal Control System).

    In English

    PWA

    Pratt and Whitney Aircraft

    In English

    PWA

    Printed Wiring Assembly

    In English

    PWB

    Printed Wiring Board

    In English

    PWDS

    Protected Wire Distribution System

    In English

    PWGSC
    Public Works and Government Services Canada (www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca)

    = TPSGC | Travaux Publics et Services Gouvernementaux Canada | In French

    In English

    PWMD

    Printed Wiring Master Drawing

    In English

    PWR
    Pressurized Water Reactor

    = REP | Réacteur à Eau Pressurisée | In French
    = DWR | Druckwasserreaktor | In German

    In English

    PWR

    Politechnika Wrocławska

    In Polish

    PWT

    Propulsion Wind Tunnel

    In English

    PZMKiMK

    Polski Zwiazek Modelarzy Kolejowych i Milosników Kolei

    In Polish

    PhASp

    Physics and Astrophysics from Spacelab

    In English

    PhTec

    Physics in Technology

    In English

    PhiJR

    Philips Journal Research

    In English

    PhiRR

    Philips Research Reports

    In English

    PhiTR

    Philips Technical Review

    In English

    PiReM

    Pipe Rehabilitation Management

    In English

    PoE

    Power over Ethernet

    In English

    PrAA

    Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics

    In English

    PrAeS

    Progress in Aerospace Sciences

    In English

    PrEx

    Propellants and Explosives

    In English

    PrExP

    Propellants and Explosives Pyrotechnics

    In English

    PrMS

    Progress in Materials Science

    In English

    QAVT

    Qualification Acceptance Vibration Test

    In English

    QCM

    Quartz Crystal Microbalance

    In English

    QFP
    Quad Flat Pack

    The abbreviation QFP (Quad Flat Pack) is included in abbreviations such as SQFP (Shrink Quad Flat Pack), TQFP (Thin Quad Flat Pack) and PQFP (Plastic Quad Flat Pack).

    In English

    QMS

    Qualification Model Spacecraft

    In English

    QRS

    Quick Reaction Sortie

    In English

    QRSL

    Quick-Reaction Space Laboratory

    In English

    QSE

    Qualité, Sécurité, Environnement

    In French

    QT

    Qualification Test

    In English

      QTP
      Qualification Test Plan

      The abbreviation QTP (Qualification Test Plan) includes the abbreviation TP (Test Plan).

      In English

      QTP
      Qualification Test Procedure

      The abbreviation QTP (Qualification Test Procedure) includes the abbreviation TP (Test Procedure).

      In English

      QTV

      Qualification Test Vehicle

      In English

      QVVT

      Qualified Verification Vibration Testing

      In English

      Qe2

      Quantock Energy & Environment

      In English

      R&D
      Recherche et développement

      = 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
      = O&O | Onderzoek en Ontwikkeling | In Dutch
      = FoU | Forsøk og Utvikling | In Norwegian

      In French

      R&D
      Research and Development

      = F&E, I+D, R&S, P&D, O&O, FoU (see above)

      In English

      R&DO

      Research and Development Operations

      In English

      R&E

      Research and Engineering

      In English

      R&R

      Rendezvous and Recovery

      In English

      R&S
      Ricerca e Sviluppo

      = R&D, F&E, I+D, P&D, O&O, FoU (see above)

      In Italian

      R&T

      Research and Technology

      In English

      R2I

      Réseau Industriel d'Innovation

      In French

      RA
      Radar Altimeter

      The abbreviation RA (Radar Altimeter) is included in abbreviations such as RADVS (Radar Altimeter and Doppler Velocity Sensor) and RAI (Radar Altimeter Indicator).

      In English

      RA

      Right Aft

      In English

      RACV

      Rotary Air Control Valve

      In English

      RAD

      Research and Advanced Development

      In English

      RADO

      Radiation Dosimetry

      In English

      RADO-HTR

      Radiation Dosimetry - High Temperature Ratio

      In English

      RADVS
      Radar Altimeter and Doppler Velocity Sensor

      The abbreviation RADVS (Radar Altimeter and Doppler Velocity Sensor) includes the abbreviation RA (Radar Altimeter).

      In English

      RAE

      Royal Aerospace Establishment

      In English

      RAG

      Réseau d'Alimentation Générale

      In French

      RAI
      Radar Altimeter Indicator

      The abbreviation RAI (Radar Altimeter Indicator) includes the abbreviation RA (Radar Altimeter).

      In English

      RAI

      Roll Attitude Indicator

      In English

      RAI

      Rijwiel en Automobiel Industrie

      In Dutch

      RAID
      Regional Association for Irrigation and Drainage

      = ARID | Association Régionale pour l’Irrigation et le Drainage | In French

      In English

      RALPH

      Reduction and Acquisition of Lunar Pulse Heights

      In English

      RALT
      Radar Altimeter

      The abbreviation RALT (Radar Altimeter) is included in abbreviations such as CRALT (CNES Radar Altimeter) and NRALT (NASA Radar Altimeter).

      In English

      RAM

      Radar Absorption Material

      In English

      RANC

      Radar Absorption Noise and Clutter

      In English

      RANN

      Research Applied to National Needs

      In English

      RAP

      Reserve Auxiliary Payload

      In English

      RAPACE

      Recherches Aérodynamiques Pour Avion de Combat Évolué

      In French

      RAPCON

      Radar Approach and Control

      In English

      RAPHAEL

      ReActor for Process heat, Hydrogen And ELectricity generation

      In English

      RAPID

      Revolutionary Avalanche Photodiode Infrared Detector

      In English

      RAS

      Remontée Aéro-Souterraine

      In French

      RASIT

      Radar de Surveillance des Intervalles

      In French

      RASM

      Remote Analog Submultiplexer

      In English

      RATO
      Rocket-Assisted Takeoff

      The abbreviation RATO (Rocket-Assisted Takeoff) includes the abbreviation TO (Takeoff).

      In English

      RAVE

      Rotax Adjustable Variable Exhaust

      In English

      RAVIOLI

      RAdar Vision Orienté LIdar

      In French

      RAWS

      Role-Adaptable Weapons System

      In English

      RAéS

      Réseau Recherche Aéronautique sur le Supersonique

      In French

      RB
      Radar Beacon

      The abbreviation RB (Radar Beacon) is included in the abbreviation RBA (Radar Beacon Antenna).

      In English

      RBA
      Radar Beacon Antenna

      The abbreviation RBA (Radar Beacon Antenna) includes the abbreviation RB (Radar Beacon).

      In English

      RBDE

      Radar Bright Display Equipment

      In English

      RBE

      Relative Biological Effectiveness

      In English

      RBMK
      Reaktor Bolshoy Moshchnosti Kanalnyi

      = РБМК | Реактор Большой Мощности Канальный | In Russian

      In Russian

      RBS

      Radar Bomb Scoring

      In English

      RC

      Resistance-Capacitance

      In English

      RCB
      Remote Circuit Breaker

      The abbreviation RCB (Remote Circuit Breaker) includes the abbreviation CB (Circuit Breaker).

      In English

      RCC

      Reinforced Carbon-Carbon

      In English

      RCC

      Rough Combustion Cutoff

      In English

      RCC-C

      Règles de Conception et de Construction des Assemblages de Combustible des Centrales Nucléaires

      In French

      RCC-E

      Règles de Conception et de Construction des Matériels Électriques des Centrales Nucléaires

      In French

      RCC-G

      Règles de Conception et de Construction du Génie Civil des Îlots Nucléaires REP

      In French

      RCC-M

      Règles de Conception et de Construction des Matériels Mécaniques des Îlots Nucléaires REP

      In French

      RCC-MR

      Règles de Conception et de Construction des Matériels Mécaniques des Îlots Nucléaires RNR

      In French

      RCCA

      Rough Combustion Cutoff Assembly

      In English

      RCCB
      Remote Central Circuit Breaker

      The abbreviation RCCB (Remote Central Circuit Breaker) includes the abbreviation CB (Circuit Breaker).

      In English

      RCCB
      Rockwell Configuration Control Board

      The abbreviation RCCB (Rockwell Configuration Control Board) includes abbreviations CB (Control Board) and CCB (Configuration Control Board).

      In English

      RCD

      Réacteur Complétement Déchargé

      In French

      RCM

      Reciprocating Chemical Muscle

      In English

      RCN

      Rockwell Communication Network

      In English

      RCO

      Radio Comptoir de l'Ouest

      In French

      RCRA

      Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

      In English

      RCS

      Reentry Control System

      In English

      RCS

      Roux-Combaluzier-Schindler

      In French

      RD

      Route Départementale

      In French

      RDI

      Radar Doppler à Impulsions

      In French

      RDS

      Rocketdyne Digital Simulator

      In English

      RDT

      Réseau de Développement Technologique

      In French

        RDTC

        Réseau de Développement Technologique Corse

        In French

          RDW

          Rijks Dienst voor het Wegverkeer (www.rdw.nl)

          In Dutch

          RE

          Responsible Engineer

          In English

            RE&T

            Research, Engineering, and Test

            In English

            REA

            Rocket Engine Assembly

            In English

            REACM

            Regional Energy Agency of Central Macedonia

            In English

            REAM

            Rocket Engine Assembly Module

            In English

            REB
            Réacteur à Eau Bouillante

            = BWR | Boiling Water Reactor | In English
            = SWR | Siedewasserreaktor | In German

            In French

            REBECCA

            REduction du Bruit motEur avion par des ConCepts technologiques Avancés

            In French

            REC

            Regional Electricity Company

            In English

            RECIFE

            REcherche sur la Capacité des Infrastructures FErroviaires

            In French

            RECP
            Request for Engineering Change Proposal

            = RFECP | Request For Engineering Change Proposal | In English

            The abbreviation RECP (Request for Engineering Change Proposal) includes abbreviations EC (Engineering Change), CP (Change Proposal) and ECP (Engineering Change Proposal).

            In English

            REDAC

            Rockwell Electronic Design Analysis Code

            In English

            REDB
            Rockwell Engineering Data Base

            The abbreviation REDB (Rockwell Engineering Data Base) includes the abbreviation DB (Data Base).

            In English

            REEEP

            Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership

            In English

            REEP

            Radio Engineering and Electronic Physics

            In English

            REFIDI

            Résidus d'Épuration des Fumées d'Incinérateur de Déchets Industriels

            In French

            REFIOM

            Résidu de Fumée d'Incinération d'Ordures Ménagères

            In French

            REG

            Régie des Eaux de Grenoble

            In French

            REG

            Résistances Électriques et Gazières

            In French

            REGBIE

            Regional Bioenergy Initiatives around Europe

            In English

            REIO

            Renewable Energy Information Office

            In English

            REM

            Rocket Engine Module

            In English

            RENAEL

            Rete Nazionale Agenzie Energetiche Locali

            In Italian

            RENAISSANCE

            Renewable ENergy Acting in SuStainable And Novel Community Enterprises

            In English

            RENATER

            Réseau National de Télécommunication pour la Technologie, l'Enseignement et la Recherche

            In French

            REOM

            Redevance sur Enlèvement des Ordures Ménagères

            In French

            REP
            Réacteur à Eau Pressurisée

            = PWR, DWR (see above)

            In French

            RER

            Réseau Express Régional

            In French

            RESC

            Réacteur à Eau SuperCritique

            In French

            RESSAC

            Recherche Et Sauvetage par Système Autonome Coopérant

            In English

            RESTART

            Renewable Energy Strategies and Technology Applications for Regenerating Towns

            In English

            RET

            Régie d'Electricité de Thônes

            In French

            RET

            Rotterdamse Electrische Tram

            In Dutch

            RETS

            Reconfigurable Electrical Test Stand

            In English

            REU

            Remote Electronics Unit

            In English

            REUS

            Rational Energy Use & Solutions

            In English

            REVIVAL

            Retrofitting for Environmental Viability Improvement of Valued Architectural Landmarks

            In English

            REVS

            Requirements Engineering and Validation System

            In English

              RFA

              Rocket Factory Augsburg

              In English

              RFECP
              Request For Engineering Change Proposal

              = RECP, RFECP (see above)

              The abbreviation RFECP (Request For Engineering Change Proposal) includes abbreviations EC (Engineering Change), CP (Change Proposal) and ECP (Engineering Change Proposal).

              In English

              RFEI

              Request For Engineering Information

              In English

                RFF

                Rapport de Fin de Fabrication

                In French

                RFHA

                Reusable Flight Hardware Authorization

                In English

                RFI

                Rete Ferroviaria Italiana

                In Italian

                RFI

                Radio Frequency Interference

                In English

                RFS

                Règle Fondamentale de Sûreté

                In French

                RFT

                Rat für Forschung und Technologie

                In German

                RFT

                Rat für Forschung und Technologieentwicklung (https://www.rat-fte.at/)

                In German

                RFVL

                Rotonde Ferroviaire de la Vallée du Loir

                In French

                RFrM

                Revue Francaise de Mécanique

                In French

                RGA

                Rate Gyro Assembly

                In English

                RGC

                Rénovation Générale de Cuves

                In French

                RGC

                Réalisation interne à Géométrie Contrainte

                In French

                RGC&U

                Réseau Génie Civil et Urbain

                In French

                RGN

                Revue Générale Nucléaire

                In French

                RGP

                Rate Gyro Package

                In English

                RHS

                Rocketdyne Hybrid Simulator

                In English

                RIADB
                Rockwell Integrity Assurance Data Base

                The abbreviation RIADB (Rockwell Integrity Assurance Data Base) includes the abbreviation DB (Data Base).

                In English

                RIAM

                Research Institute for Applied Mechanics

                In English

                RIAPS

                Remote Infrared Atmospheric Profiling System

                In English

                RIC

                Resistance, Inductance, and Capacitance

                In English

                RICA

                Rockwell Interdivisional Contract Agreement

                In English

                RICE

                Remote Inertial and Control Equipment

                In English

                RIDITT

                Rete Italiana per la Diffusione dell'Innovazione e il Trasferimento Tecnologico alle Imprese

                In Italian

                RIDS

                Rockwell Integrated Defense Simulator

                In English

                RIE

                Reactive Ion Etching

                In English

                  RIG

                  Remote Imaging Group (www.rig.org.uk)

                  In English

                  RIGA

                  Rate-Integrating Gyro Assembly

                  In English

                  RIIC
                  Research Institute for Integrated Circuits

                  The abbreviation RIIC (Research Institute for Integrated Circuits) includes the abbreviation IC (Integrated Circuit).

                  In English

                  RILEM

                  Réunion Internationale des Laboratoires pour l'Essai des Matériaux

                  In French

                  RIMSS

                  Rockwell International Modular Satellite System

                  In English

                  RIN

                  Royal Institute of Navigation

                  In English

                  RIO

                  Ressourcenverbrauch reduzieren, Innovationen implementieren, Output optimieren

                  In German

                  RIPS

                  Radar Impact Prediction System

                  In English

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