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ACRONYM
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DEFINITION
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CONTRIBUTOR
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n |
Nano (A prefix
meaning multiplied by 10-9) |
Langley |
n |
Neutron |
CASI |
N |
Newton |
CASI |
N/A |
Not Applicable |
CASI |
NAA |
Neutron Activation Analysis |
CASI |
NAC |
NASA Advisory Committee (LaRC) |
Langley |
NAC |
NASA Advisory Council |
Goddard |
NAC |
National Agency Check |
Goddard |
NACA |
National Advisory Committee for
Aeronautics |
CASI |
NACC |
NASA ADP Consolidation Center |
Goddard |
NACSIM |
National Communications Security
Instruction Memorandum |
Goddard |
NAD |
Nadir Aperture Door |
Goddard |
NADC-AC |
Aeronautical Computer Lab., Naval
Air Development Center, Johnsville, PA |
CASI |
NADC-AI |
Aeronautical Instruments Lab.,
Naval Air Development Center, Johnsville, PA |
CASI |
NADC-AR |
Aviation Armament Lab., Naval
Air Development Center, Johnsville, PA |
CASI |
NADC-AW |
Anti-Submarine Warfare Lab.,
Naval Air Development Center, Johnsville, PA |
CASI |
NADC-ED |
Engineering Development Lab.,
Naval Air Development Center, Johnsville, PA |
CASI |
NADC-EL |
Aeronautical Electronic and Electrical
Lab., Naval Air Development Center, Johnsville,
PA |
CASI |
NAD-CI |
Naval Ammunition Depot, Crane,
IN |
CASI |
NADC-MA |
Aviation Medical Acceleration
Lab., Naval Air Development Center, Johnsville,
PA |
CASI |
NADW |
North Atlantic Deep Water |
Goddard |
NAE |
National Academy of Engineering |
Goddard |
NAEC |
National Aeronautical Establishment
(Canada) Naval Air Engineering Center, Philadelphia,
PA |
CASI |
NAEC-ACEL
Aerospace |
Crew Equipment Lab., Naval Air
Engineering Center, Philadelphia, PA |
CASI |
NAEC-AEL |
Aeronautical Engine Lab., Naval
Air Engineering Center, Philadelphia, PA |
CASI |
NAEC-AML |
Aeronautical Materials Lab.,
Naval Air Engineering Center, Philadelphia,
PA |
CASI |
NAEC-ASL |
Aeronautical Structures Lab.,
Naval Air Engineering Center, Philadelphia,
PA |
CASI |
NAECON |
National Aerospace and Electronics
Conference (IEEE) |
Langley |
NAEL-ENG |
Air Engineering Lab., Naval Air
Engineering Center,
Philadelphia, PA |
CASI |
NAF |
Naval Avionics Facility, Indianapolis,
IN |
CASI |
NAFC |
North Atlantic Flight Corridor |
CASI |
NAFEC |
National Aviation Facilities
Experimental Center |
CASI |
NAFEO |
National Association for Equal
Opportunity |
Goddard |
NAFI |
Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities |
Langley |
NAGS |
National Association of Government
Secretaries |
Langley |
NAH |
Nearfield Acoustic Holography |
CASI |
NAIC |
National Aeronomy and Ionosphere
Center |
CASI |
NAIC |
National Air Intelligence Center |
CASI |
NAIC |
Northeast Artificial Intelligence
Consortium |
CASI |
NAIF |
Navigation Ancillary Information
Facility |
CASI |
NAIS |
NASA Acquisition Internet Service |
CASI |
NAIS |
NASA Acquisition Internet System |
Langley |
NAMRU-2 |
Naval Medical Research Unit No.
2, Taipei, Taiwan |
CASI |
NAO |
North Atlantic Oscillation |
Goddard |
NAPA |
National Academy of Public Administration |
Goddard |
NAPALM |
National ADP Program for Army
Material Command Logistics Management |
CASI |
NAR |
Non-Advocacy Review |
Goddard |
NAR |
National Aerospace Standards |
CASI |
NAR |
North American Route |
CASI |
NAR |
Numerical Analysis Research |
CASI |
NARA |
National Archives and Records
Administration |
CASI |
NARE |
North Atlantic Regional Experiment |
CASI |
NARSTO |
North American Research Strategy
for Troposheric Ozone |
Goddard |
NARSTO |
North Research Strategy for Tropospheric
Ozone |
Langley |
NARTS |
Naval Air Rocket Test Station,
Lake Denmark, Dover, NJ |
CASI |
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NAS |
National Aerodynamic Simulator |
Langley |
NAS |
Numerical Aerodynamic Simulation |
Goddard |
NAS |
NASA Advanced Supercomputing |
CASI |
NAS |
National Academy of Sciences |
CASI |
NAS |
National Airspace System |
CASI |
NAS Stage A |
National Airspace
System "Stage
A" automation |
CASI |
NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration |
Goddard |
NASA CP |
NASA Conference Proceedings |
CASI |
NASA CR |
NASA Contractor Report |
CASI |
NASA EP |
NASA Educational Publication |
CASI |
NASA HQ |
NASA Headquarters |
Goddard |
NASA RP |
NASA Reference Publication |
CASI |
NASA SP |
NASA Special Publication |
CASI |
NASA TM |
NASA Technical Memorandum |
CASI |
NASA TP |
NASA Technical Publication |
CASI |
NASA TT |
NASA Technical Translation |
CASI |
NASA-CIAM |
NASA-Central Institute Aviation
Motors |
Goddard |
NASARR |
North American Search and Ranging
Radar |
CASI |
NASCAP |
NASA Charging Analyzer Program |
CASI |
NASCAP/GEO |
NASA Charging Analyzer Program/Geosynchronous
Orbit |
Goddard |
Nascom |
NASA Communications |
Goddard |
NASCOM |
Naval Air Systems Command |
CASI |
NASCOP |
NASA Communications Operating
Procedures |
Goddard |
NASDA |
National Space Development Agency
of Japan |
Goddard |
NASF |
Numerical Aerodynamic Simulation
Facility |
Langley |
NASIS |
NASA Aerospace Safety Information
System |
CASI |
NASL |
Naval Applied Science Lab., Brooklyn,
NY |
CASI |
NASM |
National Air and Space Museum |
Goddard |
NASP |
National Aero-Space Plane |
Langley |
NASP |
National Aerospace Plane |
CASI |
NASTRAN |
NASA Structural Analysis Program |
Goddard |
NASTRAN |
NASA Structural Analysis (Computer
program) |
CASI |
NATC |
Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent,
MD |
CASI |
NATO |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
CASI |
NATTS-ATL |
Aeronautical Turbine Lab., Naval
Air Turbine Test Station, Trenton, NJ |
CASI |
NAV |
Navigation |
CASI |
NAVDAC |
Naval Data Automation Command |
CASI |
NAVDOCKS |
Bureau of Yards and Docks, Navy
Dept., Washington, DC |
CASI |
NAVMED |
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery,
Navy Dept., Washington, DC |
CASI |
NAVPERS |
Bureau of Naval Personnel, Washington,
DC |
CASI |
NAVSEA |
Naval Avionics Support Equipment
Appraisal |
CASI |
NAVSPASUR |
Naval Space Surveillance System,
Dahlgren, VA |
CASI |
NAVWEP |
Bureau of Naval Weapons, Navy
Dept., Washington, DC |
CASI |
NB |
Noisy Bus |
Goddard |
NB |
Neutral Buoyancy |
CASI |
NBAA |
National Business Aircraft Association |
Langley |
NBC |
New Business Committee |
Goddard |
NBF |
Neutral Buoyancy Facility |
Goddard |
NBII |
National Biological Information
Infrastructure |
CASI |
NBIOME |
Northern Biosphere Observation
and Modeling Experiment |
Goddard |
NBL |
Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory |
Goddard |
NBR |
Acrylonitriles Butadiene Rubber |
CASI |
NBS |
National Bureau of Standards,
Washington, DC (Now, National Institute for
Standards and Technology NIST) |
CASI |
NBS |
Neutral Buoyancy Simulation |
CASI |
NBS |
Neutral Buoyancy Simulator (or
Simulation) |
Goddard |
NBTL |
Naval Boiler and Turbine Lab.,
Philadelphia, PA |
CASI |
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NC |
National Climatic Data Center |
CASI |
NC |
No Change |
Langley |
NC |
Normally Closed |
Goddard |
NC |
Numerical Control |
Goddard |
NC |
Convective Heat Transfer Coefficient |
CASI |
NC |
Nitrocellulose |
CASI |
NC |
Noise Criteria (curve) |
CASI |
NCAR |
National Center for Atmospheric
Research |
CASI |
NCC |
NASA Class Code |
Goddard |
NCC |
National Combustor Code |
Goddard |
NCC |
Network Control Center |
Goddard |
NCC |
NICMOS Cryo-Cooler |
Goddard |
NCCDS |
Network Control Center Data System |
Goddard |
NCDC |
National Climatic Data Center
[NOAA] (also NESDICLNCDC) |
Goddard |
NCDS |
NASA Climate Data System |
CASI |
NCEL |
Naval Civil Engineering Lab.,
Port Hueneme, CA |
CASI |
NCEP |
National Center for Environmental
Prediction (NOAA) |
Goddard |
NCEP |
National Centers for Environmental
Prediction |
CASI |
NCGA |
National Computer Graphics Association |
Goddard |
NCLIS |
National Commission on Libraries
and Information Science |
CASI |
NCLS |
NICMOS Cooling Loop Simulator |
Goddard |
NCMA |
National Contract Management
Association |
Langley |
NCMR |
Nonconforming Material Report |
Goddard |
NCO |
National Coordination Office
(an interagency group that coordinates the
HPCC Program; hosted in part by NLM) |
CASI |
NCO |
National Coordination Office
(for HPCCP) |
Langley |
NCP |
Network Control Project (DSN) |
Goddard |
NCP |
Network Control Program |
CASI |
NCR |
Non-Compliance Report |
Goddard |
NCR |
Non-Conformance Report |
Goddard |
NCRCAS |
Non-Conformance Reporting and
Corrective Action System |
Goddard |
NCRE |
Naval Construction Research Establishment,
(Great Britain) |
CASI |
NCRS |
Nonconformance Report Supplement |
Goddard |
NCS |
National Communications System |
Goddard |
NCS |
NICMOS Cooling System |
Goddard |
NCSA |
National Center for Supercomputing
Applications |
Langley |
NCT |
Nanosat Constellation Trailblazer |
Goddard |
NCTAMS |
Naval Computer and Telecommunications
Area Master Station |
Goddard |
NCTM |
National Council of Teachers
in Mathematics |
Goddard |
NCTSI |
National Council of Technical
Service Industries |
CASI |
NCX |
Nucleon Charge Exchange |
CASI |
ND |
Network Directorate (formerly
Code 800) |
Goddard |
ND |
Networks Division (formerly Code
530) |
Goddard |
ND |
Neutral Density |
Langley |
NDADS |
NSSDC Data Archive and Dissemination
Service |
CASI |
NDB |
Non-Directional Beacon (Radio) |
CASI |
NDBO |
NOAA Data Buoy Office (National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) |
CASI |
NDC |
National Defense Council (Netherlands) |
CASI |
NDE |
Nondestructive Evaluation |
CASI |
NDE |
Nondestructive Examination |
CASI |
NDI |
Nondestructive Inspection |
CASI |
NDOSC |
Network for the Detection of
Stratospheric Change |
CASI |
NDPF |
NASA Data Processing Facility |
CASI |
NDRE |
Norwegian Defense Research Establishment |
CASI |
NDSC |
Network for the Detection of
Stratospheric Change |
Langley |
NDSS |
NASA Document Storage System |
CASI |
NDT |
Normal Dealy Time |
CASI |
NDT |
Nil Ductility Transition; Nondestructive
Test |
CASI |
NDVI |
Normalized Difference Vegetation
Index |
CASI |
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NEA |
Noise Equivalent Angle |
Goddard |
NEA |
Non-Explosive Actuator |
Goddard |
NEAR |
Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous |
CASI |
NEAT |
NASA Employee Attendance Tracking |
Langley |
NEB |
North Equatorial Belt |
CASI |
NEBA |
NASA Employees Benefit Association |
Langley |
NEC |
Network Event Cancellation |
Goddard |
NECAP |
NASA Energy Cost Analysis (Computer)
Program |
CASI |
NEDU-NWP |
Navy Experimental Diving Unit,
Naval Weapons Plant,
Washington, DC |
CASI |
NEEP |
Nuclear Electronic Effects Program |
CASI |
NEMS |
NASA Equipment Management System |
Goddard |
NEMS |
Nimbus-E Microwave Spectrometer |
CASI |
NEP |
Network Entry Point |
Goddard |
NEP |
Noise Equivalent Power |
Goddard |
NEPP |
NASA Electronic Parts and Packaging |
Langley |
NEPRF |
Naval Environmental Prediction
Research Facility |
CASI |
NERC |
National Environmental Research
Center |
Langley |
NERC |
National Environmental Research
Council |
Goddard |
NERVA |
Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle
Applications |
CASI |
NES |
Network Event Schedule |
Goddard |
NESDIS |
National Environmental Satellite,
Data, and Information Service |
CASI |
NESS |
NF 1018 Electronic Submission
System |
Goddard |
NESS |
National Environmental Satellite
Service |
CASI |
NEVADA |
Net Energy Verification and Determination
Analyzer |
Goddard |
NEW MOONS |
NASA Evaluation with Models Of
Optimized Nuclear Spacecraft |
CASI |
NEWMAST |
NASA Educational Workshops for
Mathematics and Science Teachers |
CASI |
| NEXIS |
Nuclear Electric Xenon Ion System |
JPL |
NEXRAD |
NEXt generation weather RADar |
CASI |
NEXT |
NASA Exploration Team |
CASI |
NEXT |
Near End Crosstalk |
CASI |
NF |
Near Field |
Goddard |
NFE |
NCC Front End |
Goddard |
NFS |
NASA FAR Supplement |
Goddard |
NFS |
Network File System |
Langley |
NFSD |
NASA FAR Supplement Directive |
Goddard |
NFT |
Narrow Field Telescope |
Goddard |
NG |
Nitroglycerine |
CASI |
NGC |
New Galactic Catalog |
Goddard |
NGC |
New General Catalog |
Goddard |
NGDC |
National Geophysical Data Center
[NOAA] |
Goddard |
NGI |
Next Generation Internet |
Goddard |
NGIC |
National Geodetic Information
Center |
CASI |
NGIMS |
Neutral Gas and Ion Mass Spectrometer |
Goddard |
NGSP |
National Geodetic Satellite Program |
CASI |
NGST |
Next Generation Space Telescope |
CASI |
NGT |
Not Greater Than |
Goddard |
NGT |
NASA Ground Terminal |
CASI |
NH |
New Hampshire |
CASI |
NH |
Northern Hemisphere |
CASI |
NHA |
Next Higher Assembly |
Goddard |
NHB |
NASA Handbook |
Goddard |
NHCC |
NASA Headquarters Computing Center |
Langley |
NHGS |
New Horizons Governor's School |
Langley |
NI DAQ |
National Instruments Data Acquisition |
Goddard |
NIAC |
NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts |
CASI |
NIAM |
Nijssen Information Analysis
Methodology |
Goddard |
NIAT |
NASA’s Integrated Action Team |
Goddard |
NICG |
National Interagency Coordinating
Group |
Langley |
NICI |
NASA International Collection
of Information |
CASI |
NICMOS |
Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object
Spectrometer |
Goddard |
NIDDESC |
Navy/Industry Digital Data Exchange
Standards Committee |
Goddard |
NIFC |
Northern Iceland Finance Corporation |
CASI |
NIH |
National Institute for Health |
Langley |
NIH |
National Institutes of Health |
CASI |
NII |
National Information Infrastructure |
CASI |
NIII |
National Information Infrastructure
Initiative |
CASI |
NIIIP |
National Industrial Information
Infrastructure Protocols |
Goddard |
NIMA |
National Imagery and Mapping
Agency |
CASI |
NIMPHE |
Hydrazine Engine |
CASI |
NIMS |
Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer |
CASI |
NIMS |
Nuclear Instrumentation Modular
System |
CASI |
NIPDE |
National Initiative for Product
Data Exchange |
Goddard |
NIPMIS |
NASA Industrial Property Management
Information System |
Goddard |
NIPPS |
NASA Integrated Payroll/Personnel
Systems |
Langley |
NIPS |
New Input Process System |
Langley |
NIR |
Near Infrared |
CASI |
NIR |
Non-Ionizing Radiation |
CASI |
NIRCAM |
Near Infrared Camera |
Goddard |
NIRSPEC |
Keck II Telescope Near Infrared
Echelle Spectrometer |
Goddard |
NIRSPEC |
Near Infrared Spectrometer |
CASI |
NISN |
NASA Integrated Services Network |
Goddard |
NISO |
National Information Standards
Organization |
CASI |
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NIST |
National Institute of Science
and Technology |
Goddard |
NIST |
National Institute of Standards
and Technology |
Goddard |
NIST |
National Institute for Standards
and Technology (Previously, National Bureau
of Standards NBS) |
CASI |
NISTIR |
National Institute of Standards
and Technology Internal Report |
Goddard |
NIVR |
Netherlands Agency for Aerospace
Programmes |
Goddard |
NIX |
NASA Image eXchange |
CASI |
NIXT |
Normal Incidence X-ray Telescope |
Goddard |
NLF |
Natural Laminar Flow |
CASI |
NLG |
Nose Landing Gear (Space Shuttle) |
CASI |
NLM |
National Library of Medicine |
CASI |
NLR |
Narrow-Line Region |
Goddard |
NLR |
National Aerospace Laboratory
(Netherlands) |
Goddard |
NLS |
New Launch System |
Langley |
NLT |
No Later Than |
Goddard |
NLT |
Not Later Than |
CASI |
NLTE |
Non-Local Thermodynamic Equilibrium |
Langley |
NM |
Network Management |
Goddard |
NM |
New Millennium |
Goddard |
nm |
Nanometer |
CASI |
NM |
Nitronium Perchlorate |
CASI |
NMC |
NASA Mission Cost |
Goddard |
NMC |
National Meteorological Center |
CASI |
NMC |
Naval Missile Center, Point Mugu,
CA |
CASI |
NMD |
NASA Master Directory |
Langley |
NMDL |
Navy Mine Defense Lab., Panama
City, FL |
CASI |
NMFRL |
Naval Medical Field Research
Lab., Camp Lejeune, NC |
CASI |
NMFS |
National Marine Fisheries Service |
CASI |
NMH |
Nuclear Microprobe for Hydrogen |
CASI |
NMHC |
Non-methane Hydrocarbons |
CASI |
NMI |
NASA Management Instructions |
CASI |
NMM |
Normal Maneuver Mode |
CASI |
NMNR |