Glossary, Acronyms, and Abbreviations - IIUSA

RCS - radar cross section
RCS - requirements computation system
RCSP - remote call service position
RCTC - receive cipher text clock
RCU - remote control unit
RCU - rekeying control unit
RCU - rate changer unit
RCV - receive
RCVD - Received
RCVR - Receiver
RD - Receive Data. Data coming from the network, or DCE towards
the DTE. Also, a light on a modem or CSU/DSU which lights to
indicate presence of this signal.
RD - ringdown
RD&J - radar deception and jamming
RDA - remote data (base) access
RDB - receive data buffer
RDB - requirements data bank
RDBMS - relational database management system
RDCO - research development coordination office
RDEC - Research Development and Engineering Center
RDEL - RI delete
RDF - radio direction finding
RDG - random data generator
RDJTF - rapid deployment joint task force
RDLAP - radio data link access protocol
RDM - remote data management
RDM - RED data module
RDN - relative distinguished name
RDS - report distribution system
RDSS - radio determination and satellite system
RE - relay
REACT - rapid execution and combat targeting system
REC - radio electronic combat
RECAP - recapitulation
RECIPe - Remote Encryptor Configuration Information Protocol
RECON - reconnaissance
RECP - Regional Emergency Communications Planner (NCS)
RECP - RI ECP
Red Alarm - A Red Alarm means that an out of frame or carrier loss
condition has been detected at the local receiver. This causes a
yellow alarm to be transmitted to the far end.
RED - classified
RED - collateral
Redundancy - Refers to backup hardware, software, and
transmission circuits that protect against network failure.
ref - reference
Regenerator - Equipment that reconstruct and retransmits a pulse
train.
Regional - Bell Operating Company - See RBOC.
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REIN - reintroduction
REL - recovered energy logic
REL - release
RELP - residual excited linear prediction
REMBASS - remotely monitored battlefield sensor system
REMFM - Remote Fault Multiplexer
Remote Debugger - Used by N.E.T. personnel to troubleshoot
problems on the node.
Remote Login (rlogin) - Allows you to gain access to the full
Operator Interface on a remote node while in the node from which
you are working.
Remote Loop - The local port requests that the remote port
implement a loop-in.
Remote UI - A User Interface application not resident on the same
machine as SSIMP-LR Main.
REn - relay type code
REOS - real-time electronic online system
Repeater - A communications systems component that amplifies or
regenerates signals to compensate for losses in the system.
Reserved Slots - A slots on the cards shelf that is required for a
specific card type.
RESYNC - resynchronization
RETRANS - retransmission
REXEC - remote execution
RF - radio frequency
RFAM - radio frequency attack munition
RFC - request for comments
RFI - radio frequency interference
RFIC - radio frequency integrated circuit
RFID - radio frequency identification
RFM - radio frequency module
RFO - request for outage
RFP - Request For Programming
RFQ - radio frequency quadrupole
RFS - radioelectronic fire strike (Russia)
RFS - remote file sharing (system)
RFS - request for service
RFSM - Radio Frequency Spectrum Management
RFT - revisable form text
RGB - red-green-blue
RH - right hand
RH - reentry home
RHDD - Radiation Hardened Disk Drive
RHDD - removable hard disk drives
RHM - RED hub module
RHP - reconfigurable hardware product
RHR - radio horizon range
RI - Ring Indicator
RI - routing indicator
RII - Relevant Information and Intelligence