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Army Abbreviations

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LAN — Local Area Network
XMIT — Transmit
OPS — Operations
N/A — Not Applicable
APFT — Army Physical Fitness Test
SSAN — Social Security Account Number
ASAP — As Soon As Possible (pronounced AY-sap)
ETA — Estimated Time of Arrival
ANSI — American National Standards Institute, Inc.
ARPANET — Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (early internet)
OEM — Original Equipment Manufacturer (usually in reference to car parts)
OPR — Office of Primary Responsibility
BTW — By The Way
DOB — Date Of Birth
IT — Information Technology
ROM — Read-Only Memory
CPU — Central Processing Unit
IP — Internet Protocol
EPA — Environmental Protection Agency (US)
MSG — Message
AC — Alternating Current
PPM — parts per million
LASER — Light Amplification By Stimulated Emission Of Radiation (cf. Maser)
COB — close of business (End of duty day)
FCFS — First Come First Served
MM — Millimeter
CRT — Cathode Ray Tube (type of TV)
UK — United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
POC — Point Of Contact
ASCII — American National Standard Code for Information Interchange
R&D — Research & Development
MOU — Memorandum of Understanding (an MOU between Food & Drug Administratin and a regulatory agency in another country allows mutual recognition of inspections)
QC — Quality Control
MTBF — Mean Time Before Failure
MDC — Manipulation Detection Code
TQM — Total Quality Management
C3I — Command, Control, Communications & Intelligence
RF — Radio Frequency
LCD — Liquid Crystal Display
BTU — British Thermal Unit
MAN — Metropolitan Area Network
RFP — Request For Proposal
DEC — Digital Equipment Corporation
OBE — Overtaken By Events
CY — Calendar Year
TBD — To Be Determined
MOS — Military Occupational Speciality
VPN — Virtual Private Network (ATM)
FEMA — Federal Emergency Management Agency
SSN — Social Security Number