1,963 terms
Abbreviations/Acronyms
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BERbit error rate
BERTbasic energy reduction technology; bit-error-rate test
BESTbusiness EDR system technique
BFDback focal distance
BFLback focal length
BFSbest fit sphere
BFSKbinary frequency shift keying
BGObismuth germanium oxide
BIDSbroadband integrated distributed star
BIEBritish Institute of Engineers
BIEEBritish Institute of Electrical Engineers
BIRDIEbattery integration and radar display equipment
BISDNbroadband integrated services digital network
bitbinary digit
BITEbuilt-in test equipment
BKborosilicate crown glass
BLADEbasic-level automation of data through electronics
BLCbacklight compensation
BLIPbackground-limited infrared photoconductor
BMAblocking-matching algorithm
BNRbinary
BOblocking oscillator
BPback projection; bandpass; boiling point; buff polish
bpibits per inch
BPOFbinary phase-only filter
BPONbroadband on passive optical network
BPSKbinary phase shift keying
Bqbecquerel
BRbend radius
BRDFbidirectional reflectance distribution function
BRHBureau of Radiological Health
BRITEBasic Research in Industrial Technology for Europe
BSbandstop
BSDFbidirectional scatter distribution function
BSDNblock-switching digital network
BSObismuth silicon oxide
BSTVboresight television
BTDFbidirectional transmission distribution function
BTDLbasic transient diode logic
BtuBritish thermal unit
BUFbeam utilization factor
BUVbackscatter ultraviolet
BWbandwidth
BWDMbirefringent wavelength division multiplexing
BWObackward-wave oscillator
BXABureau of Export Control
ccenti-; speed of light in a vacuum
CCelsius; coulombs; cycles
c to ccenter to center
C-bandconventional band
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