Abbreviations related to the theme ‘Vehicle engineering’
Vehicle engineering, transport vehicle engineering.
- Code
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Meaning
Language
Themes and places
- DDF
-
De Dietrich Ferroviaire
- DDS
-
Descent Design System
- DDTF
-
Dynamic Docking Test Facility
The abbreviation DDTF (Dynamic Docking Test Facility) includes the abbreviation TF (Test Facility).
- DDTS
-
Dynamic Docking Test System
- DEFA
-
Dana Esperantista Fervojista Asocio
- DEL
-
Deorbit, Entry, and Landing
- DEL
-
Division des Études de Locomotives à vapeur
- DF
-
Development Flight
- DF
-
Direct Flight
- DFA
-
Dutch Flight Academy (www.dfa-fto.nl)
- DFCS
-
Digital Flight Control Software
The abbreviation DFCS (Digital Flight Control Software) includes the abbreviation FC (Flight Control).
- DFCS
-
Digital Flight Control System
The abbreviation DFCS (Digital Flight Control System) includes abbreviations FC (Flight Control) and FCS (Flight Control System).
- DFI
-
Development Flight Instrumentation
- DFI
-
Development Flight Integration
- DFL
-
Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Luftfahrt
- DFRC
-
Dryden Flight Research Center
- DFRF
-
Dryden Flight Research Facility
- DFS
-
Dynamic Flight Simulator
- DFS
-
Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH (https://www.dfs.de/)
- DFVLR
-
Deutsche Forschungs- und Versuchsanstalt für Luft- und Raumfahrt
- DGAA
-
Direzione Generale Armamenti Aeronautici
- DGAC
-
Direction Générale de l’Aviation Civile
- DGMT
-
Direction Générale de la Mer et des Transports
- DIASP
-
Dipartimento di Ingegneria Aeronautica e Spaziale
- DICBM
-
Defense Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
The abbreviation DICBM (Defense Intercontinental Ballistic Missile) includes abbreviations BM (Ballistic Missile) and ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile).
- DICORAP
-
Directional Controlled Rocket-Assisted Projectile
- DINS
-
Defense Inertial Navigation System
The abbreviation DINS (Defense Inertial Navigation System) includes the abbreviation INS (Inertial Navigation System).
- DLO
-
Director of Launch Operations
The abbreviation DLO (Director of Launch Operations) includes the abbreviation LO (Launch Operations).
- DLR
-
Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Luft- und Raumfahrt (www.dlr.de)
- DLR
-
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (www.dlr.de)
- DM
-
Docking Mechanism
- DM
-
Docking Module
The abbreviation DM (Docking Module) is included in the abbreviation DMS (Docking Module System).
- DM
-
Development Motor
- DMA
-
Drive Motor Assembly
- DME
-
Direction des Missiles et de l’Espace
- DMJU
-
Dansk Model Jernbane Unions (www.dmju.dk)
- DMS
-
Docking Mechanism Subsystem
- DMS
-
Docking Module System
The abbreviation DMS (Docking Module System) includes the abbreviation DM (Docking Module).
- DMSP
-
Defense Meterological Satellite Program
- DMSP
-
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program
- DMSS
-
Defense Meteorological Satellite System
- DNO
-
Descending-Node Orbit
- DNS
-
Departure Nuclear Stage
- DNW
-
Deutsch-Niederländische Windkanäle
- DOC
-
Drift-Orbit Correction
- DODSTP
-
Department of Defense Standard Satellite
- DOI
-
Descent Orbit Insertion
- DOI
-
Direct Orbit Insertion
- DOMSAT
-
Domestic Satellite
- DOP
-
Dilution Of Precision
The abbreviation DOP (Dilution Of Precision) is included in the abbreviation GDOP (Geometric Dilution Of Precision).
- DORIS
-
Determination of Orbit Radio Positioning Integrated from Shuttle
- DORIS
-
Doppler Orbitography and Radiopositioning Integrated by Satellite
- DOVAP
-
Doppler Velocity And Position
- DPAC
-
Direction des Programmes Aéronautiques Civils
- DPCL
-
Dedicated Payload Communication Link
- DPRS
-
Docking Probe Retraction System
- DPS
-
Descent Propulsion System
- DRS
-
Data Relay Satellite
The abbreviation DRS (Data Relay Satellite) is included in abbreviations such as TDRS (Tracking and Data Relay Satellite), DRSS (Data Relay Satellite System), EDRS (European Data Relay Satellite), ATDRS (Advanced Tracking and Data Relay Satellite) and TDRSS (Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System).
- DRSS
-
Data Relay Satellite System
The abbreviation DRSS (Data Relay Satellite System) includes the abbreviation DRS (Data Relay Satellite).
- DRT
-
Design Reference Trajectory
- DS
-
Docking System
The abbreviation DS (Docking System) is included in abbreviations such as AMDS (Advanced Missions Docking System) and NDS (NASA Docking System).
- DS3
-
Deep-Space Surveillance System
- DSAD
-
Data Systems and Analysis Directorate
- DSAT
-
Defensive Satellite
- DSCS
-
Defense Satellite Communications System
- DSCS
-
Defense Support Communication Satellite
- DSIF
-
Deep-Space Instrumentation Facility
- DSIFE
-
Deep-Space Instrumentation Facility Equipment
- DSIS
-
Defense Satellite Information System
- DSN
-
Deep Space Network
- DSS
-
Deep Space Station
The abbreviation DSS (Deep Space Station) is included in the abbreviation DSSC (Deep Space Station Complex), and it includes the abbreviation SS (Space Station).
- DSSC
-
Deep Space Station Complex
The abbreviation DSSC (Deep Space Station Complex) includes abbreviations DSS (Deep Space Station) and SS (Space Station).
- DSSM
-
Dedicated Solar Sortie Mission
- DSTF
-
Delta Spin Test Facility
The abbreviation DSTF (Delta Spin Test Facility) includes abbreviations STF (Spin Test Facility) and TF (Test Facility).
- DTCA
-
Direction Technique des Constructions Aéronautiques
- DTCN
-
Direction Technique des Constructions Navales
- DTV
-
Developmental Test Vehicle
The abbreviation DTV (Developmental Test Vehicle) includes the abbreviation TV (Test Vehicle).
- DUM
-
Deep Underwater Missile
- DVB-S
-
Digital Video Broadcasting - Satellite
- DVD
-
Delta Velocity Display
- DVL
-
Deutsche Versuchsanstalt für Luftfahrt
- DVO
-
Delta Velocity On/Off
- DVS
-
Delta Velocity System
- DVU
-
Delta Velocity Ullage
- DWS
-
Disaster Warning Satellite
- DZR
-
Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei
- EADI
-
Electronic Attitude Director Indicator
- EAFB
-
Edwards Air Force Base (https://www.edwards.af.mil/)
The abbreviation EAFB (Edwards Air Force Base) includes abbreviations AF (Air Force) and AFB (Air Force Base).
- EAL
-
Equipment Airlock
- EALA
-
European Air Law Association
- EAS
-
Equivalent Airspeed
The abbreviation EAS (Equivalent Airspeed) is included in the abbreviation KEAS (Knots Equivalent Airspeed).
- EASA
-
European Aviation Safety Agency (https://www.easa.europa.eu/)
- EATR
-
Extravehicular Assist Teleoperator Robot
- EB
-
Equipment Bay
The abbreviation EB (Equipment Bay) is included in abbreviations such as AEB (Aft Equipment Bay), FEB (Forward Equipment Bay), LHFEB (Left-Hand Forward Equipment Bay), RHEB (Right-Hand Equipment Bay), RHFEB (Right-Hand Forward Equipment Bay), SEB (Scientific Equipment Bay) and VEB (Vehicle Equipment Bay).
- EB
-
Expendable Booster
- EBR
-
Engin Blindé de Reconnaissance
- EC
-
Engine Control
- EC
-
Engine Cutoff
- ECA
-
Engine Control Assembly
- ECAC
-
European Civil Aviation Conference
- ECAL
-
East Coast Abort Landing
- ECATA
-
European Consortium for Advanced Training in Aerospace (www.ecata.org)
- ECD
-
Entry Corridor Display
- ECLSS
-
Environmental Control and Life Support System
The abbreviation ECLSS (Environmental Control and Life Support System) includes abbreviations LSS (Life Support System) and SS (Support System).
- ECO
-
Engine Combustion
- ECO
-
Engine Cutoff
- ECS
-
Engine Control System
- ECSS
-
European Cooperation for Space Standardization
- ECU
-
Engine Control Unit
- EDC
-
EUROLAS Data Center
- EDO
-
Extended Duration Orbiter
- EDO
-
Extended-Duration Orbiter
- EDOMP
-
Extended Duration Orbiter Medical Project
- EDONA
-
Environnement de Développement aux Normes de l'Automobile
- EDRS
-
European Data Relay Satellite
The abbreviation EDRS (European Data Relay Satellite) includes the abbreviation DRS (Data Relay Satellite).
- EELV
-
Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle
The abbreviation EELV (Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle) includes abbreviations ELV (Expendable Launch Vehicle) and LV (Launch Vehicle).
- EEM
-
Earth Entry Module
- EES
-
Ejection Escape Suit
- EES
-
Emergency Ejection Suit
- EES
-
Escape Ejection Suit
- EEU
-
Extravehicular Excursion Unit
- EEV
-
Enhanced Environmentally friendly Vehicle
- EFA
-
Experiment Flight Application
- EFI
-
Ensemble Fourgon d’Incendie
- EFP
-
ESA Furnished Property
- EFSSS
-
Engine Failure Sensing and Shutdown System
- EGB
-
Electronic Gimbal Box
- EGC
-
Experiment Ground Computer
The abbreviation EGC (Experiment Ground Computer) includes the abbreviation GC (Ground Computer).
- EGF
-
Electrical Grapple Fixture
- EGNOS
-
European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service
- EGSE
-
Electrical Ground Support Equipment
The abbreviation EGSE (Electrical Ground Support Equipment) includes the abbreviation GSE (Ground Support Equipment).
- EGT
-
Exhaust Gas Temperature
- EHOT
-
External Hydrogen/Oxygen Tank
- EIU
-
Engine Interface Unit
- ELACS
-
Extended-Life Attitude Control System
- ELCIDIS
-
ELectric CIty DIstribution System
- ELDO
-
European Launcher Development Organisation
- ELINT
-
Electronic Intelligence Satellite
- ELP
-
Embarcation de Lutte contre la Pollution
- ELS
-
Eastern Launch Site
The abbreviation ELS (Eastern Launch Site) includes the abbreviation LS (Launch Site).
- ELS
-
Embarcation Légère de Sauvetage
- ELV
-
Expendable Launch Vehicle
The abbreviation ELV (Expendable Launch Vehicle) is included in abbreviations such as CELV (Commercial Expendable Launch Vehicle) and EELV (Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle), and it includes the abbreviation LV (Launch Vehicle).
- ELV
-
End-of-Life Vehicule
- ELV
-
Earth Launch Vehicle
The abbreviation ELV (Earth Launch Vehicle) includes the abbreviation LV (Launch Vehicle).
- EM&IAS
-
Electromechanical and Integrated Avionics Subsystem
- EMCC
-
Emergency Mission Control Center
The abbreviation EMCC (Emergency Mission Control Center) includes abbreviations CC (Control Center) and MCC (Mission Control Center).
- EMD
-
Entry Monitor Display
- EMEC
-
Electromagnetic Effects Capability
- EML
-
Electromagnetic Laboratory
NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Electromagnetic Lab (EML) is the center’s multi-discipline test facility used for electromagnetic design certification for electrical systems, electromagnetic environment development, and electromagnetic operational validation, notably for large programs such as the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station (ISS).
- EML
-
Electromagnetic Launcher
- EMMA
-
Expert Missile Maintenance Aid
- EMMA
-
Expert Missile Maintenance Aim
- EMP
-
Enhanced MDM Pallet
- EMR
-
Eastern Missile Range
- EMR
-
Engine Mix Ratio
- EMR
-
Engine Mixture Ratio
- EMS
-
Entry Monitor Subsystem
- EMSEA
-
Environmental Monitoring from Space of East Asia
- EMU
-
Extravehicular Mobility Unit
- EMĈ
-
Esperantista Motorciklanta Ĉeno
- ENAC
-
École Nationale de l’Aviation Civile (https://www.enac.fr/fr)
- ENAC
-
Ente Nazionale per l'Aviazione Civile
- ENATT
-
École Nationale d'Application des Techniques des Transports Terrestres
- ENB
-
Engin Blindé du Génie
- ENSAE
-
École Nationale Supérieure de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace
- ENSICA
-
École Nationale Supérieure de Constructions Aéronautiques
- ENSICA
-
École Nationale Supérieure d'Ingénieurs de Constructions Aéronautiques
- ENSICA
-
École Nationale Supérieure d'Ingénieurs des Constructions Aéronautiques
- ENSMA
-
École Nationale Supérieure de Mécanique et d'Aérotechnique (www.ensma.fr)
- ENSMA
-
École Nationale Supérieure de Mécanique et d’Aérotechnique
- ENVISAT
-
Environmental Satellite
- EOAST
-
Earth-Oriented Applications and Space Technology
- EOC
-
Engine Order Capability
- EOC
-
Engine-Out Capability
- EODRS
-
Earth Observation Data Retrieval System
- EOHT
-
External Oxygen and Hydrogen Tank
- EOI
-
Earth Orbit Insertion
- EOL
-
Earth Orbit Launch
- EOM
-
Earth Orbital Mission
- EOPF
-
End of Powered Flight
- EORC
-
Earth Observation Research Center (www.eorc.jaxa.jp)
- EORSAT
-
Electronic Ocean Reconstruction Satellite
- EOS
-
Earth Observation Satellite
- EOS
-
Earth-Orbit Shuttle
- EOSS
-
Earth Orbital Space Station
The abbreviation EOSS (Earth Orbital Space Station) includes the abbreviation SS (Space Station).
- EOSS
-
Extravehicular Activity Operational Slide-Wire System
- EPC
-
Étage Principal Cryotechnique
- EPOC
-
External Payload Operations Center
- ERAP
-
Earth Resources Aircraft Program
- ERATO
-
Extended Range Automatic Targeting of Otomat missile
- ERBE
-
Earth Radiation Budget Experiment
- ERBM
-
Extended-Range Ballistic Missile
The abbreviation ERBM (Extended-Range Ballistic Missile) includes the abbreviation BM (Ballistic Missile).
- ERBS
-
Earth Radiation Budget Satellite
- EREA
-
Établissements de Recherche Européens de l’Aéronautique
- ERETS
-
Edwards Rocket Engine Test Site
The abbreviation ERETS (Edwards Rocket Engine Test Site) includes the abbreviation TS (Test Site).
- ERINT
-
Exoatmospheric Reentry Vehicle Interceptor
- ERIS
-
Endoatmospheric Reentry Vehicle Interceptor System
- ERIS
-
Exoatmospheric Research Interceptor System
- ERO
-
Earth Return Orbiter
- EROS
-
Earth Resources Observations System