If sometimes it seems as if the military has a language all it’s own, it’s because the military really does have a language all it’s own.
Here are the dictionaries, glossaries, and acronym lists which will help you to translate between military jargon and civilian terminology. Move out!
DOD Dictionary of Military Terms
CALL Thesaurus
Thesaurus of Military Terms
Joint Publication 1-02
DoD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms (Downloadable PDF)
Space & Electronic Warfare Lexicon
Military terms and slang glossary
British
Military Acronyms
Key Terms Related to Military Spending
US Military Acronyms
Military Abbreviations, Acronyms and Terms
Military Periscope
The Probert E-Text Encyclopaedia: Weapons and Warfare
Proliferation: Threat and Response Glossary
DefenseLink
Glossary of Information Warfare Terms
Globemaster Dictionary
Military abbreviations and acronyms of the US Armed Forces
United States Army Air Force Glossary and Abbreviations
Commercial Multimedia Technologies for Twenty-First Century Army Battlefields: A Technology Management Strategy
U.S. Army Acronym Lists
The Army Force Management School
Army Technology
U.S. Navy Abbreviations of World War II
An Unabridged Unofficial Dictionary for Marines
Naval Glossary
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