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This is a '''list of acronyms''' used in the [[United Nations Space Command]] armed forces. Acronyms are commonly used throughout the [[UNSC]] in both official and unofficial capacity to more quickly communicate situations or names of various military equipment, which may have long, official names that slow down communication.
This is a '''list of acronyms''' used in the [[UNSC]] armed forces. Acronyms are commonly used throughout the UNSC in both official and unofficial capacity to more quickly communicate situations or names of various military equipment, which may have long, official names that slow down communication.


==Official acronyms==
==Official Acronyms==
*'''AAA''' - Anti-Aircraft Artillery<ref name="cov">'''[[Halo 3]]''', [[campaign]] level ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]''</ref>
*'''AAA''' - Anti-Aircraft Artillery<ref>[[Halo 3]], level [[The Covenant (Level)]]</ref>
*'''AI''' - [[Artificial Intelligence]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 25''</ref>
*'''AI''' - [[Artificial Intelligence]]<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]], page 25</ref>
*'''AP''' - Armor Piercing<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 33''</ref>
*'''AP''' - Armor Piercing<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], page 33</ref>
*'''APC''' - Armored Personnel Carrier<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 39''</ref>
*'''APC''' - Armored Personnel Carrier<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], page 39</ref>
*'''AR''' - [[Assault Rifle]]
*'''AWOL''' - Absent Without Official Leave<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]</ref>
*'''AWOL''' - Absent Without Official Leave<ref name="ReferenceA">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page ??''</ref>
*'''BR''' - [[Battle Rifle]]
*'''CA''' - Civil Affairs
*'''CA''' - Civil Affairs
*'''CMDR''' - [[Commander (UNSC)|Commander]]
*'''CO''' - Commanding Officer<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]], page 10</ref>
*'''CO''' - [[Commanding Officer]]<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 10''</ref>
*'''COM''' - Communications
*'''COM''' - Communications
*'''CP''' - Command Post<ref name="metro">'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Metropolis]]''</ref>
*'''CP''' - Command Post<ref>[[Halo 2]], level [[Metropolis (Level)]]</ref>
*'''CPL''' - [[Corporal]]
*'''CPL''' - [[Corporal]]
*'''CPO''' - [[Chief Petty Officer]]
*'''CPO''' - [[Chief Petty Officer]]
*'''CPT''' - Captain
*'''CNI''' - [[Command Neural Interface]]<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]], level [[Two Betrayals (Level)]]</ref>
*'''CMT''' - [[Colonial Militia Training]]
*'''DCS''' - [[UNSC Department of Commercial Shipping]]<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]], page 24</ref>
*'''CNI''' - [[Command Neural Interface]]<ref name="tb">'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', ''[[Two Betrayals]]''</ref>
*'''EMP''' - [[Electromagnetic Pulse]]<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]], level [[Two Betrayals (Level)]]</ref>
*'''DCS''' - [[UNSC Department of Commercial Shipping]]<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 24''</ref>
*'''ENGCORP''' - [[UNSC Engineering Corps]]<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], page 123</ref>
*'''EMP''' - [[Electromagnetic Pulse]]{{Ref/Reuse|tb}}
*'''ETA''' - Estimated Time of Arrival<ref>[[Halo 3]], level [[Sierra 117 (Level)]]</ref>
*'''ENGCORP''' - [[UNSC Engineering Corps]]<ref name="Halo page 123">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 123''</ref>
*'''FLEETCOM''' - [[FLEETCOM|UNSC Fleet Command]]<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]</ref>
*'''ETA''' - Estimated Time of Arrival<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Sierra 117]]''</ref>
*'''HAZMAT''' - Hazardous Materials<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], page 53</ref>
*'''FLEETCOM''' - [[UNSC Fleet Command]]<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page ??''</ref>
*'''HE''' - High Explosive<ref>[[Halo 2]], level [[Metropolis (Level)]]</ref>
*'''HAZMAT''' - Hazardous Materials<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 53''</ref>
*'''HEAT''' - High Explosive Anti-Tank<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]</ref>
*'''HE''' - High Explosive{{Ref/Reuse|metro}}
*'''HEV''' - [[Human Entry Vehicle]]<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]], page 350</ref>
*'''HEAT''' - High Explosive Anti-Tank<ref name="ReferenceB">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page ??''</ref>
*'''HIGHCOM''' - [[UNSC High Command]]<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]</ref>
*'''HEV''' - [[Human Entry Vehicle]]<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 350''</ref>
*'''HUD''' - [[Heads Up Display]]<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]], page 9</ref>
*'''HIGHCOM''' - [[UNSC High Command]]<ref name="ReferenceC">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page ??''</ref>
*'''IFF''' - [[IFF|Identification Friend or Foe]] tag<ref>[[Halo 2]], level [[Gravemind (Level)]]</ref>
*'''HUD''' - [[Heads Up Display]]<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 9''</ref>
*'''KIA''' - [[KIA|Killed in Action]]<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]], level [[343 Guilty Spark (Level)]]</ref>
*'''IFF''' - [[IFF|Identification Friend or Foe]] tag<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]''</ref>
*'''LAAG''' - Light Anti-Aircraft Gun<ref>[[Halo 2]] Instruction Manual, page 14</ref>
*'''JAG''' - [[UNSC Judge Advocate General's Corps|Judge Advocate General]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Last Light]]''', ''page 2''</ref>
*'''LAAV''' - Light Anti-Armor Vehicle<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]] Instruction Manual, page 18</ref>
*'''KIA''' - [[KIA|Killed in Action]]<ref name="343gs">'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level ''[[343 Guilty Spark (level)|343 Guilty Spark]]''</ref>
*'''LIC''' - License<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]</ref>
*'''LAAG''' - Light Anti-Aircraft Gun<ref>'''[[Halo 2 Instruction Manual]]''', ''page 14''</ref>
*'''LRV''' - Light Reconnisance Vehicle<ref>[[Halo 2]] Instruction Manual, page 19</ref>
*'''LAAV''' - Light Anti-Armor Vehicle<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved#Character and settings|Halo: Combat Evolved Instruction Manual]]''', ''page 18''</ref>
*'''LT''' - [[Lieutenant]]<ref>[[Halo 3]], level [[Floodgate (Level)]]</ref>
*'''LCDR''' - [[Lieutenant Commander]]
*'''LZ''' - [[Landing Zone]]<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]], level [[The Silent Cartographer (Level)]]</ref>
*'''LIC''' - License{{Ref/Reuse|ReferenceA}}
*'''MAC''' - [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]<ref>[[Halo 2]], level [[The Armory (Level)]]</ref>
*'''LRV''' - Light Reconnaissance Vehicle<ref>'''Halo 2 Instruction Manual''', ''page 19''</ref>
*'''MBT''' - Main Battle Tank<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]] Instruction Manual, page 17</ref>
*'''LT''' - [[Lieutenant]]<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref>
*'''MEDCORPS''' - [[UNSC Medical Corps]]<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]</ref>
*'''LZ''' - [[Landing Zone]]<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level ''[[The Silent Cartographer]]''</ref>
*'''MAC''' - [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[The Armory]]''</ref>
*'''MBT''' - Main Battle Tank<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved Instruction Manual''', ''page 17''</ref>
*'''MCPO''' - [[Master Chief Petty Officer]]
*'''MEDCORPS''' - [[UNSC Medical Corps]]{{Ref/Reuse|ReferenceB}}
*'''MIA''' - [[Missing in Action]]
*'''MIA''' - [[Missing in Action]]
*'''MRE''' - [[Meal, Ready-to-Eat]]{{Ref/Reuse|ReferenceA}}
*'''MRE''' - [[Meals Ready to Eat|Meal Ready to Eat]]<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]</ref>
*'''NAV''' - Navigation<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 25''</ref>
*'''NAV''' - Navigation<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]], page 25</ref>
*'''NAVCOM''' - [[UNSC Naval Command]]<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 135''</ref> or [[Navigation computer]]
*'''NAVCOM''' - [[NAVCOM|UNSC Navigation Command]]<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 135</ref>
*'''NavLogCom''' - [[UNSC Navy]] [[Naval Logistical Operations Command]]{{Ref/Reuse|ReferenceB}}
*'''NavLogCom''' - [[UNSC Navy]] [[Logistical Operations Command]]<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]</ref>
*'''NavSpecWar''' - [[UNSC Navy]] Special Warfare<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 232''</ref>
*'''NavSpecWep''' - [[UNSC Navy]] Special Warfare<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 232</ref>
*'''NCO''' - [[Non-commissioned officer|Non-Commissioned Officer]]
*'''NCO''' - Non-Commissioned Officer
*'''ODST''' - [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]{{Ref/Reuse|ReferenceC}}
*'''ODST''' - [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]</ref>
*'''ONI''' - the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Tsavo Highway]]''</ref>
*'''ONI''' - the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]<ref>[[Halo 3]], level [[Tsavo Highway (Level)]]</ref>
*'''OWAP''' - [[Orbital defense platform|Orbital Weapons Array Platform]] <ref>'''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''', "[[Armor Testing]]", ''page 64''</ref>
*'''PERSCOM''' - [[UNSC Personnel Command]]<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]</ref>
*'''PERSCOM''' - [[UNSC Personnel Command]]{{Ref/Reuse|ReferenceC}}
*'''PFC''' - [[Private First Class]]<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]]</ref>
*'''PFC''' - [[Private First Class]]<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page ??''</ref>
*'''PVT''' - [[Private]]<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]</ref>
*'''PT''' - Physical Training
*'''PZ''' - Pickup Zone<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]</ref>
*'''PVT''' - [[Private]]{{Ref/Reuse|ReferenceC}}
*'''REG''' - Registration<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]</ref>
*'''PZ''' - Pickup Zone{{Ref/Reuse|ReferenceC}}
*'''RV''' - Rendezvous<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]], level [[343 Guilty Spark (Level)]]</ref>
*'''REG''' - Registration{{Ref/Reuse|ReferenceA}}
*'''SAM''' - Surface-to-Air Missile<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], page 17</ref>
*'''RV''' - Rendezvous<{{Ref/Reuse|343gs}}
*'''SAM''' - Surface-to-Air Missile<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 17''</ref>
*'''SCPO''' - [[Senior Chief Petty Officer]]
*'''SCPO''' - [[Senior Chief Petty Officer]]
*'''SDM''' - Squad Designated Marksman<ref name="DD7">'''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]''' ''- [[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop 7]]''</ref>
*'''SGT''' - Sergeant
*'''SGT''' - Sergeant
*'''SMG''' - [[SMG|Sub Machine Gun]]<ref>'''Halo 2 Instruction Manual''', ''page 12''</ref>
*'''SMG''' - [[SMG|Sub Machine Gun]]<ref>[[Halo 2]] Instruction Manual, page 12</ref>
*'''SSEP''' - Safe Slipsace Entry Point
*'''SSM''' - Surface-to-Surface Missile<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]] Instruction Manual, page 13</ref>
*'''SSM''' - Surface-to-Surface Missile<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved Instruction Manual''', ''page 13''</ref>
*'''SSR''' - Surface-to-Surface Rocket<ref>[[Halo 2]] Instruction Manual, page 13</ref>
*'''SSR''' - Surface-to-Surface Rocket<ref>'''Halo 2 Instruction Manual''', ''page 13''</ref>
*'''TOC''' - [[Tactical Operations Center]]<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]], page 12</ref>
*'''TOC''' - Tactical Operations Center<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 12''</ref>
*'''TT''' - Troop Transport<ref>http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=12675 Top Story of Warthog on Bungie.net</ref>
*'''TT''' - Troop Transport<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=12675 Top Story of Warthog on Bungie.net]</ref>
*'''ULATV''' - Ultra Light All Terrain Vehicle<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BAGMongoose Top Story of Mongoose on Bungie.net]</ref>
*'''ULATV''' - Ultra Light All Terrain Vehicle<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BAGMongoose Top Story of Mongoose on Bungie.net]</ref>
*'''UNSC''' - [[United Nations Space Command]]<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]], level [[Halo (Level)]]</ref>
*'''UNSC''' - [[United Nations Space Command]]<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level ''[[Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|Halo]]''</ref>
*'''UNSCDF''' - [[United Nations Space Command Defense Force]]<ref>[[Halo 2]], level [[Cairo Station (Level)]]</ref>
*'''UNSCDF''' - [[United Nations Space Command Defense Force]]<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Cairo Station]]''</ref>
*'''UNSCMID''' - [[UNSCMID|UNSC Military Identification Number]]<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], page 123</ref>
*'''UNSCMID''' - [[UNSCMID|UNSC Military Identification Number]]{{Ref/Reuse|Halo page 123}}
*'''WIA''' - [[Wounded In Action]]<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]]</ref>
*'''WIA''' - [[Wounded In Action]]<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page ??''</ref>


==Unofficial acronyms==
==Unofficial Acronyms==
*'''ASAP''' - As Soon as Possible<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref>
*'''ASAP''' - As Soon as Possible<ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]], level [[The Pillar of Autumn (Level)]]</ref>
*'''CF''' - [[Charlie Foxtrot]]{{Ref/Reuse|cov}}
*'''CF''' - [[Charlie Foxtrot]]<ref>[[Halo 3]], level [[The Covenant (Level)]]</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==Sources==
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