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GDR-XXXX NAV/COM INSTALLATION MANUAL
CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION
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13. ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
The following acronyms may appear in this document.
AC Advisory Circular, Alternating Current
A/C Aircraft
AD Airworthiness Directive
ADF Automatic Direction Finding
AFM Aircraft Flight Manual
ANSI American National Standards
Institute
ARINC Aeronautical Radio, Inc.
ARP
SAE Aerospace Recommended
Practice
AS SAE Aerospace Standard
C Centigrade
CAR Civil Air regulations
COM Communication
CPU Central Processing Unit
D-A Digital to Analog (converter)
dB Decibel
DC Direct Current
DME Distance Measuring Equipment
DO RTCA Document
EFIS Electronic Flight Instrument System
EIA Electronics Industry Association
EMI Electromagnetic Interference
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
FAR Federal Aviation Regulation
FMS Flight Management System
FSD Full Scale Deflection
GDR Genesys Digital Radio
GND Ground (potential)
GS Glideslope
IC Integrated Circuit
ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization
ID Identity or Identification
IDU Integrated Display Unit
ILS Instrument Landing System
JTAG Joint Test Action Group (IEEE 1149.1
Standard)
K Kilo=1000
KB Kilobyte
KHz Kilo-Hertz
LOC Localizer
LRU Line Replaceable Unit
LSB Least Significant Bit or Byte
M Meters
MB Marker Beacon
MFD Multifunction Display (an IDU with
software for showing multiple display
screens)
MIC Microphone
MIL Military
MHz Mega-Hertz
MOPS Minimum Operational Performance
Standard
MSB Most Significant Bit or Byte
MSL Mean Sea Level
MTBF Mean Time Between Failures
NAS U.S. National Airspace System
NAV Navigation
Nm Nautical Mile
OBS Omni-bearing Selector
PN Part Number
PTT Push-To-Talk
RS EIA Recommended Standard
RTCA Radio Telephone Commission for Aeronautics
RX Receive
SAE Society of Automotive Engineers
SDI Source/Destination Identifier
SN Serial Number
SNI Serial Number Information
STC Supplemental Type Certificate
TSO Technical Standard Order
TX Transmit
UHF Ultra High Frequency
UTC Universal Time Coordinated
VFR Visual Flight Rules
VHF Very High Frequency
VOR Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Radio