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D/A  Digital-to-Analog; Density Altitude ( e.g., "high DA" = "high-density altitude" )

D/NAPS  Day/Night Adverse Weather Pilotage System ( U.S. Army )

D-DACT  Dismounted Data Automated Communications Terminal

D-S³  DARPA Syndromic Surveillance System

D2  Damage and Destroy ( e.g., against electronic systems )

D5  Deceive, Deny, Disrupt, Degrade, and Destroy ( e.g., USAF techniques and technologies to counter computer information systems ca 2007 )

DA  Design Automation; Data Administrator; Direct Analog ( e.g., synthesis ); Direct Action ( e.g., special operations ); Development Aircraft

DAA  Designated Approving Authority (DoD)

DAB  Defense Acquisition Board

DAC  Defensive Aids Computer; Defense Acquisition Challenge; DASS Computer; Deployable Air Command and Control System Component

DACCIS  Danish Army Command and Control Information System

DACE  Digital Acquisition and Control Electronics

DACS  Divert and Attitude Control System

DACT  Digital Automated Communications Terminal; Data Automated Communications Terminal ( USMC system )

DAFT  Dust and Aerosol measurement Feasibility Test [ NASA ]

DAI  Digital Audio Interface; Distributed Artificial Intelligence

DAIRS  Distributed Aperture InfraRed System

DAGGERS  Distributed Advanced Graphics Generator and Embedded Rehearsal System  ( e.g., for rehearsing soldier missions in a virtual environment )

DAGR  Defense Advanced GPS Receiver; Direct Attack Guided Rocket

DALLADS  Danish Army Low Level Air Defense System

DAM  Direct Access Method; Data Addressed Memory; Digital Asset Management

DAMA  Demand Assigned Multiple Access

DAMASK  Direct Attack Munition Affordable SeeKer

DAME  Distance and Altitude Measuring Equipment

DAML  DARPA Agent Markup Language ( based on XML )

DANTAN  Detection Avoidance Navigation/Threat Avoidance Navigation

DAP  Digital Army Program ( Israel ); DoDAF Architecture Protocol

DAQ  Data AQuisition

DAR  Anti-Radar Drone ( German ); Defense Acquisition Regulations

DARC  Direct Access Radar Channel

DARE  Data Arrival and Retrieval Enhancement; Defense Avionics Research Establishment ( India )

DARPA  Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ( Originally [ 1958 ]  ARPA; it was changed to DARPA on Mar 1972, then to ARPA  in Feb 1993, then to its current [ 2002 ] name, DARPA, in Feb 1996 [ Source: DARPA web site www.darpa.mil/body/arpa_darpa.html ]

DARS  Digital Audio Radio Services; Defense Architecture Repository System

DART  Dynamic Analysis (and) Replanning Tool; Detection, Action, and Response Technique; Display for Advanced Research & Training; Dual Anamorphic Reflector Telescope; Dynamically Adaptive Receiver Transmitter; Driven Ammunition Reduced Time-of-flight ( e.g., projectile with guidance computer steering canard control surfaces ); Demonstration of Autonomous Rendezvous Technology ( ca 2004 ); Designer's Augmented Reality Toolkit

DART-T  Dual-mode All-band Relocatable Tactical Terminal

DARTS  Design Approach for Real-Time Systems; Design and Analysis of Reference Threat Signature

DARWARS  [ Acronym for DARPA Training Superiority program  ]

DARWIN  Dynamic Analytical Reporting Web-based Interactive Navigator

DAS  Defense Aids Suite ( U.K. ); Defensive Aids System; Distributed Aperture System ( e.g., part of an imagery system ); Defensive Aids Suite

DASADA  Dynamic Assembly for System Adaptability, Dependability, and Assurance

DASALS  Distributed Aperture Semi-Active Laser Seeker ( e.g., a sensor that receives laser energy reflected from a target to guide the missile to the target )

DASC  Direct Air Support Center

DASD  Direct Access Storage Device

DASER  DAzzling laSER ( NONLETHAL rifle )

DASH  Drone Anti-Submarine Helicopter ( circa 1955 )

DASO  Demonstration and Shakedown Operation

DASS  Defensive Aids Subsystem ( Eurofighter ); Demand Assignment Signaling and Switching; Defensive Aircraft Survivability Suite

DAT  Digital Audio Tape

DATAS  Depressed-Angle Towed Array Sonar

DAU  Defense Acquisition University ( merged with Defense Systems Management College DSMC )

DAW  Deep Attack Weapon

DAWE  Division (XXI) Advanced Warfighting Experiment

DAWG  Deputy Advisor Working Group ( USAF ); Deputy Advisors Working Group ( USAF ca 2007 )

DAWGS  Difference Acoustic Wave Generation System

DAWMS  Deep Attack Weapons Mix Study

DAWN Defense Attaché Worldwide Network

DAWS  Digital Advanced Wireless Service; Defense Automated Warning System

dB  decibel

dBA  Decibels acoustic

DBA  Dominant Battlefield Awareness; Dominant Battlespace Awareness

DBC  Digital Battlefield Communications

DBD  Digital Bearing Discrimination

DBE  Digital-Based Exciter

DBF  Digital Beam Forming

DBK  Dominant Battle Knowledge; Dominant Battlefield Knowledge; Dominant Battlespace Knowledge

DBL-CIP  Digitization Battlespace Land-Combat Infrastructure and Platform ( U.K. battlefield information system )

dBm  Decibel referenced to the power of 1 milliwatt

DBM  Dynamic Battle Management

DBMS  Database Management System

DBR  Dual Band Radar

DBRC  Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission

DBS  Direct Broadcast Satellite; Doppler Beam Sharpening

DC Direct Current; Data Channel; Digital Computer; Display Console; Duty Cycle

DC²   Distributed Command and Control

DC2E  Deployable Command & Control Equipment

DCA  Defensive Counter-Air; Defense Communications Agency; Damage Control Assistant ( shipboard )

DCAPES  Deliberate Crisis Action Planning and Execution Segment  ( USAF planning tool ca 2002 )

DCATS  Dedicated Communications Advanced Transmission System

DCB  Directional Control Beacon ( lens used, circa 1950, to replace Fresnel lenses on lighthouses )

DCC  Damage Control Central ( Navy )

DCCH  Digital Control CHannel

DCEE  Distributed Continuous Experimentation Environment

DCGS  Distributed Common Ground System; Distributed Common Ground Surface ( system ); Distributed Common Ground Systems

DCGS-MC  Distributed Common Ground System - Marine Corps

DCGS-N  Distributed Common Ground Surface system - Navy

DCGSS Distributed Common Ground Surface System

DCI  Defense Capability Initiative

DCP  Depth Charge Projector; Decision Coordinating Paper; Dual Circularly Polarized ( antenna ); Defense Capability Plan

DC&T  Detection, Classification, and Tracking

DCS  Digital Camera System; Data Communication System; Direct Commercial Sales; Defensive Counterspace ( operations ); Defensive Counter Space

DCT  Discrete Cosine Transform ( imagery compression ); Detection, Classification and Targeting; Digital Communications Terminal; Developing Critical Technologies

DCTN  Defense Commercial Telecommunications Network

DCTS  Defense Collaboration Tool Suite; Defense Collaborative Tool Suite

DCU  Dynamic Component Upgrade ( e.g., for Seaknight helicopter )

DCW  Digital Chart of the World

DD  Direct Digital ( e.g., synthesis ); Destroyer ( naval ship ); Differential Doppler

D-DACT  Dismounted Data Automated Communications Terminal ( also DDACT )

DDB  Dynamic DataBase

DDC  Detection Data Converter

DDCMP  Digital Data Communications Message Protocol

DDCS  Direct Digital Chirp Synthesizer

DDDDD  Deception, Disruption, Denial, Degradation, and Destruction [ Also called "The Five Ds" ]  ( USAF )

DDG  Guided Missile Destroyer

DDI  Defensive ECM and Decoy Integration; Direct Digital Interface; Decoy and Defensive Integration

DDL  Dispersive Delay Line

DDM  Detecteur de Départ de Missile ( Missile launch detector )

DDN  Defense Data Network; Digital Data Network

DDR  Digital Receiver Replacement ( for NAVSPASUR )

DDS  Direct Digital Synthesizer; Direct Digital Synthesis; Data Display System; Digital Data Storage; Dry Deck Shelter (swimmer); Data Distribution System; Defense Dissemination System ( View the logo for Defense Dissemination System ); Data Distribution Service

DDSP  Digital Doppler Signal Processor

DDT Deflagration to Detonation Transition

DE  Directed Energy ; Display Electronics; Destroyer Escort; Diagnostic Emulator

DEA  Drug Enforcement Agency

DEAD  Destruction of Enemy Air Defenses ( See also SEAD )

DEAL  Defense Electronics Application Laboratory ( India )

DECIDE  DEployable Capability for Information Dissemination and Exchange

DECM  Deceptive Electronic Countermeasures; Defensive Electronic Countermeasures

DECT  Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications; Digital European Cordless Telecommunications

DEES  Dynamic Electromagnetic Environment Simulator

DEFCON  DEFense CONdition  ( see also INFOCON )

DEFEW  DEFensive Electronic Warfare

DEFSMAC Defense Special Missile and Astronautics Center

DEIS  Defense Enterprise Integration Services; Draft of Environmental Impact Statement

DEL  Delete

DEM  Digital Elevation Model

DEMON  Diminishing Error Method for Optimization of Networks

DEMS  Distributed Explosive Mine Neutralization System

DEP  Distributed Engineering Plant; Department of Environmental Protection; Data Execution Prevention

DEPSCoR  Defense Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research ( ca 2007 )

DEPTH  Design analysis for Personnel Training and Human Factors

DERA  Defense Envitonmental Restoration Account

DES  Data Encryption Standard; Discrete Event Simulation

DESC  Defense Electronics Supply Center; Description

DET  Distributive Explosive Technology; Detachment

DEUCE  Deployable Universal Combat Earth mover

DEW  Directed Energy Weapon ; Directed Energy Warfare ; Distant Early Warning

DEWINT  Directed Energy Weapons Intelligence

DEW-V  Directed Energy Warfare Vehicle

DF  Direction Finding ; Deflection Factor; Dissipation Factor; Deuterium Fluoride ( laser )

DFAD  Digital Features Analysis Data

DFB  Distributed Feedback ( e.g., lasers )

DFBW  Digital Fly-By-Wire

DFC  Digital Flight Control; Distinguished Flying Cross

DFCS  Digital Flight Control System; Digital Fire Control System

DFD  Digital Frequency Discriminator; Data Flow Diagram

DFDR  Digital Flight Data Recorder

DFE  Design-For-Environment

DFI  Direction Finding Interference

DFINT  Direction Finding and Intelligence

DFO  Design For Ownership

DFP  Defensive Fire Position ( formerly "foxhole" ? )

DFR  Digital Filter Replacement (for NAVSPASUR); Direct Finger Reader

DFS  Direction Finding System

DFT  Dual Function Terminal; Discrete Fourier Transform

DGA  Délégation Générale pour l'Armement ( French defense-procurement agency )

DGPS  Differential Global Positioning System

DHS  Department of Homeland Security

DHTML  Dynamic HyperText Markup Language

DIACAP  DoD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process

DIADS  Digital Integrated Air Defense System

DIAL  Differential Absorption LIDAR

DIANE  Digital Integrated Attack Navigation Equipment ( ca 1967 )

DIAP  Defense-wide Information Assurance Program

DIB  DCGS Integration Backbone

DIC  Detection In Clutter

DICAS  Directional Command-Activated Sonobuoy

DICE  Defense [ Department ] Interoperability Communications Exercise ( Annual exercise - ca 2005 ); Dynamic Integrated Communication Environment

DIDHS  Deployable Intelligence Data Handling System

DIDS  Distributed Intrusion Detection System

DIEPS  Digital Image Exploitation and Production System

DIFAR  DIrectional Frequency Analysis and Recording

DII  Defense Information Infrastructure; Defence Information Infrastructure ( U.K. )

DIICOE  Defense Information Infrastructure Common Operating Environment ( also DII-COE and DII COE )

DII (F)  Defence Information Infrastructure - Future ( U.K. )

DIME  Dense Inert Metal Explosive ( dense metallic particles, such as tungsten, added to a high-explosive chemical mixture ); Diplomatic, Informational, Military and Economic; Dynamic Infrared Missile Evaluator ( USAF )

DIMHRS  Defense Integrated Military Human Resources System ( 2004 DoD new pay and personnel system )

DIMUS  Data Integration in MUltisensorial System ( surveillance of underground transportation infrastructure: tunnels, tracks, platforms, ... )

DIN  Defense Intelligence Network

DINA  DIrect Noise Amplification

DINS  Dual Inertial Navigation System

DIP  Dual In-line Package ( RAM chip )

DIR  Dwell Illumination Region

DIRCM  Directional Infrared Countermeasures

DIRECT  Defense IEMATS Replacement Command and Control Terminal

DIRS  Distributed Infrared System

DIS  Distributed Interactive Simulation; Distributed Interface Simulation; Defense Intelligence Service; Data Intensive System

DISA  Defense Information Systems Agency ( See the DISA Logo )

DISC  Direct Injection Stratified Charge ( engine, circa 1979 )

DISCONE  DISk-CONical antenna

DISE  Deployable Intelligence Support Element ( Army )

DISN  Defense Information Systems Network

DISN-LES  Defense Information System Network-Leading Edge Services

DISS  Digitized Ionospheric Sounding System

DISSP  Defense-wide Information System Security Program; DoD Information System Security Program

DITSCAP  DoD Information Technology Security Certification and Accreditation Process

DITSO  Defense Technology Services Organization

DIVADS  Division Air Defense System

DIVO  DIgital Video Option

DIVOT  Digital-to-Voice Translator

DIWSA  Digital Imagery Workstation Suites Afloat

DIY  Do-It-Yourself

DJC²  Deployable Joint Command and Control

DJIOC  Defense Joint Intelligence Operation Center

DKO  Defense Knowledge Online

DL  Diode Laser; Delay Lens ( antenna )

DLEC  Digital Local Exchange Carrier

DLG  Digital Laser Gyro; guided missile frigate ( View logo for USS King DLG-10 )

DLI  Deck-Launched Interceptor

DLIR  Down-Looking InfraRed

DLL  Dynamic Link Library ( visit a DLL Archive  to download free copies of DLLs )

DLP  Digital Light Processor

DLRP  Data Link Reference Point

DLS  Decoy Launching System; Data Link System

DLT  Digital Linear Tape

DM  Depot Maintenance

DMA  Direct Memory Access

DMART  Disaster Mortuary Response Team ( USMC )

DMCD  Directed Missile Countermeasures Device

DMD  Digital Micro-mirror Device

DME  Distance-Measuring Equipment

DMEA  Damage Modes & Effects Analysis

DMIS  Disaster Management Interoperability Services; Development, Manufacture and Initial Support ( U.K. procurement )

DMO  Distributed Mission Operations

DMP  Data Management Processor; Depot Maintenance Period ( e.g., for a ship )

DMPI  Designated Mean Point of Impact

DMR  Dynamic Modular Radio; Digital Modular Radio; Dual-Mode Radar

DMRD  Defense Management Report Decision

DMS  Data Multiplex System; Diminishing Manufacturing Sources; Dual Mode Seeker; Distribution Management System; Dual-Mounted Stinger

DMS  Defense Messaging Service; Defense Messaging System ( scheduled to completely replace AUTODIN by 2004 - visit DMS Acronym Web page ); Defense Message System

DMSP  Defense Meteorological Space Program; Defense Meteorological Support Program; Defense Meteorological Satellite Program

DMT  Discrete MultiTone; Distributed Mission Trainer ( e.g., F/A-18 simulator )

D/NAPS  Day/Night Adverse Weather Pilotage System ( U.S. Army )

DNATS  Day and Night Airborne Thermal Sensor

DNC  Director of Naval Communications; Digital Nautical Chart

DNC^®  Digital Nautical Chart

DND  Doppler Noise Decoy ( standoff jamming )

DNDO  Domestic Nuclear Detection Office ( DHS )

DNI Digital Non-Interpolated

DNN Dual Node Network ( e.g., in Multi-INT fusion architecture )

DNR  Dialed-Number Recorder

DNRT  Digital Noise Riding Threshold

DNS  Domain Name System; Domain Name Server

DNSIX Defense Network Security Information Exchange

DNVT  Digital Non-secure Voice Terminal

DO  Distributed Operations ( USMC )

DOA  Direction of Arrival

DOARS  Dynamic Open Architecture Radio System

DOCEX  Document Exploitation ( system )

DoD  Department of Defense ( view the DoD logo )

DOD  Direct Outward Dialing; Digital Optical Disk

DoDAF  Department of Defense Architecture Framework ( Also DODAF )

DODIIS  Department of Defense Intelligence Information System ( Also DoDIIS )

DOE  Department of Energy; Design of Experiments

DOEHRS-IH  Defense Occupational Environmental Health Readiness System - Industrial Hygiene

DOF  Degrees of Freedom

DOG  Deployable Operations Group ( USCG )

DOI  Digital Object Identifier ( e.g., on the Internet )

DON  Department of the Navy

DOP  Dilution of Precision ( e.g., in a positioning system )

DOQ  Digital Orthophoto Quadrangle ( digital imagery ); Digital Ortho Quadrangle

DORAN  Doppler Range and Navigation

DOS  Disk Operating System ; Denial of Service ( Internet )

DOT  Designated Optical Tracker; Department of Transportation

DOTH  Defense of the Homeland

DOTMLPF  Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership, Personnel, and Facilities ( also DOTLMP-F )

DOV  Data Over Voice ( See also DUV )

DOW  Died of Wounds

DP  Data Processing; Distribution Point; Dynamic Programming; Distributed Power

DPB  Deployable Pursuit Boat ( USCG )

DPCM  Differential Pulse-Code Modulation

DPD  Diver Propulsion Device

DPI (also dpi) Dots per inch

DPICM  Dual-Purpose Improved Conventional Munitions

DPN  Defense Private Network ( Iraq - ca 2007 )

DPO  Distribution Process Owner ( e.g., in defense logistics )

DPP  Discharge Produced Plasma ( e.g., plasma source for transistor lithography systems - see also LPP )

DPPDB  Digital Point Positioning Database

DPPS  Defense Procurement Payment System   [ ( 2001 ) replacing MOCAS ]

DPR  Dual-Ported Random access memory; Digital Pattern Recorder

DPRK  Democratic People's Republic of Korea ( North Korea )

DPSA  Dual Polarized Sinuous Antenna

DPW  Desert Patrol Vehicle

DQPSK  Differential Quadrature-Phase-Shift Keying

DQS  Deployment Qualification System ( USAF )

DQW  Dynamic Quarantine of computer-based Worm attacks ( e.g., DARPA program ca 2007 )

DR  Dead Reckoning (navigation)

DRaFT  Digital Radio Frequency Tags

DRAM  Dynamic Random Access Memory

DRASH  Deployable Rapid Assembly Shelter

DRB  Division Reaction Brigade ( USMC )

DRE  Ducted Rocket Engine

DREAM Directed Radio-frequency Energy Assessment Model

DREEM  Drone RF Electronics Enhancement Mechanism ( program )

DREN  Defense Research and Engineering Network

DRES  Digital Radar Environment Simulator

DRFM  Digital RF Memory

DRI  Defense Reform Initiative

DRIER  Dial-Up Rate IP ( Internet Protocol ) Over Existing Radios

DRIW  Data Resiliency in Infromation Warfare ( system )

DRM  Design Reference Mission ( used in NCW ); Dead Reckoning Module; Digital Rights Management ( e.g., software piracy protection )

DRMS  Distant Root Mean Square

DRP  Downward Refractory Profile

DRPM  Direct Reporting Program Manager

DRSN  Defense Red Switch Network

DRSP  Defense Reconnaissance Support Program

DRU  Disaster Response Unit  ( USCG )

DS  Direct ( frequency ) Synthesis ( as opposed to IS ); Direct Sequence ( a SPREAD SPECTRUM technique ); Data Set; Deep Space

D-S³  DARPA Syndromic Surveillance System

DSA  Dynamic Spectrum Access ( e.g., software which allows safe frequency sharing by tactical radios ca 2008 )

DSABL  Depth and Simultaneous Attack Battle Lab ( Army )

DSAT  Digital Satellite Acquisition Terminal

DSAWG  DISN Security Accreditation Working Group

DSB  Double-Sideband

DSCS  Defense Satellite Communications System

DSI  Digital Speech Interpolation; Defense Simulation Internet

DSID  Dismounted Soldier Identification

DSCOVR  Deep Space Climate Observatory ( also known as "Triana" in honor of Rodrigo de Triana, the first member of Columbus' crew to spot America )

DSCS  Defense Satellite Communications System

DSL  Digital Subscriber Line

DSLAM  Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer

DSM  Digital System Model; "Don't Shoot Me"

DSMAC  Digital Scene Matching Area Correlation ( e.g., in TOMAHAWK systems )

DSMC  Defense Systems Management College ( merged with DAU, circa 2003 )

DSN  Defense Switched Network; Digital Signal Network

DSNET  Defense Secure Network

DSO  Dielectrically-Stabilized Oscillator; Digital Storage Oscilloscope; Defensive Systems Operator ( e.g., bomber aircraft station ); Division for Special Operations ( Germany ); Defense Spectrum Organization

DSP  Digital Signal Processor; Defense Support Program; Direct Signal Processing; Digital Signal Processing

DSPN  Direct Sequence Pseudo Noise

DSR  Data Set Ready ( communications protocol signal ); Directed Stick Radiator

DSRN  Defense Switched Red Network

DSRV  Deep Sea Recovery Vehicle; Deep-Submergence Rescue Vehicle

DSS  Deep Space Surveillance; Decision Support System; Digital Signature Standard; Dismounted Soldier Simulator (Canada)

DSSM  Digital Single Sideband Modulator

DSSS or DS/SS  Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum

DSSV  Dismounted Soldier System Unit

DST  Decision Support Template; Daylight Savings Time

DSTB  Deployable Site Transport Boundary ( also known as "NMCI in a box" )

DSTL  Defence Science and Technology Lab ( UK )

DSU  Data Storage Unit ( loaded by TAMPS )

DSUP  Defensive Systems Upgrade Program

DSV  Dynamic Signature Verification

DSVL  Doppler Sonar Velocity Log ( system )

DSVR  Design Specification Validation Report

DSVT Digital Secure Voice Terminal

DT  Detection and Tracking; Developmental Test ( part of U.S. procurement process )

DTC  DMS Transition Center; Digital Technical Control

DTCI  Defense Transportation Coordination Initiative ( ca 2006 )

DTD  Data Transfer Device

DTE  Data Terminal Equipment; Data Transfer Equipment

DTED  Digital Terrain ( mapping ) Elevation Data

DTEN  Defence Training and Experimentation Network ( Australia )

DTF  Distance To Fault

DTG  Date Time Group

DTH  DMS Transition Hub

DTI  Doppler Time Intensity

DTIC  Defense Technical Information Center ( view DTIC logo )

DTIU  Data Transfer Interface Unit

DTLOMS-PF  Doctrine, Training, Leadership, Organization, Materiel and Soldiers - People and Facilities

DTO  Digitally Tuned Oscillator

DTT  Dynamic Tactical Targeting

DTIW  Defense Technical Information Web

DTM  Digital Terrain Map; Dynamic Target Model; Digital Terrain Modeling

DTMF  Dual Tone Multi Frequency ( "Touchtone™" )

DTN  Delay Tolerant Networking

DTO  Digitally Tuned Oscillator

DTPEWS  Design-To-Price Electronic Warfare Suite

DTR  Data Terminal Ready ( communications protocol signal ); Data Transfer Rate

DTS  Digital Terminal System; Digital Theater System ( a DVD format ); Defense Transportation System

DTSP  Division TUAV Signals ( intelligence ) Program

DTU  Data Transfer Unit ( e.g., part of aircraft EW system )

DTV  Driver's Thermal Viewer; Digital Television

DTW  DODIIS Trusted Workstation; Detect to Warn ( system )

DU  Depleted Uranium

DUCC  Deep Underground Command Center

DUGSS  Deployable Unattended Ground Sensor System

DUSS  Deployable Undersea Sensing System (NATO)

DUST  Dual-Use Science and Technology ( Army program )

DUV  Data Under Voice ( See also DOV ); Deep Ultraviolet

DUV  Deep UltraViolet ( light )

DVB  Digital Video Broadcast

DVB-RCS  Digital Video Broadcast - Return Channel via Satellite

DVCO Digital Voltage Controlled Oscillator

DVD  Digital Video Disk; Digital Versatile Disk

D-VDR  Digital-Video Disc Recorder

DVD-RAM  Digital Video ( or Versatile ) Disk - Random Access Rewritable

DVE  Distributed Virtual Environment; Driver's Vision Enhancer

DVFR  Defense Visual Flight Rules

DVH  Driver's Vision Enhancer (thermal imaging)

DVI  Driver Vehicle Interface; Digital Vertical Incidence ( ionogram ); Digital Video Interface

DVO  Direct View Optics

DVR  Design Validation Report

DW  Deep Water ( > 200 feet )

DWB  Designer's Workbench

DWDM  Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing

DW  Deep Water (mine-detection)

DWDM  Dense Wavelength-Division Multiplexing; Dense Wave Division Multiplexing

DWFG  Digital WaveForm Generator

DWS  Distributed Wargaming System; Dispenser Weapon System

DWT  Discrete Wavelet Transform; Deadweight Tonnage

DXC  Digital cross connect

DZ  Drop Zone

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