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Physical . h$ d7 ~* I, O7 z$ z7 S& X% \Configuration Audit (PCA) - S, d/ P8 n7 {Physical examination to verify that the configuration item(s) “as built” conforms to the technical documentation that defines the item. Approval by the government : K0 s( m6 ~/ pprogram office of the CI product specification and satisfactory completion of this audit established the product baseline. May be conducted on first full production 6 N% N9 g6 L* \% i' M) wor first LRIP team. PI Program Integrator. 2 q+ G! U8 b7 B: v) F7 `3 p3 PPIA Personnel Identification/Authorization System (USA term). PIC (1) PLRS Interface Controller (US Army term). 9 T w* G' H( i9 Y8 H. _& k(2) Policy Integration Committee. (3) Program Information Center (Computer programmer term). Picture Element (PIXEL) The smallest element of a display space that can be independently assigned * |# n& ^2 M9 }. m0 U9 Q2 {* s. Jcolor and intensity; the finest detail that can be effectively reproduced on a recording medium. + {5 G1 V! m4 ] V! BPIDS Prime Item Development Specification. 4 R8 S$ m9 u& zPilot Production Production line normally established during EMD to test new manufacturing methods and procedures. Normally funded by RDT&E until the line is proven. Not the same as long range initial production. & N- E- i3 ^& p( F6 CPIM Position of Intended Movement (USN term). ; X8 R' p( o' t: K3 r( VPIMS Programmable Implantable Medication System. PIP (1) Predicted Impact Point. (2) Predicted Intercept Point. (3) Product Improvement Proposal/Program. PIPT Program Integrated Product (Process) Team. % u: w: K# Q; W c2 HPIR Program Information Report. ) {8 b& p5 e4 i3 P. m$ C# o P aPIXEL Picture Element. * t5 U Y4 X: ?1 I6 `. `Pk Probability of Kill. ' m" W% Y4 d: v3 e( y: A$ {. L! s( LPKCS Public Key Cryptography Standard. $ y/ P# j/ X& @: \, W) W3 ^PKH Probability of Kill, given a hit. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 P 225 + ]7 F: F+ c/ t* A. E/ _6 W6 v0 ~PKO Peacekeeping Operations. ) w* V7 o+ B4 m! gPkss Probability of kill -- single shot. . x! \8 Q4 N0 J3 ?, w- [PL (1) Probability of Leakage. (2) Phillips Laboratory, Kirtland AFB, NM. (3) Public Law. . a+ a1 F2 I; [9 TPLA (1) People’s Liberation Army (China’s army). (2) Patent License Agreement. PLAN People’s Liberation Army/Navy (China’s military). Planning, Programming, 7 T# q4 ~8 T+ m6 LBudgeting 2 c8 l4 X1 _. v& E# PSystem (PPBS) " p1 C2 y2 c+ ]2 m, oThe primary resource allocation process of DoD. One of three major decisionmaking support systems for defense acquisition. It is a formal, systematic ' d' }- E$ n' C: h' ]% O' Ostructure for making decisions on policy, strategy, and the development of forces + ^4 H, S. [$ @6 r4 D+ P2 G' aand capabilities to accomplish anticipated missions. PPBS is a cyclic process containing three distinct, but interrelated phases: planning, which produces the 1 A$ z! ^/ [9 }8 A: HProgram Objectives Memorandum (POM) for the Military Departments and 8 e2 D0 B% I. e( ^* Q. IDefense Agencies; and budgeting, which produces the DoD portion of the 3 q; v; O8 D& g$ @9 a3 H% v) pPresident’ s Budget. DoD PPBS is a biennial process starting in January of each odd numbered year with national security guidance to initiate the planning $ D a6 R0 C2 S+ e6 W" D2 g9 U. Zphase, and ending in January of the next odd numbered year with the President’s budget submission to Congress. (Defense Systems Management / e+ i) L; F/ q% v( A; w+ f6 p4 rCollege) PLCCE Program Manager’s Life Cycle Cost Estimate. ' { y' R. ^' L" B8 lPLISN Provisioning List Item Sequence Number (ILS term). ) y% y$ O5 Z. ~1 t9 r9 gPLRS Position Location Reporting System. + `$ ^7 X5 k5 j0 ?( LPlume Data - k( ?9 Z3 Z T' @Center ' v2 A( A7 I* w MAEDC, Arnold AFB, TN. ' Z) }0 W0 g0 F5 u" ^6 p3 ^PLV Payload Launch Vehicle. ! _& q$ j% L; c" ~5 NPM See Program Manager. PMA (1) See Program Management Agreement. (2) Post-Mission Analysis. 1 N, n6 Z6 H" p: L3 [3 M(3) Pressurized Mating Adapter (NASA term related to the space station). PMASIT PMA Software Input Tool MDA/DPI S/W tool). PMC PCI Mezzanine Card (computer H/W term). * {# K7 I7 }: j8 g+ uPMD (1) Program Management Document. (2) Program Management Directive (AF). PMEL Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory. PMI Preventive Maintenance Inspection. PMIT PATRIOT Missile Integration Team (PAC-3 Program term). ) W% @, \+ } W* ?3 X% x0 B" ePMJEG Performance Measurement Joint Evaluation Group. 2 _0 k. `/ ^: f% X' Y9 tPMO Program Management Office. ) N! X1 p, i# r% m* o& s ^MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 P 0 ?% V1 v. i( S6 a6 ^1 Q: C226 PMP (1) Parts, Materiel and Processes (US Army term) (See also MPP). $ q' q) m; y2 L' x(2) Program Master Plan. (3) Prime Mission Product. 1 l D9 C; r7 R6 h" t, E9 T(4) Program Management Plan. : R: M; O/ E; k) UPMR (1) Program Management Review. t$ O/ `5 }$ G- a& L8 `(2) Pacific Missile Range. / R+ D& g# b* A/ O: n# R; O(3) Program Manager’s Review (PAC-3 term). $ x5 m/ X7 i6 K& E* IPMRF/KTF Pacific Missile Range Facility/Kauai Test Facility, Barking Sands, Kauai, HI. 9 Y, V- o8 X+ c8 vPMS (1) Planned Maintenance System (ILS term). Q/ F2 V" y; u& [+ ]; b(2) Performance Measurement System. $ v) t O$ Y/ x0 p1 o) CPMTC Pacific Missile Test Center, Pt. Mugu, CA. $ T9 h; ~. Y" d( HPMWG Producibility and Manufacturing Working Group. " f. D1 y- S# Y5 C! W, j+ F/ GPN Probability of Negotiation. ( L4 z) w6 ~$ N, `) w0 aPNE Peaceful Nuclear Explosion. PNET Peaceful Nuclear Explosion Treaty. ! p6 @: N9 i3 N9 OPO (1) [Acquisition] Program Office. (2) Purchase Order. POA&M Plan of Actions and Milestones. 4 a! U5 m5 \' H* Y$ t! fPOC (1) Point of Contact. (2) Proof of Concept. POC/ET Proof of Concept/Experimental Test (e.g., modular USSTRATCOM ground mobile . S* s" O7 I& H( J/ ~command post). + T% O' [ R* n' GPOCT Passive Optical Component Technology. POD (1) Plan of the Day. (2) Probability of Detection. (3) Port of Debarkation. PODIUM Project Origination Design, Implementation and Maintenance. % t/ C/ e5 v3 f9 e- Z$ HPOE (1) Program Office Estimate. (2) Projected Operating Environment. - B5 A/ _6 ~5 S9 |$ p6 j1 yPOET A consortium of scientist and engineers from FFRDCs providing technical support 8 A* s7 H/ m/ r7 J7 ?0 pto the MDA. (Formerly referred to as the Phase One Engineering Team.) ! [9 e. w% D9 I, D- E+ YPoint Defense The defense or protection of special vital elements and installations; e.g., 8 D4 ~ J( o+ p \4 v$ }/ c; n% Ccommand and control facilities, air bases, etc. 9 H9 @- `1 b% ]8 F: GPoint Defense System " A8 Q' U2 i/ V1 I( Z! v7 t; fA terminal defense system using radars and large numbers of guided projectiles to defend ICBMs. This concept was considered in the early 1980s. 7 Y9 \( M- ?2 I* B* xPointing The aiming of sensors or defense weapons at a target with sufficient accuracy 4 f$ j# R7 r) i! M5 C; h& _either to track the target or to aim with sufficient accuracy to destroy it. Pointing and tracking are frequently integrated operations. POL Petroleum, Oil, and Lubrication. ) ]* M9 o F, cMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 P 227 9 w) ]- B0 H% L/ j/ }& U3 }' ^7 bPOLAD Political Advisor.

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Peacekeeper US MX Missile. Peak Gamma - O1 `8 x d% j: e; [/ }Dose Rate 2 Y; ]/ x1 I) JThe maximum rate (per second) of gamma radiation that the system could survive and continue functioning. 9 P1 p9 G$ D, N7 _/ B- ?8 d) e8 k0 ~5 QPEC (1) Program Element Code. (2) Pre-authorized Engagement Criteria. 6 @/ R! D1 ]: l1 Y& b7 VPEELS Parametric Endo-Exo Lethality Simulation. + \8 E4 i, D x; y0 }; V _; O" ?PEIP Programmable Embedded INFOSEC Product (ex-MSD). & \$ L. B! y6 x/ WPEIS Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 P 7 i- s B/ H! B222 PEM Program Element Monitor (AF). , l4 e- R* Q0 fPENAID Penetration Aid. Penaid (Penetration Aid) 9 i6 L7 a7 q( O5 y(Formerly an acronym for Penetration Aid.) Techniques or devices employed by # O! V/ D. X, X3 e, V, hoffensive aerospace weapon systems to increase the probability of penetrating 6 s+ a" z! o. s. @# Qenemy defenses. 4 h x i* _3 J% u+ m/ O8 B VPenetration ' Y" D6 `* Z- b x( A1 b) bTesting " j$ S* k4 K3 \6 s, x; xThe portion of security testing in which the penetrators attempt to circumvent the , ]" _( [/ { e5 X+ Z( q% I/ Qsecurity features of the system. The penetrators may be assumed to use all / D& A# m# i G5 G# I" Esystem design and implementation documentation, which may include listings of 2 a2 b$ B O7 h, Q* @& @3 a+ J3 ^system source code, manuals, and circuit diagrams. The penetrators work under no constraints other than those that would be applied to ordinary users. PEO Program Executive Officer. PEO-AMD Program Executive Officer, Air and Missile Defense. (U.S. Army) PEO (SC/AP) Program Executive Officer, Surface Combatants/AEGIS Program. PEO (TAD) Program Executive Officer, Theater Air Defense. (U.S. Navy) ) v# r0 b: ~8 a! O, EPEO (TAD)-B Program Executive Officer, U.S. Navy Theater Ballistic Missile Defense Program Office. 9 N _, l7 M# rPEP Producibility Engineering and Planning. 4 C, h& k; P* g2 v8 UPEPP Producibility Engineering and Production Planning. 9 S1 _. S- F5 F* _$ NPeregrine An Air Force boost-phase interceptor concept under development at USAF/SMC. Performance Those operational and support characteristics of the system that allow it to % T' |' l+ Y5 O9 leffectively and efficiently perform its assigned mission over time. The support + G. L7 y0 c# w G2 n2 V) Kcharacteristics of the system include both supportability aspects of the design $ Q' o: {. X. Q& E- o; |and the support elements necessary for system operation. Performance Requirement A requirement that specifies a performance characteristic that a system or system or system component must possess; for example, speed, accuracy, frequency. Performance Specification (1) A specification that sets forth the performance requirements for a system or system component. ! v" s4 s: d) i8 ~ Y(2) Synonymous with requirements specification. Perimeter Acquisition ( Z$ _9 _# |7 J- o, ^Radar and Attack 5 P7 I4 J, ^) O& N. j t8 iCharacterization 2 K& z6 }, l3 `- ^System (PARCS) AN/FPQ-16 phased array radar at Cavalier AFS, ND, used for early warning and attack assessment. Period (nodal) Time for a satellite to travel once around its orbit. Permeability Having the ability to diffuse through or penetrate something. % ^/ L0 C$ A0 T$ jPershing II OBSOLETE. US intermediate-range missile deployed in Europe. PERT Program Evaluation and Review Technique. % K2 {0 e" \+ ~4 J2 X0 Z2 t% }+ a" vMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 P , T( `! ?0 T$ n" r' a% c2 F223 PERT Chart A graphic portrayal of milestones, activities, and their dependency upon other activities for completion, and depiction of the critical path. " G1 F5 A5 l0 p% xPESHE Programmatic Environmental Safety and Health Evaluation. PET (1) Pilot-Line Experiment Technology. (2) Production Environmental Test. " M7 A% j' C. OPFC Prototype Flight Cryocooler. PFD Preconditions for Defense. + |3 j8 Q. h0 [0 ~0 VPFIAB President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board. ( h) y4 k. L/ c1 _8 v/ LPFS Pre-Feasibility Study (UKMOD). PGG Patrol Gunboat, Guided missile (Naval term). PGGH Patrol Gunboat Guided Missile Hydro-foil (Naval term). PGM Precision Guided Munition. PGU Power Generation Unit. / v' k/ v q2 y! N9 N. RPH&S Packaging, Handling and Storage (see PHST) (ILS term). 1 a& i" Q5 [8 @1 ?/ o' Y/ KPhased Array The arranging of radiating or receiving elements that, although physically 4 a/ s0 q% p4 o6 W8 D0 l6 h: astationary, is electronically steer-able and can switch rapidly from one target to ; T. u& W0 ?$ aanother (e.g., phased array radar). b; C' C5 ^7 E8 i& k, e/ }Phased Array Tracking Radar : g- O# p; N9 F' [+ TIntercept On ; Q: I# h' d9 O2 e% VTarget (missile) (PATRIOT) 9 ?# v2 L* c7 hA point or limited area defense system originally built to intercept aircraft. PAC-3 & b# K- Q$ @6 b# i/ O0 Himprovements, which will give it greater capability against theater ballistic missiles, , M7 X% p3 n* H0 F) J9 a; dinclude upgrades to the radar and selection of an improved missile, either PATRIOT Multimode Missile or ERINT. , U6 ~. j; {1 [Phased ; r* n9 W' E6 y" iDeployment The sequential steps of element deployments leading to a designated system capability that is realizable with fiscal and technological constraints. + P$ ]* m/ _' _6 C/ [' R. ?Phase One 8 x: w& ]3 x: S/ q" b3 CEngineering 4 Y9 N# z' A6 K4 c$ j& {: YTeam (POET) OBSOLETE. An FFRDC providing technical support to the Phase I Program Office. Now referred to as POET. Phenomenology The topological classification of a class of phenomena. Phenomenology efforts % }: k& r% I0 D5 }! [collect and analyze optical and radar signature data, and model phenomena required by systems developers to design and evaluate SDS elements. PHI Photonic Hit Indicator. & @$ s0 |# q, P9 f0 R- _" p. RPHIGS Programmer’s Hierarchical Interactive Graphics System. ; o: S+ A! Y) y4 L& dPHOTINT Photographic Intelligence. * [2 j; Z/ S' S7 B4 v9 XPhotochemical A chemical reaction resulting from exposure to radiant energy or light. 9 B" H2 m) R8 ]$ cMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 P , \8 T2 j* n4 G! O/ H224 0 }( v$ y2 p: s6 mPhotoelectric Effect 5 \) m" E+ |9 zThe process whereby a gamma ray (or x-ray photon) with energy somewhat # Y1 X2 Z$ F" V1 O: X7 rgreater than that of the binding energy of an electron in an atom, transfers all its energy to the electron which is consequently removed from the atom. Since it ' w4 o1 y% b5 x6 x: c. g# Phas lost all its energy, the photon ceases to exist. (See Photon.) 5 j' `" n' W% N7 sPhoton A unit or "particle" of electromagnetic radiation, carrying a quantum of energy, which is characteristic of the particular radiation. z7 c* R' F* R. U- JPHS&T Packaging, Handling, Storage, and Transportation. - P$ O( D' s3 X& [- ~5 VPhysical Agents Descriptive term that includes non-ionizing EMR, static electric and magnetic 7 ^9 a5 y. y% q! ~fields, ionization radiation, energy beams, noise, explosions, de-orbiting debris, and extreme cold.

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PAT Process Action Team. PAT&E Production Acceptance Test and Evaluation. PATHS Precursor Above-the-Horizon Sensor. PATRIOT See Phased Array Tracking Radar Intercept On Target (missile). 6 u5 F# N4 a! \! J4 i8 SPAVE PAWS Position And Velocity Extraction Phased Array Warning System. 5 y5 g$ G' r5 G! y0 cPhased array SLBM warning system. Four sites: ( n+ ]1 x9 O) ~) [3 n& `& b4 P6 ua. East Otis ANG Base, MA , k8 ^+ h" _. b* lb. West Beale AFB, CA ( b0 ?) ^6 F7 Vc. Southeast Robins AFB, GA d. Southwest Goodfellow AFB, TX PAWS Phased-Array Warning System (USAF term). ( A# }5 C, C& W9 I3 {4 VPayload (Missile) (1) The warhead, its container, and activating devices in a military missile. ) D# I, t# Z& N8 C% _5 i(2) The satellite or research vehicle of a space probe or research missile. ) ^- r6 M1 `& Q, u9 i' ~; R% g(3) Any part of a ballistic missile above the booster stack. Includes reentry h m8 N8 O+ [, `+ J. h* b" jvehicle, guidance-control system, countermeasures and countercountermeasures, decoys and chaff. (MDA Lexicon) Payload Build-up (Missile and ! Q o) M/ M0 f. Z# _/ uSpace) The process by which the scientific instrumentation (sensors, detectors, etc.) and necessary mechanical and electronic subassemblies are assembled into a 2 B- B) F+ D3 i) {: ~/ J( i4 scomplete operational package capable of achieving the scientific objectives of the mission. Payload & u; G' R0 n. y8 M1 C0 gIntegration (Missile and Space) The compatible installation of a complete payload package into the spacecraft and space vehicle. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 P 220 PB (1) Particle Beam. (2) Post-Boost. (3) President’s Budget. (4) Program Baseline. PB/MT/D ATD Post-Boost/Midcourse Tracking/Discrimination ATD. PBCRAW Post-Boost Control Reaction Altitude Wafer. ) ]( s W. F+ i! l7 G. \PBCS Post-Boost Control System. PBD Program Budget Decision. PBI Post-Boost Intercept. & y+ F) ]% J/ xPBP Post-Boost Phase. PBS President’s Budget Submission. . G# K5 ?2 u, f8 M7 ]PBV Post-Boost Vehicle. PBW Particle Beam Weapon. * R, W* w( d4 D% l6 U# MPC (1) Printed Circuit. (2) Personal Computer. (3) Principals Committee. PC-PC Personal Computer to Personal Computer (JFACC term). PCA Physical Configuration Audit. ' }" M F$ m6 L) ?PCAST President’s Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology. ' w3 I* V" y5 ^, T4 H% [PCB Printed Circuit Board. |2 q8 p& u" s' s$ ?3 X0 BPCC Pilot Command Center (C2E term). PCD Program Connectivity Diagram (MDA/POC term). 4 T q+ i. D3 \& f5 ~# s$ rPCE PLRS Communications Enhancement. PCERT Pursue Computer Emergency Response Team. PCF Packet Control Facility (TelComm term). PCI Peripheral Component Interface. : p( x" U5 w3 p3 HPCL (1) Pulsed Chemical Laser. (2) Printer Control Language. 9 K1 @$ r5 H/ V; M5 Z5 G zPCM (1) Pulse Code Modulation. . v) F- d4 Q+ }6 [* fPCMCIA Personal Computer Miniature Connector Interface Adapter. 2 S& r. P- b4 j9 OPCO Procurement Contracting Officer (FAR term). ( e) k; t& b- J g% m8 o2 L& fPCR (1) Program Change Request. (2) Program Center Representative. PCS (1) Permanent Change of Station (ILS term). (2) Planning and Control System. 4 u; Y8 N7 V. ]& l$ G5 Q. pPCWBS Preliminary Control Work Breakdown Structure. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 P 221 PD (1) Presidential Directive. (2) Procedures Description. (3) Probability of Damage. (4) Probability of Detection. (5) Preconditions for Defense. " r6 B7 E7 { C# M) Y+ ^(6) Program Director (AF). (7) Production/Deployment. (8) Phenomenology Document. 4 j7 g1 B7 x" W$ V(9) Passive Defense. ! ], {) y# _( s) xPD&V Projection Definition and Validation (MEADS Program term). $ } N3 A- [; F0 h: @2 @PD-V Program Definition-Validation [Phase] (Acquisition Phase term). : W- y0 U9 f4 e! o6 @) ^, `- G! xPD/RR Program Design and Risk Reduction (Acquisition Phase term). PDB Post Deployment Build (PATRIOT). PDC Plume Data Center, AEDC, TN. + U" J w' @' `3 WPDD (1) Point Defense Demonstration (USN term). (2) Presidential Decision Directive. PDM Program Decision Memorandum (DD 5000 term). PDM (I or II) See Program Decision Memorandum (First or Second). " }4 u4 }+ z2 p6 ~6 v* hPDP Pulse Doppler Processor. 9 d" a& I$ i) X T" }PDR Preliminary Design Review. PDRR (1) Program Description, Requirements Review [phase] (DD 5000.1/2). (2) Program Definition (Development) and Risk Reduction. PDSL Process Data Sensitivity Label. " e4 L. z0 _$ U- W( ZPDSS Post-Development Software Support (ILS term). PDUSD Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense. 6 v) L* w) `! bPDUSD (A&T) Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Technology). ; [! F! X1 d: R0 \: p+ O( l% hPDV Program Definition and Validation. 5 w- ]" v, |/ Q) C/ jPE Program Element.

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Packaging, Handling, Storage, and Transportation ' o( _2 o4 |% | I% U9 u(PHS&T) The resources, processes, procedures, design considerations, and methods to + z3 i+ {! \6 v z! Uensure that all system, equipment, and support items are preserved, packaged, handled, and transported properly, including environmental considerations, equipment preservation requirements for short- and long-term storage, and " r% D% ], Y- @4 h1 etransportability. Packet Switching (PSW) # c: ]5 g6 t0 a6 P- EA data transmission process, utilizing addressed packets, whereby a channel is occupied only for the duration of transmission of the packet. In certain data communication networks the data may be formatted into a packet or divided and 2 l( _. z" ? X& P! v o! Vthen formatted into a number of packets (either by the data terminal equipment & V A" D6 ^$ Y" |$ B! F% For by equipment within the network) for transmission and multiplexing purposes. PACOM U.S. Pacific Command. 9 E" G: S) ~/ e3 z" a# c) LPACOSS Passive and Active Controls of Space Structures. ( q# v9 u" o" S5 w6 x9 XPADIL Patriot Data & Information Link. 2 k# H& J% T! y9 J2 U4 eMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 P 218 PAFB Patterson Air Force Base. ( u$ u' g2 ]' X& IPAL Permissive Action Link. PALS Protection Against Limited Strikes (SDIO term). 7 {1 }) I# E; ~2 N, f2 ?2 NPAM Pulse Amplitude Modulation. PAN Polyacrylonatrile [carbon fiber]. 9 \6 a& \0 [! ~1 f) P! D- EPancake Altitude Altitude at which the trailing edge of a chaff puff/cloud effectively catches up to ) X/ n6 A1 z2 t, `$ X7 G" rthe leading edge because of atmospheric slowdown. - c' U4 Q" F5 }7 I5 UPAP Predicted Aim Point. 3 M9 W0 o! _# M9 I0 _PAR (1) Phased-Array Radar. 1 Y r9 x' a) { z(2) Perimeter Acquisition Radar. (See Phased Array.) (3) Preprocessing Analysis Report. (4) Program Assessment Report. & J6 ]+ B% g7 B/ s; O+ o6 D(5) Pulse Acquisition Radar. Parallel 8 t# q1 j$ g# }$ sProcessing ) \8 j/ P. P/ Z6 Z, rIn parallel processing multiple processors (CPUs) divide up a large task into smaller ones and each CPU acts on the subdivided task simultaneously so that much higher effective processing speeds can be attained. Parametric Cost 1 K( `% B7 l c. w1 G% I0 Z' TEstimate % [6 M3 w3 @2 Z. LA cost estimating methodology using statistical relationships between historical costs and other program variables such as system physical or performance 5 p" R4 A, l! t ?( ^- s4 Hcharacteristics, contractor output measures, manpower loading, etc. Also referred to as a top-down approach. PARCS Perimeter Acquisition Radar and Attack Characterization System. PARPRO Peacetime Application of Reconnaissance Programs. , S5 L; `/ G0 x: m, PPartial Mission Capable % K- G' D( {! _' L7 J2 [Material condition of an aircraft or training device indicating that it can perform at least one, but not all, of its missions. Also called PMC. See also Full Mission ( f! ^1 j6 T9 G$ {; H9 c* zCapable. & M. R7 v7 K' ]Participating 2 o2 Y! W2 p, `; ]; kService # O7 t& b6 l. Z# XA military Service that supports the lead Service in the development of a joint acquisition program by its contribution of personnel and/or funds. $ U# U5 t5 l2 N' r& T1 gParticle Beam : t% n) r$ _/ G(PB) 0 ]9 R7 y: }" pHigh-energy beam made up of atomic/sub-atomic particles (electrons, protons, or ; O, c, {: @. Xneutrons) accelerated to near the speed of light. ) f: e8 I, d- g p7 cParticle Beam Weapon (PBW) A weapon that relies on the technology of particle accelerators (atom-smashers) to emit beams of charged or neutral particles, which travel near the speed of 6 z1 B3 ~* I* U( z: I' S w4 l% Llight. Such a beam could theoretically destroy a target by several means, e.g., electronics upset, electronics damage, softening/melting of materials, sensor damage, and initiation of high explosives. + a# G1 i4 V7 G$ i f: Z1 \PASS POET Advanced Submunition Study. ' Z3 r! u9 ~6 {; EPassive In surveillance, an adjective applied to actions or equipment, which emit no energy capable of being detected. + K) ^5 z' C" YMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 P 219 0 b2 ~+ Q& V4 }- uPassive Air Defense % y* Y, o4 |% }% J5 r( ?All measures, other than active air defense, taken to minimize the effectiveness & g G- F0 L9 Y& k, H4 |& Jof hostile air action. These measures include deception, dispersion, and the use of protective construction. Passive Communications . s* t: {+ g$ y m4 K* @Security Threats Threats to electronic systems posed by a capability to obtain intelligence through 2 B& \, B/ Y, U# Iintercepting and evaluating intentional and inadvertent electromagnetic 9 {$ D6 f1 a1 w9 b" ~& u* Kemanations from electronic components of the system; e.g. communications interception and direction finding. ' L3 o8 @/ t A5 a1 [: lPassive Defense (1) Measures taken to reduce the probability of and to minimize the effects ( Y! A! I# Q( ?% M s+ W& K# _of damage caused by hostile action without the intention of taking the 6 `) L' V# X! [! c( c3 M* f5 Vinitiative. & ?# y8 Q F$ }4 z; {0 @* c(2) Passive defense minimizes the probability and effects of theater missile attack by reducing an enemy’s ability to target friendly assets, reducing the vulnerability of critical forces and infrastructure, and improving the ; |$ }* R& E! ~* B" `potential to survive and resume operations after an attack. Passive " i& S) g! _: n6 vmeasures might include counter-surveillance, deception, camouflage and / |( A6 O2 I2 c/ cconcealment, hardening, electronic warfare, mobility, dispersal, and ( N& P: A0 \8 n9 Q5 @6 w' W& O7 Rredundancy. Passive defense is considered one of the four pillars of TMD capability. (JCS J-38 CONOPS) 9 m! f0 t3 v( u5 A4 o" R2 e rPassive Sensor A sensor that detects naturally occurring emissions from a target for tracking / ^8 p. v' \* H. \/ Gand/or identification purposes.

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Orbiting Debris Term referring to all earth-orbiting objects except active satellites. : L- X7 Q3 r! ^ORC Operational Readiness Condition. 2 W( B1 b) X u- BORCA Operational Requirements Continuity Assessment. ORD See Operational Requirements Document. 2 z+ V' t5 {' B7 G9 ]ORDALT Ordnance Alteration. Order of Battle The identification, strength, command structure, and disposition of the ' e. P+ O' ^" m! |; e! Spersonnel, units, and equipment of any military force. 2 B8 X ?& O* V5 u0 a- SOrder Wire 3 f: z- {8 _& @- a' \Message A communications support function for internal control of communications ! K; a+ i/ D9 ]$ Melements. ! `# n( n% O4 V# _/ J: GOrganic Assigned to and forming an essential part of a military organization. Organic 7 g% Z' w7 s Q) X% vparts of a unit are those listed in its table of organization for the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, and are assigned to the administrative organizations of the : p" y: N' {! q1 soperating forces for the Navy. Ornate Impact USFK Joint TMD Warfighter Exercise. s! o1 E& M3 d7 A9 a( {) zORNL Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TN. ORTA Office of Research and Technology Applications. . r& N0 N+ s) K3 T! ^2 ?1 H# ?ORU Orbital Replacement Unit. 3 n2 P7 O4 _" K1 n! s& iORWG Operational Requirements Working Group. 0 k, C G2 i. p; ]OS (1) Operational Suitability. (2) Operating System. % Y( }' P! O0 M& C' D" y" H u* XOSA Optical Society of America. OSC Optical Signature Code. OSCE Organization for Cooperation and Security in Europe. 2 a2 {5 I3 u4 } DOSD Office of the Secretary of Defense. / l8 j: Q3 Q. s2 fOSE Operational Support Equipment. $ Y+ t! `3 J1 {, a% s9 B4 tOSEIT Operations and Support Engineering Integration Tool. ; @! z8 X" L2 `. a. r7 O. k3 Q: {6 xMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 O $ M: Q) Q* W! _, B6 C! f215 $ o* r" Z2 g# cOSF Open Systems Foundation. OSH Occupational Safety and Health. `( M% m2 i- B* G$ G& r+ ?OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Act. OSI Operator System Interface. 6 [# A8 p$ x+ c r( R7 @OSIA On Site Inspection Agency, Washington, DC. 5 ]# d1 o& A" Z* R. p) q( XOSIM Object Simulation (NMD BMC3 term). % w Y ?1 T0 s$ L6 d2 ]; ROSIP Operational System Integration Plan. OSIWG Operating Systems Interface Working Group. ! c) W N. F( `2 S" i. HOSJTF Open Systems Joint Task Force. OSM Object Sighting Message. \8 [6 u2 X% lOSS Operations Support System (Navy C3 program). ( g; r8 a! r; }; dOSTP Office of Science and Technology Policy. ! l7 t% r: T; u# VOSWR Office of Science and Weapons Research. ( y* h- E" D% e. v" v2 ^2 }% sOT Operational Test. OTA (1) Office of Technology Assessment, Washington, DC. (2) Operational Test Agency. / a4 b; T" ~. R- s(3) Office of Technology Applications, MDA. OTCIXS Officer in Tactical Command Information Exchange Subsystem (Navy term). OT&E See Operational Test and Evaluation. . C. r! a7 e: l- y2 I9 {OTDR Optical Time-Domain Reflectometer. OTF Object Track Profile. OTH Over the Horizon. OTH-B Over-The-Horizon. # e2 V z+ ]! NOTH-T Over-The-Horizon Targeting. OTO Operational Test Organization. OTP Outline Test Plan. OTS Off-the-Shelf. OTSA Off-the-Shelf Analysis. 6 u$ g$ _' ]: s& s4 @( Q4 tOTV Orbital Transfer Vehicle. 3 l7 z5 z1 J hOUSD Office of the Under Secretary of Defense. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 O 7 E- e0 U8 {- v216 " l' o F$ P' b$ N& gOUSD (A) OBSOLETE. See OUSD (A&T). OUSD (A&T) Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition & Technology). Outer Space Treaty of 1967 w6 Y+ A& _9 Q5 Z( `& dA multilateral treaty signed and ratified by both the United States and the ( ?( j1 @1 v4 Y. D(former) Soviet Union. Article IV of the Outer Space Treaty forbids basing nuclear weapons or other weapons of mass destruction in space. Outlays Actual expenditures. Checks issued, interest accrued on the public debt, or other payments, net of refunds and reimbursements. Total budget outlays 0 N% X0 g# b) i# u- ]consist of the sum of the outlays from appropriations and funds in the budget, 1 p' r1 g% v1 }3 sminus receipts. Out of Band ' O0 n/ j6 f6 s. p( E) {Laser Flux (Sensor) Laser energy directed at a sensor that is intended to damage or disrupt 1 I+ ~0 N/ I2 hthe sensor and is outside the sensor’s bandwidth. ( T9 R7 {8 c, UOut-Years Normally, six years beyond the year being worked in the upcoming POM/budget. Overlay BMD " f$ R% R: _2 _+ ~8 Q: rSystem An advanced exoatmospheric defense system oriented toward defense of ICBMs, consisting of missile-borne, passive infrared sensors and non-nuclear homing interceptors. OWG Operating Working Group. ( Y1 i h. c' c8 }' z1 F# PMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 P ( E+ L8 N6 T$ i; t217 P&D Planning and Design (MILCON term). P&M (1) Producibility and Manufacturing. (2) Procure and Manufacture. P.B. President’s Budget. P2 Pollution Prevention. 7 F2 H2 ~, \- S) Qp2 NRTA&A Pre-Planned Near-Real-Time Assessment and Adaptation. P3 Pollution Prevention Program. : N" a$ b B. MP3 I Preplanned Product Improvement. 3 _# S* ^" O' C+ |& h/ xPA (1) Product Assurance. (2) Public Affairs. * a. T- F- j( HPA&E Program Analysis and Evaluation. PA&ID Program Analysis and Integration Directorate. PAC (1) PATRIOT Advanced Capability. (2) Program Assessment Center. (MDA) 4 q3 U1 R; q8 e' {5 m8 [ K$ I9 `. k* jPAC-2 PATRIOT Advanced Capability-2 PAC-2/-3 PATRIOT Advanced Capability, Level 2/Level 3. Formerly called ERINT. PAC-3 PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3 PAC-3 SIM PAC-3 Simulation (PATRIOT), Huntsville, AL. ! N8 q( r' e4 S9 x- r% UPAC-4 PATRIOT Advanced Capability-4. 2 [. B& s- Z; ~, uPACA Professional Aerospace Contractors Association. 8 o) B, T2 Y7 Q( K8 K7 mPACAF [United States} Air Forces Pacific. PACBAR Pacific [Radar] Barrier. " c s: G3 E& k4 V4 gPACFLT Pacific Fleet (US).

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Operational Requirements ; ^ D9 c/ I" t4 r5 r9 l' ?Document (ORD) % f) S: x+ {3 \ ~! R% o ]% L' uDocuments the user’s objectives and minimum acceptable requirements for 8 B7 d; m( e+ h9 U( p- l& @operational performance of a proposed concept or system. DoDI 5000.1 and DoD 5000.2-M have standardized format across all DoD components. 1 z, F/ P5 `3 L9 l ]2 v) k+ SOperational 3 ]) a7 z; \- ySuitability The degree to which a system can be placed satisfactorily in field use with 6 k. x" V6 j2 o# H6 c/ Y9 pconsideration given to availability, compatibility, transportability, interoperability, 2 g% t- s, |$ treliability, wartime usage rates, maintainability, safety, human factors, manpower supportability, logistics supportability, natural environmental effects and impacts, documentation, and training requirements. ( f2 i3 B3 x: g9 l7 @$ l% G2 W0 {Operational Test 0 G7 l4 p) b: |% C& a; eand Evaluation (OT&E) That T&E conducted to estimate a system's military utility, operational ) j5 H; ^6 v2 G; M5 |, [% keffectiveness, and operational suitability, as well as the need for any ' ?9 Y- ?3 t" K H& lmodifications. It is accomplished by operational and support personnel of the ' y1 v4 P+ y1 ?# c3 G+ O) p0 `types and qualifications expected to use and maintain the system when & L, y) F' R, x7 A3 D6 M; q# Qdeployed, and is conducted in as realistic an operational environment as 5 A$ F- q, i$ j3 ]$ p6 Z' Jpossible. Operationally Ready 1. Capable of performing the missions or functions for which organized or designed (as applied to a unit, ship or weapon system). Incorporates both 8 X+ j5 X$ _. q4 a9 O$ I- ~equipment readiness and personnel readiness. 2. Available and qualified to / S# F3 V" g, h2 z0 Uperform assigned missions or functions (as applied to personnel). Operations and 0 I, o' x K' x* k0 |- }* zSupport (O&S) Costs + Z' V) d7 L( Z+ [8 Y! P5 {" O4 s2 GThose resources required to operate and support a system, subsystem, or a * O( X8 y3 i; m( P- B# Omajor component during its useful life in the operational inventory. Operations Profile An identification of all participants in an operation, their actions, and the time 2 G- I5 b0 G3 a# L. hthose actions occur in the operation. Includes assessment of operational $ J3 J' L Y( G: e, x7 hprocedures to ascertain whether stereotyped or predictable patterns are & q# r3 k$ o; e' s) Pdiscernible. Operations 6 X+ Q2 I* K) rSecurity (OPSEC) # c8 w) O$ f% K6 wSurvey ' j. ^- Z3 J: RThe method of evaluating the protection afforded a given operation. It is composed of multiple functional outlines that identify possible weaknesses or $ Z; y4 x* O+ qinefficiencies of an operation that could, if exploited, degrade operational effectiveness. * w+ A* B ]) ~/ r+ M& G9 jOPEVAL Operational Evaluation (Navy). OPINE Operation in Nuclear Environment. OPINTEL Operational Intelligence Processor. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 O 7 W' }2 \( S7 I. s0 S- [9 ?3 y7 L213 OPLAN Operation Plan. OPM Office of Personnel Management. & n% p8 j8 r7 C/ H' zOPNAV Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. OPNAVINST Chief of Naval Operations Instruction. # j4 S5 A5 G7 o4 u5 UOPNS Operations. " P0 O, V) R y' o V6 e k; ^OPO Optical Parametric Oscillation. OPORD Operation Order. 5 ]6 p$ N- N. Q: DOPP Other Physical Principles. OPR Office of Primary Responsibility. Ops Operations (employment). l; K" l- }$ m2 ^+ K4 l1 w m/ m6 xOPS Operations. ' f4 C5 S9 `) s& {1 e$ K; FOPSDEPS Service Operations Deputies. OPSEC Operations Security. ! z5 t% l) z) K: i- k d5 ^OPSMOD Operations Module. 3 W/ h( R3 ?! I- |& EOPTEC Operational Test and Evaluation Command, Alexandria, VA. (U.S. Army) 7 B, M9 _7 J- K4 W+ ?3 [7 sOPTEMPO Operating Tempo. 7 S' X, `& G/ z4 D4 M3 `OPTEVFOR Operational Test and Evaluation Force. (U.S. Navy) % e; g& R7 N w# ~$ ?" @Optic Cobra CENTCOM Joint TMD Warfighter Exercise. Optical Airborne Measurement Program (OAMP) 5 `: q% `0 ^- wA program involving an aircraft-mounted research platform to conduct surveillance experiments that can be used to design future defensive systems. (Also known as Cobra Eye.) # i* f4 c; S! ZOptical Coating Layers of materials that alter/protect the physical/electronic properties of the 5 V e" z% [+ \! y! X* zmaterial to which they are applied. . f# b5 z( b% Z: _+ V/ sOptical v3 ~4 E+ G+ ?& q3 CProcessing ' O2 g5 |0 Z0 p2 }0 O( B5 ^0 H# s2 `& HA type of analog processing, in which the behavior of light beams, passed 7 x0 |' e" T4 }. Z& b8 jthrough optical systems, is used in problem solving. - V4 N9 U1 F4 N5 tOR (1) Operations Research. (2) Operational Requirement (Navy). (3) Operational + S, o- S# N5 W6 B# x/ Y/ L( oReadiness. (4) Operational Reliability. 7 w) N* Y9 y8 v* W$ e; E4 UOR/SA (ORSA) Operations Research/Systems Analysis. % Y! P. @( g$ }, w# U1 T3 c# UORACL Overtone Research Advanced Chemical Laser. ORACL HYLTE Overtone Research Advanced Chemical Laser Hypersonic Low Temperature. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 O $ m0 Z- n& |- j9 A& [214 Orbital Elements Any set of several parameters (e.g., semi-major axis, eccentricity, inclination, etc.) used to specify the position and motion of a satellite. Six independent orbital 8 V4 F6 c! B9 y( w! relements are required to unambiguously specify the position of a satellite in a 6 N' I1 {5 C, w e1 F$ A3 LKeplerian orbit at a particular time. ! R. Z! U: e) R ~Orbital Maneuvering $ b, Q1 \7 ?/ M- ^$ VVehicle (OMV) * q; A9 z( q' U( LNASA program to provide capability to perform satellite on-orbit servicing. Operates from shuttle and Space Station. Orbital Suborbital Program (OSP) A strategic target booster system used by the GMD Program that uses the Minuteman II booster stack.

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MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 O 0 ~/ m, {" W6 V5 P( W( _+ W2 Q5 p211 Operational Assessment An evaluation of operational effectiveness and operational suitability made by an $ V0 l6 y# q$ p+ [ ~2 xindependent operational test activity, with user support as required, on other 7 u7 U+ c# V5 V" fthan production systems. The focus of an operational assessment is on 3 G7 G+ e( g- ~# ?6 Ysignificant trends noted in development efforts, programmatic voids, areas of risk, $ O5 J8 N: v+ r& b5 padequacy of requirements, and the ability of the program to support adequate : A5 A7 S: ?1 J& `3 W$ S5 q T" l! A% voperational testing. Operational assessments may be made at any time using 5 T5 H: K$ j2 u+ P. ]# b" }technology demonstrators, prototypes, mockups, engineering development models, or simulations but will not substitute for the independent operational test and evaluation necessary to support full production decisions. 1 L( Y9 \/ f2 D; D& fOperational % U- ]: u( f3 x( Q( FAvailability ; O$ a9 A/ ]/ g8 y' W; ^! EThe degree, expressed in terms of 1.0 as the highest, to which one can expect ! d: Y/ z9 U& C% {1 p" c9 j2 kequipment or weapon systems to work properly when required. The equation is 2 q' g# N7 L3 v, F$ m% [uptime over uptime plus downtime, expressed as Ao. It is the quantitative link between readiness objectives and supportability. Operational : \4 @# U) q% f: }* g3 WConcept 3 {! l7 y! b! w( d$ u5 fAn end-to-end stream of activities that defines how force elements, systems, organizations, and tactics combined to accomplish a military task. ! Q; E. h0 \' u$ S& W& {Operational Control (OPCON) Transferable command authority that may be exercised by commanders at any echelon at or below the level of combatant command. Operational control is inherent in Combatant Command (command authority) and is the authority to ' G* m. @5 E7 q, S7 W0 I0 yperform those functions of command over subordinate forces involving organizing and employing commands and forces, assigning tasks, designating objectives, and giving authoritative direction necessary to accomplish missions assigned to the command. Operational control should be exercised through the 1 l4 ~5 x: O) b! I$ xcommanders of subordinate organizations; normally this authority is exercised through the Service component commanders. Operational control normally provides full authority to organize commands and forces and to employ those forces, as the commander in operational control considers necessary to accomplish assigned missions. Operational control does not, in and of itself, * f) Q* L s* `6 Uinclude authoritative direction for logistics or matters of administration, discipline, internal organization, or unit training. u- f# m! m; {Operational Effectiveness # g$ V( l8 p& x. Z! FThe overall degree of mission accomplishment of a system when used by representative personnel in the environment planned or expected (e.g., natural, electronic, threat, etc.) for operational employment of the system considering organization, doctrine, tactics, survivability, vulnerability, and threat (including ; V1 }$ ~( ]3 Pcountermeasures, initial nuclear weapons effects, nuclear, biological, and chemical contamination (NBCC) threats). ' O: C- E( m0 `" jOperational Evaluation 9 H9 y* T' P# {# qThe test and analysis of a specific end item or system, insofar as practicable 1 k# Q& u5 F7 b6 E" J5 uunder Service operating conditions, in order to determine if quantity production is " u1 ^$ s& Z/ H& q% P8 B q$ Iwarranted considering: a) the increase in military effectiveness to be gained; and b) its effectiveness as compared with currently available items or systems, - X9 l. j8 D# u5 U! aconsideration being given to: (1) personnel capabilities to maintain and operate the equipment; (2) size, weight, and location considerations; and (3) enemy capabilities in the field. Operational Level of War The level of war at which campaigns and major operations are planned, - C" y; l; J9 i* W* ^conducted, and sustained to accomplish strategic objectives within theaters or ( L6 R( u4 m; Wareas of operations. Activities at this level link tactics and strategy by establishing operational objectives needed to accomplish the strategic objectives, sequencing events to achieve the operational objectives, initiating ; _5 F0 q5 |( E6 m. y- @: D6 Factions, and applying resources to bring about and sustain these events. These - r6 ]) |6 s, B4 A# oactivities imply a broader dimension of time or space than do tactics; they ensure the logistic and administrative support of tactical forces, and provide a means by 3 U0 T0 }& y0 ~9 c2 ^' Y2 twhich tactical successes are exploited to achieve strategic objectives. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 O 212 Operational Mode The configuration of the defense system element or segment. Refers to the $ S1 x" m5 S* R2 @+ y) ~; `+ h# Moperational environment of system, i.e., test configuration or training configuration. 5 o& H! v9 W( J2 c8 y7 WOperational 3 k1 }# n6 `0 y% z: t% oReadiness The capability of a unit/formation, ship, weapon system or equipment to perform the missions or functions for which it is organized or designed. May be used in , W8 h7 ^% ]' Ta general sense or to express a level or degree of readiness. 8 U& q. N9 S0 f# OOperational Reliability ) ~- u% a; L- oThe reliability of a system or software subsystem in its actual use environment. Operational reliability may differ considerably from reliability in the nonoperational or test environment. Operational Requirement Navy document, which describes major characteristics of the alternative selected by OPNAV. It is submitted as originating document for all Navy new starts (less % H/ X+ }0 o& u, mthan major programs)--ACATs II, III, IV.

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Nuclear Survivability Characteristics 3 \% c. t* p* x! ?% F" i, mA quantitative description of the system features needed to meet its survivability 8 a. H! X6 a2 Xrequirements. Such system features include those design, performance, and operational capabilities used to limit or avoid the hostile environment, ; a5 W* d* P/ u( {# \architectures that minimize the impact of localized damage to the larger wartime j' d: Z& m+ s, n) Wmission, as well as physical hardening to environment levels, which cannot be ' [$ B/ N o+ k3 W! T; wmitigated otherwise. Survivability characteristics include proliferation, redundancy, avoidance, reconstitution, deception, and hardening. . Z; k$ |0 x' wNUDET Nuclear Detonation. * ~% t+ d' [% Z3 y5 VNUICCS NORAD and USSPACECOM Integrated Command and Control System. 2 g& q( i _0 b3 C: k6 ?- r9 CNUT Navy Upper Tier (Missile Defense). NVG Night Vision Goggles. * C% q1 E! ~4 F( x7 }NVIS Near Vertical Incidence System (SINCGARS term). : P" O0 w' b; D+ INVMEN Non-Volatile Memory (Telecomm/Computer term). ( u0 V9 k7 j) w4 T% [; `# E. aNWC (1) National Warning Center. (2) National War College. (3) Naval War College. (4) Nuclear Weapons Council. (5) Naval Weapons Center. , ]/ n' ?& C7 `' R- f; _2 p7 g5 V' v2 B( MNEW Nuclear Weapons Effect. NWFZ Nuclear Weapons Free Zone. * R$ D5 ]7 @3 F( mNWP Naval Warfare Publication. NWS National Weather Service. NWSC Naval Weapons Support Center. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N `9 [& {0 \9 J8 C& I" U" Y205 ( X6 t& R6 d2 O; \' o UNWSUS Navy WWMCCS Site Unique Software. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 O 206 OAMP Optical Airborne Measurement Program. 8 t! j( z% O* j3 F9 nO&M Operations and Maintenance. O&O Plan Operational & Organizational Plan (Army). O&S Operations and Support. O-Level Organizational Level (ILS term). 9 {2 G6 w* p. k" zO/A On or About. 3 C% ?5 A4 Q; Y( iOA (1) Operational Assessment. 2 w6 x2 W: r- k6 L) V. }(2) Operational Availability. + `* ?9 P) v4 A7 i {, g# \1 v(3) Options Assessment (BM/C3 Program term c. 1994-6). OAA Other Agreements Authority (OSD term). $ }+ f8 w0 U! @# a1 z, H+ _3 ~OAB Outer air battle. OAC Operating Agency Code. OAMP Optical Airborne Measurement Program. 0 R. z1 \9 B. H, B2 P, YOAO OAO Corporation, Greenbelt, MD. OAR Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Operation Plans Assessment Report. OAS Organization of American States. & K3 ^1 A, L5 `OASA Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army. : }9 x$ `( f$ r% tOASD Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense. OASD (C3I) Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (C3I) OASP On-Array Advanced Signal Processing. 5 h8 J. ]) M4 p3 J" H, I% XOB Operating Budget. 9 ^* ]. y# t+ `2 W' M# POBAN Operating Budget Account Number. 8 B; [4 j! G$ vOBDP Onboard Data Processor. OBE Overtaken By Events. OBJ Object. Object-Oriented A software development approach that organizes software as a collection of objects containing both data structure and behavior. Object-Oriented + m: z, G, ` p1 r2 iAnalysis 4 {0 ?/ J. u, e! t; r, |0 Z1 gThe process by which a real-world problem is examined in terms of a collection of 3 {7 N; ]! j+ B9 F7 o! Oobjects to understand requirements, without planning the implementation. / X* t) v3 p1 b0 Z5 LObject Rate (Max) The maximum rate (per second) that a sensor can acquire RVs, decoys, AOs, or fractionated missile/PBV debris. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 O ; [0 }/ P7 _. b% ~207 Objects in FOV (Max) ( q. ~% ~) r8 u8 I2 ~; r* tThe maximum number of RVs, decoys, AOs, or fractionated missile/PBV debris ) a z5 _- F7 _( j8 {8 Q" {1 Lthat a sensor can acquire at one time. Q, H: @9 S, _* vObligation A duty to make a future payment of money. The duty is incurred as soon as an order is placed, or a contract is awarded. The placement of an order is sufficient. An obligation “legally” encumbers a specified sum of money that will require , ]+ W! B+ [3 u, U: Moutlays or expenditures in the future. Obligation ) s" G+ I h0 {4 B: E* i$ ~+ FAuthority + i G. d b6 N) W/ k5 w. n! F(1) A congressional authorization to procure goods and services within a specified amount by appropriation or other authorization. (2) The administrative extension of such authority, as by apportionment of $ ]: ?, W. P" V" R3 ~funding. (3) The amount of authority so granted. Obscurant A material (e.g., smoke or chaff) used to conceal an object from observation by a radio or optical sensor. Smoke may be used to conceal an object from 4 [( t' x$ o, \- B1 c- Q8 f4 G+ w# Aobservation by an optical sensor, and chaff may be used to conceal an object from observation by a radio sensor (e.g., radar). Observable A measurable target attribute. + E: L# o- P1 k7 |& OOBSV Observation. OC Operations Center. 7 n9 k3 ]3 f, z- A/ `OCA Offensive Counter-air. OCD Operational Concept Document. " Z& r( q- W8 h4 gOCI Organizational Conflict of Interest. 4 K% _6 H# U4 v8 A) WOCM Overt Countermeasure. 2 g1 W" T( E. H! bOCONUS Outside CONUS. : K" m7 A/ L9 F! I+ I+ E$ ?# eOCR Optical Character Reader. OCS (1) Operational Control System. (2) Ozone Depleting Chemical. OCU Operators Console Unit (THAAD). OD Optical Disk (PATRIOT). OD PA&E Office of the Director, Program Analysis and Evaluation. ODA Optical Discrimination Algorithms/Architecture. ODASD Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense. x" t0 T$ u* f/ ^6 {ODCS Office, Deputy Chief of Staff.

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NSF National Science Foundation. 8 N3 a7 N: \: P$ x3 ?7 SNSFS Naval Surface Fire Support. NSG Naval Security Group. NSIA National Security Industrial Association, Washington, DC. # C# @& ~* I1 @7 ?* c* CNSIE Network Security Information Exchange. NSN National Stock Number (ILS term). NSNF Non-Strategic Nuclear Forces. & {# w7 a+ e+ x2 [& Q' v* fNSOC (1) National Signals Intelligence Operations Center. (2) Navy Satellite Operations Center. NSP Not Separately Priced. ; ?" L+ e1 |% l. t, VNSSC National Space Surveillance Center, CMAFB. NSSD National Security Study Directive. 9 {; G1 q# V+ g3 J: V# YNSTAC National Security Telecommunications and Information System Security ) r: e p7 J5 ]6 P) Q# FCommittee. NSTC National Science and Technology Council (EOP term). 3 B/ ^* h% j8 V& vNSWC Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA. * r! l! e) F$ f0 A1 M8 N, @NSWC/DD Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA. NSWC/PHL Naval Surface Weapons Center, Port Hueneme Division. ; P: n; e7 g% D: dNTACS Navy Tactical Air Control System. 7 t+ t8 X% e5 l E/ B$ CNTB National Test Bed. NTB/WAN OBSOLETE. National Test Bed/Wide Area Network. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N * Y/ ~+ i1 F. `! s& Q& q7 z" [203 : J: v' m$ e/ t8 W# T0 F+ L3 XNTBI OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Integration. NTBIC OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Integration Contract. " Z# |+ u$ B. KNTB-JPO OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Joint Project Office. NTBN OBSOLETE. National Test Bed Network. ) \" v& T4 m+ k, W! |NTC National Training Center, located at Ft. Irwin, CA. A large maneuver area that " x6 G5 y+ {8 E- q6 x! k3 @serves as the Army’s primary training center for Army maneuver forces. Friendly 3 q) m8 H5 g; A6 J: @% Aforces are pitted against “enemy” forces to validate proposed procedures and , ~7 M8 B) p; n- Bdoctrine. " d( Z+ f8 Q3 x) n$ C5 [NTIC (1) Navy Tactical Intelligence Center. (2) National Technical Information Center. 1 l9 [! v# c0 S& B. NNTF National Test Facility. $ L4 J" ]- A! E. QNTM National Technical Means. 9 X- y0 a( u' P- s& ^* V# t& iNTU New Threat Upgrade. ! U6 ^# J! ~' F8 I4 L2 @# L1 o( KNTW OBSOLETE. Navy Theater-Wide. Now referred to as the Sea-Based Midcourse ' r( N( u7 q3 d+ `7 i+ QSegment of BMDS. NTWD(S) OBSOLETE. Navy Theater-Wide Defense (System). Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical 9 q0 r. h- S" y) P3 u" m8 qContamination 8 I6 J* L6 ~( W3 O1 L7 T% o(NBCC) % _4 b5 F7 s$ `& GThe deposit and/or absorption of residual radioactive material or biological or chemical agents on or by structures, areas, personnel, or objects. •Nuclear Contamination. Residual radioactive material resulting from fallout or X. N' r8 t. d) J. Y Trainout, and residual radiation from a system produced by a nuclear explosion, and persisting longer than one minute after burst. " P( G0 j7 p0 N•Biological Contamination. Microorganisms and toxins that cause disease in * L$ i- `, N/ O! U/ jhumans, plants, or animals or cause deterioration of material. •Chemical Contamination. Chemical substances intended for use in military ; X: S3 z% m6 h6 k2 D2 |( i1 Uoperations to kill, seriously injure, incapacitate, or temporarily irritate humans. ' m( Z7 Z' @0 D. E5 z- s; kNuclear, 1 r3 u% a) {) w7 j2 i1 v* `Biological, and Chemical Contamination Survivability - r2 Y2 R% o8 Z# o3 m% pThe capability of a system and its crew to withstand a NBCC environment and relevant decontamination without losing the ability to accomplish the assigned mission. A NBCC survivable system is hardened against NBCC and decontaminates; it can be decontaminated, and it is compatible with individual + @- R$ Z; h: {: l- C% vprotective equipment. 4 }! @! P: a* I- Y. r# G1 z•Hardness. The capability of material to withstand the materiel -damaging & h7 e- j6 z( S: r! ieffects of NBCC and relevant decontamination. 3 X2 o7 b# K. a" S0 Q•Decontamination. The process of making personnel and materiel safe by 1 _0 ^/ l, L/ U/ s; I" x1 P6 urendering harmless or removing radioactive, chemical, or biological material. 5 m% }7 F7 o+ m. i5 h* u•Compatibility. The capability of a system to be operated, maintained, and resupplied by persons wearing individual protective equipment, in all climates for which the system is designed, and for the period specified in the + F1 k8 q! V8 Woperational requirements document. 4 d2 P: q: x/ P+ a8 c: D( P/ UNuclear Cloud See Radioactive Cloud. # k3 D$ d7 I0 T; E7 ]! R) e1 hNuclear Directed Energy Weapon 9 C2 q/ J- u! c0 h(NDEW) A directed energy weapon for which the source of energy is a specially designed " U& u+ R( C! q' |: Enuclear device. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N # m! z; _# T4 f* c( E204 Nuclear $ J" R. M3 x; `1 F+ y% K5 @7 eEnvironment ( M2 H( m) m. xThe environment, which results from the detonation of nuclear weapons. Some components of this environment are directly emitted by the nuclear weapon and ( V1 t8 f2 @' a% ?other collateral effects are created by the interaction of the emitted nuclear 0 V; q8 X! ~5 iradiation with the earth’s atmosphere, the earth’s surface and the earth’s ! M: ^! s; {; Y1 E8 D/ I% Jmagnetic field. The nuclear environment consists of radiation, blast, shock, thermal, electromagnetic pulse (EMP), emissions from radioactive debris, trapped electrons, and disturbances to the atmosphere and to the propagation paths for radar and communications. The nuclear environment exists in the 1 p7 U% i* h7 `2 V! P6 Z: V0 Bexoatmospheric, atmospheric and ground BMD operational regimes. # N* s8 {' v: D* gNuclear 0 o3 O, Y s* K, _$ V! c8 l" LHardness A I$ C% S1 Q! l7 F) [ WA quantitative description of the resistance of a system or component to 9 S( U* Y5 Y- {malfunction (temporary and permanent) and/or degraded performance induced by a nuclear weapon environment. Resistance to physical quantities such as & F# N" }3 ]. l, coverpressure, peak velocities, energy absorbed, and electrical stress measures - K9 _$ `) o3 b8 ]# F& @hardness. Hardness is achieved through adhering to appropriate design specifications and is verified by one or more test and analysis techniques. ( d3 S" r/ c7 _% |8 A8 ?' D0 kNuclear ! Q. `* @9 U7 S) `Radiation Particulate and electromagnetic radiation emitted from atomic nuclei in various nuclear processes. The important nuclear radiations, from the weapons standpoint, are alpha and beta particles, gamma rays, and neutrons. All nuclear 0 C' R: O) j, I0 H1 I7 M* @9 }radiations are ionizing radiations, but the reverse is not true; x-rays, for example, 6 n7 { a6 E, }1 j( mare included among ionizing radiations, but they are not nuclear radiations since they do not originate from atomic nuclei. (See Ionizing Radiation and X-Rays.)

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MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 200 NMDPO OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Program Office (US Army term). NMM NMD Maturity Matrix. + k4 `! R3 |1 g% N4 M. V1 tNMSD National Military Strategy Document. 7 ]& v/ t2 |, |NNAG NATO Naval Armaments Group. NNK Non-Nuclear Kill. 6 r y6 N/ h3 b' u# A7 dNNPA Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act. 6 L2 u/ R3 W W, v8 @NNWS Non-Nuclear Weapon States. 8 X! z$ B& `" HNOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington, DC. Node A set of equipment and processes, which performs the communications functions at the end of the data links which interconnect those elements, which are resident on the network. $ N" L4 V* }- P% y9 q3 f YNOI Notice of Intent (environmental term). NOIC Naval Operational Intelligence Center. Noise In the most general terms, noise is the undesired part of the process being , I; S/ k' N9 }8 wobserved or measured. Its complement, the desired part, is usually referred to * p. o& j+ z3 q8 was the signal. . O& d9 E6 H/ g P+ k% m3 ~8 V8 uNon- 7 ]1 T* ]( K, p" i; t1 D# nDevelopmental Item (NDI) - |" ^) n2 ^+ A& h# n2 N; D7 y(1) Any item of supply that is available in the commercial marketplace; or (2) Any previously developed item of supply that is in use by a department or agency of the United States, a state or local government, or a foreign & H3 k( y1 q& N8 o9 [% n- x3 _7 Sgovernment with which the United States has a mutual defense cooperation agreement; or (3) Any item of supply described in definition 1 or 2, above, that requires only minor modification in order to meet the requirements of the procuring agency; or / l. C2 p# C! }7 r(4) Any item of supply that is currently being produced that does not meet 4 E8 n" ~7 w9 e1 Sthe requirements of definition 1, 2, or 3, above, solely because the item is not yet in use or is not yet available in the commercial marketplace. Non Material Solution 5 } d u w% | L1 F; NSolutions to mission needs (warfighting, deficiencies) that can be satisfied by changes in doctrine, tactics, operational concepts, training, or organization. Non-Nuclear Kill 1 D+ t1 }- l! [- V% t' y5 ~(NNK) & Y! C! u7 |, ]" C) Z, b! f( ~A kill that does not involve a nuclear detonation. ) |: H O1 M& n& DNONAP Non-linear Adaptive Processor (Navy term). 9 b2 C4 t4 `+ J$ c# v/ p' X1 qNonrecurring Costs 9 L \1 U9 |9 l }0 {/ @9 D5 F+ D(1) Costs that are not proportional to the number of units produced. ' W9 L0 H) G* h6 {1 p" {; A& q(2) A one time cost that will occur on a periodic basis for the same + R3 p) l. M6 t2 L( ~) Iorganization. Nonrecurring costs include preliminary design effort; design engineering; and all partially completed reporting elements manufactures ! M3 z2 T& a" m5 N" w" b( s4 Ofor tests. (3) Training of service instructor personnel. NOP Nuclear Operations. / Z! b' S4 g: |- I' n OMDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 2 M; T* U+ V; v2 n6 l! N* g! b201 NOR Notice of Revision. NORAD See North American Aerospace Defense Command. + a7 f+ K2 W( i- |& {NORAD Command Post % Y! t+ e8 D, f(NCP) A center in CMAFB responsible for controlling ACC, Canadian, and other assigned forces for designated atmospheric missions in defense of North America. 3 t6 y$ O& ]# D1 S# n; K) }* O6 b1 ]) n* mNORSAR Norwegian Seismic Array. North American ' X" W* N B( ^5 U y. BAerospace 8 g! M1 |" U, i. v7 @8 RDefense Command 3 [0 B9 b# ~' c( O3 [(NORAD) A binational command of Canadian and U.S. forces responsible for defense of North America from bomber and ALCM/SLCM attack. Located in Colorado , N1 L _" v% Z' i1 [Springs, CO. % S9 {' T% V6 O- G3 oNORTHCOM Northern Command, Offut AFB, NE NORTHAG Northern Army Group (NATO). [" C/ R6 Z- M0 y# P- oNOS Network Operating System. * Q6 j8 q- f/ d' M* m a7 rNOSC OBSOLETE. Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego, CA. See NCCOSC. NPB Neutral Particle Beam. ' c# u$ c: }) W! o0 l% LNPBSE NPB Space Experiment. NPG Nuclear Planning Group. NPI New Program Integration. NPR National Performance Review. NPT Non-Proliferation Treaty. * U, Z' R. F u. ^. \' V/ Y' H0 a: bNRaD Naval Research and Development Division (NCCOSC), San Diego, CA. / }. f& f+ n' M% LNRC (1) National Research Council. (2) Network Reliability Council. 4 N- E. _+ P& @* e6 M(3) Nuclear Regulatory Commission. (4) Nichols Research Corporation. NREN National Research and Education Network. : A3 G9 g9 B5 LNRL (1) Nuclear Referral List. (2) Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC. NRLA Network Repair-Level Analysis. NRO National Reconnaissance Office. 0 f6 \6 o/ j3 yNRSC Network Reliability Steering Committee. # E) C( J, b6 Y2 j5 sNRT Near Real Time. NS/EP National Security/Emergency Preparedness. MDA GLOSSARY, VER. 4.0 N 202 NSA National Security Agency. ; G- o3 ^7 w) b* d; INSA/CSS NSA Central Security Service. $ ^! y, ]5 P5 l7 UNSC (1) National Security Council. (2) National Security Center. 4 C1 V. q; v, h+ @NSCID National Security Council Intelligence Directive. 8 k" \1 o! H. O6 i1 m9 YNSD National Security Directive. NSDD OBSOLETE. National Security Decision Directive. Replaced by National 7 D0 m: u; P& c7 l* q- ]: qSecurity Directive (NSD). 9 |3 \( a; H( y( [7 u& JNSDM National Security Decision Memorandum. ! {9 }+ D9 e8 x1 H5 fNSEN NMD System Engineering Notebook.