Term:

AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE-CONTRACT (ADS-C)

Meaning: A data link position reporting system, controlled by a ground station, that establishes contracts with an aircraft's avionics that occur automatically whenever specific events occur, or specific time intervals are reached.
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