Site glossary
- anechoic
- not having or producing echoes; sound-absorbent
- anti-ricochet
- types of material commonly used in the construction of shooting ranges—when shot the material prevents bullets from rebounding or deflecting off its surfaces
- bespoke
- made to individual order; custom-made
- CQB
- Close Quarters Battle—characterised by rapid offensive action and the precise application of lethal force in very close proximity to the targets
- DC
- direct current—an electric current that flows in one direction steadily
- EPA
- the Environmental Protection Agency is an independent federal agency in the United States, established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment
- EPROM
- erasable programmable read-only memory—a programmable read-only memory that can be erased by exposure to ultraviolet light and then reprogrammed
- FIBUA
- Fighting In Built-Up Areas—a British military term for urban warfare
- HEPA
- a high-efficiency particulate arresting filter is a type of air filter that can remove at least 99.97% of airborne particles 0.3 micrometres (µm) in diameter
- H&K
- Heckler & Koch is a German weapons manufacturing company
- HVAC
- a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system provides controls for managing temperature, humidity, and air quality within a structure or building
- Inc
- Incorporated, usually following the name of a company in the United States, denotes a business corporation that is a legal entity with a separate legal personality from its members
- IT
- information technology—the development, implementation, and maintenance of computer hardware and software systems to organize and communicate information electronically
- JSP
- Joint Service Publication—a United Kingdom Ministry of Defence related document
- JV
- Joint Venture—a business enterprise in which two or more companies enter a temporary partnership
- LCD
- liquid-crystal display—a low-power flat-panel display used in many laptop computers, calculators and projectors, made up of a liquid crystal that is sandwiched between layers of glass or plastic and becomes opaque when an electric current passes through it
- Ltd
- Limited—denotes a company owned by stockholders, each having a restricted liability for the company's debts
- mm
- millimetre—a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter
- MOD
- the Ministry of Defence—the United Kingdom's government department responsible for the implementation of government defence policy and also the headquarters of the British Armed Forces
- MOE
- Method of Entry—techniques practised by military groups for gaining entry to secured buildings using explosive charges
- MOUT
- Military Operations in Urban Terrain—a United States military term for urban warfare
- NBC
- Nuclear, Biological and Chemical—a military abbreviation often used to describe types of warfare involving nuclear, biological or chemical agents
- NIOSH
- the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health is a United States federal agency, responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness
- OEM
- original equipment manufacturer—a company whose products are used as components in another company's product
- OSHA
- the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is a branch of the United States department of Labor, responsible for establishing and enforcing safety and health standards in the workplace
- oz
- ounce—a commonly used unit of mass in the United States
- PA
- a public address system is an electronic amplification system with a mixer, amplifier and loudspeakers, used to broadcast voice instructions to various areas in and around a building
- PCB
- printed circuit board—a flat plastic or fiberglass board on which interconnected circuits and components are laminated, soldered or etched
- PFI
- Private Finance Initiative—specifies a method to provide financial support for “Public-Private Partnerships” between the public and private sectors
- Pte Ltd
- Private Limited is a term used to describe a Singaporean company, owned by stockholders, each having a restricted liability for the company's debts
- RAF
- the Royal Air Force—the airforce of Great Britain
- RCD
- range cleaning and de-leading—the de-leading process involves the removal of used bullets and debris from the bullet trap and other live firing areas
- RS-232
- a standard for serial binary data signals connecting between a DTE (Data Terminal Equipment) and a DCE (Data Circuit-terminating Equipment). It is commonly used in computer serial ports
- S&W
- the Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation is the largest manufacturer of handguns in the United States
- UK
- the United Kingdom—a common abbreviation in English
- UN
- the United Nations—an international organization, with headquarters in New York City, formed to promote international peace, security, and cooperation under the terms of a charter signed by 51 founding countries in San Francisco in 1945
- U.S.
- the United States of America—a common abbreviation in English
- USD
- United States dollars—the basic unit of money in the United States
- WA
- Washington—a state of the northwest United States on the Pacific Ocean
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