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A/D
analog-to-digital
A2ATD
Anti-Armor Advanced Technology Demonstration
Aa
Achieved Availability
AA
Accelerated Acquisition; Analytic Agenda
AAAS
American Association for the Advancement of Science
AAAV
Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle
AAL
ATM Adaptation Layer
AAODL
Atmospheric Aerosols and Optics Data Library
AAR
After Action Review; After Action Report
AARS
After Action Review System
AAS
Advanced Automation System
AASP
Army Automation Security Program
AASPEM
Air-to-Air System Performance Evaluation Model
AATD
Army Advanced Technology Demonstration(s)
ABCS
Army Battle Command System
ABCSIM
Atmospheric, Biological, and Chemical Simulation
ABI
Application Binary Interface
ABM
Armor Breakpoint Model
ABS
Advanced Battle Simulation
ABU
Analog Backup
ACAAM
Air Courses of Action Assessment Model
ACAD
Advanced Computer-Aided Design
ACALS
Army Computer-Aided Acquisition and Logistics Support
ACC
Aegis Computer Center
ACDI
Asynchronous Communications Device Interface
ACEM
Advanced Campaign Effectiveness Model; Air Combat Evaluation Model
ACETEF
Air Combat Environment Test and Evaluation Facility
ACISD
Advanced Computational and Information Sciences Directorate
ACM
Association for Computing Machinery
ACMI
Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation
ACMT
Automated Configuration Management Tool
ACOE
Army Common Operating Environment
ACP
Allied Communications Publication
ACPT
Automated Corporate Planning Tool
ACQSIM
Acquisition Simulation
ACR
Advanced Concepts and Requirements
ACS
Access Control System
ACSIS
Army C4I and Simulation Initialization System
ACT
Advanced Concepts and Technology; Architecture Characterization Template
ACTD
Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration
ADDS
Advanced Data Distribution System; Automated Data Distribution System
ADEPT
Administrative Data Entry for Processing Transmission
ADL
Advanced Distributed Learning; Ada Design Language
ADLP
Advanced Data Link Program
ADM
Acquisition Decision Memorandum; Advanced Development Model; Application Distribution Module
ADMP
Army Data Management Program
ADO
Army Digitization Office
ADP
Automatic Data Processing
ADPA
American Defense Preparedness Association
ADPE
ADP Equipment
ADPSO
ADP Security Officer
ADPSSEP
ADP System Security Enhancement Program
ADPSSO
ADP System Security Officer
ADRG
Arc Digitized Raster Graphics
ADS
Advanced Distributed Simulation; Authoritative Data Source; Automated Data System; Agent-Directed Simulation
ADSI
Advanced Distributed System Interface
ADSIM
Air Defense Simulation
ADSS
Air Defense Simulation System; Army Data Standardization System; Advance Distributed Simulation System
ADST
Advanced Distributed Simulation Technology
ADTAM
Air Defense Tanker Analysis Model
ADUA
Administrative Directory User Agent
AFAM
Advanced Field Artillery Model
AFAMS
Air Force Agency for M&S
AFATDS
Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System
AFCENT
Allied Forces Central Europe
AFIN
Air Force Information Network
AFIT
Air Force Institute of Technology
AFMC
Air Force Materiel Command
AFMSIS
Air Force M&S Information Service
AFMSRR
Air Force M&S Resource Repository
AFNET
Air Force Network
AFO
Awaiting Further Occurrence
AFOR
Automated Forces
AFSAA
Air Force Studies and Analyses Agency
AFSATCOM
Air Force Satellite Communications
AFSCN
Air Force Satellite Control Network
AFWG
Acquisition Functional Working Group; Analysis Functional Working Group
AG
Application Gateway
AGCCS
Army Global Command and Control System
AGES
Air-to-Ground Engagement Simulation
AGIS
Analysis and Gaming Information System
AGRAM
Air-to-Ground Assessment Model
AGRMET
Agricultural Meteorological Model
AHP
Analytic Hierarchical Process
AHPCRC
Army High Performance Computer Research Center
AI
Artificial Intelligence
AI-ESTATE
AI and Expert System Tie to Automatic Test Equipment
AI2
Advanced Image Intensification
AID
AUTODIN Interface Device
AIN
Advanced Intelligent Network
AIRES
Automated Information Retrieval and Expert System
AirSAF
Air Semi-Automated Forces
AIS
Automated Information System
AISSAP
AIS Security Assessment Program
AISSO
AIS Security Officer
AITS
Advanced Information Technology Systems
AIU
Advanced Interface Unit
AJPO
Ada Joint Program Office
ALARM
Advanced Low-Altitude Radar Model
ALBAM
Air Land Battle Assessment Model
ALBE
Air Land Battlefield Environment
ALBM
Air Land Battle Management
ALES
Air Land Engagement Simulation
ALISS
Advanced Lightweight Influence Sweep System
ALM
Airlift Loading Model
ALS
Ada Language System
ALWSIM
Army Laser Weapon Simulation
AMASS
ATO Mission Analysis and Simulation System
AMG
Architecture Management Group
AMHS
Automated Message Handling System
AMIP
Army Model Improvement Program
AMM
Advanced Missile Model; Army Mobility Model
AMME
Automated Multi-Media Exchange
AMOS
Air Mobility Operations Simulation
AMP
Analysis of Mobility Platform
AMPE
Automated Message Processing Exchange
AMPES
Automatic Message Processing Exchange System
AMPS
Association of Modeling, Planning, and Simulation; Automated Mission Planning System; Aviation Mission Planning System
AMSAA
Army Materiel Systems Analysis Activity
AMSDL
Acquisition Management Systems and Data Requirements Control List
AMSEC
Army Model and Simulation Executive Council
AMSGOSC
Army Model and Simulation General Officer Steering Council
AMSMC
Army Model and Simulation Master Catalog
AMSMP
Army M&S Management Program
AMSO
Army Model and Simulation Office
AMSP
Allied M&S Publication
AMSS
Ammunition Management Standard System
ANDF
Application Neutral Data Format; Architecture Neutral Distribution Format
ANM
Automated Network Manager
ANN
Artificial Neural Networks
ANS
Artificial Neural Systems
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
AoA
Analysis of Alternatives
AOR
Area of Responsibility
APHIDS
Advanced Panoramic Helmet Interface Demonstrator System
AP
Application Protocol
API
Application Programmer's Initiative; Application Program Interface
APIMS
Army Project Information Management System
APIU
Adaptable Programmable Interface Unit
APM
Advanced Penetration Model
APMIS
Automated Program Management Information System
APMM
Activity Planning and Management Model
APP
Application Portability Profile
APS
Asynchronous Protocol Specification
APSE
Ada Programming Support Environment
AR
Augmented Reality
ARES
Advanced Regional Exploratory System
ARFORGEN
Army Force Generation
ARGUS
Advanced Real-Time Gaming Universal Simulation
ARI
Army Research Institute (for the Behavioral and Social Sciences)
ARIEM
Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
ARIES
Automated Real-Time Instrumented Experimentation System
AROC
Army Requirements Oversight Council
ARTBASS
Army Tactical Battlefield Simulation System
ARTDT
Advanced Real-Time Data Tool
ASAT
Anti-Satellite
ASC
Advanced Simulation Center; Aeronautical Systems Center (Air Force); American Standards Committee
ASCIET
All-Service Combat Identification Evaluation Team
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASCM
Advanced Space Computing Module
ASD
Assistant Secretary of Defense
ASD(C3I)
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence
ASD(NII)/DoD CIO
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration/DoD Chief Information Officer
ASEM
Anti-Satellite Engagement Model
ASIC
Application-Specific Integrated Circuit
ASIS
Ada Semantic Interface Specification
ASME
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASN
Abstract Syntax Notation; Assistant Secretary of the Navy
ASNE MSEA
Air and Space Natural Environment Modeling and Simulation Executive Agent
ASSIST
Acquisition Streamlining and Standardization Information System
ASTC
Advanced Simulation Technology Center
ASTO
Advanced Systems Technology Office
ASTT
Advanced Simulation Technology Thrust
AT&L
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics
ATB
Analytical Tool Box
ATCAL
Attrition Model Using Calibrated Parameters
ATD
Advanced Technology Demonstration
ATDL
Army Tactical Data Link; Automated Tactical Data Link
ATE
Automatic Test Equipment
ATF
Advanced Tactical Fighter
ATFM&S
Acquisition Task Force on M&S
ATM
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
ATO
Air Tasking Order
ATR
Automatic Target Recognition
ATRJ
Advanced Tactical Radar Jammer; Advanced Threat Radar Jammer
ATS
Automatic Telecommunication System; Automated Tracking System
ATTD
Advanced Technology Transition Demonstration
ATVSS
Automatic Tracking and (with) Video Scene Simulation System
AU
Access Unit
AURA
Army Unit Resiliency Analysis model
AUT
Application Under Test
AUTL
Army Universal Task List
AUTODIN
Automatic Digital Network
AWACS
Airborne Warning And Control System
AWD
Advanced Warfighting Demonstration; Alternate World Database
AWE
Advanced Warfighting Experiment; Area Weapons Effects
AWIPS
Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System
AWIS
Army Worldwide Information Systems
BADD
Battlefield Awareness and Data Dissemination
BASEWAM
Battlefield Surveillance Electronic Warfare Analysis Model
BASIC
Beginner's All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
BASOPS
Base Operating Information System
BBN
Broadband Noise
BCBL
Battle Command Battle Lab
BCC
Base Communications Computer Center
BCCS
Battlefield Command and Control System
BCOM
Battalion Combat Outcome Model
BCS
Battery Computer System
BCTP
Battle Command Training Program
BDS
Battlefield Distributed Simulation
BDS-D
Battlefield Distributed Simulation - Developmental
BER
Basic Encoding Rules; Basic Error Rate; Bit Error Rate
BERT
Bit-Error-Rate Test
BEWSS
Battlefield Environment Weapon System Simulation
BFA
Battlefield Functional Area
BFM
Battlefield Forecast Model
BG
Battle Group
BGEM
Battle Group Effectiveness Model
BI
Bilinear Interpolation
BIA
Battlefield Information Architecture
BICES
Battlefield Information Collection and Exploitation System
BICM
Battlefield Intelligence Collection Model
BIS
Battlespace Information System; Built-In Simulation
BISDN
Binary Integrated Services Digital Network
BIT
Built-In Test
BITE
Built-In-Test Equipment
BLC
Base Level Computing
BLCI
Base Level Communication Infrastructure
BLCSE
Battle Lab Collaborative Simulation Environment
BLDM
Battalion Level Differential Model
BLERT
Block-Error-Rate Test
BLII
Base Level Information Infrastructure
BLOB
Binary Large Object
BLSM II
Base Level System Modernization Phase II (See also GCCS AF)
BM
Battlespace Management
BMC3
Battle Management Command, Control, and Communications
BMD
Bathymetric Model Data
BMDES
Ballistic Missile Defense Engagement Simulation
BMDO
Ballistic Missile Defense Organization
BMTA
Backbone Message Transfer Agent
BODAS
Brigade Operations Display and AAR System
BODESIM
Barrier/Obstacle Deployment and Effectiveness Simulation
BOM
Base Object Model
BOS
Battlefield Operating System; Basic Operating System
BOSM
Balance of Sustainment Model
BOSS
Binary Object Storage System
bps
bits per second
BPS
Battlefield Planning System
BRACE
Base Resource and Capability Estimator
BSC
Battle Simulation Center
BT
Behavioral Taxonomy
BTA
Best Technical Approach
BUCS
Back-Up Computer System
BULLET
Battalion/Unit Level Logistics Evaluation Tool
BV
Battlefield Visualization
BW
Bandwidth
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