D

D&D

Decoy and Deception

d.

date, daughter, day(s), degree, delete, penny, pence, density, dialect, dialectal, diameter,

died, dime, dividend, dollar, dose,

(Chem.) deuteron

D.

December, Democrat, Democratic, doctor dollar,

dose, drachma, (Chem.) deuterium

D. A.

delayed action, deposit account, district attorney

Don’t answer

D. B.

day book

D. C.

da cappo, decimal classification, direct current,

District of Columbia

D. C. L.

Doctor of Civil Law

D. C. M.

Distinguished Conduct Medal

D. D.

days after date, demand draft, Doctor of Divinity

D. D. S.

Doctor of Dental Science, Doctor of Dental Surgery

D. F.

Damage free, Defender of the Faith, (Radio.)

direction finder (or finding), (Pet. Eng.) diesel fuel.

D. F. A.

Doctor of Fine Arts

D. F. S.

(Eng.) drop-forged steel

D. G.

Director General

D. J.

disk jockey

D. L. S.

Doctor of Library Science

D. Lit.

Doctor of Literature

D. Litt.

Doctor of Letters

D. M.

Deutsche mark

D. Mus.

Doctor of Music

D. P.

degree of polymerization, direct port, displaced person documents against payment, documents for payment

D. P. H

Diploma in Puplic Health

D. Ph. or D.Phil.

Doctor of Philosophy

D. S. M.

distinguished service medal

D. S. or D. Sc.

Doctor of Science

D. S. T.

daylight saving time

D. Th(eol).

Doctor of Theology

D. V.

Deo volente

D. V. M.

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery

D. W. T.

dead weight tonnage

d.c.c., D. C.C.

(Elect. Eng.) double cotton covered(wire)

d.p.

(Elec. Eng.) double pole

D.R.

dead reckoning, dining room

d.s.c.

(Elect. Eng.)double- silk- covered wire

D/N

debit note

D/O

delivery order

DA

(Of fuses) Direct Action (Of revolvers) Double-Action

DA

Department of the Army

DACT

Dissimilar Aerial Combat Tactics

DADC

Digital air data computer.

DADS

Direct Application Decontamination System

DAM

Defense Mapping Agency

DAMA

Demand Assigned Multiple Access

daN

Decanewtons (Newtons force x 10) thus, torque measured in daN-metres.

Dan.

Daniel, Danish

DAP

Decontamination Apparatus, Portable

DAR

Defense Acquisition Regulation

DARO

Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office

DARPA

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

DAS

Deep Air Support

DASC

Direct Air Support Center

DASS

defensive aids subsystem

dat.

Dative

DATE

April 25, 1999

dB

decibel

dB (V/m)

decibel relative to 1 volt per meter

db.

debenture, decibel, decibels

dbl.

double

dBm

decibel relative to 1 milliwatt

dBm, dB (mW)

decibel relative to 1 milliwatt

dBm0

signal-to-test level ratio

DBMS

database management system

DBP

Draw bar pull

dBr

decibel relative to specified reference level

dBW

decibel relative to 1 watt

DBWS

database workstation

DC

developed country

DC

direct current

DCA

Defense Communications Agency

DCE

Data Communications Equipment

DCI

Director of Central Intelligence

DCP

Digital Communications Processor

DCS

Defense Communication System

DCU

detection and control unit

DD

Destroyer (all categories)

dd.

delivered

DD/G/H

destroyer/with area SAM/with hel. (in Military Balance)

D-Day

Unnamed day on which an operation begins

DDG

guided missile destroyer

DDN

Defense Data Network

DDS

dry dock shelter

DDT

(Chem.) dichloro – diphenyl – triehlo recthane

DE

deflection error probable

deb.

Debenture

dec.

deceased, decimeter, declaration, declared, declination decorated, decorative, decrease, decrescendo

Dec.

December

decd.

Deceased

Decon

Decontamination

DECU

Digital engine (or electronic) control unit.

DEDAS

Decontamination Emulsion Direct Application System

def

defense

DEF.STAN

Defense Standard

defn

definition

deg.

degree, degrees

del.

delegate, delegation

Del.

Delaware

dely.

delivery

dem.

Demurrage

Dem.

Democrat, Democratic

dem/val

Demonstration, validation.

DEMON

DEModulated Noise

Den.

Denmark

dent.

dental, dentist, dentistry

dep.

depart, department, departure, deposed

deposit, depot, deputy

depr.

depreciation

dept.

department

der.

derivation, derivative, derived

Derby.

Derbyshire

deriv.

derivation, derivative

det

detachment

det.

detached, detachment, detail

detd.

determined

detn.

Determination

DEU

Deployment and emplacement unit

Deut.

Deuteronomy

dev.

Deviation

Devon.

Devonshire

DEW

directed energy weapons

DF

Direction Fired or Direction Finding

DF or D/F

direction-finding or direct fire

DFR/ME

Defense Fuel Region, Middle East

DFSC

Defense Fuel Supply Center

DFSP

Defense Fuel Supply Point

dft.

defendant, draft

dg.

decigram(s)

DHS

data handling system

DIA

Defense Intelligence Agency

dia. or diam. (or Diam)⁴⁴⁶

diameter

diag.

diagonal, diagram.

dial.

dialect, dialectical

DICASS

directional command active sonobuoy system

dict.

dictation, dictator, dictionary

dif. or diff.

difference, different

DIFAR

directional frequency and ranging (sonobuoy)

dig.

Digest

dihedral

Upward slope of wing from root to tip.

dil. or Dil.⁴⁴⁸

Dilute

dim.

dimension, diminished, diminuendo, diminutive

din.

Dinar

DINS

Digital inertial navigation system.

dir.

director

DIRAMS

Dockyard Installed Reactor Accident Monitoring System

DIS

Daily Intelligence Summary

dis

discharge, discount

DISA

Defense Information Systems Agency

disc.

discount, discovered

DISCON

Distributed Integrated Secure Communications Network (Australia)

disp.

Dispensary

diss.

dissertation

dist.

distance, distinguish, distinguished,

district, distilled

DISTAN

Distributed Interactive Secure Telecoms

distn.

Distillation

distr.

distribute, distribution

Div

Division

div.

divided, dividend, division, divisor, divorced

DIVAD

Division Air Defense

dj.

Dust jacket

dk.

dark, deck, dock

dkg.

decagram

dkl.

decaliter

dkm.

Decameter

dks.

decastere

dl.

deciliter

DLA

Defense Logistics Agency

DLC

Direct lift control.

DLIR

Downward Looking Infrared

DLMS

Digital Land Mass Simulation

DLOS

disturbed line of sight

DM

Diphenylaminochloroarsine. Irritant chemical agent used in some riot control munitions. More powerful than CN or CS. Called Adamsite in the USA after its discoverer.

dm.

decimeter

DMA

Defense Mapping Agency

DMD

Digital Message Device

DMDC

Defense Manpower Data Center

DME

distance measuring equipment

DME

(Elec.Eng.) distant-measuring equipment

DMI

Directorate of Military Intelligence

DML

decision and modeling language

DMPI

Desired Mean Point of Impact

DMS

defense mobilization ship

DMSK

differential minimum shift keying

DMSP

Defense Meteorological Satellite Program

DMT

deep mobile target

DMTI

digital moving target indication

DMZ

demilitarized zone

dn.

Down

DNA

Defense Nuclear Agency

DND

Department of National Defense

DNVT

digital non-secure voice terminal

do.

Ditto

DOA

direction of arrival

DOC

Designed Operational Capability

doc.

document

DOD

Department of Defense

DOE

Department of Energy

dol.

dollar

dom.

domain, domestic, dominant, dominion

DOPMA

Defense Officer Personnel Management Act

DOS

Department of State

DOT

Department of Transportation

DOT

designating optical tracker

DOWSR

Directorate of Weather for Strategic Reconnaissance

doz.

dozen, dozens

DP

Diphosgene

DPA

Defense Production Act

DPCM

differential pulse code modulation

DPG

Defense Planning Guidance

DPM

digital plotter map

DPSC

Defense Personnel Support Center

DPSK

digital phase shift keying

dpt.

department, deponent

dr.

Debit, debtor, drachma(s), dram(s),

drive, drum., dram.

Dr.

doctor

DRA

Defense Research Agency

dram.

dramatic, dramatist

DRAMA

Digital Radio And Multiplex Acquisition

Drawstring

Old name for Maroon Shield (US)

DRDL

Defense Research and Development Laboratories

DRES

Defense Research Establishment Suffield

DROPS

Demountable rack off-loading and pick-up system

DRTS

detecting, ranging and tracking system

DS

Directionally solidified.

Ds,

(Chem.) dysprosium

DSARC

Defense Systems Acquisition Review Council

DSB

Defense Science Board

DSB

double sideband

DSCS

Defense Satellite Communication System

DSFU

Desert Storm Forecast Unit

DSMAC

digital scene matching area correlation

DSMAC

Digitized Scene Mapping and Correlation

DSN

Defense Switched Network

DSP

Defense Support Program

DSRV

Deep submergence recovery vessel

DST

defense and space talks

DSVT

digital secure voice terminal

DT&E

development test and evaluation

DTE

Data Terminal Equipment

DTED

Digital Terrain Elevation Data (NATO)

DTMF

dual tone multifrequency

DTOC

divisional tactical operations center

DTU

data transmission unit

DU

Detector Unit

Du.

duke, Dutch

dup.

Duplicate

DVL

data/voice logger

dw.

deadweight

DWT

deadweight ton

dwt

Deadweight tonnage

dwt.

Pennyweight

DX,

(Radio.) distance

dy.

delivery, deputy, duty, (phys.) dyne

Dy.

(Chem.) dysprosium

dynamo. or dyn.

dynamics

dz.

dozen, dozens