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ACRONYM
DEFINITION
CONTRIBUTOR
3DMAGGS
Three Dimensional Multiblock Advanced Grid Generation System
Langley
8' TPT
8-Foot Transonic Pressure Tunnel
Langley
T&A
Time and Attendance
Goddard
T&C
Telemetry and Command
Goddard
T&CC
Telemetry and Command Console
Goddard
T&DA
Tracking and Data Acquisition
Goddard
T&E
Test and Evaluation
Goddard
T&F
Time and Frequency
Goddard
T&M
Time and Materials
Goddard
T&TM
Time and Time Mark
Goddard
T&V
Test and Verification
Goddard
T/B
Thermal Balance
Goddard
T/F
Time Frequency
CASI
T/P
TOPEX/POSEIDON
Goddard
T/V
Thermal/Vacuum
Goddard
TA
Target Acquisition
Goddard
TA
Triacetin
CASI
TAA
Thioacetamide
CASI
TAA
Triaxial Angular Accelerometer
CASI
TAA
Turbine Alternator Assembly
CASI
TAB
Technical Abstract Bulleti
CASI
TABLASER
Trace (element) Analyzer Based on Laser Ablation and Selectivity
CASI
TAC
Technical Advisory Committee
Goddard
TAC
Telemetry and Command (Processor )
Goddard
TAC
Telescope Allocation Committee
Goddard
TAC
Template Alignment Cube
Goddard
TAC
Test Analysis Controller
Goddard
TAC
Time at Completion
Langley
TAC
Tactical Air Command, Langley Air Force Base, VA
CASI
TAC
Turbine Alternator Compressors (Major component of experimental
CASI
TACAN
Tactical Air Navigation
CASI
TACOMARDEC
Technical Agent Tank automotive and Armaments
CASI
TACT
Transonic Aircraft Technology Program
CASI
TADS
Time and Attendance Distribution System (LaRC)
Langley
TAE
Transportable Applications Executive
CASI
TAEM
Terminal Area Energy Management guidance
CASI
TAFA
Thermal Acoustic Fatique Apparatus (LaRC)
Langley
TAFIES
Tactical Air Force Intelligence Exploitation System
CASI
TAG
Technical Advisory Group
Goddard
TAG
Technical Assessment Group
Goddard
TAG
Tested and Guaranteed
Goddard
TAG
TransAtlantic Geotraverse
CASI
TAG
Two-Axis Gimbal
Goddard
TAG Azide
Triaminoguanidinium
CASI
TAGN
Triaminoguanidine Nitrate (Nitramine propellant)
CASI
TAGS
Tactical Aircraft Guidance program
CASI
TAGS
Tower Automated Ground Surveillance (System)
CASI
TAL
Transatlantic Abort Landing
Goddard
TAM
Task Area Manager
Langley
TAM
Task Area Monitor
Goddard
TAM
Technical Area Manager
Langley
TAM
Three Axis Magnetometer
Goddard
TAMICSS
TAFIES Microfilm Subsystem
CASI
TAMMS
Turbulent Air Motion Measurement System
Langley
TAMMS
Tropospheric Air Motion Measurement Systems
CASI
TAO
TOGA Atmsphere-Ocean
Goddard
TAP
Technician Apprenticeship Program
Goddard
TAP
Terminal Area Productivity
Langley
TAP
Toxicological Agent Protective (suit)
CASI
TAPS
Two Axis Pointing System
CASI
TAR
Test Authorization Request
Goddard
TARA
Two Axis Reference Assembly
Goddard
TARFOX
Tropospheric Aerosol Radiative Forcing Observational Experiment
Goddard
TARGET
Team to Advance Research for Gas Energy Transformation
CASI
TARS
Test Analysis and Retrieval System
Goddard
TASI
Time Assignment Speech Interpolation
CASI
TASS
Terminal Area Simulation System
Langley
TAT
Technology Applications Team
CASI
TATB
Triaminotrinitrobenzene
CASI
TAV
Target Acquisition and Verification
Goddard
TAV
Test and Verification
Goddard
TAV
TransAtmospheric Vehicle
Langley
TAV
Transatmospheric Vehicle
CASI
TAVERNS
Test and Validation Environment for Remote Networked Systems
CASI
TAXI
Transparent Asynchronous Transmitter/Receiver Interface
Goddard
TAZ
Triaminoguanidinium
CASI
TAZI
Triaminoguanidinium Azide
CASI
TB
Talk Back
Goddard
TB
Thermal Bake
Goddard
TB
Weighted Mean Body Temperature
CASI
TBA
To Be Assigned
Goddard
TBC
To Be Confirmed
Goddard
TBD
To Be Determined
CASI
TBF
Thermal Balance Fixture
Goddard
TBN
To Be Numbered
Goddard
TBP
TriButyl Phosphate
CASI
TBR
To Be Resolved
Goddard
TBR
To Be Reviewed
Goddard
TBR
To Be Revised
Goddard
TBR
Total Body Radiation
CASI
TBS
To Be Selected
Goddard
TBS
To Be Specified
Goddard
TBS
To Be Supplied
Goddard
TBSW
Test Bed Software
Goddard
TBT
Total Body Temperature
CASI
TC
Telecommunication Coordinator
Goddard
TC
Test Conductor
Goddard
TC
Thermal Control
Goddard
TC
Thermal Couple
Goddard
Tc
Core Temperature
CASI
TC 184
Technical Committee 184 (ISO)
Goddard
TCA
Thrust Chamber Assembly
Goddard
TCA
Terminal Control Area
CASI
TCAS
Traffic alert and Collision Avoidance System
CASI
TCB
Test Certification Board
Goddard
TCB
Test Connector Buffer
Goddard
TCC
Test Control Center
Goddard
TCC
Timing, Clock, and Control
Goddard
TCE
Telecommand Encoder
CASI
TCE
Thermal Control Electronics
Goddard
TCE
Trichloroethylene
CASI
TCG
Transponder Control Group
CASI
TCM
Temperature Control Module
Goddard
TCM
Trajectory Correction Maneuvers
Goddard
TCM
Temperature Control Model
CASI
TCO
Termination Contracting Officer
Langley
TCP
Topographic Control Points
Goddard
TCP
Transport Control Protocol
Goddard
TCP
Technical Change Proposal
CASI
TCP
Test and Checkout Plan
CASI
TCP
Transmission Control Protocol
CASI
TCP
Tropospheric Chemistry Program
CASI
TCP theorems
(T time inversion operations; C parity operations; P charge
CASI
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol (or Program) and Internet Protocol
Langley
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
CASI
TCPS
Telemetry and Command Processing System
Goddard
TCR
Temperature Coefficient of Resistance
CASI
TCR
Two Color Refractometer
CASI
TCS
Thermal Control Subsytem (AM-l)
Goddard
TCS
Thermal Control System (Subsystem)
CASI
TCT
Tone Calibrated Technique
CASI
TCTP
Thrust Cell Technologies Program
CASI
TCTS
Telemetry and Command Test Set
Goddard
TCU
Temperature Control Unit
Goddard
TCU
Tape Control Unit
CASI
TCV
Terminal-Configured Vehicle (NASA)
Langley
TCV
Terminal Configured Vehicles
CASI
TCW
Test Conductor Workstation
Goddard
TCXE
Temperature-Compensated Crystal Oscillator
Goddard
TCXO
Temperature Controlled Crystal Oscillator
Goddard
TD
Technical Directive
Goddard
TD
Test Directive
Goddard
TD
Tape Driver
CASI
TD
Touch Down (Space Shuttle)
CASI
TD&E
Transposition Docking and Extraction
CASI
TDA
Tracking and Data Acquisition
Langley
TDA
Toluene 2.4 Diamine
CASI
TDA&C
Telemetry, Data, Acquisition, and Command
Goddard
TDAS
Tracking and Data Acquisition System
CASI
TDASS
Tracking and Data Acquisition Satellite System
CASI
TDC
Time-to-Digital Converter
Goddard
TDE
Thermodynamic Equilibrium
CASI
TDE
Torque Drive Electronics
Goddard
TDF
Test Data Folder
Goddard
TDI
Toluene 2.4 Diisocyanate
CASI
TDM
Time Division Multiplexing
CASI
TDMA
Time Division Multiple Access
CASI
TDP
Technical Data Package
Goddard
TDR
Test Discrepancy Report
Goddard
TDR
Tracking Data Reformatter
Goddard
TDR
Tracking Discrepancy Report
Goddard
TDRP
Technical Design Review Program
Goddard
TDRS
Tracking and Data Relay Satellite
Goddard
TDRS-E
Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-East (longitude)
Goddard
TDRSII
Tracking and Data Relay Satellite Series II
CASI
TDRSS
Tracking and Data Relay Satellite Services (or System)
Langley
TDRS-S
Tracking and Data Relay Satellite – Spare
Goddard
TDRSS
Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System
CASI
TDRS-Z
Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-Zone of Exclusion (ZOE)
Goddard
TDS
Telemetry Data Store
Goddard
TDSS
Telemetry Data Signal Simulator
CASI
TDT
Test Data Team
Goddard
TDTL
Test Data Team Leader
Goddard
TDU
Telescope Demonstration Unit
Goddard
TDWR
Terminal Doppler Weather Radar
CASI
TDY
Temporary Duty
Goddard
TDZ
Touchdown Zone
CASI
TDZL
Touchdown Zone Light System
CASI
TE
Test Equipment
Goddard
TE
Time Extension
Langley
TEA
Transversely Excited Atmospheric LASER
Langley
TEA
Torque Equilibrium Attitude
CASI
TEA
Transversely Excited Atmospheric Pressure Laser
CASI
TEAMS
Time of Flight Energy Analyzing Mass Spectrograph
Goddard
TEC
Thermal Electric Control
Goddard
TEC
Thermo-Electric Cooler
Goddard
TEC
Transearth Coast
CASI
TECS
Total Energy Control System
CASI
TECS
Total Environmental Control System
Langley
TED
Thermoelectric Devices
CASI
TED
Transmission Electron Diffraction
CASI
TEDA
Technical Data Acquisition Experiment
Goddard
TEEM
Electron Emission Microscope
CASI
TEI
Transearth Injection
CASI
TELB
Test Engineering Logbook
Goddard
TELESAT
Canadian Telecommunications Satellite
CASI
TELEX
Telecommunication Exchange
Langley
TELNET
Telecommunications Network
Langley
TELOPS
Telemetry Online Processing System
CASI
TELSTAR
(AT&T Communications Satellite)
CASI
TEM
Terrestrial Ecosystem Model
Goddard
TEM
Transmission Electron Microscopy
CASI
TEM00
Transverse Electromagnetic Mode (00 is direction of plane)
CASI
TEMP
Thermal Energy Management Process (experiment)
CASI
TEMP
Two phase Mounting Plate Experiment
CASI
TEP
Transmitter Experiment Package
CASI
Tera-
A prefix meaning multiplied by 1 trillion, as in Terabyte, TB, or Tbyte (Computer science)
Langley
TeraFLOPS
One Trillion FLOating Point operations/Second
CASI
TERRESTAR
Terrestrial Application of Solar Technology and Research
CASI
TES
Transition Edge Sensors
Goddard
TES
Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer
CASI
TESRE
Institute di Tecnologia e Studie delle Radiazioni Extraterrestre
Goddard
TEST
Thermal Energy Storage Technology
CASI
TeV
Tera Electron Volts
CASI
TEVROC
Tailored Exhaust Velocity Rocket
CASI
TEX
Transmit Experiment
Goddard
TF
Transfer frame
Goddard
TFA
Transfer Frame Assembly
Goddard
TFB
Time Frequency Bus
Goddard
TFC
Telemetry Format and Control
Goddard
TFCS
Treasury Enforcement Communication System
Langley
TFE
Tropopause Fold Event
CASI
TFEL
Thin Film Electroluminescent
Langley
TFOV
Thermal Field of View
Goddard
TFTR
Toroidal Fusion Test Reactor
CASI
TFU
Theoretical First Unit (Economics)
Langley
TGA
Thermogravimetric Analysis
CASI
TGCM
Thermospheric General Circulation Model
CASI
TGDDIS
Trace Gas Dynamics Data Information System
CASI
TGE
Traverse Gravimeter Experiment
CASI
TGHE
Tile Gap Heating Effects (OEX)
Langley
TGRS
Transient Gamma-Ray Spectrometer
Goddard
TGSAA
Task Group on Space Astronomy and Astrophysics
Goddard
THA
Triaminoguanidinium Hydrazonium Azide
CASI
THC
The Hammers Company
Goddard
THE
The Human Element
Langley
THEP
TOGA (Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere) Heat Exchange Project
CASI
THESCFPS
Thesaurus Combined File Postings Statistics
CASI
THESEO
Third European Stratospheric Experiment on Ozone
Goddard
THETN
Trimethylolethanetrinitrate
CASI
THIR
TemperatureHumidity Infrared Radiometer
CASI
THLOC
Terraced Heterostructure Large Optical Cavities
CASI
THM
Terrestrial Hydrology Model
Goddard
THM
Traveling Heater Method
CASI
THUNDER
Thin Layer Unimorph Driver and Sensor
Langley
TI
Technical Instruction
Goddard
TI
Texas Instrument
Goddard
TIA
Technical Interface Agreement
Goddard
TIA
Telescope and Instrument Assembly
Goddard
TIA
Transient Ischemic Attack
CASI
TIARA
Target Illumination And Recovery Aids
CASI
TIB
Test Interface Board
Goddard
TICD
Thermal Interface Control Drawing
Goddard
TID
Terminal Identification
Langley
TID
Thermal Interface Document
Goddard
TID
Thermal Interface Drawing
Goddard
TID
Total lonizinq Dose
Goddard
TID
Traveling Ionospheric Disturbance
CASI
TIDE
Thermal Ion Dynamics Experiment
CASI
TIDI
TIMED Doppler Interferometer
Goddard
TIE
Transponder Interface Electronics
Goddard
TIEnet
TRW Information Exchange Network
Goddard
TIF
Technical Interface Unit
Goddard
TIFF
Tagged Image File Format
Goddard
TIFF
Tagged Image Format File
CASI
TIFS
Total In-Flight Simulator
Langley
TIG
Time In Grade
Langley
TIG
Tungsten Inert Gas Welding
CASI
TILDAS
Tunable Infrared Laser Differential Absorption Spectrometer
Goddard
TIM
Technicial Interchange Meeting
Langley
TIM
Total Irradiance Monitor
Goddard
TIMED
Thermosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics
Goddard
TIMEDH/L and Dynamics
Thermosphere/Ionosphere/Mesosphere Energetics High and Low inclination
CASI
TIMS
Thermal Infrared Multispectral Scanner (Airborne instrument for geological applications)
Langley
TIMS
Thermal Infrared Mapping Spectrometer
CASI
TIMS
Thermal Infrared Multispectral Scanner
CASI
TINA
Truth in Negotiation Act
Langley
TInvariance
Time Invariance
CASI
TIP
Tilted Payload
Goddard
TIP
Thrust Inlet Pressure
CASI
TIP
Tiros Information Processor
CASI
TIP
Transit Improvement Program
CASI
TIPIT
TDRSS Interface Processor into Telops
Goddard
TIPS
Telescope and Instrument Performance Summary Meeting
Goddard
TIR
Thermal Infrared
CASI
TIROS
Television Infrared Observation Satellite
Goddard
TIROS
Television and Infrared Observation Satellite
CASI
TIS
Technical Information Service
Langley
TIS
Teacher In Space
CASI
TISA
Temporal Interpolation and Spatial Averaging
Goddard
TISA
Time Interpolation and Spatial Averaging
Langley
TISB
Technical Information Services Branch
Goddard
TKE
Thermal Knife Electronics
Goddard
TL
Top Level
Goddard
TLAS
TDRSS Look Angle System
Goddard
TLC
Thin Layer Chromatography
CASI
TLC
Translunar Coast
CASI
TLD
Thermoluminescent Dosimeter
CASI
TLI
Translumar Injection
CASI
TLM
Telemetry
CASI
TLRS
Transportable Laser Ranging System
CASI
TLSCF
Team Leader Science Computing Facility
Goddard
TLV
Threshold Limit Value
CASI
TM