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The military seems to have a language of its own, with many terms, acronyms, initialisms and abbreviations that aren't generally used in the "civilian world." What is an acronym? It is a word created from the first letter of a series of other words. It is spoken as one word. What is an initialism? It is a word created from the first letter of a series of other words, but each letter is spoken separately. What is an abbreviation? It is a shortened version of a word. What is Short Speak? It is any and all of the above. Want to know what they are talking about? Read on...  |
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SAWVS Satellite Attack Warning and Verification System SB Take your pick:
| 1secondary battery, 2serial binary, 3sideband, 4sleeve bearing, 5straight binary, 6synchronization bit, 7signal brigade, 8Sound Blaster [Creative Labs], 9sound board, 10sustaining base,11standby base, 12small business, 13supply bulletin, 14[AR 310-50] selection board |
SBAM single base aircraft maintenance model SBASS space-based atmospheric surveillance system
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SBF support by fire
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SBFM silver-band frequency modulation SBK single-beam klystron SBKKV space-based kinetic kill vehicle (SDI)
| A Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) kinetic energy weapon intended to be carried and launched from low Earth orbit carrier satellites against enemy intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM.) The KKV may be launched and propelled with self-contained booster rockets, or by an ELECTROMAGNETIC RAIL GUN (EMR). It carries its own communications and terminal guidance system, and will reach a terminal velocity of about 30,000 mph. The destructive force of the KKV is due to the kinetic energy of its 10-15 pound mass rather than explosives. |
SBL space-based lasers |
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SBP serial bus protocol
SBPH single burst probability of hit SBR Special Boat Squadron - the British Royal Navy's special
forces unit
SBRS sonic boom reporting system
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SBSS Standard Base Supply System (USAF) SBU sensitive but unclassified SBX slow burning explosive
SC Take your pick:
| 1specialty code, 2search control, 3secondary containment, 4shaped charge, 5semiconductor, 6silvered copper [wire], 7simulation council, 8single contact, 9South Carolina, 10superimposed current, 11speed control, 12synchrocyclotron, 13switching cell, 14screen coordinator, 15state and country code, 16switching center, 17directorate of systems control or systems code,18system controller, 19surveillance category, 20[JP 1-02] search and rescue (SAR) coordinator, 21[JP 1-02] sea current, 22[JP 1-02] station clock, 23[AR 310-50] supply catalog, 24[AR 310-50] Signal Corps |
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SC&A security certification and accreditation SC&CU signal conditioning and control unit SC3 surveillance, command, control and communications SCAD subsonic cruise armed decoy
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