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CNRcarrier-to-noise ratio
CNTcarbon nanotube
COATcoherent optical adaptive techniques
coaxcoaxial cable
COBchip on board
COCcoded optical character
COCODEcompressed coherency detection
COCOMCoordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls
CODcatastrophic optical damage
codecencoder/decoder
CODICcolor difference computer
COEDcomputer-operated electronic display
coefcoefficient
COHOcoherent oscillator
COLDScommon optoelectronics laser detection system
COLIDARcoherent light detection and ranging
cologcologarithm
COMcomputer-output microfilm; Center for Optical Manufacturing
COMINTcommunications intelligence
COMSATcommunications satellite
CONEL-RADcontrol of electromagnetic radiation
constconstant
coscosine
cos-1inverse cosine
coshhyperbolic cosine
COSYcorrelated spectroscopy
cotcotangent
cothhyperbolic cotangent
COTScommercial off the shelf
COVcoefficient of variation
cpcandlepower
cPcentipoise
CPCcompound parabolic concentrator
CPDcharge-primed device
CPHcomputer polarization holography
CPIcommon path interferometry
CPMcolliding pulse mode
cpmcycles per minute
CPScathode potential stabilization
cpscycles per second
CPUcentral processing unit
CPVconcentrator photovoltaic
CRcathode ray; command register; control relay; coupling ratio; crystal rectifier
CRADAcooperative research and development agreement
CRDcapacitor resistor diode
CRDFcathode-ray direction finding
CRIcolor rendering index
CRLAconstrained run length algorithm
CRMcounter-radar missile; counter-radar measures
CROcathode-ray oscilloscope
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