Avionics Magazine presents the third edition of our comprehensive Aerospace Acronym Guide. Since we started compiling the list in 2002, the number of acronyms and abbreviations has grown by 660 entries, from 2,306 to 2,966.
Though it is not an exhaustive list, we trust it will serve you well.
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BBML broadband multi-link
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BDA bomb damage assessment
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BDMIS business data management and invoicing system
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BDS comm-B designation subfield
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BEA Bureau d'Enquetes Accidents: French equivalent of NTSB
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BEP back-end processor
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BEPMS BEP management system
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BER bit error rate
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BFE buyer furnished equipment
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BFO beat frequency oscillator
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BFO blazing flash of the obvious (DOD)
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BGARS basic general aviation research simulator
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BGI bus grant inhibit
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BGP border gateway protocol
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BI burn-in
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BiGs bilingual ground station (ACARS and VDL Mode 2)
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Binary base-2 counting system
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BIS boundary intermediate system
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BISMS BIS management system
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BIST built-in self-test
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BiSync binary synchronous control
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BIT built-in test
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Bit a binary digit
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BITE built-in test equipment
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BIU bus interface unit
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BLK block/black
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BMV brake metering valve
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B-NAV basic area navigation
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BNR binary
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BNS boundary notification system (squitters)
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BOC binary offset carrier
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BOC bottom of climb
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BOP/COP bit-oriented protocol/character-oriented protocol
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BP bite processor
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BPCU bus power control unit
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BPL broadband over powerlines
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BPS bits per second
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BPSK binary phase shift keying
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BR bridge
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BRG bearing
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BRI basic rate interface
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BRNAV basic area navigation
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BRT brightness
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BSN backbone sub-network
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BSC binary synchronous communication
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BSCU brake system control unit
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BSP board support package
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BSU beam steering unit
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BSU bypass switch unit
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BTB bus tie breaker
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BTMU brake temperature monitor unit
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BU backup
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BUEC BU emergency communications
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BUFR binary universal form for communication representation
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BWAN BU wide area network
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Byte a grouping of eight bits
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