APPENDIX I
LIST OF ACRONYMS
ACDS —advanced combat direction system.
ACRO (or CRO) —auxiliary cathode readout,
ALT key —alternate key.
A/N —alphanumeric.
APA —all points addressable.
AM —amplitude modulation.
ASCII —American Standard Code for Information
Interchange.
ASTAB —automated status board.
ASW —antisubmarine warfare.
BC —broadcast.
BDU —basic display unit.
BER —bit error rate.
BITE —built-in test equipment.
BPS —bits per second.
C2P —Command and Control Processor.
CAG —central automated status board generator.
CCAEP —computer-controlled action entry panel.
CDB —central data buffer.
C-DITEG —common digital television graphics
generator.
CDS —combat direction system.
CED —console electronic drawer.
CEG —central equipment group.
CGA —color graphics adapter.
CIGARS —console internally generated and
refreshed symbols.
CIU —computer interface unit.
CONICS —circles and ellipses.
CP —clock pulse.
CPS —cycles per second.
CRO —TV monitor.
CRT —cathode-ray tube.
CTRL —control.
dB —decibels.
DCC —display control console.
DCI —direct computer interface.
DDEU —digital data entry unit.
DDI — (1) digital data indicator; (2) digital display
indicator.
DITEG —digital television graphics generator.
DIV —diversity.
DLRP —Data Link Reference Point.
DMU —display multiplexer unit.
DRAC —digital radar azimuth converter.
DSC —digital scan converter.
DTS —data terminal set.
EDAC —error detection and correction.
EF word —external function word.
EGA —enhanced graphics adapter.
EMI/RFI —electromagnetic interference/radio
frequency interference.
EPROM —erasable, programmable read-only
memory.
ESC key —escape key.
FM —frequency modulation.
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