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Acronyms and Abbreviations
 
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ACRONYM DESCRIPTION
x "BY" (USED BETWEEN DIMENSIONS ONLY)
XBT EXPENDABLE BATHYTHERMOGRAPH
XCS COMMUNICATIONS SUBSYSTEM (X IMPLIED)
XDUCR TRANSDUCER
XFMR TRANSFORMER
XFR TRANSFER
XIE X-RAY IMAGING EXPERIMENT
XLD CXU LEVEL DISCRETE COMMAND TYPE
XMTR TRANSMITTER
XPD CXU PULSE DISCRETE COMMAND TYPE
XPOPS EXTENDED POWER-ON-PROCESSOR/POWER SOFTWARE
XRDE X-RAY POSITIONER DRIVE ELECTRONICS
XRI X-RAY IMAGER
XRP X-RAY POSITIONER
XRPE X-RAY POSITIONER ELECTRONICS
XRS X-RAY SENSOR
XSU CROSS-STRAP UNIT (X IMPLIED)
XTAL CRYSTAL
XTE X-RAY TIMING EXPLORER (NASA/SHUTTLE LAUNCH)
XTQNM EXTERNAL ROLL TORQUE ACTING ON THE SPACECRAFT (NEWTON-METERS)
YALE YALE UNIVERSITY (STAR CATALOG)
YGC YAW GYROCOMPASS/GYROCOMPASSING
YJC CURE FOR LDS
Y-MP THE WORLD'S FASTEST COMPUTER LOCATED AT ARC (NASA)
YRW YAW REACTION WHEEL
Z ZULU TIME THE SAME AS GMT, UTC
ZA ALPHABETICAL DESIGNATOR GIVEN TO AN IMAGE ENHANCEMENT CURVE
ZAR ZERO-G ANTENNA RANGE
ZOE ZONE OF EXCLUSION (GERMAN AEROSPACE RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL ESTAB.)
ZTS ZOOM TRANSFER SCOPE
 
 
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