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ACRONYM
|
DEFINITION
|
CONTRIBUTOR
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D |
Absorbed Dose |
CASI |
D&C |
Displays and
Controls (Space Shuttle) |
CASI |
D&D |
Design and Development |
Langley |
D&F |
Determination
and Finding |
Goddard |
D&F |
Determination
and Findings |
Langley |
D/A |
Digital to Analog |
Goddard |
D/C |
Data Code |
Goddard |
D/L |
Downlink |
Goddard |
D/NAR |
Design/Non-Advocate
Review |
Goddard |
DA |
Deflection Amplifier |
Goddard |
DA |
Differencing
Assembly |
Goddard |
DA |
Detroit Arsenal,
Center Line, MI |
CASI |
DAA |
Data Acquisition
Assembly |
Langley |
DAA |
Distributed Active
Archive |
Goddard |
DAA |
Document Availability
Authorization |
CASI |
DAAC |
Distributed Active
Archive Center |
Goddard |
DAAC |
Distributed Active
Archive Center |
CASI |
DABS |
Discrete Address
Beacon System |
CASI |
DAC |
Dialog-to-Analog
Converter (Computer science) |
Langley |
DAC |
Digital-to-Analog
Converter |
Goddard |
DAC |
Data Acquisition
Camera |
CASI |
DACOM |
Differential-Absorption
Carbon Monoxide Measurements |
Langley |
DACOM |
Differential-Absorption
Carbon Monoxide Monitor |
Langley |
DACOM |
Diode Laser Based
Differential Absorption Instrument (GTE/CITE-3) |
Langley |
DAD |
Dual Air Density |
CASI |
DADS |
Data Archive
and Distribution Service |
Goddard |
DADS |
Data Archive
and Distribution System |
CASI |
DAE |
Dynamics Augmentation
Experiment |
CASI |
DAEC |
Danish Atomic
Energy Commission (Roskilde) |
CASI |
DAEMO |
Data Adaptive
Evaluator & Monitoring System |
CASI |
DAF |
Data Archive
Facility |
Goddard |
DAIR |
Direct Altitude
Identity Readout (Terminal radar facility for
air traffic control) |
CASI |
DAIS |
Digital Airborne
Imaging Spectrometer |
CASI |
DAIS |
Defense Automated
Integrated Switching System |
CASI |
DAL |
Data Access Layer |
Goddard |
DAMP |
Downrange Antimissile
Measurement Program |
CASI |
DAO |
Data Assimilation
Office |
Goddard |
DAP |
Digital Autopilot;
Distributed Array Processors |
CASI |
DAPP |
Data Acquisition
and Processing Program; later DMSP |
CASI |
DAPU |
Data Acquisition
and Processing Unit |
Goddard |
DAQBU |
Data Acquisition
and Buffering Unit |
CASI |
DAR |
Data Acquisition
Request |
Goddard |
DAR |
Deviation Authorization
Request |
Goddard |
DARA |
Deutche Agentur
fur Raumfahrt Angelegenheiten (The German Space
Agency) |
Goddard |
DARCOM |
Development and
Readiness Command (Army); (Previously AMC -
Army Material Command MRDC - Military Requirement
and Development Committee) |
CASI |
DARE |
Denuder Atmospheric
Research Experiment |
Langley |
DARN |
Dual Auroral
Radar Network |
Goddard |
DARPA |
Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency (DOD) |
CASI |
DART |
Decomposed Ammonia
Radioisotope Thruster |
CASI |
DARWIN |
Developmental
Aeronautics Revolutionizing Wind-tunnels Intelligent
Systems of NASA |
Langley |
DAS |
Data Acquisition
Subsystem |
Goddard |
DAS |
Data Assimilation
System |
Goddard |
DAS |
Deflection Amplifier
Subsystem |
Goddard |
DAS |
Demand Access
Service |
Goddard |
DAS |
Direct Access
System |
Langley |
DAS |
Data Acquisition
System |
CASI |
DASA |
Data for Structural
Analysis (A programming system) |
CASI |
DASA |
Defense Atomic
Support Agency, Washington, DC |
CASI |
DASA |
Dependent Activity
Scheduling Algorithm |
CASI |
DASA |
Double-Action
Shock Absorber |
CASI |
DASC |
Deep Atmosphere
Spectral Camera |
Goddard |
DASCE |
Data Assimilation
System Computing Environment |
Goddard |
DASD |
Direct Access
Storage Device |
Goddard |
DASD |
Direct Access
Storage Device |
Langley |
DASDF |
DF-224 Analysis
and Software Development Facility |
Goddard |
DAST |
Drones for Aerodynamic
and Structural Testing |
CASI |
DAT |
Digital Audio
Tape |
Goddard |
DATAC |
Digital Autonomous
Terminal Access Communication (data bus) |
CASI |
Datacom |
Data Communications |
Goddard |
DAVID |
Distributed Access
View Integrated Database |
CASI |
DAVID |
Device for the
Acquisition and Visualization of Interesting
Data |
CASI |
DAZAL |
Modification
of Polytaz |
CASI |
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db |
decibel |
CASI |
DB |
Direct Broadcast (AM- 1) |
Goddard |
DB |
Data Base |
CASI |
DB1P |
Data Bus One Primary |
Goddard |
DB1R |
Data Bus One Redundant |
Goddard |
DB2P |
Data Bus Two Primary |
Goddard |
DB2R |
Data Bus Two Redundant |
Goddard |
DB3D |
Data Bus Three Diagonal |
Goddard |
DB3E |
Data Bus Three Even |
Goddard |
DB3OH |
Data Bus Three Odd Number Horizontal |
Goddard |
DBA |
Database Administrator |
Goddard |
DBA |
Diode Box Assembly |
Goddard |
DBA |
Data Base Administrator |
CASI |
DBAS |
Database Administration System |
Goddard |
DBC |
Diode Box Controller |
Goddard |
DBM |
Data Base Management |
CASI |
DBMS |
Data Base Management System |
Goddard |
DBR |
Distributed Bragg Reflector |
CASI |
DBS |
DBS Microwave Inc. |
Goddard |
DBS |
Direct Broadcast Satellite |
CASI |
DBS |
Direct Broadcast Sounder |
CASI |
DC |
Data Collection |
Goddard |
DC |
Detector Controller |
Goddard |
DC |
Direct Current |
Goddard |
DC |
Data Camera |
CASI |
DCAA |
Defense Contract Administration
Agency |
Goddard |
DCAA |
Defense Contract Audit Agency |
Goddard |
DCAF |
Distribution and Control Analysis
File (replaced by RPC/STI) |
Langley |
DCAF |
Document Control and Analysis File |
CASI |
DCAS |
Deputy Commander Aerospace Systems,
Air Force Systems Command, Inglewood, CA |
CASI |
DCB |
Design Change Board |
Goddard |
DCDD |
Design Characteristics Definitions
Document |
Goddard |
DCE |
Data Collection Event |
Goddard |
DCE |
Deployment Control Electronics |
Goddard |
DCE |
Detector Control Electronics |
Goddard |
DCE |
Distributed Computing Environment |
Goddard |
DCE |
Droplet Combustion Experiment |
CASI |
DCF |
Data Capture Facility |
CASI |
DCF |
Dynamic Coersive Force |
CASI |
DCIS |
Defense Criminal Investigative
Service |
Langley |
DCL |
Detector Characterization Lab |
Goddard |
DCL |
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
Command Language |
CASI |
DCM |
Division Computing Management |
Langley |
DCM |
Display and Control Module (Space
Shuttle) |
CASI |
DCMA |
Defense Contract Management Agency |
Goddard |
DCMC |
Defense Contract Management Command |
Goddard |
DCN |
Design Change Notice |
Langley |
DCN |
Document Change Notice |
Goddard |
DCP |
Data and Command Processor |
Goddard |
DCP |
Delayed Command Processor |
Goddard |
DCP |
Data Collection Platform(s) |
CASI |
DCR |
Design Certification Review |
Goddard |
DCR |
Design Concept Review |
Langley |
DCR |
Director’s Conference Room |
Goddard |
DCR |
Document Change Record |
Goddard |
DCS |
Data Collection System (or Subsystem)
(Computer science) |
Langley |
DCS |
Decompression
Sickness |
CASI |
DCS |
Defense Communications System |
CASI |
DCS |
Data Collection System |
CASI |
DCS/D |
Deputy Chief of Staff (Development),
Washington, DC |
CASI |
DCS/O |
Deputy Chief of Staff (Operations),
Washington, DC |
CASI |
DCT |
Discrete Cosine Transform |
Goddard |
DCU |
Data Command Unit |
CASI |
DCU |
Digital Control Unit |
CASI |
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DD |
Data Discrepancy |
Goddard |
DD |
Design Document |
Goddard |
DD |
Direct Downlink |
Goddard |
DDA |
Deployment Drive
Assembly |
Goddard |
DDA |
Digital Differential
Analyzer |
CASI |
DDAS |
Digital Data
Acquisition System |
CASI |
DDC |
Digital Data
Control |
Goddard |
DDC |
Document Development
and Control (matrix) |
Goddard |
DDCMP |
Digital Data
Communications Message Protocol |
Goddard |
DDCS |
Data Distribution
and Command System |
Goddard |
DDE |
Digital Definition
Exchange |
Goddard |
DDF |
Data Distribution
Facility |
Goddard |
DDF |
Director’s Discretionary
Fund |
Goddard |
DDL |
Detector Development
Laboratory |
Goddard |
DDL |
Direct Downlink |
Goddard |
DDM |
Deployment Drive
Mechanism |
Goddard |
DDR |
Data Discrepancy
Report |
Goddard |
DDRB |
Danish Defense
Research Board |
CASI |
DDS |
Delivery and
Deployment System |
Goddard |
DDT |
Deflagration
to Detonation Transition |
CASI |
DDT |
Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloro-ethane |
CASI |
DDT&E |
Design, Development,
Test, and Evaluation |
Langley |
DDTE |
Design Development
Test and Evaluation |
Goddard |
DDTV |
Design, Development,
Test and Verification |
Goddard |
DE |
Detection Efficiency |
Goddard |
DE |
Dynamics Explorer
(NASA) |
Langley |
DE |
Dark Energy |
CASI |
DE |
Dose Equivalent;
Dynamics Explorer |
CASI |
DEA |
Detector Electronics
Assembly |
Goddard |
DEA |
Direct Eigenspace
Assignment |
CASI |
DEAR DAD |
Decision tree
for Exploration Application of Remote sensing
by Dekker And Dams |
CASI |
DEB |
Detector Electronics
Box |
Goddard |
DEC |
Digital Equipment
Corporation (now Compaq) |
Goddard |
DECAFE |
Dynamique et
Chimie de l’Atmosphere en Foret Equatoriale
(France) |
Goddard |
DECNet |
DEC Local Area
Network Software System |
Goddard |
DECUS |
Digital Equipment
Computer Users Society |
Langley |
DEE |
Dexterous End
Effector |
CASI |
DEGON |
Diethyleneglycoldinitrate |
CASI |
DEHP |
Diethyl Hydrogen
Phosphite |
CASI |
DEL |
Data Evaluation
Laboratory |
Goddard |
DELURA |
DEutsche LUft-
und RAumfahrt |
CASI |
DEM |
Differential
Emission Measure |
Goddard |
DEM |
Digital Elevation
Model |
Goddard |
DEM |
Digital Elevation
Models |
CASI |
DeMAID |
Design Managers
Aid for Intelligent Decomposition- |
CASI |
DEMO |
Demonstration
Reactor |
CASI |
DEMUR |
Double Electron
Muon Resonance |
CASI |
DEMUX |
Demultiplexer |
CASI |
DEOS |
De Mario Electra
Optics System |
Goddard |
DES |
Data Encryption
Standard |
Goddard |
DES |
Detached-Eddy Simulation |
CASI |
DET |
Direct Energy
Transfer |
Goddard |
DEU |
Digital Electronics
Unit |
Goddard |
DEU |
Display Electronics
Unit (NASA) |
Langley |
DEW |
Directed Energy
Weapons (Lasers) |
CASI |
DEW |
Distant Early
Warning Line |
CASI |
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DF |
Data Formatter |
Goddard |
DF |
Direction Finding |
CASI |
DF-224 |
SSM Onboard Digital Fixed Point
– Two’s Complement 24-Bit work Rockwell Computer
Module |
Goddard |
DFB |
Digital Filter Bank |
CASI |
DFB |
Distributed Feedback |
Langley |
DFBM |
Digital Fly-By-Wire system |
CASI |
DFCD |
Data Format Control Document |
Goddard |
DFD |
Data Flow Diagram |
Goddard |
DFG |
German Research Association (Deutsche
Forschungsgemeinschaft) |
CASI |
DFI |
Development Flight Instrumentation
(Space Shuttle) |
CASI |
DFMH |
Dispersed Free Molecular Heating |
Goddard |
DFQL |
Data Flow Query Language |
CASI |
DFRC |
Dryden Flight Research Center (NASA);
(Formerly FRC - Flight Research Center) |
CASI |
DFRF |
Dryden Flight Research Facility |
Goddard |
DFS |
Demodulation and Frame Synchronizer |
Goddard |
DFS |
Distributed File System |
Goddard |
DFT |
Digital Fourier Transform (or Transformation)
(Computer science) |
Langley |
DFT |
Down Flow Tent |
Goddard |
DFT |
Deep Space Network Frequency and
Timing system |
CASI |
DFVLR |
Deutsche Forschungs-und Versuchsanstalt
fuer Luft-and Raumfahrt (German Research and
Development Institute for Air and Space Travel) |
CASI |
DFWP |
Drug-Free Workplace |
Goddard |
DG1 |
Data Group 1 (TDRSS) |
Goddard |
DG2 |
Data Group 2 (TDRSS) |
Goddard |
DGEF |
Diffraction Grating Evaluation
Facility |
Goddard |
DGPS |
Differential Global Positioning
System |
CASI |
DGV |
Doppler Global Velocimetry |
Langley |
DGVM |
Dynamic Global Vegetation Model |
Goddard |
DH |
Data Handling |
Goddard |
DH |
Decision Height |
CASI |
DHC |
Data Handling Computer |
Goddard |
DHDS |
Digital History Data System |
Goddard |
DHE |
Data-Handling Electronics (Space
Shuttle) |
CASI |
DHU |
Data Handling Unit |
Goddard |
DHU |
Detector Head Unit |
Goddard |
DI |
Diodes for Isolation |
Goddard |
DIA |
Defense Intelligence Agency, Washington,
DC |
CASI |
DIAL |
Differential-Absorption LIDAR |
CASI |
DIALEX |
Differential Absorption Lidar Experiment |
CASI |
DIALS |
Digital Integrated Automatic Landing
System (Aviation) |
Langley |
DIB |
Detector Interface Board |
Goddard |
DIB |
Diffuse Interstellar Bands |
CASI |
DICU |
Data Handling Interface and Control
Unit |
Goddard |
DID |
Data Item Description |
Goddard |
DIDSY |
Dust Impact Detection System |
CASI |
DIF |
Directory Interchange Format |
CASI |
DIGM |
Diffusion Induced Grain Boundary
Migration (in crystal lattices) |
CASI |
DIGS |
Delta Inertial Guidance System,
ERTS |
CASI |
DIM |
Data Input Module (OCE) |
Goddard |
DIMES |
Diffuse Microwave Emission Survey |
Goddard |
DIP |
Dual Inline Package |
Goddard |
DIPS |
Dynamic Isotope Power System |
CASI |
DIRBE |
Diffuse Infrared Background Experiment |
Goddard |
DIS |
Data and Information System |
Goddard |
DIS |
Defense Investigative Service (DoD) |
Langley |
DIS |
Draft International Standard (ISO) |
Goddard |
DISC |
Defense Industrial Supply Center |
Langley |
DISCOS |
Disturbance Compensation System
(Satellite attitude control equipment
on NOVA
satellite-Transit Satellite) |
CASI |
DISCOS computer |
Dynamic Interaction Simulation
of Controls and Structure program
(For the dynamic
simulation and stability analysis of spacecraft) |
CASI |
DISORT |
Discrete Ordinate Radiative Transfer
Model |
Goddard |
DISPO |
Display Interactive System of Orbit
Planning |
CASI |
DIT |
Differential Impedance Transducer |
Goddard |
DIU |
Data Interface Unit |
Goddard |
DIV |
Division |
Goddard |
DIVOT |
Digital to Voice Translator |
CASI |
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DL |
Data Link |
Langley |
DL |
Digital Library |
CASI |
DLC |
Diamond Like Coating |
Goddard |
DLL |
Design Limit Load |
Goddard |
DLL |
Dynamic Link Library |
CASI |
DLM |
Down Links Monitor |
Goddard |
DLM |
Dynamic Localization Model |
CASI |
DLR |
German Aerospace Research Establishment
(Deutsche Forschungsanstalt fuer Luft-und Raumfahrt) |
CASI |
DLS |
Document of Limited Significance
(N70,000 Series) |
Langley |
DLS |
Documents of Limited Significance |
CASI |
DLSLD |
Documents of Limited Significance
or Limited Distribution
(X70,000 Series) |
Langley |
DLT |
Digital Linear Tape |
Goddard |
DM |
Data Management |
Goddard |
DM |
Design Margin |
Goddard |
DM |
Differential Mode |
Goddard |
DM |
Docking Module |
CASI |
DM&O |
Data Management and Operations |
Goddard |
DMA |
Direct Memory Access |
Goddard |
DMA |
Dynamic Mechanical Analysis |
Goddard |
DMA |
Dynamic Memory Access |
Goddard |
DMA |
Direct Memory Access; N, N-Dimethylacetimide |
CASI |
DMAAC |
Defense Mapping Agency Aerospace
Center (Formerly ACIC-Aeronautical Chart and
Information Center) |
CASI |
DMAC |
Modification of Tazal |
CASI |
DMD |
Digital Micromirror Device |
CASI |
DME |
Distance Measuring Equipment |
CASI |
DME |
Drive Motor Electronics |
Goddard |
DME |
Direct Measurement Explorer (Satellite) |
CASI |
DMF |
Data Management Facility |
CASI |
DMF |
Digital Matched Filter |
CASI |
DMF |
Dimethylformamide |
CASI |
DMF |
Dipole Moment Function |
CASI |
DMOS |
Diffusive Mixing of Organic Solutions |
CASI |
DMP |
Deployment and Maintenance Platform |
Goddard |
DMR |
Detailed Mission Requirements |
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