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AEROSPACE ACRONYM & Abbreviation Guide

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December 2010

Avionics Magazine proudly presents the fifth edition of our biennial Aerospace Acronym & Abbreviation Guide. Updated with the latest terms from the magazine’s pages, this comprehensive guide has grown to more than 3,000 civil and military acronyms.

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• T-PED transmitting portable electronic device

• T&E test and evaluation

• TA tailored arrivals

• TA target acquisition

• TA traffic advisory (TCAS)

• TAA technical advanced aircraft

• TAC Theater Aviation Command

• TACAN tactical air navigation

• TADSS training aides, devices, simulators, simulations

• TAF terminal aerodrome forecast

• TAF terminal area forecast (ICAO)

• TAIC transport accident investigation commission

• TAIS total airport management system

• TAMD theater air and missile defense

• TAMR Terminal Automation Modernization Replacement

• TAOARC Terminal Area Operations Aviation Rulemaking Committee (FAA)

• TAR trials ATN router

• TAP terminal area procedure

• TAP tower automation program

• TAS traffic advisory system

• TASS terminal air surveillance system

• TAT total air temperature

• TAWS terrain avoidance warning system

• TBFM time based flow management

• TBM time based metering

• TBO trajectory based operations

• TC transport connection

• TCA terminal control area

• TCAD traffic collision alerting device

• TCAS traffic alert collision avoidance system

• TCAS II traffic alert collision avoidance system II

• TCC turbine clearance control

• TCDL tactical common data link

• TCP transmission control protocol

• TCP/IP TCP/Internet protocol

• TCS tower communications system

• TD technical documentation

• TDF training device facility requirements

• TDLS tower data link services (system)

• TDM time division multiplexed

• TDMA time division multiple access

• TDOA time difference of arrival

• TDST tower data services terminal

• TDWR terminal Doppler weather radar

• TDZE TouchDown zone elevation

• TECOM technical committee

• TEDS transducer electronic data sheet

• TEI text element identifiers

• TELCO telephone company

• TEN-T trans-European network-transport

• TERA Terminal Enhancements for RNAV ATC

• TERCOM terrain contour matching

• TERPS terminal en route procedures

• TERPS terminal instrument procedures

• TES tactical exploitation system

• TES trials end system (for ATN)

• TESCOS terminal coordination system

• TF5 Task Force 5 (RTCA)

• TFC traffic

• TFDM tower flight data manager/management

• TFM traffic flow management

• TFM-M Traffic Flow Management Mod­ernization (FAA)

• TFMS traffic flow management system

• TFR temporary flight restriction

• TFTP trivial file transfer protocol

• TG transmission gate

• TG4 maximum time between GSIF’s timer

• TG5 maximum link overlap timer TGT target

• TIA Telecommunications Industry Association

• TIF traffic information file

• TIP tower integrated program

• TIS traffic information service

• TIS traffic information system

• TIS-B traffic information service-broad­cast

• TL terminal location (ACARS/AFEPS)

• TLS target level of safety

• TM technical manual

• TMA traffic management advisor

• TMC traffic management coordinator

• TMC test, monitor and control

• TMI traffic management initiative

• TMOS Transformational Satellite Com­munications System Mission Operations System

• TM&O telecommunications manage­ment and operations

• TMLLF terrain masking low-level flight

• TMMAC tactical airborne moving map capability

• TMS-T traffic management system transition

• TMU traffic management unit

• TO technical order

• TOA time of applicability

• TOC Tactical Operations Center

• TOC transfer of communications

• TOFT tactical operational flight trainer

• TO/GA take off/go around

• TOM time of measurement

• TOR terms of reference (ICAO/FAA)

• TOT time of transmission

• TOW takeoff weight

• TP test point

• TP4 transport protocol class 4

• TPA taxi positional awareness

• TPAW turbulence prediction and warn­ing system

• TPDU transport protocol data unit

• TPF transaction processing facility

• TPL terminal permission list

• TPM technical performance management

• TPU terminal processing units

• TQM total quality management

• TRACON terminal radar approach control

• TRADOC Training and Doctrine Command (U.S. Army)

• TRB technical review board

• TRD transit routing domain

• TRNS terrain referenced navigation system

• TRR test readiness review

• TS time source

• TS transport service

• TSA technical services agreement

• TSA temporary segregated areas

• TSA Transportation Security Administration (U.S.)

• TSAP transport service access point

• TSAT Transformational Satellite Com­munications System

• TSB Transportation Safety Board (Canada)

• TSC term service commitment

• TSC transportation system center

• TSDP technical support and data packages

• TSDU transport service data unit

• TSG technical subgroup

• TSG technical standards and guidelines

• TSO technical standard order (FAA)

• TSOA technical standard order authorization

• TSP tactical signal intelligence payload

• TSP transmitted signal power

• TSS technology support and services

• TSPD technical support and data package

• TSTM time source transition module

• TT test tools

• TTG time to go

• TTL transistor-transistor logic

• TTNT tactical targeting networking technology

• TTP time-triggered protocol

• TTP tactics, techniques and procedures

• TTS time to station

• TTW time to waypoint

• TUAS tactical unmanned aerial system

• TUAV tactical unmanned aerial vehicle

• TURB turbulence

• TVE total vertical error

• TWDL two-way data link communica­tions

• TWIP terminal weather information for pilots

• TWP technical work program

• TX transmit