Aerospace Acronym and Abbreviation Guide

The Avionics Aerospace Acronym and Abbreviation Guide

December 2010

Avionics proudly presents the fifth edition of our biennial Aerospace Acronym and 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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  • N1 fan speed
  • N2 intermediate compressor speed
  • N3 high-speed compressor
  • N-UCAS Navy-Unmanned Aerial Combat System
  • NACp navigation accuracy category for position
  • NACv navigation accuracy category for velocity
  • NAC NextGen Advisory Committee
  • NACA National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
  • NCAR National Center for Atmospheric Research
  • NADIN national airspace data interchange network
  • NADIN II NADIN packet switch
  • NAILS national airspace integrated logistics support
  • NAK negative acknowledgment
  • NAPA National Academy of Public Administration
  • NAOMS National Aviation Operational Monitoring Service
  • NAPRS national airspace performance reporting system
  • NAS national aircraft standard
  • NAS National Airspace System (FAA)
  • NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • NASPALS National Airspace System Preci­sion Approach and Landing Sys­tem (FAA)
  • NAT North Atlantic region
  • NAT North Atlantic tracks
  • NATA National Air Transport Association
  • NATCA National Air Traffic Controllers Association (U.S.)
  • NATS National Air Traffic Services (U.K.)
  • NATS North Atlantic track system
  • NAT TFG North Atlantic Traffic Forecasting Group
  • NAV navigation
  • NAVAID navigational aid
  • NAVAIR Naval Air Systems Command
  • NAVSAT navigation satellite
  • NAVSEA Naval Sea Systems Command
  • NBAA National Business Aviation Association
  • NC numerical control
  • NC3A NATO Consultation, Command and Control Agency
  • NCATT National Center for Aircraft Technician Training
  • NCD no computed data
  • NCES Net-Centric Enterprise Services
  • NCI not currently implemented
  • NCO Network Centric Operations
  • NCOIC Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium
  • NCOW net-centric operations and warfare
  • NCP NAS change proposal
  • NCS network control system
  • NCS network coordination station
  • ND navigation display
  • NDB navigation database
  • NDB nondirectional radio beacon
  • NDI nondestructive inspection
  • NDI nondevelopmental item
  • NE network element
  • NEAN North European ADS Network
  • NEAP North European CNS/ATM application project
  • NEC Network-Enabled Capability
  • NED Network Enterprise Domain
  • NELS Northwest European Loran System
  • NEMA National Electrical ManufacturersAssociation (U.S.)
  • NEO Network Enabled Operations
  • NEPA National Environmental Policy Act
  • NESACC North, East & Southern area control centersfor China
  • NESDIS national environmental satellite data andinformation service
  • NET network entity title
  • NEXCOM Next Generation Air/Ground Communications System
  • NextGen Next Generation Air Transporta­tion System (U.S.)
  • NEXRAD next-generation weather radar
  • NFF no fault found
  • NFS network file server
  • NGIP NextGen Implementation Plan
  • NGIWG NextGen Implementation Plan Work Group
  • NGIWP NextGen Implementation Plan Work Plan
  • NGJ NextGen Jammer (U.S. Navy)
  • NIAC NAS Information Architecture Committee (FAA)
  • NIC navigation integrity category
  • NIC network interface controller
  • NIC new installation concept
  • NICE NAT implementation manage­ment group cost effectiveness
  • NICE network integrated cabin equipment
  • NIEC NextGen Integration and Evaluation Capability
  • NIH not invented here
  • NIMA National Imagery and Mapping Agency (U.S.)
  • NIMS NAS infrastructure management system
  • NIR network interface router
  • NIRV network interface router VHF datalink
  • NIS not in service
  • NISC NAS information security coordination
  • NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology
  • NIU North American ISDN User Forum (NIST)
  • NIP network interface processor
  • NL network layer
  • NLM network loadable module
  • NLP network layer protocol
  • NLR Netherlands National Aerospace Laboratory
  • NM nautical mile
  • NM network management
  • NMC National Meteorological Center
  • NMCCD network management category class diagram
  • NMCD network management category diagram
  • NMF network management function
  • NMIRS network management interface requirements specification
  • NML NATO Maturity Levels
  • NMP network management plan
  • NMS network management system
  • NMS navigation management system
  • NNEC NATO NEC
  • NNEW NextGen Network Enabled Weath­er (FAA)
  • NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (U.S.)
  • NOC network operations center
  • NOC note of change
  • NOCAR North Atlantic oceanic concept and requirements
  • NOCC National Operational Control Center
  • NO COM no communication
  • NOI notice of inquiry (FCC)
  • NOPAC North Pacific
  • NORAD North American Aerospace Defense Command
  • NOTAM notice to airmen
  • NOTUS notice to users (ARINC)
  • NPA non-precision approach
  • NPDU network protocol data unit
  • NPIAS national plan for integrated airport systems
  • NPR national performance review
  • NPRM notice of proposed rule making
  • NPV net present value
  • NR network router
  • NRA non-radar airspace
  • NRD network routing domain
  • NRP national route program
  • NRS navigation reference system
  • NRZ non-return to zero
  • NS network service
  • NSA National Security Agency (U.S.)
  • NSAP network service access point
  • NSC network service center
  • NSDU network service data unit
  • NSEL NSAP selection
  • NSEU neutron single event upset
  • NSSL National Severe Storms Laboratory (U.S.)
  • NTDA NEXRAD Turbulence Detection Algorithm
  • NTIA National Telecommunications and Information Administration (U.S.)
  • NTF no trouble found
  • NTSB National Transportation Safety Board (U.S.)
  • NTST National Television Systems Committee
  • NUC navigation uncertainty category
  • NUCp navigation uncertainty category for position
  • NUI network user identification
  • NUP NEAN update program
  • NVCD night vision cueing and display
  • NVIS night vision imaging system
  • NVM non-volatile memory
  • NVRAM non-volatile RAM
  • NVS National Airspace System Voice Switch (FAA)
  • NWS National Weather Service (U.S.)
  • NWxP NextGen Weather Processor (FAA)