Glossary, Acronyms, and Abbreviations - IIUSA

ACF - advanced communications function
ACI - adjacent channel interference
ACI - assign call inhibit
ACIC - Aeronautical Chart and Information Center
ACID - adaptive COMSEC interface device
ACID - all-service combat identification demonstration
ACIM - airborne communications interface module
ACIND - air customer information needs database
ACINT - acoustic intelligence
ACIPS - acoustic intelligence processing system
ACIS - American committee for interoperable systems
ACIS - Army command information system
ACIS - Automated combat information system
ACK - acknowledgement flag, TCP header
ACK - (Acknowledgment) - Control code or designation for a positive
acknowledgment; sent from a receiver to the transmitter to
indicate that a transmission or sequence of transmissions has
been received correctly.
ACL - access control list
ACLDB - Army central logistics data Bank
ACLI - Ada command language interpretation
ACM - Association for Computing Machinery
ACME - Adaptive Collection management environment
ACMES - automated communications security management and
engineering system
ACMES - Automated COMSEC Management and Engineering
System
ACMS - application control management system
ACO - airspace control order
ACO - Army cryptologic operations
ACOC - area communications operations center
ACOE - Army common operating environment
ACOMMS - air communications squadron
ACP - Allied Communications Publication
ACP - ancillary control program
ACP - air campaign planning tool
ACP - automated command post
ACP - assign common-pool compressed dial list
ACPI - advanced configuration and power interface
ACPU - auxiliary computer power unit
ACQW - asymmetric coupled quantum well
ACR - access control register
ACR - alternate carrier routing (NCS)
ACR - assign channel reassignment
ACR - armored cavalry regiment
ACRC - alternate control reporting center
ACS - AUTODIN Switching Center
ACS - access control system
ACS - adaptive control system
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ACS - aerial common sensor
ACS - afloat correlation system
ACS - automated commercial system (Customs)
ACSA - Allied Communications Security Agency
ACSIM - assistant chief of staff for information management
ACSO - assistant corps Signal officer
ACSU - advanced channel service unit
ACT - annual change traffic
ACTA - America’s Carriers Telecommunication Association
ACTD - advanced concept technology demonstration
ACTFAST - advanced concepts and technology rrequency agile
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Action - Menu - The Operator Interface Action Menu contains the
actions that can be performed. Each action is typically associated
with a list of objects (Object Menu) on which the action is
performed.
ACTO - Army Communicative Technology Office
ACTS - advanced communications technology satellite
ACTS - advanced communications technologies and services
(Europe) (was RACE)
ACU - antenna control unit
ACU - auto call (calling) unit
ACUS - Area Common User System
ACVC - Ada compiler validation capability (capacity)
ACWAR - agile continuous wave acquisition radar
ADA - air defense artillery
ADA - airborne data automation
ADACS - air defense artillery control system
ADAMS - allied deployment and movement system
ADANS - airlift deployment analysis system
ADAPT - architectures design, analysis and planning tool
ADAR - air defense radar
ADARS - advanced defense avionics response strategy (USAF)
ADARS - adaptive antenna receive system
ADAS - airborne data automation system
ADATS - Army development and acquisition of threat simulators
ADB - assign data base transfer
ADC - adaptive data compression
ADC - analog to digital converter
ADC - asynchronous data communications
ADC - automatic data controller
ADCC - air defense control center
ADCCP - advanced data communications control procedures
ADCEO - Assistant Division Communications-Electronics Office
ADCP - air defense communications platform (USMC)
ADCS - advanced defense communications satellite
ADCS - air defense control system
ADCS - automated document conversion system
ADDISS - advanced deployable digital imagery support system