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D&M - Development and Maintenance

D/L - Downlink

D3 - 50GB Data tape cartridge from StorageTek

DA - Document Administrator

DAAC - Distributed Active Archive Center

DAE - Data Acquisition Element

DAF - Data Acquisition Facility

DAG - Database Administrator Guide

DAP - Data Acquisition Plan

DB - Database or Data Block

dB - Decibel

dB/K - Decibel per Degree Kelvin

DBA - Database Administrator

DBCI - Database Configuration Item

DBDD - Database Design Description or Database Description Document

dB-Hz - Decibel-Hertz

dBi - Decibel above isotropic

dBW - Decibel Relative to 1 Watt

DC - Direct Current

DC&P - Data Capture and Processing Facility

DCCB - DHF Configuration Control Board

DCN - Document Control Number or Document Change Notice

DCPF - Data Capture & Processing Facility

DCS - Data Capture System

DCT - Digital Cassette Tape

DDI - DCS Data Ingest

DDS - DCS Database Server

DE - Definitive Ephemeris

DEF - Definitive Ephemeris Product

Delta-I - Delta-inclination

DEM - Digital Elevation Model

DEPEPH - Definitive Ephemeris Product

DES - Station Description Message

DET - Escape Detection

DEV - Development

DFCB - Data Format Control Book

DFD - Data Flow Diagram

DG - Digital Globe

DHF - Data Handling Facility

DHN - Data Handling Node

DIR - Direction

DIRT - Data Interception by Remote Transmission

DIS - Data Information System

DLT - Digital Linear Tape

DMR - Detailed Mission Requirements

DMS - Data Management Subsystem

DMU - Data Migration Utility

DN - Descending Node or Digital Number

DNS - Domain Name Server

DOC - Department of Commerce

DOI - Department of Interior

DOORS - Dynamic Object Oriented Requirements Software

DORRAN - Distributed Ordering, Research, Reporting, and Accounting Network

DoS - Denial of Service

DOY - Day-of-Year

DP - Data Processing

DQA - Data Quality Analyst

DQV - Data Quality Validation

DR - Delivery Record or Discrepancy Report

DRTS - Data Reporting and Tracking Subsystem

DSS - Data Staging System

DST - Data Suport Team

DTED - Digital Terrain Elevation Data

DTG - Day Time Group

DV - Data Validation

DV&E - Data Validation & Exchange

DVD - Digital Versatile Disc

DVD-R - Digital Versatile Disc – Read Only



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