AEROSPACE ACRONYM & Abbreviation Guide

December 2006

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.

• X cancel

• XID exchange identification

• XFR transfer

• XG neXt Generation

• XL-ETFE cross-linked ethylene tetraflourothylene

• XMC switched fabric mezzanine card

• XMIT transmit

• XMTR transmitter

• XPDR transponder

• XS Societe Internationale de Telecommunications Aeronautiques (SITA)

• XTI X-open transport interface

• XTP express transfer protocol

• XTRA X-ban thin radar aperture

• XWIND crosswind