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    Code

    Meaning

    Language

    Themes and places

    PHWR

    Pressure Vessel Heavy Water Reactor

    In English

    PIBRAC

    PIezo electric BRake ACtuator

    In English

    PIC

    Pyrotechnic Initiator Circuit

    In English

    PICW

    Product In Crate Washer

    In English

    PIR

    Plate-forme Individuelle Roulante

    In French

    PIRL

    Plate-forme Individuelle Roulante Légère

    In French

    PIV

    Peak Inverse Voltage

    In English

    PL

    Power Level

    In English

    PLA

    Programmable Logic Array

    In English

    PLAGE

    Plattform gegen Atomgefahren

    In German

    PLATON

    Prototype Lannionais d’Autocommutateur Temporel à Organisation Numérique

    In French

    PLC

    Programmable Logic Controller

    In English

    PLC

    Power Line Communication

    In English

    PLD

    Programmable Logic Device

    In English

    PLED
    Polymere Light-Emitting Diode

    The abbreviation PLED (Polymere Light-Emitting Diode) includes the abbreviation LED (Light-Emitting Diode).

    In English

    PLL

    Phase Lock Loop

    In English

    PLSP
    Payload Signal Processor

    The abbreviation PLSP (Payload Signal Processor) includes the abbreviation SP (Signal Processor).

    In English

    PLV

    Postlanding Valve

    In English

    PLV

    Postlanding Ventilation

    In English

    PM

    Pointe Mobile

    In French

    PMA
    Programa Mundial de Alimentos

    = PMA | Programa Mundial d'Alimentos | In Asturian
    = PAM | Programme Alimentaire Mondial | In French
    = 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

    In Spanish

    PMAD

    Power Management And Distribution

    In English

    PMC

    Plutonia-Molybdenum Cermet

    In English

    PMD

    Power Management and Distribution

    In English

    PMF

    Pression Moyenne de Frottement

    In French

      PMP

      Premodulation Processor

      In English

      PMPL

      Preferred Mechanical Parts List

      In English

      PMS

      Payload Mounting Structure

      In English

      PMS

      Power Management System

      In English

      PNB

      Pôle Nucléaire Bourguignon

      In French

      PO

      Power On

      In English

      PO

      Power Oscillator

      In English

      POAC

      Process on a Chip

      In English

      POGDC

      Piston Octogonal à Géométrie Déformable Contrôlée

      In French

        POI

        Power-On/Off Interrupt

        In English

        POID

        Power-On/Off Interrupt Delay

        In English

        POP

        Preburner Oxidizer Pump

        In English

        POR

        Power-On Reset

        In English

        POV

        Peak Operating Voltage

        In English

        POV

        Pneumatically Operated Valve

        In English

        PP

        Power Plant

        In English

        PP

        Premodulation Processor

        In English

        PPA

        Power Pitch-Around

        In English

        PPCF

        Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion (www.iop.org/EJ/journal/PPCF)

        In English

        PPD

        Power Pitch-Down

        In English

        PPE

        Premodulation Processor Equipment

        In English

        PPE

        Programme de Principe d'Essais

        In French

        PPEE

        Periodica Polytechnica Electrical Engineering

        In English

        PPME

        Periodica Polytechnica Mechanical Engineering

        In English

        PPR

        Programme de Principe de Requalification

        In French

        PPS

        Pneumatic Power Subsystem

        In English

        PQE

        Progress in Quantum Electronics

        In English

        PQFP
        Plastic Quad Flat Pack

        The abbreviation PQFP (Plastic Quad Flat Pack) includes the abbreviation QFP (Quad Flat Pack).

        In English

        PRE

        Power Regulation Equipment

        In English

        PRIIM

        Projet de Réalisation et d’Innovation Industrielle de Microsystèmes Hétérogènes

        In French

        PRISMA

        Productique et Informatique des Systèmes Manufacturiers

        In French

        PRLA

        Payload Retention Latch Actuator

        In English

        PRM

        Payload Retention Mechanism

        In English

        PROGRESS

        Programme for Research on Embedded Systems & Software

        In English

        PRV

        Pressure-Reducing Valve

        In English

        PS
        Power Supply

        The abbreviation PS (Power Supply) is included in abbreviations such as EPSMA (European Power Supply Manufacturers Association), EPS (Experimental Power Supply), GPS (Ground Power Supply), HVPS (High Voltage Power Supply), IPS (Inverter Power Supply), KPSM (Klystron Power Supply Modulator), LVPS (Low Voltage Power Supply), MBPS (Main Bus Power Supply), PSCU (Power Supply Control Unit), UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply), UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) and PSU (Power Supply Unit).

        In English

        PSA

        Power and Servoassembly

        In English

        PSA

        Power Servoamplifier

        In English

        PSA

        Power Switching Assembly

        In English

        PSCU
        Power Supply Control Unit

        The abbreviation PSCU (Power Supply Control Unit) includes the abbreviation PS (Power Supply).

        In English

        PSD

        Power Spectral Density

        In English

        PSD

        Power Systems Division

        In English

        PSDU

        Power and Signal Distribution Unit

        In English

        PSEPR

        Pôle Système Électrique Production Régionale

        In French

        PSF

        Probability of Stress Failure

        In English

        PSG

        Power Subsystem Group

        In English

        PSI
        Paul Scherrer Institut (https://www.psi.ch/de)

        = IPS | Institut Paul Scherrer | In French

        In German

        PSI

        Programme de Surveillance de l’Irradiation

        In French

        PSIU

        Power and Signal Interface Unit

        In English

        PSL

        Pressure Seal

        In English

          PSP
          Payload Signal Processor

          The abbreviation PSP (Payload Signal Processor) includes the abbreviation SP (Signal Processor).

          In English

          PSP
          Programmable Signal Processor

          The abbreviation PSP (Programmable Signal Processor) includes the abbreviation SP (Signal Processor).

          In English

          PSPA

          Pilotage des Systèmes de Production Automatisée

          In French

            PSS

            Portable Survival Shelter

            In English

            PSU

            Power Switching Unit

            In English

            PSU
            Power Supply Unit

            The abbreviation PSU (Power Supply Unit) includes the abbreviation PS (Power Supply).

            In English

            PT

            Pneumatic Tube

            In English

            PTCS

            Propellant Tanking Computer System

            In English

            PTR

            Projektträger Reaktorsicherheitsforschung

            In German

            PU

            Power Unit

            In English

            PUC

            Poste Urbain Compact

            In French

            PUCE

            Programme pour l’Utilisation des Composants Électroniques

            In French

            PUV

            Propellant Utilization Valve

            In English

            PVA

            Preburner Valve Actuator

            In English

            PVA

            Propellant Valve Actuator

            In English

            PVR

            Precision Voltage Reference

            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

            Printed Wiring Assembly

            In English

            PWB

            Printed Wiring Board

            In English

            PWDS

            Protected Wire Distribution System

            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

            PhiJR

            Philips Journal Research

            In English

            PhiRR

            Philips Research Reports

            In English

            PhiTR

            Philips Technical Review

            In English

            PoE

            Power over Ethernet

            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

            QVVT

            Qualified Verification Vibration Testing

            In English

            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

            RACV

            Rotary Air Control Valve

            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

            RAI
            Radar Altimeter Indicator

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

            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

            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

            RAVIOLI

            RAdar Vision Orienté LIdar

            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-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

            RCCB
            Remote Central Circuit Breaker

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

            In English

            RCD

            Réacteur Complétement Déchargé

            In French

            RCM

            Reciprocating Chemical Muscle

            In English

            RCO

            Radio Comptoir de l'Ouest

            In French

            RCS

            Roux-Combaluzier-Schindler

            In French

              RDI

              Radar Doppler à Impulsions

              In French

              REB
              Réacteur à Eau Bouillante

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

              In French

              REC

              Regional Electricity Company

              In English

              REDAC

              Rockwell Electronic Design Analysis Code

              In English

              REEP

              Radio Engineering and Electronic Physics

              In English

              REG

              Résistances Électriques et Gazières

              In French

              REP
              Réacteur à Eau Pressurisée

              = PWR, DWR (see above)

              In French

              RESC

              Réacteur à Eau SuperCritique

              In French

              RET

              Régie d'Electricité de Thônes

              In French

              RETS

              Reconfigurable Electrical Test Stand

              In English

              REU

              Remote Electronics Unit

              In English

              RFI

              Radio Frequency Interference

              In English

              RFS

              Règle Fondamentale de Sûreté

              In French

              RFrM

              Revue Francaise de Mécanique

              In French

              RGC

              Rénovation Générale de Cuves

              In French

                RGC

                Réalisation interne à Géométrie Contrainte

                In French

                RGN

                Revue Générale Nucléaire

                In French

                RIAM

                Research Institute for Applied Mechanics

                In English

                RIC

                Resistance, Inductance, and Capacitance

                In English

                RIIC
                Research Institute for Integrated Circuits

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

                In English

                RIPS

                Radar Impact Prediction System

                In English

                RISE

                Radargestützte Identifikation von Sensoren unter Extrembedingungen

                In German

                RJTAM

                Russian Journal Theoretical and Applied Mechanics

                In English

                RKI

                Rheinkraftwerk Iffezheim GmbH

                In German

                RLPME

                Research Laboratory Precision Machinery Electronics Bulletin

                In English

                RMBT

                Raccordement Modulaire Basse Tension

                In French

                RMN
                Résonance Magnétique Nucléaire

                = NMR | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance | In English
                = 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 French

                RMN
                Ressonància Magnètica Nuclear

                = NMR, תמ"ג, ЯМР, НМР (see above)

                In Catalan

                RMN
                Risonanza Magnetica Nucleare

                = NMR, תמ"ג, ЯМР, НМР (see above)

                In Italian

                RMNT

                Réseau Micro et Nanotechnologies

                In French

                RNEP

                Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator

                In English

                RNPP

                Reliability and Network Planning Panel

                In English

                RNR

                Réacteur à Neutrons Rapides

                In French

                RNR

                éacteur Nucléaire Rapide

                In French

                RNS

                Reusable Nuclear Stage

                In English

                RO

                Radar Operator

                In English

                RORAD

                Renseignement d’Origine Radar

                In French

                RORSAT

                Radar Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite

                In English

                RPA

                Réponses aux Problèmes d'Alimentation

                In French

                RPC

                Remote Power Control

                In English

                RPC

                Remote Power Controller

                In English

                RPL

                Rated Power Level

                In English

                RPM

                Remote Programmable Multiprocessor

                In English

                RPO

                Radiation Protection Officer

                In English

                RPS

                Rapport Préliminaire de Sûreté

                In French

                RR
                Rendezvous Radar

                The abbreviation RR (Rendezvous Radar) is included in abbreviations such as RRDA (Rendezvous Radar Deployment Actuator), RREA (Rendezvous Radar Electronics Assembly), RREU (Rendezvous Radar Electronics Unit), RRT (Rendezvous Radar Transducer), RRT (Rendezvous Radar Transfer) and RRT (Rendezvous Radar Transponder).

                In English

                RRA

                Rock River Arms (www.rockriverarms.com)

                In English

                RRDA
                Rendezvous Radar Deployment Actuator

                The abbreviation RRDA (Rendezvous Radar Deployment Actuator) includes the abbreviation RR (Rendezvous Radar).

                In English

                RREA
                Rendezvous Radar Electronics Assembly

                The abbreviation RREA (Rendezvous Radar Electronics Assembly) includes the abbreviation RR (Rendezvous Radar).

                In English

                RREU
                Rendezvous Radar Electronics Unit

                The abbreviation RREU (Rendezvous Radar Electronics Unit) includes the abbreviation RR (Rendezvous Radar).

                In English

                RRIO

                Rail-to-Rail Input and Output

                In English

                RRT
                Rendezvous Radar Transducer

                The abbreviation RRT (Rendezvous Radar Transducer) includes the abbreviation RR (Rendezvous Radar).

                In English

                RRT
                Rendezvous Radar Transfer

                The abbreviation RRT (Rendezvous Radar Transfer) includes the abbreviation RR (Rendezvous Radar).

                In English

                RRT
                Rendezvous Radar Transponder

                The abbreviation RRT (Rendezvous Radar Transponder) includes the abbreviation RR (Rendezvous Radar).

                In English

                RSD

                Relevé Sans Dérangement

                In French

                RSE-M

                Règles de Surveillance en Exploitation des Matériels Mécaniques des Îlots Nucléaires REP

                In French

                RSEL

                Renesas Semiconductor Europe Landshut

                In English

                RSF

                Refurbishment and Subassembly Facility

                In English

                RSN

                Reactive Sensor Networks

                In English

                RSW

                RFID, Sensors and Wireless

                In English

                RTCE

                Rotation/Translation Control Electronics

                In English

                RTE

                Réseau Technique Électricité

                In French

                RTE

                Réseau de Transport d’Électricité (https://www.rte-france.com/)

                In French

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