E
Erg    e
east, eastern, edge, (chem.) Einsteinium, engineer, English, excellent, (Light) illumination     E
(Maths.) The base of hyperbolic or natural logarithmas    e
(Elec. Eng.) electromotive force, (Mech.)modulus of elasticity, coefficient of elasticity ; stretch modulus, Young’s modulus     e (or E)
(Chem.) electron     e, ē, e˚
eldest, entrance     e.
Errors and omissions excepted    E. & O.E.
(Aero.) equivalent air speed     E. A. S.
errors and omissions excepted     E. and O. E
Encyclopedia Britannica     E. B.
electrical engineer, errors excepted     E. E.
eye, ear, nose and throat     E. E. N. T.
East Indian, East Indies     E. I.
electromotive force    E. M. F.
end of month     E. O. M.
estimated position, extended play,
end point, extreme pressure     E. P.
estimated time of arrival     E. T. A.
estimated time of departure      E. T. D.
enlisted woman     E. W.
extra duty     E.D.
 for example    e.g.
(Elec. Eng.) Effective horse-power,
 electric horse power     e.h.p. or E.H.P.
elevation position indicator     E.P.I.
(Elec.) electrostatic unit     e.s.u. or E.S.U.
end-to-end encryption    E{3}
(Chem.) position     E+ e˚
each     ea.
Experimental Aircraft Association (divided into local branches called Chapters).    EAA
Echelon Above Corps or Eastern Area Command     EAC
East African Development Bank    EADB
Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council    EAPC
electronically agile radar    EAR
Early Modern Dutch., Early Modern German     Early ModDu. Early ModG.
Equivalent airspeed, RAS minus correction for compressibility.    EAS
Electron beam welding.    EB welding
(Chem.) erbium     Eb,
Engin Blinde de Genie (combat engineer tractor)    EBG
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development    EBRD
European Community    EC
East central     EC
Environmental Control/Nuclear, Biological and Chemical    EC/NBC
Economic Commission for Africa    ECA
Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East    ECAFE
Electronic Chemical Agent Alarm System    ECAS
ecclesiastic, ecclesiastical     eccl.
Ecclesiastes     Eccl.
Ecclesiasticol    Eccles.
electronic counter-countermeasures    ECCM
Economic Commission for Europe    ECE
Electrocardiogram    ECG
echelon     ech.
Energy Conservation Investment Program    ECIP
Economic Commission for Latin America    ECLA
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean    ECLAC
Electronic Countermeasures    ECM
Economic Cooperation Organization    ECO
ecological, ecology     ecol.
economic aid with a military use (in Military Balance)    Econ aid
economics, economist, economy     econ.
Economic and Social Council    ECOSOC
Economic Community of West African States    ECOWAS
Electronic combat reconnaissance    ECR
Electronic Combat Squadron    ECS
Environmental Control System    ECS
European Coal and Steel Community    ECSC
Environmental Control Unit    ECU
Ecuador    Ecua.
Expanded capacity vehicle    ECV
Economic Commission for Western Asia    ECWA
Ethyldichloroarsine    ED
edited, edition, editor, education     ed.
Bachelor of Education     Ed. B.
Doctor of Education     Ed. D.
Master of Education     Ed. M.
Excess Defense Articles    EDA
extruded double base    EDB
Edinburgh     Edin.
edited, edition, editor     edit.
Effective downwind report(s)    EDR
European Distribution System    EDS
editions, editors     eds.
Eastern Daylight Time    EDT
educated, education, educational    educ.
European Economic Community    EEC
Electronically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory    EEPROM
Exclusive economic zone    EEZ
efficiency     eff.
Electronic flight instrument(ation) system.    EFIS
Explosively formed projectile    EFP
European Free Trade Association    EFTA
Egypt, Egyptian     Eg.
Exhaust gas temperature.    EGT
Egyptian     Egypt.
extra high frequency (30-300 GHz)    EHF
(Elec. Eng.) extremely high frequency     ehf
Equivalent horsepower    ehp
European Investment Bank    EIB
Engine indication (and) crew alerting system.    EICAS
Automatic data processing system    EIFEL
equivalent isotropically radiated power    EIRP
Entry into service.    EIS
Component which throws the empty cartridge case clear of the weapon after firing.    Ejector
enhanced JTIDS system    EJS
Electrocardiogram    EKG,
Equivalent kilowatts    ekW
electroluminescent    EL
elevation     el. or elev.
Elevated causeway    ELCAS
electric, electrical, electricity     elec.
elementary, elements     elem.
Wing trailing-edge control surface combining functions of aileron and elevator.    elevon
Extreme low frequency    ELF
Electronic intelligence    ELINT
ELINT identification and operating system    ELIOS
element    elm
Environmental Life Support System    ELSS
Emergency locator transmitter, to help rescuers home on to a disabled or crashed aircraft.    ELT
electromagnetic    EM
embryology     embryol.
electromagnetic compatibility    EMC
elastomer modified cast double base    EMCDB
Engineering and manufacturing development    EMD
Emergency Drawdown Authority    EmDA
Emeritus    emer.
ElectroMotive Force    EMF
electromagnetic gun    EMG
Electromagnetic interference    EMI
Electro-Magnetic Isotope Separation    EMIS
electromagnetic launcher    EML
Enhanced MEECN Message Processing System    EMMPS
electromagnetic pulse    EMP
emperor, empress     emp.
Enhanced mobility system    EMS
European Monetary Union    EMU
(Elec. Eng.) electromagnetic unit     emu.
enclosure     Enc. or encl.
encyclopedia     ency. or encyc.
engine, engineer, engineering     eng.
England, English     Eng.
engineer    engr
engineer, engraved, engraving    engr.
engineers     engrs.
enlarged, enlisted     enl.
ensign     ens.
Enemy Situation Correlation Element    ENSCE
entomological, entomology     entom. or entomol.
envelope     env.
Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques    Environmental Modification
electro-optical    EO
Electro-optical    E-O
Electronic Order of Battle    EOB
electro-optical countermeasures    EOCM
Explosive Ordnance Disposal    EOD
Electro-Optically Guided Bomb    EOGB
Electro-Optical Tactical Decision Aid Software    EOTDAS
engineering order wire    EOW
Environmental Protection Agency.    EPA
electronic plane conversion    EPC
Electronic Personal Dosemeter    EPD
Ephesians     Eph.
Enhanced Position Location Reporting System    EPLRS
Effective perceived noise decibel, SI unit of EPNL    EPNdB
Electric power plant    EPP
erasable programmable read-only memory    EPROM
Electrical power unit    EPU
Enemy Prisoner of War    EPW
equal, equation, equivalent     eq.
equipment    eqpt
Equipment    equip.
Equivalent    equiv.
(Chem.) erbium    Er,
enhanced radiation/reduced blast    ER/RB
Electronics Research and Development Command    ERADCOM
extended range anti-tank mine    ERAM
Emergency Rocket Communications System    ERCS
extended range interceptor    ERINT
erasable read-only memory    EROM
Effective Radiated Power    ERP
ejector release unit    ERU
Electronic repair vehicle    ERV
(Chem.) einsteinium     Es
European Space Agency    ESA
Extended Span Assault Bridge    ESAB
Extended Span Bridgelayer    ESBL
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific    ESCAP
Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia    ESCWA
Eskimo     Esk.,
electronic support measures    ESM
Explosive Standoff Minefield Breacher    ESMB
especially     esp.
esquire     esq. or esqr.
Eastern Standard Time    EST
estimate(d)    est
eastern standard time     EST
estimate    est.
establish, estimate, estimated     est.
eastern time     ET
 and other things     et al.
pl. et seqq. or et sqq. and what follows     Et seq.
(Chem.) ethyl    Et.
electrothermal-chemical    ETC
et cetera     etc.
ethnology     ethnol.
Extended-range twin (engine) operations, routing not more than a given flight time (120 min or 180 min) from a usable alternative airfield.    ETOPS
Electronic Telecommunications Switching System (US)    ETSS
European Tanker Task Force    ETTF
European Union    EU
(Chem.) europium     Eu
European Command (NATO)    EUCOM
Europe, European     Eur.
European Atomic Energy Community    Euratom
European Communications    EUROCOM
European Telecommunications Satellite Organization    Eutelsat
evaporate     evap.
evening     eve. or evg.
Electronic Warfare    EW
Electronic Warfare Officer    EWO
Early-warning support measures.    EWSM
Engineer wheeled tractor    EWT
Electronic Warfare Warning System or Set    EWWS
examination, examined, example, except,
exception, exchange, excursion, executed,
executive, express, extra     ex.
Without dividend     Ex. div.
excellent, except, exception, excursion     exc.
Excellency     Exc.
exchange, exchanged, exchequer     exch.
excludes/excluding (in Military Balance)    excl
executive, executor     exec.
exhibition     exhbn.
Export-Import Bank of the United States    Ex-Im
expendable jamming system    EXJAM
Executor     exor.
expenditure    exp
express, export     Exp.
expense(s), experiment, experimental, expired, export exportation, exported, exporter, express     exp.
experiment     expt.
examples     exs.
extension, exterior, external, externally,
extinct, extra, extract     ext.
Component which pulls the empty cartridge case from the chamber after firing.    Extractor
examples     exx.