Electromagnetic Associates, LLC
416 West Woodlawn Ave North Augusta, SC 29841
info@emag-associates.com
(540) 737-8173
GLOSSARY
UL Underwriters Laboratory
A/C Air Conditioning
AC Alternating Current
A-E Architect-Engineering
AISC American Institute of Steel Construction
A/m Amps per meter
ANSI American National Standards Institute
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials
AWS American Welding Society
BESEP Base Electronic System Engineering Plan
C3 Command, Control and Communication
C4I Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence
C-E Communication-Electronic
CBRE Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Explosive (also CBRNE)
CBRNE Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive
CE Communications Electronics
COMSEC Communication Security
CW Continuous Wave
dB Decibel
DC Direct Current
DCA Defense Communication Agency
DCS Defense Communication System
DoD Department of Defense
E1 The early-time HEMP environment
E2 The intermediate time HEMP environment
E3 The MHD-EMP late-time HEMP
EED Electro-Explosive Devices
EFD Engineering Field Division
EHV Extremely High Voltage
EIC Engineer in Charge
EM Electromagnetic
EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility
EMI Electromagnetic Interference
EMP Electromagnetic Pulse
EMSEC Emission Security
ESA Electronic Surge Arrester
FWHM Full Width at Half Maximum Amplitude
GHz Gigahertz
GIC Geomagnetically-Induced Currents
GMD Geomagnetic Disturbance
HAMS Hardness Assurance, Maintenance, and Surveillance
HCA Hardness Critical Assembly
HCI Hardness Critical Item
HCP Hardness Critical Process
HEMP High-Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse
HERF Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Fuel
HERO Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance
HERP Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Personnel
HF High Frequency
HID High intensity Discharge
HILF High Impact, Low Frequency
HM Hardness Maintenance
HM/HS Hardness Maintenance/Hardness Surveillance
HOB Height of Burst
HS Hardness Surveillance
HVAC Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning
HVDC High Voltage Direct Current
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IEMI Intentional Electromagnetic Interference
IR Infrared
kA KiloAmp
kHz Kilohertz
LED Light Emitting Diode
mA MilliAmp
MCP Military Construction Program
MEE Mission Essential Equipment
MF Medium Frequency
MHD Magnetohydrodynamic
MHz Megahertz
MIG Metal Inert Gas
MILCON Military Construction
MOV Metal Oxide Varistor
ms Millisecond
NBC Nuclear, Biological, Chemical
NAVFAC Naval Facilities Engineering Command
NAVSEA Naval Sea Systems Command
NEC National Electrical Code (NEC)
NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association
NFGS Naval Facilities Engineering Command Guide Specification
NFPA National Fire Protection Association
ns Nanosecond
NSA National Security Agency
OD Outside Diameter
O&S Operations and Support
PCI Pulsed Current Injection
PEA Penetration Entry Area
PLC Programmable Logic Controller
PM Project Manager
PMI Preventive Maintenance and Inspection
POE Point(s) Of Entry
PP&B Programming, Planning, and Budgeting
QA Quality Assurance
QC Quality Control
RADHAZ Radiation Hazard
RF Radio Frequency
RFI Radio Frequency Interference
RMS Root Mean Square
SCADA Supervisory, Control and Data Acquisition
SCR Silicon Controlled Rectifier
SE Shielding Effectiveness
SELDS Shielded Enclosure Leak Detection System
SGEMP System-Generated Electromagnetic Pulse
SPB Special Protective Barrier
SPM Special Protective Measure
SPV Special Protective Volume
SREMP Source-Region Electromagnetic Pulse
TEMPEST Compromising Electromagnetic Emissions
TEMPS Transportable EMP Simulator
TIG Tungsten Inert Gas
TREE Transient Radiation Effects on Electronics
UHF Ultrahigh Frequency
UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply
USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
VA Volt-Ampere
V/m Volts per meter
VHF Very High Frequency
VSWR Voltage Standing Wave Ratio
WBC Waveguide-Below Cutoff
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