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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  • 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