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sf: Su Signature Analysis • Simulated Annealing • Sine Anno • s: Distance. Path • Path Length • Laplace Variable • Single Access. Single Aircraft. Single Aisle. Site Activa• Length of Arc. Long-Range Order Parameter. Response tion. Situational Awareness. Sky Atlas. Small Array. Curve • Saint • Satisfactory • Save • School • Scientific Sobolev Approximation • Sociedad Anonima • Sociedade Anonima • Societa Anonima • Societe Anonyme • So• • Sculpsit • Sea. Second • Secondary • Section • Sed• imentation Coefficient • Segundo • See • Semi • Sensi• lar Activity • Solar Array • Source Acquisition • South tivity Curve • Series • Set • Shilling • Siecle • Siege • Africa • South African • South America • South Amer• Siehe • Siglo • Sign • Signature • Signed • Silver • Sin ican • South Atlantic • South Australia • South Aus• • Sine. Singlet • Singular • Sinister. Sinistra • Sister tralian • Spacecraft Adapter • Special Agent • Spectral • Small • Snow • Society • Soft • Solidus • Solo • Son Albedo • Spectrograph Assembly • Spectrum Analysis • • Southerly • Specific Entropy • Spectral Transmission Spectrum Analyzer • Spin Axis • Splitting Amplifier • • Spherical. Spin Quantum Number. Steamer. Steel Station Address. Station Automatique • Storage Alter• • Stem. Stere • Stock. Stoichiometric Oxidant-to-Fuel ation • Storage Area • Store Address • Strongly Agree • Ratio • Strange • Stratus • Strong Absorption • Su • Structural Analyzer • Structured Analysis • Su Alteza • Siidlich • Sun • Sunny • sur • Sustantivo • Symmetrical Subaccount. Subassembly. Subject to Approval. Sub• sistence Allowance. Supplemental Agreement. Support • Symmetry Number Area. Surface Area. Swansea (UK postal code) • Swath Sf: Su Angle • Swing Arm • System Address • System Analysis S: Apparent Power. Area. Characteristic Function of Hamil• • System Architect ton • Entropy • Flux Density • Linear Stopping Power • SAA: Safety Assurance Analysis. Saratoga (USA-WY) (lo• Magnetic Solar Daily Variation. Poynting Vector. Prob• cation identifier) • Satellite Attitude Acquisition. Semi• ability Current Density. Quantum Number of Electronic nario de Astronomia y Astrofisica • Service Aspects and Spin • Saint • Salar • Salina • San • Sankt • Santa • Applications. Servo-Actuated Assembly. Shift And Add Santo • Sao • Satisfactory • Saturday • Saturn • Save • Shift-and-Add Algorithm • Single-Access Antenna • • Saxon • Schilling (currency) • School • Schwefel • Sci• Single Article Announcement • Slot Array Antenna • So• entific • Scotland • Scottish • Scout • Sea • Second • ciety of American Archivists (USA) • Solar Aspect Angle Secondary • Secret • Secretary • Sector • See • Segundo • South-Atlantic Anomaly • Space Association of Aus• • Seite • Senate. Senor. Senora. Sentence. September tralia • Speech Association of America. Standards Asso• • Series. Seven. Seven (Roman numeral) • Seventy. ciation of Australia. Stellar Astronomy and Astrophysics Seventy (Roman numeral) • Sheffield (UK postal code) • • Step Adjustable Antenna • Systems Application Archi• Shilling. Siecle • Siemens. Sierra (international alpha• tecture bet) • Siglo • Signature. Signor. Signora. Single. SAAA: San Antonio Astronomical Association (USA-TX) Sinister • Slow • Small • Snow • Society • Socius • Soft • Shoreline Amateur Astronomical Association (USA-MI) • Sol • Sol (currency) • Solar • Solar Constant • Solar Mass. Soufre • South. Southern. Spectral Response. SAAAA: San Angelo Amateur Astronomy Association (USA• Spectral Type. Spin Quantum Number. Spiral Galaxy TX) • Staff. State • Statute • Stere • Stimulus • Store • SAAAS: South African Association of the Advancement of Strangeness Quantum Number. Stress. Subject. Sub• Science marine. Substitution Reaction. Sucre (currency) • Sud • Siid • Suden • Siidlich • Sulfur • Sulphur • Summer SAAB: Svensk Aeroplan Aktiebolag • Sun. Sunday. Supplement • Sur • Sweden (interna• SAAC: Schedule Allocation And Control • Seismic Array tional vehicle registration code) • Sweden (postal country Analysis Center. Space Applications Advisory Commit• code) • Synodic Period. Total Neutron Source Density. tee 7 (Roman numeral) • 70 (Roman numeral) SAAD: Sociedade de Astronomia e Astrofisica de Diadema sja: Sin Ano (Brazil) • South Atlantic Anomaly Detector sa: Sanskrit (ISO language code) • Saudi Arabia. Semian• SAAL: Signaling ATM Adaptation Layer nual • siehe auch • Sin Ano • Sine Anno • Symmetrical SAALC: San Antonio Air Logistics Center Sa: Samarium (now Sm) • Samstag • Saturday. Serra. SAAM: Simulation Analysis And Modelling Serrania • Sierra • Summa SAAMEX: Surface and Atmospheric Airborne Microwave S&lA: Safe & Arm. Sampling & Analysis. Science & Ap• Experiment plication SAAO: South African Astronomical Observatory S j A: Safe and Arm • Scheduled/Actual • Site Activation • Solar Array • Spacecraft Adapter • Subaccount • Sub• SAAOC: South African Astronomical Observatory Circu• assembly • Subject to Acceptance • Such As • Supple• lars (periodical code) mental Agreement. Swing Arm SAAP: South-Atlantic Anomaly Probe. Subsonic Aircraft SA: Arabia (Saudi-) (ISO country code) • Arabie Saou• Assessment Program dite (ISO country code) • Safe and Arm. Safety Analy• SAAR: Seasonally Adjusted at Annual Rates sis. Safing Area. Sales Analysis. Salta (Argentina) • SAARC: South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Samoa. Sandstorm. Sanskrit. Saskatchewan (Canada) • Saudi Arabia (ISO country code) • Saudi Arabian. SAARU: Secondary Air and Attitude Reference Unit. Sec- Scheduled/Actual. Scientific Area. Scintillation Adjust ondary Attitude and Air Reference Unit • Secretaire Administratif • See Also • Select Address • SAAS: Science Achievement Award for Students. Shut• Selected Area • Selected Availability • Selective Acqui• tle Aerospace Actuator Simulator • Shuttle Aerosurface sition • Selective Availability. Semiannual. Sensitivity Actuator Simulation Analysis. Separated Atom. Sequential Automated. Ser• vice Assistant. Service d'Aeronomie (France) • Set At• SAASIN: Sociedad Astronomica Amateur de Sinaloa (Mex• tribute. Shaft Angle. Shaping Amplifier. Shapley-Ames ico) • Shop Aid. Sierra. Signal Accuracy. Signal Analyzer. SAASS: South African Airborne Scanner Survey

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SAASTEC: South African Association of Science and Tech- SACAC: South African Council for Automation and Com• nology Centers putation SAAT: Satellite Attitude Acquisition Technique SACAP: Selection, Acquisition, Cataloguing, And Process• SAATN: Shuttle/Atlas Advanced TIROS Satellite ing Sab: Sabado • Sabato. Sabbath SACC: Satellite Archive Coordination Center. Science Ac• tion Coordinating Committee • Science Archive Coordi• SAB: Saba Island (Netherlands Antilles) (location identi• nation Center. Spatial Analysis Coordinating Committee fier) • Same As Basic • Satellite Assembly Building • SACCS: SAC Automated Command Control System Science Advisory Board • Shuttle Assembly Building • Shuttle Avionics Breadboard. Simulation of Adaptive Be• SACDA: System Analysis, Control and Design Activity havior • Site Activation Board. Sociedad de Astronomia SACEM: Societe des Auteurs, Compositeurs et Editeurs de Balear (Baleares) • Sociedade Astronomica Brasileira (Bra• Musique zil) • Societe Astronomique de Bordeaux (France) • Societe Astronomique de Bourgogne (France) • Solar-Array Bat• SACEP: South Asia Cooperative Environment Program tery • Source Approval Bulletin • Spacecraft Assembly SACEPO: Standing Advisory Committee before the Euro- Building. Standards Activities Board • Storage and As• pean Patent Office sembly Building. Synoptic Analysis Branch Sachs: Sachsen (Germany) Sabat: Sabatique. Sabbatical Sikhs: Siichsische (Germany) SABC: South African Broadcasting Corporation Sachs-Anh: Sachsen-Anhalt (Germany) SABCA: Societe Anonyme BeIge de Constructions Aeronau• SACI: Secondary Address Code Indicator tiques (Belgium) SACK: Selective Acknowledgement SABENA: Societe Anonyme BeIge d'Exploitation de la Nav• igation Aerienne (Belgium) SACL: Standards And Calibration Laboratory SABER: Situational Awareness Beacon with Reply SACM: Smart Acoustic Current Meter • Sociedad de Au• tores y Compositores de Mexico (Mexico) SABEW: Society of American Business and Economic Writ• SACMA: Suppliers of Advanced Composite Materials As- ers (USA) sociation SABINET: South African Bibliographic and Information SACN: Secretaire Administratif de Classe Normale Network Sacr: Sacramento (USA-CA) SABIR: Semiautomatic Bibliographic Information Retrieval • Space-Based Interceptor SACRD: Safety Analysis Computerized Reactor Data SABIRS: Semiautomatic Bibliographic Information Retrieval SACRS: South Australian Centre for Remote Sensing System SACS: Satellite Attitude Control Simulator. Software A vion- SABIT: Special American Business Internship Training ics Command Support. Solar Attitude Control System. Synchronous Attitude Communications Satellite SABLE: Simulator Atmospheric Boundary Layer Environ• ment SACSIR: South African Council for Scientific and Indus• trial Research SABOR: Same As Basic Or SACSIRO: South African Commonwealth Scientific and In- SABRE: Semiautomatic Business Research Environment. dustrial Research Organization Sweden And Britain Radar Experiment SACTO: Sacramento Test Operations SABREX: Satellite-Borne Radiometer Experiment SACU: South African Customs Union SABRO: South American Biological Research Organization SACV: Spacecraft Autonomy Concept Validation SABS: Shared-Aperture Boresight Sensor. South African Bureau of Standards. Stanford Automated Bibliographic SACZ: South Atlantic Convergence Zone System. Statistical Analysis of Bibliographical Structure S&AD: Science & Applications Directorate SABV: Suid-Afrikaanse Biblioteekvereniging (South Africa) SAD: Safety Analysis Document. Safety Assessment Doc• ument • Safford (USA-AZ) (location identifier) • Sea• S/ AC: Stabilization/Attitude Control sonal Affective Disorder. Secondary Angular Resolution. SAC: Sacramento (USA-CA) (location identifier) • Saguaro Shuttle Authorized Document. Simple, Average or Diffi• Astronomy Club (USA-CA) • Satelite de Aplicaciones Cien• cult. Single Administrative Document. Situation Atten• tificas • Satellite Applications Centre. Science Abstract• tion Display • Software Architecture Document • Solar• ing Committee. Science Activity Centre. Scientific Advi• Array Drive. Spacecraft Attitude Display • Spaced An• sory Committee. Scientific Advisory Council. Scientific tenna Drift. Special Adapter Device. Standard Abun• Analysis Component • Secondary Address Code • Sec• dance Distribution. System Allocation Document. Sys• tional Aeronautical Chart. Semiautomatic Coding. Sen• tem Analysis Drawing ate Appropriations Committee. Sequencing and Applica• tion Controller. Service Area Code. Service Area Com• SADA: Solar-Array Drive Assembly puter • Shannonside Astronomy Club (Ireland) • Shapley SADAP: Space Astrophysics Data Analysis Program Ames Catalog. Short-run Average Cost. Single-Address SADAPTA: Solar-Array Drive And Power Transfer Assem- Code. Slovak Accredition Council. Solar Activity Cycle bly • Solar Array Carrier. South Atlantic Coast. Space Ac• tivities Commission. Space Advisory Committee. Space SADC: Sequential Analog-Digital Computer. Southern Afri• and Aviation Control. Space Applications Centre. Space ca Development Community Applications Corporation. Special Analysis Centre. Spe• SADCC: Southern Africa Development Coordination Con• cial Area Code. Special Area of Conservation. Spherical ference Aberration Corrector. Stabilization/Attitude Control. SAdeCV: Sociedad Anonima de Capital Variable State Affairs Committee. Stateful Access Control. Store And Clear. Strategic Air Command. Structural Adjust• SAdeCVyRL: Sociedad Anonima de Capital Variable y Re• ment Committee. Sub-Array Center. Subject Analysis sponsabilidad Limitada Committee. Support Action Center. Symposium on Ap• SADE: Signal Analysis and Dissemination Equipment • plied Computing. Systeme d'Annonce des Crues • Sys• Solar-Array Deploy Electronics. Solar-Array Drive Elec• tems Advisory Committee tronics • Spark-Assisted Diesel Engine SACA: Societe d'Astronomie de Cannes (France) SADEC: Spin Axis Declination

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SADEYA: Sociedad Astronomica de Espana y America (Spain) SAFER: Simplified Aid For EVA Rescue. Societe d' Amena• SADF: Semi-Automatic Document Feed. Statistical Anal- gement Foncier et d'Etablissement Rural. Switch Archi• ysis of Documentation Files tecture for Extreme Resiliency Sadha: Sadhana (periodical code) SAFG A: Societe Astronomique de France - Groupe d' Alsace SADI: Secretariat Automated Document Index SAFI: Semi-Automatic Flight Inspection SADIE: San Diego Imaging Echelle • Scanning Analog-to• SAFIR: Sociedad Astronomica de la Faculdad de Ingeneria Digital Input Equipment • Secure Automatic Data In• (Mexico) • Systeme d'Alerte Foudre par Interferometre formation Exchange • Silicon Anode Detector with In• Radioelectrique • Systeme d' Alerte Foudre par Interfero• tegrated Electronics metrie Radioelectrique (* ) • Systemes Algebriques Formels pour I'Industrie et la Recherche SAD1M: Stanford Art Directors' Invitational MacWorkshop SAFIRE: Spectroscopy of the Atmosphere using Far-Infrared SADIO: Sociedad Argentina de Investigacion Operativa Emission. Submillimeter And Far Infrared Experiment SADIS: Satellite Distribution Service • Southern African Development Information System. Southern African Doc• SAFISY: Space Agencies Forum for the International Space umentation and Information System Year SADL: Sterilization Assembly Development Laboratory. SAFM: Stuck-At Fault Model Synchronous Data Link Control SAFR: Schweizerische Arbeitsgemeinschaft fiir Raumfahrt SADM: Solar-Array Drive Mechanism. Solar-Array Drive (Switzerland) Motor SAFRAS: Self-Adaptive Format Retrieval and Storage Sys- SADP: Synthetic Array Data Processor tem SADPT: Solar Array Drive and Power Transfer SAFRS: Saudi Arabian Facility for Remote Sensing SADR: Spatial Address. System Audit and Design Review SAFSA: Study Abroad and Foreign Student Adviser SADRS: Simplified Autonomous Data Receiving Station SAG: Sagwon (USA-AK) (location identifier) • Schweiz- erische Astronomische Gesellschaft (Switzerland) • Scot• SADS: Solar-Array Drive System tish Astronomers Group (UK-Scotland) • Sociedad As• SADT: Structured Analysis and Design Technique • Sys• tronomica Granadina (Spain) • Space Astrophysics Group tems Analysis and Design Technique • SQL Access Group. Starlink Advisory Group. Street SADV: Semiannual Density Variation Address Guide. Systems Analysis Group SAE: Sangir (Indonesia) (location identifier) • Self-Addressed SAGA: Short Arc Geodetic Adjustment. Solar-Array Gain Envelope. Shaft Angle Encoded. Simple Arithmetic Ex• Augmentation. South Atlantic Geomagnetic Anomaly. pression. Societa fra gli Autori e gli Editori (Italy) • So• Soviet-American Gases and Aerosols (experiment) ciety for the Advancement of Education (USA) • Society SAGAS: Southern Area Group of Astronomical Societies of Automotive Engineers. Stamped Addressed Envelope (UK) • Standard Average European. Steering Angle Error. SAGE: Schema d'Amenagement et de Gestion de l'Eau • Stop At Expiration Semi-Automatic Ground Environment. Solar-Assisted Gas SAED: Selected Area Electron Diffraction Energy • Soviet-American Gallium Experiment • Steril• SAEF: Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility (USA• ization Aerospace Ground Experiment. Strategic Aerosol FL) and Gas Experiment. Stratosphere Aerosol and Gas Ex• periment (*) • Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment SAENET: South Australia Educational Network • Stratospheric Aerosol Gas Experiment • Structuring SAERIS: South Australian Education Resources Informa• and Analysis of Gamma-ray Events • Systems Adminis• tion System trators Guild SAES: Service d' Allocations d'Etudes Superieures • Stand SAGEECE: Schema d'Amenagement et de Gestion Ecolo• Alone Engine Simulator gique des Cours d'Eau SAESAC: Space And Earth Sciences Advisory Committee SAGEM: Societe d'Applications Generales d'Electricite et SAETA: Sociedad Anonima Espanola de Traductores y Au• de Mecanique (France) tores (Spain) • Sociedad Ecuatoriana de Transportes Aereos SAGENAP: Scientific Assessment Group for Experiments Ltda. (Ecuador) in Non-Accelerator Physics Saf: Safety SAGEP: Systeme Automatise pour la Gestion Electronique SAF: Santa Fe (USA-NM) (location identifier) • Science de Periodiques Archive Facility • Search And Find • Seccion de Astro• SAGET: Satellite-Geodynamical Traverse fotografia • Secured Access Facility • See Also From • Service Access Facility. Service Aerien Fran<;ais • Societe SAGGE: Synchronous Altitude Gravity Gradient Experi• Astronomique de France • Space Agency Forum • Space• ment craft Assembly Facility. Special-Access Facility. Stan• SAGS: Semiactive Gravity Gradient System dard Associative Form. Symmetry-Adapted Function. SAGSTRAM: Standing Advisory Group on the Safe Trans• System Authorization Facility port of Radioactive Material SAfA: Sydney Association for Astrophysics (Australia-NSW) SAGW: Schweizerische Akademie der Geistes- und Sozial- SAFA: Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft. Solar-Array wissenschaften (Switzerland) Failure Analysis SAH: Sana'a - AI'Rahaba (Yemen) (location identifier) SAFARI: South-African Fire-Atmosphere Research Initia• SAHC: South Asia Hydrological Cycle tive • Swedish And French Auroral Radar Investigation • Systeme Automatise pour les Fichiers Administratifs et SAHL: Societe d'Astronomie du Haut-Leman (Switzerland) les Repertoir es d'Individus (France) SAHM: Societe Astronomique de Haute-Marne (France) SAFE: Braathens South America and Far East Air Trans• SAHR: Societe Astronomique du Haut-Rhin (France) port SA • Safing and Failure Detection Expert. San An• dreas Fault Experiment. Security And Freedom through SAHSA: Servicios Aereos de Honduras SA Encryption. Solar Array Flight Experiment. South Africa SA&I: Systems Analysis & Integration - Far East. Stamped Addressed Foolscap Envelope SAl: San Marino (location identifier) • Scan Auroral Im• S. Afr.: South Africa. South African ager • Scanning Auroral Imager. Serving Area Interface

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• Societa Astronomica Italiana (Italy) • Space Applica• • Solar Arc Lamp. Solar-Array Leaf. Space Astronomy tion Institute. Spin-scan Auroral Imager. Sternberg As• Laboratory • Space Astrophysics Laboratory • Spread tronomical Institute (Russia) • Su Alteza Imperial. Sud• Across Liquids. SQL Application Language. Strategic den Auroral Intensity • Symbolic Automatic Integrator Arms Limitation. Structured Assembly Language. Sub• • Synoptic Atmospheric Imager. Systeme d'Analyse des ject Authority List. Supersonic Aerophysics Laboratory Images. Systems Analysis and Integration • Symbolic Assembly Language. Synthetic Aperture Li• SAIC: Science Applications International Corporation (USA• dar. Systems Assembly Language VA) • State Administration for Industry and Commerce SALA: Solar Arc Lamp Assembly SAICYT: Sistema Automatizado de Informacion Cientifica SALAT: System for Automatic Language Analysis and Trans• y Tecnica lation SAID: Safety Action Item Database. Safety Analysis In• SALC: Sacramento Air Logistics Center put Data • Semiautomatic Integrated Documentation • SALCW: Space Astrophysics Laboratory Compound Wid- Shuttle Authorized Item Document. System Analysis In• get dex for Diagnosis • System for Automated Information Dissemination SALE: Simple Algebraic Language for Engineers SAIDAS: Sistema de Adquisicion e Integracion de Datos de SALEN: Students Across Europe Language Network Satelite SALI: Standalone Automatic Location Identification. Sur- SAIDET: Single-Axis Inertial Drift Erection Test face Analysis by Laser Ionization SAlE: Special Acceptance Inspection Equipment SALINET: Satellite Library Information Network SAIF: South African Industrial Federation. Spatial Archive SaLIS: Surveying and Land Information Systems (journal) Interchange Format SALIS: Set-Aside Land Information System SAIL: Scattering from Arbitrarily Inclined Leaves • Se• SALM: Society of Air Line Meteorologists rial ASCII Instrumentation Loop. Shuttle Avionics In• SALP: Special Adult Learning Programme tegration Laboratory • Space and Atmospheric Instru• mentation Laboratory • Spacecraft Artificial Intelligence SALR: Saturated Adiabatic Lapse Rate. Synthetic Aper• Laboratory. Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory • ture Laser Radar Structural Analysis Input Language SALRO: Saudi Arabian Laser Ranging Observatory SAlLIS: South African Institute of Librarianship and Infor• SALS: Short Approach Lighting System. Small Angle Light mation Science Scattering. Statistical Analysis with Least Squares (fit• SAILS: Space Applications of Industrial Laser Systems. ting) Submillimeter Astronomy Investigations of Line Spectra SALT: Society for Applied Learning Technology • South SAIM: Satellite Autonomous Integrity Monitoring • Sys• African Large Telescope • Standard Analysis Language tems Analysis and Integration Model Translator. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks. Symbolic Algebraic Language Translator SAIMS: Selected Acquisition Information and Management System SALTE: Semiautomatic Line Test Equipment SAINT: Satellite Array for International and National Tele• Salv: Salvador. Salvage communications. Symbolic Automatic Integrator SALWA: Semiarid Lowlands of West Africa SAIO: Service Academique d'Information et d'Orientation Sam: Samedi • Samoa. Samstag (France) S. Am.: South America. South American SAIP: Semi-Automated IMINT Processing. South African SAM: Safety Analysis Methodology. Salamo (Papua New Institute of Physics • Spares Acquisition Integrated with Guinea) (location identifier) • Scan Analysis Module. Production Scanning Auger Microprobe. Scanning Auger Microscope SAIR: Synthetic Aperture Interferometric Radiometer • Scanning Auger Microscopy. School of Aerospace Medi• SAIRE: Scalable Agent-based Information Retrieval Engine cine (USAF) • Script Applier Mechanism. Secure Appli• cation Module • Security Accounts Manager • Security SAIS: School of Advanced International Studies. Science Application Module • Selective Automatic Monitoring • and Applications Information System. Scientific Appara• Self-Assembled Monolayer. Semantic Analysis Machine tus Information Service. Selector Automatico de Imagenes • Semantic Analyzing Machine. Semianalytical Model. Solares • Sistema de Adquisicion de Imagenes Solares • Sensing with Active Microwave. Sequential-Access Mem• Standard Aeronautical Indexing System • Staring Array ory • Sequential-Access Method. Serial Access Memory Imaging Spectrometer • Shared Appreciation Mortgage • Short-Axis Mode • SAIt: Societa Astronomica Italiana (Italy) Shuttle Activation Monitor. Shuttle Attachment Manip• ulator • Shuttle Attachment Mechanism. Signal Analyz• SAlT: Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology. Service d'Analyse de I'Information Technologique • South Aus• ing Monitor. Simulated Assignment Model. Simulation of Analogue Methods. Single Aviation Market. Small tralian Institute of Technology Angle Manoeuver. Smart Acronym Macro. Sociedad As• SAJ: Sirajganj (Bangladesh) (location identifier) • Station tronomica de Mexico (Mexico) • Societe Astronomique de astronomique Jansky (France) • Subassembly Jig Montpellier (France) • Societe d'Astronomie de Montreal SAJAC: Satellite Japan Corporation (now merged with JC (Canada-QC) • Software Archive Meeting. Sort And SAT into JSS) Merge. Sourcebook in Applied Mathematics. Space Avail• ableMaii • Spatial Access Method • Special Advisory SAJPh: South African Journal of Physics (periodical code) Message. Special Air Mission. Spectrum Analyzer Mod• SAJSc: South African Journal of Science (periodical code) ule • Speech Assessment Methodology. SQL Application SAK: Saudarkrokur (Iceland) (location identifier) Message. Squarewave Amplitude Modulation. Stage As• sembly and Maintenance • Standard Additive Model • Sal: Salaire • Salamanca (Spain) • Salarie • Salary. Sal• Standard Assembly Module • Static Address Mapping • izzada Stratospheric Aerosol Measurement. Stratospheric Aero• SAL: Safeguards Analytical Laboratory. Salida. San Sal• sol Monitor • Structural Assembly Model • Subtraction• vador (El Salvador) (location identifier) • Scientific Air• Addition-Multiplication. Sun Acquisition Mode. Sup• lock. Shift Arithmetic Left. Shuttle Avionics Laboratory portability Assessment Model • Synchronous Amplitude • Simple Author Language • Societe Astronomique de Modulation • System Accuracy Model • System Activa• Liege (Belgium) • Societe Astronomique de Lyon (France) tion and Monitoring. System Activity Monitor. System

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Administration Manager • System Administration Menu SAN: San Diego - Lindbergh (USA-CA) (location identi• • System Analysis Machine fier) • Serveur d'Archivage Numerique • Severe Acoustic SAMA: Scientific Apparatus Manufacturers Association • Noise. Societe d'Astronomie de Nantes (France) • Space Sociedade Astronomica Maranhense de Amadores (Brazil) Age News. Standard Access Number. Standard Account • Step-by-step Automatic Message Accounting Number. Standard Address Number. Standard Address Numbering. Standard Article Number. Storage-Area SAMAS: Semi-Automated Mesoscale Analysis System Network. Styrene Acrylonitrile. System Area Network SAMBA: Satellite for the Measurement of Background Ani• • Systeme d'Archivage Numerique sotropies • Satellite to Measure Background Anisotropies SANAGA: Systeme d'Acquisition Numerique pour I'Anal• • Satellite to measure the Microwave Background Anisotro• yse des Grains Africains pies SANAMET: Servicio Aut6nomo Nacional de Metrologia SAMBO: Simultaneous Auroral Multiballoons Observations (Venezuela) SAMEC: Science And Mathematics Education Center SAnAp: Supplements aux Annales d'Astrophysique (peri• S. Amer.: South America. South American odical code) SAMEER: Society for Applied Microwave Electronics En• Sanat: Sanatorium gineering and Research (India) SANCST: Saudi National Center for Science and Technol• SAMER: Systeme Automatique de Mesure de I'Evaporation ogy (Saudi Arabia) (now NCST) Regionale Sand: Sandwich SAMEX: Shuttle Active Microwave Experiment SAND: Site Activation Need Data (*) • Site Activation SAMICS: Solar-Array Manufacturing Industry Costing Stan• Need Date. Sorting and Assembly of New Data. Space• dards Assisted Network against Desertification. Spectro-Angular SAMIR: Satellite Microwave Radiometer Normalized Difference SAMIS: Structural Analysis and Matrix Interpretation Sys• SANDS: Structural Analysis Numerical Design System tem SANE: Severe Acoustic Noise Environment. Standard Ap- SAML: Send And Mail ple Numeric Environment SAMMIE: Scheduling Analysis Method for Mission Inte• SANET: South African Network grated Experiments. System for Aiding Man-Machine SANIL: Systeme d' Analyse des Images Landsat Interaction Evaluation Sanit: Sanitary. Sanitation Samml: Sammlung SANOS: Stabilization Airborne Night Observation System SAMMS: Siemens Advanced Motor Master System SANOVA: Simultaneous Analysis Of Variance SAMO: School voor Atmosferisch en Marien Onderzoek (Ne- SANR: Subject to Approval - No Risk therlands) SAN REMO: Systeme Analytique de Repartition de Moyens SAMOS: Semi-Automatic Meteorological Observing Sys• tern. Structure Adaptee a la Modelisation Operationnelle Sans: Sanserif. Sanskrit des Syste mes SANS: Small-Angle Neutron Scattering. Stellar Autonomous Samp: Sample Navigation System. Systems And Network Security SAMP: Shuttle Automated Mass Properties SANSA: Servicios Aereos Nacionales SA SAMPD: Science Analysis and Mission Planning Directorate Sanser: Sanscrito SAMPE: Society for the Advancement of Material Process SANTA: Science Analysis Near-Term Activity Engineers SANW: Schweizerische Akademie der Naturwissenschaften SAMPEX: Solar And Magnetospheric Particle Explorer (*) (Switzerland) • Solar Anomalous and Magnetic Particle Explorer. Solar SANZ: Standards Association of New Zealand (now SNZ) Anomalous and Magnetospheric Particle Explorer • Solar Anomalous Magnetospheric Particle Explorer SAO: Sao Paulo (Brazil-SP) (location identifier) • Science Assessment Observation. Select Address and Operate SAMPlE: Solar-Array Module Plasma Interaction Experi• • Semi-Annual Oscillation. Shaanxi Astronomical Ob• ment servatory (China-PRC) • Shanghai Astronomical Obser• SAMPJ: SAMPE Journal (periodical code) vatory (China-PRC) • Smithsonian Astrophysical Obser• SAMPLE: Single-Assignment Mathematical Programming vatory (USA-MA) • Sobaeksan Astronomy Observatory Language • Survey Analysis Macro Programming Lan• (Korea-ROK) (see now SOAO) • Special Adaptive Optics guage • Special Astrophysical Observatory (Russia) • Spectro• graphe Acousto-Optique • Spectrometre Acousto-Optique SAMPQ: SAMPE Quarterly (periodical code) • Surface Airways Observation. Systems Analysis Office SAMRO: Satellite Militaire de Reconnaissance Optique SAOC: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Catalog • SAMS: Sampling Analog Memory System. Satellite Auto- Space and Astronautics Orientation Course matic Monitoring System. Segment Alignment and Main• SAOS: Select Address Output Signal tenance System. Shuttle Acceleration Measurement Sys• tem • Shuttle Altitude Measuring System • Shuttle At• SAOSR: Smithsonian Astrophysical Special Report (peri- tached Manipulator System • Shuttle Attachment Manip• odical code) ulator System. Space Acceleration Measurement System SAOZ: Systeme d'Analyse par Observations Zenithales • Spatial Analysis and Modelling System • Stratospheric SAp: Service d'Astrophysique And Mesospheric Sounder SAP: Safety Analysis Program. San Pedro Sula - Villeda SAMSHA: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Morales (Honduras) (location identifier) • Sans Aucun Administration Probleme • Scanned Absolute Power • Science Archive SAMSON: System Analysis of Manned Space Operations Process • Science Assessment Panel • Scientific Advisory SAMU: Service d'Aide Medicale d'Urgence Panel. Second Audio Program. Sensor AVE Package • Service Access Point • Service Access Provider • Ser• SAMW: Schweizerische Akademie der Medizinischen Wis• vice Advertisement Protocol • Service Advertising Proto• senschaften (Switzerland) col (*) • Share Assembly Program. Sociedad Astrofisica San: Sanitary de Paraguay. Societe d'Astronomie Populaire (France) •

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Software Automation Panel. Soon As Possible. Speaker• SARAS: Synthetic Aperture Radar Advanced Simulator Adaptation Process. State Assessment Panel. Strain Ar• SARB: Selecteur Automatique de References Bibliographqi• restor Plate. Strong Anthropic Principle. Structural Ad• ues • Surface and Atmospheric Radiation Budget justment Program • Structural Analysis Program • Sub• ject Access Project. Superadditivity Property. Symbolic SARC: Satellite Archive Coordination Center. Science Arch• Address Program. Symbolic Assembly Program. System ive Research Center • Scientific and Applied Research Access Protocol. System Alignment Procedure. Systolic Centre (Qatar) • Space and Astronomy Research Center Arterial Pressure • Symantec Antivirus Research Center SAPA: South African Publishers' Association. System for SARD: Solar-Array Release and Deployment. Swedish Agen• Analysis of Pyramid Algorithms cy for Research and Development SAPAM: Society of African Physicists and Mathematicians SARDAPF: Synthetic Aperture Radar Data Acquisition and Processing Facility SAPC: Societe Astronomique Populaire du Centre (France) SARDPF: Synthetic Aperture Radar Data Processing Fa• SAPFU: Surpassing All Previous Foul-Ups cility SAPI: Service Access Point Identifier. Speech Application SARE: Science Archive Research Environment • Systeme Programming Interface Automatique de Radiosondage Embarque SAPIR: System of Automatic Processing and Indexing of SAREC: Swedish Agency for Research Cooperation Reports SAREX: Search And Rescue Exercise • Shuttle Amateur SAPL: Societe d'Astronomie Populaire de Limoges (France) Radio Experiment • South American Radar Experiment SAPLA: Standing Advisory Panel on Library Automation SARF: Secretaire d'Administration de Recherche et de For• SAPM: Societe d' Astronomie du Planetarium de Montreal mation (Canada-QC) SARG: Sargento • Space Assets Review Group SAPMD: Stand-Alone Pressure Measurement Device SARI: Sistema de Almacenamiento y Recuperacion de la SApMM: North Holland Series on Applied Mathematics Informacion. Subduction Accelerated Research Institute and Mechanics (periodical code) • Synthetic Aperture Radar Industrial SAPP: Societe d'Astronomie Populaire Poitevine (France) SARIS: Scattering And Recoiling Imaging Spectroscopy Sari: Societe a Responsabilite Limitee SAPR: Semiannual Progress Report SAPRR: Societe des Autoroutes Paris-Rhin-Rhone SARL: Societe A Responsabilite Limitee SAQ: San Andros (Bahamas) (location identifier) • Sociedad SARO: Servicios Aereos Rutas Oriente Astronomica de Quebradillas (Puerto Rico) SAROAD: Storage And Retrieval Of Aerometric Data SAQC: Statistical Analysis and Quality Control SARP: Safety Analysis Report for Packaging. Satellite Ac- quisition Request Programming • Schedule, Analysis and Sar: Sarawak • Sardinia • Sardinian Review Procedure. Schedule And Resources Procedure. SAR: Riyal (Saudi Arabia) (ISO currency code) • Safety Schedule And Reporting Procedure • Schedule And Re• Analysis Report • Safety Assessment Report • Scanned view Procedure. Shuttle Astronaut Recruitment Program Absolute Response. Schedule Allocation Requirements. • Small Autonomous Research Package. Space Allocation Science Applications Research • Science Assessment Re• Requirement Procedure • Space Allocation Reservation port • Search And Release • Search And Rescue • Sec• Program • Standards And Recommended Practices ond Assessment Report. Secretaire d'Administration de SARS: Single-Axis Reference System • Solar-Array Reori• la Recherche • Segment And Reassemble • Segmentation entation System • Stellar Attitude Reference Study And Reassembly • Selected Acquisition Report • Sell• ing, Administrative and Research • Semiannual Report SARSAT: Search And Rescue Satellite. Search And Res• • Shift Arithmetic Right. Simultaneous Autoregressive. cue Satellite-Aided Tracking (*) Single-Axis Reference. Single-Bit Alternation Recording SARSDM: State Agency Remote Sensing Data Manage• • Site Acceptance Review. Site Action Request. Slower• ment than-Average Rotation. Sociedade Astronomica do Re• cife (Brazil) • Sodium Adsorption Ratio. Software Anal• SARSEX: Synthetic Aperture Radar Signature Experiment ysis Room. Son Altesse Royale. South African Republic SART: Search And Rescue Transponder • Stimuli Analog • Spacecraft Acceptance Review. Sparta (USA-IL) (loca• Refresh Table tion identifier) • Special Access Required. Special Action SARTS: Switched Access Remote Test System Request. Special Action Requirement • Special Admin• istrative Region. Special Analysis Report. Specific Ab• SARUMAN: Secure Access and Restricted Use of Images sorption Rate • Specific Activity Report • Specification on the Net Approval Report • Stable Auroral Red • Stock Appreci• SARUS: Search And Rescue Using Satellites ation Right • Storage Address Register • Store Address SARV: Small-Amplitude Red Variable (star) Register. Su Alteza Real • Subauroral Red • Subcommit• tee on Atmospheric Research • Subsequent Applications SAS: Sales Accounting System. Salford Astronomical Soci• Review. Successive Approximation Register. Summary ety (UK) • Salisbury Astronomical Society (UK) • Salton Analysis Report. Support Action Request. Surveillance City (USA-CA) (location identifier) • Sample Acquisi• Assessment Report. Symbol Acquisition Routine. Syn• tion System • Sample Array System • Science Analysis thetic Aperture Radar. Syrian Arab Republic. System Software • Science Analysis System • Science and Arts Acceptance Review • System Analysis Report • System Society • Science Archive System • Secure Authentica• Assessment Review tion Service. Self-Adaptive System. Service d'Analyse Strategique. Sheboygan Astronomical Society (USA-WI) SARA: Sampled Aperture Receiving Array. Satellite Ama• • Shenandoah Astronomical Society (USA-VA) • Sheffield teur de Radioastronomie • Satellite pour Astronomie Ra• Astronomical Society (UK) • Shropshire Astronomical So• dio Amateur • Single Aliquot/Regeneration and Added ciety (UK) • Signal Analysis System • Single-Attached • Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers (USA-NY) • Station. Single-Attach Station. Single Audio System. Southeastern Association for Research in Astronomy • Slovak Astronomical Society • Small-Angle Scattering • Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act. Syn• Small Applications Satellite • Small Astronomical Satel• thetic Aperture Radar Antenna • Systems Analysis and lite • Small Astronomy Satellite • Societa in Accoman• Resource Accounting dita Semplice • Societe Astronomique de Suisse (Switzer• SARAH: Search And Range Homing land) • Society for Amateur Scientists (USA-CA) • So-

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ciety for Applied Spectroscopy (USA-AZ) • Software Ap• SASSE: Synchronous Altitude Spin-Stabilized Experiment proval Sheet • Software Automation Subpanel • Solar• SASSIF: Self-Adjusting System of Scientific Information Array Simulator • Solar-Array Structure • Solar-Array Flow System • Solar-Aspect Sensor. Solid-state Array Spec• troradiometer • Son Altesse Serenissime • Source Acquisi• SASSY: Selected Areas Starcounts Survey tion Segment. Source Assessment System. Southampton SAST: Science Analysis Software Team • Scientific Assess• Astronomical Society (UK) • South Astronomical Society ment and Strategy Team • Society for the Advancement (UK) • Southend Astronomical Society (New Zealand) • of Space Travel • Statistical Analysis of Sparse Times • Southern Astronomical Society (Australia) • Space Ac• Strategic Analysis in Science and Technology • Strategic tivity Suit. Space Adaptation Syndrome. Space Appli• Assumption Surfacing Technique cations Section • Spacecraft Antenna System • Spokane SASTAR: Saint Andrews (Starlink internal code) Astronomical Society (USA-WA) • Stability Augmenta• tion System. Stability Augmented System. Station Au• SASTP: Stand-Alone Self-Test Program tomatique Secondaire. Statistical Analysis System. Sta• SASU: Secretaire d'Administration Scolaire et Universitaire tistically Assigned Sockets • Stockton Astronomy Society (France) (USA-CA) • Structurally Adaptive System. Su Alteza SASY: Software Architects' Synthesis Serenfsima • Sub-Arctic Summer. Sun Acquisition Sen• sor • Surveillance Architecture Study. Swiss Accredita• Sat: Satellite. Saturate. Saturated. Saturday. Saturn tion Service. Syracuse Astronomical Society (USA-NY) S. At.: South Atlantic • System Analysis Study. System Application Software SAT: Sampler Address Translator • San Antonio (USA• • System of Aeronomical Satellites TX) (location identifier) • Satellite. Saturate. Satu• SASC: Science Analysis Support Centre rated. Saturday. Scholastic Aptitude Test. Science As• SASCB: Shuttle Avionics Software Control Board sessment Team. Self-Avoiding Trail. Service Autonome de Teledetection • Servicing Aid Tool • Simulator Ac• SASCO: Sudanese Aeronautical Services Co. Ltd. ceptance Test. Site Assignment Time. Small Area Tri• SASCOE: Solar-Array Special Checkout Equipment angulation • Societe Anonyme de Telecommunications • SASDI: South African Selective Dissemination of Informa- South Australian Time. Space Available Travel. Spe• tion cial Access Termination • Special Alias Table • Stan• dard Assessment Task. Static Air Temperature. Stepped SASE: Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope. Society for the Atomic Time. Stochastic Aptitude Test. Stromgren Au• Advancement of Socio-Economics • Standards Analysis, tomatic Telescope. Support Analysis Test. Surveillance• Synthesis and Expression Acquisition-Tracking. Symmetric Axis Transform. Syn• SASER: Sound Laser thetic Aperture Telescope • System Access Technique • SASHR: Senior Assistant Secretary on Human Resources System Alignment Test. Systems Approach to Training SASI: S-Asteroid Spectral Interpreter. Shugart Associates SATA: Servicio A<,;oreana de Transportes Aereos • Servicios System Interface. South African Standards Institution. Auxiliares de Transportes Aereos Statistical Analysis Systems Institute (USA-NC) • Suther• SATAF: Shuttle Activation Task Force • Site Activation land Astronomical Society Inc. (Australia) Task Force SASIDS: Stochastic Adaptive Sequential Information Dis• SATAN: Satellite Automatic Tracking Antenna. Security semination System Administrator Tool for Analyzing Networks SASIFY: Space Agency Forum for the International Space SATANS: Static and Transient Analysis, Non-linear, Shells Year SATAR: Satellite for Aerospace Research Sask: Saskatchewan (Canada) SATB: Soprano-Alto-Tenor-Bass SASK: Saskatchewan (Canada) SatCo: Satellite Communications (periodical code) SASKR: Semiactive Seeker SATCO: Signal Automatic Air-Traffic Control SASL: Simple Authentication Security Layer. Societe d' As• SATCOM: Satellite Communications tronomie de SaOne et Loire (France) SATCON: Satellite Connectivity SASLO: South African Scientific Liaison Office SATDAS: Satellite Data Acquisition System SASM: Smithsonian Air and Space Museum (USA-DC) • Society for Automation in the Sciences and Mathematics SATE: Semiautomatic Test Equipment (USA) • Synthetic Aperture Strip Map Satell: Satellite SASMO: Syrian Arab Organization for Standardization and SATEX: Saturdays Excepted • Semiautomatic Telegraph Metrology Exchange SASN: Sedentary-Actor Subnetwork SATH: Society for the Advancement of Travel for the Hand- SASO: Saudi Arabian Standards Organization. Senior Air icapped (USA-NY) Staff Officer SATIF: Scientific And Technical Information Facility SASP: Science and Application Space Platform • Stand SATIRE: Semiautomatic Technical Information Retrieval Alone Support Program SATIS: Science And Technology In Society. Scientific And SASPRSC: South African Society for Photogrammetry, Re• Technical Information Service mote Sensing and Cartography (South Africa) SATKA: Surveillance, Acquisition, Tracking, and Kill As• SAS&R: Satellite-Aided Search & Rescue sessment SASR: Satellite-Aided Search and Rescue. Shuttle Avion• SATMOS: Systeme d' Archivage et de Traitement Meteorolo- ics Status Review. Shuttle Avionics System Review gique des Observations Spatiales SASRS: Satellite-Aided Search and Rescue System Satn: Saturation SASS: San Antonio Space Society (USA-TX) • Saturn Au• SATNAV: Satellite Navigation tomatic Software System • Schedules And Status Sum• SATNET: Satellite Network mary • Scientific Analysis Software System • Seasat Ac• tive Scatterometer System. Shanghai Academy of Social SATO: Shuttle-Attached Teleoperator • Supply And Trans• Sciences (China-PRC) • Spectral Agile Sensor System. portation Operations. Systeme d'Analyse de Textes par Standard Analysis and Software System. 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SATOR: Stratospheric And Tropospheric Ozone Research SAWS: Solar-Array Wing Simulator. Synoptic Automatic SATORI: Systematic Air Traffic Operations Research Ini• Weather Station tiative SAW/V: Satellite Attack Warning/Verification SATP: Stabilization, Acquisition, Tracking and Pointing SAWV: Satellite Attack Warning/Verification SATRA: South African Telecommunications Regulatory Au• Sax: Saxon • Saxony thority • South African Telephone Regulatory Authority SAX: Sambu (Panama) (location identifier) • Satellite per SATRAC: Satellite Automatic Terminal Rendezvous And Astronomia in raggi X • Simple API for XML Coupling SAXA: Slotted Array X-band Antenna SATRO: Science And Technology Regional Organization SAXON: SAR X-band and Ocean Non-linearity SATS: Satellite Antenna Test System. Shuttle Avionics Test Set. Shuttle Avionics Test Station. Shuttle Avion• SAXS: Small-Angle X-ray Scattering ics Test System. Single-Array Test System. Small Appli• SAY: Siena (Italy) (location identifier) cations Technology Satellite. Spacecraft Automated Test System • Station Accommodation Test Site • Statistical SAYE: Save As You Earn Analysis of Sparse Times. Supplier Assessment Tracking SAZ: Sasstown (Liberia) (location identifier) • Standards System • Supply And Transportation Support Association of Zimbabwe SATSI: Segmented Aperture Tilted Shearing Interferometer SAZU: Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts SATSS: SEASAT Antenna Temperature Software System sb: Stilb SATSU: Science And Technology Studies Unit (UK) Sb: Antimoine • Antimon • Antimony SATT: Semiautomatic Transistor Tester SIB: Serial Block. Signal/Bruit. Standby SATW: Schweizerische Akademie der Technischen Wissen• SB: Bachelor of Science • Barred Spiral Galaxy • iles Sa• schaften (Switzerland) lomon (ISO country code) • Sales Book. Satapatha Brah• SAU: Arabia (Saudi-) (ISO country code) • Arabie Saoudite mana • Selbstbedienung • Selection Board • Selective (ISO country code) • Saint Ambrose University (USA• Bibliography. Serial Binary. Serial Block. Service Bul• IA) • Saudi Arabia (ISO country code) • Sawu (Indone• letin • Short Bill • Sideband. Signal Book. Simultane• sia) (location identifier) • Serial Acquisition Unit. Signal ous Broadcast • Simultaneous Broadcasting • Slettebak• Acquisition Unit. Societa Astronomica Urania (Italy) • Brundage • Small Business • Sodium Borate • Software Spectrum Analysis Unit • Standard Acquisition Unit • Bus. Solomon Islands (ISO country code) • Sound Board Statistical Analysis Unit. Strap-Around Unit • South Britain • Space Base • Space-Based • Special SAUCERS: Space And Unexplained Celestial Events Re- Bibliography • Special Branch • Spectroscopic Binary • search Society Speed Brake. Spiral Galaxy - Barred. Staatsbibliothek • Standby. Star Bits • Star Briefs • StarBurst. State Beach S. Aus.: South Australia. South Australian (USA) • Statsbibliotek • Statute Book. Storage Bat• S. Austral.: South Australia. South Australian tery • Subbranch. Sub-Negotiation. Subsidiary Body. SAY: Sale At Valuation. Savannah (USA-GA) (location Successful Branch • Super bubble • Surface Brightness. identifier) • Saved. Sector Access Velocity. Service Apres• Synchronization Base. Synchronization Bit Vente. Societo Astronomica Versiliese (Italy) • Start of SBA: Santa Barbara (USA-CA) (location identifier) • Scene Active Video. Stock At Valuation Balance Algorithm • School of Business Administration SAVAR: Societe d'Astronomie du Valais Romand (Switzer• • Seat-Back Assembly • Secondary Baffle Assembly • land) Set Buffer Address • Shaped Beam Antenna • Singa• pore Broadcast Authority • Small Business Administra• SAVASI: Simplified Abbreviated Visual Approach Slope In- tion • Spreader Bar Assembly. Sandard Beam Approach dicator • Structure-Borne Acoustic. Switch able Beam Antenna SAVB: Scientific Applications and Visualization Branch • Synchro Booster Amplifier • Synchronous Bandwidth SAVDM: Single Application Virtual DOS Machine Allocator SAVE: Satellite Validation Experiment. South Atlantic SBAA: Sociedade Brasileira dos Amigos da Astronomia (Bra• Ventilation Experiment. Special Action for Vigorous Ef• zil) ficiency SBAC: Santa Barbara Astronomy Club (USA-CA) • Soci• SAVER: Shuttle Avionics Verification ety of British Aerospace Companies (UK) SAVI: Soil-Adjusted Vegetation Index. Space Active Vi• SBAS: S-Band Antenna Switch. Shreveport-Bossier As• bration Isolation tronomical Society (USA-LA) • South Bay Astronomical SAYS: Space Analysis and Visualization System. Status Society (USA-CA) And Verification System SBB: Santa Barbara (Venezuela) (location identifier) • Schweiz• SAW: Marquette - Sawyer (USA-MI) (location identifier) • erische Bundesbahnen • Stadt- und Bezirksbibliothek Satellite Attack Warning. Scottish Astronomy Weekend SBBN: Standard Big Bang Nucleosynthesis. Standard Black • Self-Avoiding Walk. Software Analysis Workstation. Body N ucleosynthesis Software Audio Workshop • Solar-Array Wing. Sound SBC: Sanriku Balloon Center (Japan) • Selbang (Papua Acoustic Wave. Space At Will • Spill Analysis Worksta• New Guinea) (location identifier) • Simple Bayesian Clas• tion • Sub-Arctic Winter. Surface Acoustic Wave sifier • Single-Board Computer. Solar Blind Camera (*) SAWB: South African Weather Bureau • Solar Blind Channel • Space Biotechnical Complex • SAWBOC: System Analysis With Blockout Considerations Spaceborne Computer. Spectral Brightness Coefficient. Speed Brake Command • Standard Boundary Condition SAWD: Solid Amine Water Desorption. Solid Amine Water- • String Bottom Controller. Sum of Base Cations steam Desorption SBCA: Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Associ• SAWEGS: System for Automatic Wind Extraction from ation (USA-VA) Geostationary Satellite SBCDP: Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration SAWG: Special Advisory Working Group Program SAWRS: Supplemental Aviation Weather Reporting Sys• tern. Supplementary Aviation Weather Reporting Sys• SBCR: Stock Balance and Consumption Report tem SBCS: Single-Byte Character Set

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SBD: Dollar (Solomon Islands) (ISO currency code) • San SBMB: Supervisory Bus Monitor Buffer Bernardino - Norton (USA-CA) (location identifier) • S• SBMS: Spaceborne Management Satellite. Store Business Band. Scene Block Diagram. Schematic Block Diagram Management System • Schottky Barrier Detector • Schottky Barrier Diode • Simulated Based Design. Simulation-Based Design. SBN: Servizio Bibliotecario Nazionale • Small Bodies Node Smart Battery Data. Standard Bibliographic Description • South Bend (USA-IN) (location identifier) • Standard • Surface Barrier Diode Bok Nummer • Standard Book Number (now ISBN) • Standard Book Numbering SBDEW: Space-Based Directed-Energy Weapon SBNC: Small Bodies Names Committee SBDO: Space Business Development Operation Sbnd: Southbound SBDS: Solid-Based Density Standards. Structure-Based Deduction System SBNPB: Space-Based Neutral Particle Beam SbE: South by East SBO: Salina (USA-UT) (location identifier) • Science-Based Organization. Sommers-Bausch Observatory (USA-CO) SBE: Scene Balance Algorithm. Simple Boolean Expression • Solar Beam Experiment. Suabi (Papua New Guinea) S'board: Starboard (location identifier) • Sub-Bit Encoder Sboard: Starboard SBEA: Sociedade Brasileira para 0 Encino da Astronomia SBOF: Standard Book Order Form (Brazil) SBOS: Sound Board Operating System SBED: Serial Bit Error Detector SBP: San Luis Obispo (USA-CA) (location identifier) • Sed• SBENTO: Standard Bento Entity for Natural Transport of imentary Basins Project. Societe Beige de Physique (Bel• Objects gium) • Sonic Boom Panel. Space-Based Radar. Space• SBER: Subbit Error Rate borne Programmer • Strategic Business Plan • Surface sbf: Salvo Buen Fin. Sauf Bonne Fin Brightness Profile. Systolic Blood Pressure SBF: Sans Bureau Fixe. Sardeh Band (Afghanistan) (loca• SBPA: S-Band Power Amplifier. Selial Binaria Pseudo• tion identifier) • Scientific Balloon Facility • Societe des Aleatoria • Singapore Book Publishers' Association Bourses Frall(;aises (France) • Surface Brightness Fluctu• SBPM: Societe Beige des Professeurs de Mathematiques ation (Belgium) SBFS: Space Business Financial Services SBPTC: Societe Beige de Photogrammetrie, de Teledetection SBG: Sabang (Indonesia) (location identifier). Starless Bok et de Cartographie (Belgium) Globule SBQ: Sibi (Pakistan) (location identifier) SBH: Saint Barthelemy (Leeward Islands) (location identi• s. Br.: siidliche Breite fier) SBR: Saibai Island (Australia-QLD) (location identifier) • SBHC: Speed Brake Hand Controller Size-Based Ranking. Space-Based Radar. Space-Borne SBI: Koundara Sambailo (Guinea) (location identifier) • Radar. Styrene Butadiene Rubber. Surface-Based Ra• Single Burning Item • Solar Bolometric Imager • Space• diometer Based Interceptor. Subsidiary Body for Implementation SBRC: Santa Barbara Research Center (USA-CA) • Sensor- SBIC: Small Business Investment Co. Based Robot Control SBIG: Santa Barbara Instrument Group (USA-CA) • Short Sbre: Septiembre Baseline Interferometer. Short Baseline Interferometry SBRTN: Satellite-Based Rural Telegraph Network SBIR: Small Business Innovative Research. Space-Based SBS: Satellite Business Systems. Satellitenbodenstation • Infrared Scientific Business Satellite. Secondary Basic Subject. SBIRE: Space-Based Infrared Experiment Second Byurakan Survey • Serially Balanced Sequence. Silicon Bilateral Switch • Simulated Brilloin Scattering. SBIRS: Space-Based Infrared System Small Bomb System. Sortie Banalisee Synchrone • Space SBIS: Sustaining Base Information Services Bio Separation • Special Broadcasting Service • Steam• SBITP: Santa Barbara Institute of Theoretical Physics (USA- boat Springs (USA-CO) (location identifier) • Stimulated CA) Brilloin Scattering. Systeme Binaire Serre SBJ: Sao Mateus (Brazil-ES) (location identifier) SBSC: Supplement to the Bright Star Catalog SBK: Saint-Brieuc (France) (location identifier) SBSD: Subside SBKEW: Space-Based Kinetic-Energy Weapon SBSE: Science-Based System Engineering SBKEWS: Space-Based Kinetic-Energy Weapon System SBSG: Second Byurakan Survey of Galaxies SBKKV: Space-Based Kinetic Kill Vehicle SBSL: Single Bubble-Sonoluminescence SBKKVWS: Space-Based Kinetic Kill Vehicle Weapon Sys• SBSS: Second Byurakan Survey of Stars • Space-Based Space tem Surveillance. Space-Based Surveillance System SBL: Santa Ana (Bolivia) (location identifier) • Sealed Beam Sbstr: Substrate Lamp. Space-Based Laser. Stable Boundary Layer. Su• SBSTA: Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological per Basic Language. Surface Boundary Layer Advice SBLC: S-Band Linear Collider SBSTTA: Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Tech• SBLI: Savings Bank Life Insurance nological Advice SBLIP: Space-Based Laser Intercept Program SBT: San Bernardino - Tri-City (USA-CA) (location iden• SBLS: Spaceborne Laser Ranging tifier) • Scanbeam Table. Space-Based Tug • Spanning Binomial Tree • Statens BibliotekRtjenste SB/M: Switchable Bandpass/Mirror SBTC: Speed Brake/Thrust Controller SBM: Shared Bandwidth Manager. Sheboygan (USA-WI) (location identifier) • Single Buyer Model • Switchable SBTO: Speed Brake Takeover Bandpass/Mirror. System Balance Measure SBts: Star Bits SBMAC: Sociedade Brasileira de Matematica Aplicada e SBTS: Shore-Based Tracking System. State Bureau of Tech• Com pu tacional nical Supervision

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SBU: Springbok (South Africa) (location identifier) • Superimposed Current. Supervisor's Console. Support SBVE: Switch-Backup Entry Contractor • Support Controller • Support Coordinator • Supreme Court. Surface brightness - Colour. Surface SBVRCS: Six-Bit Universal Random Character Set Command • Surface Contamination • Symbolic Code • SBVV: Solar and Backscattered Ultraviolet. Solar Backscat- Synchro-Cyclotron • System Characterization • System ter Ultraviolet Concept • System Controller SBV: Sabah (Papua New Guinea) (location identifier) • SCA: Santa Catalina (USA-CO) (location identifier) • Sched• Space-Based Visible. Space Biospheres Ventures (USA• ule Change Authorization • Scientific Computing Asso• AZ) ciates Corporation. SDI Communications Architecture. Sensor Chip Array • Sensor Chip Assembly • Sequence SBVAA: San Bernardino Valley Amateur Astronomers (USA• Control Area. Sequence Control Assembly • Sequencer CA) Control Assembly. Serveur de Centre d'Appel • Service SbW: South by West Contract Act • Shared Communications Area • Shuttle SBW: Sibu (Malaysia) (location identifier) • Spectral Band• Carrier Aircraft • Signal Conditioning Assembly. Simu• width lation Control Area. Simulation Conversion Assembly. Single-Channel Analyzer • Single-Connector Attachment SBWR: Simplified Boiling Water Reactor • Sneak Circuit Analysis. Snow-Covered Area. Software SBX: S-Band Transponder • Shelby (USA-MT) (location Command Analysis. Software Control Authorization. identifier) • Student Book Exchange Solar-Cell Assembly • Spacecraft Adapter • Subcarrier Sby: Standby Adapter. Subchannel Adapter. Subcontract Authoriza• tion • Subcritical Assembly. Subsidiary Communications SBY: Salisbury (USA-MD) (location identifier) Authority • Summary Cost Account • Switch Control SBZ: Sibiu (Romania) (location identifier) Assembly • System Comparison Analysis • System Con• sic: Self-Contained. Son Compte. Sous Ie Couvert. Su troller Assembly. Systeme de Contr6le d'Altitude Cargo. Su Casa • Su Cuenta SCAA: School Curriculum and Assessment Authority (UK) sc: Scientific. Scilicet. Scruple. Sculpsit • Small Capitals SCAAMP: Scientific Applications on Arrays of Multiple • Supercalendered Processors Sc: Scale. Scandinavia. Scandinavian. Scandium. Scene SCAC: Santa Cruz Astronomy Club (USA-CA) • Science • Scene. Schmidt Number. Science. Scientific. Scien• Computing Advisory Committee tifique • Scotch • Scotland • Scots • Scottish • Screw • SCAD: Scan Converter And Display • Small Current Am- Scruple. Sculpsit • Sculpsit Carved. Stratocumulus plifying Device SIC: Santa Cruz. Security Code. Sensor/Controller. SCADA: Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition Signal Conditioner • Software Contractor. Spacecraft • Splitter/Combiner. Stabilization/Control. Stripchart • SCADC: Standard Central Air Data Computer Subcontractor SCADS: Scanning Celestial Attitude Determination System S-C: Serbo-Croat • Superfund Chemical Analysis Data System S&C: Stabilization & Control SCAEPA: Society for Computer Applications in Engineer• ing, Planning and Architecture SC: Safe Custody • Same Case • Same-sense Circular • Santa Catarina (Brazil) • Santa Cruz (Argentina) • Satel• SCAFEDS: Space Construction Automated Fabrication Ex• lite Cell. Satellite Communication. Scale. Scaling Record periment Definition Study • Scan Cursor. Scanner Controller. Scheduled Caste. SCAFI: Studies of Computer Algebra for Industry Schmidt-Cassegrain • School Certificate • Science Case SCALE: Scattering Layer Experiment • Shuttle Coherent • Science Center. Science Coordinator. Sciences Chim• Atmospheric Lidar Experiment • Space Checkout And iques • Scientific Committee. Scotland. Script. Sculpsit Launch Equipment Carved • Scythia • Secondary Channel • Security Code • Security Council. See Copy. Select Committee. Self• SCALIR: Symbolic and Connectionnist Approach to Legal Check. Self-Contained • Semiconductor. Senatus Con• Information Retrieval sultum • Sensor/Controller. Separate Cover. Separately SCALOP: Standing Committee on Antarctic Logistics and Compiled. Separation and Control. Sequence Counter. Operations Service Certificate. Service Charge. Service Component SCALP: Solar Calibration Package • Service Corporation • Seychelles (ISO country code) • Short Camera • Short Circuit • Short Course • Signal SCAM: SCSI Configured Auto Magically. Stanford Copy Comparator • Signal Conditioner • Significant Charac• Analysis Mechanism. Station Control And Monitoring teristics • Simulation Coordinator • Single Case • Single SCAMA: Skewed Circular Arc Method of Analysis. Sta• Chip • Single Column • Single Contact • Single Crystal tion Conferencing And Monitoring Agreement • Station • Slope Code • Small Capitals • Small Coronagraph • Conferencing And Monitoring Arrangement • Switching, Small Craft • Snow Cover • Societe Commune de Satel• Conferencing And Monitoring Arrangement lites. Software Change. Software Contractor. Solar Cell SCAMP: Standard Configuration And Modification Pro- • Solar Constant. Source Code. South Carolina (USA) • gram. Supplemental Camera And Maneuvering Platform Southern Clusters. Spacecraft. Spain-California. Spa• tial Coherence. Special Case. Special Command. Spe• SCAMS: Scanning Microwave Spectrometer cial Commission • Specialized Corpus. Spin Coupling. Scan: Scandinavia. Scandinavian Splitter/Combiner. Spread Correlation. Spreading Co• efficient. Stabilization and Control. Standards and Co• SCAN: Scientific Content Analysis. Selected Current Aero• space Notice. Selected Current Awareness Notification. ordination • Standing Committee. Standing Conference Self-Correcting Automatic Navigator. Shuttle Connector • Starlink Cookbook • Statement of Capability • State• ment of Compatibility • Statistical Control • Statutory Analysis Network. Spoken Content-based Audio Naviga• Committee. Steering Committee. Stellar Camera. Stor• tion • Switched Circuit Automatic Network age Capacity. Stored Command. Strategic Command. Scand: Scandinavia • Scandinavian Stratocumulus • Stress Corrosion • String Controller • SCANIQ: Systeme Conjoint d'Analyse Numerique d'Im• Strip Chart • Strongly Connected • Structural Change ages du Quebec (Canada-QC) • Structural Computing • Structure Chart • Subcom• mittee • Subcontractor. Successive Correction. Sudden SCANS: Scheduling and Control by Automated Network Commencement. Supercalendered • Supercluster • Su• System. System Checkout Automatic Network Simulator percomputer • Superconductivity. Superimposed Coding SCAO: Systeme de Contr6le d'Attitude et d'Orbite

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SCAP: Scanning Photometer And Polarimeter. Shuttle Control Board. Space Control Block. Specification Con• Configuration Analysis Program • Standing Committee trol Board • Steering Control Box • Subsystem Control of Astronomy Professors • Standing Conference of As• Block tronomy Professors (UK) • States Cooperative Assistance SCBA: Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus Program SeBC: Bachelor of Science in Chemistry SCAPE: Self-Contained Air Pressure Environment. Self• Contained Atmosphere Protective Ensemble. Self-Contai• SCBE: Seller's Configuration Baseline Document ned Atmospheric Protective Ensembly • Simulating Com• SeBE: Bachelor of Science in Engineering position of Atmospheric Particles at Equilibrium • Slant• SCBE: Simcoe County Board of Education wise Convective Available Potential Energy sec: Single Column Centimeter S. Caps.: Small Capitals SCC: Prudhoe Bay - Deadhorse (USA-AK) (location identi• SCAR: Safety Change Assessment Report. Scientific Com• fier) • Safety Control Center • Sagamihara Control Cen• mittee on Antarctic Research (*) • Satellite Capture And ter (Japan) • Satellite Communications Control. Satel• Retrieval. Spacecraft Analysis Room. Spacecraft Assess• lite Communications Controller. Satellite Control Centre ment Report • Special Committee on Antarctic Research • Satellite-Controlled Clock • Scholarly Communication • Starlink Catalogue Access and Reporting. Starlink Cat• Center. Scientific Computing Center. Secondary Control alogue Access and Retrieval. Supplier Corrective Action Code • Security Control Center • Security Coordination Request Committee • Selectional Classification Code • Seminole SCARA: Selective Compliance Assembly Robot Arm Community College (USA-FL) • Sequence Control Chart • Sequential Control Counter • Serial Communications ScaRaB: Scanner for Radiation Budget Controller • Serial Controller Chip • Signal Condition• SCARAB: Scanner for Radiation Budget ing Component • Simplified Computer Code • Simula• ScaRaBE: Scanner for Radiation Budget Experiment tion Configuration Control • Simulation Control Center • Single Column Centimeter. Slidell Computer Complex SCARDE: Study Committee on Analysis of Research, De- (NASA) • South Cusp Cap. Space Commerce Corpora• velopment and Engineering tion • Space Communications Corporation. Space Com• SCARI: Self-Compensating All-ReflectivonInterferometer (*) ponents Coordination. Space Control Centre. Spacecraft • Self-Compensating All-Reflective Interferometric Clock • Spacecraft Control Centre • Spacecraft Coordi• nates • Specialized Common Carrier • Specific Clauses SCARP: Skylab Concentrated Atmospheric Radiation Pro• and Conditions. Standard Cubic Centimeter. Standards ject Coordinating Committee. Standards Council of Canada SCARS: Scientific Computing And Research Support. Se• • Standing Consultative Commission • State Consulta• rial Control And Recort System. Serialized Control And tive Council • Station Control Center • Stress Corrosion Reporting System. Sneak-Circuit Analysis Report Sum• Cracking. String Center Controller. Structured Concep• mary tual Clustering. Super Cloud Cluster • Supervisor Con• SCARSD: Science Computing And Research Support Di• trol Console. Supply Control Center. Switching Control vision Center. Synchronous Channel Check. System Command Center. Systems Control Center SCAS: Scan String. Seven Color Asteroid Survey. Soil, SCCA: Statistical Consulting Center for Astronomy. Sub• Crop, and Atmospheric Sciences (Cornell) • Sonoma Coun• contract Change Authorization ty Astronomical Society (USA-CA) • Southern Cross As• tronomical Society (USA-FL) • Subsystem Computer Ap• SCCAC: Society for Conceptual and Content Analysis by plication Software Computer SCASIS: Seeing Cell Aperture Synthesis Imaging Spectrom• SCCB: Safety Change Control Board • Site Configuration eter Control Board • Software Change Control Board • Soft• ware Configuration Control Board SCAST: Social Change And Sustainable Transport SCCC: Satellite Communications Control Centre. Scottish SCASU: Secretaire en Chef d'Administration Scolaire et Consultative Committee on the Curriculum (UK-Scotland) Universitaire • Seattle Central Community College (USA-WA) • Se• Scat: Scatter ward County Community College (USA-KS) • Sociedad Chilena de Ciencia de la Computaci6n (Chile) • South SCAT: Secondary Combustor Augmented Thruster. Share Cusp Cap Collar. Spacecraft Command and Control Cen• Compiler-Assembler Translator. Space Communications ter And Tracking. Storage, Checkout And Transport. Stor• age, Checkout And Transportation. Supersonic Commer• SCCCB: Science Computing Configuration Control Board cial Air Transport. System Commonality Analysis Tool SCCE: Scientific Computing in Chemical Engineering. Sig- SCATE: Self-Checking Automatic Testing Equipment nal Conditioning Control Electronics SCATRA: Spacecraft Charging At High Altitude SCCER: System Command and Control Equipment Rack SCATS: Self-Contained Automatic Test System • Simula- SCCF: Satellite Communication Control Facility tion, Checkout And Tracking System. Simulation, Check• SCCG: Space Components Coordination Group • Station out And Training System (*) • Simulation Control And Communications Control Group Training System SCCR: Standard Cubic Centimeters per Hour Scatt: Scatterometer SCCI: Source Code Control Interface SCATT: Scatterometer • Scientific Communication And SCCM: Standard Cubic Centimeters per Minute Technology Transfer • Shared Catalog Accessed Through Terminals SCCO: Soret Coefficient in Crude Oil SCAUL: Standing Conference of African University Librar• SCCP: Signaling Connection Control Part. Standing Com• ians mittee of Physics Professors SeB: Bachelor of Science SCCPG: Satellite Communications Contingency Planning Group SCB: Sample Collection Bag. Schedule Change Board. Schedule Control Board. Scheduled Change Board. Scrib• SCCR: Subcontractor Change Request ner (USA-NE) (location identifier) • Selection Control Board SCCS: Source Code Control System. Specialized Common • Selector Control Box. Session Control Block. 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• Switching Control Center System SCEPTRE: System for Constant Elevation Precipitation SCCT: Steering Committee on Conformance and Testing Transmission and Recording SCCU: Spacecraft Command Control Unit SCERT: Systems and Computers Evaluation and Review Technique Sed: Scheduled SCES: Satellite Control Earth Station Se. D.: Doctor of Science SCET: Scottish Council for Educational Technology. Space• SeD: Doctor of Science craft Event Time SCD: Satelite de Coleta de Dados • Satellite Control De• sef: Standard Cubic Foot partment • Satellite de Coleta Dados • Science Communi• SCF: Phoenix - Scottsdale (USA-AZ) (iocation identifier) • cations Division. Scientific Capabilities Document. Sci• Sampled Channel Filter. Satellite Control Facility. Sci• entific Computing Division. Scrolling Display. Service ence Computer Facility. Scientific Committee on Food. Commun de Documentation • Software Conceptual De• Scientific Computing Facility. Selective Call Forwarding sign • Source Control Document. Source Control Draw• ing. Space Control Document. SPARC Compliance Def• • Self-Consistent Field • Sequence Compatibility Firing inition • Specification Change Drawing • Specification • Sequenced Compatibility Firing. Simulator Command File • Single Catastrophic Failure • Single Cost Factor Control Document. Specification Control Drawing. Speed Control Device • Standard Color Display • Subcontract • Small Cooling Flow • Sociedad Colombiana de Ffsica (Colombia) • Spacecraft Checkout Facility. Spacecraft Deviation. Subject Cataloging Division. Sudden Car• Control Facility. Specialized Computing Facility. Stan• diac Death. Sulaco (Honduras) (location identifier) • dard Charge Factor. Star Catalogue Facility. Statistical Synthetic Clock Drive • System Conception Definition • Collection File. Steam Condensation Front • Stock and System Correction Data Checkout Facility. Supercritical Fluid. System Control SCDA: Safing, Cool-down and Decontamination Area Facility SCDC: Source Coding and Data Collection SCFCS: Standing Committee on the Free Circulation of SCDDB: Satellite Climate Diagnostics Database Scientists • Standing Committee on the Freedom in the Conduct of Science (*) SCDI: Scottish Council for Development and Industry SCFD: Scientific and Cultural Facilities District SCDL: Saturated Current Demand Logic. Stabilized Car- bon Dioxide Laser • Structural Dynamics and Control SCFE: Special Cassette Flow Experiment Laboratory. Surveillance and Control Data Link seth: Standard Cubic Feet per Hour SCDM: Standard Cold Dark Matter sefm: Standard Cubic Feet per Minute SCDMA: Synchronous Code-Division Multiple Access sefph: Standard Cubic Feet per Hour SCDMS: Soil-Climate Database Management System sefpm: Standard Cubic Feet per Minute SCDP: Simulation Control Data Package. Specialized Cen- SCFN: Seed Capital Fund Network. Spherical Convergent tre for Data Processing Flap Nozzle Sedr: Screwdriver SCFS: Standard Cubic Feet per Second SCDR: Seller Critical Design Review. Shuttle Critical De• Seg: Scoring sign Review • Software Critical Design Review • Special SCG: Security Classification Guide • Sequential Control Committee for Disaster Research. Subcontractor Critical Guidance. Single Cell Gel. Space Charge Grid. Spring Design Review Creek (Australia-QLD) (location identifier) SCDS: Scan Converter Display System • Secure Central SCGD: Specification Control Group Directive Data System • Sensor Communication and Display Sys• tem • Stock Control and Distribution System SCGI: Secretariat General du Conseil Interministeriel SCDU: Satellite Control Display Unit. Signal Conditioning s/ego: Su Cargo and Display Unit SCGSS: Supercritical Gas Storage System See: Scenario. Source SCGUI: Steering Committee for Graphical User Interface SCE: Schedule Compliance Evaluation • Scottish Certifi• Seh: Schedule. Scheduled. Scheduling. Schema. Schema- cate of Education • Selection Control Element • Service tic. Schilling (currency) • Schmidt. Scholar. Scholar• Central d'Exploitation • Service Creation Environment. ship. Scholastic. School. Schule Shuttle Cargo Element • Signal Conditioning Equipment SCh: Sciences Chimiques • Signal Conversion Equipment. Single Corporate Entity • Situationally Caused Error • Small Current Element • SCH: Schenectady County (USA-NY) (iocation identifier) • Societe Cooperative Europeenne • Solar Corona Experi• School • Software Clearinghouse • Space Center Houston ment • Sont Computer Entertainment. Sortie Cargo Ele• (USA-TX) • Spherical Cap Harmonic. Statistics Collec• ment • Space Cabin Environment. Spacecraft Command tion Host Encoder • Special Conditioning Equipment • Stabiliza• SCHA: Spherical Cap Harmonic Analysis tion Control Electronics. Standard Calomel Electrode. SCHD: Schedule State College (USA-PA) (location identifier) • Structure Chart Editor • Superior Council of Education SehDm: Schematic Diagram SCEA: Signal Conditioning Electronics Assembly SCHe: Supercritical Helium SCEAL: Standing Conference of East African Librarians Sehed: Schedule SCEC: Southern California Earthquake Center (USA-CA) SCHED: Scheduled. Scheduling Sehem: Schematic. Schematics SCED: Stations and Communications Engineering Division SCHEM: Schematic. Schematics SCEES: Service Central des Enquetes et Etudes Statistiques (France) SCHG: Supercharge SCEI: Special Committee on Environmental Information Schill: Schilling SCEM: Service Central d'Exploitation de la Meteorologie SCHINA: Schaltanlagen-Informations-Anlagen (*) • Service Central d'Exploitation Meteorologique Sehl: SchloG SCEP: Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol SCHM: State Committee on Hydrometeorology SCEPS: Solar-Cell Electric Power System SCHMM: Semicontinuous Hidden Markov Model

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Schol: Scholar. Scholarship. Scholastic SCIP: Self-Contained Instrument Package. Shuttle Cargo Schr: Schrift Integration Plan. Society of Competitive Intelligence Pro• fessionals Schurw: Schurwald (Germany) Scis: Sciences (periodical code) Schw: Schwester SCIS: Satellite Coverage Information System. Science Cur• Schwab: Schwabisch riculum Improvement Study. Spacecraft Interface Speci• Schwab: Schwab en (Germany) fication • Standard Cubic Inches per Second Schwarzw: Schwarzwald (Germany) SciSim: Science Simulator Sci: Science. Science (periodical code) • Scientific. Scien- SciSn: Scientia Sinica (periodical code) tifique • Scientist SCISRG: Semicontinuous Inferred Stochastic Regular Gram• sci: Single Column Inch mar SeI: Science Institute SCIT: Standard Change Integration and Tracking. System SCI: San Cristobal (Venezuela) (location identifier) • Scal• Concept and Integrated Technology able Coherent Interface • Science • Science Citation In• SCIU: Selector Control Interface Unit. Sortie Control In• dex • Scientific Computing and Imaging • Selected Con• terface Unit. Spacecraft Interface Unit figuration Item • Seller Configuration Inspection • Sen• SCJ: Smith Cove (USA-AK) (location identifier) sitive Compartmented Information. Sensitive Compart• mented Intelligence • Sensor Chip Imager • Serial Com• SCK: Stockton (USA-CA) (location identifier) • Studiecen• munications Interface. Servicio de Calibraci6n Industrial trum voor Kernenergie • Societe de Chimie Industrielle • Software Customer In• Sel: Scluptor-Sculptoris (constellation) spection • Space Commerce International Ltd. • Space Craft International (USA-CA) • Strategic Computing Ini• SCL: Safety Checklist. Santiago - Comodoro Arturo Merino tiative • Stratospheric Circulation Index. Switch Closure Benitez (Chile) (location identifier) • Secondary Coolant In • Systemics-Cybernetics-Information Line • Secondary Coolant Loop • Serial Clock • Ser• vice Control Level. Sociedad Cooperativa Libre • SOGS SCIA: Smart Card Industry Association Command Language • Spacecraft Command Language • SciAm: Scientific American (periodical code) Specification Change Log • Standard Classification List • Standards and Calibration Laboratory • String Con• SCIAMACHY: Scanning Imaging Absorption Spectrome- trol Language • Symbolic Correction Loader • Systems ter for Atmospheric Cartography Command Language • Systems Component List • Sys• SCIBP: Scientific Committee for the International Biologi• tems Control Language cal Programme SCLC: Space-Charge-Limited Current SCIC: Satellite Cloud Information Chart. Semiconductor SCLERA: Santa Catalina Laboratory for Experimental Rel• Integrated Circuit ativity by Astrometry (USA-CA) SCICEX: Submarine Science Ice Experiment SCLK: Spacecraft Clock Kernel SCIDAR: Scintillation Detection And Ranging SCLM: Software Configuration and Library Manager. Sta• SCIDF: System-Independent Data Format bility, Control, and Load Maneuvers SciDi: Scientific Dimension (periodical code) Selr: Scaler SCIDNDR: Special Committee for the International Decade ScM: Master of Science. Scripta Metallurgica (periodical on Natural Disaster Reduction code) SCIE: School on Information Extraction SCM: Scammon Bay (USA-AK) (location identifier) • Scan• SCIENCE: Simulation des Cooperations Internationales et ning Capacitance Microscope. Scanning Capacitance Mi• des Echanges Necessaires aux Chercheurs Europeens croscopy. Schedule/Configuration Management. Service Command Module • Service Control Manager • Signal SCIES: Science Catalog Information Exchange System Conditioning Module • Single-Column Model • Single• SelF: Science Institute Facility Crystal Meteorite • Site Configuration Message • Small• SCIF: Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility. Sin• Core Memory • Sociedad de Credito Mercantil • Societe gle Console Image Facility de Cautionnement Mutuel. Society of Computer Medicine • Software Configuration Management • Software Con• sci. fa.: Scire Facias figuration Manager. Solar-Cell Module. Solar-Constant SCIFER: Sounding the Cleft Ion Fountain Energization Re• Monitor. Space Cargo Modification. Specification Chan• gion ge Memorandum. Spinal Change in Microgravity • Stan• Sci. Fi.: Science Fiction dard Cosmological Model. Standard Cubic Meter. Sta• tion Class Mark. Streamline Curvature Method. Sub• SCIGBP: Special Committee for the International Geosphere• sidies and Countervailing Measures. Supply Chain Man• Biosphere Program agement • Suppressed-Carrier Modulation. System Con• SCIGN: Southern California Integrated GPS Network (USA• figuration Management. System Configuration Monitor• CA) ing • System Control Module SCIGY: Special Committee for the International Geophys- SCMA: Societe Canadienne des Mathematiques Appliquees ical Year (Canada) scil: Scilicet SCMAI: Societe Canadienne de Mathematiques AppJiquees et Industrielles (Canada) SCIL: Simulation Command and Input Language SCMB: SOGS Configuration Management Bulletin • Sys• SCILS: School of Communication, Information and Library tem Configuration Management Board Studies SCIM: Shuttle Cargo Integration Manager. Standard Cu• SCMFT: Self-Consistent Mean-Field Theory bic Inches per Minute SCMGGI: Semicontinuous Morphic Generator Grammati- SciN: Science News (periodical code) cal Inference SCINATT: Spectra, Composition, and Interactions of Nu• ScMM: Scripta Metallurgica et Materiala (periodical code) clei Avove Ten TeV SCMM: Single-Connection - Multiple-Measurement SCINS: Small Common Inertial Navigation System SCMO: Software Configuration Management Office

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SCMP: Software Configuration Management Plan. System SCOS: Spacecraft Control and Operations System. Space• Contractor Management Plan craft Control Operations System • Spacecraft Operation SCMR: Surface Composition Mapping Radiometer System. Subsystem Computer Operating System SCMS: Serial Copy Management System • Signal Com• SCOST: Special Committee on Space Technology mand Management System. Small Cumulus Microphysi• SCOSTEP: Scientific Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Physics cal Study. Spacecraft Control and Monitoring System. Scot: Scotland (UK) • Scottish STScI Code Management System SCOT: Satellite Communication Terminal. Satellite Com• SCMSS: Standing Committee on Membership, Structure munications Overseas Terminal • Small Communication and Statutes Terminal • Standby Compatible On-Tape SCMT: Security Crisis Management Training • Southern Columbia Millimeter Telescope SCOTS: Surveillance and Control Of Transmission Systems • System Checkout Test Set SCMU: Satellite Control and Monitor Unit SCOTT: Synchronous Continuous Orbital Three-Dimensional SCN: Saarbriicken (Germany) (location identifier) • Satel• Tracking lite Control Network. Schedule Change Notice. Schematic Change Notice. Seattle Community Network (USA-WA) SCOTUS: Supreme Court of the United States • Self-Checking Number • Self-Contained Navigation • SCOUT: Serial Checkout Unit Sensitive Command Network. Show Cause Notice. Space SCOWAR: Scientific Committee on Water Research Communications Network. Special Change Notice. Spec• ification Change Notice. Specific Control Number. Suc• SCP: Saint-Crepin (France) (location identifier) • Satel• cinonitrile • Suprachiasmatic Nucleus. System Change lite Cloud Photograph • Satellite Commissioning Phase Notice. System Control Number • Saunders College Publishing (USA-PA) • Save Cursor Position • Scanner Control Power • Scanning Phased Ar• SCNA: Sudden Cosmic-Noise Absorption ray • Schematic Change Proposal • Secci6n de Cielo Pro• Scng: Scanning fundo • Security Classification Procedure • Service Cen• SCNP: Specification Change Notice Proposal tral des Prets • Server Control Protocol • Service Con• nection Point • Service Control Point • Session Control Scnr: Scanner Protocol (*) • Simulator Control Panel. Simulator Con• SCNR: Scanner. Sequence Control Number Register. verter Program • Single-Color Photometry • Single Con• Solid-Core Nuclear Rocket trol Point • Site Configuration Package • Societe Civile SCNS: Self-Contained Navigation System Professionnelle • Solar-Cell Panel. South Celestial Pole. Spacecraft Platform • Specific Candle Power • Standard Sco: Scenario. Scorpius-Scorpii (constellation) Corporate Protocol • Station Communications Processor S/CO: Spacecraft Observer • Stored Command Processor. Subsystem Control Port SCO: Sabino Canyon Observatory (USA-AZ) • Santa Cruz • Supernova Cosmology Project • Symbolic Conversion Operation Inc .• Shevchenko (Kazakhstan) (location iden• Program • System Control Program • System Control tifier) • Single Copy Order. Slovak Central Observatory Programming (Slovakia) • Software Change Order. Spacecraft Observer SCPA: Semi-Conductor Protection Act. Solar-Cell Panel • Spacecraft Operations • Spacecraft Operator • Start Assembly. Spacecraft Payload Adapter Checkout. Statistical Control Office. Statistical Control SCpB: Single Channel per Burst Officer • Subcarrier Oscillator • Supercritical Oxygen • Switch Closure Out SCPB: Single Channel Per Burst SCOCP: State-Constrained Optimal Control Problem SCpC: Single Channel per Carrier SCODS: Standing Committee on Ocean Data Stations SCPC: Single Channel Per Carrier. Single Channel Per SCOE: Special Checkout Equipment. Specific Checkout Connection Equipment SCPO: Stanford Center for Professional Development (USA• SCOL: Simulation Control Level CA) SCOM: Science Operations Manager SCPI: Standard Command for Programmable Instrumenta• tion • Standard Command for Programmable Instruments SCOMO: Satellite Collection Of Meteorological Observa• (*) • Standard Command for Programmable Interface tions SCPP: Seasonal Climate Prediction Program. Sierra Co- SCOMP: Secure Communications Protocol operative Pilot Project SCONUL: Standing Conference of National and University ScPr: Science Progress (periodical code) Libraries ,(UK) scoops: Scheme Object-Oriented Programming System SCPR: System Concept and Programmatic Review SCOP: Single-Copy Order Plan. Societe Canadienne d'Op• SCPRI: Service Central de Protection contre les Rayon- tique et de Photonique (Canada) nements Ionisants SCOPE: Scientific Committee On Problems of the Environ• SCPS: Servo-Controlled Positioning System. Support Com• ment. Setting-Content-Objectives-Program-Evaluation • puter Programming System Simple Communications Programming Environment. Soft• SCPT: Self-Consistent Perturbation Theory. Single Chan- ware Certification On Programme in Europe • Standing nel Per Transponder Committee on Professional Education. System for Con• SCPWG: Solar Corona and Particle Working Group trol of Operations of Payload for EuroMir SCOPL: Simple Checkout-Oriented Program Language SCQ: Santiago de Compostela (Spain) (location identifier) SCOR: Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research Scr: Screw • Scrip • Scruple SCORE: Satellite Computer-Operated Readiness Equipment SCR: Scanning Control Register. Schedule Change Request • Signal Communication by Orbiting Relay Equipment • • Schedule Confirmation Request • Science Certification SIRTF-Cornell Echelle • System Cost and Operational Re• Review. Scranton (USA-PA) (location identifier) • Script source Evaluation • Selective Catalytic Reaction • Selective Catalytic Re• actor • Selective Chopper Radiometer • Semiconductor SCORT: Specialized Center Of Research and Training Controlled Rectifier. Sequence Checking Routine. Sey• SCORUS: Standing Committee on Regional and Urban chelles Rupee (ISO currency code) • Signal Conditioner. 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Sneak Circuit Report • Software Change Request • Soft• SCSA: Signal Computing System Architecture ~ Soil Con• ware Cost Reduction • Solar Cosmic Radiation • Space• servation Society of America. Standard ConsolIdated Sta• Constructible Radiator • Special Certification Review • tistical Area Speed Change Rate • Stirling Cryogenics and Refriger• SCSBR: Southern California Space Business Roundtable ation • Strip Chart Recorder • Summary Control Re• (USA-CA) port. Support Control Room. Surface Contour Radar. Surveillance Cost Report • Sustainable Cell Rate • Sus• SCSC: Scientific and Commercial Systems Corporation • tained Cell Rate. System Change Request. System Con• Service Culturel Scientifique et de Cooperation • South cept Review. System Control Routine Carolina State College (USA-SC) • Southern Connecticut State College (USA-CT) • Standing Committee on Soil SCRAM: Several Compilers Reworked And Modified. Space Conservation • Starin Gauge Signal Conditioner • Sub• Capsule Regulator And Monitor. Spares Control; Release committee on Standards and Conformance And Monitoring. Station Crew Return Alternative Mod• ule • Support Center for Regulatory Air Models SCSDI: Service Central de Statistique et de Documentation Industrielles SCRAP: Series Computation of Reliability And Probability SCSE: State Commission for Space Exploration SCRB: Software Configuration Review Board SCSG: Silicon-Chip Strain Gauge. Single-Channel Signal SCRE: Scottish Council for Research in Education Generator SCREMS: Scientific Computing Environments for the Math- SCSI: Small Computer System Interface • Steering Com- ematical Sciences mittee for Statistical Information SCRES: Standing Committee on Responsability and Ethics SCSL: Standing Lenticular Stratocumulus in Science SCISM: Spacecraft Systems Monitor SCREWS: Solar Cosmic Ray Early Warning System SCSM: Spacecraft Systems Monitor SCRG: Stationary Cosmic Ray Gas • System Change Re• view Group SCSN: Space Centre for Satellite Navigation (QUT) • Stan• dard Computer Software Number SCRI: Servic;o de Cooperac;ao e Relac;6es Internacionais • Supercomputer Computations Research Institute SCSNT: Space Centre for Satellite Navigation Technology SCSO: Space Communications Station Operation. Super• SCRIA: Supply Chain Relationships In Aerospace conducting-Cavity Stabilized Oscillator SCRIBE: Stratospheric Cryogenic Interferometer Balloon SCSP: Standing Committee on Science Policy Experiment SCSPS: Standing Committee on the Safeguard of the Pur• Script: Scriptural. Scripture suit of Science SCRIPT: Scientific and Commercial Routine Interpreter SCSR: Scientific Council on Space Research and Program Translator. Support for Creative Indepen• dent Production Talent SCSS: Satellite Communications System Control. Satellite Control Simulation System. Self-Contained Starting Sys• SCRL: Station Configuration Requirement List tem. Shoe Cove Satellite Station (Canada-NF) • Special• SCRM: Safety Control and Risk Management ist Computer Systems and Software. Standing Commit• Scrn: Screen tee for Social Sciences. Standing Committee on Structure and Statutes SCRN: Screen SCSSI: Service Central de la Securite des Systemes Infor• SCROLL: String and Character Recording Oriented Lo• matiques (France) gogrammatic Language SCST: State Commission for Science and Technology SCRP: Secure Communications Requirements Panel SCSU: Saint Cloud State University (USA-MN) • South SCRS: Serialized Control and Reporting System • Strip Carolina State University (USA-SC) • Southern Connecti• Chart Recorder System. Strip Chart Recording System cut State University (USA-CT) SCRSY: Serialized Control and Reporting System sct: Scattered. Sculpsit Scrt: Security Sct: Scutum-Scuti (constellation) SCRT: Sealed Cathode Ray Tube. Silicon Compton Recoil ScT: Spacecraft Time Telescope SCt: Supreme Court SCS: Safety Control Switch. Sales/Customer Service. Satellite Control Section. Satellite Control System. Scan SCT: Scanning Telescope • Scattered • Scheduled Com• Converter System. Scan Counter System • Science Com• pletion Time • Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope • Second manding System • Scientific Control System • Secondary Coding Theorem • Sentence Completion test • Sequence Control System • Secondary Coolant System • Secret Checking Tape. Short Collision Time. Sine-Cosine Trans• Control Station • Secret Cover Sheet • Sequence Control former • Single-Channel Transponder • Societe Canadi• System. Serialization Card System. Service and Check• enne de Telooetection (Canada) • Socotra (Yemen) (lo• out System • Shetland Islands - Scatsta (UK) (location cation identifier) • Spacecraft Team • Spectral Control Technique. Stratus-to-Cumulus Transition. System Ca• identifier) • Signal Conditioning Sys~em • Si?nature Co~ pability Test • System Circuit Test • System Compatibil• trol System • Silicon-Controlled SWitch • Slmpl~ Classi• fier System • Simulation Control Subsystem. Smgapore ity Test Computer Society. Single Channel Simplex. Single Con• s/cta: Su Cuenta trol Support • Sira Certification Service • Slaving Con• SC/TC: Spacecraft Test Conductor trol System • Slow Code Scanner • Societe de Commer• cialisation de Services. Society for Computer Simulation SCTC: Spacecraft Test Conductor (USA) • Soil Conservation Service. Space Command Sta• Sctd: Scattered tion • Space Communications System • Spacecraft Com• SCTD: Scattered • Systems Consultancy Training Devel• puter System • Spacecraft Control System • Stabiliza• opment tion and Control System • Standard Coordinate System • State Conservation Strategy • Statistical Control System Sc&Te: Sciences & Techniques (periodical code) • Stimulated Compton Scattering. Suit Communication SCTE: S-band Communication and Tracking Equipment • System • Supervisory Control System • Switch Control Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers • Solar• Server • Syrian Cosmological Society • System Control Cell Technology Experiment • Spacecraft Central Timing Station Equipment

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ScTEn: Science of the Total Environment (periodical code) Down. Sicherheitsdienst • Sight Draft. Signal Digitizer SCTI: Service Central des Telecommunications et de I'Infor- • Sine Die. Single Degenerate. Single Density • Single matique • Special Committee for Technical Information Determination • Single Domain • Sit Down • Situation Display • Size Distribution • Slowdown • Smoke Detec• SCTL: Surface Compiler for Temporal Logic tor. Software Development • Software Distributor. So• SCTOC: Satellite Communications Test Operations Center lar Dynamic. Soudan (ISO country code) • South Dakota SCTP: Screened Twisted Pair. Straight Channel Tape (USA) • Space Division. Spare Disposition. Speaker De• Print pendent. Special Delivery. Special Document. Special Duty. Specification Document. Specification for Design SCTPP: Straight Channel Tape Print Program • Spectral Distribution • Spectroscopy Detector • Stan• SCTR: Sector • Standing Conference on Telecommunica- dard Deviation. Standardization Data. Start Delimiter tions Research • State Department. Station Director. Statistical Divi• sion • Stellar Dynamics. Strongly Disagree. Structural Sctrd: Scattered Description • Structural Determinism • Structured De• SCTS: SFOF Communications Terminal System sign • Structured Document • Student Director • Study SCU: Santiago (Cuba) (location identifier) • Scanner Con• Director. Sudan (ISO country code) • Siidliche Durch• trol Unit • Secondary Control Unit • Selector Control musterung • Superdeformed • Super Density. Superdi• Unit. Sensor Control Unit. Sequence Control Unit. rectory • Supply Depot • Support Directive • Support Sequential Control Unit. Service and Cooling Umbilical Document. Supporting Document. Swaziland (interna• • Service Command Unit. Shuttle Configuration Unit. tional vehicle registration code) • Symmetry Determina• Signal Conditioner Unit. Signal Conditioning Unit. Sig• tion • System Demonstration. System Description. Sys• nal Control Unit. Southern Cross University (Australia• tem Development NSW) • Special Care Unit. Storage Control Unit. Syn• Sda: Senda chronous Controller Unit. System Control Unit SDA: Baghdad Saddam (Iraq) (location identifier) • Schutz• SCUBA: Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus verband Deutscher Autoren (Germany) • Schweizerische • Submillimeter Common-User Bolometer Array Depeschen Agentur (Switzerland) • Science Data Analysis SCUD: Structuring Knowledge from Unstructured Data • Science Data Analyst • Science Data Archive • Scien• SCUDS: Simplification, Clarification, Unification, Decimal• tific Data Analysis • Scientific Data Analyst • Selection ization, Standardization Directe a ]' Arrivee • Sequential Degradation Analysis • Service Delivery Arrangement. SGML Document Access SCUIO: Services Communs Universitaires d'Information et • Shaft Drive Axis. Significant Digit Arithmetic • Sim• d'Orientation (France) ple Doublet Antenna • Sleeve Dipole Antenna • Slow• Sculp: Sculpsit • Sculptor. Sculptural. Sculpture down Area. Software Disk Array. Solar Depression An• Sculpt: Sculptor. Sculptural. Sculpture gle • Source Data Acquisition. Source Data Automation • Spaceborn Distributed Aperture • Space Digest Aus• SCUM: Small Cumulus Microphysics tralia • Special Duty Assignment. Standard Descriptive SCUMM: Script Creation Utility for Maniac Mansion Abstract. Statistical Distribution Analyzer. Step Down SCV: Stato della Citta del Vaticano (Vatican) • Suceava Amplifier. Stepwise Discriminant Analysis. Supporting (Romania) (location identifier) • System Component Ver• Data Analysis • Swappable Data Area • Symbolic Disk ification • Vatican (international vehicle registration code) Address. Symbols-Digits-Alphabetics • System Display Architecture SCVDR: Surface Characteristics Vector Data Record SDAA: San Diego Astronomy Association (USA-CA) SCVE: Spacecraft Vicinity Equipment SDAC: Satellite Data Analysis Center • Scientific Data SCVTR: Scan Converting Video Tape Recorder Analysis Coordinator. Seismic Data Analysis Center (USA) SCVTS: Switched Compressed Video Telecommunications • Solar Data Analysis Center. Space Data Analysis Cen• Service ter • Surveillance Data Analysis Center SCW: Search-Complete Word. Slowly Changing World Sdad: Sociedad • State College of Washington (USA-WA) • Syktyvkar (Russia) (location identifier) SDAD: Satellite Digital and Analog Display SCWC: Special Commission on Weather Modification SDADS: Satellite Digital And Display System SCWO: Supercritical Water Oxidation SDAE: Source Data Automation Equipment SCWP: Satellite Communications Working Party. Slowly SDAF: Science Data Analysis Facility Changing World Policy SDAG: Science Data Analysis Group. Space Debris Advi• SCX: Salina Cruz (Mexico) (location identifier) • Single• sory Group. Strategic Defense Advisory Group Charge Exchange • Solar Coronal X-ray • Specialized Communications Exchange SDAI: Standard Data Access Interface SCXI: Signal Conditioning Extension for Instrumentation SDAIR: Symposium on Document Analysis and Informa• tion Retrieval SCZ: Santa Cruz Island (Solomon Islands) (location identi• fier) • Solar Convection Zone. Solar Convective Zone S. Dak.: South Dakota (USA) sd: Semidetached. siehe dies! • Sindhi (ISO language code) SDAP: SAR Data Acquisition Plan. Shuttle Descent Anal• • Sine Die. Subdwarf ysis Program • System Development And Performance • Sd: Said. Side. Signed. Sound. Sund System Development and Acquisition Plan. Systems De• velopment Analysis Program S&D: Storage & Distribution SDAS: Science Data Analysis Software. Science Data Anal• SjD: School District. Sight Draft. Synchro to Digital ysis System. Scientific Data Automation System. Source SD: Doctor of Science • Safe Deposit • Salutem Dicit • Data Automation System. South Dows Astronomical So• Same Date. Sample Data. Sample Delay. Sans Date. ciety (UK) • Stafford and District Astronomical Society Scaling and Display. Scandinavian. Schematic Diagram (UK) • Systems Data Analysis Section • Science Data • Scientific Design • Screening Device • S-DAT: Stationary Digital Audio Tape Sea-Damaged. Self-Dual. Semidetached. Semidiame• ter • Senatus Decreto • Send Data. Send Direct. Senior SDAT: Sector Design Analysis Tool. Spacecraft Data Anal• Deacon • Sequence Date • Several Dates • Shared Disk ysis Team • Stanford Diagnostic Arithmetic Test • Sta• • Short Delay • Short Delivery • Short Duration • Shut tionary Digital Audio Tape

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SDB: Saldanha Bay - Langebaanweg (South Africa) (loca• sion Evaluator. Stellar Density Enhancement. Stochas• tion identifier) • Secondary Data Block • Shallow Draft tic Differential Equation Barge • Shallow Draft Board • Small and Disadvantaged SDEB: Science Data Evaluation Board Business. Small Disadvantaged Business. Soil Database • Solnechnye Dannye Byulleten • Spatial Database. Spec• SDECE: Service de Documentation Exterieure et de Contre- trum Database • Stellar Database • Survey Database • Espionnage Symbolic Debugger. System-Determined Blocksize • Sys• SDEF: Service Development Evaluation Facility teme de Donnees Bibliographiques • Systeme de Docu• mentation Bibliographique SDES: Spatial Data Exchange Standard SDBC: Software Development Baseline Control SDESG: Strapdown Electrically Suspended Gyro SDBS: Scientific Database System. Sodium-Dodecil-Ben• SdF: Surete de Fonctionnement zene-Sulphonate • Spatial Database System SDF: Louisville Standiford (USA-KY) (location identifier) • SDC: Sample Data Collection. Sandcreek (Guyana) (loca• Safing and Deservicing Facility. Science Data File. Sci• tion identifier) • SAX Data Centre • Scandinavian Data ence Data Formatter. Screen Definition Facility. Screen Centre • Science Data Catalogue • Science Data Cen• Definition File. Shared Data Facility. Shuttle Develop• tre • Science Data Coordinator • Scientific Data Center ment Facility. SIG Discretionary Fund (ACM) • Simpli• • Scientific Documentation Center. Secondary Distribu• fied Directional Facility • Simplified Direction Finding. tion Center • Seismological Data Center • Selenoidal De• Simulation Data File • Single Degree of Freedom • Slew tector Collaboration • Serial Digital Commands • Ser• Data File. Software Description File. Software Develop• vice Definition Coefficient. Signal Data Converter. Sin• ment Facility. Software Development File. Space Delim• gle Data Control • Software Design Definition • Software ited File. Space Delimited Format. Spatial Distance Fil• Design Document • Software Development Computer • ter • Special Dispersion Focuser • Spectral Density Func• Solenoidal Detector Collaboration • Source Debugger • tion • Standard Data Format • Standard Delimited For• Space Data Centre. Space Data Corporation. Space De• mat • Standard Distribution Format • Stored Data File velopment Corporation. Spares Disposition Code. Spa• • Strap-Down Gyro. Sudden Disappearing Filament. tial Distortion Correction. Stabilization Data Computer Supplementary Data File. Surete De Fonctionnement • • Support Design Change. Swiss Development Coopera• Synthetic Discriminant Function • System Data Format tion • System Debugger (*) • System Development Facility SDCD: Space Data and Computing Division SDFEM: Streamline Diffusion Finite Element Method SDCE: Scientific Data Collection Exercise SDjFS: Smoke Detector/Fire Suppression SDCF: Sample Data Channel Filter SD&FS: Smoke Detector & Fire Suppression SDCI: Single-Dish Calibration and Imaging SDFS: Smoke Detector and Fire Suppression • Standard SDCL: Supplier Documentation Checklist. Structural Dy• Disk File System namics and Control Laboratory SDFU: Standard Format Data Unit SDCMO: Structural Dynamics and Control MATLAB Op• Sdg: Sending • Siding erator SjDG: Strap-Down Gyro SDCN: Space Data Communication Network SDG: Sample Delivery Group. Sanandaj (Iran) (location SDCP: Self-Designing Controller Program. Serial Data identifier) • Scan Display Generator • Simulated Data Control Protocol • Summary Development Cost Plan Generator • Situation Display Generator • Snow Depth SDCR: Source Data Communication Retrieval Gauge. Software Development Group. Soli Deo Gloria. Strap-Down Gyro. Supermassive Disk Galaxy. Supplier SDCS: SAIL Data Communications System • SAR Data Documentation Group. System Development Group Catalog System • Sample Data Control System • Science Data Conditioning System. Simulation Data Conversion SDG E: Situation Display Generator Element System • Single Differential Cross Section SDH: Santa Rosa - Copan (Honduras) (location identifier) SD&D: Scientific Development & Design • Science Data Header • Select Drive Head • Software Development Handbook • Spatial Data Handling • Syn• SDD: Lubango (Angola) (location identifier) • Selective Dis• chronous Digital Hierarchy • Synchrotron Digital Han• semination of Documentation. Semi-Discrete Decompo• dling • System Development Handbook. System Devel• sition • Shuttle Design Directive • Silicon Drift Detector opment Hardware • Single Data Disable. Site Description Database. Soft• ware Description Database. Software Description Docu• SDHE: Spacecraft Data Handling Equipment ment • Software Design Document. Stored Data Descrip• SDHS: Satellite Data Handling System tion • Subscriber Direct Dialing. Synthetized Directivity Diagram • System Definition Directive • System Design SD&I: System Development & Integration Description. System Design Document. System for Dis• SDI: Saidor (Papua New Guinea) (location identifier) • Sci• tributed Databases. Systems Development Device ence Discrepancy Item • Selected Descriptive Item • Se• SDDAS: SwRI's Data Display and Archival System lected Dissemination of Information • Selective Dissemi• nation of Information (*) • Serial Digital Interface. Ser• SDDC: Science Data Decoder Chassis vice de Documentation et d'Information. Service de Doc• SDDD: Software Detailed Design Document umentation Industrielle • Service de Documentation Inter• SDDF: Self-Defining Data Format ministerielle • Service de Developpement Informatique • Servic;;o de Documentac;;iio e Informac;;iio. Single-Document SDDL: Software Design and Document Language. Stored• Interface. Societe de Developpement Informatique • Soft• Data Definition Language ware Development Interface • Source Data Information • SDDPT: Science Digital Data Preservation Task Spatial Data Infrastructure • Standard Data Interface • Standard Disk Interconnect. Strategic Defense Initiative SDDS: Satellite Data Distribution System. Scientific Doc• • Support Directive Instruction • System Development ument Delivery System • Secondary Data Display System and Integration • Solid-Discharge Data System SDDVD: Super Density Digital Video Disc SDIF: SGML Document Interchange Format. Software De• velopment and Integration Facility SDE: Santiago del Estero (Argentina-SE) (location identi• fier) • Security Data Exchange. Shadow Dose Equiva• S-DIMM: Solar Dual Image Motion Monitor lent • Software Development Environment • Space Divi- SDIMM: Solar Dual Image Motion Monitor

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SDIO: Strategic Defense Initiative Office • Strategic De• Option. Special Development Order. Standards-Develop• fense Initiative Organization (*) ing Organization • Standards Development Organization SDIP: Service de Documentation et d'lnformation Pedago- • Station Duty Officer. Synthetic Display Output giques (France) • Strategic Defense Initiative Program S. Doc.: Senate Document SDIPC: Software Digital Image Processing Calculator SDOC: Science Data Operations Center • Specific Direct SDIRK: Singly Diagonally Implicit Runge-Kutta Operating Cost SDIS: Satellite Data Input System. Switched Digital Inte• SDOF: Single Degree Of Freedom grated Service SDOH: SOC Data Operations Handbook SDIT: Service de Documentation et d'lnformation Tech• SDOI: Spatial Data Organization Information nique SDP: Pound (Sudan) (ISO currency code) • Safety Data SDJ: Sendai (Japan) (location identifier) Package. Sand Point (USA-AK) (location identifier) • SDK: Sandakan (Malaysia) (location identifier) • Software Science Data Packet. Science Data Processing. Semidef• Developer's Kit. Software Development Kit inite Programming • Sensor Data Processing • Service Delivery Point • Servicio de Documentacion Periodista • Sdl: Saddle Shower Detector Plate. Shuttle Data Processor. Signal SDL: Samedi-Dimanche-Lundi • Satellite Data Laboratory Data Processor. Silicon Diode Pellet. Site Data Proces• • Scenario Description Language • Semiconductor Diode sor • Small Distribution Phenomena. Social-Domestic• Laser • Serpentine Delay Line • Shielded Data Link • Pleasure. Software Development Plan. Solar Drum Po• Software Design Language. Software Development Labo• sitioner • Source Data Processing • Spectral Diagnostics ratory • Software Development Language. Software De• Package • Standard Data Processing • Standard Data velopment Library • Space Dynamics Laboratory • Spe• Processor. Station Data Processing. Steyr-Daimler-Puch cial Duties List. Specification and Description Language • Strategic Defense Program • Supplier Data Package • • Standard Distribution List. Sundsvall (Sweden) (lo• Supply Distribution Point. Surface Deformation Pattern cation identifier) • Supporting Document List. Surface • Survey Data Processing. System Development Package Display Library. System Descriptive Language. System • System Development Plan Design Language. System Development Language. Sys• SDPC: Science Data Processing Computer. Shuttle Data tem Directory List • Systematic Design Language Processing Complex SDLC: Software Development Life Cycle. Synchronous SDPF: Satellite Data Processing Facility • Science Data Data-Link Control. System Data-Link Control. Systems Processing Facility Development Life Cycle SDLV: Shuttle-Derived Launch Vehicle SDPLV: Shuttle-Derived-Propellant Launch Vehicle SDM: Samsonov Density Meter. San Diego - Brown (USA• SDPR: System Design and Performance Requirements CA) (location identifier) • Scientific Data Management. SDPS: SAR Data Processing System • Science Data Pro- Secondary Deployment Mechanism. Selective Dissemina• cessing Segment • Signal Data Processing System • Spa• tion of Microfiche. Semantic Database Model. Seman• tial Data Production System. Standard Data Processing tic Data Model • Service de Determination des Manoeu• System vres • Shape Deposition Manufacturing. Shuttle Data SDPT: South Downs Planetarium Trust (UK-England) Management. Shuttle Definition Manual. SOC Develop• ment Manager. Space Disaster Mitigation. Space Divi• SDQ: Santo Domingo - Las Americas (Dominican Rep.) (lo- sion Multiplexing. State-Dependent Model. Statistical• cation identifier) Dynamical Model. Subrate Data Multiplexer. Subtrac• SDQA: Space Division Quality Assurance tive Double Monochromator. Su Divina Majestad • Sys• SDQL: Structured Document Query Language tem Data Mover • System Definition Manual • System Design Manual Sdr: Sender SDMA: Shared Direct Memory Access SDR: Same Day Return. Santander (Spain) (location iden• tifier) • S-band Data Relay. Science Data Reader. Sci• SDMB: Shuttle Discrepancy Management Board entific Data Recorder • Search Decision Rule • Seismic SDME: Synchronous Data Modern Equipment Detection and Ranging • Sensor Data Record • Sensor SDMI: Secure Digital Music Initiative Data Recorder. Serial Data Receiver. Series Dissipating Regulator • Service Detail Record • Signal Data Record SDMIS: Standardization Data Management Information Sys• • Signal Data Recorder • Signal Distribution Room • tem Signal-to-Distortion Ratio. Software Design Requirement SDMJ: September-December-March-June • Software Design Review • Space Division Regulation • SDMS: Shuttle Data Management System. Spatial Data Spacelab Disposition Record • Spatial Dynamic Range. Management System • Supplier Data Management Sys• Special Drawing Right. Spectrum Data Record. Spoken tem Document Retrieval • Statistical Data Recorder. Storage Data Register • Streaming Data Request • Subjective• SDMTG: Space Data Management Task Group Distance Retrieval. Survey of Doctoral Recipients. Sys• Sdn: Sedan. Sendirian tem Data Record. System Definition Requirement. Sys• SdN: Societe des Nations tem Definition Review. System Design Report. System Design Review. System Discrepancy Report SDN: Safety Discrepancy Notice. Sandane (Norway) (loca• tion identifier) • Schedule Deletion Notification. Simula• SDRA: Shaped Dual Reflector Antenna tor Data Name. Societe Des Nations. Software-Defined SDRAM: Synchronous Dy'namic Random Access Memory Network. Software Delivery Notice. Software Develop• SDRB: Software Design Review Board • Supplier Docu- ment Note. Soudan (ISO country code) • Space Data Network. Sudan (ISO country code) • Sustainable De• mentation Review Board velopment Networking. System Development Network SDRC: Structural Dynamics Research Corporation SDNE: Services in Distributed and Networked Environments SDRD: Supplier Data Requirements Description. Supplier SDNS: Secure Data Network Service. Secure Data Network Documentation Review Data System SDR&I: Space Data Resources & Information SDO: Ryotsu Sado Island (Japan) (location identifier) • SDRL: Subcontract Data Requirements List. Subcontrac• Semi-Definite Optimization. Senior Duty Officer. Shared tor Data Requirements List. Supplier Data Requirements Data Object. Shielded Diatomic Orbital. Spatial Data List

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SDRP: Simulated Data Reduction Program SDTV: Standard-Definition Television. Structural Dynam- SDRPC: Satellite Data Receiving and Processing Center ics Test Vehicle SDRPS: Satellite Data Receiving and Processing System SDTX: Science Data Transmitter SDRS: Satellite Data Reference System. Shuttle Display SdU: Sciences de I'Univers Reconfiguration System. Signal Data Recording Set SDU: Rio de Janeiro - Santos Dumont (Brazil-RJ) (location SDRSI: South Dakota Remote Sensing Institute (USA-SD) identifier) • Satellite Data Unit. Sciences De l'Univers • Service Data Unit. Service Delivery Unit. Signal Distri• SDRT: Science Data Restoration Task bution Unit. Spectrum Display Unit SDRW: Societe de Developpement Regional pour la Wal• SDUC: Secondary Data Utilisation Centre lonie (Belgium) SDUK: Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge SdS: Surveillance du Satellite SDUS: Satellite Data Users Station. Secondary Data User SDS: Sado Shima (Japan) (location identifier) • Safety Dis• Station. Small-scale Data Utilization Station connect Switch • Satellite Data System • Science Data Store • Scientific Data Set • Scientific Data Store • Sci• SDV: Sciences De la Vie. Shuttle-Derived Vehicle. Solar entific Data System • Self-defining Data System • Ser• Daily Variation. Switched Digital Video. Tel Aviv - Yafo vice de Documentation Spatiale • Servo Drive System • Sde-Dov (Israel) (location identifier) Shuttle Dynamic Simulation • Shuttle Dynamic Simula• SDVF: Software Development and Verification Facility tor. Signal Distribution System. Sign-Digit Subtractor SDW: Sandwip (Bangladesh) (location identifier) • Science • Simulation Data System • Site Data System. Smoke Data Writer. Serial Digital Word. Spiral Density Wave Detection System. Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate. Software Design Specification. Solar Diameter Sensor. Solar Disk SDWA: Safe Drinking Water Act Sextant. Solar Disk Simulator. Spacecraft Data Simu• SDX: Satellite Data Exchange. Sedona (USA-AZ) (loca- lator • Spacecraft Design Specification. Space Documen• tion identifier) tation Service. Special Docking Simulator • Spectrome• SDY: Sidney (USA-MT) (location identifier) ter Digital System • Spelda Dedicated Satellite. Steer• ing and Damping System • Steering Damping System • SDZ: Shetland Islands (UK) (location identifier) Stored Data Smooth. Streaming Data Strobe. Switched s/e: Sin Editorial Data Service • Switched Digital Service • Synchronous se: Sweden Data Set. SYSOPs Distribution System. System Data Synthesizer • System Definition Study • System Design Se: Selen. Selenium. Selenium Specification S&E: Salaries & Expenses • Science & Engineering • Sci• SDSB: Satellite Data Services Branch entific & Engineering. Sensors & Effectors • Services & Equipment. Signature Error. Single-Excited SDSC: San Diego State College (USA-CA) • San Diego Su• percomputer Center (USA-CA) • SAR Data Catalog Sys• S-E: Survivability-Endurance tem • Synchronous Data Set Controller S/E: Service Equipment. Stock Exchange SDSD: Satellite Data Services Division • Single Disk Stor• SE: London (Southeast-) (UK postal code) • Safety Evalu• age Device ation • Santiago del Estero (Argentina) • Saponification SDSF: Spool Display and Search Facility. System Display Equivalent • Schrodinger Equation • Scientific Editor • and Search Facility Secretaria de Estado • Secretariat d'Etat. Sensors and Effectors. Sequence of Events. Seltene Erden • Semitic SDSI: Shared Dataset Integrity • Short Duration and Spe• • Seneca. September. Septembre • Sergipe (Brazil) • cific Date Impact. Simple Distributed Security Informa• Service Element • Service Engineer. Service Equipment tion • Session Environment. Shared Everything. Single End SDSL: Single-line Digital Subscriber Line. Symmetric Dig• • Single-Ended • Single Engine • Single Entry • Soft• ital Subscriber Line (*) ware Engineering. Solar Eclipse. Solar Ecliptic. Solar SDSM&T: South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Explorer. Son Eminence. Son Excellence. Southeast (USA-SD) • Southeastern • Southeast London (UK postal code) • SDSS: Self-Deploying Space Station • Sloan Digital Sky Space Exploration. Special Edition. Special Equipment Survey. Space Division Shuttle Simulator. Spatial De• • Specialized Engineering. Spectroscopic Ellipsometer. cision Support System Spherical Equivalent • Spring Equinox • Stable Element • Staff Engineer. Stamped Envelope. Standard Engine SDSSE: Science Data System Support Equipment • Standard English • Standard Error • Stock Exchange SDST: Science Data Support Team • Small Deep Space • Straight Edge • Strategy Evaluation • Stress Engineer Transponder • Student Experiment. Subset Entry. Sud-Est. Suede SDSU: San Diego State University (USA-CA) (ISO country code) • Su Excelencia • Support Element. Support Equipment. Supporter Equipment. Surface El• SdT: Service de Traduction ement • Survivability-Endurance. Sweden (international SDT: Saidu Sharif (Pakistan) (location identifier) • Scaling aircraft registration code) • Sweden (ISO country code) • and Display Task • Science Data Team • Science Defi• Synthetic Environment. Systeme Expert. System Effec• nition Team • Scientific Distribution Technique • Serial tiveness • System Element • System Engineer • System Data Transmission. Shuttle Data Tape. Shuttle Data Engineering. System Evaluator Type. Signal Detection Theory. Simulated Data Tape. SE&A: Safety Engineering & Analysis Source Distribution Technique. Specification-Driven Tool • Spin-Dependent Tunneling. Structural Dynamic Test SEA: Safety Engineering Analysis. Scanning Electrostatic Analysis. Scientific Exchange Agreement. Scientist's Ex• • Structured Data Transfer pert Assistant. SeaTac (USA-WA) (location identifier) SDTA: Structural Dynamic Test Article • Seattle (USA-WA) (location identifier) • Security Ex• SDTI: Selective Dissemination of Technical Information. tension Architecture. Self-Extracting Archive. Sensor Serial Digital Transmission Interface Electronics Assembly. Service d'Etude des Accelerateurs SDTP: Spatial Data Transfer Processor. Startover Data • Silicon Elastimeter Ablator • Small Earth Approacher Transfer and Processing • Small Earth-Approaching. Sociedad Espanola de As• tronomia (Spain). Society of Engineering Associates (Aus• SDTS: Satellite Data Transmission System. Spatial Data tralia) • Southeast Asia. Spherical Electrostatic Analyzer Transfer Standard • Splitting Equilibration Algorithm. Standard Electronic SDTT: Similarly Dependence Textural Transformation Assembly. Standard Extended Architecture. Statistical

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Energy Analysis • Strategic Environmental Assessment SEB: Scientific Equipment Bay. Sebha (Libya) (location • Sudden Enhancement of Atmospherics • System En• identifier) • Source Evaluation Board. South Equato• gineering Analysis • System Error Analysis. System for rial Belt. State Electricity Board. Strip Electron Beam Environmental Analysis. Tacoma (USA-WA) (location • Support Equipment Building • Systems Engineering identifier) Branch SEAB: Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (USA) SEBA: Support Electronics Bay Assembly SeAc: Sensors and Actuators (periodical code) SEBC: Systeme Europoon de Banques Centrales SEAC: School Examination and Assessment Council. Soci• SEBD: Software Engineering Bibliographic Database. South ete Europeenne pour I'Astronomie dans la Culture. Stan• Equatorial Band Disturbance dard Eastern Automatic Computer • Standard Eastern SEbE: Southeast by East Automating Computing SEBEX: Sahelian Energy Balance Experiment SEACF: Support Equipment Assembly and Checkout Fa• cility SEBn: South Equatorial Belt - Northern Component SEACOF: Support Equipment Assembly and Checkout Fa• SEbS: Southeast by South cility SEBs: South Equatorial Belt - Northern Component SEAD: Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses SEBV: Soil Environmental Background Value SEADEX: Shoreline Environment Atmospheric Dispersion SEBz: South Equatorial Belt - Internal Zone Experiment sec: Secant. Secolo SEADS: Shuttle Entry Air Data Sensor Sec: Secci6n. Second. Secondaire. Secondary. Seconded SEAES: Spacecraft Environmental Anomalies Expert Sys• • Secretaire • Secretariat • Secret • Secretaire • Secre• tem taria • Secretary. Section. Sector. Secular. Secundum SEAGA: Selective Employment of Airborne and Ground • Security Alert SEC: Science Executive Committee. Scientific and Engi• SEAl: Secretaire Executif aux Affaires Industrielles neering Computation • Second • Secondary • Secondary Electron Conduction • Secondary Emission Conductivity SEAIC: Southeast Asia Information Center • Secondary Evaluation Committee. Section. Securities SEAID: Support Equipment Abbreviated Items Description and Exchange Commission (USA) • Security Exchange SEAIG: Southeast Asia Information Group Commission. Sequential Events Controller. Serre-Cheva• lier (France) (location identifier) • Single-Edge Contact SEAL: Sea-Air-Land. Secure Electronic Authorization Lab• (*) • Single-Edge Contract • Single Error Correction • oratory • Segmentation and Assembly Layer • Simple Size-Exclusion Chromatography. Societe Europoonne de and Efficient Adaptation Layer. Standard Electronic Ac• Culture • Society for Educative Communication • Solar counting Language Electric Company • Solar Energy Collector • Solar En• SEALION: Sea Level Instrumentation and Observation Net• ergy Concentrator. Solid Electrolyte Capacitor. Source work Evaluation Committee. Space Education Council. Space Environmental Chamber • Space Environment Center • SEALITE: Systematic Evaluation and Analysis of a Laser Split Expander Cycle • Sponsor Executive Committee • in a Test Environment Standard Error of Calibration. Sun-Earth Connection SEAM: Saber Enterprise Applications Manager. Spectral• SEC AM: Sequence de Couleurs Avec Memoire • Sequential fitting Expanding Atmosphere Method • System Engi• Color And Memory neering and Analysis Management SECAP: Systems Experiment Correlation and Analysis Pro- SEAMEC: Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Council gram SEAMEO: Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Orga• SECAS: Ship Equipment Configuration Accounting System nization Secc: Secci6n SEAMES: Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Secre- tariat SECDEC: Single Error Correction - Double Error Correc- tion SEAMS: Southeast Asian Mathematical Society SEAN: Scientific Event Alert Network (now GVN) SECDED: Single Error Correction - Double Error Detection SEAOP: Sociedade de Estudos Astronomicos de Ouro Preto SECDS: Sun-Earth Connection Data System (Brazil-MG) SECEF: Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum SEAP: Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program SECEM: Support Equipment Cost Effectiveness Model SEAPG: Support Equipment Acquisition Planning Group SECFO: System Engineering and Consensus Formation Of- fice SEAQ: Stock Exchange Automated Quotation SEAR: System Engineering Analysis Report SECFT: Sociedad Espanola de Cartografia, Fotogrametrfa y Teledetecci6 n (Spain) SEARCH: Study of Earth Rapid Changes Sec. Gen.: Secretary General SEARNG: Southeast Asian Region Network for Geosciences sech: Hyperbolic Secant SEAS: School of Engineering and Applied Science. Ship- board Environmental Acquisition System. Shipboard En• SECHO: Supervised Extraction and Classification of Ho- vironmental Automated System. Study of the European mogeneous Objects Arctic Shelf. Synthetic Economy for Analysis and Simu• SECI: Southeast European Cooperation Initiative lation (project) SECIS: Solar Eclipse Coronal Imaging System SEASAR: Sea Synthetic Aperture Radar sec. leg.: Secundum Legem SEASAT: Sea Satellite SECM: Science and Engineering of Composite Materials SEASTARS: Satellite Engineering Assisted Shipboard Test (periodical code) and Repair System SECME: Southeastern Consortium for Minorities in Engi• SeaTac: Seattle-Tacoma (USA-WA) neering SEATO: South-East Asia Treaty Organization sec. nat.: Secundum Naturam

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SECO: SEC Orthicon. Sun-Earth Connection Observatory Event Effect • Societe des Electriciens et Electroniciens • Sustainer Engine Cutoff (France) • Society of Environment Engineers • Software SECOIA: Systemes Experts et Conceptions d'Outils pour Engineering Economics • Software Engineering Environ• l'Intelligence Artificielle ment • Software Engineering Exercise. Software Equality Evaluation. Solar Extreme-ultraviolet Experiment. So• Secr: Secretaire • Secretariat • Secretariat. Secretary lar EUV Experiment • Spectral Energy Emission. Stan• sec. reg.: Secundum Regulam dard End Effector. Standard Error of Estimation. Stim• ulated Electromagnetic Emission. Sun-Earth Explorer. Secs: Seconds. Sections System Effectiveness Evaluation SECS: Sequential Events Control System. Shuttle Events SEEA: Southeast European Airlines Control System • Simulation and Evaluation of Chem• ical Synthesis • Simulation/Experiment Control System SEEC: Scottish Environmental Education Centre • Small Experimental Communications Satellite • Solar SEECM: Shuttle Environmental Effects on Coated Mirrors Electric Communication Satellite • Space Environmental SEED: Science Education for Early Development • Self Control System Electro-optic Effect Device. Standard for the Exchange of Sect: Section. Sector Earthquake Data. Support for Eastern European Democ• Secy: Secretary racy Secy.-Gen.: Secretary-General SEEDS: Space lab End-to-End Data System SEC/YR: Seconds per Year SEEJ: Society of Environmental Engineers Journal (period• ical code) SECYT: Secretaria de Ciencia Y Tecnologia SEEK: System Evaluation and Exchange of Knowledge sed: Stream Editor SEEP: Shelf-Edge Exchange Processes • Students to Ex• Sed: Sediment plore and Experience Physics SED: Saisie Electronique de Documents • Saturn Electro• SEER: Science Education for Equity Reform. Sensor Ex• static Discharge • Science Education Department • Sec• perimental Evaluation and Review. Social and Economic ondary Energy Distribution. Secure Encryption Device Environmental Research. Surveillance, Epidemiology, and • Sedom Min'hat Hashnayim (Israel) (location identifier) End Results • System Engineering, Evaluation and Re• • Sensor Evolutionary Development. Service d'Etude des search. System for Electronic Evaluation and Retrieval Detecteurs. Service d'Etudes et de Documentation. Smo• SEES: Students to Experience Engineering and Science ke-Emitting Diode. Solar Energy Density. Space Elec• tronics Division • Space Engineering Document • Space SEET: Science End-to-End Test Environment Division • Space Experiments Division • SEF: Sebring (USA-FL) (location identifier) • Software En• Special Engineering Detachment. Spectral Energy Distri• trepreneurs' Group. Solar Energy Flux. Spacecraft Event bution • Spheroidal Equidensity • Stream Editor. Surface• File. Space Environmental Facility • Space Experiment conduction Emitter Display • Systeme d'Equations Dif• Facility • Stability Enhancement Function • System En• ferentielles • Systeme d'Exploitation de Disquettes • Sys• gineering Facility tem Effectiveness Demonstration SEFD: Solar Energy Flux Density SEDAC: Socio-Economic Data and Applications Center SEFI: Service-Formation-Information SEDAR: Submerged Electrode Detection and Ranging SEFIP: Statistical Estimation Fault Isolation Procedure SEDAS: Satellite Environmental Data Acquisition System SEFOR: Servi<;o de Estatfsticas e Fomento de Recursos • Spurious Emission Detection Acquisition System seg: Segue. Segundo SEDB: Specifically Extragalactic Database Seg: Segment. Segmented. Segovia (Spain) • Segregate SEDF: Systeme d'Equations Differentielles Finies • Segregated • Seguente SEDFB: Surface-Emitting Distributed Feedback SEG: Scientific Expert Group • Segment • Selinsgrove - SEDI: Study of the Earth's Deep Interior Penn Valley (USA-PA) (location identifier) • Sequence of Events Generator • Simulation Engineering Group • Sedim: Sedimentology (periodical code) Society of Economic Geologists (USA) • Society of Explo• SEDIX: Selective Dissemination of Indices ration Geophysicists (USA) • Software Engineering Group SEDL: Software Engineering Design Language • Solid-Earth Geophysics • Standardization Evaluation Group. System Evaluation Group SEDN: Systeme Europeen de Documentation Nucleaire SEGF: Surface Embedded Green Function SEDO: Sociedad Espanola De Optica (Spain) SEGPA: Section d'Enseignement General et Professionnel SEDPC: Scientific and Engineering Data Processing Center Adapte (USA) SEGS: Sequence of Events Generation System SEDR: Science Experiment Data Record • Supplemental SEGway: Science Education Gateway Experiment Data Record • Supplementary Experiment Data Record. Supplementary Experimenter Data Record SEH: Senggeh (Indonesia) (location identifier) • Shuttle Elec• • System Effective Data Rate. System Engineering De• tronic Hardware • Solar Equivalent Hour • Solar EUVE partment Report Hitchhicker • Structured Exception Handling SEDS: Small Expendable Deployable System. Small Ex• SE&I: Systems Engineering & Integration pendable Deployer System • Small Expendable Deploy• SEI: Salzburger Elektronik Industrie (Austria) • Science Ed• ment System. Small Expendable-tether Deployer System ucation Institute • Seller End Item • Senhor do Bonfim • Space Electronics Detection System • Students for the (Brazil-BA) (location identifier) • Service d'Electronique Exploration and Development of Space. Support Equip• et d'Informatique • Service des Echanges Internationaux ment Data System • Service Europeen d'Information • Sobolev with Exact Sedt: Sediment Integration (method) • Software Engineering Institute. Space Exploration Initiative. Special Engineering Investi• Sedtn: Sedimentation gation • Special Equipment Item. Specific Emitter Iden• SEE: San Diego - Gillespie (USA-CA) (location identifier) tification • Statistical Engineering Institute. Stockholm • Satellite Energy Exchange • Secondary Electron Emis• Environment Institute (Sweden) • Support Equipment In• sion • Senior Electrical Engineer • Service de I'Energie de stallation • Systems Engineering and Integration • Sys• I'Etat (Luxemburg) • Signing Essential English • Single tem/Equipment Inventory

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SEIA: Solar-Energy Industries Association. Solar-Energy SEM: Safe Emergency Mode • Scanning Electron Micro• Institute of America (*) scope • Scanning Electron Microscopy • Science, Engi• SEIAC: Southeastern Iowa Astronomy Club (USA-IA) neering and Mathematics • Secondary Electron Model • Secondary Electron Mirror • Secondary Emission Moni• SEIC: Solar-Energy Information Center. State Educational tor. Seismometer. Seller's Engineering Memorandum. Information Center (USA) • System Engineering and In• Selma Craig (USA-AL) (location identifier) • Semi-Empi• tegration Contract rical Model. Service d'Echange des Medias. Shared Eq• SEICO: Support Equipment Installation and Checkout uity Mortgage • Shuttle Experiment Module • Sociedad SEICT: Sistema Estadual de Informac;;ao Cientifica e Tec• Espacial Mexicana (Mexico) • Societe d 'Economie Mixte nologica (Brazil) • Solar Environmental Monitor • Solar EUV Monitor • Space Environment Monitor • Space Environment Moni• SEID: Systems Engineering and Integration Division toring • Space Experiment Module. Spectral Evolution• SEIDAM: System of Experts for Intelligent Data Manage• ary Model. Standard Electronic Module. Standard Er• ment ror of the Mean • Stray Energy Monitor • String En• vironmental Module • Structural Econometric Model • SEll: Societe d'Echanges Industriels Internationaux (France) Structural Equation Modelling. Structured Entry Model SEIR: Software and Electronic Information Resources. South• • Subarray Electronics Module. Subcontractor Engineer• east Indian Ridge ing Memorandum. Sun-Earth-M'oon • Systeme d'Entre• SEIS: Shuttle Experiments Integration Support • Single tien Mobile • System Engineering Management • System Element Imaging Spectrograph. Solar-Energy Informa• Environment Monitor • System Error Message tion Service. Spacelab Experiments Integration Support SEMA: Sociedad Espanola de Matematica Aplicada (Spain) • Standard End Item Specification • Submarine Escape • Societe d'Etudes de Mathematiques Appliquees (France) Immersion Suit SEMAA: Science, Engineering, Mathematics and Aerospace Seismol: Seismological • Seismology Academy (USA) SEIST: System Engineering, Integration, and Support Team SEMANE: Sortie d'Eaux Mediterraneennes en Atlantique SEIT: Satellite Educational and Informational Television. Nord-Est System Engineering, Integration and Test. System Eval• SEMD: Stray Energy Monitor Device uation, Integration and Test SEMECCEL: Societe d'Economie Mixte d'Exploitation de SEIU: Service Employees International Union Centres Culturels, Educatifs et de Loisirs (France) SEJ: Seydisfjordur (Iceland) (location identifier) SEMECO: Seccion de Meteoros y Cometas Sek: Sekunde SEMER: ScMma d'Ensemble pour la Metoorologie Routiere SEK: Crown (Sweden) (ISO currency code) • Krona (Swe• SEMI: Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Institute. den) (ISO currency code) • Ksar es Souk (Morocco) (lo• Special Electromagnetic Interference cation identifier) • Svenska Elektriska Kommissionen Semicnd: Semiconductor SEKAS: South East Kent Astronomical Society (UK-England) semih: Semilhora Sel: Select • Selected • Selecting • Selection • Selectivity SEMIR: Support, Exploitation, Maintenance, Informatique • Selector • Selig et Reseaux Sel: Selection • Selectionne • Selectionner SEMIRA: System of Electronic Marks' Interrogation, Reg- SEL: Satellite Experiment Laboratory • Select • Selected istration and Administration Equipment List • Selection • Selector • Self-Extensible Language • Seoul Kimpo (Korea-ROK) (location identi• SEMIS: Solar Energy Monitor In Space fier) • Single-Event Latch-up. Software Engineering Lab• SEMM: Solar Electric Multiple Mission oratory. Space Environment Laboratory. Spontaneously SEMMS: Solar Electric Multiple-Mission Spacecraft Emitted Light • Stabilized Electromagnetic Levitator • Standard Elektrik Lorenz • Systeme d'Echange Local • semp: Sempre Systeme d 'Equations Lineaires • Systeme Electrique et SEMP: System Engineering Management Plan Logiciel • Systems Electronics Laboratory SEMPA: Scanning Electron Microscopy with Polarization SeLA: Seven-Letter Acronym Analysis SELA: Sistema Economico Latino-Americano • Systeme Eco• SEMS: Space Environment Monitor System. Stray Energy nomique Latinoamericain Monitor System • System Engineering Management Stan• dard SELDADS: Space Environment Laboratory Data Acquisi- tion and Display System SEMSQ: Societe des Editeurs de Manuels Scolaires du Quebec (Canada-QC) SELENE: Selenological and Engineering Explorer Sen: Senate • Senator • Senior • Senza SELF: Self-Eject Launch Facility. Solar Electric Light Fund SEN: Senegal (ISO country code). Sensor. Southend (UK• Selk: Selkirk England) (location identifier) • Special Educational Needs SELPER: Sociedad de Especialistas Latino-americanos en • System Engineering Notice Percepcion Remota SENAMHI: Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia e Hidrologia SELRAS: Space Environment Laboratory Retrieval and Anal• (Bolivia) ysis System SENAMI: Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia e Hidrologia SELT: Self-Eject Launch Technique (Peru) SELV: Separated Extra-Low Voltage. Small Expendable SenAR: Sendai Astronomiaj Raportoj (periodical code) Launch Vehicle SEND: Shared Equipment Need Date SELVS: Small Expendable Launch Vehicle Services SENEAM: Servicios a la Navegacion en el Espacio Aereo SELY: Southeasterly Mexicano Sem: Semaine. Semana • Semanal • Semester. Semicolon Senr: Senior • Seminar • Seminary • Standard Error of the Mean Sens: Sensitive. Sensitivity. Sensor Sem: Seminaire SENS: Sensitive

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Sensi: Sensible SEPT: Service d'Etude de la Poste et des Telecommunications Sent: Sentido - Sentier - Societe Europeenne de Programmes de Television Sen. VP: Senior Vice-President SEPTR: Solar Energetic Particle Tracer SE~: Satellite for Earth Observation - SaufErreur ou Omis• SEPUP: Science Education for Public Understanding Pro- sion - Seguela (Ivory Coast) (location identifier) - Senior gram Executive Officer _ Senior Experimental Officer _ Societe seq: Sequens - Sequente - Sequitur Europeenne d'Optique - Society of Education Officers - Seq: Sequel - Sequence - Sequential Socio-Economic Objective - Special Engineering Order - Special Equipment Operator - Synchronous Equatorial SEQ: Semantically Equivalent Query - Sequence - Sequencer Orbit - Synchronous Equatorial Orbiter - Sungai Palming (Indonesia) (location identifier) SEOCS: Sun Earth Observatory and Climatology Satellite SEQAS: South East Queensland Astronomical Society (Aus- SEON: Solar Electronic Observing Network _ Solar Electro- tralia-QLD) Optical Network seqq: Sequentia _ Sequentibus SEOO: Sauf Erreur Ou Omission SEQT: Sequential Threshold S/EOS: Standard Earth Observation Satellite SEQUAL: Seasonal Equatorial Atlantic Experiment SEOS: Standard Earth Observation Satellite - Stationary SEQUEL: Structured English Query Language Earth Orbit Satellite - Synchronous Earth Observation Ser: Serbian - Serial - Serie - Series - Sermon _ Serpens• Satellite - Synchronous Earth Observatory Satellite Serpentis (constellation) - Service Sep: Separable - Separate - Separated - Separation _ Sep• Ser: Serie tember - Septembre SER: Safety Evaluation Report _ Scanning Emission Ra• SEP: Scientific and Engineering Personnel - Sclerose En Plaques - Separation - September - Septembre - Serial diometer - Secretariat d'Etat a la Recherche - Section Efficace Radar - Sequential Events Recorder _ Serial - Entry Printer _ Service de I'Electronique Physique - Shut• Service Employment Redevelopment - Seymour Freeman tle Electronics Package - Societe Europeenne de Propul• (USA-IN) (location identifier) - Site Evaluation Report sion - Solar Electric Power - Solar Electric Propulsion - Solar Energetic Particle - Solar Energetic Proton _ Source - Solar Extinction Radiometer - Special Environmental Report - State of the Environment Support _ Stop End Evaluation Panel - South Ecliptic Pole - Space Electron• of Runway - Support Equipment Requirement _ Surface ics Package - Special Embassy Programme _ Spherical Electrical Resistivity - System Environment Recording - Error Probable - Spherical Error Probability _ Spheroidal Systems Engineering Report Equipotential - Standard Electronic Package - Standard Engineering Practice - Standard Error of Prediction _ SERA: Southern (extremity of the) Earth's Rotation Axis Stephenville Clark (USA-TX) (location identifier) _ Su• SERAL: Southeastern Region of the Astronomical League pervisor Executive Program - Support Equipment Pack• (USA) age - Surface d'Energie Potentielle _ System Enhance• SERAPHIM: Segmented Rail Phased Induction Motor ment Plan - Systems Effectiveness Plan - Systems Engi• neering Plan - Systems Engineering Process Serb: Serbia - Serbian SEPA: Scottish Environment Protection Agency (UK-Scot• SERB: Shuttle Engineering Review Board - Southeast Re• land) - Site Engineering Project Authorization _ South• gional Bureau _ Strategic Education Research Board _ eastern Planetarium Association (USA-FL) - State Envi• Study of the Enhanced Radiation Belt - Support Equip• ronmental Protection Agency ment Review Board _ Systems Engineering Review Board SEPAC: Space Experiment with Particle Accelerators SERBS: Surface Energy and Radiation Balance System SEPAP: Shuttle Electrical Power Analysis Program SERC: Satellite Education Resource Consortium - Scien• SEPAR: Shuttle Electrical Power Analysis Report tific and Engineering Research Council - Smithsonian En• vironmental Research Center _ Software Engineering Re• Separat: Separativo search Centre - Space Engineering Research Centre - State SEPC: Space Exploration Program Council Emergency Response Commission SEPD: Systems Engineering and Programmatics Depart• SERCnet: SERC Network ment SERD: Socio-:Economie de la Recherche et du Developpement SEPG: Software Engineering Process Group - Stored Energy Rotary Drive _ Support Equipment Rec• SEPIA: Structured Elicitation and Processing of Ideas for ommendation Data Authoring SERDP: Strategic Environmental Research and Develop• SEPICA: Solar Energetic Particle Charge Analyzer ment Program SEPIL: Selective Excitation of Probe Ion Luminescence SERE: Spatial Effective Resolution Element SEPL: Set-oriented Picture Programming Language SERENDIP: Search for Extraterrestrial Radio Emission from Nearby Developed Intelligent Populations Sepn: Separation SEREP: System Environment Recording, Editing and Print• SEPO: Space Electric Power Office ing SEPOR: Service des Programmes des Organismes de Recher• SERF: Solar Electromagnetic Radiation Flux - Space En• che vironment Research Facility - Study of Energy Release in SEPP: Secure Electronic Payment Protocol - System Effec• Flares tiveness Program Plan Serg: Sergeant - Sergent SEPR: South Ecliptic Pole Region SERG: Saint Empire Romain Germanique SEPRA: Service d'Expertise des PhenomEmes de Rentrees Atmospheriques SERI: Solar Energy Research Institute - System for Earth Resource Information - Systems Engineering Research In• SEPS: Solar Electric-Propelled Spacecraft - Solar Electric stitute Propulsion System - Solar Electronic Propulsion System SERIES: Satellite Emission Radio Interferometric Earth SEPST: Solar Electric Propulsion System Technology Surveying - Satellite Emission Range Infrared Earth Sur• SEPSU: Science and Engineering Policy Studies Unit veying Sept: September - Septembre - Septiembre SERIN: Synthetic Environments Research Initiative

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SERIS: State of the Environment Reporting Information SESL: Self-Erecting Space Laboratory. Space Environmen• System tal Simulation Laboratory • Space Environment Simula• SERlWA: Solar Energy Research Institute of Western Aus- tion Laboratory tralia SESMI: Systems Engineering Support and Management In• SERME: Sign Error Root Modulus Error tegration SERN: Single-Expansion Ramp-Nozzle. Southeastern SESNET: Space and Earth Science Network SERNG: Saint Empire Romain de la Nation Germanique SESP: Space Environmental Satellite Program. Space Ex- periment Support Program serno: Serial Number SESPD: Space and Earth Science Programs Directorate SERO: System Engineering Release Order SESQUINET: Sesquicentennial Network SERPA: Societe d'Enquete et de Recherche sur les Pheno• mimes Aerospatiaux (France) Sess: Session SESS: Space Environmental Support System. Space Envi• SERPIA: Service d'Etudes et de Realisation des Produits ronment Sensor Suite d'Information Avances SEST: School of Engineering, Systems and Technologies. SERS: Shuttle Enhanced Reconfiguration System. Shuttle Swedish-ESO Submillimeter Telescope Equipment Record System. Support Equipment Require• ments Sheet. Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Set: Setembro • Settembre • Settlement SERT: Service d'Etudes et de Realisations Techniques. So• SET: San Esteban (Honduras) (location identifier) • Satel• ciety of Electronic and Radio Technicians • Space Electri• lite Environmental Terminal • Science Engineering and cal Rocket Test • Space Electronic Rocket Test Technology. Science-Engineering-Technology. Scientists• Engineers-Technicians • Secured Encrypted Transaction SERTIT: Service Regional de Traitement d'Image et de • Secure Electronic Transaction (*) • Setembro • Sim• Teledetection plified Engineering Technique. Simultaneous Engineering SERTS: Solar EUV Rocket Telescope and Spectrograph Technology. Simulated Emergency Test. Single-Electron Transistor. Single-Electron Transport. Single-Electron SERURE: Service des Energies Renouvelables et de l'Util- Thnnelling • Single Escape Tower • Software Engineer• isation Rationnelle de I'Energie (France) ing Technology • Solar Energy Thermionic • Spacecraft Serv: Service Elapsed Time. Space Education Trust. Space Electron• SERV: Service. Space Emergency Reentry Vehicle ics and Telemetry. Standard d'Echange et de Transfert • Stress-Energy Tensor. Systeme d'Echange et de Transfert SES: Satellite Earth Station. Sciences Economiques et So• • Systems Engineering Test ciales • Scientific Exploration Society • SCSI Enclosure Services • Secondary Electron Scattering. Second Epoch SETA: Satellite Electrostatic Triaxial Accelerometer. Sys• tems Engineering and Technical Assistance Survey. Section d'Education Specialisee • Section d'Etu• des Specialisees • Selma Selfield (USA-AL) (location iden• SETAC: Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chem• tifier) • Senior Executive Service • Service Evaluation istry • System Engineering and Technical Assistance Con• System • Severely Errored Seconds • Ship Earth Station tract. System Engineering and Technical Assistance Con• • Shuttle Engineering Simulation • Shuttle Engineering tractor. System Engineering Technical Advancement Cen• Simulator • Signal Enhancement Seismograph • Simula• ter tion Environment System • Societe Europeenne des Satel• SETAR: Serial Event Timer And Recorder lites • Socioeconomic Status. Software Evaluation Sub• panel. Solar Eclipse Sensor. Solar Energy Society. Solar SETAS: Space Environments and Technology Archive Sys- Environment Simulator • Space Environment Simulator tem • Space Erectable Structure. Special-Emphasis Study. SETC: Space and Environment Technology Center Spinning Earth Sensor. Stand-alone Edit Station. Struc• ture of Earnings Statistics. Sun-Earth-Satellite • Super• SE&TD: System Engineering & Technical Direction Eddington Source • Suprathermal Electron Spectrometer SETD: Space Environment Test Division • System Engi- • Surface Effect Ship • Systems Engineering Simulator neering and Technical Direction SESA: Solar-Energy Society of America. Special Equip• SETE: Support and Electronic Test Equipment ment Stowage Assembly SETEXT: Structure Enhanced Text SESAC: Space and Earth Sciences Advisory Committee SETF: Small-Engine Test Facility SESAM: Secours dans un Etablissement Scolaire face it un Accident Majeur • Surface Effective Sample Monitor • Setg: Setting Surface Effects Sample Monitor (*) • System for Elec• SETHI: Systeme Experimental de Telooetection Hyperfre• tronic Support of Academic Material quence Imageur SESAME: Satellite Experiments Simultaneous with Antarc• SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence tic Measurements • Search for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Education. Second European Stratospheric SETIM: Service des Equipements et des Techniques Instru- Arctic and Mid-latitude Experiment • Service, Sort And mentales de la Meteorologie Merge. Severe Environmental Storms And Mesoscale Ex• S-et-L: Saime-et-Loire (France) periment • Solid Earth Science and Application Missions SETL: Science Experiment Test Laboratory for Europe. Structure and Energetics of the Stratosphere and Mesosphere Setlg: Settling SESC: Shuttle Events Sequential Control. Societe d'Editions S-et-M: Seine-et-Marne (France) Scientifiques et Culturelles (France) • Societe d'Etude de SETN: Science and Engineering Television Network la Solidification et de la Cristallogenes e (France) • Soft• ware Engineering Standards Committee. Space Environ• S-et-O: Seine-et-Oise (France) ment Services Center SETP: System Engineering Test Phase SESD: Science and Engineering Systems Division • Soft• SETS: Set Equation Transformation System. Shuttle Elec• ware Engineering Systems Division trodynamic Tether System • Solar Electric Test Satellite SESE: Space Electronics Support Equipment Sett: Settembre

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SEU: Scan Electronics Unit. Seronera (Tanzania) (location SFA: Sales Force Automation. Scientific Film Association identifier) • Service des Echanges Universitaires • Single• (UK) • Securities and Futures Authority (UK) • Seg• Event Upset. Smallest Executable Unit. Soft Error Up• mented Flow Analysis. Selling Forces Automation. Sfax set. Solar Energy Update (periodical) • Source Entry (Tunisia) (location identifier) • Single Failure Analysis. Utility. Structure and Evolution of the Universe Single-Frequency Approach. Small Fine Arm. Space• port Florida Authority (USA-FL) • Spatial Frequency An• SEUL: Support Equipment Utilization List alyzer • Star Formation Activity. Step Frequency Anal• seuo: Salvo Error u Omision yser • Stephen F. Austin. Stereo Field Analyzer. Sun Sev: Several. Sevilla (Spain) Finder Assembly. Supplementary Failure Analysis. Sur• face Force and Adhesion. Surface Force Assembly. Sur• SEV: Seccion de Estrellas Variables. Sensor Equivalent Vis• face Forces Adhesion • Survey Feedback Action • Sweet ibility • Severe. Severo doneck (Ukraine) (location iden• Fanny Adams tifier) • Status-Error-Validity SFAA: San Francisco Amateur Astronomers (USA-CA) SEVA: Surface Extravehicular Activity SFAAA: South Florida Amateur Astronomers Association SEVIRI: Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager (USA-FL) Sevl: Several SFACI: Software Flight Article Configuration Inspection SEVP: Status-Error-Validity-Parity SFAPS: Space Flight Acceleration Profile Simulator SEVPCD: Syndicats des Entreprises de Vente par Corre- SFAR: Special Federal Aviation Regulation (USA) • Star*s spondance et it Distance (France) Family of Astronomy Resources (now SFARR) SEVS: Simulation and Evaluation System SFARR: Star*s Family of Astronomy and Related Resources (formerly SFAR) SEVUPS: South Eastern Virginia Urban Plume Study SFAS: Statement of Financial Accounting Standards SEW: Siwa (Egypt) (location identifier) • Software Engi- neering Workshop SFASU: Stephen F. Austin State University (USA-TX) SEWB: System Engineering Workbench SFB: Sanford (USA-FL) (location identifier) • Societe Fran- <;aise de Biometrie (France) • Sonderforschungsbereich • SEWG: Scheduling Efficiency Working Group. Sustaining Spezialforschungsbereich • Sternfreunde Breisgau (Ger• Engineering Working Group. System Effectiveness Work• many) • Super Fast Build ing Group SFBA: Societe Fran<;aise de Bibliometrie Appliquee (France) SEWP: Scientific and Engineering Workstation Procure• SFBI: Share Frame Buffer Interconnect ment Sfc: Surface SEWS: Satellite Early Warning System • Sun-End Work Station SFC: Saint-Fran<;ois (Guadeloupe) (location identifier) • Sec• ondary Focus Camera. Selection Filter Control. Shopfloor Sex: Sextans-Sextantis (constellation) Control • Societe Fran<;aise de Chimie (France) • Societe SEX: Sundays Excepted. Sembach (Germany) (location Francophone de Classification • Space Flight Center • identifier) • Software Exchange. Systeme d'Exploitation Specific Fuel Consumption. Standing Finance Committee Sext: Sextant • Star Field Camera. Subject Field Code. Subject Field Coder. Supercritical Fluid Chromatography. Surface. SEY: Secondary Electron Yield. Selibaby (Mauritania) (lo- Synchronized Framing Camera cation identifier) SFCC: Santa Fe Community College (USA-MN) Seyf: Seyfert SFCG: Space Frequency Coordination Group SEYM: Secondary Electron Yield Measurement SFCS: Survival Flight Control System SEYMS: Secondary Electron Yield Measurement System SFD: San Fernando de Apure (Venezuela) (location identi• SEYS: Secondary Electron Yield System fier) • Solar Flux Density. Source Follower per Detector SEZ: Mahe Island (Seychelles) (location identifier) • Special • Start of Frame Delimiter • Sudden Frequency Devia• tion • Switching Field Distribution • System Functional Economic Zone Diagram • System Functional Drawing s/f: Sin Fecha SFDF: Satellite Field Distribution Facility sf: Sin Fecha • Sin Foliar. Square Foot. Sub Finem SFDI: Solar Facility Design Integration. Standard Format Sf: Suriname Guilder (currency) for Digital Images S/F: Safety Factor. Scale Factor. Single Flow. Static SFDK: Stepped-Frequency Delta-K Firing SFDR: Supplementary Format Data Record • Supplemen• SF: Finland (international vehicle registration code) • Fin• tary Formatted Data Record land (postal country code) (now FIN) • Safe. Safety Fac• SFdS: Societe Fran<;aise de Statistique (France) tor. San Francisco (USA-CA) • Sans Frais • Santa Fe (Argentina) • Scale Factor. Science Fiction. Science SFDS: Secondary Flight Display System. Societe Fran<;aise File • Screening Factor • Secondary Failure • Selection De Statistique (France) • System Functional Design Spec• Filter • Senior Fellow • Separation Factor • Shift For• ification ward • Short-term Fluctuation • Shrink Factor • Side SFDT: Site Format Dump Tape Frequency • Signal Frequency • Signaling Frequency • SFDU: Standard Format Data Unit. Standard Formatted Sign Flag. Simulation Facility. Sin Foliar. Single Flow Data Unit • Single Frequency • Skip Flag • Sliding Filter • Small Field • Snow Flurries • Software Factory • Solar Flare • SFE: San Fernando (Philippines) (location identifier) • Scale Source Function. Special Facility. Spontaneous Fission Factor Error. Schottky Field Effect. Seller-Furnished • Spot Face. Square Foot • Standard Form • Standard Equipment. Societe Fran<;aise d'Electrophorese (France) Frequency. Star Field. Star Formation. Star*s Family • Solar-Flare Effect. Solid-Fuel Engine. Star Formation • Start Field • Static Firing • Strong Field • Structured Efficiency • Start Field Extended • Static Feed Electrol• Field. Structure Function. Subcontractor-Furnished • ysis • Stellar Formation Efficiency • Supercritical Fluid Sub Finem • Successful Flight. Superfast. Superfund. Extraction • System Functional Element Surge Filament. Swiss Franc SFEF: Standard Format Exchange File S&FA: Shipping & Forwarding Agent SFEP: Society of Freelance Editors and Proofreaders (UK)

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SFEX: Solar Flare X-ray SFOP: Space Flight Operating Procedure _ Space Flight SFF: Small Form Factor - Solar Forecast Facility - Solid Operations Plan - Space Flight Operations Procedure Freeform Fabrication - Spokane Felts (USA-WA) (location SFOT: Solar Flare Observation Technique identifier) - Standard File Format - Static Firing Facility SFOV: Sounding Field Of View _ Sternfreunde Franken eV (Germany) SFP: Scanning Fabry-Perot - Single Failure Point _ Societe SFFF: Sedimentation Field Flow Fractionation Franc;;aise de Physique (France) - Solar Flare Proton - SFFS: Satellite Freeze Forecast System - Satellite Frost Space Flight Participant - Standard Format Part - Stan• Forecast System dard Form of Payment - Standard Front Page - Summary SFFT: Short Form Functional Test - Superconducting Flux Flight Plan - Surfers Paradise (Australia-QLD) (location Flow Transistor identifier) _ Sustainer Fuel Pressure SFG: Saint-Martin Esperance (French Antilles) (location iden- SFPA: Simplified Floating-Point Addition - Single Failure tifier) - Star Formation Group Point Analysis SFGC: Space Frequency Coordination Group SFPI: Scanning Fabry-Perot Interferometer Sfgd: Safeguard SFpM: Surface Feet per Minute SFGEP: Space Flight Ground Environment Panel SFPM: Surface Feet Per Minute SFGI: Syndicat Franc;;ais des Grossistes Informatiques SFPPL: Short Form Provisioning Parts List SFH: San Felipe (Mexico) (location identifier) - Slow Fre- SFPS: Scanning Fabry-Perot Spectrograph - Secure Fast quency Hopping - Star Formation History Packet Switching - Single Failure Point Summary SFHA: Special Flood Hazard Area SFPT: Societe Franc;;aise de Photogrammetrie et Teledetectio n (France) SFHT: Superfluid Helium Tanker SFPTB: Bulletin de la Societe Franc;;aise de Photogrammetrie SFI: Safi (Morocco) (location identifier) - Santa Fe Institute (USA-NM) _ Schweizerisches Forschungsinstitut (Switzer• et Tel 'edetection (periodical code) land) - Societe Federale d'Investissement - Space Flight SFQ: Sanliurfa (Turkey) (location identifier) Instrumentation - Step Function Input _ Synthetic Final SFQL: Structured Full-text Query Language Index SFr: Swiss Franc (currency) SFIA: San Francisco International Airport (USA-CA) SFR: San Fernando (USA-CA) (location identifier) - Se• SFINX: SRON Fabry-Perot Interferometer Experiment lective File Retrieval - Shop Floor Reporting - Societe SFIR: Sequential Filter Imaging Radiometer Franc;;aise de Radioprotection (France) - Societe Franc;;aise SFJ: Sondre Stromfjord (Greenland) (location identifier) de Radiotelephone (France) - Solar Flare Radiation - Star Formation Rate - Star Forming Region - Swiss Franc (cur• SFJTI: Societe Franco-Japonaise des Techniques Industrielles rency) SFK: SmallTalk Frame Kit - Special Function Key sjfra: Su Factura SFL: Sao Felipe (Cape Verde) (location identifier) - Sec• SFRS: Service du Film de Recherche Scientifique (France) ondary Freon Loop - Sequenced Flashing Lights - Societe Franc;;aise du Livre (France) - Structured Function Lan• SFS: Finnish Standards Association (Finland) - Sequential guage _ Symbolic Flowchart Language Forward Selection - Shared File System - Shuttle Flight Status - Societe Franc;;aise de Sociologie (France) - Solar SFLA: Stupid Four-Letter Acronym Flux Spectrometer - Special Flights Section - Star Field SFLC: Software First Life Cycle Sensor - Sufficient Feature Set - Suomen Standardisoimis• sfm: Surface Feet per Minute liito (Finland) - Synchronous Fluorescence Spectroscopy - System Failure Summary SFM: Sanford (USA-ME) (location identifier) - Scanning Force Microscope - Scanning Force Microscopy - Senior SFSA: Societe Franc;;aise des Specialistes d' Astronomie (Fran• Functional Manager - Sky Flux Map - Solar Flux Moni• ce) (now SF2A) tor - Spectrographe it Fentes Multiples - Spool File Man• SFSM: South Florida Science Museum (USA-FL) ager - Steering Front Mechanism - Structure Framework SFSS: Satellite Field Service Site - Satellite Field Service Model - Sysplex Failure Management Station SFMC: San Fernando Meridian Circle - Satellite Facility SFSU: San Francisco State University (USA-CA) Management Center Sft: Shaft SFMD: Storable Fluid Management Demonstration SFT: Shaft - Short Functional Test - Simulated Flight Test SFME: Storable Fluid Management Experiment - Skelleftea (Sweden) (location identifier) - Special Flight SFMOMA: San Francisco Museum Of Modern Art (USA- Test - Static Firing Test - Structural Fatigue Test - Su• CAl percritical Fluid Technology - System Fault Tolerance - SFMR: Stepped Frequency Microwave Radiometer System Fault Tolerant - System File Table SFN: Santa Fe (Argentina-SF) (location identifier) - Single SFTA: Structural Fatigue Test Article Frequency Network - Star Formation Newsletter SFTF: Static Firing Test Facility SFO: San Fernando Observatory (USA-CA) - San Francisco SFTP: Shielded Foil Twisted Pair - Societe Franc;;aise de (USA-CA) (location identifier) - Sensor de Frente Onda Photogrammetrie et de Teledetec tion (France) - Serious Fraud Office - Simulated Flameout - Single• SFTS: Space Flight Test System Frequency Outlet - Societe Franc;;aise d'Optique (France) - Space Flight Operations SFTSS: Standard Frequency and Time Signal Satellite - SFOC: Shuttle Flight Operations Contractor _ Space Flight Standard Frequency and Time Signal Service Operations Center - Space Flight Operations Complex - SFTSSS: Standard Frequency and Time Signal Satellite Space Flight Operations Contract Service SFOD: Space Flight Operations Director Sftw: Software SFOF: Space Flight Operations Facility SFTWE: Software SFOM: Shuttle Flight Operations Manual - SOC Facility SFU: Safia (Papua New Guinea) (location identifier) - Sam• Operations Manual - Space Flight Operations Manual - ple Fixation Unit - Secure Frame Unit - Simon Fraser Space Flight Operations Memorandum University (Canada-BC) - Solar Flux Unit - Space Flyer

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Unit - Specimen Fixation Unit - Standard Firing Unit - sec: Solar Great Circle - Southern Galaxy Catalog - South Suitable For Upgrade Galactic Cap - Space Geodesy Centre - Stabilized Ground SFUG: Security Features User's Guide Cloud - Stabilizer Gyro Circuit - Superior Geocentric Conjunction _ Surgut (Russia) (location identifier) SFUR: Self-Filtering Unstable Resonator SGCN: Secretariat General du Comite National SFV: Safety of Fishing Vessels - Santa Fe do Sui (Brazil-SP) (location identifier) SGCP: Simple Gateway Control Protocol SFVN: Secure Fast Virtual Networking SGCR: Subcommittee on Global Change Research SFW: Santa Fe (Panama) (location identifier) - Software SGCS: Slave Gyro Control System SFWD: San Francisco Water District (USA-CA) Sgd: Signed SFWE: Static Feed Water Electrolysis SGD: Dollar (Singapore) (ISO currency code) - Solar Geo• physical Data (journal) - SfIlnderborg (Denmark) (location SFWK: Spatial Framework identifier) - Symbolized Graphic Data SFWP: San Francisco Web Professionals (USA-CA) SGDE: Sustainable Gross Domestic Expenditure Sfx: Suffix SGDG: Sans Garantie Du Gouvernement SFX: San Felix (Venezuela) (location identifier) _ Sound SGDN: Secretariat General la Defense Nationale (France) Effect a SGDP: Sustainable Gross Domestic Product SFY: Springfield (USA-MA) (location identifier) SGDT: Store Global Descriptor Table _ Systeme de Gestion SFZ: Smithfield North Central (USA-RI) (location identi• des Donnees Techniques fier) - Sonnenfleckenzyklus Sge: Sagitta-Sagittae (constellation) SF2A: Societe Franc;aise d'Astronomie et d'Astrophysique (France) (formerly SFSA) SGE: Secondary Grid Emission - Simulation Graphics En• vironment - Systeme de Gestion de I'Environnement _ s/g: Su Giro Systeme de Gestion Environnementale sg: Sangho (ISO language code) - Singapore - Singular SGED: Systeme de Gestion Electronique de Documents s/G: Sin Gastos SGEMP: Space-Generated Electromagnetic Pulse - System• Sg: Sungei Generated Electromagnetic Pulse S/G: Salary Grade _ Strain Gauge SGEN: Signal Generator - Syndicat General de I'Education SG: Sa Grace - Sa Grandeur - Salary Grade _ Scenario Nationale - System Generator Generation - Secretaire General - Secretariat General - SGEOS: Second Generation Earth Observation Satellite Secretary General - Senior Grade - Seyfert Galaxy - Ship and Goods - Signal Generator - Signal Ground _ Singa• SGEP: Signaux Geophysiques et Environnements Planetaires pore (ISO country code) - Singapour (ISO country code) SGEPSS: Society of Geomagnetism and Earth, Planetary - Small Gain - Snow Grains - Sollicitor General _ Spe• and Space Sciences (Japan) cific Gravity - Spinglass - StarGuides - Star link Guide - Stern-Gerlach (force) - Stevenage (UK postal code) - SGER: Small Grant for Exploratory Research Strain Gauge - Subgroup - Superconducting Gravimeter SGES: Specialist Group on Expert Systems (BCS) - Super Guppy - Supergroup - Surgeon General - Symbol SGET: Spacecraft Ground Elapsed Time Generator - Systems Generation SGF: Solution Growth Facility - Space Generation Founda• SG&A: Selling, General & Administrative tion (USA-CA) - Springfield (USA-MO) (location identi• SGA: Shared Global Area - Sheghnan (Afghanistan) (lo• fier) - Systeme de Gestion de Fichiers cation identifier) - Shocked Graphite Aggregate - Simple SGFGAS: Societe de Gestion des Fonds de Garantie de Genetic Algorithm - Slave Gyro Assembly - Societe de Geologie Appliquee - Spectrometric Gas Analysis _ Sup• I' Accession Sociale press Go Ahead - Systeme de Gestion des Abonnes _ Sys• SGFI: Schweizerische Gesellschaft zur Forderung der Infor• tem Global Area matik (Switzerland) SGAA: Schweizerische Gesellschaft fur Astrophysik und As• SGFS: Special Group on Functional Standardization tronomie (Switzerland) SGG: Simanggang (Malaysia) (location identifier) _ Sozial- SGAE: Sociedad General de Autores de Espana (Spain) - gerichtsbuch Sociedad General de Autores y Editores (Spain) SGGA: Species-Generating Generic Algorithm SGAF: Servic;o de Gestiio Administrativa e Financeira SGGM: Superconducting Gravity Gradiometer SGAP: Secretariat General pour l'Administration de la Po• SGGS: Satellite Geodesy and Geodynamics Systems (JPL) lice (France) 8GH: Simpson Gumpertz & Heyer Inc. - Springfield (USA- SGAPO: Space Geodesy and Altimetry Project Office OH) (location identifier) SGASAA: Standard Generic Approach to Spacecraft Au• SGHL: Schweizerische Gesellschaft fUr Hydrologie und Lim• tonomy and Automation nologie (Switzerland) SGATC: Second-Generation Advisory Technical Commit• SGI: Sargodha (Pakistan) (location identifier) - Science Group tee Identifier - Silicon Graphics Inc. - Specific Gravity Indi• SGB: Service Geologique de Belgique (Belgium) - Singaua cator - Sun-Glint Imager (Papua New Guinea) (location identifier) - Subgiant Branch SGIM: Shape Globe Invariance Map - Supergiant Branch - Systeme de Gestion Bord SGITS: Spacecraft/GOSS Interface Test System SGBD: Systeme de Gestion de Base de Donnees SGBDOO: Systeme de Gestion de Base de Donnees Oriente 8GJ: Sagarai (Papua New Guinea) (location identifier) Objet SGJP: Satellite Graphic Job Processor SGBDR: Systeme de Gestion de Base de Donnees Relation• SGK: Sangapi (Papua New Guinea) (location identifier) - 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SGL: Manila - Sangley Point (Philippines) (location identi• System. South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (ISO fier) • Schweizerische Gesellschaft fiir Limnologie (Switzer• country code) • South Sandwich Islands (South Georgia land) • Service Geologique du Luxembourg. Surface Grid• and_) (ISO country code) • Space Gateway Support (USA• ding Library VA) • Statistics Gathering System. Steep Glide Slope. SGLDM: Spatial Grey Level Dependence Matrix Subgrid Scale. Supergiant Shell. Symbol Generation and Storage. Symbol Generator and Storage SGLS: Satellite-Ground Link System. Space-Ground Link Station • Space-Ground Link System • Space-to-Ground SGSC: Strain Gauge Signal Conditioner Link System SGSE: Standard Ground Support Equipment SGLSY: Space Ground Link System SGSM: Subgrid Scale Modelling SG M: San Ignacio (Mexico) (location identifier) • Schweiz• SGSN: Serving GPRS Support Node erische Gesellschaft fiir Meteorologie (Switzerland) • Second• SGSO: Space Ground Support Operations Generation Meteosat • Second-Generation Model. Shape Group Method. Special General Meeting SGSP: Subgroup on Standard Procedures SGMC: Supergiant Molecular Cloud SGSTS: Space-to-Ground System Test Set SGML: Standard Generalized Markup Language. Stan• Sgt: Sergeant dard General Markup Language SGT: Society of Glass Technology. Software-Guided Tele• SGMP: Simple Gateway Management Protocol scope. Stuttgart (USA-AR) (location identifier) SGMS: Satellite Geodetic Measuring Site. Space Geodetic SGTE: Scientific Group Thermodata Europe Measurement Site SGtK: Schweizerische Geotechnische Kommission (Switzer- SGMT: Simulated Greenwich Mean Time land) SGN: Ho Chi Minh City - Tan Son Nhat (Viet Nam) (loca• Sgto: Sargento tion identifier) SGts: StarGates SGO: Saint George (Australia-QLD) (location identifier) • SGU: Saint George (USA-UT) (location identifier) Satellite Geodetic Observatory. Sodankyla Geophysical Observatory (Finland) • Sugar Grove Observatory (USA• SGV: Sierra Grande (Argentina-RN) (location identifier) IL) SGW: Saginaw Bay (USA-AK) (location identifier) SGOAA: Space Generic Open Avionics Architecture SGX: Songea (Tanzania) (location identifier) • Spacecraft SGOEM: Schweizerische Gesellschaft fiir Optik und Elek• Glow Experiment tronenmikroskopie (Switzerland) SGY: Skagway (USA-AK) (location identifier) SGOMSEC: Scientific Group on Methodologies for the Safety SG Z: Songkhla (Thailand) (location identifier) Evaluation of Chemicals s/h: Shipping/Handling. Shorthand SGOS: Shuttle Ground Operations Simulation • Shuttle sh: Hyperbolic Sine • Serbo-Croatian (ISO language code) Ground Operations Simulator • Shall. Share. Sheet. Shilling (currency) SGP: Servic;os Geol6gicos de Portugal. Shay Gap (Australia• Sh: Shall • Share. Sheet. Shilling. Shower WA) (location identifier) • Singapore (international vehi• cle registration code) • Singapore (ISO country code) • S/H: Sample/Hold Singapour (ISO country code) • Single Gauss Point. Sin• S&H: Sample & Hold. Shipping & Handling gle Ground Point. Southern Great Plains (USA) • South Galactic Pole. Space Geodesy Program. Space Geodesy SH: lie Sainte-Helene (ISO country code) • Saint Helena Project. Standard Genetic Programming. Standard Guid• (ISO country code) • Sample and Hold • School House ance Package. Starlink General paper. Static Ground • Second Hand • Sequence History • Shack-Hartmann Point • Structure Ground Point • Shoshoni • Showers • Southern Hemisphere • Speckle Holography. StarHeads. State Highway. Subset Header SGPI: Service de Gestion des Programmes et d'Ingenierie • Sulfhydril • Systeme Harmonise SGpK: Schweizerische Geophysikalische Kommission (Swit- SHA: Secure Hash Algorithm. Secure Hashing Algorithm zerland) • Semantic Hypermedia Architecture. Shanghai (China• SGPPV: Systeme de Gestion du Pay-Per-View PRC) (location identifier) • Sidereal Hour Angle. Spher• Sgpr: Singapore ical Harmonic Analysis. System Hazard Analysis SGPS: South Galactic Plane Survey SHAB: Schweizerisches Handelsamtsblatt SGPW: Schweizerische Gesellschaft fiir Pfianzenbauwissen- SHAD: Stellar Horizon Atmospheric Dispersion • Stellar schfaten (Switzerland) Horizon Attitude Determination SGQ: Sanggata (Indonesia) (location identifier) SHADE: Share Dependency Engineering Sgr: Sagittarius-Sagittarii (constellation) SHAEF: Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force SGR: Houston Hull (USA-TX) (location identifier) • Sci• SHAG: Simplified High-Accuracy Guidance ence and Government Reports. Seismic Group Recorder Shak: William Shakespeare (1564-1616) • Set Graphics Rendition • Soft Gamma-ray Repeater • Shaks: William Shakespeare (1564-1616) Soft Gamma Repeater • Specific Growth Rate • Sugar Land - Hull (USA-TX) (location identifier) SHAO: Shanghai Astrononomical Observatory (China-PRC) SGRAM: Synchronous Graphics Random Access Memory SHAPE: Second-generation Hypermedia Application Pro- SGRBE: Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Explorer gramming Environment. Second-generation Hypermedia Application Project Environment • Supreme Headquar• SGRS: Spaceborne Geodynamics Ranging System ters of Allied Powers in Europe • Systematic Horizontal SGS: Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (South_) (ISO Adjustment of Positional Errors country code) • Sandwich Islands (South Georgia and SHAR: Shell Archive • Shell Archiver • Stellar Horizon Sandwich_) (ISO country code) • Sanga Sanga (Philip• Atmospheric Refraction pines) (location identifier) • Satellite Ground Station. Science Ground Segment. Segmented Gamma Scanner. SHARC: Serendipitous High-redshift Archival ROSAT Clus• Sequence Generation System • Sequence Generator Sys• ter • Submillimiter High-Angular Resolution Camera tem • Simple Graphics System • Sixth Generation Sys• SHARE: Safety and Hazard Assessment Research in Europe terns. Societe Generale de Surveillance. Solar Generator • Satellites in Health And Rural Education • Software

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Help for Applications, Research, and Education. Space• SHFS: Superhyperfine Structure station Heat-pipe Advanced Radiator Element SHFT: Shift SHARED: Satellite Health Access for Remote Environment SHG: Second-Harmonic Generation • Segmented Hyper• Demonstrator graphics. Shungnak (USA-AK) (location identifier) SHARES: Sharing of Experience in Space SHGN: Service Hydrologique et Geologique National SHARK: Standard HRTP Archiving and Reprocessing Ker• SHGS: Service Hydrologique et Geologique Suisse (Switzer- nel • Standard HRTP Archiving and Retrieving Kernel land) SHARMOR: Spectrographe Haute-Resolution Meudon-Or• SHH: Shishmaref (USA-AK) (location identifier) say SHI: Shimojishima (Japan) (location identifier) SHARP: Slender Hypervelocity Aerothermodynamic Re• search Probe • Spacecraft Health Automated Reasoning SHIC: Social History and Industrial Classification Prototype • Standard Hardware Acquisition and Relia• SHIE: Spacecraft Health Insurance Engine bility Program • Standard HRTP Archiving and Request Product. Stationary High-Altitude Relay Platform. Sum• SHIEP: Schur-Horn Inverse Eigenvalue Problem mer High-school Apprenticeship Research Program • Su• SHIMS: System Hazard Information Management System per High Altitude Research Project • System for High• SHINE: Solar, Heliospheric, and Interplanetary Environ- Angular-Resolution Pictures ment SHASA: Servicios Aereos de Honduras SA • Small High• SHIP: Standard Hardware Interface Program Altitude Science Aircraft SHAVE: Shared Virtual Environment Shipt: Shipment SHB: Nakashibetsu (Japan) (location identifier) • Second• SHIRL: Serial Holdings in Irish Libraries Harmonic Band SHIVA: SDSS Human Interface and Visualization SHBD: Spectral Hole Burning Device SHJ: Sharjah (UAE) (location identifier) SHC: Shire Indaselassie (Ethiopia) (location identifier) • SHK: Schweizerische Hochschulkonferenz (Switzerland) • Specific Heat Capacity • Spherical Harmonic Coefficient Sehonghong (Lesotho) (location identifier) • Sternwarte • Spontaneous Human Combustion Heiligkreuz Shd: Should SHL: Science Header Line. Semihard Lander. Shift Log- SHD: Shadow. Staunton (USA-VA) (location identifier) • ical Left. Shillong (India) (location identifier) • Shoal Strahlungshydrodynamik. Super-High Definition SHLB: Simulation Hardware Load Box SHDF: Sliding Hinge Double Fold Shld: Shield SHDM: Seeded Hot Dark Matter SHLD: Shield SHDN: Shutdown Shldr: Shoulder S-HDSL: Single-line High-bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line SHLDR: Shoulder SHDSL: Single-line High-bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line. SHLS: Shoals Symmetric High-bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line Shltr: Shelter sjhe: She or He SHLW: Shallow SHe: Supercritical Helium SHM: Nanki Shirahama (Japan) (location identifier). Shut• SjHE: Sundays and Holidays Excepted ter Mechanism. Simple Harmonic Motion. Space Hydro• SHE: Sheffield (Starlink internal code) • Shenyang (China• gen Maser. Spectrometre Heterodyne Submillimetrique. PRC) (location identifier) • Signal Handling Equipment. Stage Handling Manual Special Handling Equipment • Standard Hydrogen Elec• SHME: Single High Magnification Event trode • Supercritical Helium SHEAL: Shuttle High-Energy Astrophysics Laboratory SHN: lie Sainte-Helene (ISO country code) • Saint Helena (ISO country code) • Shelton Sanderson (USA-WA) (lo• SHEBA: Surface Heat Budget of the Arctic (ocean) cation identifier) SHED: Segmented Hypergraphics Editor SHO: Scheduled Order. Service Hydrographique et Oceano• Shef: Sheffield (UK) graphique • Simosato Hydrographic Observatory (Japan) • Sokch'o (Korea-ROK) (location identifier) SHEF: Standard Hydrologic Exchange Format SHEFC: Scottish Higher Education Funding Council SHOALS: Scanning Hydrographic Operational Airborne Li• dar Survey Sheff: Sheffield (UK) SHOE: Shadow-Hiding Opposition Effect SHER: Spectroscopic High-Energy Resolution SHOFM: Systeme Hydrologique Opc§rationnel a Fins Mul• SHERB: Sandia Human Error Rate Bank. Spectroscopic tiples High-Energy Resolution Burst SHOL: Shoal SHERPA: Sources de Haute Energie Relativistes et Proces- SHOLAS: Simosato Hydrographic Observatory Laser Rang• sus d' Accretion-eject ion Structuree ing System Shet: Shetland Islands SHOM: Service Hydrographique et Oceanographique de la SHET: Soleil, Heliosphere et Environnement Terrestre Marine (France) Shetl: Shetland Islands SHOOT: Shuttle Helium On-Orbit Transfer • Superfluid SHEVE: Southern Hemisphere VLBI Experiment Helium On-Orbit Transfer (*) SHEX: Sundays and Holidays Excepted SHORAN: Short-Range Navigation SHF: Shanhaiguan (China-PRC) (location identifier). Short SHOS: Segmentation Hierarchique basee sur 1'0ptimisation History File • Short-term History File • Superhigh Fre• Sequentielle quency SHOT: Society for History Of Technology • Space Hardware SHFE: Space Human Factors Engineering Optimization Technology SHFP: Space Human Factors Program shp: Shaft Horsepower

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SHP: Pound (Saint Helena) (ISO currency code) • Qin• S/l: System Integration huangdao (China-PRC) (location identifier) • Science Hea• Sl: Mimas (satellite of Saturn) • Sample Implementation der Packet. Selective Hydrogenation Process. Shaft Horse• • Sample Interval • Sandwich Islands • Science Instru• power • Standard Header Packet • Sustainer Hydraulic ment • Scientific Information • Scientific Instrument • Pressure Search Information. Selected Item. Semiinsulating • SHPE: Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Sensitive Information. Sensitivity Index. Senter for In• SHPF: Standard Header Packet File dustriforskning • Seriously III • Service d'Information • Shetland Islands. Shift-In. Shipping Instructions. Shut• Shpg: Shipping tle Integration • Siberia • Signal Interface • Signature Shpng: Shipping Invoke • Site Inspection • Slovenia (ISO country code) SHPO: State Historic Preservation Officer • Siovimie (ISO country code) • Smithsonian Institution (USA-DC) • Social Information. Societatis Iesu • So• Shpt: Shipment ciety Island • Society of Indexers (UK) • Solar Inertial SHQ: Southport (Australia-QLD) (location identifier) • Solar Influence • Solar Intertial • Solubility Index • Shr: Share Source Impedance. Source Index. South Island (New Zealand) • Space Invariant. Spark-Ignited. Spark In• SHR: Sheridan (USA-WY) (location identifier) • Shift Log• jection • Sparse Image • Speaker Independent • Special ical Right. Shore. Solar-Heat Reflecting Instruction • Special Interest • Speckle Interferometer • SHRD: Shroud. Supplemental Heat Rejection Device Speckle Interferometry • Spectrum Index • Square Inch SHRI: Spectrometer for Heavy Recoil Ions • Stereo High • Staff Inspector • Staten Island (USA-NY) • Station Resolution Imager Identification • Status Indicator • Statutory Instrument • Stewart Island (New Zealand) • Storage Immediate. SHRIF: System for Heuristic Retrieval of Information and Straight In • Sudden Impulse. Sum Insured. Sustainable Facts Indicator. Sympletic Integrator. Syndicat d'Initiative • SHRIMP: Shallow-water Real-time Imaging Polarimeter Systeme d'Information • Systeme International. System SHRIP: Stereo High-Resolution Imager Panchromatic Information • System Integration SHRM: Society for Human Resource Management SIA: Satellite Industry Association (USA-VA) • Science Im• age Access. Science Information Association. Self-Inter• Shrops: Shropshire (UK-England) stitial Atom. Semiconductor Industry Association. Sen• SHRS: Shores sor Interface Assembly • Serial Input Adapter • Service SHRTLY: Shortly d'Information Aeronautique • Shuttle Induced Atmosphere • Social Impact Assessment • Societe des Ingenieurs de SHS: Sciences de I'Homme et de la Societe. Sciences Hu• I' Automobile. Software Impact Assessment. Solar Iner• maines et de la Societe • Sciences Humaines et Sociales tial Attitude • Speaker Intercom Assembly • Structural • Secure Hash Standard. Shashi (China-PRC) (location Interface Adapter • System Information Agent • System identifier) • Simulation Hardware System • Spatial Het• Integration Area. Xi'An Xiguan (China-PRC) (location erodyne Spectrometer • Spatial Heterodyne Spectroscopy identifier) • Special Hardware System SlAB: Societe Industrielle d' Automatisation Bancaire (Fran• SHSG: Spherical Harmonic Spatial Grid ce) SHSU: Sam Houston Sate University (USA-TX) SiAc: Silicon Accelerometer Sht: Sheet SIAC: Science Instrument Aperture Coordinates • South• SHT: Shepparton (Australia-VIC) (location identifier) • So- eastern Iowa Astronomy Club Inc. (USA-IA). Spatial lar Horizontal Telescope • Space Hand Tool Information and Analysis Consortium ShTC: Short Time Constant SIAD: Systeme Interactif d'Aide a la Decision (*). Systeme Shtdn: Shutdown Interactif d'Aide et de Decision Shtg: Shortage SIADlS: Sistema de Interpretaci6n Automatica De Ima• genes de Satelite SHTR: Shutter SIAE: Salon International de I' Aeronautique et de I'Espace SHTTP: Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol (*) • Secure (France) Hypertext Transport Protocol SIAF: Science Instrument Aperture File SHU: Seton Hall University (USA-NJ). Smith Point (Austra- lia-NT) (location identifier) SlAG: SIAM Activity Group SHUD: Smart Head-Up Display SIAM: Separate Index Access Method. Shipboard Ice Alert and Monitoring. Society for Industrial and Applied Math• SHUTDN: Shutdown ematics (USA-PA) • Systeme d'Information et d' Aide pour shy: Sub Hac Voce. Sub Hoc Verbo les Mutations (France) • System Integrated Access Method Shy: Sheave SIAMR: Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics SHY: Safe High Voltage. Safety-Health-Welfare • Shreve• Review (periodical code) port (USA-LA) (location identifier) SlAP: Standard Instrument Approach Procedure. Statis• SHW: Sharurah (Saudi Arabia) (location identifier) • Sys- tical Institute for Asia and the Pacific. System Integrity tem High Workstation Assurance Program ShWav: Shock Waves (periodical code) SIAPP: System Integrity Assurance Program Plan Shwr: Shower SIAR: Scientific Instrument Analysis Room SHWR: Shower SIAS: Scientific Instrument Aperture System SHX: Shageluk (USA-AK) (location identifier) SIASP: Society for Italian-American Scientists and Physi• cians (USA) SHY: Shinyanga (Zimbabwe) (location identifier) SIASRNR: Scientific and Industrial Association for Space SHZ: Seshutes (Lesotho) (location identifier) Research of Natural Resources SH2: Supercritical Hydrogen SlAT: Scene Image Annotation Tape. Shuttle Independent si: Sauf Imprevu • Singhalese (ISO language code) • Sin Assessment Team (NASA) • Special Image Annotation Impresi6n • Slovenia Tape Si: Silicium • Silicon Sib: Siberia. Siberian

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SIB: Satellite Integrated Buoy • Satellite Ionospheric Bea• Device. Structure Identifier. Sudden Ionospheric Distur• con • Science Instrument Branch • Sibiti (Congo) (loca• bance • Surface-Induced Disorder. Surface-Induced Dis• tion identifier) • Simulation Interface Buffer. Small In• sociation • Symbolic Interactive Debugger. Systeme d'In• novative Business • Sociedade Interplanetaria Brasileira formation Distribue • Systeme d'Information Douanier • (Brazil) • Software Information Base. Solar Indices Bul• System for Information on Demand • System Identifica• letin • Special Investigation Branch. Systems Integration tion • System Identifier • System Interactive Debugger • Board • Systems Interface Bus System Interface Document • System of Information and SIBAN: Sistema Informativo Biblioteche Ateneo Napole• Documentation tano SIDA: Swedish Industrial Development Agency (Sweden) • SIBEX: Submillimeter Infrared Balloon Experiment Swedish International Development Agency (Sweden) (*) • Systeme Informatise de Documentation Automatique SibIZMIR: Siberian Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism, Iono- sphere and Radio Wave Propagation (Russia) SIDAR: Selective Information Dissemination And Retrieval SIBO: Single Board Organiser SIDC: Space Industry Development Centre. Sunspot Index sic: Siccus Data Centre Sic: Sicilian. Sicily SIDD: Scientific Information and Documentation Division SiC: Silicon Carbide SIDES: Source Input Data Edit System SIC: Science Information Council • Scientific Information SIDF: System-Independent Data Format Center. Second In Command. Semantic Integrity Con• SIDL: System Identification List straint • Send Interface Clear • Service de I'Information et de la Communication. Service Initiation Charge. Set SIDPC: Service Interministeriel de Defense et de Protection Initial Condition • Sextant Installation Correction • Sil• Civile icon Integrated Circuit. Simulated Interface Calibration SIDS: Satellite Image Display System • Satellite Imagery • Sinop ('lUrkey) (location identifier) • Software Integra• Dissemination System. Scientific Instrument Detector Sys• tion Contractor • Solar Information Center • Spacecraft tem • Screening Information Data Set • Secondary Im• Identification Code • Special Interest Committee • Spe• agery Dissemination System • Space Investigations Doc• cialized Information Center. Standard Industrial Classifi• umentation System • Stellar Inertial Doppler System • cation. Standard Industrial Code. Standard Instrument Support Integrated Data System Controller. Standards Information Center. Subject In• dex Classification. Subject Index Code. Subject Infor• SIDT: Store Interrupt Descriptor Table mation Center • Survey Information Center • Synchro• SIE: Science Information Exchange. Secondary Ion Emis• nization and Imaging Converter • Synchronization Image sion • Selected Information Exchange • Shuttle Interface Channel. Systeme d'Informations Commerciales Equipment. Simple Imaging Extension. Sines (Portugal) SICA: Structural Interface Compatibility Assessment (location identifier) • Single Instruction Execute. Society SICAR: Sea Ice Chart Archival of Industrial Engineers. Sounding Interactive Evaluation • Surface Ionization Engine. System Integration Engineer SICAS: SSR Improvement and Collision Avoidance System • System Integration Equipment • System Investigation SICC: Surveying Instrumentation and Coordinate Compu- Equipment tation SIEA: Sensor Interface Electronics Assembly SICD: System Interface Control Document SIEB: Security Impact Evaluation Board SI/C&DH: Science Instrument Control & Data Handling SIECA: Summer Institute for Engineering and Computer SICI: Serial Item and Contribution Identifier Applications SICL: Standard Instrument Control Library Siegerl: Siegerland (Germany) SICLOPS: Scanner Imagery Correction and Line-by-line SIEP: Screening Inspection for Electronic Parts. Service Orientation Program d'Information sur les Etudes et les Professions. Struc• SICM: Scientific Instrument Central Module tured Inverse Eigenvalue Problem SICMT: Space Industry Centre for Microwave Technology SIES: Supervision-Inspection-Engineering-Services (Australia) SIESTA: Simulation of Interferometric Detector Sensitive SICP: Selected Ion Current Profile to Gravitational Waves SICS: Scientific Instrument Coordinate System. Scientific Instrument Corrected System. Swedish Institute for Com• SIF: Satellite Integration Facility. Science Information Fa• puter Sciences (Sweden) • Swedish Institute of Computer cility • Science Instrument Formatter. Scientific Instru• Science (Sweden) (*) ment Formatter. Selective Identification Feature. Simra (Nepal) (location identifier) • Societa Italiana di Fisica SICSP: Space Industry Centre for Signal Processing (Italy) • SOGS Integration Facility. Source Input For• SICT: Servic;o de Informac;ao Cientifica e Tecnica mat • Spannungsintensitiitsfaktor • Standard Input For• SICWG: SOHO Intercalibration Working Group mat. Standard Interchange Format. Status Information Frame. Stress-Intensity Factor. Symbol Information File Sid: Siderurgie • System Integration Facility SID: Sal (Cape Verde) (location identifier) • Scanned Image SIFDT: Selected Ion Flow Drift 'lUbe Data • Search In Depth • Secondary Imagery Dissemina• tion • Sequence Information Data. Serial Input Data. SIFE: Second ISLSCP Field Experiment. Stage d'Insertion Service d'Information et de Diffusion. Service d'Infor• et de Formation a I 'Emploi mation et de Documentation • Session Identification • SIFES: SAR Image Feature Extraction System Session Identificator • Session Identifier • Shuttle Inte• gration Device • Simulator Interface Device • Society for SiFoE: Siemens Forschungs und Entwicklungsberichte (pe• Information Display (USA) • Society for International De• riodical code) velopment • Software Implementation Directive. Sound SIFT: Selected Ion Flow 'lUbe. Software Implemented Fault Interface Device • Source Identification • Source Identi• Tolerance. Stanford Information Filtering Tool fier • Source Image Distortion • Specification Interpreta• sig: Signa. Signetur • Siguiente • Siguientes tion Documentation • Standard Instrument Departure • Standard Interface Document. Standard Items Database Sig: Signal • Signal (periodical code) • Signature • Signifi• • Station Identification • Station Identifier • Stored Ion cation • Signifies • Signor • Signore

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SIG: San Juan - Isla Grande (Puerto Rico) (location iden• Gamma a Masque Aleatoire. Systeme d'Information Geo• tifier) • SERIN Infrastructure Group. Service d'Informa• graphique Maritime • Systeme Informatique de Gestion tion du Gouvernement • Service d'Instrumentation Genera• du Materiel Ie • Signal. Sistema de Informacoes Geograficas • Special SIGMET: Significant Meteorological Phenomenon Interest Group. Strasbourg-Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) • Systeme d'Informations de Gestion • Systeme d'Infor• SIGMETRICS: Special Interest Group on Measurement mations Geographiques • Systeme d'Informations Geophy• and Evaluation (ACM) siques • Systeme Jntegre de Gestion SIGMICRO: Special Interest Group on Microprogramming SIGACT: Special Interest Group on Automata and Com• (ACM) putability Theory (ACM) SIGMOD: Special Interest Group on Management of Data SIGADA: Special Interest Group on ADA (ACM) (ACM) SIGAL: Systeme Integre de Gestion Automatisee du Livre Sign: Signature (Belgium) SIGN: Special Interest Group Network (ACM) SIGAPL: Special Interest Group on APL (ACM) Signa: Signorina SIGAPP: Special Interest Group on Applied Computing Signal: Signaletique (ACM) sig. n. pro.: Signa Nomine Proprio SIGARCH: Special Interest Group on Computer Architec• SIGNUM: Special Interest Group on Numerical Mathemat• ture (ACM) ics (ACM) SIGART: Special Interest Group on Artificial Intelligence SIGOIS: Special Interest Group on Office Information Sys- (ACM) tems (ACM) SIGB: Standard Interface Glovebox SIGOPS: Special Interest Group on Operating Systems (ACM) SIGBIO: Special Interest Group on Biomedical Computing SIGP: Scientific Instrument Gas Purge (ACM) SIGPLAN: Special Interest Group on Programming Lan- SIGBIT: Special Interest Group on Business Information guages (ACM) Technology (ACM) SigPr: Signal Processing (periodical code) SIGCAPH: Special Interest Group on Computers and the Sigra: Signora Physically Handicapped-Print Edition (ACM) SIGRAV: Societa Italiana di Relativita Generale e Fisica SIGCAS: Special Interest Group on Computers and Society della Gravitazione (Italy) (ACM) SIGS: Simplified Inertial Guidance System. Stellar Inertial SIGCAT: Special Interest Group on CD-ROM Applications Guidance System. Systeme d'Information Geographique and Technology (ACM) du SHOM SIGCG: Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics (ACM) SIGSAC: Special Interest Group on Security, Audit and SIGCHI: Special Interest Group on Computer and Human Control (ACM) Interaction (ACM) SIGSAM: Special Interest Group on Symbolic and Alge• SIGCOMM: Special Interest Group on Data Communica• braic Manipulation (ACM) tions (ACM) SIGSIM: Special Interest Group on Simulation (ACM) SIGCPR: Special Interest Group on Computer Personnel SIGSMALL/PC: Special Interest Group on Small and Per• Research (ACM) sonal Computing Systems and Applications (ACM) (now SIGCSE: Special Interest Group on Computer Science Ed• SIGICE) ucation (ACM) SIGSOFT: Special Interest Group on Software Engineering SIGCUE: Special Interest Group on Computer Uses in Ed- (ACM) ucation (ACM) SIGTRANS: Signal Transmissions SIGDA: Special Interest Group on Design Automation (ACM) SIGUCCS: Special Interest Group on University and Col• SIGDOC: Special Interest Group on Documentation (ACM) lege Computing Services (ACM) SIGFORTH: Special Interest Group on Forth (ACM) SIGWEX: Significant Weather SIGGRAPH: Special Interest Group on Computer Graph- SIG3C: Special Interest Group for Computing at Commu• ics (ACM) nity Colleges • Special Interest Group on Computing in Community Colleges (*) SIGH: Systeme d'Information Geographique Hydro-oceanique SIH: Silgadi Doti (Nepal) (location identifier) • Systeme SIGHT: Scintillation Imaging Gas-filled Hard X-ray Tele• Informatique Hospitalier scope SIHI: Sampled Images - High dispersion (ruE) SIGICE: Special Interest Group on Individual Computing Environments (ACM) (formerly SIGSMALL/PC) SIHRS: Systeme d'Information Hydrogeologique a Reference Spatiale sigill: Sigill urn SIHT: Space Impact Hand Tool SIGINT: Signal Intelligence SII: Enceladus (satellite of Saturn) • Science Information SIGIR: Special Interest Group on Information Retrieval Infrastructure. Sidi Ifni (Morocco) (location identifier) • (ACM) Space Industries Inc. (USA-TX) • Standards Institution SIGLE: System for Information on Grey Literature in Eu• of Israel • Static Invocation Interface • System Internal rope Interface SIGLINK: Special Interest Group on Hypertext/Hypermedia SIIA: Software and Information Industry Association (USA• (ACM) DC) SIGLIT: Special Interest Group on Library Information Tech• SIIB: Sistema Integrado de Informac;iio Bibliognifica da Re• nology (USA) giiio Centro (Portugal) SIGMA: Science In General management. Scientist's Intel• SIICT: Sistema Internacional de Informacion Cientifica y ligent Graphical Modelling Assistant. Stochastic-Integra• Tenica tion Global Minimization Algorithm. Systeme d'Imagerie SSID: Systeme Interactif d'Interrogation a Distance

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SIIG: Service Interuniversitaire d'Informatique et de Ges- SIMD: Salon International du Marketing Direct • Single tion Instruction - Multiple Data SIll: Tethys (satellite of Saturn) SIMECA: Simulations pour Etoiles Chaudes Actives SIIMOD: Scalable Intelligent Image Module SIMEX: Simulation and Extrapolation SlIP: Standard Information Interchange Process SIMFAC: Simulation Facility SIIR: Smithsonian Institution Information Retrieval (sys• SIMKO: Societe Immobiliere de Kourou (French Guyana) tem) SIMM: Single In-line Memory Module. SME Internal Mar- SIIRS: Smithsonian Institution Information Retrieval Sys• ket Monitor • Standard In-line Memory Module • Sym• tem bolic Integrated Maintenance Manual. System-Integrated SIIS: Sea Ice Information System Memory Module SIlT: Stateless Ip/ICMP Translation. Stateless Ip/ICMP SIMO: Stage d'Initiation aux Methodes d'Observation Translator SIMOX: Separation for Implantation of Oxygen SIJ: Siglufjordur (Iceland) (location identifier) SIMP: Satellite Information Message Protocol SIK: Sikeston (USA-MO) (location identifier) SIMPL: Scientific, Industrial, and Medical Photographic Sil: Silence Laboratories. Synoptic Interplanetary Monitor Platform SIL: Sample In Liquid. Satellites International Ltd .• Scan• SIMPLE: Semi-Implicit Method for Pressure-Linked Equa• ner Input Language. Selected Item List. Sila (Papua tion • Spatial and Inductive Modelling Package for Land New Guinea) (location identifier) • Silver. Single In Line Evaluation • Societas Internationalis Limnologiae • Sound Interfer• SIMPLEX: Shuttle Ionospheric Modification with Pulsed ence Level • Speech Interference Level • Sudden Iron Localized Exhaust. Standard Incubator Module for Porta• Layer • System Implementation Language. Systems In• ble Late-access Experiment tegration Laboratory SIMPO: Simulation Promotion Office SiLA: Six-Letter Acronym SIMPR: Structured Information Management, Processing SILEX: Satellite Interlink Experiment • Satellite Interor• and Retrieval bit Laser Experiment. Semiconductor Intersatellite Laser Experiment. Semiconductor (laser) Intersatellite Link Ex• SIMR: Systems Integration Management Review periment SIMS: Sea Ice Monitoring Site. Secondary Ion Mass Spec• SILMA: Structur Interne Lancement Multiple Ariane trometer • Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry. Secondary Ion Mass Spectroscopy • Selective Interference Modula• SILO: Sampled Images - Low dispersion (IDE) tion Spectrometer. Shuttle Imaging Microwave System. SILO ON: Scripting Interface Language for Object-Oriented Shuttle Inventory Management System • Stellar Inertial Numerics Measurement System • Symbolic Integrated Maintenance SILS: Satellite Interference Location System System SILTS: Shuttle Infrared Leeside Temperature Sensing SIMSAT: Simulation Infrastructure for Modelling Satellites sim: Simile SIMSWG: Space Interferometry Mission Science Working Group Sim: Similar. Similarly. Simulate. Simulated. Simula• tion • Simulator SIMU: Simulated Inertial Measurement Unit SIM: Satellite Interpretation Message. Scaling Index Method Simul: Simulation (periodical code) • Science Instrument Module (*) • Scientific Instrument SIMULA: Simulation Module • Scientific Instrumentation Module • Secondary SIMURIS: Solar-system Interferometric Mission for Ultra• Ion Microscope • Secondary Ion Microscopy • Seismome• high-Resolution Imaging and Spectroscopy. Stellar Inter• ter • Selected Ion Monitoring • Serial Interface Module ferometric Mission for Ultrahigh-Resolution Imaging and • Servicio de Informaci6n Militar • Simbai (Papua New Spectroscopy Guinea) (location identifier) • Simulation. Simulator. Sistema Interamericano de Metrologia • Society for Infor• sin: Sine. Sinecure. Sinestra • Sinus mation Management • Solar Interplanetary Model • So• SiN: Silicon Nitride lar Irradiance Measurement. Solar Irradiance Monitor • Space Interferometry Mission • Special Interaction Model SIN: Sensitive Information Network. Sinaloa (Mexico) • Sine. Singapore Changi (Singapore) (location identifier) • Stellar Image Monitor. Subscriber Identification Mod• • Support Information Network. Swedish Ionosonde Net• ule • Subscriber Identify Module • Subscriber Identity Module (*) • Survey Information on Microfilm. Systems work Integration Model SINAP: Satellite Input to Numerical Analysis and Predic• SIMA: Secondary-mirror Incremental Motor Actuator. Small tion Incremental Motion Actuator SINAPS: Systeme Integre d'Acquisition par Satellite. Sys- SIMAI: Societa Italiana di Matematica Applicata e Indus- tem of Integrated Acquisition Procedures for Satellite triale (Italy) SIN AS: Sir Isaac Newton Astronomical Society (USA-PA) SIMAN: System for Interactive Multispectral Analysis SINC: Site of Important Nature Conservation SIMAP: Systeme d'Information pour les Marches Publics SINCHARS: Single-Channel Radio System SIMAS: Shuttle Information Management Accountability SIND: Satellite Inertial Navigation Determination System SINDA: Systems Improved Numerical Differences Analyzer 51mb: Simbolo • Systems Improved Numerical Differencing Analyzer. SIMBA: SEST Imaging Bolometer Array. Solar Irradiance Systems Integrated Numerical Differencing Analyzer Monitoring from Balloons SINE: Spacecraft-Induced and Natural Environment. Sum• SIMBAD: Set of Identifications, Measurements and Bibli• mer In Northern Europe ography for Astronomical Data. Sistema Municipal de SINET: Schlumberger Information Network Bases de Datos SINEX: Software-Independent Exchange (format) • Solu• SIMC: Surveillance Infrastructure Management Concept tion Independent Exchange SimCom: Simulation Complex Sing: Singapore. Singular. Singulorum

A. Heck StarBriefs 2001 652 Star Briefs 2001 sinh: Hyperbolic Sine. Sinus Hyperbolic SIPWR: System Integrated Pressurized Water Reactor SINS: Ships' Inertial Navigation System. Sphere Isotherme SIQ: Singkep (Indonesia) (location identifier) Non-Singuliere • Supernova Intensive Study SIQA: Sistema Integrado da Qualidade do Ambiente (Por• SINSS: Shipboard Ice Navigation Support System tugal) SINTEF: Stiftelsen for Industriell og Teknisk Forskning (Nor• SIR: Safe Integral Reactor. Scientific Information and Re• way) trieval • Scientific Information Retrieval. Selective Item SiO: Silicon Monoxide Reporting • Selective Information Retrieval • Semantic Information Retrieval. Serial Infrared. Service d'Infor• SIO: Scalable Input/Output. Scripps Institution of Oceanog• mations Rapides • Service Informatique Regional. Shut• raphy (USA-CA) • Serial Input/Output. Service Infor• tle Imaging Radar. Signal-to-Interference Ratio. Signa• matique de I'Observatoire • Smithton (Australia-TAS) (lo• ture Identification Record. Sion (Switzerland) (location cation identifier) • Staged In Orbit. Systems Integration identifier) • Small Income Relief. Software Initiated Re• Office view. Spaceborne Imaging Radar. Space Imaging Radar SlOE: Service Information-Orientation-Emploi • Special Information Retrieval • Special Inspection Re• SION: Stichting Informatica Onderzoek in Nederland (Ne• quirement • Special Investigative Requirement. Special• therlands) ized Information Retrieval. Spectral Irradiance Response SlOP: Single Integrated Operational Plan • Single Inte• • Statistical Information Retrieval. Subsurface Interface Radar. Surveys, Investigations, and Research (USGS) grated Operations Plan • Sustainable Information Rate • Sustained Information SIP: Satellite Information Processor. Scanner Interface Pro• Rate. Symbolic Input Routine. Systeme Informatise de cessor • Scientific Instrument Package. Semi-Infinite Pro• Reservation. System Initialization Routine. System In• gramming • Separation Instrumentation Package. Sepa• terface Requirement. Systems Integration Review ration Instrument Package. Service Identification Packet • Session Initiation Protocol. Short Implementation Plan SIRA: Scientific Instrument Research Association. Stable Isotope Radio Analysis • Simferopol (Ukraine) (location identifier) • Simulated Input Processor. Simulated Input Profile. Single-Image SIRC: Science Information Research Center Pattern. Single Inhibition Process. Single In-line Pack• SIRCA: Simulador Reactivo de Conducci6n de Automoviles age. Single-Investigator Project. Sky Image Processor • Stockholm Infrared Camera • SMDS Interface Protocol • SOC Implementation Plan • Software Implementation Plan • SOGS Invocable Pro• SIRD: SOC Implementation Requirements Document. Sup• cedure • Solar and Interplanetary Program. Solar Influ• port Instrumentation Requirements Document ence Program. Solar Instrument Probe. Solar Irradiance SIRE: Satellite Infrared Experiment. Space Infrared Ex• Photometer. Standard Inspection Procedure. Standard periment • Stichting Ideele Reclame Interest Profile. Standard Interface Panel. Standard In• terface Plan. Strain Isolation Pad • Strain Isolator Pad • SIREV: Sector Imaging Radar for Enhanced Vision. SIAM Strategic Information Plan. Supplemental Income Plan. Review Symbolic Input Program. System Improvement Program SIRGAS: Sistema de Referencia Geocentrico para America • System Interface Processing del Sur SIPAD: Systeme d'Information, de Presentation et d'Acces SIRH: Systeme d'Information des Ressources Humaines aux Donnees SIRI: Service Integre de Ressources d'Information SIPB: Student Information Processing Board • Scientific Service Informatique de Renseignements Interna- Information Policy Board (CERN) SIRIEL: tionaux Electroniques SIPC: Simply Interactive Personal Computer SIRIM: Synthetic Infrared Imaging Model. Standards and SIPE: Science Instrument Payload Enclosure. Science In• Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia strument Payload Envelope. Science Instrument Protec• tive Enclosure • Science Instrument Protective Envelope SIRIS: Stratospheric Infrared Interferometric Spectrometer • Scientific Instrument Payload Enclosure. Scientific In• SIRM: Scanning Infrared Microscopy strument Payload Envelope. Scientific Instrument Pro• tective Enclosure. Scientific Instrument Protective Enve• SIRMO: Senior Information Resource Management Officer lope SIRN: Societa Italiana di Reti Neuroniche (Italy) SIPES: Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists SIROG: Situation-Related Operational Guidance SIPHES: Sistema de Predicci6n de Heladas por Satelites SIROS: Solar and Infrared Radiation Observation Station SIPO: Serial In - Parallel Out. Spacecraft Integration Pro- SIRQ: Session Initiation Request ject Office SIRR: Software Integration Readiness Review SIPOP: Satellite Information Processor Operational Pro• gram SIRS: Satellite Infrared Sounder • Satellite Infrared Spec• trometer • Selective Information Retrieval System • Ses• SIPP: Single In-line Pinned Package • Single In-line Pin sion Initiation Response. Soils Information Retrieval Sys• Package. System Information Processing Program tem • Southern International Reference Stars • Systeme SIPPEREC: Syndicat Intercommunal de la Peripherie de d'Information a Reference Spatiale • System for Informa• Paris pour I'Electricite et les Reseaux de Communication tion Retrieval and Storage (France) SIRT: Simultaneous Iterative Reconstruction Technique • SIPRI: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Synchronous Intelligent Remote Terminal (Sweden) SIRTF: Shuttle Infrared Telescope Facility. Space Infrared SIPS: Satellite Image Processing System. Satellite Imagery Telescope Facility (*) Processing System • Satellite Input Processing System SIRUS: Systeme Integre de Reception et d'Utilisation des • Small Instrument Pointing System • SOGS Invokable Satellites Procedures • Spatial Information Processing System • Spectral Image Processing System • State Implementa• Sis: Sister tion Plan System SiS: Silicon Sulfide SIPSF: Space-Invariant Point Spread Function SIS: Safety Interlock System. Scanning Image Spectrom• SIPT: Societe Internationale de Photogrammetrie et de Tele• eter • Scanning Imaging Spectrometer • Schengen Infor• de tection mation System • School of Information Science. Schwer

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Ionen Synchrotron • Science Information Service • Sci• • Single Instrument Test. Site Investigation Team. Sitka entific Information System • Scientific Instrument Sys• (USA-AK) (location identifier) • Situation • Small-to• tern. Semantic Index System. Semiconducteur-Isolant• Intermediate-size Telescope. Small-to-Intermediate Tele• Semiconducteur • Semiconductor-Insulator-Semiconductor scope • Society of Industrial Technology • Software In• • Serial Input Special • Shimano Index System • Shock tegrated Test. Space Impact Tool. Special Information Isolation System. Shuttle Imaging Spectrometer. Shut• Tone. Spectro-Imageur Transportable. Spontaneous Ig• tle Information Service • Shuttle Information System • nition Temperature • SSV Integrated Test • Stopping Shuttle Integration Schedule. Shuttle Interface Simulator In Transit • Storing In Transit • Strategic Implementa• • Simulation Interface System • Simulator Interface Sys• tion Team • Structural Integrity Test • Structured In• tern. Singular Isothermal Sphere. Sishen (South Africa) ventive Thinking. Stuff It • Syndicat des Industries de (location identifier) • Society for Interdisciplinary Stud• Telecommunication. Systeme Interbancaire de Telecom• ies (UK) • Software Implementation Specification. Soft• pensation (France) • System Initialization Table. System ware Integrated Schedule. Solar Irradiance Spectrometer Integration Test • System Integrator Toolkit • Systems • Solar Isotope System • Solid-state Imaging Spectrom• Interface Test. Tolar (Slovenia) (ISO currency code) eter • Space and Information System • Spatial Informa• SITA: Societe Internationale de Telecommunications Aero- tion Services. Spatial Information System. Speaker In• nautiques tercom System • Special Information System • Special• ized Information System. Specification Information Sys• SITB: System Integration and Testing Branch tern. Sphere Isotherme Singuliere • SPOT Imaging Ser• SITC: Standard International Trade Classification vices Pty. Ltd. (Australia-NSW). Standard Indexing System • Standard Interface Specification • Standardis• SITE: Satellite Instructional Television Experiment. School eringskommissionen i Sverige (Sweden) • Steam Inerting In The Exploratorium • Search Information Tape Equip• System. Strategic Information System. Strategy Imple• ment • Sensor and Instrument Test and Evaluation. Sin• gle Ion Track Electronics • Society for Information Tech• mentation Study. Subarcsecond Imaging Spectrograph. nology and Teacher Education • Spacecraft Instrumenta• Superconducteur-Isolant-Superconducteur • Supercond uc• ting-Isolating-Superconducting • Superconductor-Insula• tion Test Equipment. Superfund Innovative Technology tor-Superconductor. Super Index System. Superleiter• Education Isolator-Superleiter • Swedish Standards Institution (Swe• SITEC: Scientifique et Technique den) • Systeme d'Information Schengen • Systeme Infor• SITEF: Salon International des Technologies et des Energies matique de Sante • Systems Integration Schedule • Sys• du Futur (France) tems Integration Support SITEL: Stage Interdisciplinaire de Teledetection SISAC: Serials Industry Advisory Committee SISAM: Spectrometer with Interference Selective Ampli- SITI: Schweizerisches Institut fiir Technische Information tude Modulation (Switzerland) • Search for Intra-Terrestrial Intelligence SISB: Scientific Instrument Support Branch SITN: Stanford Instructional Television Network (USA-CA) SISC: Science Information System Center SITP: System Integration Test Plan. System Integration Test Program SISD: Scientific Information Systems Department. Simula• tion Interface and Standards Document • Single Instruc• SITPB: System Integration Test Program Board tion - Single Data • Software and Information Systems SITS: System Integration Test Service Division Sitt: Sitting SISE: Science Instrument Systems Engineer. Systeme d'In• Sit. Vac.: Situation Vacant formation de Suivi des Etudiants SITVC: Secondary Injection Thrust Vector Control SISEX: Shuttle Imaging Spectrometer Experiment SISIC: Science Information Systems Interoperability Con• SIU: Sequence Initiate Update. Serial Interface Unit. Sig• nal Interface Unit. Siuna (Nicaragua) (location identi• ference fier) • SOGS Interface Unit. Southern Illinois University SISIR: Singapore Institute of Standards and Industrial Re• (USA-IL) • Standard Interface Unit search SIUAPS: Service Interuniversitaire des Activites Physiques SISO: Serial In - Serial Out. Shift In - Shift Out. Single et Sportives Input - Single Output SIUP: Southern Illinois University Press (USA-IL) SISP: Sudden Increase of Solar Particles. Surface Imaging and Sounding Package Siv: Sieve SISS: Scientific Instrument Support Structure. System In• SIV: Dione (satellite of Saturn) • Sample In Vacuum • tegration Support Service Selektive Informationsverbreitung • Solar and Interplan• etary Variability • Sullivan County (USA-IN) (location SISSA: Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi A vanzati identifier) (Italy) SIVD: Speaker Independent and Vocabulary Dependent SIST: Space Interferometry Study Team. Stellar Interfer• ometry Study Team SIVE: Shuttle Interface Verification Equipment. Spacelab Interface Verification Equipment SISTER: Special Institution for Scientific and Technological Education and Research SIVIT: Siemens Virtual Touchscreen SISTERS: Space Interferometer for the Search for Terres• SIW: Sektion Informationswissenschaft • Sibisa (Indonesia) trial Exoplanets by Rotation Shearing (location identifier) • Station-In-Wolke SISTO: Software and Intelligent Systems Technology Office SIWG: Simulation Interoperability Working Group SISWG: Space Interferometry Science Working Group • SIX: Phoebe (satellite of Saturn) • Singleton (Australia• STS Integrated Schedule Working Group NSW) (location identifier) Sit: Sitting. Situation SlY: Montague - Siskiyou County (USA-CA) (location iden• SIT: Satellite Interactive Terminal. Scientific Imaging Tech• tifier) nology. Secci6n de Instrumentaci6n y Taller. Self-Ignition SIZ: Seasonal Ice Zone. Sissano (Papua New Guinea) (lo• Temperature. Self-Induced Transparency. Sequential In• cation identifier) terval Timer. Service d'Information Technique. Shuttle Integrated Test. Shuttle Interface Test. Silicon-Intensified SIZEX: Seasonal Ice Zone Experiment Target. Silicon Intensifier Target. Simulation Input Tape sj: Sub Judice

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SJ: Jan Mayen Islands (Svalbard and_) (ISO country code) • SK: Sachkatalog • Saskatchewan (Canada) • Service Kit San Jose (USA-CA) • San Juan (Argentina) • Slip Joint. • Slovakia (ISO country code) • Siovaquie (ISO country Societas Jesu • Societatis Jesu • Society of Jesus. Super• code) • Station Keeping. Stockport (UK postal code) • sonic Jet. Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (ISO country Stransky-Krastonov code) SKA: Spokane Fairchild (USA-WA) (location identifier) • SJA: San Juan (Peru) (location identifier) • Societe Jurassi• Square Kilometer Array enne d'Astronomie (Switzerland) SKAI: Square Kilometer Array Interferometer SJAA: San Jose Astronomical Association (USA-CA) SKAMP: Station Keeping And Mobile Platform SJAC: Society of Japanese Aerospace Companies. South SKAT: Science, Knowledge, And Technology Jersey Astronomy Club (USA-NJ) SKB: Nevis (Leeward Islands) (location identifier) • Saint SJAM: SIAM Journal of Applied Mathematics (periodical Kitts (Leeward Islands) (location identifier) • Stadt- und code) Kreisbibliothek SJB: San Joaquin (Bolivia) (location identifier) SKBO: Scattered Kuiper Belt Objects SJC: San Jose (USA-CA) (location identifier) • Silicon Val• SKC: Sky Clear. Suki (Papua New Guinea) (location iden- ley (USA-CA) (location identifier) • Slit Jaw Camera. tifier) Spacecraft Jettison Controller. Standing Joint Commit• tee. Supreme Judicial Court SKD: Samarkand (Uzbekistan) (location identifier) SJCO: SIAM Journal of Control Optimization (periodical SKDR: S/Ka-band Data Relay code) SKE: Skien (Norway) (location identifier) • Software Key SJD: Doctor of Juridical Science. San Jose del Cabo (Mex• Escrow ico) (location identifier) SKED: Schedule SJE: San Jose del Guaviare (Colombia) (location identifier) SKEME: Secure Key Exchange Mechanism SJF: Saint John Island (US Virgin Islands) (location iden- S. Ken.: South Kensington (UK-England) tifier) SKEPP: Studiekring voor Kritische Evaluatie van Pseudo- SJG: San Pedro - Jagua (Colombia) (location identifier) wetenschap en het Paranormale (Belgium) SJH: San Juan del Cesar (Colombia) (location identifier) SKF: San Antonio - Kelly (USA-TX) (location identifier) SJI: San Jose (Philippines) (location identifier) • San Juan SKG: Thessaloniki (Greece) (location identifier) Institute (USA-AZ) SKH: Surkhet (Nepal) (location identifier) SJJ: Sarajevo (Bosnia-Hercegovina) (location identifier) SKI: Skikda (Algeria) (location identifier) SJK: Sao Jose dos Campos (Brazil-SP) (location identifier) SkI CAT: Sky Image Cataloging and Analysis Tool SJL: Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira (Brazil-AM) (location identifier) SKICAT: Sky Image Cataloging and Analysis Tool SJM: Jan Mayen Islands (Svalbard and_) (ISO country code) SKIE: Second-Kind Integral Equation • San Juan de Maria (Dominican Rep.) (location identi• SKIP: Simple Key for Internet Protocol fier) • Special Joint Meeting. Svalbard and Jan Mayen SKIRT: Shuttle Kinetic Infrared Test. Spacecraft Kinetic Islands (ISO country code) • System Junction Module Infrared Test SJMA: SIAM Journal of Mathematical Analysis (periodical SKJ: Sitkinak Island (USA-AK) (location identifier) code) SKK: Koruna (Slovakia) • Shaktoolik (USA-AK) (location SJMN: San Jose Mercury News (USA-CA) identifier) SJN: Saint Johns (USA-AZ) (location identifier) SKL: Isle of Skye (UK) (location identifier) SJNA: SIAM Journal of Numerical Analysis (periodical code) SkIt: Skylight SJO: San Jose - Juan Santamaria (Costa Rica) (location Skm: Stockholm (Sweden) identifier) SKM: Skeldon (Guyana) (location identifier) SJP: Sao Jose do Rio Preto (Brazil-SP) (location identifier) SKN: Stokmarknes (Norway) (location identifier) SJPMEA: Si Je Puis M'Exprimer Ainsi SKO: Sokoto (Nigeria) (location identifier) SJQ: Sesheke (Zambia) (location identifier) SKP: Skopje (Macedonia) (location identifier) SJR: San Juan (Colombia) (location identifier) • Software Justification Report SKPT: Skeleton Cursor Table SJS: San Jose (Bolivia) (location identifier) SKQ: Sekakes (Lesotho) (location identifier) SJSA: Sun-Jupiter-Saturn-Asteroid Skr: Sanskrit SJSU: San Jose State University (USA-CA) SKr: Swedish Krona (currency) SJT: San Angelo - Mathis (USA-TX) (location identifier) SKR: Saturn Kilometric Radiation. Shakiso (Ethiopia) (lo- SJTI: Service Juridique et Technique de I'Information cation identifier) SJTU: Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China-PRC) Skrt: Sanskrit SJU: San Juan - Luis Munoz Marin (Puerto Rico) (location SKRT: Square Kilometer Radio Telescope identifier) SKS: Skrydstrup (Denmark) (location identifier) • Vojens SJUSD: San Jose Unified School Districy (USA-CA) (Denmark) (location identifier) SJV: San Javier (Bolivia) (location identifier) Skt: Sankt • Sanskrit. Skirt. Socket SJW: Shijiazhuang (China-PRC) (location identifier) SKT: Sialkot (Pakistan) (location identifier) SJX: Sartaneja (Belize) (location identifier) Sktd: Skirted SJY: Seina,joki Ilmajoki (Finland) (location identifier) SKU: Seamless Knowledge Universe. Skiros (Greece) (lo• cation identifier) • Sri Krishnadevaraya University (India) SJZ: Sao Jorge Island (Azores) (location identifier) • Stock Keeping Unit sk: Slovak (ISO language code) • Slovakia SKUB: Schweizerische Kommission fiir Umweltbeobachtung Sk: Sack. Sanduleak • Sick • Sink. Sketch (Switzerland)

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SKY: Santa Katerina (Egypt) (location identifier) S. Lat.: South Latitude SKW: Skwentna (USA-AK) (location identifier) • Struc- SLAT: Spacecraft Location/ Attitude Tape. Supersonic Low• tured Keyword Altitude Target SKWOC: Structured Keyword Out of Context SLATE: Second Line Automatic Test Equipment. Struc• tural Linguistic Analysis and Text Evaluation SKWY: Skyway SLATEC: Sanida Los Alamos Technical Exchange Commit• SKX: Saransk (Russia) (location identifier) tee SKY: Sandusky Griffing (USA-OH) (location identifier) Slav: Slavic. Slavonia • Slavonian • Slavonic SKYLAB: Sky Laboratory SLB: lIes Salomon (ISO country code) • Schweizerische Lan• SKZ: Sukkur (Pakistan) (location identifier) desbibliothek (Switzerland) • Second Level Buffer. Server s/I: Su Letra Load Balancing. Solomon Islands (ISO country code) • Storm Lake (USA-IA) (location identifier) • Strong Light sl: Secundum Legem. Sine Loco. Sin Lugar. Siovenian Bridge (ISO language code) • Sus Labores SLBD: Sea-Light Beam Director SI: Sleet. Sliding • Slight • Slightly • Slip • Slovakia • Slovakian Slbl: Soluble S/L: Sea Level. Shop/Laboratory. Space Laboratory SLC: Salt Lake City (USA-UT) (location identifier) • Scan Line Corrector. Sea Level Change. Single Launch Con• S&L: Savings & Loans tractor. Single-Layer Ceramic. Single Line Control. SL: Safety Limit. Sample Laboratory. Sampling Line. SLAC Linear Collider • Space Launch Complex. Space• Sandqvist-Lindroos • San Luis (Argentina) • Sans Lieu. lab Control. Standard Launch Complex. Stanford Lin• Savings and Loans. Scanning Slit. Scripting Language ear Collider • Statute Law Committee. Subscriber Line • Seal. Sea Level. Secundum Legem. Self-Linearized • Charge. Subscriber Loop Carrier Service Layer. Service Lecteurs • Shelf Life. Shoemaker• SLCA: Spacelab Contract Administration Levy. Shop Laboratory. Sick Leave. Sierra Leone (ISO country code) • Signal Level. Simulation Language. Sine SLCL: Spacelab Configuration Layout Loco • Single Line • Single Lobe • Slavic • Slavonic • SLCM: Spacelab Configuration Management. Spacelab Con- Slough (UK postal code) • Slovenia (international aircraft tract Management registration code) • Sociedad Limitada • Sound Level. SLCS: Software Library Control System Source Language • South Latitude • Spacelab • Space Laboratory. Space Launch. Specialized Lexicon • Spe• SLCSAT: Submarine Laser Communications Satellite cial Linear. Standard of Living. Star Labels. Star Line. SId: Sailed. Sealed. Sold • Solid Start Line. Statistical List. Storage Location. Straight SLD: Sea Level Datum. Self-Locking Device. Side-Looking Line. Streamline. Strong Line. Superlattice • Support Detector. Simulated Launch Demonstration. SLAC Large Line. System Language Detector. SLC Large Detector. Slope Line Detection. Sla: Slovak Solid. Stanford Large Detector. Stiff-Leg Derrick. Su• percooled Large Droplet. Superluminescent Diode SLA: Salta - General Belgrano (Argentina-SA) (location identifier) • Satellite Linear Accelerometer • Scanning SLDC: Synchronous Data Link Protocol Laser Altimeter. Scottish Library Association. Second• SLDI: Sector List Drop Interval Language Acquisition • Semiconductor Laser Amplifier • Service Level Agreement • Shuttle Laser Altimeter • SLDMS: SAR/Landsat Data Mapping System. SAR/Land- sat Data Merging System Societe Lorraine d'Astronomie (France) • Special Land• scape Area. Special Libraries Association (USA-DC) • SLDP: Spacelab Double Pallet Square Loop Antenna. Statistical Local Area. Straight SLDPF: Spacelab Data Processing Facility Line Approximation. Superlight Ablative. Support and Logistics Area. Synchronous Line Adapter SIdr: Solder SLDS: Scanning Laser Doppler System • Swedish Land In- SLAC: Solar-Lunar Almanac Core. Stanford Linear Accel- formation System erator Center (USA-CA) SLDT: Store Local Descriptor Table SLAD: System Logic and Algorithm Development SLDV: Scanning Laser Doppler Velocimeter SLAHTS: Stowage List And Hardware Tracking System SLE: Salem (USA-OR) (location identifier) • Screening Line SLAK: Spacelab Late Accessory Kit Editor. Serveur Logique d'Edition • Sierra Leone (ISO SLALOM: Space Laser Low-Orbit Mission country code) • Small Lattice Experiment. Spacelab En• SLAM: Scanning Laser Acoustic Microscope • Scanning gineering • Station Liaison Engineer Laser Acoustic Microscopy • Scanning Low Acquisition SLED: SBV Language for Experiment Design. Single Large Manoeuvre. Side Load Arrest Mechanism. Simulation Expensive Disk. Software Life Cycle Empirical Database Language for Alternative Modelling • Station Logistics • Space Laser Experiment Definition • Stable Large E• And Maintainability mail Database. State Libraries Electronic Doorway SLAMAP: Space Laser Mission Analysis Program SLEE: Service Logic Execution Environment SLAMMR: Side-Looking Airborne Multimission Radar SLEL: Service Logic Execution Language sian: Sine Loco, Anno, vel Nomine SLEM: Solution of Linearized Equations of Motion SLAP: Soils Landscape Analysis Project. Solar Lunar Al• SLEMSA: Soil Loss Estimation Modern for Southern Africa manac Program • Space Link Access Protocol • Supple• SLEMU: Spacelab Engineering Model Unit mental Low Altitude Photography. SUPREMUM Linear Algebra Package. Symbolic Language Assembly Program SLEP: Service Life Extension Programme SLAR: Side-Looking Airborne Radar SLF: Scientific Laboratory Facility. Service de la Legislation Fiscale • Shuttle Landing Facility. Site Listing Filter. SLART: Simultaneous Left And Right Truncation Standard Linear Format. Straight Line Frequency. Su• SLAS: Saint Louis Astronomical Society (USA-MO) • Salt layel (South Africa) (location identifier) • System Library Lake Astronomical Society (USA-UT) • Society for Latin File American Studies SLFC: Selectable Low-Frequency Clock. Supersonic Lam• SLASO: Space Licensing And Safety Office (Australia) inar Flow Control

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SLFCS: Survivable Low-Frequency Communication System energy Observers (USA-TN) • Spacelab Only. Spacelab SLG: Sioam Springs - Smith (USA-AR) (location identifier) Operations • Symbolized Line Graph. Synthetic Line Generation SLOC: Software Lines of Code. Source Lines of Code SLGT: Slight SLODB: Spacelab Operational Databook SLGTLY: Slightly SLOPE: Study of Lunar Orbiter Photographic Evaluation SLH: Sola (Vanuatu) (location identifier) SLOS: Star Line Of Sight. Sun Line Of Sight SLHS: Sum of Left-Hand Side SLOSH: Sea, Lake and Overland Surge from Hurricane SL&I: System Load & Initialization SLOT: Solar Luminosity Oscillations Telescope S1I: Solwezi (Zambia) (location identifier) • Spacelab Inte• SLOTH: Strange Loop Or Tangled Hierarchy gration Slovak: Slovakia. Slovakian S1IAKI: Szamitastechnikai es Automatizalasi Kutat6 Inte• sip: Sine Legitime Prole zete (Hungary) Sip: Slip. Slope SLIC: Simple Low-cost Innovative Concept. Spectral Line Imaging Camera. State Land Information Council. Sub• SLP: San Luis Potosi (Mexico) (location identifier) • Sea scriber-Line Interface Card. System-Level Integrated Cir• Level Pressure • Seismic Line Program • Service de Lec• cuit • System Level Interface Compatibility. System Li• ture Publique • Service Location Protocol. Service Logic censed Internal Code Programme • Significant Lexical Pattern • Silicon Light Pulser • Slope • Slopes • Source Language Processor • SLIES: Stratospheric Limb Infrared Emission Spectrometer Spacelab Pallet • Spacelab Payload • Spacelab Program SLIM: Scammed Longwave Infrared Module. Semiempiri• • Sturm-Liouville Problem. Super long Play cal Low-latitude Ionospheric Model. Simpler Legislation SLPB: Spacelab Program Board for the Internal Market SLPO: Spacelab Program Office SLIP: Serial Line Interface Protocol. Serial Line Internet SLPOCC: Spacelab Payload Operations Control Center Protocol (*) • Serviceability Level Indication Processing • Simulation Language for Information Processing. Soft• SLQ: Sleetmute (USA-AK) (location identifier) ware for Landsat Image Processing • Symmetric List In• SLR: Satellite Laser Ranger. Satellite Laser Ranging (*) terpretive Program. Synchronous Link Internet Protocol • Scanning Laser Radar. Sea Level Rise. Side-Looking SLIPAR: Short Light Pulse Alerting Receiver Radar. Single-Lens Reflex. Solar Laser Ranging. Space• lift Range. Spin-Lattice-Relaxation. State and Local Re• SLIPS: Scattered Light Intensity Profile Sensor lations. Sulphur Springs (USA-TX) (location identifier) SLIS: School of Library and Information Science. Shared • Symbolic Logic Retrieval Laboratory Information System SL Rs: Sri Lanka Rupee (currency) SLISIR: Sri Lanka Institute of Scientific and Industrial Re• SLRS: Satellite Laser Ranging System search SLRU: Sequential Least Recently Used SLISR: Stanford-Lockheed Institute for Solar Research (USA• CA) SLRV: Shuttle Launch Research Vehicle. Surveyor Lunar Roving Vehicle SLJ: Chandler Stellar (USA-AZ) (location identifier) • So• bre Loja SLS: Satellite Landing System • Saturn Longitude System • School of Library Science • Secondary Landing Site • SIk: Slovak Sequential Least Squares • Side Lobe Suppression • Sili• SLK: Saranac Lake (USA-NY) (location identifier) • Sicht• con Light Source. Silistra (Bulgaria) (location identifier) lochkarte • Sodium Lauryl Sulphate. Software Loadable System SLKT: Survivability, Lethality, and Key Technologies • Solid-state Linear Sensor • Sortie Laboratory Simula• tor • Source Library System • Southern Loop System SLL: Leone (Sierra Leone) (ISO currency code) • Salalah • Southern Luminous Stars • Spacelab Life Sciences • (Oman) (location identifier) • Shelf Life Limit Spacelab Simulator. Space Launch System • Space Life SLLN: Strong Law of Large Numbers Sciences. Specific Living Space. Statement Level Simu• lator • Stereo Line Scanner. Strained Layer Superlattice SLLW: Solid Low-Level Waste • Structure of the Lower Stratosphere • Submillimeter SLM: Salamanca Matacan (Spain) (location identifier) • Se• Limb Sounder. Surface Laboratory System nior Level Management • Service Level Management • SLSA: Shuttle Logistics Support Aircraft Service Level Monitor • Servicio Local Medido • Simu• lated Laboratory Module • Sound Level Meter • Space SLSC: Saint Louis Science Center (USA-MO) Laboratory Module • Spatial Light Modulator • Struc• SLSG: Scanning Laser Slope Gauge • Suit Loop Stimuli ture Line Model • Sui Livello del Mare • System Level Generator Manager SLSI: Sri Lanka Standards Institution. Super Large-Scale SLMC: Source Locking Microwave Counter Integration Slmnt: Seulement SLSMS: Spacelab Support Module Simulator SLMP: Stray Light Modelling Program SLSS: Secondary Life Support System. Super Large Scale SLMR: Silly Little Modem Reader Structure. Systems Library Subscription Service Sin: Slovene SLSTP: Space Life Sciences Training Program SLN: Salina (USA-KS) (location identifier) • Science Learn- Sit: Sleet ing Network SLT: Salida (USA-CO) (location identifier) • Second Level sind: Sine Loco Nec Data Trigger. Self-Loading Tape. Shuttle Loop Transit. Sim• ulated Launch Test • Sleet • Solid Logic Technology • SLND: Sans Lieu Ni Date Spacelab Technology • Special Launch Trajectory. Spe• SLNDF: Skewed Log Normal Distribution Function cific Launch Trajectory. Super light Telescope. Systeme Slo: Sloven ian de Localisation et de Trajectographie SLO: Salem Leckrone (USA-IL) (location identifier). Saturn• Sltd: Slotted Like Object. Senior Liaison Officer. Society of Low- SLTDP: Special Laser Technology Development Program

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SLTE: System Level Test Equipment Axis • Service Management Architecture • Shape Mem• SLTV: System Level Thermal Vacuum ory Alloy. Simulation Model Adapter. Site Maintenance Area. Slave Manipulator Arm. Small-Angle Maneuver SLU: Saint Lawrence University. Saint Louis University • Sociedad Malagueiia de Astronomia (Spain) • Solar• (USA-MO) • Saint Lucia - Vigie (Windward Islands) (lo• Maximum Analysis • State Meteorological Administra• cation identifier) • Secondary Logical Unit. Southeastern tion • SubmiIlimeter Array. Super Modified Achromat Louisiana University (USA-LA) • Support Management Area. Surface Movement Advi• SLUG: Starlink Local Users Group. Superconducting Low- sor • Survey and Mapping Alliance. Systeme Mecanique inductance Undulating Galvanometer Automatise • System Management Architecture SLUGS: SCUBA Local Universe and Galaxy Survey SMAAC: Southern Michigan Amateur Astronomy Confer• SLUK: Spacelab Utility Kit ence SLUP: Spacelab Utilisation Programme SMAB: Solid Motor Assembly Building SLURP: Simple Linear Unit Reservoir Program SMAC: Scene Matching by Area Correlation. Sequential Multiple Analysis Computer. Serial Memory Address Count• Sly: Sleeve er • Simplified Method for Atmospheric Correction. Si• SLY: El Salvador (ISO country code) • Salvador (EL) (ISO multaneous Multiframe Analytical Calibration • Space• country code) • Satellite Launching Vehicle. Saturn Launch craft Maximum Allowable Concentration • Space Maxi• Vehicle. Simla (India) (location identifier) • Simulated mum Allowable Concentration. State Mapping Advisory Launch Vehicle. Soft Landing Vehicle. Southern Launch Committee. State Mapping Advisory Council • Stellar Vehicle. Space Launch Vehicle. Sport-Luxury Vehicle. Mass Catalogue. Streaming Motions of Abell Clusters. Standard Launch Vehicle System Monitor And Control Slvg: Salvage SMACK: Streaming Motions of Abell Cluster Kernels SLVG: Special Launch Vehicle Group SMAG: Star Magnitude Slvt: Solvent SMAGLE: Stationary Magnetic Levitation Experiment SLW: Saltillo (Mexico) (location identifier) • Slow. Solid SMAI: Societe de Mathematiques Appliquees et Industrielles Low-level Waste • Spectral Line Width • Stichting Lev• (France) enwetenschappen (Netherlands) • Store Logical Word. SMAL: Structural Microassembly Language Straight-Line Wavelength. Supercooled Liquid Water SMAP: Short and Medium-term Action Programme Slwstr: Solwaster (Belgium) SMARA: Safety and Mission Assurance Risk Assessment. SLWT: Super Lightweight Tank Schenectady Museum Amateur Radio Association (USA• SLX: Salt Cay (Turks & Caicos Islands) (location identifier) NY) • Servicio de Meteorologia de la Armada de la Re• Sly: Slowly. Southerly publica Argentina. Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (USA) SLY: Salehard (Russia) (location identifier) SMArc: Solid Mechanics Archives (periodical code) SLZ: Sao Luis Tirrical (Brazil-MA) (location identifier) SMARF: Solid Motor Assembly and Readiness Facility SL9: Shoemaker-Levy 9 SMART: Science and Mathematics Achievement Required sm: Samoan (ISO language code) • Seemeile • Small for Tomorrow • Science, Mathematics, Aerospace, Re• Sm: Small. Samarium (formerly Sa) search and Technology Inc. • Science, Mathematics And S&M: Stock & Machinery • Structural & Mechanical Relevant Technology. Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Re• porting Technology. Sequential Mechanism for Automatic S/M: Scheduled Maintenance. Service/Maintenance. Ser- Recording and Testing. Simulator for Multi-Radar Anal• vice Module. Simulation. Structural/Mechanical. Sys• ysis for Realistic Traffic. Simultaneous Multispectral Ab• tems Management solute Radiometer and Transmissometer • Small Ada Run SM: Master of Science • Safe Mode • Saint Marin (ISO Time. Small Mission for Advanced Research in Technol• country code) • Sales Manager • Sa Majeste • Samoyed ogy • Smooth Multiple Additive Regression Technique. • Sanctae Memoriae • San Marco • San Marino (ISO Sobolev Modified Approximate Radiative Transfer. Soft• country code) • Scan Mechanism • Scheduled Mainte• ware Metering And Resource Tracking • Space Mainte• nance • Scientific Management. Scientific Memorandum nance And Repair Technique • Storage Modification and • Secondary Memory • Secondary Mirror • Seine Ma• Retrieval Transaction. Stereo Mapping with Radar Tech• jestat • Seismometer. Semimonthly. Senior Magistrate niques • Stretched Mesh Attached to Rope Trusses. Struc• • Sequence Monitor • Serial Magnitude • Service Main• tural Maintenance And Repair Team. Submillimeter Ar• tenance • Service Manual. Service Mark. Service Mode ray of Taiwan (China-ROC) • System for Management • Service Module • Servicing Mission • Session Monitor and Allocation of Resources Technique. System for Ma• • Set Mode. Shared Memory. Shipment Memorandum nipulation And Retrieval of Text. System for Mechanical • Shopping Mall • Short Module • Shuttle Management Analysis and Retrieval of Text • Systems Management • Silver Medal. Simulation Model. Sinus Medii (Moon) Analysis, Research and Testing • Software Manual • Solar Magnetic • Solar Magneto• SMARTS: Shared Memory Asynchronous Runtime System spheric. Special Memorandum. Specification Memoran• • Simulation, Monitoring, Analysis, Reducation, and Test dum. Stabilized Member. Stable Member. Staff Man• System • Status Memory And Real-Time System ager • Staff Memorandum • Standard Model • Station Manager. Status Mile. Statute Mile (*) • Storage Man• SMAS: Smoky Mountain Astronomical Society (USA-TN) ager • Structural Mechanics • Structural Model • Sua • Southern Maryland Astronomical Society (USA-MD) • Majesta. Subcontract Management. Successful Mission Southwest Montana Astronomical Society (USA-MT) • Su Majestad • Summary Memorandum. Super Mongo SMASS: Small Main-belt Asteroid Spectroscopic Survey • Supply Manual. Support Module. Surface Mount. SMASSIR: Small Main-belt Asteroid Spectroscopic Survey Survey Manual. Suspended Matter. Sutton (UK postal in the Infrared code) • Synchrotron Maser. System Management. Sys• tem Manager • System Mechanics • System Memory • SMATH: Satellite Materials And Target Hardening System Monitoring. Systems Management SMATV: Satellite Master Antenna Television. Small Mas• SMA: Safety and Mission Assurance. Santa Maria (Azores) ter Antenna Television (location identifier) • Schweizerische Meteorologische Anstalt 5MB: Cerro Sombrero (Chile) (location identifier) • Sec• (Switzerland) • Science Monitoring Area. Secondary Mir• ondary Mirror Baffle • Server Message Block • Service ror Actuator • Secondary Mirror Assembly • Semimajor Message Block • Session Message Branch • Society for

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Mathematical Biology. Space Meteorology Branch. Sub• Engineers. Solar Mesosphere Explorer • Somerset - Pu• millimeter Background. Surveys and Mapping Branch. laski County (USA-KY) (location identifier) • Stellar Mass System Management Bus. Systems Management Branch Ejection. Subject Matter Expert. Super-Maximum En• 5mbdy: Somebody tropy • Suriname (international vehicle registration code) • Systeme de Management de I'Environnement • Systeme 5MBH: Supermassive Black Hole de Management Environnemental • Systeme Monetaire Smthg: Something Europeen • System Management Environment 5MBus: System Management Bus SMEA: Safe Mode Electronics Assembly SMC: Safe-Mode Command. Safe-Mode Computer. Santa SMEGMA: Sophisticated Modern Editor with Gloriously Maria (Colombia) (location identifier) • Scientific Man• Magnificent Abilities power Commission • Sequential Machine Controller • Se• SMEI: Solar Mass Ejection Imager rial Magnitude Command • SFOC Monitor and Control SMES: Shuttle Mission Engineering Simulator • Shuttle • Sheet Molding Compound • Small Magellanic Cloud • Special Mapping Center • Speech and Music Compres• Mission Evaluation Simulation • Superconducting Mag• sion • Spin Myon Collaboration • Standard Mean Chord netic Energy Storage • Standard Microsystems Corporation • Stepping Mo• SMET: Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology tor Controller. Stichting Matematisch Centrum (Nether• • Shuttle Mission Engineering Simulator. Shuttle Mission lands) • Strategic Manufacturing Center. Super-Multi• Evaluation Simulator. Simulated Mission Endurance Test Coating • Surface Material Class • System Management • Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage Center • System Monitor and Control • Systems, Man SMETE: Science, Mathematics and Technology Education and Cybernetics SmEX: Small Explorer SMCAT: Strong Motion Catalog SMEX: Small Explorer SMCC: Shuttle Mission Control Center. Simulation Mon• itor and Control Console • Sun Microsystems Computer SMF: Sacramento (USA-CA) (location identifier). Sociedad Corporation Mexicana de Fisica (Mexico) • Societe Meteorologique de France. Solar Magnetic Field. Space Manufacturing Fa• SMCD: Simple Code Multiple Data cility • Special Modifying Factor • Standardized Moni• SmCES: Smithsonian Contributions to Earth Sciences (pe- toring Framework • Standard Message Format • Static riodical code) Magnetic Field • Strong Magnetic Field • System Man• SMCH: Standard Mixed Cargo Harness agement Facility. System Management Framework. Sys• tem Manager Facility SMCL: Secondary Maximum Contaminant Level SMG: Santa Maria (Peru) (location identifier) • Spaceflight SMCM: Small Module Core Memory Meteorology Group. Special Mobile Group. Super Mas• SMCRA: Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (USA) ter Group SMCS: Secondary Mirror Control System. Separation Mon- SMGC: Surface Movement Guidance and Control itor and Control System SMGCS: Surface Movement Guidance and Control System SMCU: Separation Monitor Control Unit. Separation Mon- SMH: Sapmanga (Papua New Guinea) (location identifier) itoring Control Unit • Service de Metrologie Habilite • Spectrometre a Modula• SMCV: Side-Mount Cargo Vehicle tion Heterodyne. Spectrometre Millimetrique Heterodyne S&MD: Science & Mission Design SMHI: Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute SMD: Fort Wayne - Smith (USA-IN) (location identifier) SMHN: Servicio de Meteorologia e Hidrologia Nacional (El • Scanning Microdensitometer • Scheduling Management Salvador) Display • Science Mission Division • Scientific Missions SMHP: Summer Microwave Hurricane Program Division. Shop Manufacturing Development. Silicon Mi• crostrip Detector. Singular Multinomial Distribution. SMI: Sa Majeste Imperiale. Samos (Greece) (location iden• Soil Moisture Deficit. Sonntag-Montag-Dienstag. Space• tifier) • Servo Moteur Integre • Sistema Monetario Inter• lab Mission Development • Special Measuring Device • nacional • Slovak Metrology Inspectorate • Sortie Mis• Standard Magnet Dewar. Storage Module Device. Struc• sion Integrator. Standard Measuring Instrument. Static tures and Mechanics Division. Surface Mount Design. Memory Interface • Structure of Management Informa• Surface Mount Device. Surface-Mounted Device. Sur• tion • Su Majestad Imperial • Svensk Materialinforma• veys and Mapping Division. System Management Device tion (Sweden) • Swiss Meteorological Institute. System Management Interrupt • System Management Directive. System Measuring De• vice • Systems and Mission Division • Systems Monitor SMIA: Single Multiplexer Interface Assembly Display SMIC: Salaire Minimum Interprofessionnel de Croissance. SMDB: Summary Database Sortie Mission Integration Contractor. Study of Man's SMDC: Shielded Mild Detonation Cord. Superconductive Impact on Climate • Surveying and Mapping Industry Materials Data Center Council SMDE: Static Mercury Drop Electrode SMIF: Standard Mechanical Interface SMDF: Soil Moisture Deficit Function SMIFTS: Spatially-Modulated Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer SMDL: Standard Musical Description Language. Standard Music Description Language SMIIS: Solar Microwave Interferometer Imaging System SMDM: Small Multiplexer/Demultiplexer SMIL: Statistics and Market Information Library • Syn• chronized Multimedia Integration Language SMDR: Station Message Detail Recording SMILE: Spherical Micro-Integrated Lens SMDS: Switched Multimegabit Data Service SMILI: Superconducting Magnetic Instrument for Light Iso• SMDSM: Systeme Mondial de Detresse et de Securite en topes. Superconducting Magnet Instrument for Light Iso• Mer topes. Synthetic Modal Interferometric Laser Imaging SME: Sakharov's Metric Elasticity • School of Mechani• SMILS: Submillimeter IR Line Survey cal Engineering • Seismic Margin Earthquake • Sistema Monetario Europeo • Small and Medium Enterprises • SMIM: Submillimeter Intermediate Mission Small and Medium-sized Enterprises • Society of Mining SMIPS: Small Interactive Image Processing System

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SMIR: Service Meteorologique Interregional. Shuttle Mul• SMOG: Smoke and Fog • Structural Modelling Oriented tispectral Infrared Radiometer Graphics. Structured Model Generator. Surface Mete• SMIRAG: Service Meteorologique Interregional Antilles- orology and Ozone Generation Guyane (France) SMOH: Since Major Overhaul SMIRO: Service Meteorologique Interregional Ouest (France) SMOKE: Surface Magneto-Optical Kerr Effect SMIRR: Shuttle Multispectral Infrared Radiometer SMON: System Monitor S-MIS: Single-Mission Integrating System SMOP: Satellite Measurement of Oceanographic Parame• SMIS: Single-Mission Integrating System. Single-Mission ters • Simple Matter Of Programming. So Much Of Para• Integration System • Standards and Metrology Institute graph of Slovenia. STDN Management Information System SMORS: Service Mode Optimised Reduction Scheme SMIT: Systems Management Interface Tool SMOS: Surface Meteorological Observation System SMJ: Sim (Papua New Guinea) (location identifier) SMOV: Servicing Mission Observatory Verification. Ser- Smk: Smoke vicing Mission Orbital Verification SMK: Saint Michael (USA-AK) (location identifier). Smoke SMOW: Standard Mean Ocean Water • Software Migration Kit smp: Sine Mascula Prole Sml: Simulate. Simulation. Simulator. Small SMP: Safety Management Plan. Sample. Scanning and SML: Science Museum Library. Search Mode Logic. Seri• Measuring Projector. Scheduled Maintenance Program. als Master List. Simple Macro Language. Small. Stan• See Me Please. Sensitized Material Print. Servo Meter dard Markup Language. Stella Maris (Bahamas) (loca• Panel. Shared Memory Processor. Signaling Mediation tion identifier) • Structure Mold Line. Support Material Point. Simple Management Protocol. Software Manage• List. Surface Mixed Layer. Symbolic Machine Language ment Plan • Software Management Practice • Soil Man• agement Program • Special Manufacturing Procedure. SMLC: Suivi Medical Longitudinal Contr6le Spectral Mapping Theorem. Standard Maintenance Pro• SMLE: Suboptimal Maximum-Likelihood Estimator cedure • Standards, Methods and Planning. Statutory SMLI: Stateful Multilayer Inspection Maternity Pay. Stockholm (Papua New Guinea) (loca• tion identifier) • Structure Mechanism Policy. Summary SMLR: Stepwise Multiple Linear Regression. Stepwise Mul- Maneuver Plan. Symbolic Manipulation Program. Sym• tivariate Linear Regression metrical Multiprocessing. Symmetrical Multiprocessor • SMLTM: Spectral Mesosphere/Lower Thermosphere Model Symmetric Multiprocessing • Symmetric Multiprocessor S/MM: Shuttle MIR Mission • System Maintenance Procedure • System Monitoring Panel SMM: Scattering Matrix Method. Science Mission Man• agement • Science Museum of Minnesota (USA-MN) • SMPA: Solid-Motor Processing Area Semporna (Malaysia) (location identifier) • Server Man• SMPC: Shared Memory Parallel Computer agement Module. Server Manager Module. Shuttle MIR Mission • Societe de Mecanique Magnetique (France) • SMPG: Standardization Management Policy Group Solar Maximum Mission. Spectral Matrix Method. Spec• SM/PM: System Management/Performance Monitor tro-Mirror Mechanism. Start of Manual Message. Sub• SMPM: Structural Materials Property Manual • System contract Management Manual • Submillimeter Mission. Management Performance Monitor Subsystem Management Manual • Surface Micromachin• ing • System and Mission Management. System Mainte• SMPQ: Software Management Practice Questionnaire nance Management. System Maintenance Manual. Sys• SMPS: Sector Maintenance Processor System • Semicon• tem Management Mode • System Management Module ductor Materials Processing System. Service Module Pro• • System Measurement Management • System Mission pulsion Stage. Switching Mode Power Supply Management SMPTE: Society of Motion Picture and Television Engi• SMMART: Society for Mass Media and Resources Tech- neers nology (Australia) SMPTRB: Shuttle Main Propulsion Test Requirement Board SmMaS: Smart Materials and Structures (periodical code) SMPZ: Systeme Mondial de Previsions de Zone SMMD: Specimen Mass Measurement Device SMQ: Sampit (Indonesia) (location identifier) • Structure SMME: Small-, Medium- and Micro-Enterprise Module Qualification SMMI: Structured Multimedia Information SMQT: Structure Module Qualification Test SMMM: Submillimeter Moderate Mission SMR: Saint Marin (ISO country code) • Sa Majeste Royale SMMR: Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer • • San Marco Range. San Marino (ISO country code) • Scanning MuItifrequency Microwave Radiometer. Scan• Santa Marta (Colombia) (location identifier) • Scanning ning Multispectral Microwave Radiometer Microwave Radiometer. Sites and Monuments Records SMMT: Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. Sub• • Software Management Report • Software Modification millimeter Telescope Record. Software Modification Report. Solid Moderated Reactor. Source-Maintenance-Recoverability • Spacebor• SMN: Salmon (USA-ID) (location identifier). Securite Mul• ne Meteorological Radar • Specialized Mobile Radio • tiniveau • Servicio Meteorol6gico Nacional. Software Mod• Special Mobile Radio • Standardized Mortality Rate • ification Notice Status Monitoring Routine. Super-Metal-Rich. Supply SMO: Sampple Management Office. Santa Monica (USA• Management Report • System Malfunction Report CA) (location identifier) • Senior Meteorological Officer. SMRA: Simultaneous Multicomponent Rank Annihilation Sequential Minimal Optimization • Service Module Oxi• dizer • Servicing Mission Office. Single-Market Observa• SMRAM: System Management Random Access Memory tory (EU) • Small Magnetospheric Observatory. Small SMRB: Senior Material Review Board Missions Opportunities. So Much Of. Stabilized Master SMRD: Science Modelling Requirement Document • Spin Oscillator. Supplementary Meteorological Office. Sup• Motor Rotational Detector • Spin Motor Rotation De• port Materials Organization (USA-CA) • Systems Man• tector • Spin Motor Rotation Device • Spin Motor Run agement Officer Detector • Spin Motor Run Direction. Spin Motor Run SMOC: Science and Mission Operations Center. Simula• Discrete • Spin Motor Running Detector • Spin Motor tion Mission Operation Computer Running Director

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SMRM: Solar Maximum Repair Mission SMTH: Smooth SMRSS: Surveys, Mapping and Remote-Sensing Sector SMTO: Submillimeter Telescope Observatory SMRT: Single-Message Rate Timing SMTP: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SMRWG: Science and Mission Requirements Working Group SMTS: Synchronous Meteorological Test Satellite SM&S: Systems Management & Sequencing SMU: Saint Mary's University (Canada) • Sheep Moun• SMS: Safety Management System • Sainte-Marie (Mada• tain (USA-AK) (location identifier) • Single-Motor Unit. gascar) (location identifier) • Sales Management System Software Management Utility. Software Mockup. Source • Satellite Motion Simulator • Scanning Mirror System Management Utility. Southeastern Massachusetts Uni• • Schema Management System • School of Mathemat• versity (USA-MA) • Southern Methodist University (USA• ical Sciences • School of Mathematics and Statistics • TX) • Speaker/Microphone Unit. Spectrum Monitoring Science Mission Schedule • Science Mission Specification Unit. System Management Utility • Scientific Mission Support • Semesterwochenstunden • SMUR: Service Mobile d'Urgence et de Reanimation Semiconductor-Metal-Semiconductor. Separation Mech• SMURFS: Southern Michigan Unorganized Regional Festi• anism System. Sequence Milestone System. Service Man• val of Stargazers (USA-MI) agement System • Service Manipulator System • Short Message Service. Short Messaging Service. Shuttle Mis• SMV: Saint-Moritz Samedan (Switzerland) (location iden• sion Simulator. Single-Molecule Spectroscopy. Site-Man• tifier) • Satellite Mutual Visibility. Science Museum of aged Software. Small Magnetospheric Satellite. Societe Virginia (USA-VA) • Symbolic Model verifier Mathematique Suisse (Switzerland) • Software Mainte• SMVP: Shuttle Master Verification Plan nance Specialist • Software Modification Sheet • Solar• Mass Sensor • Solar-Maximum Satellite. Sonne-Mond• SMVRD: Shuttle Master Verification Requirements Docu• Sterne • Space Motion Sickness • Spares Management ment System • Spin Motor Supply • Standard Modular Sys• SMW: Smara (Morocco) (location identifier) • Standard tern. Standard Molecular System. Stationary Manipu• Materials Worksheet • Standard Metal Window lator System. Stationary Meteorological Satellite. Stor• SMWHT: Somewhat age Management Services. Storage Management System • Stores Management System • Subject Matter Special• SMWT: Self-Managing Work Team ist • Suprathermal Mass Spectrometer. Sveriges Mekan• SMWV: Science Museum of Western Virginia (USA-VA) standisering (Sweden) • Switching and Maintenance Set. Synchronous Meteorological Satellite. Synoptic Meteoro• SMX: Santa Maria (USA-CA) (location identifier) logical Sounding • System Maintenance Sector • System SMXP: Simple MIME Exchange Protocol Maintenance Service. System Managed Storage. System SMY: Scientist-Man Year. Simenti (Senegal) (location iden- Management Server. Systems Management and Sequenc• tifier) • Solar-Maximum Year ing SMYA: Solar-Maximum Year Analysis SMSA: Secondary Mirror Subassembly. Standard Metropo• litan Statistical Area. Standard Metropolitan Statistical SMZ: Stoelmans Eiland (Suriname) (location identifier) Average SM2: Second Servicing Mission SMSC: Semi-Magnetic Semiconductor. Service Module Se• s/n: Sin Numero quence Controller. Shared-Memory Supercomputer. Short Message Service Center • Software Moding, Sequencing, sn: Sans Nom. Secundum Naturam • Shona (ISO language and Control. Standard Modular System Card code) • Sine Nomine. Sin Numerar • Sub Nomine SMSCC: Shuttle Mission Simulator Computer Complex Sn: Etain • Snow. Tin • Zinn SMSG: Shuttle Maintenance Steering Group S-N: Stree Number SMSGEN: Science Mission Specification Generation S/N: Serial Number. Service Note. Shipping Note. Signal SMSI: Standard Manned Space Flight Initiator to Noise. Stress Number SMSK: Serial Minimum-Shift Keying SN: Sample Name. Scientific Note. Scope Note. Senegal (international vehicle registration code) • Senegal (ISO SMSP: Sodium Metasilicate Peutahydrate country code) • Sequence Number. Serial Number. Se• SMSR: Side-Mode Suppression Ratio ries Number. Service Number. Shared Nothing. Ship• ping Note. Shipping Number. Shot Noise. Side Note. SMSS: School of Management and Social Sciences. Shuttle Snow. Space Network. Strategic Navigation. Student Modular Scanning Spectroradiometer Number. Supernova. Swindon (UK postal code) SMSST: Satellite-Measured Skin Surface Temperature SNA: Laguna Beach - John Wayne (USA-CA) (location SMSSV: Space Mission Scenario Simulation and Visualiza- identifier) • Orange County - John Wayne (USA-CA) (lo• tion cation identifier) • Santa Ana - John Wayne (USA-CA) SMST: Science Mission Specification Timeline (location identifier) • Seltsames Nichtchaotisches Attrak• tor • Service National de I' Adresse (France) • Societe SMSU: Southwest Missouri State University (USA-MO) Neuchiiteloise d'Astronomie (Switzerland) • Strange Non• SMSW: Store Machine Status Word chaotic Attractor • Synchronous Network Architecture. SMt: Station Management System of National Accounts. Systems Network Archi• tecture SMT: Selective Message Transaction. Service Module Tech• nician • Ship's Mean Time. Software Maintenance Team SNACP: Systems Network Architecture Control Protocol • Standard Measurement Technique • Station Manage• SNACRP: Societe Nouvelle des Ateliers et Chantiers de La ment • Steiner Minimum Tree. Submillimeter Telescope Rochelle - La Pallice (France) • Summit. Sunday-Monday-Thesday • Sun Moon Lake (China-ROC) (location identifier) • Surface-Mounted Tech• SNACS: System Network Architecture Character Stream. System Network Architecture Character String nology • Surface-Mount Technology. Systeme Modulaire Thermique • System Maintenance Test • Systeme Mon• SNADS: Systems Network Architecture Distribution Ser• dial de Telecommunications vice SMTAS: Shuttle Model Test and Analysis System SNAFU: Situation Normal, All Fouled Up. Southern Nevada SMTF: Shuttle Mission Training Facility. Spacecraft Mag• Fantasy and Fiction Union (USA-NV) netic-Test Facility SNAIR: Smart Navigators to Access and Integrate Resources

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SNAP: Selective Niobium Anodization Process. Seman• SNI: Selected Notification of Information. Sequence Num• tic Network Array Processor. SIMD Numerical Array ber Indicator • Siemens Nixdorf Informationsysteme AB Processor. Simplified Numerical Automatic Programmer • Sinoe - R.E. Murray (Liberia) (location identifier) • Sis• • Six Node Averaging Program. Small Nuclear Auxil• tema Nacional de Informacion. Source Non-Identifiee • iary Power. Space Nuclear Auxiliary Power. Special Subscribers Network Interface • System Network Inter• Needs Access Program • Standard Network Access Pro• connect tocol • Sterile Nitrogen Atmosphere Processing • Struc• SNIA: Storage Network Industry Association (USA-CA) tural Network Analysis Program. Student Needs Assess• ment Project. Stylus Not A Pen. Subnet Access Pro• SNIAS: Societe Nationale Industries Aerospatiales (France) tocol • Subnetwork Access Protocol. Supernova Acceler• SNICT: Sistema Nacional de Informa<;ao Cientifica e Tec- ation Probe. Supersonic Non-equilibrium Analysis Pro• nologica (Brazil) • Sistema Nacional de Informacion Cien• gram. Switching Network Analysis Program. System for tifica y Tecnica (Uruguay) • Sistema Nacional de Infor• Nuclear Assistant Power. System for Nuclear Auxiliary macion Cientifica y Tecnologica (Mex ico) Power SNID: Start Note Identification SNAS: Slovak National Accreditation System. Strategic National Alternatives Study SNIFTIRS: Subtractively Normalized Interfacial Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy SNB: Snake Bay (Australia-NT) (location identifier) SNBNK: Snowbank SNIG: Sistema Nacional de Informa<;ao Geografica (Portu• gal) SNBO: Supernova Neutrino Burst Observatory SNIMA: Service de Normalisation Industrielle Marocaine SNC: Salinas (Ecuador) (location identifier) • Shergottite• (Morocco) Nakhlite-Chassignite. Shergotty-Nakhla-Chassigny • So• ciete en Nom Collect if • Special Nominating Committee SNIP: Space Network Interoperability Panel • System Network Controller SNIRD: Supposedly Noiseless Infrared Detector SNCB: Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fer Belges (Bel• SNIRS: Syndicat National Independant de la Recherche Sci- gium) entifique SCND: Syndicat National de la Communication Directe SNJ: San Julian (Cuba) (location identifier) (France) SNK: Snyder Winston (USA-TX) (location identifier) SNCF: Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fer Fran<;ais (Fran- ce) SNL: Sample Noise Level. Sandia National Laboratories (USA-NM) • Shawnee (USA-OK) (location identifier) • SNCI: Service National des Champs Intenses (France) Standard Nomenclature List SNCL: Serial Number Configuration List SNLE: Sous-marin Nucleaire Lanceur d'Engins SN Cs: Shergottites-N akhlites-Chassignites SNLR: Services No longer Required SNCS: Syndicat National des Chercheurs Scientifiques SNM: San Ignacio (Bolivia) (location identifier) • Satellite Snd: Sand. Sanded. Sound. Sounding Navigation Map. Sobre Nivel del Mar. Society of Nu• SND: Seno (Laos) (location identifier) • Signal Network Dis• clear Medicine. Special Nuclear Material. Square Nau• tributor. Sound. Standardized Normal Distribution. tical Mile. SunNet Manager Street Name Database SNMC: Systeme National de Mesure du Canada SNDE: Society for Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics SNMP: Simple Network Management Protocol SNDP: Sustainable National Domestic Product SNMS: Sonet Network Management System • Sputtered SNe: Supernovae Neutral Mass Spectrometry SNE: Sao Nicolau (Cape Verde) (location identifier) • Se• SNN: Shannon (Ireland) (location identifier) • Shared Near- vere Noise Environment. Syndicat National de I'Edition est Neighbor. Structure-Nomenclature Notation (France) SNNE: Sustainable Net National Expenditure SNEA: Societe Nouvelle Europe Aeroservice SNNS: Stuttgart Neural Network Simulator SNEAP: Symposium of Northeastern Accelerator Personnel (USA) Sno: Snow SNECMA: Societe Nationale d'Etudes et de Construction SNO: Sakon Nakhon (Thailand) (location identifier) • Snow de Moteurs d'Avions (France) • Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (Canada-ON) SNEPT: Space Nuclear Electric Propulsion Test SNOBOL: String-Oriented Symbolic Language SNEWS: Supernova Neutrino Early Warning System SNODAQ: Sudbury Neutrino Observatory Data Acquisi• SNF: San Felipe (Venezuela) (location identifier) • Schweiz- tion erischer Nationalfonds (Switzerland) • Second Normal Form SNOE: Student Nitric Oxide Explorer • Secret - No Foreigners. Server Natural Format. Server SNOM: Scanning Near-field Optical Microscope. Scanning Normal Format. Schweizerischen Nationalfonds zur Forder• Near-field Optical Microscopy ung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung (Switzerland) • Spent Nuclear Fuel. System Noise Figure SNOMED: Standard Nomenclature of Medicine SNFL: Superficial Nerve Fiber Layer SNOPT: Sparse Non-linear Optimizer SNFLK: Snowflake SNP: Saint Paul Island (USA-AK) (location identifier) • Sng: Singapore Science Network Planning. Secure Network Programming • Serial Number/Password. Silicon Nanoparticle. Single SNG: San Ignacio de Velasco (Bolivia) (location identifier) • Nucleotide Polymorphism. Space Nuclear Propulsion. Satellite News Gathering. Schweizerische Naturforschende Suspected, Not Proved. Synchronous Network Processor Gesellschaft (Switzerland) • Substitute Natural Gas. Syn• • Systeme Net Protege. System Network Processor thetic Natural Gas SNPE: Societe Nationale de Poudres et Explosifs (France) Sngl: Single SNPO: Space Nuclear Propulsion Office SNGR: Sin Nuestra Garantia ni Responsabilidad SNH: Stanthorpe (Australia-QLD) (location identifier) • SNQ: San Quitin (Mexico) (location identifier) Sternwarte Neanderhohe Hochdahl eV (Germany) Snr: Senior

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SNR: Saint-Nazaire (France) (location identifier) • Science SOAP: Satellite Orbit Analyzer Predictor • Seal Of Ap• Networking Representative. Signal-to-Noise Ratio. Su• proval • Selective Optical Atmospheric Probe. Simplify pernova Remnant (*) • Supernova Reste Obscure ALGOL Programs. Single Operator Automation SNRI: Short-Notice Random Inspection System. Spectrometric Oil Analysis Program. Subjective• Objective-Analysis-Plan. Symbolic Optimizing Assem• SNRS: Sunrise bler Program • Symbolic Optimum Assembly Program • SNS: Salinas (USA-CA) (location identifier) • Shuttle Net• Systeme Operationnel d'Analyse et de Prevision. Systems work System. Simple Name Service. Simulated Network Operational Analysis Plan Simulation. Space Nuclear System. Spallation Neutron SOAR: Shuttle Orbital Applications and Requirements • Source Software for Optical Archival and Retrieval • Southern SNSO: Space Nuclear Systems Office Observatory for Astronomical Research (*) • Southern Observatory for Astrophysical Research • State-Of-the• SNSB: Swedish National Space Board (Sweden) Art Report. Stratospheric Observatory for Astronomical SNSH: Snow Showers Research (*) SNSM: Societe Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer (France) SOARD: Steward Observatory Asteroid Relational Database SNSO: Space Nuclear Systems Office SOARS: Shuttle Operations Automated Reporting System • Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Snsr: Sensor Science SNSR: Sensor SOATS: Shuttle Operations Automated Training System SNST: Sunset SOB: Saarmelleek Balaton (Hungary) (location identifier) • SNT: Sabana de Torres (Colombia) (location identifier) • Science Observatory Branch. Science Operations Branch Schmidt Newtonian Telescope • Senate Office Building. Soul On Board • State Office SNTP: Space Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Building Sntzd: Sensitized SOBC: SSM Onboard Computer SNU: Santa Clara (Cuba) (location identifier) • Seoul Na• SOBEPS: Societe Beige d'Etudes des Phenomenes Spatiaux tional University (Korea-ROK) • Solar Neutrino Unit (Belgium) SNUS: Swedish Network Users' Society SOBLI: Study of Optical Baseline Instrumentation SNV: Santa Elena (Venezuela) (location identifier) • Schweiz• SOBOL: Second-Order Boundary Layer erische Normen-Vereinigung (Switzerland) • Single Net• SoByu: Soob. Byurakan Obs. (periodical code) work View. Statens Naturvardsverk (Sweden) • Swiss Soc: Social • Sociedad • Societa • Societe. Society • So• Association for Standardisation ciologia • Sociologie • Sociology SNW: Sandoway (Myanmar) (location identifier) • Snow. SOC: Satellite Operations Center. Satellite Orbit Control Thandwe (Myanmar) (location identifier) • Science Observations Center. Science Operations Cen• SNWFL: Snowfall ter • Science Operations Coordinator • Scientific Oper• ations Center • Scientific Organizing Committee • Sci• SNX: Sabana de Mar (Dominican Rep.) (location identifier) entific Oversight Committee • Security Operations Cen• Sny: Sunny ter • Self-Organized Critical • Self-Organizing Criticality SNY: Sidney (USA-NE) (location identifier) • Service Oversight Center • Shuttle Operations Center • Simulated Operational Computer. Simulation Opera• SNZ: Santa Cruz (Brazil) (location identifier) • Standards tions Center. Simulation Operations Computer. Single• New Zealand (formerly SANZ) Orbit Computation • Soil Organic Carbon • Solo City s/o: Shipping Order. Son of. Su Orden (Indonesia) (location identifier) • Space Operations Cen• ter • Space Operations Controller • Specialized Oceano• so: Seller's Option. Siehe Oben! • Soluci6n • Somali (ISO graphic Center • Specific Optimal Control • Start Of language code) • South. Southern Climb. State Of Charge. Stationary Overturning Con• So: Sonntag. South. Southern vection • Surveillance Operations Center. Synthetic Or• S-O: Shutoff ganic Chemical. System On a Chip. System Operational Concept • System Option Controller S/O: Shutoff. Switchover SOCA: Second-Order Correlation Approximation SO: Saturn Orbiter. Science Operations. Scientific Officer • Security Office. Senior Officer • Serial Output • Shift So-Cal: Southern California (USA) Out. Shop Order. Shuttle Operations. Shut Off. Siehe SO CAR: Shuttle Operational Capability Assessment Re• Oben! • Significant Other. Slow Operate. Slow Oper• port. Systems Operational Compatibility Assessment Re• ating • Small Outline. Somalia (ISO country code) • view Somalie (ISO country code) • Sorting Office. Southamp• SOCC: Satellite Oceanic Control Center. Satellite Opera• ton (UK postal code) • Southern Oscillation • Soviet • tions Command and Control • Satellite Operations Con• Special Order • Spherical Overdensity • Stable Oscilla• trol Center. Shuttle Operations Computing Center tor • Staff Officer • Standing Order • Stationery Office • Statistical Office • Steward Observatory (USA-AZ) • SOCCB: Secure Operations Configuration Control Board Sud-Ouest • Sulfur Monoxide • Supply Office • Supply SOCCER: Sample Of Comet Coma Earth Return Officer • Support Operations. Suroeste • Surveillance SoCe: Solar Cells (periodical code) Officer. Switching Oscilloscope. Switchover • System Override SOCEX: Southern Ocean Cloud Experiment SOA: Self-Optimizing and Adaptive. Shuttle Orbital Ap• SOCF: Spacecraft Operations and Checkout Facility plication. Sky Observers' Association (Hong Kong) • Soc SOCH: Spacelab Orbiter Common Hardware Trang (Viet Nam) (location identifier) • Source Of As• Sociol: Sociologia • Sociological • Sociology signment • Special Operating Area. State Of the Art • Switch Off Assembly SOCKO: Systems Operational Checkout SOAC: Satellite Ozone Analysis Center SOCKS: Socket Secure SOAL: Search Optical Augmentation Laser SOCO: Switched Out for Checkout SOAO: Sobaeksan Optical Astronomy Observatory (Korea• SOCOM: Special Operations Command ROK) SOCP: Space Oblique Conformal Projection

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SOCR: Synchronous Orbit Communications Relay S/OFF: Sign Off SOCRATES: Strategy for Organisations Concerned in Ru• SoFi: Sonnenfinsternis ral Advanced Telecommunications Experiments. System SOFI: Son of ISAAC. Spray-On Foam Insulation. Systeme Of Cellular Radio for Traffic Efficiency and Safety d'Ordinateurs pour Ie Fret International SOCS: Spacecraft Orientation Control System • System SOFIA: Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy Operation and Checkout System • Surface de l'Ocean - Flux et Interactions avec I' Atmo• Soey: Society sphere • Surface of the I'Ocean Fluxes and Interaction Sod: Sodium with the l'Atmosphere SOD: Science Operations Database • Science Operations SOFIE: Scintillating Optical Fiber Isotope Experiment Director • Second Order Design • Serial Output Data SO FIN: Soviet-Finnish (spectrograph) • Service d'Orbitographie DORIS (CNES) • Site Occu• SOFM: Self-Organizing Feature Map pation Designator. Small Object Detector. Sorocaba (Brazil-SP) (location identifier) • Spectral Optical Depth SofR: Society of Rheology • Staff Operations Division • Standing Order for Data SOFRADIR: Societe Fran<;aise de Detecteurs Infrarouges • Super Oxyde Dismutase • Sustained Operational Date (France) • System Operational Description • System Operational SOFRES: Societe Fran<;aise d'Enquetes et de Sondages (Fran- Design ce) SODA: Science Operations and Data Analysis. Small-Ob• Sot'S: Secretary of State ject Database. Solar Dynamo Amplitude. Source-Orien• ted Data Acquisition. Source-Oriented Data Automation SOFSEM: Software Seminar • Symposium On Discrete Algorithms SOFT: Solar Flare Telescope. Space Operations and Flight SODALS: Simplified Omnidirectional Approach Lighting Techniques. Suborbit Flight Test System SOFTE: Software Estimator SO DAR: Sound Detecting And Ranging SOFTEKS: Software Engineering and Knowledge-base Sys• SODART: Soviet-Danish Rontgen Telescope tem SODAS: Synoptic Oceanographic Data Assimilation Sys• Sog: Sogenannt tem SOG: Same Output Gate • Scientific Operations Group SO DB: Shuttle Operational Data Book. Spacecraft Oper- • Second-Order Gradient. Sogndal (Norway) (location ational Data Book. Start Of Data Block identifier) • Stuck On the Ground SODIM: Standard Operational Data Item Manual SOGA: Schedule Optimizing Genetic Algorithm. SNA Open SODRS: Synchronous Orbit Data Relay Satellite Gateway Architecture SODS: Saturn Operational Display System. Shuttle Oper• SOGS: Science Operations Ground System ational Data Submittal. Shuttle Operational Data Sys• SOH: Since Overhaul. Skylab Operations Handbook. tem • Skylab Orbit-Deorbit System. Subordinate Oper• Solita (Colombia) (location identifier) • Start Of Header ations Data System • Start Of Heading. State Of Health SODSIM: Strategic Offense-Defense Simulation SOHF: Sense Of Humor Failure SODSSWG: Satellite Ocean Data System Science Working SOHMA: Servicio de Oceanograffa, Hidrograffa y Meteo• Group rologfa de la Armada (Uruguay) SoE: State of the Environment SoHo: South of Houston (Street) (New York) SOE: Science Operations Element. Sequence Of Events. SOHO: Small Office - Home Office. Solar and Heliospheric Server Operating Environment. Skylab Operational En• Observatory (*) • Solar Heliospheric Observatory vironment • Slater Orbital Exponent • Sonnenobserva• SOHR: Solar Hydrogen Rocket Engine torium Einsteinturm (Germany) • Souanke (Congo) (lo• cation identifier) • Special Operation Executive. Stan• SOl: Saturn Orbital Insertion • Saturn Orbit Insertion • dard Operating Environment. State Of the Environment Scan Ozone Imager • Scientific and Optical Instruments • State-Owned Enterprise. Super Orbit Entry • Silicon On Insulator • Solar Oscillation Imager • So• lar Oscillation Investigation • Southern Oscillation Index SOED: Shorter Oxford English Dictionary • South Molle Island (Australia-QLD) (location identi• SoEn: Solar Energy (periodical code) fier) • Space Object Identification. Specific Operating SoEnM: Solar Energy Materials (periodical code) Instruction • Sphere Of Influence • Standard Operating Instruction. Statement Of Intent. Survey Of India SOEP: Solar-Oriented Experimental Package. Sozio-Okono• SOIC: Small Outline Integrated Circuit mische Panel SOIF: Structure Object Interchange Format • Summary SOEST: School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology Object Interchange Format SOF: Safety Of Flight. Science Operations Facility. Scin• SOILIMS: Soil Laboratory Information and Management tillating Optical Fiber • Sofia (Bulgaria) (location iden• tifier) • Soluble Organic Fraction • Sound On a Film • System Special Operation Forces. Special Operations Force SOIN: Solar Interferometer SOFA: Selectable Optical Filter Assembly. Sevon-O-Five SOIR: Simultaneous Operations on Intersecting Runways Astronomers (USA-CA) • Standard Objects For Astron• SOlS: Space Object Identification System. Spacelab/Orbi- omy • Standards Of Fundamental Astronomy. Statement ter Interface Simulator Of Financial Activities SOIWR: Simultaneous Operations on Intersecting Wet Run• SOFAR: Sound Fixing And Ranging ways SOFAS: Survivable Optical Forward Acquisition System SOJ: Sorkjosen (Norway) (location identifier) S/Ore: Site Office SOJAAM: Societe des Jeunes Astronomes Amateurs de SOFC: Saturn Operational Flight Control • Solid Oxide Montreal (Canada-QC) Fuel Cell SOK: Semongkong (Lesotho) (location identifier) SOFCAL: Scintillating Optical Fiber Calorimeter Sol: Solaire. Solar. Solenoid. Solicitor. Solid. Soluble SOFCS: Self-Organizing Flight Control System • Solution

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SOL: Science On Line. Scrape-Off Layer. Short On Land• SOMO: Space Operations and Management Office ing • Simulation-Oriented Language • Small Outline • SOMOWG: Science Operations Management Operations Solar. Solenoid. Solomon (USA-AK) (location identi• Working Group fier) • Space-On-Line • Strickly Out of Luck. Structure• Oriented Language. System-Oriented Language SOMP: State Optical and Mechanical Plant (USSR) SOLA: Subtractive Optimally Localized Average SOMS: Shuttle Orbiter Medical System. Synchronous Op• erational Meteorological Satellite SOLAIR: Solomon Islands Airways Ltd. Som. Sh.: Somali Shilling (currency) SOLAR: Solar On-Line Activity Resources. Solid Appli• cation Resource SOMYCE: Sociedad de Observadores de Meteoros y Come• tas de Espana (Spain) SOLAS: Safety Of Life At Sea S/ON: Sign On SOLB: Start Of Line Block SON: Espiritu Santo (Vanuatu) (location identifier) • Sept• SOLCON: Solar Constant ember-October-November • Son Of NAIF • Sonneberg SOLD: Simulation Of Logic Design. Source Online Debug- Variable • Sonora (Mexico) • Standards Organization of ger Nigeria. Statement Of Need. Stichting voor Scheikundig SOLE: Star-Obvious Low-level Elongated (PPN) Onderzoek in Nederland (Netherlands) SOLEM: Solar Experiment Module SONA: Society of Neuroscientists of Africa SOLERS: Solar Electromagnetic Radiation Study SONAAS: Stratford-on-Avon Astronomical Society (UK) SoIFDI: Solar Flare Dynamics Imager SONAR: Sound Navigation And Ranging (*) • Sound Nav- igation Ranging SOLFEGE: Service d'Observation Localise Favorisant l'Ex• ploitation des Parametres Goophysiques Sonderdr: Sonderdruck SOLIS: Sydney Outdoor Lighting Improvement Society (Aus• SONET: Synchronous Optical Network tralia-NSW) • Synoptic Optical Long-term Investigations SONEX: Subsonic assessment of Ozone and Nitrogen Ex• of the Sun periment SOLMC: Surface-Oriented Locally Monolithic Coordinates SONG: Space Oceanography, Navigation and Geodynamics Soln: Solution • Stellar Oscillations Network Group. Survey Of Nearby SOLN: Solution Galaxies Sol. Phys.: Solar Physics SONIA: Southeast Oxidant and Nitrogen Intensive Analysis Solr: Solicitor SONIC: SAO Near-Infrared Camera. Simultaneously Op• erating Numerical Integration Computer. System Online SOLRAD: Solar Radiation Network for Information Control SOLSE: Shuttle Ozone Limb Sounding Experiment SONITA: Societe Nigerienne de Transports Aeriens SOLSPEC: Solar Spectrum SONNET: System Of Neighboring Networks in Ohio (USA• SOLSTICE: Satellite Online Searching Training Interactive OH) Conferencing Experiment. Solar-Stellar Irradiance Com• SOO: Soderhamn (Sweden) (location identifier). Siiderhamn parison Experiment (Sweden) (location identifier) SOLT: Short-Open-Load-Through. Short-Open-Load-Thru SOON: Solar Observing Optical Network SOLTIP: Solar Transient Interplanetary Phenomenon SOOS: Stacked OSCAR On Scout Solv: Solvent Sop: Soprano SOLV: Solenoid Valve SOP: Safety and Operations Plan. Safety Operating Plan SOLVE: SAGE III Ozone Loss and Validation Experiment • Safety Oversight Program • Saturn Orbiter Probe • • Solar Variability Enterprise Secondary Oxygen Pack. Secure Operations Preboard • Soly: Solubility Semester Observation Plan. Semester Observing Plan. Ship of Opportunity Programme. Simulated Output Pro• Som: Somali. Somerset (UK-England) gram. Simulation Operations Plan. Small Outline Pack• SoM: School of Management age. Southern Pines (USA-NC) (location identifier) • SOM: San Tome (Venezuela) (location identifier) • Science Spacecraft Operations Plan. Spacelab Opportunity Pay• Operations Manager. Scripting Object Model. Section load. Special Observation Period. Special Observing Pe• of Orbital Mechanics. See Our Message. Self-Organized riod • Standard Operating Procedure (*) • Standing Op• Map. Self-Organizing Machine. Self-Organizing Map. erating Procedure • Structural Optimization Procedure Ship Operations Manager. Simulation Object Model. • Sum Of Products • Surveillance Opportunities File • Society Of Mind. Somalia (ISO country code) • Somalie Symbolic Optimum Program. Systems Operating Plan. (ISO country code) • Spacecraft Operations Manager. Systems Operating Procedure • Systems Operating Pro• Spacecraft Operations Manual. Space Oblique Mercator gram. Systems Operation Plan (projection) • Spares Optimization Model. Stage Oper• SOPAC: Scripps Orbit and Permanent Array Center. South ating Manual • Standard Operating Manual • Start Of Pacific • South Pacific Applied Geosciences Commission Message. Structured Object Method. Suborbital Mis• • South Pacific Countries sion • System Object Model SOPC: Science Operations and Planning Computer. Sci• SOMA: Semantic Object Modelling Approach. Support ence Operations Planning Computer. Shuttle Operations Opto-Mechanical Assembly and Planning Center. Shuttle Operations Planning Com• SOMALAIR: Somali Airlines plex SOMEI: Sociedad Mexicana de Estudios Interplanetarios SOPE: Simulated Off-the-Pad Ejection. Small ORU Pro- (Mexico) tective Envelope SOMF: Start Of Minor Frame SOPG: Science Operation Planning Group SOML: Steward Observatory Mirror Laboratory (USA-AZ) SoPh: Solar Physics (periodical code) SOMM: Software Operations and Maintenance Manual SOPH: SOC Operation Procedures Handbook SOMMA: Single-Operator Multiparameter Metabolic An- SOPHIA: SFOC Operational Pilot Hands-on Interactive alyzer Activity

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SOPITA: South Pacific Isotopic and Thermal Anomaly SOSD: Spatial Operational Sequence Diagram SOPM: Standard Orbital Parameter Message SOSE: Science Operations Support Equipment SOPRI: Space Object Photometry, Radiometry and Identi• SoSh: Somali Shilling (currency) fication SOSI: Service de ['Organisation et du Systeme d'Informa- SOPS: Satellite Output Processing System • Science and tion (CNRS) • Space Operations Scientific Investigation Observation Planning System. Southern Objective Prism SOSIG: Social Science Information Gateway Survey. Spacecraft Operations Planning Section SOSL: Saturn Orbiter Satellite Lander SOPSA: Shuttle Orbit-injection Propulsion System Analy• sis SOSO: Safety and Operating Systems Office. Solar Ori• ented Space Observatory • Synchronous Orbiting Solar SOPSO: Space Operations Support Office Observatory SOPT: Science Operations Planning Team SOSP: Solar Spectrum SOQ: Sorong (Indonesia) (location identifier) • System Op- SoSR: Software Specification Review tical Quality SOSRM: Strap-On Solid Rocket Motor SOQM: STSF Requirements Qualification Matrix SOSS: Satellite Optical Surveillance Station. Structurally Sor: Soria (Spain) Oriented Simulation System SoR: Sale or Return SOT: Science Observing Team. Science Operations Team. SOR: Al Thaurah (Syria) (location identifier) • Sale Or Re• Sodankyla (Finland) (location identifier) • Solar Optical turn • Sampling Oscilloscope Recorder • Science Opera• Telescope • S6tiio • Start Of Tape • Strap-On Tank tions Room. Simultaneous Over-Relaxation. Specifica• SOTA: State Of The Art tion Operational Requirement • Specific Operational Re• quirement • Stable Orbit Rendezvous. Standard Operat• SOTD: Steward Observatory Technical Department (USA- ing Report • Standard Operating Rule. Starfire Optical AZ) Range (USA-NM) • Start Of Record. Successive Overre• SOTE: Standard Optical Test Equipment laxations • Symposium on Operations Research. System SOTM: Science On The Move Operational Requirement Soton: Southampton (UK-England) SORD: Submerged-Object Recovery Device SOTON: Southampton (Starlink internal code) SOREL: Sun-Orbiting Relativity SOTS: Some Old Tried Stuff. Suborbital Tank Separation SORIAP: Satellite Ocean-Related Imagery Applications Pro- • Synchronous Orbiting Tracking Station gram SOTUS: Sequentially-Operated Teletypewriter Universal Se- SORL: Space Optics Research Labs (USA-MA) lector SORM: System of Efficient Research Measures SOTV: Solar Orbit Transfer Vehicle SORPTR: South Repeater Sou: South. Southampton (UK-England) • Southern SORS: Same Origin Ray Set. Solar Radiospectroscopy • SOU: Southampton (Starlink internal code) • Southampton Spacecraft Oscillograph Recording System Eastleigh (UK-England) (location identifier) SORSA: Spatially-Oriented Referencing Systems Associa• SOUP: Solar Optical Universal Polarimeter tion SOUSY: Sounding System SORT: Solar Orbit Relativity Test. Structures for Orbiting Radio Telescope SOy: Sovereign. Soviet SORTI: Solar-Radiance-Transmission Interferometer. Star• SOY: Science Opportunity Visualizer. Seldovia (USA-AK) Oriented Real-time Teaching Instrument (location identifier) • Shut-Off Valve. Solenoid-Operated Valve. Subject-Object-Verb SORTIE: Superorbital Reentry Test Integrated Environ- ment SOYA: Solar Variability (experiment) • Solar Variations SORV: Surface Operations Research Vehicle SOVAFA: Sociedad Venezolana de Aficionados a la As- tronomia (Venezuela) sos: Si Opus Sit SOVIM: Solar Variability and Irradiate Monitor SoS: Secretary of State SOVT: System Operations Validation Test SOS: Satellite Observation System. Satellite Operational Services • Save Our Science • Save Our Souls • Science SOW: Show Low (USA-AZ) (location identifier) • Skylab Operations Specialist • Secci6n de Observaci6n Solar • Orbital Workshop. Start Of Word. Statement Of Work Secretary Of State. Section d 'Optique et de Spectroscopie • Subdivision Of Work • Self-Optimized Sector. Self-Organizing System. Serial SOWETO: Southwestern Township Output Special • Services Of Supply • Share Operating SOWG: Science Operations Working Group System. Shilling (Somalia) (ISO currency code) • Short Orbit Spectrometer. Silicon on Sapphire. Sophisticated SOWICOMS: Solar-Wind Composition Mass Spectrome- Operating System • Source Of Supply • Southern Oxi• ter dants Study • Spacecraft Operations Simulation • Space SOWP: Science Operations Working Group Operation Service. Space Option Society (Switzerland) • Space Ordnance System • Special Ordered Set • Spec• SOx: Sulphur Oxide troscopy and Optics Section. Speed Of Sound. SPOCC SOX: Sogamoso (Colombia) (location identifier) • Sound Operational Status. Stabilized Optical Sight. Standards Exchange. Supercritical Oxygen and Open Systems. Start Of Significance. Suborbital Se• SOY: Stronsay (UK) (location identifier) quence • Sum Of Squares. Supervising Observation Soft• ware. Supplemental Oxygen System. Surface Of Section SOZ: Solenzara (France) (location identifier). Stichting On- • Symbolic Operating System • Symmetry, Orbitals and derzoek der Zee (Netherlands) Spectra. Synchronous-Orbit Satellite • System Opera• S02: Sulphur Dioxide tional Safety sp: Sine Prole SOSA: Sustained Operations Support Area. System-Of• Sp: Space. Spain. Spaniard. Spanish. Spare. Spatial. Systems Architecture Special. Species. Specific. Specimen. Speed. Spelling SOsc: Second-Order Sufficient Condition • Spiral. Spirit. Spitze • Sport

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SIP: Serial to Parallel. Signal Processor ing • Student Programs for Achievements in Careers and Education. Symbolic Programming Anyone Can Enjoy SP: Poland (international aircraft registration code) • Sacra• mento Peak (USA-NM) • Safety Plan • Salisbury (UK SPACECOM: Space Communications Corporation postal code) • Sao Paulo (Brazil) • Satellite Processor. SPACELAB: Space Laboratory Scalable Parallel • Scaled Point • Schwerpunkt • Scien• tific Paper • Scientific Processor • Scientific Product • SPACEWARN: World Warning Agency for Satellites Scientific Publication. Secteur Postal. Security Proto• SPACON: Spacecraft Controller col. Self-Propelled. Sensor Processor. Sequence Princi• SPAD: Sensor Processing And Display. Shuttle Payload pale. Sequence Programmer. Serial to Parallel. Service Accommodation Document • Signal Passed At Danger • Pack. Service Provider. Servicio Publico. Short Period Single Photon Avalanche Diode. Societe pour I'Aviation • Short Play. Shoulder Pitch. Shuttle Project. Signal et ses Derives • Space Principles, Applications and Doc• Processor. Single Phase. Single Pole. Single Precision trines. Systeme Portable pour I' Analyse de Donnees • Single Purpose. Small Photometer. Software Process • Solar Panel • Solar Physics • Solid Propellant • Sor• SPADE: Signal Processing And Display Equipment. Spare tie Payload. Sous-Prefecture • South Pole. SPACE. Parts Analysis, Documentation and Evaluation • Strato• Spain • Spare • Sparking Plug. Spark Plug. Special spheric Photochemistry, Aerosols, and Dynamics Experi• • Specialist • Special Performance. Special Programme ment • Special Publication • Special Purpose • Spectrometer SPADOC: Space Defence Operation Center Processor • Spin • Split Phase • Spontaneous Potential SPADS: Satellite Position And Display System. Satellite • Stable Platform • Stack Pointer. Standardized Profile Processing And Display System • Shuttle Problem Anal• • Standard or Peculiar • Standard Practice • Standard ysis Data System. Small Parcel Explosive Detection Sys• Procedure. Standard Program. Standing Procedure. tem StarPages • Starting Point. Starting Price. State Park (USA) • Static Pressure. Station Pressure. Stochas• SPADVOS: Spaceborne Direct Viewing Optical System tic Programming. Stop Payment. Stop Press. Stream SPAF: Simulation Processor And Formatter Protocol. Structured Programming. Summus Pontifex • Sun Point. Super-Plossl • Supplement. Suppply Point. SPAG: Space Psychology Advisory Group. Standards and Supra Protest. Surge Prominence. Surveillance Payload Practices Action Group. Standards Promotion and Ap• • Swimming Pool • Switch Panel. Symbol Programmer plication Group • System Parameter • System Product • Systems and SPAH: Spacelab Payload Accommodation Handbook Procedures. Systems Procedure SPALNA: Soil and Plant Analytical Laboratories Network Spa: Spanish of Africa SpA: Societa per Azioni Sp. Am.: Spanish America. Spanish American S&PA: Safety & Product Assurance SPAM: Satellite Processor Access Method. Spectral Anal• ysis Manager. Spectroscopy and Polarimetry At Mees • SPA: Safety and Product Assurance • S-band Power Am• Stewart Platform Augmented Manipulator. System for plifier • Scatter Propagation Antenna. Self-Phasing Ar• Photointerpretation of Airports using Maps ray. Service Provider Application. Servopower Ampli• fier • Servo Power Assembly • Shared Peripheral Area. Span: Spaniard • Spanish Shortest Path Algorithm • Signal Pre-Amplifier • Signal SPAN: Solar-Particle Alert Network. SONAR Program Processor Assembly. Single-Parameter Analysis. Small• Analyzer • Spacecraft Analysis • Space Physics Analy• Payload Accommodation. Smooth Potential Approxima• sis Network. Spiral Anode. Statistical Processing and tion • Society for Popular Astronomy (UK) • Software Analysis • Stored Program Alphanumerics • Successive, Performance Analyzer • Software Process Assessment • Proportionate, Additive Numeration. System Planning Software Product Assurance • Software Producers Asso• and Analysis ciation (UK) • Software Publishers Association. Solar• Panel Assembly. Solar-Power Array. South Pole-Aitken SPAND: Solar Proton Albedo Neutron Decay • Space Physics and Aeronomy • Space Processing Ap• SPANL: Spectral Analysis Library plication. Spartanburg (USA-SC) (location identifier) • SPANS: Simple Protocol for ATM Network Signalling. Specially Protected Area • Special Project Agreement • Spatial Analysis System Spectral Processing Analysis • Spectrograph Assembly • Spin Phase Angle. Standard de Pouvoir d'Achat • Statis• SPAP: System for Publications Acquisition and Processing tical Processing and Analysis. Steering Position Amplifier Spar: Separata • Storage Planning and Allocation. Subprogramme Area Sp. Ar.: Spanish Arabic • Sudden Phase Anomaly SPAR: Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research. Space Pro• SPAA: Sociedad Paraguya de Astronomia Amateur. Sym• cessing Applications Rocket. Special Prelaunch Analysis posium on Parallel Algorithms and Architectures Request • Standard Payload Assurance Requirements. SPAC: Saint Petersburg Astronomy Club (USA-FL) • Sci• Superprecision Approach Radar. Supportability Problem entific Program Advisory Committee • South Plains As• Assessment Report • Symbolic Program Assembly Rou• tronomy Club (USA-TX) • Space Program Advisory Coun• tine cil • Spacecraft Performance Analysis and Command • SpARC: Space Automation and Robotics Center Spectrum Planning and Advisory Committee SPARC: Scalable Performance Architecture. Scalable Pro• SP'ACE: Space Advanced Communication Engine cessor Architecture. Scaled Processor Architecture. Schol• SPACE: Saint Petersburg Astronomy Club Examiner. Satel• arly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition. Space lite Precipitation And Cloud Experiment. Self-Program• Applications and Research Centre • Space Automation ming Automatic Circuit Evaluator. Seminario Perma• and Robotics Center. Spectral Analyzer and Recognition nente de Astronomia y Ciencias Espaciales • Sidereal Po• Computer. Standards, Planning And Requirements Com• lar Axis Celestial Equipment • Single Point of Access to mittee • Strategic Planning And Research Coordination. Citizens of Europe. Space Advanced Communication En• Stratospheric Processes And their Role in Climate gine • Spacecraft Prelaunch Automatic Checkout Equip• SPARCENT: Space and Atmospheric Research Center ment • Space, Physics and the Advancement of Cosmic Exploration. Space, Planetary, and Astronomical Cyber• SPARCLE: Spaceborne Aerosols and Cloud Lidar Earth• experience. Space Program American Citizen's Effort. probe Spacecraft Prelaunch Automatic Checkout Equipment • SPARCS: Solar Pointing Aerobee Rocket Control System Strategic Preparedness in Advancing Careers in Engineer- • Solar Pointing Attitude Rocket Control System

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SPARK: Student Program for Aeronautics Resource and SPCM: Single Photon Counter Module Knowledge SPCN: Sciences Physiques, Chimiques, Naturelles SPARMO: Solar Particles And Radiations Monitoring Or• SpCoB: Space Communication Broadcasting (periodical code) ganization SpCom: Space Communications (periodical code) SPARO: Submillimeter Polarimeter for Antarctic Remote Observations Spcr: Spacer SPARQ: Serving with Pride And Reaching for Quality SPCR: Software Problem Change Request SPARRSO: Space Research and Remote Sensing Organi• SPCS: Satellite Personal Communication Services. Sched• zation (Bangladesh) ule Planning and Control System. Selective Paging Com• SPARS: Space and Atmospheric Research Station. Space munications System. Service and Performance Checkout Precision Altitude Reference System. Space Precision At• System • State Plane Coordinates System. Static Power titude Reference System. Spatial Analysis and Remote Conversion System Sensing SPCU: Simulation Process Control Unit. Skylab Process SPARTAN: Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool for Control Unit Astronomy • System for Personnel A utomated Reports, SPCZ: South Pacific Convergence Zone Transactions and Notices Spd: Speed SPARTECA: South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement SPD: Safety Program Directive. Saidpur (Bangladesh) (lo• cation identifier) • Science Programs Division • Scien• SPAS: Safety Performance Analysis System. Shuttle Pal• tific Passenger Pod. Servi<;o de Processamento de Dados let Application System • Shuttle Pallet Satellite • Solar • Skylab Program Directive • Solar Physics Division • Proton Alpha Spectrometer South Polar Distance • Space Physics Division • Spec• SPASA: Servicios Politecnicos Aereos SA. South Pole Air tral Power Distribution • Standard Practice Directive • Shower Array Standard Processed Data • Stored Program Decoder • SpaSci Rev: Space Science Reviews Stored Program Decommutation • Subjective Probability Distribution. Subject to Permission to Deal. Symmetric SPASE: South Pole Air Shower Experiment Positive Definite • System Preliminary Design • System SPaSM: Scalable Parallel Short-range Molecular Program Documentation SPASM: Smithsonian Package for Algebra and Symbolic SPDA: Single-Premium Deferred Annuity Mathematics. Space Propulsion Automated Synthesis Mo• SPDB: System Power Distribution Box delling SPDC: Special Programme for Developing Countries Spat: Spatial SPDE: Solar Plasma Diagnostic Experiment SPAT: Satellite Performance Analysis Team. Silicon Pre• cision Alloy Transistor. Small-Payload Accommodation Sp. Del.: Special Delivery Terminal SPDF: Sensor Data Processing Facility • Space Physics SPATE: Stress Pattern Analysis by Thermal Emission Data Facility SPAW: Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife SPDIF: Sony-Philips Digital Interface. Sony-Philips Digi- SPB: Saint Thomas Island (US Virgin Islands) (location tal Interface Format identifier) • Science Planning Branch. Shergottite Parent Spdl: Spindle Body. Solar-Particle Beam. Space Planning Bureau SPDL: Standard Page Description Language SPC: Santa Cruz de la Palma (Canary Islands) (location identifier) • Satellite Processing Center. Scholastic Pro• SPDM: Special-Purpose Dexterous Manipulator gramming Contest • Science Policy Committee. Science SPDP: Society of Professional Data Processors (USA) • Programme Committee • Scientific Policy Committee • Stored Program Data Processor Scientific Programme Committee. Scientific Programmes SPDR: Scheduled Planning Drawing Release. Short-Pulse Committee. Scintillation Proportional Counter. Secu• Doppler Radar. Software Preliminary Design Review rity Processing Center. Semi-Permanent Connection. Shipping and Packing Cost. Short-Period Comet. Short SPDS: Scalable Performance Data Server. Sequential Pay• Periodic Comet • Shuttle Processing Contract • Signal load Delivery System. Space Physics Data System. Sta• Processing Center. Single-Probe Carrier. Sistema Pan• bilized Payload Deployment System americano de Clasificaci6n • Sky Publishing Corporation SPDT: Single-Pole - Double-Throw (USA-MA) • Signal Processing Center. Small Peripheral Controller. Software Productivity Consortium. Software SPE: Satellite Precipitation Estimate. Senior Project En• Publishing Corporation. Solar Pointing Control. South gineer • Sepulot (Malaysia) (location identifier) • Shrink• Pacific Commission • South Polar Cap • Space • Space age Preliminary Estimator. Single Photoelectron. Sin• Projects Center. Spare Parts Catalog. Special Political gle Programming Document • Software Performance En• Committee. Special Purpose Committee. Special Pur• gineering • Software Production Environment. Software pose Computer. Spectroscopic and Polarimetric Corona• Process Engineering • Solar Particle Event • Solar Pro• graph. Starting-Point Code. State Plane Coordinates. ton Event. Solid-Phase Epitaxy. Solid-Phase Extraction Statistical Process Control • Stored Program Command • Solid Polymer Electrolyzer • Space Processing Equip• • Stored Program Control. Strategic Planning Council. ment • Special-Purpose Equipment. Spherical Probable Supplementary Protection Certificate. Synoptic Proper• Error • Standard Problem Exercise • Static Phase Er• ties Code. System Parameter Control ror • Station Project Engineer • Stored Program Ele• ment • Stork Product Engineering BV (Netherlands) • SPCA: Secondary Power Control Assembly. Short Poste• Sun-Planet-Earth. Symbolic Programming Environment rior Ciliary Artery • System Performance Evaluation. Systems Performance SPCBT: Self-Paced Computer-Based Training Effectiveness SPCC: Spare Parts Control Center. Stored Program CA- SPEAR: Small Payload Ejection And Recovery • Source MAC Channel Performance Evaluation And Reporting. Spaceborne Earth SPCD: Space Data and Computing Division Applications Ranging System. Space Power Experiments Aboard Rockets. Stanford Positron Electron Accelerating Spchg: Supercharge Ring. Support Programme for the Evaluation Activities SpcJ: Special in Research

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SPEARNET: South Pacific Education And Research Net• SPERT: Schedule Performance Evaluation and Review Tech• work nique • Simplified Program Evaluation and Review Tech• SPEARS: Satellite Photoelectric Analog Rectification Sys• nique • Special Program Evaluation and Review Tech• tern. Screener Proficiency Evaluation And Reporting Sys• nique tern. Supplier Performance Evaluation And Rating Sys• SPES: Spacecraft Performance and Evaluation Service • tem Spacecraft Performance Evaluation System. Stimulation Spec: Special. Specially • Specialist • Specialization • Plan for Economic Science Specialize • Specialized • Specific • Specifically • Spec• SPET: Solid-Propellant Electric Thruster ification • Specified • Specify • Specimen • Spectrum • SPEVAL: Spacecraft Evaluation Speculation SPEX: Satellite Potential Experiment. Spectral X-ray. Spec: Special. Specialise. Specialiser. Specialiste. Speci• Stellar and Planetary Explorer fication • Specifier. Specifique SPF: Science Policy Foundation • Ship Point Formation SPEC: South Pacific Bureau for Economic Cooperation. • Shortest Path First. Single-Point Failure. Sociedade Stored Program Educational Computer • Support Pro• Portuguesa de Fisica (Portugal) • Software Production Fa• gramme for Employment Creation. System Performance cility • South Pacific Forum. South Polar Feature. Space Evaluation Cooperative. System Performance Evaluation Power Facility. Spacelab Processing Facility. Spearfish Corporation (USA-SD) (location identifier) • Specific Pathogen Free. Special: Specialized Spectrofluorometer • Structured Programming Facility • Sun Protection Factor. Super-Plastically Formed. Super Specif: Specific. Specifically. Specification Plastic Forming. Survival Probability Function. System SpecL: Spectroscopy Letters (periodical code) Productivity Facility. System Programming Facility SPECMAP: Spectral Mapping SPFA: Single-Point Failure Analysis SpECS: Special Education of Computational Science SPFD: Spectral Power Flux Density SPECS: Solar Physics Element on Columbus/Space Sta- SpFI: Spaceflight (periodical code) tion • Specification and Programming Environment for SPFL: Single-Point Failure List Communication Software. Submillimeter Probe for the Evolution of Cosmic Structure SPFM: Single-Point Failure Mode SPECT: Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography SPFP: Single-Pass Fit Program. Single-Point Failure Po• (*) • Single Photon Emission Computerized Tomography tential SPECTA: Structure-Preserved Error-Correction Tree Au• SPFPAD: Spacecraft Performance and Flight Path Analy• tomaton sis Directorate Spectr: Spectral. Spectre. Spectrograph. Spectrographe SPFR: Southern Polarity Flare Ribbon. Spectral Flux Ra• • Spectrometer. Spectrometre • Spectrum diometer SPECTRE: Spectral Radiance Experiment • Student-run SPFS: Small Payload Flight System Project for Exo-atmopsheric Colliding Technologies and SPFT: Strong Permittivity Fluctuation Theory Rocket Experiment Spg: Spring SPECTRUM: Special Experiment Concerning Typhoon Re- curvature and Unusual Movement SPG: Saint Petersburg - Whitted (USA-FL) (location iden• tifier) • Schweizerische Physikalische Gesellschaft (Switzer• Sp. Ed.: Specialist in Education land) • Short-Pulse Generator. Single-Point Ground. SpEd: Space Education (periodical code) Sort Program Generator • Source Power Gain • Special Projects Group. Spring. Systeme de Preferences Genera• SPED: Supersonic Planetary Entry Decelerator lisees SPEDE: System for Processing Educational Data Electron• SPGAI: Surface Position Gimbal Angle Indicator ically Sp. Gr.: Specific Gravity SPEDO: Solar-Powered Extended Duration Orbiter SPGS: Springs SPEDTAC: Stored Program Educational Transistorized Au• tomatic Computer SPH: Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (*) • Smooth Par• ticle Hydrodynamics. Soft-Particle Hydrodynamics. So• SPEE: Special-Purpose End Effector pu (Papua New Guinea) (Iocation identifier) SPEEA: Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Spher: Spherical Aerospace (USA) SPHINX: Space Plasma High-voltage Interaction Experi• SPEED: Self-Programmed Electronic Equation Delineator ment • Systematic Plotting and Evaluation of Enumerated Data • Systems Planning and Effectiveness Evaluation Device SPhN: Service de Physique Nucleaire SPEEDUP: Simulation Program for the Economic Evalu• SPHN: Societe de Physique et d'Histoire Naturelle (Switzer- ation and Design of Unsteady-state Processes land) SPEFO: Spectrofotometry SPhT: Service de Physique Therique SPELDA: Structure Porteuse Externe pour Lancement Dou• Sp. Ht.: Specific Heat ble Ariane spi: Spissatus SPELTRA: Structure Porteuse Externe pour Lancement SPI: Schedule Performance Index. Sciences Physiques pour Triple Ariane I'Ingenieur • Sciences Pour l'Ingenieur • Security Param• SpEnvIS: Space Environment Information System eters Index • Security Protocol Identifier • Segmented Pupil Imager • Selected Period Investment • Selective SPEO: Space Physics Educational Outreach Profile Indexing • Serial Peripheral Interface • Serial to SPEPD: Space Power and Electric Propulsion Division Parallel Interface. Service de la Propagande et de l'Infor• mation • Service Provider Interface. Single-Process Ini• SPER: Syndicat Professionnel d'Electronique et de Radio- tiative (*) • Single-Program Initiation. Software Patent communications. Syndicat Professionnel Electronique et Institute. Software Process Improvement. Space Power Radioelectrique Institute (USA-AL) • Spectrographic Particle Imager. SPERAD: Spectrally-scanning Radiometer Spectrometer Integral • Springfield (USA-IL) (location

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identifier) • Surface Position Indicator. Surveillance Prin• for Information Retrieval and Exploration. Spectral and cipal Investigator • Systemes et Peripheriques Informa• Photometric Imaging Receiver. Spectral Infrared Rocket tiques • System Performance Indicator. System Provider Experiment. Stop-Protect-Insulate-Rewarm Interface SPIRES: Stanford Public Information and Retrieval Sys• SPICA: Special Instrument for Cosmic-ray Astrophysics. tem (USA-CA) • Stanford Public Information Retrieval Support Program for Instructional Competency in Astron• System (USA-CA) omy SPIREX: South Polar Infrared Explorer. South Pole In• SPICE: Shuttle Payload Integration Cargo Evaluation • frared Explorer (*) Simulator Program for Integrated Circuit Emulator. Soft• SPIRIT: Space Infrared Imaging Telescope. Space Infrared ware Process Improvement and Capability. Solar-Particle Interferometry Trailblazer. Spatial Infrared Imaging Tele• Intensity Composition Experiment. Spacecraft - Planet - scope. Spatial Infrared Rocket-borne Interferometric Tele• Instrument - C-matrix - Events • Space Integrated Con• scope trol Experiment. Space Particle Impact Capture Experi• ment • Space Power Internal Combustion Engine. Space• SPIRITS: Spectral and In-band Radiometric Imaging of lab Payload Integration and Coordination in Europe • Targets and Scenes Suprathermal Plasma Investigation of Cometary Environ• SPIRS: SuperJANET Project on Information Resources ments • Survey Probe Infrared Celestial Experiment • SPISS: Shuttle Polar Ice Sheet Sounder Survey Program of Infrared Celestial Experiments SPIT: Selective Printing of Items from Tapes. Starburst SPID: Service Profile Identification. Service Profile Iden• Pixel Interleaving Technique. Strategic Plan for Informa• tifier • Speckle Imaging by Deconvolution tion Technology SPIDAB: Space Industrial Database SPJ: Service Pages Jaunes. Sparta (Greece) (location iden• SPIDASL: Space Plasma Interactive Data Analysis and tifier) Simulation Laboratory SPK: Sapporo (Japan) (location identifier) • Spacecraft- SPIDER: Solar-Powered Ion Driven Eclipsing Rover Planet Kernel SPIDF: Support-Planning Identification File SPKAC: Signed Public Key And Challenge SPIDPO: Shuttle Payload Integration and Development Pro- SPKI: Simple Public Key Infrastructure gram Office Spkl: Sprinkler SPIDR: Space Physics Interactive Data Resource SPKL: Sprinkle SPIDS: Stabilized Payload Interface Deployment System Spkr: Speaker SPIE: Shuttle Plume Impingement Experiment. Simulated Problem Input Evaluation. Society of Photo-optical In• SPKR: Sprinkler strumentation Engineers spl: Sine Prole Legitima SPIEL: Signal Processing Interactive Extensible Language SPL: Scratch Pad Line • Seccion Planetaria y Lunar • SPIF: Shuttle Payload Integration Facility. Shuttle-POCC Secondary Payload • Serialized Parts List • Set Priority Interface Facility. Shuttle Processing Interface Facility. Level • Signal Processing Language • Simple Program• Small Photometric Imaging Facility • Spacecraft Plane• ming Language • Sonic Pressure Level • Sound Pressure tary Imaging Facility. Standard Payload Interface Level • Space Photography Laboratory • Space Physics Laboratory. Space Programming Language. Spare Parts SPIFEX: Shuttle Plume Impingement Flight Experiment List. Special-Purpose Language. Spellchecker • Split• SPIFI: South Pole Imaging Fabry-Perot Interferometer Phase Level. Spooler. Sun-Pumped Laser. Supplies• SPIFR: Single-Pilot Instrument Flight Rules Procurement-Logistics. System Programming Language SPIHT: Set Partitioning In Hierarchical Trees SPLAASH: Spacecraft Protective Landing Area for the Ad• vancement of Sciences and Humanities SPII: Shuttle Program Implementation Instruction SPLE: Singular Power Law Ellipsoid SPIKE: Science Planning Interactive Knowledge Environ- ment. Science Planning using Intelligent Knowledge-based SPLIT: Space Program Language Implementation Tool • Environment. Scientific Planning Interactive Knowledge Spectro-Polarimetric Lightweight Telescope Expert SPLL: Self-Propelled Launcher Loader SPIM: Spectrographic Imager SPLM: Space Programming Language Machine SPIMS: Shuttle Program Information Management System Splmt: Simplement SpIN: Space Industry News (CSIRO) SPLNS: South Plains (USA) SPIN: Science Policy Information News. Searchable Physics SPLOM: Scatter Plot Matrix Information Notices. Software Process Improvement Net• work. Space Interdisciplinary Network. Space Physics Spit: Spotlight Information Network. Special-Purpose Inexpensive Satel• Spltr: Splitter lite Program Sply: Supply SPINE: Space Informatics Network Experiment spm: Sine Prole Mascula SPINES: Science Policy Information Exchange System SPM: Miquelon (Saint Pierre eL) (ISO country code) • SPINR: Spectrograph for Photometric Imaging with Nu- Saint Pierre et Miquelon (ISO country code) • San Pedro meric Reconstruction Martir (Mexico) • Scanning Probe Microscope. Scanning SPINS: Stabilized Platform Inertial Navigation System Probe Microscopy. Scanning Proton Microscope. Scan• ning Proton Microscopy. Sciences Physiques et Mathema• SPIPR: Sistema de Procesamiento de Imagenes de Per- tiques • Scratch Pad Memory • Security Plug-in Mod• ception Remota ule • Seeker and Processor Model • Sequential Process• SPIR: Spectropolarimeter for Infrared ing Machine • Simple Plasma Monitor • Single Plasma SPIRAC: South Pole Infrared Array Camera Monitor. Small-Powers Minimization. Smoothed Parti• cle Method • Software Performance Monitor • Software SPIRAL: Surface Photometry Interactive Reduction and Programmer's Manual. Software Project Management. Analysis Library Solar Photometer. Solar Polar Mission. Solar Probe Mis• SPIRE: Sensor Performance in a Radiation Environment. sion • Solar Proton Monitor. Sonnephotometer • Source Spatial Inertial Reference Equipment • Spatial Paradigm Program Maintenance. Southern Proper Motion. South

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Proper Motion. Spangdahlem (Germany) (location iden• SPOT: Satellite Pour I'Observation de la Terre. Satellite tifier) • Spectromagnetograph • Spectrophosphorimeter • Probatoire d'Observation de la Terre. Smithsonian Pre• Spectrophotometre Multibandes • Standard Parts Manual cision Optical Tracking. South Pole Optical Telescope. • Standard Payload Module. Standard Practice Manual Systeme Probatoire d'Observation de la Terre. Systeme • Standard Practice Memo • Standard Procedure Man• Probatoire d'Observation Terrestre ual • Standard Process Manual. Subproject Manager. Spp: Species Sue Proprie Mani • Summary for Policy Makers. Sun Pointing Mode. Sun Point Mode. Sun Probe Mars. Su• SPP: Menongue (Angola) (location identifier) • Scalable perparamagnetic • Support Program Management. Sus• Parallel Protocol. Schwerpunktsprogramm • Science and pended Particulate Matter • Symposium • System Per• Public Policy • Science Power Platform • Secular Peri• formance Monitor. Systems Program Manager odic Perturbation • Security Practices and Procedures • Sequenced Packet Protocol. Service de Physique des Par• SpMar: Space Markets (periodical code) ticules • Servi<;o de Programas e Projectos • Signal Pre• SPMD: Single Program/Multiple Data. Single Program/Mul- processor • Simulation Planning Panel • Single Process tiple Data-stream Purge. Solar Photometry Probe. Solar Physics Payload • Solar Power Platform • Solid Performance Program • SPME: Solid-Phase Micro Extraction Space Plasma Physics. Space Policy Project. Standard SPMF: Solar Photosphere and Magnetic Fields Parallel Port. Standard Practice Procedure. Subset Pre• Sprnkt: Supermarket processor. Swiss Priority Programme. Switched Poisson Process SPMM: Schweizerisches Patent, Muster und Markenblatt SPPD: Space Propulsion and Power Division SpMME: Space Medicine Medical Engineering (periodical SPPIL: Shuttle Preferred Pyrotechnic Items List code) SPPL: Spare Parts Provisioning List SPMO: San Pedro Martir Observatory (Mexico) SPPM: System Performance Prediction Model SPMP: Software Project Management Plan SPPO: Spacelab Payload Project Office SPMS: Software Process Modelling System. Solar-Particle Monitoring System. Special-Purpose Manipulator Sys• SpPol: Space Policy (periodical code) tem SpPow: Space Power (periodical code) SPN: Saipan (Mariana Islands) (location identifier) • Ser• SPPPI: Secretariat Permanent pour la Prevention des Pol• vicio de Parques Nacionales • Shuttle Project Notice. lutions Industrielles (CSG) Special Program Number. Spectropyranometer • Stop SPPS: Service de Programmation de la Politique Scientifique Press News • Subsystem Program Preparation Support. System Plot SPND: Self-Powered Neutron Detector Package Simulator SPNG: Spring SPQ: San Pedro (USA-CA) (location identifier) • Sistema SPNGS: Springs Portuges da Qualidade • Sociedade Portuguesa de Quimica (Portugal) SPNFZ: South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone SPQL: Space Physics Query Language SPNFZT: South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty SPQR: Senatus Populusque Romani • Small Profit and Spnr: Spanner Quick Return SPO: Sacramento Peak Observatory (USA-NM) • San Pablo Spr: Spring. Sprinkle (Spain) (location identifier) • Schmidt Prisme-Objectif • SpR: Seconds per Revolution. Seconds per Rotation Section des Publications Officielles • Senior Press Officer. Short-Period Oscillation. Shuttle Program Office. Shut• SPR: San Pedro (Belize) (location identifier) • Satellite Para• tle Project Office. South Pole Observatory. Spacecraft metric Reduction. Seconds Per Revolution. Seconds Per Program Office. Spacelab Program Office. Spare Parts Rotation • Sequential Probability Ratio • Single-Point Order. Special Projects Office. State Planning Office. Resistance. Smoothed Particle Rendering. Software Per• System Program Office. System Project Office formance Report. Software Problem Report. Solid-Pro• pellant Rocket • South Polar Region • Special Program SPOA: Single Point Of Administration Requirement. Special Project Report. Special-Purpose SPOC: Satellite Payload Operations Centre. Search Point Register. Subcontractor Performance Review. Supple• Of Contact. Shuttle Payload Operations Contract. Shut• mentary Progress Report. Supply Performance Report. tle Portable Onboard Computer. Single Point Of Control Surface Plasmon Resonance. System Performance Rating • Single-Point Orbit Calculator. Singularly Perturbed • System Program Review Optimal Control. Spacecraft Payload Operations Centre SPRAG: STS Payload Requirements and Analysis Group • SPAS Payload Operations Center SPRD: Spread. System Performance Requirements Docu• SPOCC: SBV Processing, Operations, and Control Center ment • South Pacific Organizations Coordinating Committee SPRDG: Spreading SPOCT: SBV Processing, Operations, and Control Team Sprdr: Spreader SPODP: Single-Precision Orbit Determination Program SPRE: Solid-Propellant Rocket Engine. Spartan Packet SPOE: Standard Payload Outfitting Equipment Radio Experiment SPOF: Science Planning and Operations Facility (*) • Sci• SPREC: South Pacific Regional Environment Convention ence Planning Operational Facility SPREE: Shuttle Potential and Return Electron Experiment SPONG: Secretariat Permanent des Organisations Non-Gou- Spreew: Spreewald (Germany) vernementales SPREP: South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme SPOOL: Simultaneous Peripheral Operations Online • South Pacific Regional Environmental Protection. South S'pore: Singapore Pacific Region Environmental Programme. South Pacific SPORTS: Second-generation Portable Remote Telecommu• Region Environmental Programme nications System • Simplified Payload/Orbiter Thermal SPREX: Spring Runoff Experiment Simulator SPRF: Space Propulsion Research Facility. Special-Purpose SPOS: Solid-Phase Organic Synthesis Receiving Facility

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SPRI: Scott Polar Research Institute (UK) • Space Physics SPST: Science Planning and Scheduling Team. Single Pole Research Institute (South Africa) - Single Throw SPRINTEL: Speedy Retrieval of Information on the Tele• SPSTD: Spectrophotometric Standard phone Sp. Surf.: Specific Surface SPRITE: Solid-Propellant Rocket Ignition Test and Evalu• Spt: Seaport. Support ation • Storage, Processing and Retrieval of Information in a Technical Environment SpT: Sectors per Track Sprl: Spiral SPT: Scaled-Particle Theory • Sectors Per Track • Sig• nal Processing Technique • Silicon Planar Transistor • SPRL: Societe de Personnes it Responsabilite Limitee • Silicon-Powered Transistor. Sipitang (Malaysia) (location Space Physics Research Laboratory. Spiral identifier) • Small-Perturbation Theory. Software Port• SPRMD: Space, Power Resources, and Manufacturing De- ing Tool. Space Power Tool • Special Performance Test velopment (periodical code) • Special-Purpose Test • Stationary Plasma Thruster. SPRNG: Spring Steering Position Transducer SPRNGS: Springs SPTC: Specified Period of Time Contract SPROB: Solid Propellant Space Booster Plant SPTD: Signal Processor Techniques Department. Supple• mental Provisioning Technical Documentation Sprt: Support SPTDP: South Pacific Telecommunications Development SPRT: Scientific Programme Review Team. Sequential Programme Probability Ratio Test. Single-Pole Single-Throw SPTF: Signal Processing Test Facility SPRU: Science Policy Research Unit. Spacecraft Power Regulator Unit. Standard Power Regulator Unit SPTI: Structural Program Test Input Sprvsr: Supervisor SPTLB: Short-Period Tidally-Locked Binary sps: Sine Prole Supersite SPTMLE: Shrinkage Preliminary Test Maximum-Likelihood Estimator SpS: Samples per Second. Symbols per Second SPTN: SPARTAN SP&S: Special Processes & Sequencing SPTP: Space Physics Theory Program. Space Power Test SPS: Samples Per Second. Sanitaire et Phytosanitaire • Project. Special-Purpose Test Program Sanitary and Phytosanitary • Satellite Power System • Scientific Power Switching • Secondary Power System • SPU: Scientific Programs Unit. Self-Provided Underlin• Secondary Propulsion System. Self-Provided Summary ing • Service Propulsion Unit. Signal Processing Unit. • Service Propulsion System • Short Prototype String • Sky Protection Unit. Spacecraft Processing Unit. Split Shuttle Procedures Simulator • Shuttle Processing Site (Croatia) (location identifier) • System Power Unit. Sys• • Signal Processing System • Single-Pole Switch • So• tem Processor Unit ciety of Physics Students. Soft-Particle Spectrometer. SPUC: Serial Peripheral Unit Controller Software Productivity Solution. Software Product Speci• fication • Solar-Panel Substrate. Solar-Physics Section. SPUDS: Single Platform Uniform Diagnostic System Solar-Power Satellite. Solar-Power System. Solar-Probe SPUIAGG: Sec<;ao Portuguesa das Unioes Internacionais Spacecraft • Source Preparation Segment • South Po• Astronomica e Geodesica e Geofisica (Portugal) lar Spot • South Pole Station • Space Peace Sculpture SPUP: Space Platform Users Project • Space Power System • Spacecraft Propulsion System • Special Processes and Sequencing • Spectral Planning SPUR: Separate Parts Usage Record Subcommittee. Standard Positioning Service. Standard SPY: Sepik Plains (Papua New Guinea) (location identifier) Process Specification. Standby Power Supply. Standby • Slow Phase Velocity. System Processing Unit Power System • Statement of Prior Submission • Static Power System. Statistical Problem Solving. Stellar Pho• SPVC: Soft Permanent Virtual Circuit tometer Software • Stellar Photometry Software • Stel• SPVM: Saddle-Point Variational Method lar Population Synthesis. Stereo Photographic System • Spvn: Supervision Stored Program Simulator • Super Proton Synchrotron • Swiss Physical Society (Switzerland) • Symbolic Pro• SPVPF: Shuttle Payload Vertical Processing Facility gramming System • Symbols Per Second • Syndiotactic Spvw: Spaceview (periodical code) Polystyrene. Wichita Falls - Sheppard (USA-TX) (loca• tion identifier) SPW: Sheath-Plasma Wave. Signal Processing Worksys• tem • Spencer (USA-IA) (location identifier) SPSA: Signal-Processor Subassembly. Simple Problem Sta• tement Analyzer SpWd: Space World (periodical code) SPSC: Signal Processing and Spectral Control SPWG: Science Planning Working Group. Scientific Pri• orities Working Group. Spare Parts Working Group SPSD: Space Power Systems Division. Systems and Project Support Department SPX: Houston Spaceland (USA-TX) (location identifier) • Sequenced Packet Exchange SPSE: Spacecraft Power System Electronics SPY: San Pedro (Ivory Coast) (location identifier) • Spray SPSF: Spectral Point Spread Function SPyCAT: Space Physics Catalog SPSI: Society for the Promotion of Scientific Industry (UK) SPYDER: System to Provide You Data from Earthquakes SPSL: Society for the Protection of Science and Learning. Rapidly Spare Parts Selection List SPZ: Sovetskaya Peremenna ya Zvezda • Springdale (USA- SPSME: Spacelab Payload Standard Modular Electronics AR) (location identifier) SPSN: Submitted Package Sequence Number sq: Albanian (ISO language code) • Sequens. Sequentia SPSO: Science Processing Support Office • Science Pro• Sq: Sequence. Squadron. Square. Squawk grams Selection Office. Senior Principal Scientific Officer SQ: Safety Quotient. Shocked Quartz • Significant Quan• SPSP: Spare Parts Support Package tity • Social Question • Squall • Square • Squeezed • SPSS: Science Planning and Scheduling System. Statistical Standard Quality • Stephan's Quintet • Stereophonic• Package for the Social Sciences Quadraphonic. Survival Quotient

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SQA: Shocked Quartz Aggregate. Software Quality Assur• SQR: Software Quality Revenues. Soroako (Indonesia) (lo- ance • Subcontractor Quality Assurance. System Queue cation identifier) • Square Area sq. rd.: Square Rod SQAL: Squall SQRE: Square SQAP: Software Quality Assurance Plan sq. rt.: Square Root SQB: Santa Ana (Colombia) (location identifier) • Space• SQRT: Square Root Qualified Booster SQS: San Ignacia (Belize) (location identifier) • Securing SQBC: Space-Qualified Booster Charger Quality System. Squares. Stochastic Queuing System SQC: Southern Cross (Australia-WA) (location identifier) • SQT: Sphere Quadtree • Student Quick Take (ACM) • Sys- Statistical Quality Control tem Qualification Test sq. em.: Square Centimeter SQU: Square SQCP: Statistical Quality Control Procedure SQUARE: Specifying Queries As Relational Expressions SQD: Signal Quality Detector. Standards and Quality Di• SQUEL: Spatial Query Language vision SQUID: Simultaneous Quad Imaging Device. Supercon• Sqdn: Squadron ducting Quantum Interface Detector • Superconducting SQE: San Luis de Pale (Colombia) (location identifier) • Quantum Interface Device • Superconducting Quantum Signal Quality Error. Software Quality Evaluation. Sup• Interference Detector. Superconducting Quantum Inter• plier Quality Evaluation ference Device (*) SQEP: Software Quality Evaluation Plan SQV: Sequim (USA-WA) (location identifier) SQF: Software Quality Forum. Solano (Colombia) (loca- SQW: Square Wave tion identifier) • Solidification Quenching Furnace sq. yd.: Square Yard SQFD: Software Quality Function Deployment SQZ: Scampton (UK) (location identifier) sq. ft.: Square Foot sir: Su Remesa SQG: Sintang (Indonesia) (location identifier). Small Quan• sr: Serbian (ISO language code) • Steradian. Sunrise tity Generator Sr: Senhor • Senior • Senor • Sir • Sister • Strontium • SQH: Supplier Quality History Strouhal Number SQI: Rock Falls - Whiteside County (USA-IL) (location iden• SIR: Sale or Return. Send and Receive. Shift Register. tifier) • Software Quality Investment. Sterling (USA-IL) Stimulus/Response (location identifier) S&R: Storage & Retrieval SQID: Simultaneous Quad Infrared Detector. Super Quan• S-R: Stimulus-Response tum Interface Device SR: Safety Recommendation. Safety Requirement. Safety SQIDS: Satellite Quick-look Interactive Display System Review. Sample Rate. Saturable Reactor. Saudi Riyal SQIID: Simultaneous Quad-color Infrared Imaging Device (currency) • Scanning Radiometer. Scan Ratio. Sched• • Simultaneous Quad Infrared Imaging Device ule Result. Scientific Report. Scientific Research. Search sq. in.: Square Inch and Retrieval • Search and Retrieve • Section Report • Selenium Rectifier. Self-Raising. Semantic Reaction. SQK: Sidi Barani (Egypt) (location identifier) Semiregular • Senate Resolution • Send and Receive • sq. km.: Square Kilometer Senhor • Server Ring • Service Record • Service Report • Seychelles Rupee (currency) • Shift Register. Shipping SQL: San Carlos (USA-CA) (location identifier) • Space• Receipt • Shop Release • Short Range • Short Rate • Qualified Laser • Standard Quantum Limit • Standard Shutdown Request • Signature Result • Simulation Re• Query Language • Structural Query Language • Struc• port. Size Resolving. Slow Release. Software Require• tured Query Language (*) • System Query Language ment • Solar Radiation. Solar Reference. Solid Rocket. SQLC: Structured Query Language Constructor Source Route. Spares Requirement. Special Relativity. SQLDA: Structured Query Language Descriptor Area Special Report • Specific Range. Specification Require• ment • Squareness Ratio • Sri Lanka • Staff Report • SQLN: Squall Line Standard Rate • Standard Repair • Standard Require• SQLNS: Squall Lines ment • Standardization Report. Star Route. Statement of Requirements. Station Regulation. Status Register. SQLPT: Structured Query Language Parser and Translator Status Report • Status Review • Steradian • Stimulus• sq. m.: Square Meter Response. Stochastic Resonance. Stoichiometric Ratio SQM: Sao Miguel do Araguaia (Brazil-GO) (location iden• • Storage Room • Strehl Ratio. Subroutine. Summary tifier) • Software Quality Maintenance. Square Meter • Report. Sunderland (UK postal code) • Sunrise. Sup• Stochastic Quantization Method. Strange Quark Matter plemental Report. Supplementary Regulation. Support• ing Research. Support Request. Support Requirement. sq. mi.: Square Mile Support Room. Suriname (ISO country code) • Surveil• sq. mm.: Square Millimeter lance Requirement • Sveriges Radio • Synchrotron Radi• SQN: Sanana (Indonesia) (location identifier) • Spin Quan• ation • Synthetic Rubber. System Requirement tum Number Sra: Senhora • Senora SQO: Storuman (Sweden) (location identifier) SR&A: Supporting Research & Analysis SQP: Sequential Quadratic Programming. Starcke (Austra- SRA: Santa Rosa (Brazil-RS) (location identifier) • Satanic lia-QLD) (location identifier) Ritual Abuse • Scanning Radar Altimeter • Science Re• SQPI: Software Quality Profitability Index search Associate. Selective Routing Arrangement. Sen• hora • Society of Risks Analysis • Special Rules Area • SQPN: Staggered Quadriphase Pseudo-random Noise Spin Reference Angle • Spin Reference Axis • Stability SQPSK: Staggered Quadrature Phase Shift Keying Robustness Analysis • Staff Research Associate • Stan• dard Radiation Atmosphere. Standard Range Analyzer. sqq: Sequentia. Sequentes Standards of Readiness and Availability. Stanford Radi• sq. r.: Square Rod ation Atmosphere. State Recreation Area (USA) • Static

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Robotic Actor • Stochastic Relaxation with Annealing. Step Recovery Diode. System-derived Requirements Doc• Sulforicinoleic Acid. Supporting Research and Analysis. ument • Systeme de Recherche Documentaire • Systems Support Requirements Analysis. Surveillance Radar Ap• Requirements Document proach • System Reaction Analysis. System Replacement SRDC: Space Research in Developing Countries. Standard Assembly. System Requirements Analysis. Systems Re• Reference Data Center. Surface Reference Data Centre search Aircraft SRDCS: Simulation Reconfiguration Data Collection Sys- SRAC: Societe Royale d'Astronomie du Canada tem SRAD: Shuttle Radar Assembly Demonstration (*) • Shut• SRDH: Systems Requirements Definition Handbook tle Radiator Assembly Demonstration • Space Radiator Assembly Demonstration • Spectral Radiometer SRD&I: Space Data Resources & Information SRDP: Standard Reference Data Program SRAE: Solar Radio Astronomy Experiment SRDS: Single Requirements Determination System. Stan• SRAEC: Scene Radiation and Atmospheric Effects Charac• dard Reference Data System terization SRE: Secondary Reflection Effect • Send Remote Enable SRAG: Space Radiation Analysis Group • Shrinkage Restricted Estimator • Software Reliability SRAM: Scientific Review of Alternative Medicine. Sequen• Engineering. Sounding Rocket Experiment. Stellar Re• tial Random Access Memory • Shadow Random Access search and Education. Sucre (Bolivia) (location identi• Memory. Static Random Access Memory (*) fier) • Surveillance Radar Element. System Research En• SRAP: Systeme de Reconnaissance Automatique de la Pa- vironment role SR&ED: Scientific Research & Experimental Development SRAT: Short-Range Advanced Technology s/ref: Su Referencia SRATS: Solar Radiation And Thermospheric Structure SREL: Space Radiation Effects Laboratory SRB: Safety Review Board • Santa Rosa (Bolivia) (loca- SREM: Software Requirements Evaluation Methodology tion identifier) • Service Request Block. Software Review SRES: Special Report on Emission Scenarios Board • Solar Radiation Budget • Solar Reflectory Bea• con • Solid-fuel Rocket Booster • Solid Rocket Booster SRF: San Rafael - Hamilton (USA-CA) (location identifier) • Source-Route Bridge. Source-Route Bridging. Source • Shuttle Refurbish Facility • Shuttle Refurbishment Fa• Routing Bridging • Specialist Regional Body • Storage cility • Solar Radiation Facility • Solar Radiation Flux Resource Loader • Surface Radiation Budget • System • Solar Radiation Function. Spectral Response Function Requirement Baseline. System Review Board • Stable Radio Frequency. State Revolving Fund. Sta• tus Re/4I>tJFrame • Systematic Reconnaissance Flight. SRBA: Societe Royale Beige d' Astronomie, de Meteorologie System Requirements Handbook et de Physique du Globe (Belgium) SRFF: Set-Reset Flip-Flop SRBAB: Solid-Rocket Booster Assembly Building SRG: Guilder (Suriname) (ISO currency code) • Scientific SRBDB: Solid-Rocket Booster Disassembly Building Review Group. Security Rapporteur Group • Semarang SRBL: Solar Radio Burst Locator (Indonesia) (location identifier) • Shift-Register Generator • Small Research Grant. Special Research Group. Spec• SRBP: Synthetic Resin-Bonded Paper trum Rontgen Gamma. Spinning Rotor Gauge. SRON SRBSEP: Solid Rocket Booster Separation Groningen (Netherlands) SRC: Safety Review Committee • Sample Recovery Con• SRGP: Simple Raster Graphics Package tainer • Sample Return Canister. Sample Return Con• Srgto: Sargento tainer. Sample Rock Container • Sa~katchewan Research SRH: Sarh (Chad) (location identifier) • Search. Searching Council (Canada-SK) • Science Research Council. Sci• ence Review Committee. Searcy (USA-AR) (location iden• • Systems Requirements Handbook tifier) • Semiconductor Research Corporation. Send Reg• SRHE: Society for Research into Higher Education ister Control. Se Ruega Contestacion • Sociedad Regular SRHIT: Small Radar Homing Interceptor Technology Colectiva • Societe de Recherche sous Contrat • Solvent• Refined Coal. Source. Southern Redshift Catalogue. SRHP: Space Radiation Health Program Southwest Research Corporation. Space Regatta Consor• SRHS: Sum of Right-Hand Side tium • Space Research Council. Spares Receiving Check• SRI: Sacrum Romanum Imperium. Samarinda (Indonesia) list. Standard Reference Code. Standard Reference Com• (location identifier) • Service des Relations Internationales pound. Station Reliability Coordinator. Stray Radiation • Soil Research Institute. Space Research Institute. Chamber • Support Review Code • Synchrotron Radia• Spatial Reference Information • Stanford Research Insti• tion Center tute (USA-CA) • Statistical Reference Index. Systeme SRCB: Simulation Requirements Control Board. Software de Recherche d'lnformations • Systeme de Reference In• Requirements Change Board ertielle SRCBD: Software Requirements Change Board Directive SRIC: Short-Rotation Intensive Culture SRCD: Set-Reset Clocked Data SRIF: Square Root Information Filter srCDM: Standard Reionized Cold Dark Matter (model) SRIM: Selected Research In Microfiche. Simulated Radar Image Model Srch: Search SRIP: Security Requirements Implementation Plan SRCM: Slow Rotating Centrifuging Microscope SRIS: Science and Reference Information Service. Science SRCT: Standard Recovery Completion Time Reference Information Service • Station de Reception des SRD: San Ramon (Bolivia) (location identifier) • Scheduled Images Spatiales Release Date. Schellreferatdienst • Science Requirements SRIT: Systeme de Rectification d'lmages en Teledetection Document. Screen Reader. Screen-Reader Device. Se• SRIV: Station de Reception d'lmages pour la Vegetation lective Radiation Detector. Selective Retrieval of Docu• mentation. Short-Range Device. Shuttle Requirements SRJ: San Borja (Bolivia) (location identifier) Definition • Shuttle Requirements Document • Simulta• SRK: Sierra Leone (location identifier) neous Ranging Difference. Small Rigid Dome. Software Requirements Document. Spacecraft Research Division. SrI: Societa a Responsabilita Limitata Standard Reference Data. Station de Reception Directe • SRI: Saudi Riyal (currency)

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SRL: Santa Rosalia (Mexico) (location identifier) • Scien• SRQ: Bradenton (USA-FL) (location identifier) • Sarasota tific Research Laboratory • Shuttle Research Laboratory (USA-FL) (location identifier) • Service Request. Service • Single-Rack Laboratory • Space Radar Laboratory • Request Queue Space Radiation Laboratory • Speed of Relative Move• SR&QA: Safety, Reliability & Quality Assurance ment • SRON Leiden (Netherlands) • Standard Reference Library • Study Reference List • Systems Requirements SRQA: Safety, Reliability, and Quality Assurance Letter SRR: Scanned Relative Response • Serially Reusable Re• SRM: Sandringham (Australia-QLD) (location identifier) • source. Short-Range Radio. Shuttle Requirements Re• Scalable Reliable Multicast. Scanning Radar Microscope view • Site Readiness Review • Slow Rotation Room • • Security Reference Monitor. Shift Register Memory. Software Requirements Review. Solar Radiation Response Solid-fuel Rocket Motor • Solid Rocket Motor • Spares • Specification Readiness Review • Stradbroke Island - Requirement Model. Specifications Requirement Manual Dunwich (Australia-QLD) (location identifier) • Subcon• • Specified Risk Material • Square Root Mode • Stabil• tractor Readiness Review • System Readiness Review • ity Robustness Measure. Standard Reference Material • System Requirements Review Standard Reference Module • Strength Ratio Method • SRRC: Synchrotron Radiation Research Center Structural Risk Minimization • Su Real Majestad • Sys• SRRF: Solar Radiation Response Function tem for Resources Management. System Resources Man• ager SRRID: Site Readiness Review Item Document SRMC: Stimulus-Response Measurements Catalog SRS: Fellow of the Royal Society • Safety and Reliability Society. Same Runway Separation. San Marcos (Colom• SRMD: Slant Range Measuring Device bia) (location identifier) • Satellite Receiving Station • SRML: Solar Radiation Monitoring Laboratory Satellite Remote Sensing • Schweizerische Radiosonde • SRMLE: Shrinkage-Restricted Test Maximum-Likelihood Science Requirements Strategy • Seismic Recording Sys• Estimator tem • Selective Record Service • Shared Registry Sys• tem • Silicon Readout Sequence • Simple Random Sam• SRM&QA: Safety Reliability, Maintainability & Quality ple • Simulated Raman Scattering • Simulated Remote Assurance Site. Simulated Remote Station. Simulation Reconfig• SRMQA: Safety Reliability, Maintainability, and Quality uration System • Simulation Recording System • Single Assurance Resonance Structure • Small Research Satellite • Smog SRMS: Shuttle Remote Manipulator System Regulation System. Societatis Regiae Sodalis • Software Requirements Specification • Solar Radiation Simulator SRMU: Solid Rocket Motor Upgrade • Sortie Reservee Synchrone • Sounding Rocket System SRN: Serial Reference Number. Serpens Reflection Nebula • Sound Retrieval System • Southern Reference Stars • • Simulation Reference Number. Software Release Note Southern Reference System • South Research Station • • Software Release Notice. Specification Revision Notice Space Recovery System • Space Research Service. Spa• • Star in Reflection Nebula. Strahan (Australia-TAS) tial Reference System. Specification Requirement Sheet. (location identifier) • Stretched Receptor Neurone Specification Review Sheet. Specification Revision Sheet SRNU: Service du Reacteur Nucleaire Universitaire • Speed Reference System • Stanford Research Systems (USA-CA) • Statistical Reporting Service. Stellar Radi• SRO: Santana Ramos (Colombia) (location identifier) • Self• ation Sensor • Stimulated Raman Scattering • Superlu• Regulatory Organization. Senior Resource Official. Sen• minal Radio Source • Supplemental Restraint System • sitive Reconnaissance Operation. Sharable and Read Only Support Requirement System • Synchro Retransmission • Short-Range Order. Single-Room Occupancy. Site Re• System. Synchrotron Radiation Source covery Option. Solar Radio Observatory. Specification Release Order • Standing Room Only • Statutory Rules SRSA: Scientific Research Society of America and Orders. Stony Ridge Observatory (USA-CA) • Su• SRSC: Satellite Remote Sensing Center • Space Remote perintendent of Range Operations. Supervisor of Range Sensing Center Operations SRSCC: Simulated Remote Station Control Center. Sim- SROC: Space Remote Operations Center ulated Remote Station Control Console SROD: Shared Read-Only Data SRSG: Science Review Steering Group SROM: Spectro-Radiometer for Ocean Monitoring SRSI: Simulated Reusable Surface Insulation SRON: Space Research Organization Netherlands. Sticht- SRSL: Societe Royale des Sciences de Liege (Belgium) ing Ruimte Onderzoek Nederland (Netherlands) SRSR: Schedule and Resources Status Report SROSS: Stretched Rohini Satellite Series SRSS: Shuttle Range Safety System. Solar Radiation Sim• SRP: Sale-Recommended Price. Science Review Panel. ulator System. Square-Root Sum of Squares Scientific Research Proposal. Seat Reference Plane. Seat SRSU: Sui Ross State University (USA-TX) Reference Point. Short-Range Plan. Short-Range Plan• ning • Solar Radiation Pressure. Soluble Reactive Phos• SR&T: Science Research & Technology. Support Research phorus • Spatial Reuse Protocol. Special Research Pro• & Technology. Supported Research & Technology. Sup• gramme • Stabilizer Reference Plane • Stabilizer Refer• porting Research & Technology ence Plane. Standard Repair Procedure. Stord (Norway) SRT: Safety Review Team. Science Recommendation Team (location identifier) • Stratospheric Research Program • • Science Research and Technology • Shuttle Require• Suggested Retail Price • Surplused Research Professor • ments Traceability. Small Radiotelescope • Solar Radia• Sustained Readiness Program. Switch Route Processor. tion Test. Solar Radio Telescope. Soroti (Uganda) (loca• Systeme de Retenue Programmee tion identifier) • Source Route Transparent. Source Rout• SR&PA: Safety, Reliability & Product Assurance ing Transparent • Spacecraft Received Time • Special Rated Thrust • Specification Requirements Table • Sta• SRPA: Safety, Reliability, and Product Assurance. Small tion Readiness Test. Step Recovery Transistor. Student Reclamation Projects Act. Spherical Retarding Potential Radio Telescope • Sun Reference Sensor • Supporting Analyzer Research and Technology. Sweeney-Robertson-Tocher • SRPI: Server-Requester Programming Interface Synthese Radio Teleskoop • System Reaction Time • Sys• SRPS: Secure Record and Playback System. Sensor-Refer• tem Readiness Test. System Reinvention Team. System enced Positioning System • Subrecursive Programming Reliability Test. System Requirements Test System Srta: Senhorita. Senorita SR&Q: Safety, Reliability & Quality SRTB: Source Route Transparent Bridging

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SRTC: Special Real-Time Command System • Surveying Ship • Survey Scientist • Su Santi• dad. Su Senorfa. Svensk Standard (Sweden) • Symbiotic SRTE: Scalar Radiative Transfer Equation Star • Systeme Solaire • System Segment. System Sen• SRTF: Subregional Task Force sitivity • System Simulator • System Software. System SRTG: Source-Route Translation Gateway Specification. System Summary SRTM: Shuttle Radar Terrain Mapping • Shuttle Radar SS&A: Space Systems & Applications Topography Mission (*) SSA: Salvador - Dois de Julho (Brazil-BA) (location iden• SRTN: Solar Radio Telescope Network tifier) • S-band Single Access • School of Sciences and Applications. Segment Search Argument. Seismological SRTS: Synchronous Residual Time Stamp Society of America (USA) • Serial Storage Architecture SRU: Santa Cruz (USA-CA) (location identifier) • Shop Re• • Shuttle Simulation Aircraft • Simple Shift-and-Add • pairable Unit. Shop Replaceable Unit. Signal Responder Single-Service Access. Singular Spectrum Analysis. Slit• Unit. Simulation Resource Utilization. Space Replace• less Spectra Analysis • Small Science Aperture • Small able Unit. SRON Utrecht (Netherlands) • Support Re• Scientific Aperture • Social Security Act • Social Secu• source Unit. System Register Unit. System Replaceable rity Administration. Software Safety Analysis. Software Unit Support Agency. Solid-State Amplifier. Space Suit As• sembly • Stable Solar Analyzer • Staging and Support Srv: Service Area. Standard Spending Assessment. Star Selector As• SRV: Satellite Reentry Vehicle. Scientific Remote Viewing sembly • Sub-Saharan African. Superconducting Six-axis • Semiregular Variable. Southern Republic of Vietnam. Accelerometer • Symbol Synchronizer Assembly • Syn• Space Rescue Vehicle. Stony River (USA-AK) (location chro Signal Amplifier. System Support Analysis identifier) • Surface Roving Vehicle. System Readiness SSAA: Societe Suisse d' Astrophysique et d' Astronomie (Swit• Verification zerland) • Space Science Analysis Area. Sus Altezas SRVIFS: Service Installable File System SSAAC: Space Science and Applications Advisory Commit• Srvln: Surveillance tee SRVT: Suivi des Ressources Vegetales par Teledetection SSAAT: Sun Sensor Attitude Angle Transducer SRW: Salisbury - Rowan County (USA-NC) (location iden- SSAC: Selective Self-Adaptive Crossover • Space Science tifier) • Standard Reaction Wheel Advisory Committee. Space Science Analysis and Com• SRWCP: Short Rotation Woody Crop Program mand SSAD: Software System Analysis Document • Space Sys• SRX: Sert (Libya) (location identifier) tems Analysis and Design. System Summary Acceptance SRY: Sary - Dashte Naz (Iran) (location identifier) Document SRZ: Santa Cruz - El Trompillo (Bolivia) (location identi• SSADM: Structured Systems Analysis and Design Method fier) SSAE: Stamped Self-Addressed Envelope SRZM: Stichting Radiostraling van Zon en Melkweg (N ether• SSAIAF: Space Systems Automated Integration and As- lands) sembly Facility sis: Samples per Second. Symbols per Second SSALR: Simplified Short Approach Lighting System ss: Scilicet • Sections • Seguro Servidor • Semis • Sensu SSALT: Solid-State Altimeter Stricto • Sentencias • Siglos • Siguientes • Siswati (ISO language code) • Sunset. Supra Scriptum SSAM: Simple Sequential Access Method SIS: Same Size. Samples per Second. Sector Suite. Ser• SSAP: Source Service Access Point. Statement of Standard vice Station • Signal Strength • Single Sideband • Sous• Accounting Practice Sol. Space Shuttle. Station-Service. Steamship. Sub• SSAR: Solid-State Adaptive Rotor system SSARA: Scanning Synthetic Aperture Radar Altimeter SS: Far South. Far Southern. Sacra Scriptum. Safing SSARR: Streamflow Synthesis And Reservoir Regulation System • Saints. Saint-Siege. Same Sense. Same Size • Sancti • Sanctissimus • Sandstorm. Santa Sede • Santi SSASC: Space Science and Applications Steering Commit- • Santissimi • Sa Saintete • Satellite-Switched. Satellite tee System. Schutzstaffel • Science Service. Screw Steamer SSASP: Small-Sized Aerospace Plane • Secondary School • Seconds. Second Structure. Sec• retary of State. Secret Service. Sector Suite. Securite SSAT: S-band Single Access Transmitter. Shuttle Service Sociale • Security Service • Segment Specification • Se• and Access Tower • SIRTF Science Activities Timeline • guridad Social • Semana Santa • Sequential Signature • Space Shuttle Access Tower. System Segment Acceptance Set Screw • Seyfert Sextet • Shell Sort • Shore Station Test • Short Sleeve. Shuttle System • Side by Side. Signal• SSB: Saint Croix Island (US Virgin Islands) (location identi• ing System. Simultaneous Sampling. Single Sideband. fier) • Science Software Branch. Scientific Software Branch Single-Sided. Single Signal. Single Star. Single String. • Sea State Bias. Selective Service Board • Silicon Sur• Singapore Standard. Sky Survey. Slow Steady. Social face Barrier. Single Sideband. Social Security Board • Security. Sodium Sulphate. Solar System. Solid State Societe Specialisee de Biotechnologie • Solar Sector Bound• • Source of Supply • Sous-Sol • Southend-on-Sea (UK ary • Solar-System Barycenter • Source Selection Board postal code) • Space Segment. Space Shuttle. Space • Space Science Board • Space Studies Board • Sponta• Sphere. Space Station • Special Series. Special Session neous Symmetry Breaking. State Seismological Bureau • Special Study • Speech Sequence • Speech Sequencer SSBAM: Single Sideband Amplitude Modulation • Speech Sequencing • Spider Squad • Spin-Stabilized • Sporadic Server • Stabilization System • Stack Segment SSBC: Summary Sheet Bar Chart • Stainless Steel. Standard Stage. Standard Size. Star SSBF: Single Sideband Filter Selector • StarSets • Station Set • Statistical Standard SSBG: Single Sideband Generator • Steady State • Steamship • Steering System • Stor• age to Storage • Strad.l1 Statale • Strain Sensor • Stricto SSBM: Single Sideband Modulation Sensu • Strict Sense • Structure System • Study Scien• SSBP: Self-Supervised Back Propagation tist • Subsection. Subsolar • Substructure. Subsystem • Summer Solstice • Sun Sensor • Sun Simulator • Sun SSBS: Space-Based Surveillance System Synchronous. Supersonic. Support Software. Support SSBUV: Shuttle Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet

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SSBW: Spread-Spectrum Bandwidth SSCT: Science User Resource Expert. Solid-State Celestial S&SC: Sized & Supercalendered Tracker SS&C: Scope, Sequence & Coordination SSCU: Spacecraft Systems Controller Unit. Special Signal Conditioning Unit. Store Station Control Unit SSC: Satellite Situation Center • Scanning Shadow Tele• scope • Science Steering Committee • Science Support SSCV: Solar Sail Cargo Vessel Center • Science Survey Consortium. Scientific Steering SSCVR: Solid-State Cockpit Voice Recorder Committee. Secondary School Certificate. Sensor Signal SSCVT: Subsystem Communications Vector Table Conditioner • Sequential System Controller • Serendipi• tous Survey Catalog • Serial Shift Counter • Set of Sta• SS.D: Sanctissimus Dominus tion Coordinates • Shapley Supercluster • Shapley Su• SSD: Sacrae Scripturae Doctor • Safe Separation Device perconcentration • Short Service Commission • Shuttle • Sanctissimus Dominus. San Felipe (Colombia) (loca• System Contractor. Simulated Spacecraft. Single-Stage tion identifier) • Satellite Superhighway Demonstrator • Command • SIRTF Science Center • Site Selection Cri• Scaling-Steepest Descent • Science Support Division • terion • Small-Saver Certificate. Small Source Catalog. Seasat Decimal • Semiconductor Silicon Detector • Se• Solar Stabilization Computer. Solid-Solution Cermet • quence Switch Driver • Software Specification Document Solid-State Circuit • Spacecraft System Console. Space • Software System Design. Solid-State Detector. Solid• Science Center • Space Surveillance Center • Space Sys• State Device. Solid-State Disk. Solid-state Storage De• tems Center • Spin Synchronous Clock • Staff Selection vice. Spacecraft Software Division. Space-Scale Decom• Committee • Standardization Status Code • Standard position. Space Science Department. Space Science Di• Spacecraft Cryocooler • Standards Steering Committee. vision • Space Sciences Division • Space Shuttle Display Starlink Software Change. Starlink Software Collection. • Space Systems Division • Split-Screen Display • Start Static Standby Computer. Station Selection Code. Sta• of Shell Delimiter. Statistical Subdivision. Sun Shadow tion Support Computer. Statistical Society of Canada. Device. Surface Sampler Device. Surveillance Situation STEIS Steering Committee. Stennis Space Center (USA• Display. Survival Situation Display. Synthetic State De• MS) • Stepping Switch Counter. Stockholm Spectral termination • System Sciences Division • System Status Catalogue. Storm Sudden Commencement • Subsystem Display • System Summary Display Computer. Subsystem Controller. Subsystem Sequence SSDA: Sequential Similarity Detection Algorithm • Space Controller. Successive Subspace Correction. Sudden Storm Systems Development Agreement Commencement. Sumter Shaw (USA-SC) (location iden• tifier) • Sunspot Count. Superconducting Supercollider. SSDAC: Space Station Data Acquisition and Control Super Star Cluster. Survey Science Center. Survey Sci• SSDB: Scientific and Statistical Database. Specifically Stel• entist Consortium. Suspended Sediment Concentration. lar Database. Spin System Distribution Box Swedish Space Corporation • Synchrotron Self-Compton SSDBMS: Statistical and Scientific Database Management • System Sequence Controller. Systems Science and Cy• System bernetics • Systems Support Center SSDC: Space Science Data Center SSCA: Statistical Consulting Center for Astronomy (USA• PA) • Surface Sampler Control Assembly SSDD: Single-Side Double-Density. Software System De- sign Document SSCB: Space Station Control Board SSDF: Space Science Development Facility SSCC: SATCOM System Control Center • Second-Stage Conduit Container. Space Section Control Center. Space SSDH: Subsystem Data Handbook Station Control Center. Space Surveillance Control Cen• SSDI: Support System Design Integration ter • Spin-Scan Cloud Camera. Support Services Control SSDM: Shielding Standard Design Method Center SSCD: Suspended Solids Concentration Determination SSDO: Steady-State Design and Optimization SSCE: Solid-Surface Combustion Experiment. Sun-Space• SSDOO: Space Science Data Operations Office (NASA) craft-Earth SSDPS: Solar System Data Processing System SSCF: Space Station Control Facility. Space System Con• SSDR: Satellite Situation Display Room • Subsystem De• trol Facility velopment Requirement SSCHF: Space Shuttle Cargo Handling System SSDS: Space Sciences Data Service. Space Sciences Data System • Space Shuttle Display and Simulation • Space SSCI: Social Sciences Citation Index. Societe de Services Station Data System et de Conseil en Informatique SSDSAS: Space Station Data System Architecture Study SSCL: Shuttle System Commonality List. Sunspot Cycle Length • Supercomputing Supercollider Laboratory SSE: Safety System Engineering. Second Starlink Environ• ment • Self-Sustained Emission. Sholapur (India) (loca• SSCM: Segment Sol de Contr61e et de Mission. Space Sta- tion identifier) • Signal Security Element. Single Side• tion Cost Model. Sun-Spacecraft-Mars band Exciter • Single Site Event • Societe Suisse des SSCMP: Sequenced Synchronized Clock Multicast Protocol Ecrivains (Switzerland) • Society for Scientific Exploration SSCom: Solid State Communications (periodical code) (USA-VA) • Software Support Environment. Software Support Equipment • Software System Environment • SSCOP: Service Specified Convergence Protocol Solar-System Exploration. Solid-State Electronics. Sor• SSCP: Small Self-Contained Payload. Springer Series on tie Support Equipment. South-Southeast. South-South• Chemical Physics (periodical code) • Sum of Squares and eastern • Spacecraft Simulation Equipment • Spacecraft Cross-Products. System Services Control Point Support Equipment • Space Science Enterprise • Space SSCR: Support Software Change Request Shuttle Engine. Space Support Equipment. Special Sup• port Equipment. Squared Sum of Errors. Stage Systems SSCS: Shipboard Satellite Communications System. Side• Engineer • Star Selector Encoder • Subsystem Element Stick Control System • Single-Sideband Communications • Sud-Sud-Est • Sum of Squared Errors. Sum-Squared System • Solar-System Creation Sequence • Space Suit Error. Sun-Spacecraft-Earth • Support System Evalua• Communications System. Stand Satellite Control System tion • Surface Solar Energy. Surface Support Equipment • Synchronous Satellite Communications System • Systeme Statistique Europeen • System Safety Engi• SSCSP: Space Shuttle Crew Safety Panel neering • System Security Engineering. System Support Engineering. System Support Equipment SScT: Speculations in Science and Technology (periodical code) S'sea: Swansea (UK-Wales)

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SSIS: Solid-State Imaging System. Spacecraft System In- SSMO: Southern Skies Mobile Observatory (Australia) • tegration Support. Space Station Information System Summary of Synoptic Meteorological Observations SSISS: Spacecraft System Integration Support Service SSMOC: SOFIA Science and Mission Operations Center SSITP: Shuttle System Integrated Test Plan SSMP: Stockpile Stewardship and Management Program SSIU: Subsystem Interface Unit. Systems Simulator Inter- SSMS: Solid-State Mass Spectrometer. Spark Source Mass face Unit Spectroscopy. Support Systems Module Simulator SSIV: Segment Sol Image Vegetation SSM/T: Special Sensor Microwave/Temperature SSIZ: Seasonal Sea Ice Zone SSMTF: Space Station Mockup and Trainer Facility SSJ: Sandnessjoen (Norway) (location identifier) SSN: Seoul (Korea-ROK) (location identifier) • Severely Subnormal. Social-Security Number. Space Surveillance SSK: Strahlenschutz-Kommission • Sturt Creek (Australia• Network. Specification Serial Number. Standard Serial WA) (location identifier) Number. Standard Star Newsletter. Starlink System SS/L: Space Systems/Loral Note. Standard Serial Number. Station Serial Number SSL: Santa Rosalia (Colombia) (location identifier) • Se• • Sunspot Number. Switched Service Network cure Socket Layer. Selected Source List • Shore Station SSND: Solid-State Neutral Dosimeter Laboratory • Site Support List • Small Space Labora• SSNS: Standard Study Numbering System tory • Software Specification Language • Software Sup• port Laboratory • Solid-State Lamp • Solid-State Laser SSO: Safety Signification Operation. Sahara and Sahel Ob• • Space Science Laboratory • Space Sciences Laboratory servatory • Sales Support Officer. Siio Louren<;o (Brazil• • Space Simulation Laboratory. Space Systems Labora• MG) (location identifier) • Satellite Systems Operation. tory • Storage Structure Layout • Sudden Sodium Layer Satellite Switching Office. Sayan Solar Observatory (Rus• • Super-Scanning Locator. Support Status List. System sia) • Senior Scientific Officer. Single Sign-On. Solar• Software Loader. System Specification Language System Object. Solid-State Oscillator. Source Selection Official. Space Shuttle Orbiter. Special Studies Office. SSLDEF: Space Shuttle Long-Duration Exposure Facility Spurious Shut-Off. Staff Security Officer • Steady-State SSLO: Solid-State Local Oscillator Oscillation. Structure, Sequence and Organization. Sub• stellar Object. Subsystem Operation. Sud-Sud-Ouest • SSLOR: Solar Stellar Limb Occultation Radiometer Sun Synchronous Orbit • Swedish Solar Observatory • SSLP: Secure Socket Layer Protocol System Security Officer. System Software Office SSLS: Solid-State Laser System • Standard Space Launch SSOB: Senior Scientist Onboard System SSOC: Satellite System Operational Center SSLT: Solid-State Logic Timer SSOCR: Superscale Optical Character Reader SSLV: Standard Small Launch Vehicle • Standard Space SSOD: Solid-State Optical Detector Launch Vehicle SSODB: Space Station Operational Databook SSM: Samstag-Sonntag-Montag • Satellite Survivability Mo• del. Saturday-Sunday-Monday • Sault Sainte Marie (USA• SSODC: Steady-State Off-Design Code MI) (location identifier) • Second-Stage Motor. Second SSODCM: Space Systems Operational Design Criteria Man- Surface Mirror. Signal Strength Monitor. Single-Sideband ual Modulation • Site Status Message • Societe de Secours SSOG: Satellite Systems Operations Guide Mutuel • Soft Systems Methodology • Solar Standard Model • Solar Stereoscopic Mission • Solid-State Mate• SSOM: Solid-State Optical Maser rial • Spacecraft Support Module • Spacecraft Systems SSONET: Structured Semantic Object Network Monitor. Space Station and Microgravity • Space Station SSOP: Space Systems Operating Procedure Module. Special Sensor for Microwave. Special Sensor Microwave • Spread Spectrum Modulation • Springfield SSOR: Symmetric Successive Over-Relaxation Science Museum (USA-MA) • Standard Solar Model. SSOS: Severe Storms Observation Satellite. Springer Series Station Spatiale et Microgravite • Steady-State Model • on Optical Sciences (periodical code) Subsystem Manager • Subsystem Model • Supply Sup• SSOSC: Strong Second-Order Sufficient Condition port Management. Supply Support Manager. Support Systems Module. System Safety Manager. System Sup• SSP: Scanning Spectral Polarimeter. Scientific Subroutine port Management • System Support Manager • System Package • Security System Plan • Seismic Section Pro• Support Module filer • Sensor Select Panel • Service des Soins Palliatifs • Service Switching Point. Silver Plains (Australia-QLD) SSMA: Solid-State Microaccelerometer • Solid-State Mi• (location identifier) • Simple Solar Population • Simple crowave Amplifier. Spread-Spectrum Multiple Access Stellar Population (*) • Simulation Support Processor. 55MB: Space Shuttle Maintenance Baseline. Space Station Single-generation Stellar Population • Small Sortie Pay• Manned Base load. Societe Statistique de Paris (France) • Societe Su• SSMC: Second-Stage Motor Container. Space Shuttle Mis• isse de Physique (Switzerland) • Society of rScholarly Pub• sion Control lishing (USA) • Soil Survey of Pakistan • Solid-State Photodiode • Solid-State Preamplifier • Source Selection SSME: Satellite System Monitoring Equipment. Space Shut- Plan • Space Science Program • Space Shuttle Program tle Main Engine • Space Station Program • Spread Spectrum • Standard SSMEC: Space Shuttle Main Engine Controller Shop Practice. Standard Stability Prediction. Standard SSMECA: Space Shuttle Main Engine Controller Assembly Switch Panel • Standby Status Panel • Star/Sky Pho• tometry • Statutory Sick Pay • Stellar Synthesis Popu• SSMF: Science Studies Methods Forum • Space Station lation • Subsatellite Point • Subsolar Point • Summer Millimeter Facility Science Program • Summer Session Program • Summer SSM/I: Special Sensor Microwave/Imager Star Party. Super Sans Plomb • Superstable Platform. Surface Science Package • System Safety Plan • System SSMI: Special Sensor Microwave Instrument Security Plan • System Support Plan • System Support SSM/IS: Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder Program • System Status Panel SSMIS: Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder SSPA: Solid-State Power Amplifier SSMM: Space Station Mathematical Model • Sus Majes- SSPC: Solid~State Power Controller. Spacelab Stored Pro• tades gram Command

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SSPD: Shuttle System Payload Data. Shuttle System Pay- SSRL: Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (USA• load Definition. Shuttle System Payload Description CA) SSPDA: Shuttle System Payload Data Activity SSRM: Scanning Spreading Resistance Microscopy. Second• SSPDB: Subsystem Power Distribution Box Stage Rocket Motor SSPDS: Shuttle System Payload Data Study. Space Shut• SSRMS: Space Station Remote Manipulating System. Space tle Payload Data Study Station Remote Manipulator System (*) SSPE: Space Station Program Element • Support System SSRN: System Software Reference Number. System Soft• Project Engineer ware Requirement Number SSPF: Sortie Software Production Facility. Space Shuttle SSROP: Space Station Resource Optimization Program Programming Facility. Space Station Processing Facility SSRP: Severe Storms Research Program • Simple Server (USA-FL) Redundancy Protocol • Spectral Surface Radiation Pro• SSPFA: Space Shuttle Program Flight Assignment gram. System Safety Review Panel SSPI: Security Service Provider Interface. Society of Satel• SSRPI: Selectable Spectral Resolution Pointing Imager lite Professionals International (USA-VA) SSRQ: Steep-Spectrum Radio Quasar SSPGSE: Space Shuttle Program Ground Support Equip• SSRR: Station Set Requirement Review ment SSRS: Society for Social Responsibility in Science. South• SSPII: Space Shuttle Program Implementing Instruction ern Sky Redshift Survey. Start-Stop-Restart System SSPM: Software Standards and Procedures Manual. Solid• SSRT: Siberian Solar Radio Telescope. Single-Stage Rocket State Photomultiplier • Space Shuttle Program Manager Technology. Subsystem Readiness Test • System Safety Program Manager SSRTF: Solid Surface Room Temperature Fluorescence SSPO: Space Shuttle Program Office. Space Shuttle Projects SSRTP: Solid Surface Room Temperature Phosphorescence Office SSRU: Standard Speech Reproducing Unit SSPP: Shuttle Small Payloads Project • Solar Sea Power Plant. Space Station Program Participant. System Safety SSRv: Space Science Reviews (periodical code) Program Plan SSRV: Solar-Sail Race Vehicle SSPPSG: Space Shuttle Payload Planning Steering Group SSRvE: Soviet Scientific Reviews Section E (periodical code) SSPRO: Space Shuttle Program Resident Office SSS: Safety Status System • Satellite Servicer System • SSPRv: Space and Solar Power Review (periodical code) Scanning Star Simulator. Scatterometer System Simula• SSPS: Satellite Solar Power Station. Satellite Solar Power tor. Scientific Subroutine System. Sea Surface Salinity System • Sky Survey Prototype System • Solar Satellite • Selective Service System • Sensor Support System • Power Station • Spacecraft Support Planning Section • Siassi (Papua New Guinea) (location identifier) • Signal Space Shuttle Program Schedule Switching System • Silicon-Symmetrical Switch • Simu• lation Study Series • Single-Screw Ship • SIPE Support SSPSF: Stochastic Self-Propagating Star Formation Structure • Sira Safety Services • Small-Scale Structure SSPTF: Santa Susana Propulsion Test Facility • Small Scientific Satellite. Small Solar Satellite. Small SSQ: La Sarre (Canada-QC) (location identifier) • Simple Starlight Scope. Solar and Skylight Spectrophotometer. Sinusoidal Quantity. Steep-Spectrum Quasar Solar-Stellar Spectrograph. Solar-Stellar Spectrophotom• etry • Solid-State Spectrometer. Solid-State Switching. SSQM: Scanning Superconducting Quantum Microscope Solid-State System. Sortie Support System. Sound Sup• SSR: Sara (Vanuatu) (location identifier) • Satelite de Sen• pression System • Spacecraft Software System • Space• soriamento Remoto • Satellite Situation Report • Scan• craft System Support • Space Shuttle Segment • Space ning Spectral Radiometer. Secondary Surveillance Radar Shuttle Simulation • Space Shuttle System • Space Sta• • Selenium Stack Rectifier • Shop Support Request • tion Simulator • Space Surveillance System • Spinning Site Suitability Report • Software Specification Review. Space Station • Spinning Sun Sensor • Spin-Stabilized Solid-State Reaction. Solid-State Recorder. Solid-State Spacecraft • Stage Separation System • Standard Soft• Relay. Soviet Socialist Republic (now obsolete) • Special ware System • Star Selection Servo • Static Spherically Scientific Report. Spin-Stabilized Rocket. Staff Support Symmetric • Station Set Specification • Steep-Spectrum Room • Station Set Requirement • Statistical Summary Source. Strategic Satellite System. Subject Specializa• Report • Stock Status Report. Structured Semantic Re• tion Scheme • Subsystem Segment • Summer Solstice lationship • Subsurface Radar • Summer Solstice Sun• Sunset. Sun Screen Server. Supersoft Source. Sup• rise. Sum of the Squared Residuals. Supersynthesis Ra• port Software System. Su Seguro Servidor • Switching diometer • Surface Search Radar. System Safety Review Subsystem. Symbolic Shorthand System. System and • System Specification Review. System Status Review. Segment Specification. System Security Standard. Sys• System Study Requirement. System Support Record tem Segment Specification SSRA: Subsurface Sounding Radar/Altimeter SSSA: Soil Science Society of America (USA) SSRAAO: Space Station Remote Access Automatic Obser• SSSAAS: Space Station Science and Applications Advisory vatory Subcommittee SSRAAT: Space Station Remote Access Automatic Tele- SSSAJ: Soil Science Society of America Journal (periodical scope code) SSRAM: Synchronous Static Random Access Memory SSSC: SAX Scientific Steering Committee. Solid State Sci• SSRB: Subsystem Review Board ences Committee. Space Science Steering Committee. Space Science Support Center • Sydney Southern Star SSRC: Social Sciences Research Council (UK) • Strict Source Catalogue and Record Route SSSD: Second-Stage Separator Device. Single-Side Single• SSRD: Specific Science Requirements Document • Station Density. Solid-State Solenoid Driver. Space Shuttle Sim• Set Requirements Document ulation Display. State Soil Survey Database SSRE: Society for Social Responsibility in Engineering SSSF: Surface and Sounding Systems Facility SSRF: Screen Scraper Read File SSSI: Science of Soft Surfaces and Interfaces. Site of Special SSRG: Simple Shift Register Generator Scientific Interest SSRI: Systeme de Stockage et de Recherche de l'Information SSSP: Space Shuttle Synthesis Program

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SSSR: Summer Solstice Sunrise Simulator Unit. Solar-Sail Union. Sonoma State Univer• SSSS: Society for Social Studies of Science (USA-MA) • sity (USA-CA) • Southwest State University (USA-MN) Space Shuttle System Specification. Spherically Symmet• • Spacecraft Support Unit. Space Science Update. Star ric Self-Similar Sensor Unit. Station Supervisory Unit. Strategic Ser• vices Unit. Stratospheric Sounding Unit. White Sulphur SSSSR: Space Shuttle System Safety Review Springs - Greenbrier (USA-WV) (location identifier) SSSSS: Simulation of the Satellite Signal in the Solar Spec• SSUAS: Space Station Utilization Advisory Subcommittee trum • Springer Series on Solid State Sciences (periodical code) SSUP: Space Station User Panel. Space Station Utilization Preparedness SSST: Space Station System Trainer SSUS: Spin-Stabilized Upper Stage. Spinning Solid Upper SSSTB: South South South Temperate Belt Stage SSSyn: Springer Series on Synergetics (periodical code) SSUSI: Special Sensor for Ultraviolet Spectrographic Imag- SST: Sample Sound Technology. Santa Teresita (Argentina- ing BA) (location identifier) • Sante et Securite du Travail SSUSP: Spinning Solid Upper Stage Project • Satellite-to-Satellite Tracking. Scalable Systems Tech• SSUT: Sous-Systeme Utilisateur Telephonique nology • Seamless Steel Tubing • Search Strategy and Terms. Sea Surface Temperature. Sea Surface Topog• SSV: Satellite Servicing Vehicle. Set of Stations Velocities raphy • Shuttle System Test • Simple Software Tool • • Siasi (Philippines) (location identifier) • Solar System Simulated Structural Test. Simulation and Systems Test Visualization. Space Shuttle Vehicle. Space Sortie Ve• • Single-Sideband Transmission • Single System Trainer hicle • Standard Service Volume. Supersatellite Vehicle • Society of Surveying Technicians. Software Support SSVN: Structure Searching Via Nomenclature Team • Solid-State Telescope • Spacecraft Systems Test • Space Solar Telescope. Space Surveillance and Track• SSVS: Subsystem Verification Specification ing • Spectroscopic Survey Telescope. Spread-Spectrum SSVT: Swedish Solar Vacuum Telescope Technology • Stably Stratified Turbulence • Structural SSW: Schwabische Sternwarte eV (Germany) • South-South• Static Test • Student Science Training. Subsystem Ter• west. South-Southwestern. Stuart Island (USA-WA) (lo• minal • Subsystem Test • Supersnelle Trein • Supersone cation identifier) • Sudden Stratospheric Warming Snelheids Tunnel • Supersonic Transport • Superstring Theory SSWC: Set of Significant Wavelet Coefficients SSTA: Support System Task Analysis SSWG: Servicing Science Working Group. Site Selection Working Group. Shuttle Security Selection Working Group SSTAC: Sea Surface Temperature Analysis and Composite • Solar-System Working Group. Space Science Working SSTB: South South Temperate Belt Group SSTC: Solid-State Timer-Controller • Spacecraft System SSWP: Space Station Work Package. Springer Series on Test Console. Space Shuttle Test Conductor. Specialized Wave Phenomena (periodical code) System Test Contractor • State Science and Technology SSWRD: Systems Software Requirements Document Commission SSWRN: South-Southwestern SSTCLS: Space Shuttle Test, Checkout, and Launch Sup• port SSWTI: Staatliches System der Wissenschaftlich-Technischen Information SSTD: Space Science and Technology Department (RAL) SSWWD: South-Southwestward SSTDMA: Satellite-Switched Time-Division Multiple Ac• cess SSX: Samsun (Turkey) (location identifier) • Space Ship Experimental SSTec: Solid State Technology (periodical code) SSXB: Supersoft X-ray Binary SSTEP: System Support Test Evaluation Program SSXTF: Solar Soft X-ray Telescope Facility SSTF: Space Shuttle Task Force. Space Shuttle Training Facility • Space Simulation Test Facility • Space Station SSY: M'Banza Congo (Angola) (location identifier) Task Force. Space Station Training Facility S/Sys: Subsystem SSTG: Space Station Task Group. Space Systems and SSZ: Santos (Brazil-SP) (location identifier) Technology Group st: Sesotho (ISO language code) • Stere • Stet SSTI: Small Satellite Technology Initiative • Small Space• St: Saint • Sanct • Sankt • Sant • Sint • Sitio • Stanton craft Technology Initiative Number. Stanza. State. Statement. Station. Statute SSTIMR: Sea Surface Temperature Imaging Microwave Ra• • Stem • Stitch • Stokes • Stone • Strait • StraBe • diometer Stratus. Street. Stuck. Stunde SSTL: Solar System Target List. Surrey Satellite Technol- S&T: Science & Technology. Scientific & Technical. Sky ogy Ltd. (UK) & Telescope (periodical code) • Supply & Transport SSTNET: Sociology of Science and Technology Network ST: Principe (Sao Tome &_) (ISO country code) • Saint. SSTO: Single-Stage-to-Orbit Sample Tray. Sao Tome & Principe (ISO country code) • Scalar Totalizer. Scenario Template. Scheduled Tribe SSTP: Small Satellite Technology Program • Subsystem • Schmidt Telescope. Schmitt Trigger. Science Team. Test Procedure Search and Track • Select Time • Self-Test • Sequence SSTR: Safing System Tape Recorder Timer. Sequential Timer • Serial Traceability. Service des Transmission • Shipping Ticket • Shock Tunnel • SSTS: Satellite Surveillance and Tracking Satellite. Space• Short Ton • Sidereal Time • Silicon Target • Simplifi• based Surveillance and Tracking Satellite. Space Surveil• cation Task • Simulator Training • Single Throw • Sin• lance and Tracking Satellite. Space Surveillance and Track• gularity Theorem. Slow Technology. Solar-Terrestrial. ing System Spacelab Technology • Space Telescope • Space-Time • SSTV: Slow-Scan Television Spacelab Technology • Special Test • Special Tooling • SSTWG: SETI Science and Technology Working Group Specification Technique. Spring Tide. Standard Thick• ness • Standard Time • Start • Star Tracker • Static SSTZ: South South Temperate Zone Test. Static Thrust. Steam Turbine. Stoke-on-Trent SSU: Sample Storage Unit. Secondary Sampling Unit. (UK postal code) • Stormer Predictor. Stratus. Street Self-Service Unit. Semiconductor Storage Unit. Sensor • Submarine Tender. Substitution Theorem. Subtask •

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Sudan (international aircraft registration code) - Summer Planning - System Testability And Maintainability Pro• Time _ Superconducting Tunnel - Superior Technology - gram Survival Time - Synthesis Telescope _ System Test STAN: Space Telescope Analysis Newsletter Sta: Santa - Station - Stationary Stand: Standard StA: Staatsarchiv STANet: Science and Technology Awareness Network STA: Saint Andrews (Stariink internal code) - Santa - Satel• lite Tracking Annex - S-band Test Antenna - Science and STANTEK: Standardiseringstekniska Foreningen (Sweden) Technology Agency - Shuttle Training Aircraft - SIGIR STAP: Schmidt Telescope Advisory Panel - Scientific and Technology Affiliate - Space Technology Application - Technical Advisory Panel - Scientific and Technical Anal• Space Transportation Association (USA-VA) - Spanning• ysis and Program - SmaliTalk Apprentice Program - Spe• Tree Algorithm - Special Temporary Authorization - State cial Technical Assistance Program Transit Authority - Static Test Article - Station - Stauning (Denmark) (location identifier) - Strategic Transportation STAPP: Simulation Tape Print Program Analysis _ Strategy and Technical Assessment - Struc• STAPS: Sciences et Techniques des Activites Physiques et tural Test Article - Student Travel Agency Sportives STAAARTE: Scientific Training and Access to Aircraft for STAR: Satellite Telecommunications Automatic Routing _ Atmospheric Research Throughout Europe Satellites in Telematics Applications and Research (ESA) STAAC: Space and Terrestrial Applications Advisory Com• - Satellite Tracking using RF - Science Teaching Achieve• mittee - Systems Technology and Advanced Concepts ment Recognition - Science Teaching through its Astro• STAAR: Submillimeter Telescope for Astronomy and At- nomical Roots - Science Technology And Research _ Sci• mospheric Research entific and Technical Aerospace Reports (NASA) _ Scien• tific Toolkit for Astrophysical Research _ Sea And Ter• Stab: Stabilization - Stabilizer - Stable rain Assessment Radar - Self-Test Automatic Readout _ StAB: Staatliche Allgemeinbibliothek Self-Testing And Repairing - Shuttle Turnaround Anal• STAC: Science and Technical Advisory Committee _ Sci• ysis Report - Significant Technological Achievement in ence and Technology Advisory Committee - Space Tele• Research - Significant Technology Achievement through scope Advisory Committee (*) - Space Telescope Advisory Research - SOFIA Terahertz Array Receiver _ Software Council Tools And Requirements - Solar, Terrestrial and Astro• physical Research - Solenoidal Tracker at RHIC _ Source STACC: Small Telescope Array with CCD Cameras _ Stan• Transmission And Response - South Pacific Tectonics and dard Telemetry and Command Component - Standard Resources - Space Technology and Advanced Research - Telemetry and Communications Component Space Telescope Anomaly Room _ Space Telescope Au• STACE: STScI Advisory Council on Education dit Report - Space Telescope Axial Replacement - Space STACEE: Solar Tower Atmospheric Cerenkov Effect Exper• Three-Axis Accelerometer for Research - Space Trans• iment (*) - Solar Two Atmospheric Cerenkov Experiment portation Automated Reconfiguration - Spectral Technol• ogy and Applied Research - Spectrograph/Telescope for STACS: Serials Tracking And Control System _ Subtropical Astronomical Research - Special Telecommunication Ac• Atlantic Climate Studies tion of Regional Development - Standard Telecommunica• STAD: Societe de Traitement Automatique des Donnees tions Automatic Recognizer _ Standard Terminal Arrival (France) - Standard Terminal Arrival Route _ Statistical Table As• STADAC: Station Data Acquisition and Control sembly and Retrieval - Stellar Attitude Reference _ Stock• holms Amatorastronomer (Sweden) - Streamer Tubes Ana• STADAD: RAL (Stariink internal code) - Satellite Track• log Readout - String Array _ Surface Target Attenuation ing And Data Acquisition Department Radar - Systeme Terrestre Automatique de Radiosondage STADAN: Satellite Tracking And Data Acquisition Net- STARAN: Stellar Attitude Reference And Navigation work - Space Tracking And Data Acquisition Network STADAT: Stariink Database STARCAL: Star Calibration STADU: System Termination And Dipslay Unit STARCAT: Space Telescope Archive and Catalog _ Space Telescope Archive Catalog STAE: Specific Task Asynchronous Exit STARCH: Stressed Arch STAEDT: Simulation Tools for Analysis and Evaluation of Data Transmission STARE: Scandinavian Twin Auroral Radar Experiment _ STAF: Science Team Analysis Facility _ Service de Trans• Southern Tropical Atlantic Region Experiment - Steerable fert et d'Archivage de Fichiers Telemetry Antenna Receiving Equipment STAFF: Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Field Fluctuations - STARFIRE: System To Accumulate and Retrieve Finan• Stellar-Acquisition Flight Feasibility cial Information with Random Extraction Staffs: Staffordshire (UK-England) STARLAB: Space Technology Applications and Research Laboratory STAFT: Steerable Antenna Focusing Technique STAG: Secure Text And Graphics - Shuttle Turnaround Starlink: Satellite Telemetry And Return Link Analysis Group - Space Telescope Advisory Group STARR: Schedule, Technical And Resources Report STAGN: Stagnation STaRS: Science Teacher and Research Scientist STAIR: Structural Analysis Interpretive Routine STARS: Satellite Telemetry Automatic Reduction System - STAIRS: Storage and Information Retrieval System (IBM) Satellite Tracking And Ranging Station - Satellite TV Air• STAIS: Student Advisory Information Service borne Receiving System - Science Teachers Active in Real Science - Seismic Telescope for Astrophysical Research STALAS: Stationary Laser Site - Stationary Laser Station from Space - Software Technology for Adaptable and Re• STALO: Stable Local Oscillator liable Systems - Space Transportation Automated Recon• StAM: Studies in Applied Mathematics (periodical code) figuration System - Stabilized Twin-gyro Attitude Refer• ence System - Standard Terminal Automation Replace• STAMOS: Sortie Turn Around Maintenance Operations ment System - Status Analysis And Reporting System Simulation - Stellar Tracking Attitude Reference System - Strategic STAMP: Satellite Telecommunications Analysis and Mod• Targeting Activities Reporting System - Structural Tar• elling Program - Space Technology Analysis and Mission get Analysis and Recognition System - Students Taking

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Astronomy-Related Subjects (USA-CA) • Subaru Tele• STCC: Spacecraft Technical Control Center scope Archive System • Support Tracking Analysis Re• STCDHS: Spacecraft Telemetry Command Data Handling porting System • Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System System. System Test and Astronaut Requirement Simu• lation STCDS: System Test Complex Data System START: Selection To Activate Random Testing • Space STCE: System Test Complex Equipment Test And Reentry Technology • Space Transport And STCK: Store Clock Reentry Test. Strategic Arms Reduction Talks. Strate• gic Arms Reduction Treaty • System for Analysis, Re• STCM: Service Technique de Cryogenie et de Magnetisme search and Training STCN: Short Title Catalogue Netherlands STARTED: Strategies, Tools, and Resources for Team-based STCP: Short-Term Cost Plan Early Design STCS: Special Telemetry Conversion System STAS: Space Transportation Architecture Study STCT: Small Transportable Communications Terminal stat: Statim STCU: Science and Technology Center in Ukraine Stat: Statement. Static. Station. Stationary. Statistical • Statistics. Statuary. Statue. Status. Statute STCW: Standards of Training, Certification and Watch- keeping. System Time Code Word STAT: Space Telescope Advisory Team • Space Telescope Astrometry Team. System Testability and Analysis Tool Std: Standard. Started. Stunde STATE: Structure and Atmospheric 'IUrbulence Environ- STD: Dobra (Sao Tome & Principe) (ISO currency code) • ment Salinity-Temperature-Depth. Santo Domingo (Venezuela) (location identifier) • SATCOM Technologies Division. STATN: Station Save The Data • Science and Technology Development • STATS: Star Tracker Alignment Test Set Scientific and Technical Data • Sensor and Test Driver • STATSGO: State Soil Geographic Database Servo Tape Display. Set Direction. Shuttle Test Detec• tor • Software Test Description • Software Transfer Doc• STAU: Standard Acquisition Unit ument • Solar-Terrestrial Dispatch • Spacecraft Technol• StAY: Steirischer Astronomen Verein (Austria) ogy Division. Special Test Device. Standard. Standard Document. Standard Test Device. State Transition Dia• STAVF: Space Telescope Assembly and Verification Facility gram. Subscriber Toll Dialing. Subscriber Trunk Dialing STAWA: Science Teachers of Western Australia • Supporting Technology Development Stb: Steinbruch STDA: StreetTalk Directory Assistance StB: Stadtbibliothek STDADS: Space Telescope Data Archive and Distribution STB: Santa Barbara - Zulia (Venezuela) (location identifier) System • Save The Bits. Set-Top Box. SIM Testbed. Solid Tar• STDAUX: Standard Auxiliary get Boronization • South Temperate Belt. South Tropical Belt. Strobe. System Test Bed STDB: Space Telescope Database. Standard Database STBA: Selective Top-to-Bottom Algorithm STDBM: Spatio-Temporal Database Management (workshop) Stbd: Starboard STDC: Space Technique Development Center STBE: Space Transportation Booster Engine STDCE: Surface Tension Drive Convection Experiment • StBGebV: Steuerberatergebiihrenverordnung Surface Tension Driven Convection Experiment (*) STBL: Stable. Stable Boundary Layer. Stratus-topped Std. Dev.: Standard Deviation Boundary Layer Stde: Stunde Stbln: Stabilization STDERR: Standard Error STBP: Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium (Australia-QLD) STDIN: Standard Input Stbt: Steamboat Stby: Standby STDIOH: Standard Input/Output Header STBY: Standby stdl: stiindlich STC: Saint Cloud (USA-MN) (location identifier) • Satel• STDL: Standard Distribution List lite Test Center. Satellite Tracking Center. Science and STDM: Stadium. Statistical Time-Division Multiplexer. Technical Committee. Science and Technology Center. Statistical Time-Division Multiplexing (*) • Synchronous Scientific and Technical Committee • Scientific Technical Time-Division Multiplexing Committee. Semivariogram Textual Classifier. Sensivity STDMA: Self-organizing Time Division Multiple Access Time Control. Services Techniques Centraux • Set Carry • Short-Time Constant • Short-Title Catalog • Shuttle STDMS: Space Telescope Data Management System Test Conductor • Simulation Tape Conversion • Society STDN: Spacecraft Tracking and Data Network (*) • Space- for Technical Communication (USA-VA). Spacecraft Test flight Tracking and Data Network Conductor. Space Technology Center. Space Test Cen• ter • Space-Time Continuum. Specification Technique du STDOUT: Standard Output Besoin • Specific Transport Cost • Spectral Transfer Co• STDPRN: Standard Printer efficient. Standard Test Condition. Standard Test Con• STDSD: Solar-Terrestrial Data Services Division figuration • Standard Transmission Code • Started Task Console. Station Test and Calibration. Storage Technol• STDT: Science Technology Definition Team ogy Corporation. Stored Time Command. Subtechnical Stdy: Steady Committee. Suffix Tree Clustering. Supplemental Type Certificate. Supplemental Type Certification. Switching STDY: Steady Technical Center • Systeme de Trajectographie Captive • Stdzn: Standardization System Test Complex. System Test Configuration • Sys• tem Test Console • System Timing Controller • System Ste: Sainte. Suite Transfer Constant Ste: Societe STCB: Survey Technician Certification Board ST&E: Security Test & Evaluation

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STE: Security Test and Evaluation. Segment Table Entry Ster: Stereophonic. Stereotype. Sterling • Shrinkage Test Estimator. Simulation and Test Equip• STER: Space Techniques for Environmental Risks. Sticht• ment • Spacecraft Test Engineering. Space-Time Editor ing Ether Reclame • Special Test Equipment • Standard Test Environment • Star Tracker Electronics • Station Test Equipment • STERAO: Stratospheric-Tropospheric Experiments: Radi- Stevens Point (USA-WI) (location identifier) • Suitabil• ation, Aerosols and Ozone ity Test Evaluation. Suite. Support Test Equipment. Stereo: Stereophonic. Stereotype System Test Engineer STEREO: Solar-Terrestrial Relations Observatory STEA: System Test, Evaluation and Assembly STERJ: Solar Terrestrial and Environmental Research in STEAP: Simulated Trajectories Error Analysis Program Japan (periodical code) ST-ECF: Space Telescope - European Coordinating Facility Stern: Die Sterne (periodical code) STECF: Space Telescope - European Coordinating Facility Sternw: Sternwarte STED: Science, Technology and Economic Development STES: Single-locker Thermal Enclosure System STEDI: Student Explorer Demonstration Initiative STESA: Solar-Terrestrial Environment Sensing Assembly STEEP: STX Terrain Elevation Extraction Package STESOP: Space Telescope Elementary Outreach Program STEI: Scientific, Technical, and Economic Information STETF: Solar Total Energy Test Facility STEIN: Short-Term Experimental Information Network STETS: Solar-Terrestrial Energy Transfer Studies STEIS: Space Telescope Electronic Information System • STEVE: Space Tool for Extravehicular Emergencies STScI Electronic Information Service STel: Stanford Telecommunications St. Ex.: Stock Exchange STEL: Short-Term Exposure Level. Short-Term Exposure STEX: Sensor Technology Experiment. Space Technology Limit. Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory Experiment. Static Test and Evaluation Complex STELAB: Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory STeZ: South Temperate Zone STELAR: Study of Electronic Literature for Astronomical STF: Safety Test Facility. Satellite Test Facility. Satellite Research Tracking Facility • Save The Frames • S-band Transmit Filter. Shaping The Future. Short Title File. Software STELLA: Satellite Transmission Experiment Linking Lab• Test Facility. Space Telescope Fix. Space Telescope For• oratories • System To Estimate Latitude and Longitude mat • Space Track Facility • Speckle Transfer Function Astronomically • Spin Test Facility • Source Test File. Spin Test Facil• Stellv: Stellvertretende. Stellvertretender • Stellvertreter ity • Standard Task File. Static Test Facility. Stephen • Stellvertreterin Island (Australia-QLD) (location identifier) • Stratiform STEM: Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope. Scan• • Structured File • Summary Tape File • System Test ning Transmission Electron Microscopy • Science, Tech• Facility. System Transfer Function nology, Engineering and Mathematics • Solar-Terrestrial STFRM: Stratiform Environment Model. Space-Time-Energy-Matter • Stay STFS: Space Telescope Flight Software Time Extension Module. Structural-Thermal-Engineering Model. System Test Equipment Mission STFSDB: Space Telescope Flight Software Database STEMPRA: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Medicine STFSDS: Standard Time and Frequency Signal Dissemina- Public Relations. Association (UK) tion Service Sten: Stencil. Stenographer. Stenographic. Stenography STFT: Short-Time Fourier Transform Steno: Stenographer. Stenographic. Stenography STFVS: Space Telescope Functional Verification Simulation Stenog: Stenographer. Stenographic. Stenography Stg: Stage. Sterling STeP: Stanford Temporal Prover STG: Saint George Island (USA-AK) (location identifier) STEP: Satellite Test of the Equivalence Principle. Science • Satellite Terminal Guidance. Scene Transition Graph and Technology for Environmental Protection • Science, • Schiffbautechnische Gesellschaft (Germany) • Scientific Technology and Economic Policy. Scientific and Techni• and Technical Group. Shuttle Test Group. Space Task cal Exploitation Program. Scientists and Teachers in Ed• Group. Space Telescope Guidance. Special Technology ucational Partnership. Secure Tunnel Establishment Pro• Group. Steering Task Group. Strong tocol • Sensitivity Temperature Error Program • Simple Stge: Storage Transition to Electronic Processing. Society of Trust and StGG: Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica (periodical code) Estate Practitioners. Software Technology and Engineer• ing Practice. Solar-Terrestrial Energy Program • Space STGG: Superconducting Tensor Gravity Gradiometer Technology Experiments Program. Space Telescope Ex• STGP: Strongly Typed Genetic Programming hibited Preprint • Space Terminal Evaluation Program Stgt: Suttgart (Germany) • Space Test Experimental Program • Space Test Ex• periment Platform • Space Test Experiment Program • STGT: Second TDRS Ground Terminal (*) • Second TDRSS Special Temporary Employment Programme • Standard Ground Terminal for the Exchange of Product • Standard Tape Executive Sth: Something. South Package. Standard Tape Executive Program. Standard Terminal Program. Standard Test Equipment Procedure STH: Strathmore (Australia-QLD) (location identifier) • Standard To Exchange Product • Station de Trans• Sthn: Southern fert d'Energie par Pompage • Statistical Trajectory Es• STHSPAAL: Space Telescope High-Speed Photometer Acro• timation Program • Stratosphere-Troposphere Exchange nym and Abbreviation List Project. Supervisory Tape Executive Program. Surveil• lance and Tracking Experiment Program STI: Santiago (Dominican Rep.) (location identifier) • Save The Images. Science and Technology Information. Science• STEPAN: Science and Technology Policy Asian Network Technology-Innovation. Scientific and Technical Informa• STEPS: Science, Technology, the Economy, Politics, Soci• tion • Scientific and Technological Information • Scien• ety • Single Telescope Extrasolar Planet Survey • Solar tific Technologies Inc. (USA-CA). Screw Thread Insert Thermionic Electrical Power System • Stellar Planetary • Service Technique Informatique • Set Interrupt. Sig• Survey • Stored Thermal Energy Propulsion System nal Technology Inc. • Software Testing International •

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Standard Tape Interconnect. Supplemental Technical In• Studio-to-Transmitter Link. Studio-Transmitter Link. struction • Systeme de Traitement d'Images • System of Synchronous Transistor Logic • Systems Techniques Lab• Topographic Information • Systolic Time Interval oratory • System Test Laboratory STIB: Scientific and Technical Information Branch. Strato• STLC: Small Time Local Controllability. Small Time Lo- sphere-Troposphere Interactions and the Biosphere cal Controllable STIC: Science and Technology Information Center. Sci• STLCC: Small Time Local Configuration Controllable ence, Technology and Industry Collection • Scintillation STLDD: Software Top Level Design Document Tile Calorimeter. Space Technical Information Control. Space Telescope Institute Council. Space Test Integration Stlg: Sterling Contract STLM: Spatial-Temporal Light Modulator STICA: Space Technology Industrial and Commercial Ap• STLO: Scientific Technical Liaison Office. Scientific Tech- plications (periodical code) nical Liaison Officer STICS: Suprathermal Ion Composition Spectrometer STLP: Stochastic-excited Linear Prediction STID: Science and Technology Information and Documenta• STLV: Slow Turning Lateral Vessel tion (EU) • Scientific and Technical Information Dissem• ination • Scientific and Technical Information Division • Stm: Steam. Storm Statistiques et Traitement Informatique des Donnees STM: Santanlm - Eduardo Gomes (Brazil-PS) (location iden• STIF: Science and Technology Information Facility • Sci• tifier). Scanning-Tunnelling Microscope. Scanning-Tunnel• entific and Technical Information Facility • Semantically ling Microscopy. Science and Technology Month (Malaysia) Transparent Interfacing • Software Test and Integration • Scientific and Technical Manuscript. Scientific-Technical• Facility • Spectral Transmission Interference Filter Medical • Send Test Message • Service Test Model • Short-Term Memory. Signal Termination Module. Spec• STH: Science and Technology Information Institute. Soft- ification Test Material. Spin Tuned Magnetron. Spring• ware Test and Integration Instruction field Telescope Makers (USA-VT) • Standard Thermal STIK: STIS Interface Kit Model. Static Test Model. Store Multiple. Storm • Stream • Structural Test Model • Structural and Ther• STIKSCAT: Stick Scatterometer mal Mode. Structural and Thermal Model. Structural STIL: Software Test and Integration Laboratory. Statisti• Test Model • Structure and Thermal Model • Structure cal Interpretive Language. Streak Tube Imaging Lidar Thermal Model • Synchronous Transfer Mode • System STIM: Scanning Transmission Ion Microscope. Scanning Termination Model. System Test Mode. System Train• Transmission Ion Microscopy. Science-Technology-Infor• ing Mission mation-Medicine • Solar Total Irradiance Monitor STME: Space Transportation Main Engine STIMS: Scientific and Technical Information Modular Sys- STMEM: Structural/Thermal Model and Engineering Model tern. Shuttle Thermal Infrared Multispectral Scanner StMLU: Staatministerium fiir Landesentwicklung und Umwelt- STINGS: Stellar Inertial Guidance System fragen STINT: Standard Interface STMPLP: Stochastic-Multipulse-excited Linear Predictive STIO: Scientific and Technical Information Office (NASA) STMS: Short-Term Monetary Support Stip: Stipend. Stipendiary. Stipulation Stmt: Statement STIP: Scientific and Technical Information Processing • STMU: Special Test and Maintenance Unit Smart Thermal Interface Plate • Study of Travelling In• terplanetary Phenomena STMUX: Statistical Data Multiplexer Stir: Stirlingshire (UK-Scotland) STMV: Satellite Tobacco Mosaic Virus STIR: Surplus To Immediate Requirements STMW: Subtropical Mode Water STIS: Science and Technology Information System. Scien• Stmy: Stormy tific and Technical Information Services • Scientific and Stn: Station. Stazione Technical Information System • Scientific and Technical STN: London Stansted (UK-England) (location identifier) • Intelligence System • Space Telescope Imaging Spectro• Satellite Tracking Network. Scientific and Technical Net• graph (*) • Space Telescope Imaging Spectrometer. Sta• work. Software Trouble Note. Solar Telescope Network bilized Thermal Imaging System. Standards and Tech• • Station. Supertwisted Nematic. Supertwist Nematic. nology Information System Switched Telephone Network. Systemetech Nord GmbH STISS: Scientific and Technical Information Systems and STNA: Service Technique de la Navigation Aerienne Services s/tft: Sin Titulo Stng: Sustaining STITE: Scientific and Technical Information Transfer for STNLCD: Supertwist Nematic LCD Education STNMTE: Service Technique de la Navigation Maritime et STIVE: Standard Interface Verification Equipment des Transmissions de I'Equipement STJ: Saint Joseph - Rosecrans (USA-MO) (location identi• STNR: Stationary fier) • Superconducting Tunnel Junction. Superconduct• STNRY: Stationary ing Tunnelling Junction StNws: Standardization News (periodical code) Stk: Stock Sto: Santo STK: Satellite Tool Kit • Standard Test Key • Sterling STO: Santo. Save The Optics. Senior Technical Officer. Crosson (USA-CO) (location identifier) Service du Travail Obligatoire (WWII) • Short-Term Ob• Stl: Steel jective. Slater-Type Orbital. Solar-Terrestrial Observa• STL: Saint Louis - Lambert (USA-MO) (location identi• tory. Standing Order. Stockholm (Sweden) (location fier) • Save The Logs • Science and Technology Labo• identifier) • Sub-Task Officer. System Test Objective ratory • Science Trailer Line • Short-term Timeline • STOA: Scientific and Technical Options Assessment. Sci• Simulated Tape Load. Small Text List. Space Technol• entific and Technological Options Assessment ogy Laboratory • Space Tissue Loss • Standardisering• sorganens Ledningsgrupp (Sweden) • Standard Telecom• StoAn: Stockholm Observatory Annals (periodical code) munications Laboratories. Standard Template Library. STOAT: Space Telescope Observatory Assessment Team

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STOCC: Space Telescope Operations Control Center STPMET: Solar-Terrestrial Physics - Meteorology STOF: Slosh Test Orbital Facility StPO: StrafprozeBordnung STOG: Science and Technology Objectives Guide Stpr: Stepper STOH: Since Top Overhaul STPRC: Space Telescope Proposal Review Committee STOIC: Stratospheric Ozone Intercomparison STPS: Summary Task Planning Sheet STOL: Short Takeoff and Landing. Systems Test and Op• STQ: Saint Marys (USA-AK) (location identifier) erations Language str: Stratiform is STOLVCD: Short Takeoff and Landing - Vertical Climb Str: Seater. Steamer. Straat • Straight. Strait. StraBe and Descent • Streamer. Street. Strength. String. Strong. Struc• STOM: System Test and Operations Manual tural • Structure STOMS: Space Telescope Observatory Management Sys- STR: Satellite Transceiver • Science Tape Recorder • Sci• tem entific and Technological Research • Scientific Technical S'ton: Southampton (UK-England) Report. Service Test Review. Service Trouble Report • Short-Term Research • Software Tape Recorder • Soft• Ston: Southampton (UK-England) ware Test Report • Software Turnover Record • Solar• STOP: Selected Test Optimization Program. Short-Term Terrestrial Relation. Special Theory of Relativity. Star Operation Plan • Single-Title Order Plan Tracker • Store Task Register • Street • Structure • STOPAT: Space Telescope Observatory Performance As• Stuttgart Echterdingen (Germany) (location identifier) • sessment Team Sub-THz Receiver. Summary Technical Report. Surplus To Requirements • Synchronous Transmitter Receiver • Stor: Storage System Test Review STOR: Segment Table Origin Register. System for Table• STRA: Stravenue Oriented Reports. System Test and Operations Report STRAC: Solar-Terrestrial Relations Advisory Committee STORE: Shuttle Test Of the Relativity Experiment. Stor• age Technology for Operational Readiness STRAD: Signal Transmitting, Receiving, and Distribution STORM: Storm scale Operational and Research Meteorol• STRAM: Synchronous Transmit Receive Access Method ogy • Storm Tracking and Observation for Rainfall-runoff STRAP: Star Tracking Rocket Attitude Positioning. Stel- Monitoring lar Tracking Rocket Attitude Positioning STORMS: Standardized Operation Research Management Strat: Strategic System STRAT: Stratospheric Tracers of Atmospheric Transport StoS: Ship to Shore. Station to Station Stratig: Stratigraphy STOS: Space Test Operations Section. Store String Strato: Stratosphere STOSC: Space Telescope Operations Support Cluster STRAV: Stravenue STOVL: Short Take Off and Vertical Landing STRAVE: Stravenue Stp: Stamp STRAVEN: Stravenue STP: Minneapolis Saint Paul (USA-MN) (location identi• fier) • Principe (Sao Tome &_) (ISO country code) • Sao STRAVN: Stravenue Tome & Principe (ISO country code) • Save The Plots STRB: Strobe • Satellite Technology Program. Satellite Test Program STRC: Science and Technology Research Center • Scien- • Satellite Tracking Program • Scanning Tunnelling Po• tific, Technical and Research Commission tentiometry • Schmidt Telescope Panel • School of The• oretical Physics • Science and Technology Project • Sci• STRCH: Strectch entifically Treated Petroleum. Secure Transaction Proto• Strd: Stranded col. Selective Tape Print. Self-Test Program. Seminar STREAM: Stratosphere-Troposphere Exchange by Aircraft Traineeship Program • Service Transfer Point • Shielded Measurements Twisted Pair. Short-Term Plan. Short-Term Prediction • Shuttle Technology Panel • Signaling Transfer Point STREP: Space Trajectory Radiation Exposure Procedure • Signal Transfer Point • Simultaneous Test Procedure • Standard Repair • Simultaneous Track Processor • Software Technology STRESS: Sediment Transport Events on Shelves and Slopes Park. Software Technology Programme. Software Test • Structural Engineering Systems Solver Plan. Software Test Procedure. Software Through Pic• tures • Soil Temperature Probe. Solar-Terrestrial Physics STRETCH: Space Technology Requirements Engineering • Solar-Terrestrial Probe • Space Technology Payload • Test of Component Hardware Space Telescope Project • Space Test Payload • Space STREX: Storm Transfer and Response Experiment Test Program • Spanning Tree Protocol • Special Tech• STRF: SLR Terrestrial Reference Frame nical Publication • Spectrum of Time Project • Stan• dardized Test Program • Standard Processor. Standard STRFLD: Star Field Temperature and Pressure. Standard Test Procedure. Strg: Steering. Strong Static Pressure. Static Test Program. Stop. Subsurface STRG: Steering. String Transport Program. Supporting Technology Programme • System Technology Program. System Test Plan STRI: Icelandic Council for Standardization STPB: Scientific and Technical Publications Branch STRI: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute STPC: Society of Technical Publications Contractors STRICOM: Simulation, Training and Instrumentation Com- STPCOE: Special-To-Project Checkout Equipment mand Stpd: Stripped STRIDE: Science and Technology for Regional Innovation and Development in Europe. Science and Technology Re• STPDF: Solar-Terrestrial Physics Data Facility porting Information Distribution Enhancement Stpg: Stepping STRING: Soil and Terrain Resources Information Network STPL: Standard Test Processing Language Generation STPM: Structural/Thermal/Pyro Model STRIP: String Processing Language

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STRIVE: Science Teachers Research Involvment for Vital STSOC: Space Telescope Science Operations Center. Space Education Transportation System Operations Contract Strk: Stroke STSOF: Space Telescope Science Operations Facility Strl: Structural STSOP: Space Telescope Science and Operations Project Strln: Streamline STSOPO: Space Transportation System Operations Pro- gram Office Strm: Storeroom. Stream STSP: Same Time - Same Place. Solar-Terrestrial Science STRM: Stream Program • Symmetric Travelling Salesman Problem Strn: Strainer STSR: System Test Summary Report STRN: Standard Technical Report Number STSS: Sensitive Thrust Stand System • Space Telescope STROBE: Satellite Tracking Of Balloons and Emergencies Safing System STROGANOFF: Structured Representation On Genetic STSWG: Space Telescope Science Working Group Algorithm for Non-linear Function Fitting STT: Saint Thomas - Cyril E. King (US Virgin Islands) StrOp: Structural Optimization (periodical code) (location identifier) • Scientific Tools and Techniques • Secure Transaction Technology. Site Testing Telescope. STRQ: Sensor Termination Request. Session Termination Spacecraft Terminal Thrust. Spacelab Transfer Tunnel. Request Spontaneous Trait Transference. Star Tracker STRS: Sensor Termination Response. Space-Time Resolved STTE: Special Tools and Test Equipment • Spectroscopic Spectrograph Time-Tagged Event STRT: Strait. Street STTF: Space Telescope Test Facility STRUC: Structure Sttg: Starting STRUCT: Structure STTG: Solar-Terrestrial Theory Group STRUDL: Structural Design Language STTP: SGML Tree Transformation Process. Space Tech• STRV: Space Technology Research Vehicle nology Training Program STRVN: Stravenue Sttr: Starter. Stator STRVNUE: Stravenue STTR: Short-Term Technology Review. Small-business Tech• nology Transfer STrZ: South Tropical Zone STTT: Software Tools for Technology Transfer. Space Tele• Struct: Structural. Structure scope Task Team sts: Status StTur: Studies in Turbulence (periodical code) Sts: Saints. Streets STU: Santa Cruz (Belize) (location identifier) • Schmidt STS: Santa Rosa (USA-CA) (location identifier) • Satellite Telescope Unit. Secure Telephone Unit. Servo Test Unit To Satellite. Satellite Tracking Station. Satellite Trans• • Signal Transfer Unit. Space-Time Unit. Special Test mission Systems Inc .• Save The Spectra. S-band Trans• Unit. Special Training Unit. Star Tracker Unit. Static mitter System. Science and Technology Section. Science Test Unit. Streaming Tape Unit. Systems Test Unit. Talent Search. Science-Technologie-Societe. Science-Tech• System Timing Unit nology-Society • Scientific Terminal System. Section des StUB: Stadt- und Universitiitsbibliothek Techniciens Superieurs • Selective Tape Service • Sen• STUB: Stadt- und Universitiitsbibliothek sor Test Set • Servo Test System • Short-Term Sched• ule • Short-Term Scheduler. Short-Term Scheduling. STUC: Space Telescope Users Committee Shuttle Test Station • Shuttle Transportation System • Stud: Student Shuttle Transport System • Sky lab Terminal System • STUTEL: Specifications Techniques d'Utilisation du Tele• Slicing Tree Structure • Socio-Technical System • Solar change de Logiciel Tracking System • Spacecraft Telecommunications Sys• tem • Spacecraft Tracking Station • Space Transporta• STY: Satellite Television. Scottish Television. Separation tion System. Space Transportation System Ltd .• Stabi• Test Vehicle. Single Transferable Vote. Solar Thermal lized Telescope System. Standard Technical Specification Vacuum • Space Test Vehicle • Special Test Vehicle • • Static Test Stand. Station To Station. Status Transfer Standard Test Vehicle. Stichting Technology Vlanderen Switch. Streets. Structural Transition Section. Super• (Belgium) • Structural Test Vehicle. Subscription Tele• cooled Ternary Solution • Synchronous Transport Signal vision. Surat (India) (location identifier) • Systeme de Telecommunication Sol • System Test Set STVNS: Spherical Tokamak Volume Neutron Source • System Test Station. System Trouble Shooting StYO: StraBenverkehrsordnung STSA: Space Telescope Solar Array. State Technical Ser- STVS: Secure Television System vice Act (USA) STVSS: Space Telescope Verification Software System STSAM: Space Transportation System Analysis Model STVSW: Space Telescope Verification Software STSB: Scientific and Technical Services Branch STVT: Space Telescope Verification Team STSCHG: Status Change STVTL: Space Telescope Verification Team Leader STScI: Space Telescope Science Institute (USA-MD) StVZO: StraBenverkehrszulassungsordnung STSclF: STScI Facility Stw: Steenweg STSCM: Space Transportation System Cost Model STW: Save The Waves. Standard Typical Waste. Sticht• STSDAS: Space Telescope Science Data Analysis Software ing voor de Technische Wetenschappen (Netherlands) • • Space Telescope Science Data Analysis System (*) • Stravopol (Russia) (location identifier) Space Telescope Scientific Data Analysis System STWE: Society of Technical Writers and Editors STSF: Science and Technology through Science Fiction STWG: Scientific and Technical Working Group • Space StSky: Star Sky (periodical code) Telescope Working Group STSM: Space Transportation System Management STWP: Society of Technical Writers and Publishers (USA) STSO: Senior Technical Staff Officer Stwy: Stairway

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STX: Saint Croix - Alexander Hamilton (US Virgin Islands) SUDSS: Spatial Understanding and Decision Supporting (location identifier) • Start of Text System STY: Saito (Uruguay) (location identifier) • Style SUE: Seismic Underwater Explorer. Strontium Unit Equiv• STZ: Santa Terezinha Confresa (Brazil-MT) (location iden• alent. Stupid User Error. Sturgeon Bay (USA-WI) (lo• tifier) • South Temperate Zone. South Tropical Zone cation identifier) • Systematic Usability Evaluation su: siehe unten! • Sudanese (ISO language code) • Supe- SUEA: Scan Unit Electronics Assembly ruser Suf: Sufficient. Suffix. Sufijo Su: Sudan. Sudanese. Sunday SUF: Lamezia Terme (Italy) (location identifier) • Scien• S/U: Setup tific Update Facility. Service Update Facility. Software Update Facility SU: Egypt (international aircraft registration code) • Sched• uling Unit. Setup. Siehe Unten! • Signaling Unit. Suff: Sufficient. Suffix. Suffolk (UK-England) Single User. Soviet Union (now obsolete) • Space Unit. Sug: Suggest • Suggestion Special Unitary. Standard Update. Stand Up • Stanford SUG: Science Users Group. Starlink User Guide. SUN University (USA-CA) • Station Unit. Storage Unit. Users Group. Surigao (Philippines) (location identifier) Strontium Unit. Student Union. Sudan. Sumerian. Superuser • Support Unit. Switching Unit. Syracuse SUR: Sur (Oman) (location identifier) University (USA-NY) SUI: Sensory User Interface. Sound User Interface. Speech SUA: Satellite Unfurlable Antenna. State Universities As• User Interface. Standard User Interface. State Unem• sociation • Stuart Witham (USA-FL) (location identifier) ployment Insurance. Sukhumi (Georgia) (location iden• • Suppression of Unlawful Acts tifier) SUAR: Start Unload Address Register SUIM: Station Unit Interface Module SUAS: System for Upper Atmosphere Sounding SUIT: Simple User Interface Toolkit Sub: Subida. Subito • Subject. Subjective. Subjectively Suiv: Suivant • Submissive. Subordinated. Subscription. Subsidiary SUJ: Satu Mare (Romania) (location identifier) • Subsidy. Subsistence. Substitute. Suburb. Subur• SUK: Samchok (Korea-ROK) (location identifier). Someraj ban • Subvention. Subway Universitataj Kursoj SUB: Staats- und Universitatsbibliothek • Subject. Surabaya SUL: Software Utilization List. Sui (Pakistan) (location Juanda (Indonesia) (location identifier) • Subroutine. identifier) Substitute. Subtract. Supplemental Unemployment Ben• efit SuIt: Sultan Subd: Subdivision sum: Sumat • Sumendum Subj: Subject. Subjective. Subjectively • Subjugate. Sum: Summary. Summer Subjugated. Subjunctive. Subjuntivo SUM: Software User Manual. Statistical Utility Module. SUBJ: Subject Summary. Sumter (USA-SC) (location identifier) Subl: Sublimation SUMAS: Submillimeter Atmospheric Sounder SUBOP: Submersible Operations SUMC: Satellite Ultrareliable Modular Computer. Space Subq: Subsequent Ultrareliable Modular Computer SUBR: Southern University - Baton Rouge (USA-LA) SUMER: Solar Ultraviolet Measurement of Emitted Radi- ation Subs: Subsequent. Subsequently • Subsidiary • Subsis- Summ: Summary. Summer tence SUBS: Single-bus Unidirectional Broadcast System SUMMIT: Sydney University Multiple Mirror Telescope Subsc: Subscription SUMO: Supermirror Observatory Subsec: Subsecretaria. Subsection SUMP: Submicron Photometer Subseq: Subsequent. Subsequently SUMS: Shuttle Upper-Atmosphere Mass Spectrometer • Specialized Unit Maintenance Support Subsp: Subspecie SUMSS: Sydney University Molonglo Sky Survey Subspp: Subspecies SUMT: Sequential Unconstrained Minimization Technique Subst: Substantive. Substantively. Substitute Sun: Sunday Substand: Substandard SUN: Hailey - Sun Valley (USA-ID) (location identifier) • Subte: Subternineo Single User Network. Solar Ultraviolet Network. Stan• Subtr: Subtract dard Units and Nomenclature. Stanford University Net• Suc: Succeed. Succeeding. Success. Successor. Suction works (USA-CA) • Starlink User Note. Students Under• standing Nature. Sunday. Sun Valley (USA-ID) (loca• • Sucursal tion identifier) • Symbols-Units-Nomenclature SUC: Southern Union College. Starlink Users Committee • Sundance Schloredt (USA-WY) (location identifier) SUNA: Sociedad Universitaria de Astronomia (Venezuela) Succ: Succeed • Succeeded • Succeeding • Success • Suc• SUNAMCO: Symbols, Units, Nomenclature, Atomic Masses cessful • Succession. Successor • Succursale and Fundamental Constants SUCCESS: Subsonic Aircraft: Contrail and Cloud Effects SUNBEAMS: Students United with NASA Becoming En- Special Study thusiastic About Math and Science SUCE: Spatial Understanding Critical Examination Sund: Sunday SUCOSIP: Subcommittee on Site Properties SUNDIAL: Speech Understanding and Dialogue Suct: Suction SUNET: Swedish University Network SUD: Stroud (USA-OK) (location identifier) • Subjective SUNIST: Serveur Universitaire National pour I'Information Unit of Distress Scientifique et Technique SUDS: Software Update and Distribution System. Subjec• SUNRS: Sunrise tive Unit of Discomfort Scale Sunwo: Sunworld (periodical code)

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SUNY: State University of New York (USA-NY) SURFS AT: Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship SUNYA: State University of New York at Albany (USA• Satellite NY) Surg: Surgeon. Surgery. Surgical SUNYSB: State University of New York at Stony Brook SURGE: Sorting-Updating-Report-Generating-Etc. (USA-NY) SURPC: Scottish Universities Research Policy Consortium SUO: Sun River (USA-OR) (location identifier) SURPIC: Surface Picture SUOA: Super-Unit Of Assessment Surr: Surrey (UK) SUOC: Science User Operation Centre SURRVS: Standard Umbilical Retraction Retention Vent sup: Supra. Supremum System Sup: Superficial. Superfine • Superieur • Superior • Su• SURS: Standard Umbilical Retraction System perlative • Superlativo • Supplement. Supplementary • SurSc: Surface Science (periodical code) Supply. Supreme. Supreme SURTEX: Shuttle-Released Target Experiment. Shuttle• SUP: Single Unit Parameter. Soluble Unreactive Phospho• Released Technology Experiment rus • Special Utility Program. Statistical Utility Pro• gram. Sumenep Trunojoyo (Indonesia) (location iden• Surv: Surveillance • Survey • Surveying • Surveyor • Sur• tifier) • Supplemental. Supply. Support. Suspected vival • Survive • Surviving Unapproved Part. System Utilization Procedure SURV: Standard Underwater Research Vessel SUPARCO: Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Com• SURVIAC: Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analy• mission (Pakistan) sis Center Super: Superficial. Superfine. Superintendent. Superior Sus: Sussex (UK-England) • Supernumerary SUS: Single Unix Specification. Speech-Understanding Sys• Superg: Supergiant tem • Spirit of Saint Louis (USA-MO) (location identifier) Superl: Superlative. Superlativo • Suit Umbilical System. Sussex (Starlink internal code) SUPIDEN: Support Identification SUSI: Stanford University Speckle Interferometry. Superb SUPIM: Sheffield University Plasmasphere and Ionosphere Seeing Imager. Superseeing Imager. Sydney University Stellar Interferometer Model Supp: Supplement. Supplementary SUSIE: Satellites for the Understanding of Space Instru• mentation and Experimentation Suppl: Supplement. Supplement. Supplementary. Sup• plementaire • Supplied • Supply • Support • Supported SUSIM: Solar Ultraviolet Spectral Irradiance Monitor • Supporting • Suppress • Suppressed • Suppressing • Susp: Suspected • Suspend • Suspended • Suspending • Suppression Suspension SUPPORT: Study to Understand Prognoses and Prefer- SUSP: Suspend ences for Outcomes and Risks of Treatment Suss: Sussex (UK-England) SUPPR: Suppression SUSS: Spatial Understanding Support System SUPPS: Supplemental Procedures SUST: Shanghai University of Sciences and Technology (China- Supr: Superior. Supervisor. Suppress. Supreme PRC) SUPRA: Service Universitaire Pour la Recherche et les Ap- SUS TAR: Sussex (Starlink internal code) plications en Supraconductivite SuStB: Staats- und Stadtbibliothek (Germany) Supt: Superintendent SUSY: Supersymmetry SUPT: Support SUT: Satellite Under Test. Science University of Tokyo Supv: Supervise (Japan) • Set-Up Time. Software Under Test. Sum• SUPV: Supervisor bawanga (Tanzania) (location identifier) • Suranaree Uni• versity of Technology (Thailand) • Swinburne University Supvr: Supervisor of Technology (Australia) • System Under Test SUQ: Sucua (Ecuador) (location identifier) SUTAGS: Shuttle Uplink Text And Graphics Scanner Sur: Surface. Surplus. Surrey (UK) • Surveyor Suth: Sutherland (UK-Scotland) SUR: Rouble (Russia) (ISO currency code) • Shared Uni• SUU: Fairfield Travis (USA-CA) (location identifier) versity Research. Summer Beaver (Canada-ON) (location identifier) • Suriname (ISO country code) SuUB: Staats- und Universitatsbibliothek (Germany) SURA: Southeastern Universities Research Association (USA) SUV: Solar Ultraviolet. Sport-Utility Vehicle. Suva (Fiji) (location identifier) SURANET: Southeastern Universities Research Associa• tion Network SUVDDP: Space Ultraviolet/Visible Detector Development Program SURAP: Summer Undergraduate Research Assistantship Program SUVE: Solar Ultraviolet Experiment SURBAT: Simultaneous Unlimited Rigorous Block Analyt• SuW: Sterne und Weltraum ical Triangulation SUW: Superior - Richard I. Bong (USA-WI) (location iden- SURC: Space Utilization Research Center tifier) SURE: Shuttle Users Review and Evaluation. Simplicity• SUX: Sioux City (USA-IA) (location identifier) U seability-Reliability-Economy SUY: Sudureyri (Iceland) (location identifier) Surf: Surface SUZ: Suria (Papua New Guinea) (location identifier) SURF: SCUBA User Reduction Facility. Stichting Samen• SuZIE: Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Infrared Experiment werkende Universitaire Rekenfaciliteiten (Netherlands) • Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship. Surface. s/v: Sub Voce Synchrotron Ultraviolet Radiation Facility sv: Sub Verbo • Sub Voce. Swedish (ISO language code) SURFNET: Dutch University Network (Netherlands) Sv: Sievert

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S/V: Space Vehicle. Supply Valve. Surface/Volume. Sur• SVF: Save (Benin) (location identifier) • Simple Vector For• vivability /Vulnerability mat. Software Validation Facility. State Variable Feed• SV: El Salvador (ISO country code) • Rhea (satellite of back. State Variable Filter Saturn) • Safety Valve. Sailing Vessel. Salvador (EL) SVFR: Special Visual Flight Rule (ISO country code) • Sancta Virgo. Satellite Vehicle. SVG: Scalable Vector Graphics. Silicon Valley Group (USA• Satellite Virus • Science Verification • Sea Vessel • Sec• CT) • Stavanger (Norway) (location identifier) ondary Verification • Secular Variation. Security Viola• tion • Selenoid Valve. Self-Ventilated. Self-Verification SVGA: Super Video Graphics Adapter. Super Video Graph- • Short Vector. Shuttle Vehicle. Side Valve. Side View ics Array (*) • Significant Vector • Small Volume • Software Visual• Svgs: Savings ization • Solenoid Valve. Space Variant. Space Vehicle SVH: Statesville (USA-NC) (location identifier) • Spatially-Variant. Speaker Verification. State Vector • State Violation • Stiftverband • Stroke Volume. Sub SVHS: Super Video Home System Verbo • Sub Voce • Supply Valve • Surrender Value • SVI: San Vincente del Caguan (Colombia) (location identi• System Verification fier) • Serveur Vocal Interactif. Titan (satellite of Saturn) SvA: Soviet Astronomy (now obsolete) (periodical code) SVIC: Shock and Vibration Information Center • State SVA: Savoonga (USA-AK) (location identifier) • Sectional• Variable Inequality Constraint ized Vertical Antenna. Service a Valeur Ajoutee • Shared SVICB: Shock Vibration Information Center Bulletin (pe• Virtual Area. Skokie Valley Astronomers (USA-IL) • riodical code) Societe Vaudoise d'Astronomie (Switzerland) • Spatially Varying Apodization. Speech-Vision Association. Speech• SVICD: Shock Vibration Information Center Digest (peri- Vision Associator • Statistical Vibration Analysis. Stator odical code) Vane Actuator SVID: System V Interface Definition SVAA: Susquehanna Valley Amateur Astronomers (USA- SVII: Hyperion (satellite of Saturn) PA) SVIII: Japetus (satellite of Saturn) SVAB: Shuttle Vehicle Assembly Building SVIR: Scanning Visible and Infrared Radiometer SVA&C: Shuttle Vehicle Assembly & Checkout SVIRI: Spinning Visible and Infrared Imager SVAC: Shuttle Vehicle Assembly and Checkout SVISSR: Strechted Visible and Infrared Spin Scan Radiome- SVACO: Shuttle Vehicle Assembly and Checkout ter SVAFB: South Vandenberg Air Force Base SVIU: Space Vehicle Interface Unit SvAL: Soviet Astronomy Letters (now obsolete) (periodical SVJ: Svolvaer (Norway) (location identifier) code) SvJPP: Soviet Journal of Plasma Physics (periodical code) S IVAR: Survivability/Vulnerability Analysis Report SVJPS: Springer-Verlag Journal Preview Service SVAS: Sacramento Valley Astronomical Society (USA-CA) SvJQE: Soviet Journal of Quantum Electronics (periodical SVAT: Soil-Vegetation-Atmosphere Transfer code) SVATS: Soil-Vegetation-Atmosphere Transfer Scheme SVK: Silver Creek (Belize) (location identifier) • Slovakia SvB: Stichting voor Biofysica (Netherlands) (ISO country code) • Slovaquie (ISO country code) SVB: Sambava (Madagascar) (location identifier) • Shuttle SVL: Savonlinna (Finland) (location identifier) Vehicle Booster. Space Vehicle Booster. Stichting Voor SVM: Saint Paul's Mission (Australia-QLD) (location iden• Biofysica (Netherlands) tifier) • Scaling Vector Mothod • Science Verification Man• SVBT: Space Vehicle Booster Test ager • Service Module • Storage Vault Management • Storage Vault Manager • Strong Vertical Mixing • Sup• Svc: Service port Vector Machine. System Validation Model. System SVC: Colon (El Salvador) (ISO currency code) • Science Virtual Machine VAX Cluster. Servic;;o • Silver City (USA-NM) (location SVMA: Space Vehicle Mission Analysis identifier) • Single Version Charging. Spacecraft Vehicle Contractor. Space Vehicle Code. Steele Visitor Center SVMG: Solar Vector Magnetograph (Lowell Obs.) • Store-Value Card. Supervisor Call. SVN: Savannah Hunter (USA-GA) (location identifier) • Switched Virtual Circuit (*) • Switched Virtual Connec• Slovenia (ISO country code) • Slovenie (ISO country code) tion • Switch Virtual Circuit • Space Vehicle Number SVCDS: Space Vehicle Computer Design System • Space SVO: Moscow Sheremetyevo (Russia) (location identifier) • Vehicle Control/Display Simulation Space Vehicle Operations. Space Volcanic Observatory. Svce: Service Subject-Verb-Object SVCMU: Space Vehicle Control and Monitor Unit SVOD: Space Vehicle Operations Director SVD: Saint Vincent (location identifier) • Seismic Velocity SVOSA: Solar Variability and the Outer Solar Atmosphere Discontinuity. Shock Vibration Digest (periodical code) • SVP: Kuito (Angola) (location identifier). Saturated Vapour Simultaneous Voice and Data. Simultaneous Voice/Data Pressure. Science Verification Phase. S'il Vous Plait. • Singular Value Decomposition • Small-Volume Detec• Software Verification Procedure. Space Vehicle Pressure tor • Space Vehicles Division • Supplementary Volume • Star-Vaporizing Pulsar Descriptor SVPCS: Springer Series on Physics Chemistry Space (peri- SVDP: Sky lab Video Documentation Project odical code) SVDS: Space Vehicle Dynamic Simulation. Space Vehicle SvPhA: Soviet Physics-Astronomy (periodical code) Dynamic Simulator SvPhD: Soviet Physics-Doklady (periodical code) SVDT: Space Vehicle Development Team SvPhU: Soviet Physics-Uspekhi (periodical code) SVE: Space Vehicle Equipment. Susanville (USA-CA) (lo• cation identifier) SVPN: Secure Virtual Private Network SVEB: Schweizerische Vereinigung flir Erwachsenenbildung SVPSF: Space-Variant Point Spread Function (Switzerland) SVQ: Sevilla (Spain) (location identifier) SVEC: Space Vacuum Epitaxy Center (USA-TX) Svr: Severe

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SVR: Server. Severe. Smart Video Recorder. Space Vehi• SWADS: Scheduler Work Area Data Set cle Requirement. Spiritus Vini Rectificatus • Svay Rieng SWAG: Simulated Waste Access to Ground (Cambodia) (location identifier) • Synthetic Variable Ra• tio SWAIS: Simple Wide-Area Information Server SVRB: Supervisor Request Block SWAK: Sealed With A Kiss SVRL: Several SWAL: Southwest Airlines Inc. (Japan) SVRR: Software Verification Readiness Review SWALK: Sealed With A Loving Kiss SVS: Scientific Visualization Studio. Service Vision Sys• S/WAN: Secure Wide-Area Network tem • Shuttle Vehicle Simulator • Single Virtual Stor• SWAN: Secure Wide-Area Network. Solar Wind Anisotro• age. Soviet Variable Stars. Space Vehicle Simulator. pies (SOHO) Space Vehicle System. Space Vision System. Spinning SWANA: Solid Waste Association of North America Vehicle Simulator. Stevens Village (USA-AK) (location identifier) • Still-camera Video System. Suit Ventilation SWAP: Severe Weather Avoidance Plan. Southwestern As- System. Synthetic Vision System sociation of Planetariums (USA-TX) SVSM: Semantic Vector Space Model S/WARE: Software SVST: Swedish Vacuum Solar Telescope SWARE: Software Svt: Souvent SWARM: Solar Warning And Real-time Monitor. Space Weather Aeronautical Responses Model SVT: Savuti (Botswana) (location identifier) • Sciences de la Vie et de la Terre. Software Validation Test. Solar SWAS: Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite Vacuum Telescope. Space Vehicle Test. System Valida• SWAT: Scandinavian Workshop on Algorithm Theory. tion Test Short Wavelength Adaptive Technology • Software As• SVTN: Secure Voice Telecommunications Network. Secure sessment Team • Software Assurance and Test • Software Voice Teleconference Network Assurance Team. Space Warfare ATM Timing. Special Weapons And Tactics • Stress Wave Analysis Technique SVTP: Sound-Velocity-Temperature-Pressure • Subjective Workload Assessment Technique. Swift Ac• SVU: Savusavu (Fiji) (location identifier). Sri Venkateswara tion Team University (India) SWATEC: Short-Wavelength Thermoelectrically Cooled svv: Sub Verbis SWATH: Space Weather And Terrestrial Hazards SVV: San Salvador (Venezuela) (location identifier) Swazil: Swaziland SVVP: Software Verification and Validation Plan SWB: Searle-Wilkinson-Bagnuolo (catalogue) • Shaw River SVVS: System V Verification Suite (Australia-WA) (location identifier). Solder Waiver Board svw: soviel wie • Sternwarte Bremen (Germany) • Subtract With Borrow SVW: Sparrevohn (USA-AK) (location identifier) SWBB: Standard Wind - Blown Bubble SVWG: Science Verification Working Group Swbd: Switchboard SVX: Ekaterinburg (Russia) (location identifier) • Silicon SWbS: Southwest by South Vertex Detector SWbW: Southwest by West Svy: Survey SWC: Solar-Wind Compensation. Solar-Wind Compen• SVY: Savo (Solomon Islands) (location identifier) sator • Space Warfare Center. Stawell (Australia-VIC) (location identifier) SVZ: San Antonio (Venezuela) (location identifier) SWCA: Soil and Water Conservation Act (USA) s/w: Sea Water SWCC: Second World Climate Conference. Southwestern Sw: Swahili (ISO language code) • Sweden. Swedish. Computing Center Swiss. Switch. Switzerland SWCDR: Software Critical Design Review S/W: Software SWCG: Shane-Wirtanen Clusters of Galaxies S&W: Sterne und Weltraum (periodical code) SWCI: Software Configuration Inspection • Software Con• SW: London (Southwest-) (UK postal code) • Salt Water figuration Item • Schwassmann-Wachmann • Science Watch (journal) • Sea Water. Shipper's Weight. Shock Wave. Shortwave SWD: Schlagwortnormdatei • Seward (USA-AK) (location identifier) • Synchronous Wave Device • Short Wavelength • Sidewall • Single Weight • Sin• gle Wheel. Software. Solar Wind (*) • Solar Wing. SWDA: Solid Waste Disposal Act (USA) • Stepwise Dis- South Wales (UK) • Southwest. Southwestern. South• criminant Analysis west London (UK postal code) • Space Wing. Spares SWD&I: Software Development & Integration Warehouse • Specific Weight • Spot Weld • Standard Weight. StarWorlds • Statistical Weight. Status Word SWDI: Software Development and Integration • Stellar Wind. Stemming Weight. Subset Word. Su• SWds: StarWords perworld • Surface Water • Swap • Sweden • Switch • SWDS: Software Development System Switchboard Wound. Switcher SWDVS: Software Development and Verification System SWA: Namibia (international vehicle registration code) • Seewetteramt • Shantou (China-PRC) (location identifier) Swe: Swedish • Slow Wave Activity. Southwest Africa. Superwide An• SWE: Scalar Wave Equation. Shallow-Water Equation. gle • Support Work Authorization. Swiss World Airways Siwea (Papua New Guinea) (location identifier) • Snow Swab: Swabia • Swabian Water Equivalent. Solar-Wind Experiment. Suede (ISO country code) • Sweden (ISO country code) SWACOM: Standard Water Column Model SWEAP: SOTER Water Erosion Assessment programme SWACS: Space Warning and Control System SWECC: Software Engineering Coordinating Committee SWAD: Shop Work Authorization Document. Subaccount Work Authorization Document. Subdivision of Work Au• Swed: Sweden. Swedish thorization Document SWEDARP: Swedish Antarctic Research Programme SWADE: Surface Wave Dynamic Experiment SWEE: Software Engineering Environment

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SWEEP: Structures With Error Expurgation Program SvYM: Space Weather Month. Suia-Missu (Brazil-MT) (lo- SWEN: Space Weather Euro News cation identifier) SWERVE: Sandia Winged Energetic Reentry Vehicle Ex• SWMDP: Software Management and Development Plan periment SWMM: Storm Water Management Model SWET: Signal Weighted Extraction Technique. Slit-Weighted SWMS: Single Wafer Multiple Sensor Extraction Technique SWN: Sahiwal (Pakistan) (location identifier) • Scientist SwF: Swiss Franc (currency) Workstation Network SWF: Newburgh Stewart (USA-NY) (location identifier) • SWNT: Single-Walled Nanotube Poughkeepsie Stewart (USA-NY) (location identifier) • SWO: Space Weather Operations. Squarewave Oscillator. Shortwave Fade. Shortwave Fading. Shortwave Fadout Standards-Writing Organization. Stillwater Searcy (USA• • Social Welfare Function OK) (location identifier) SWFAS: South West Florida Astronomical Society (USA• SWOB: Salaries-Wages-Overhead-Benefits FL) SWOC: Subject-Word of Context Swg: Sewage SWOOPS: Solar-Wind Observations Over the Poles of the SWG: Satwag (Papua New Guinea) (location identifier) • Schedule Working Group. Science Working Group. Se• Sun curity Working Group. Shock Wave Generator. Shuttle SWOP: Second Window Of Protection • Specifications Web Working Group. Sine Wave Generator. Software Work• Offset Publication. Stereo Wave Observation Project ing Group. Special Working Group. Squarewave Gener• SWOT: Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats ator • Standards Working Group. Standard Wire Gauge Swp: Sweep Swgr: Switchgear SWP: Safe Working Pressure. Science Working Panel • SWH: Significant Wave Height. Soft Warehouse (USA-HI) Short-Wavelength Primary. Short-Wavelength Prime (cam• • Solar Water Heating. Sternwarte Hofingen (Germany) era) • Southwest Pacific. Space-Weight-Power. Swakop• • Swan Hill (Australia-VIC) (location identifier) mund (Namibia) (location identifier) • Swap SWHAS: South West Herts Astronomical Society (UK) SWPA: Shuttle Wing Panel Analysis. Southwest Pacific SWHE: Soft Warehouse Europe Area Swi: Swiss. Switzerland SWPDR: Software Preliminary Design Review SWI: Schlagwortindex • Sine Wave Inverter. Software In• SWPWR: Switched Power terrupt • Sternwarte Ilsede (Germany) • Swindon (UK• SWQ: Sumbawa (Indonesia) (location identifier) England) (location identifier) SWR: SAR Wave Mode. Schweizerischer Wissenschaftsrat SWICS: Solar-Wind Ion Composition Spectrometer (Switzerland) • Sea Water Return. Short-Wavelength SWIFET: Shortwave Infrared Field Effect Transistor. Switch• Radar. Short-Wavelength Radiation. Short-Wavelength ed Infrared Field Effect Transistor Redundant (camera) • Silur (Papua New Guinea) (loca• SWIFT: Selected Words In Full Title. Significant Words In tion identifier) • Sine Wave Response • Standing Wave Full Title. Society for the Worldwide Interbank Financial Ratio • Stepwise Regression Telecommunications SWRAL: Southwest Region of the Astronomical League SWIM: Solar Wind Interplanetary Measurements. Spherical• (USA) Wave Interferometry Module SwRI: Southwest Research Institute (USA-TX) SWING: Stage, Work placement and Internship Network• SWRIMS: Southwest Regional Institute for Mathematical ing Group Sciences (USA) SWIP: Secret Work In Process SWRR: Software Readiness Review • Software Require• SWIR: Shortwave Infrared • Shortwave Infrared Radiome- ments Review ter • Shortwavelength Infrared SWRU: Software Replaceable Unit SWIRLS: Stratospheric Wind Infrared Limb Sounder SWS: SAS Web Server. Semesterwochenstunden • Short• SWIRNS: Short Wave Infrared Nadir Spectrometer Wavelength Spectrometer. Software System. Solar Wind Spectrometer. Static Water Supply. Swansea Fairwood SWIRT: Supernova Watchdogging Infrared Telescope (UK-Wales) (location identifier) • Switch Scan SWIS: Satellite Weather Information System. State-Wide SWSA: Short Wavelength Small Aperture • Solid Waste Information System • StraBenzustands- und Wetterinfor• Storage Area. Space West Science Activities Inc. (Canada• mationssystem SK) SWISH: Simple Web Indexing System for Humans SWSL: Supplemental Weather Service Location SWISSAR: Swiss Interdisciplinary Study with Synthetic SWSR: Sum of the Weighted Squares of the Residuals Aperture Radar SWT: Science Working Team • Shortwave Transmitter • SWISTO: Swingby-Stopover Optimization Southwest Texas (USA) • Sternwarte Trier (Germany) • Swit: Switzerland Strezhevoy (Russia) (location identifier) • Strzhewoi (Rus• Switz: Switzerland sia) (location identifier) • Supersonic Wind Thnnel SWJ: South West Bay (Vanuatu) (location identifier) Swtr: Sea Water SWK: Milano Segrate (Italy) (location identifier) • Schlag- SWTR: Surface Water Treatment Rule wortkatalog SWTSU: Southwest Texas State University (USA-TX) SWL: Safe Working Load. Spanish Wells (Bahamas) (lo- Swtz: Switzerland cation identifier) • Sternwarte Langwedel (Germany) SWU: Su Won City (Korea-ROK) (location identifier) SWLA: Short Wavelength Large Aperture SWUIS: Southwest Ultraviolet Imaging System SWIds: StarWorids SWW: Space Weather Week. Sweetwater (USA-TX) (lo• SWLG: Swelling cation identifier) SWLIB: Software Library SWWAS: Southwest Washington Astronomical Society (USA• SWLY: Southwesterly WA)

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SWWG: Software Working Group SXVIII: Pan (satellite of Saturn) SWX: Shakawe (Botswana) (location identifier) SXW: Sauren (Papua New Guinea) (location identifier) Swy: Stopway SXX: Siio Felix do Xingu (Brazil-PA) (location identifier) SWY: Sitiawan (Malaysia) (location identifier) SXY: Sidney (USA-NY) (location identifier) SWys: StarWays SXZ: Siirt (Turkey) (location identifier) SWZ: Swaziland (ISO country code) Sy: Seychelles. Supply. Surrey (UK) • Syria Sx: Sussex (UK-England) SY: Seasonal Year. Seychelles (international vehicle regis• SX: Essex (UK-England) • Greece (international aircraft tration code) • Shoulder Yaw. Shrewsbury (UK postal registration code) • Janus (satellite of Saturn) • Saturday code) • Square Yard. Syria (ISO country code) • Syrie Excepted. Sioux. Soft X-ray. Stability Index. Sundays (ISO country code) • System Excepted SYA: Shemya (USA-AK) (location identifier) SXA: Sialum (Papua New Guinea) (location identifier) • SYB: Seal Bay (USA-AK) (location identifier) Stored Index to Address SYC: Seychelles (ISO country code) • Shiringayoc (Peru) SXAO: Shaanxi Astronomical Observatory (China-PRC) (location identifier) SXAPS: Soft X-ray Appearance Potential Spectrometer. Syd: Sydney (Australia-NSW) Soft X-ray Appearance Potential Spectroscopy S. Yd.: Scotland Yard SXB: Strasbourg Entzheim (France) (location identifier) SYD: Sum of the Year's Digits. Sydney - Kingsford Smith SXC: Catalina Island (USA-CA) (location identifier) Mascot (Australia-NSW) (location identifier) SXD: Sophia Antipolis (France) (location identifier) SYE: Sa Dah (Yemen) (location identifier) SXE: Sale (Australia-VIC) (location identifier) • Soft X-ray SYH: Syangboche (Nepal) (location identifier) Experiment SYI: Sediment Yield Index. Shelbyville Bomar (USA-TN) SXES: Soft X-ray Electron Spectroscopy (location identifier) • Synchronization In SXF: Berlin Schonefeld (Germany) (location identifier) • SyK: Systematischer Katalog Solid Exchange Format SYK: Stykkish6lmur (Iceland) (location identifier) SXG: Senanga (Zambia) (location identifier) • Spectrum X- Sy'kat: Syarikat Gamma Syl: Syllable. Syllabus SXG-CF: Spectrum X-Gamma Coordinating Facility SYL: San Miguel - Roberts (USA-CA) (location identifier) SXGCF: Spectrum X-Gamma Coordinating Facility SYLK: Symbolic Link SXH: Sehulea (Papua New Guinea) (location identifier) Syll: Syllable. Syllabus SXI: Epimetheus (satellite of Saturn) • Sirri Island (Iran) Sym: Symbol. Symbolic • Symmetrical • Symmetry • (location identifier) • Solar X-ray Imager Symphony. Symptom SXII: Helene (satellite of Saturn) SYM: Simao (China-PRC) (location identifier) • Supersym- SXIII: Telesto (satellite of Saturn) metric Yang-Mills. Symbolic. Symbol SXIV: Calypso (satellite of Saturn) Symb: Symbiotic SXJ: Shanshan (China-PRC) (location identifier) Symm: Symmetrical SXK: Saumlaki (Indonesia) (location identifier) SYMM: Symmetrical SXL: Sligo (Ireland) (location identifier) Symp: Symposium SXLS: Superconductivity X-ray Lithography Synchrotron Symph: Symphonic. Symphony SXM: Sint Maarten - Juliana (Netherlands Antilles) (loca- Syn: Synchronize • Synonym • Synonymous • Synonymy tion identifier) • Synthetic SXN: Section. Suapan (Botswana) (location identifier) SYN: Stanton Carleton (USA-MN) (location identifier) • SXNS: Sections Synchronous • Synonym • Synthetic SXO: Siio Felix do Araguaia (Brazil-MT) (location identi- Sync: Synchronization. Synchronize. Synchronizous fier) SYNC: Synchronize. Synchronous SXP: Sheldons Point (USA-AK) (location identifier) SYNCOM: Synchronous Communications SXPS: Soft X-ray Photo emission Study Synd: Syndicate. Syndicated SXQ: Soldotna (USA-AK) (location identifier) SYNMOD: Synoptic Monitoring of Orbital Debris SXR: Soft X-Ray. Soft X-ray Region. Srinagar (India) Synon: Synonymous (location identifier) Synop: Synopsis SXRB: Soft X-Ray Background SYNOP: Synoptic SXRP: Stellar X-Ray Polarimeter SYNS: Synopsis SXRT: Soft X-Ray Transient Synth: Synthese • Synthesis. Synthetic. Synthetique SXS: Sahabat 16 (Malaysia) (location identifier) • Stellar SYO: Sakata-shi (Japan) (location identifier). Shonai (Japan) X-ray Spectrum (location identifier) • Synchronization Out SXT: Sextant. Soft X-ray Telescope. Soft X-ray Transient SYP: Pound (Syria) (ISO currency code) • Society of Young • Spectroscopy X-ray Telescope. Stable X-ray Transmit• Publishers (UK) ter • Taman Negara (Malaysia) (location identifier) Syr: Syria. Syrian. Syrup SXTF: Satellite X-ray Test Facility SYR: Syracuse (USA-NY) (location identifier) • Syria (in• SXU: Soddu (Ethiopia) (location identifier) ternational vehicle registration code) • Syria (ISO country SXV: Atlas (satellite of Saturn) code) • Syrie (ISO country code) SXVI: Prometheus (satellite of Saturn) SYRIAN AIR: Syrian Arab Airlines SXVII: Pandora (satellite of Saturn) Sys: System

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SYS: Sunchon Yosu (Korea-ROK) (location identifier) • SZE: Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect System SZG: Salzburg (Austria) (location identifier) SYSADMIN: System Administrator SZH: Senipah (Indonesia) (location identifier) SysCoP: System for Copyright Protection SZK: Skukuza (South Africa) (iocation identifier) SYSEX: System Exclusive SZL: Lilangeni (Swaziland) (ISO currency code) • Warrens• SYSGEN: System Generator burg Whiteman (USA-MO) (iocation identifier) SYSIN: System Initialization SZM: Shielded Zone of the Moon. Stereo Zoom Microscope SYSLOG: System Log • Stereo Zoom Microscopy SYSMOD: System Modification SZN: Santa Barbara - Santa Cruz Island (USA-CA) (location identifier) SYSOP: System Operator SZP: Santa Paula (USA-CA) (iocation identifier) SYSOUT: System Output SZQ: Saenz Peiia (Argentina-BA) (iocation identifier) SYSREQ: System Request SZR: Stara Zagora (Bulgaria) (iocation identifier) Syst: System. Systematic. Systematique. Systeme SZS: Saverni Zavod za Standardizaciju (Yugoslavia-Serbia) SYT: Saint-Yan - Charolais Bourgogne (France) (location • Stewart Island (New Zealand) (location identifier) • Yu• identifier) goslav Institute of Standardization SyTec: Systems Technology (periodical code) SZTS: Stereo Zoom Transferscope SYU: Sue Island - Warraber Island (Australia-QLD) (loca• SZU: Segou (Mali) (location identifier) tion identifier) • Warraber Island (Australia-QLD) (loca• tion identifier) SZV: Suzhou (China-PRC) (iocation identifier) SYV: Sylvester (USA-GA) (location identifier) SZX: Shenzhen (China-PRC) (iocation identifier) SYX: Sanya (China-PRC) (location identifier) SZZ: Szczecin (Poland) (location identifier) SYV: Stornoway (UK-Scotland) (location identifier) S2: Bangladesh (international aircraft registration code) • Diatomic Sulfur SYZ: Shiraz (Iran) (location identifier) S3: Sortie Support System. Spaceborne Sensor-to-Shooter sZ: seinerzeit S3C: Service Central de la Communication et de la Com- SZ: Size. Sonnenzirkel • Southern Zodiacal. Sternzeit mercialisation • Sunyaev-Zel'dovich • Swaziland (ISO country code) • Switzerland S30S2: Small Solar System Objects Spectroscopic Survey SZA: Solar Zenith Angle. Soyo (Angola) (location identi• S3R: Sequential Switching Shunt Regulator fier) • Sun Zenith Angle S5: Slovenia (international aircraft registration code) SZB: Silver-Zinc Battery. Stadt- und Zentralbibliothek S1: Seychelles (international aircraft registration code) SZC: Santa Cruz - Guanacaste (Costa Rica) (location iden• S9: Sao Tome and Principe (international aircraft registra• tifier) tion code)

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