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While this list does not include all aviation terminology, it is the purpose of this glossary to aid the general viewer in better understanding aviation terms as it pertains to content on this website.

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Knots indicated airspeed
A barometric scale window of a sensitive altimeter used to adjust the altitude for the altimeter setting.