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"CONUS" is short for "CONtinental United States"
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thepasswordis
3y ago
Where is this term popular? I have never, ever heard this term before.
astura
3y ago
It's a US military term; I've never heard it outside of a military context, but it's super common within a military context.
int_19h
3y ago
It shows up a lot outside of military contexts when flat rate shipping is involved - it's usually CONUS-only.
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MegaDeKay
3y ago
It is used in satellite communications as well to describe those beams that cover the continental US.
Hnrobert42
3y ago
It’s popular with people who work for the USG. United States Government.
Retr0id
3y ago
Sounds like it could be a USAF term
ufo
3y ago
Wait, now we have another initialism :P
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some_random
3y ago
US domestic shipping?
ethbr0
3y ago
As distinct from OCONUS.
https://veteran.com/military-acronyms/
s_dev
3y ago
Interesting to not see POTUS there.
cassianoleal
3y ago
Or TOTOPOTUS!
https://twitter.com/MarkDStrauss/status/1590026071059013633
dfc
3y ago
It stands for Contiguous or Coterminous United States
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contiguous_United_States
Rexxar
3y ago
Is Alaska considered continental in this jargon ?
dfc
3y ago
No. CONUS stands for Contiguous or Coterminous United States. Alaska is outside CONUS or OCONUS.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contiguous_United_States
dannyphantom
3y ago
Thank you
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