ICENYM
Acronym Master
Acronym | Expanded | Type | Definition |
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1oo1 |
One out of One |
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1oo2 |
One out of two |
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2oo3 |
Two out of Three |
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3G |
Third Generation |
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3IM |
Third Order Intermodulation Distortion |
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3M |
Minnesota Mining & Metal |
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3PL |
Third Party Logisitics |
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3PL |
Third Party Logistics |
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a.k.a. |
Also Known As |
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A2LA |
Americal Association for Laboratory Accreditation |
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A2LA |
Ammerican Association for Laboratory Accreditation |
Org |
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AB |
Allen-Bradley |
COMP |
PLC manufacturer who is part of the Rockwell Automation group |
ABB |
Asea-Brown-Boveri |
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ABS |
Acrylnitrile-Butadiene-Styrene |
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AC |
Alternating Current |
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Ack |
Acknowledge |
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ACS |
Advanced Control System |
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ACT |
Arms Control Technology Branch |
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The On-Site Inspection Division for monitoring the Chemical Weapons Convention |
ADO |
ActiveX Data Objects |
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ADW |
Application Development Workstation |
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AFE |
Authorization For Expenditure |
SCL |
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AFP |
AppleTalk Filing Protocol |
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AI |
Analog Input |
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AI |
Artificial Intelligence |
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AIC |
Autonomous Intelligent Controller |
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AIChE |
American Institute for Chemical Engineers |
Org |
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AIChE |
American Institute of Chemical Engineers |
ORG |
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AICPA |
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants |
Org |
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AIR |
Adaptive Intelligent Reflow |
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AM |
Application Module |
HWL |
Honeywell DCS hardware module. |
AMH |
Automated Materials Handling |
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AMS |
Asset Management System |
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ANN |
Artificial Neural Network |
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ANSI |
American National Standards Institute |
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AO |
Analog Output |
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AOM |
Acousto-Optic Modulator |
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AP |
Application Program |
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APC |
Advanced Process Control |
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API |
American Petroleum Institute |
ORG |
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API |
Application Program Interface |
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API |
Application Programming Interface |
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APLAC |
Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation |
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APP |
Application Program Processor |
HWL |
Honeywell DCS hardware component. |
APPC |
Advanced Program-to-Program Communications |
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Part of the SNA protocol that establishes the conditions that enable programs to communicate acrosss the network. |
APS |
Advanced Planning and Scheduling |
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APS |
Advanced Production Scheduling |
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ARFL |
Air Force Research Laboratory |
GOV |
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ARP |
Address Resolution Protocol |
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Internet protocol that dynamically maps internet addresses to physical addresses on local area networks. |
ARP |
Ethernet Address Resolution Protocol |
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AS/R |
Automated Storage and Retrieval |
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ASCII |
American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
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ASE |
Amplified Spontaneous Emission |
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ASET |
Alberta Society of Engineering Technologists |
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AS-I |
Actuator Sensor Interface |
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ASIC |
Application Specific Integrated Circuit |
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ASM |
Abnormal Situation Management |
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ASME |
American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
Org |
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ASP |
Advanced Planning and Scheduling |
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ASP |
Application Service Provider |
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ASTM |
American Society for Testing Materials |
Org |
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ASU |
Air Separation Unit |
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ASU |
Aromatic Saturation Unit |
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ATC |
Air Traffic Control system |
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AtP |
Available To Promise |
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ATR |
Attenuated Total Reflectance |
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AWEA |
American Wind Energy Association |
ORG |
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AWG |
American Wire Gauge |
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B/U |
Back Up |
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B2B |
Back to Basics |
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B2B |
Business to Business |
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B2BRM |
Business to Business Relationship Management |
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BACP |
Bandwidth Allocation Control Protocol |
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BAV |
Business Analysis and Visualization |
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BC |
Bitumen Consumption |
SCL |
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BCC |
Blind Carbon Copy |
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BCU |
Backup Control Unit |
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BFW |
Boiler Feedwater |
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BI |
Business Intelligence |
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A set of concepts, methods and processes to imporve business decisions using information from multiple sources and applying experience to develop an understanding of business dynamics |
BIOS |
Basic In/Out System |
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BIOS |
Basic Input/Output System |
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BMS |
Burner Management System |
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BOM |
Bill of Material |
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BOM |
Bill Of Materials |
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BOOM |
Build, Own, Operate and Maintain |
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BPC |
Basic Process Control |
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BPCL |
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. |
COM |
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BSD |
Berkeley Software Distribution |
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BSI |
British Standards Institute |
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BTO |
Bandwidth Trading Organisation |
ORG |
United States based organization to standardize issues around communications bandwidth and its use. |
BTO |
Build To Order |
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C200 |
Honeywell PlantScape Controller |
HWL |
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CAA |
Clean Air Act |
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CAGI |
Compressed Air and Gas Institute |
ORG |
trade organization of manufacturers of air and gas compressors and related pneumatic equipment www.cagi.org |
CAGR |
Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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CAGR |
Cumulative Average Growth Rate |
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CAM |
Computer Aided Manufacturing |
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CAN |
Controller Area Network |
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CANENA |
Council for Harmonization of Electrotechnical Standards of the Nations of the Americas |
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CAPEX |
Capital Expense |
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CB |
Basic Controller |
HWL |
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CB |
Certification Body |
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CB |
Chemical and Biological arms control |
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CB |
Citizens Band |
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CB |
Citizens Band radio |
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CBE |
Circuit Breaker for Equipment |
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CBM |
Condition Based Maintenance |
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CBM |
Condition Based Management |
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CC |
Carbon Copy |
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CC |
Computing Controller |
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CCA |
Common Component Architecture |
HWL |
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CCD |
Charge Coupled Device |
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CCEA |
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs |
GOV |
Indian government agency |
CCITT |
Consultative Committee for International Telegraphy and Telephony |
Org |
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CCPS |
Center for Chemical Process Safety |
ORG |
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CCR |
Central Control Room |
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CCTV |
Closed Circuit Television |
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CD |
Compact Disk |
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CD |
Compel Data |
FF |
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CE |
Conformite Europeene |
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European Conformity |
CEC |
Canadian Electrical Code |
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CEIDS |
Consortium for Electric Infrastructure to Support a Digital Society |
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CEM |
Continuous Emission Monitor |
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CEMS |
Continuous Emission Monitoring System |
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CENELEC |
European Committee for Electro-technical Standardization |
ORG |
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CEO |
Chief Executive Officer |
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CFD |
Computational Fluid Dynamics |
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CFF |
Capability File Format |
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CFO |
Chief Financial Officer |
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CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
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CFSE |
Certified Functional Safety Expert |
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CG |
Computer Gateway |
HWL |
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CGI |
Common Gateway Interface |
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CGM |
Computer Graphics Metafile |
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CHIP |
Computer Highway Interface Package |
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CI |
ControlNet International |
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CIA |
Central Intelligence Agency |
GOV |
United States government agency |
CIA |
Communications Interface Assembly |
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CIM |
Computer Integrated Manufacturing |
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CIP |
Control & Information Protocol |
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CIP |
Control and Information Protocol |
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Application layer shared by ControlNet, DeviceNet, and Ethernet/IP |
CIR |
Committed Information Rate |
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CL |
Control Language |
HWL |
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CLI |
Common Language Infrastructure |
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CLM |
Communications Link Module |
HWL |
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CLNP |
Connectionless Network Protocol |
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CLTP |
Connectionless Transport Protocol |
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CMMS |
Computerized Maintenance Management System |
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CMOS |
Complementary Metal Oxide Sensor |
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CMV |
Common Mode Voltage |
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COM |
Component Object Model |
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Config |
Configuration |
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CORBA |
Common Object Request Broker Architecture |
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COS |
Change Of State |
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COTS |
Commercial Off The Shelf |
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COTS |
Commercial Off The Shelf technology |
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CPAC |
Center for Process Analytical Chemistry |
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cPCI |
Compact PCI |
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CPE |
Customer Premises Equipment |
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CPFR |
Collaborative Forecasting Planning & Replenishment model |
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CPFR |
Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment |
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CPG |
Consumer Packaged Goods |
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CPM |
Collaborative Production Management |
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CPO |
Chief Privacy Officer |
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CPU |
Central Processing Unit |
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CRC |
Cyclic Redundancy Check |
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CRDS |
Cavity Ring Down Spectroscopy |
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CRDS |
Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy |
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CRM |
Customer Relationship Management |
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CSA |
Canadian Standards Association |
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CSD |
Circuit Switched Data |
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CSEM |
Continuous Source Emission Monitor |
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CSF |
Critical Success Factor |
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CSI |
Control System Integrator |
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CSIA |
Control System Integrator Association |
ORG |
American based association of integrators. Web site is www.controlsys.org |
CSIA |
Control System Integrators Association |
Org |
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CSIS |
Canadian Security Intelligence Service |
GOV |
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CSMA/CD |
Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Detection |
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CSS |
Cascading Style Sheets |
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CSS |
Customer Support Services |
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CSU |
Channel Service Unit |
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Digital signal processor that performs the transmit and recive filtering, signal shaping, longitudinal balance, voltage isolation, equalisation, and remote loopback testing for digital transmission. |
CTD |
Cumulative Trauma Disorders |
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CTO |
Configure To Order |
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CTP |
Capable To Promise |
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CV |
Control Variable |
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CW |
Continuous Wave |
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CWC |
Chemical Weapons Convention |
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Agreement signed in 1997 prohibiting the development, production, acquisition stockpiling, transfer or use of chemical weapons |
CWP |
Construction Work Package |
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DAF |
Dissolved Air Flotation |
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DAR |
Data Acquisition & Reporting |
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DAR |
Data Acquisition and Reporting |
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DBS |
Design Basis Specification |
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DC |
Direct Current |
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DCD |
Data Carrier Detect |
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DCOM |
Distributed COM |
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DCOM |
Distributed Component Object Model |
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DCS |
Digital Control System |
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DCS |
Distributed Control System |
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DCS |
Document Control System |
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DCU |
Data Concentrator Unit |
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DD |
Device Description |
Cont |
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DDE |
Dynamica Data Exchange |
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DDL |
Device Description Language |
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DES |
Data Encryption Standard |
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A standard encryption technique that scrambles data int a code for transmission over a public network. |
DevId |
Device Identifier |
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DH |
Data Highway |
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DH+ |
Data Highway Plus |
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DHCP |
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol |
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DHI |
Data Highway Interface |
HWL |
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DHP |
Data Hiway Port |
HWL |
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DI |
Disabling Injury |
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DI |
Discrete Input |
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DIX |
Digital Intel Xerox |
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DL |
Data Link |
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DLCI |
Data Link Connection Identifier |
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Dlme |
Data Link Layer Management Entity |
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DMM |
Digital Multi Meter |
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DMM |
Digital MultiMeter |
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DMZ |
Demilitarized Zone |
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DNS |
Domain Name Server |
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DNS |
Domain Name System |
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DO |
Discrete Output |
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DOE |
Department of Energy |
GOV |
US Government agency |
DOE |
Design Of Experiment |
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DOS |
Disk Operating System |
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DOT |
Department of Transportation |
GOV |
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DOT |
Dictionary of Occupational Titles |
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DPA |
Distributed Power Architecture |
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DPC |
Dabhol Power Company |
COM |
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DPDT |
Double Pole Double Throw |
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DRC |
Design Rule Checking |
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DRDRAM |
Direct Rambus DRAM |
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DRM |
Device Relationship Management |
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DRM |
Digital Rights Management |
Comp |
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DSA |
Dynamic Signal Analyser |
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DSP |
Digital Signal Processing |
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DSP |
Digital Signal Processor |
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DSS |
Decision Support System |
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Part of the knowledge management suite of products. |
DSU |
Digital Service Unit |
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DTD |
Document Type Definition |
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One of the underlying components of the XML standard |
DTE |
Data Terminal Equipment |
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DTE |
Department of Technical Education - India |
Org |
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DTI |
Digital Temperature Indication |
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DTRA |
Defense Threat Reduction Agency |
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DU |
Depleted Uranium |
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DUT |
Device Under Test |
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DWDM |
Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing |
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D-WDM |
Dense Wave Division Multiplexing |
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EAB |
Editorial Advisory Board |
ISA |
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EAC |
Enterprise Application Consulting |
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EAI |
Enterprise Application Integration |
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EAM |
Enterprise Application Management |
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EAM |
Enterprise Asset Management |
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EAN |
European Article Numbering Association |
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EB |
Electron Beam |
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EBCDIC |
Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code |
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Eight bit code defined by IBM. |
EC |
European Commission |
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EC |
European Community |
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ECMA |
European Computer Manufacturers Association |
ORG |
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EDA |
Electronic Design Automation |
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EDC |
Electronic Data Capture |
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EDFA |
Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifiers |
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EDS |
Engineering Design Specification |
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eFPM |
e-Fulfillment Process Management |
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EGM |
Eulerian Granular Model |
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Computational Fluid Mechanics model incorporating granular temperature gradients. |
EGP |
Exterior Gateway Protocol |
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EHM |
Equipment Health Monitoring |
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EIA |
Electrical Industries of America |
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EIA |
Embedded Intel Architecture |
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EIA |
Energy Information Administration |
GOV |
Part of US Department of Energy |
EIA/TIA |
Electrical Industries Alliance / Telecommunications Industries Association |
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EJB |
Enterprise Java Bean |
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EMD |
Embedded Magnetic Domain |
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EMI |
Electromagnetic Interference |
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EMP |
ElectroMagnetic Pulse |
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EMRE |
Exxon-Mobil Research and Engineering |
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EMX |
Expanded MUX Controller |
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ENOD |
Effective Number Of Digits |
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A performance parameter for an instrument or digitizer, defined in terms of the total range and resolution. |
EnVOX |
Engineering Voice |
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EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
GOV |
United States government agency. |
EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency (United States) |
Org |
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EPC |
Engineering Procurement and Construction |
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EPLCG |
Enhanced PLC Gateway |
HWL |
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EPRI |
Electric Power Research Institute |
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EPS |
Enterprise Procurement System |
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ERF |
European Robotics Forum |
Org |
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ERISA |
Employee Retirement Income Security Act |
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United States law stating the the rules governing pension eligilbility |
ERP |
Enterprise Resource Planning |
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ESD |
Electrostatic Discharge |
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ESD |
Emergency Shut Down |
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ESD |
Emergency ShutDown |
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ESERS |
Electrolytic Surface-Enahnced Raman Spectroscopy |
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ESP |
Electrostatic Precipitator |
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ETO |
Engineer To Order |
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ETSI |
European Telecommunications Standards Institute |
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EUC |
End User Council |
Org |
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EWBS |
Engineering Work Breakdown Structure |
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EW-CRDS |
Evanescent Wave Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy |
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EWP |
Engineering Work Package |
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ExMC |
Explosives Management Committee |
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Responsible for electrical apparatus for potentially explosive atmospheres, with duties as defined in IEC Ex 01 |
EXTRACS |
Extraction Advanced Control System |
SCL |
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FAA |
Federal Aviation Administration |
GOV |
United States Government department responsible for air traffic |
FAS |
Fieldbus Access Layer |
Cont |
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FAT |
Factory Acceptance Test |
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FAT |
File Allocation Table |
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FB |
Function Block |
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FBAP |
Function Block Application Program |
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FBD |
Functional Block Diagram |
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FBI |
Federal Bureau of Investigation |
GOV |
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FCC |
Fluid Catalytic Cracking |
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FCN |
Field Change Notice |
SCL |
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FDA |
Field Device Agent |
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FDA |
Field Device Application |
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FDA |
Food & Drug Administration |
GOV |
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FDDI |
Fiber Distributed Data Interface |
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FET |
Field Effect Transistor |
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FF |
Fieldbus Foundation |
Org |
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FF |
Foundation Fieldbus |
Cont |
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FFC |
Flat Flexible Cable |
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FFF |
Fail Fast Forward |
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FFT |
Fast Fourier Transform |
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FGD |
Flue Gas De-Sulfuriser |
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FIM |
Field Interface Module |
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FIR |
Finite Impulse Response |
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Method used for multivariable process control data collection |
FIS |
Islamic Salvation Front |
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FISCO |
Fieldbus Intrinsic Safety Concept |
FF |
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FMCW |
Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave |
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FMEDA |
Failure Modes, Effects, and Diagnostic Analysis |
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FMS |
Fieldbus Messaging System |
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FOM |
Fully Operated and Maintained |
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FPC |
Flexible Printed Circuits |
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FPD |
Flame Photometric Detector |
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FPGA |
Field Programmable Gate Array |
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FPM |
Fulfillment Process Management |
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FRAD |
Frame Relay Assembler/Disassembler |
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FRS |
Fisher-Rosemount Systems |
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FS |
Final Specfication |
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FS |
Final Specification |
FF |
Approved Foundation Fieldbus standard/specification. |
FSB |
Front-Side Bus speed |
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FSK |
Frequency Shift Keying |
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FSP |
Fulfillment Service Provider |
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FST |
Function Sequence Table |
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FTA |
Field Termination Assembly |
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FTAM |
File Transfer, Access, and Management |
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FTIR |
Fourier Transform InfraRed |
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FTP |
File Transfer Protocol |
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FUNI |
Frame based UNI |
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GA |
Gauge |
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GAAP |
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles |
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GAC |
General Automation Contractor |
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GAMP |
Good Automated Manufacturing Practice |
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Set of guidelines designed for the pharmaceutical / health care industry to comply with regulatory inspections of computer based systems. |
GATS |
General Agrrement on Trade in Services |
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GATT |
General Agreement on Trades and Tariffs |
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GC |
Gas Chromatograph |
Cont |
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GDD |
Glow Discharge Detector |
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Gen |
Generic |
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GFC |
Gas Filter Correlation |
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GHG |
GreenHouse Gas |
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GIA |
Armed Islamic Group |
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French acronym for faction of Islamic Salvation Front |
GMC |
General Motion Control |
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GP |
General Purpose |
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GPC |
Global Project Controls |
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GPE |
Global Project Engineering |
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GPM |
Global Project Management |
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GPRS |
General Packet Radio Service |
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GPS |
Global Positioning System |
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GRP |
Glass Fibre Reinnforced Polyester |
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GTG |
Gas Turbine Generator |
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H1 |
"Low speed" Foundation Fieldbus |
Cont |
31.25 kbps digital control system as defined by the Fieldbus Foundation, ISA SP50, and IEC 61158-2 |
HAP |
Hazardous Air Pollutant |
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HART |
Highway Addressable Remote Transducer |
Cont |
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HBMI |
Hybrid Brain-Machine Interface |
Comp |
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HCF |
HART Communication Foundation |
ORG |
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HCI |
Host Control Interface |
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HCI |
Host Controller Interface |
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Bluetooth specification |
HDL |
Highway Data Link |
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HDLC |
High Level Data Link Control |
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Protocol definde dfor hihg level synchronous connections to X.25 packet networks |
HDTV |
High Definitiion Television |
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HEETP |
Height Equivalent to one Effective Theoretical Plate |
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HETP |
Height Equivalent to a Theoretical Plate |
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HFS |
Hierarchical File System |
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HG |
Highway Gateway |
HWL |
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HIPS |
High Integrity Pressure System |
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HIST |
Host Interoperability Support Test |
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HLLAPI |
High Level Language/Application Program Interface |
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HLPIU |
High Level Process Interface Unit |
HWL |
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HM |
History Module |
HWL |
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HMI |
Human Machine Interface |
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HPI |
Hydrocarbon Processing Industry |
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HPL |
Haldia Petrochemicals |
COM |
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HPM |
High Performance Process Manager |
HWL |
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HS |
Host System |
FF |
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HSE |
High Speed Ethernet |
Cont |
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HSIT |
Host System Interoperability Test |
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Former name for Foundation Fieldbus Host Interoperability Support Test (HIST). |
HTU |
Hydrotreater Unit |
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HWL |
Honeywell |
SCL |
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I/O |
Input / Output |
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IAC |
Inter-Active Controller |
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IAD |
Intelligent Assist Device |
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Ergonomic deivce used to amplify humna ability to guide, position, lift heavy /difficult to move objects. |
IANA |
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority |
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Assigns internet port numbers. A complete listing can be found at ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/iana/ |
IAONA |
Industrial Automation Open Networking Alliance |
ORG |
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IBC |
Intermediate Bulk Container |
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IBM |
International Business Machine |
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IBP |
Internet Based Procurement |
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IC |
Integrated Circuit |
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ICA |
Independent Computing Architecture |
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ICCP |
Inter-Control Center Protocol |
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ICE |
Information and Content Exchange |
|
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ICE |
Instrumentation and Control Engineering |
|
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ICMP |
Internet Control Message Protocol |
|
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Id |
Identifier |
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ID |
Inside Diameter |
|
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ID |
Internal Diameter |
|
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IDA |
Interface for Distributed Automation |
ORG |
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IDA |
Interface for Distributed Automation Group |
ORG |
|
IDC |
Insulation Displacement Contact |
|
Method of securing wires and cables to termination assemblies. |
IDE |
Integrated Development Environment |
|
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IDEA |
Infrastructure, Data collection, Engineering, and Analysis |
|
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IDI |
Intelligent Device Interface |
|
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IDL |
Interface Definition Language |
|
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IDP |
Integrated Development Platform |
|
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IDSP |
Interactive Dynamic Simulation Package |
|
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IE |
Industrial Ethernet |
|
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IE |
Internet Explorer |
|
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IEC |
International Electrotechnical Commission |
Org |
|
IEEE |
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers |
ORG |
|
IEEE |
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
|
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IFC |
Integrated Function Controller |
|
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IFC |
Issue For Construction |
|
Engineering package final issue for field execution |
IFC |
Issued For Construction |
|
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IFR |
International Federation of Robotics |
Org |
|
IFR |
Issue For Review |
|
Engineering package issued for comment by operations prior to final issue for field execution. |
IGMP |
Internet Group Management Protocol |
|
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IIP |
Interoperablity Improvement Project |
|
Fieldbus Foundation continuous improvement initiative. |
IIS |
Instrument Information System |
|
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ILAC |
International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation |
|
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ILD |
Injection Laser Diode |
|
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IMAGE |
SRx Personality Simulator |
SCL |
|
IMAN |
Initialize Manual |
FF |
|
IMAP |
Internet Message Access Protocol |
|
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IMHO |
In My Humble Opinion |
|
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IOC |
Inidian Oil Company |
COM |
|
IOP |
I/O Processor |
HWL |
|
IP |
Internet Protocol |
Comp |
|
IPO |
Initial Public Offering |
|
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IPS |
Inclined Plate Settler |
|
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IPS |
Integrated Plant System |
|
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IPX |
Internetwork Packet Exchange |
|
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IR |
Infrared |
|
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IRZ |
In Situ Anaerobic Reactive Zone |
|
Technology used to clean groundwater and soil contaminated with chlorinated compounds and heavy metals. |
IS |
Intrinsically Safe |
|
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ISA |
the Instrumentation, Systems & Automation Society |
Org |
|
ISBL |
Inside Battery Limits |
|
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ISDN |
Integrated Services Digital Network |
|
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ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
|
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ISO |
International Standards Organization |
|
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ISP |
Interoperable Systems Project |
|
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ISPE |
International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers |
ORG |
|
ISV |
Independent Software Vendor |
|
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ITE |
Independent Trading Exchange |
|
|
ITES |
Indian Technical Education Society |
Org |
|
ITS |
Interoperability Test System |
FF |
|
JEA |
Job Execution Authorisation |
SCL |
|
JEMIMA |
Japan Electric Measuring Instruments Manufacturer's Association |
ORG |
|
JIT |
Just In Time |
|
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JSA |
Job Safety Analysis |
SCL |
|
JVM |
Java Virtual Machine |
|
|
KDD |
Knowledge Discovery in Databases |
Comp |
|
KM |
Knowledge Management |
|
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KPI |
Key Performance Indicator |
|
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L2TP |
Layer 2 Tunnelling Protocol |
|
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LAN |
Local Area Network |
|
|
LCA |
Life Cycle Assessment |
|
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LCD |
Liquid Crystal Display |
|
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LCI |
Life Cycle Inventory |
|
|
LCIA |
Life Cycle Impact Assessment |
|
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LCN |
Local Control Network |
HWL |
|
LCON |
Large Database Console |
|
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LD |
Linking Device |
|
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LDO |
Low DropOut |
|
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LED |
Light Emitting Diode |
|
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LEPIU |
Low Energy Process Interface Unit |
|
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LER |
Light Ends Recovery |
|
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LIMS |
Laboratory Information Management System |
|
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LLPIU |
Low Level Process Interface Unit |
|
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LNG |
Liquified Natural Gas |
|
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LO |
Local Over ride |
FF |
|
LOC |
Letter of Confirmation |
FF |
Foundation Fieldbus document issued after completion of the Host Interoperability System Test. |
LOP |
Layer of Protection |
|
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LSI |
Langelier Saturation Index |
|
Equilibirum model derived from the thermodynamics of saturated calcium carbonate in the absence of scale inhibitors. |
LTD |
Local Traffic Director |
|
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LTI |
Long Term Injury |
SCL |
|
LTL |
Less Than Truckload |
|
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LTL |
Less-than-Truckload |
|
|
LU |
Logical Unit |
|
Terminal emulation program or application in an SNA network. |
LVDT |
Linear Variable Differential Transformer |
|
|
LWR |
Locally Weighted Regression |
|
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LxS |
X-Layer Server |
|
|
MAI |
Multiple Analog Input |
|
|
MAN |
Manual |
FF |
|
MAO |
Multiple Analog Output |
|
|
MAP |
Media Access Protocol |
|
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MCAD |
Mechanical Computer Aided Design |
|
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MCL |
Maximum Contaminant Level |
|
|
MCU |
MUX Control Unit |
|
|
MDI |
Multiple Digital Input |
|
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MDO |
Multiple Digital Output |
|
|
MEMAC |
Machinery & Equipment Manufacturers Association of Canada |
ORG |
|
MEMS |
Micro Electro Mechanical System |
|
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MES |
Manufacturing Execution System |
|
|
MES |
Manufacturing Execution Systems |
|
|
MESA |
Manufacturing Execution System Association |
Org |
|
MESA |
Manufacturing Execution Systems Association |
ORG |
|
MFC |
Multifunction Controller |
HWL |
|
MIA |
Media Interface Adapter |
|
|
MIA |
Missing In Action |
|
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MIB |
Management Information Bas |
|
|
MIB |
Management Information Base |
|
|
MIB-II |
Management Information Base II |
|
|
MII |
Media Independent Interface |
COMP |
Passive device with a 40-pin connector used in High Speed switching. |
MIMO |
Multiple Input, Multiple Output |
|
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MIS |
Management Information System |
|
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MMC |
MultiMedia Card |
|
|
MMI |
Man Machine Interface |
|
|
MMS |
Manufacturing Message Specification |
|
|
MOB |
Maintenance of Business |
|
|
MOC |
Management of Change |
|
|
MPC |
Model Predictive Control |
|
|
MPC |
Mutivariable Process Control |
|
|
MRI |
Midwest Research Institute |
|
|
MRO |
Maintenance Repair & Operation |
|
|
MRO |
Maintenance, Repair and Operations |
|
|
MSDS |
Material Safety Data Sheet |
|
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Msg |
Message |
|
|
MSHA |
Mine Safety and Health Administration |
GOV |
United States government agency |
MTO |
Make To Order |
|
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MTS |
Make To Stock |
|
|
MUX |
Multiplexer |
|
|
MVPC |
Multivariable Process Control |
|
|
N/A |
Not Applicable |
|
|
NAFTA |
North American Free Trade Agreement |
|
|
NAICS |
North American Industry Classification System |
|
|
NAIT |
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology |
Org |
|
NAM |
National Assoication of Manufacturers |
Org |
|
NAMT |
National Advanced Manufacturing Testbed |
Org |
|
NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
GOV |
|
NC |
Normally Closed |
|
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NCF |
Network Configuration File |
HWL |
|
NCST |
National Center for Software & Training - India |
Org |
|
NEMA |
National Electrical Manufacturers Association |
|
|
NEP |
Noice Equivalent Power |
|
|
NERI |
National Employee Rights Institute |
ORG |
Cincinnatti based organization |
NeSSI |
New Sampling System Initiative |
|
|
NFPA |
National Fire Protection Association |
|
|
NFS |
Network File System |
|
|
NGI |
Next Generation Internet |
|
|
NIC |
National Intelligence Council |
GOV |
United States government agency |
NIC |
Network Interface Card |
|
|
NICS |
North American Industry Classification System |
|
|
NIM |
Network Interface Module |
HWL |
|
NIS |
Non-Intrinsically Safe |
|
|
NIST |
National Institute of Standards and Technology (US) |
Org |
|
NIU |
Network Interface Unit |
|
|
NM |
Network Management |
FF |
|
NM |
Network Manager |
|
|
NMA |
Network Management Agent |
|
|
NMD |
National Missile Defence system |
|
Satellite based system to protect United States from limited ballistic missile attacks. |
NMIB |
Network Management Information Base |
|
|
NO |
Normally Open |
|
|
NPR |
Noise Power Ratio |
|
|
NPRA |
National Petroleum Refiners Association |
|
|
NRC |
National Research Council |
GOV |
Canadian government agency responsible for oversight of the federally funded national research and development program. |
NRC |
Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
GOV |
United States government agency |
NRZ |
NonReturn to Zero |
|
|
NSW |
New South Wales |
|
|
NTD |
Network Traffic Director |
|
|
NWT |
Northwest Territories |
|
|
O/S |
Out of Service |
FF |
|
OA |
Office Automation |
|
|
OA&M |
Operation, Administration and Management |
|
|
OAGI |
Open Applications Group Inc. |
ORG |
|
OCR |
Optical Character Recognition |
|
|
OCS |
Open Control System |
|
|
OD |
Object Description |
|
|
OD |
Outside Diameter |
|
|
ODBC |
Open DataBase Connectivity |
|
|
ODM |
Original Design Manufacturer |
|
|
ODVA |
Open DeviceNet Vendors Association |
Org |
|
OEM |
Original Equipment Manufacturer |
|
|
OEP |
Operator Entry Panel |
|
|
OES |
Occupational Employment Statistics |
|
|
OHCI |
Open Host Controller Interface |
|
Industry standard USB hub controller driver |
OIT |
Office of Industrial Technologies |
GOV |
Part of US government Department of Energy (DOE) |
OLAP |
On Line Analytical Processing |
|
|
OLAP |
OnLine Analytical Processing |
|
|
OLE |
Object Linking and Embedding |
|
|
OLP |
On Line Personal |
ISA |
|
OMG |
Object Management Group |
|
|
OMS |
Order Management System |
|
|
OOP |
Object Oriented Programming |
|
|
OPC |
OLE for Process Control |
Cont |
|
OPCW |
Organizatrion for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons |
|
|
OPEC |
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
|
|
OPEX |
Operating Expense |
|
|
OS |
Operating System |
|
|
OSBL |
Outside Battery Limits |
|
|
OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (US) |
|
|
OSI |
Open System Interconnection |
|
|
OSS |
Open Source Software |
|
|
OTSG |
Once Through Steam Generator |
|
|
OWP |
Operator Work Place |
|
|
P&ID |
Piping and Instrumentation Diagram |
|
|
P2P |
Path to Profitability |
|
|
P2P |
Peer to Peer |
Comp |
|
PABX |
Private Addressing Branch Exchange |
|
|
PAD |
Packet Assembler / Disassembler |
|
|
PALCAN |
Program for Accreditation of Laboratories - Canada |
|
|
PAN |
Personal Area Network |
|
|
PBCC |
Packet Binary Convolution Coding |
|
|
PC |
Personal Computer |
|
|
PC |
Polycarbonate |
|
|
PCIU |
Programmable Controller Interface Unit |
|
|
PCMCIA |
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association |
|
|
PCN |
Process Connected Network |
|
|
PCR |
Principle Component Regression |
|
|
PCS |
Process Computer Systems |
|
|
PCTF |
Plated Copper on Thick Film |
|
|
PD |
Partial Discharge |
|
|
PD |
Positive Displacement |
|
|
PD |
Proportional Derivative |
|
|
PD Tag |
Physical Device Tag |
|
|
PDA |
Partial Discharge Analysis |
|
|
PDA |
Personal Digital Assistant |
|
|
PDE |
Partial Differential Equation |
|
|
PDM |
Process Data Manager |
|
Middle layer of three layer control architecture model |
PDO |
1,3-propanediol |
|
|
PDU |
Protocol Data Unit |
|
|
PED |
Pressure Equipment Directive |
|
Mandatory European Law published as Directive 97/23/EC |
PEP |
Project Execution Plan |
|
|
PERA |
Purdue Enterprise Reference Architecture |
|
|
PERL |
Practical Extraction and Report Language |
|
|
PET |
Poly Ethylene Terephthalate |
|
|
PFD |
Personal Flotation Device |
|
|
PFD |
Probability of Failure on Demand |
|
|
PFPD |
Pulsed Flame Photometric Detector |
|
|
PHD |
Process History Device |
HWL |
|
PHP |
Personal Hypertext Protocol |
|
|
PHP |
PHP Hypertext Preprocessor |
|
|
PI |
Process Information |
|
|
PICS |
Plant Information Computer System |
|
Top layer of 3 layer control architecture model |
PICS |
Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement |
|
|
PID |
Proportional Integral Derivative |
Cont |
|
PIMS |
Process Information Management System |
|
|
PIMS |
Project Information Management System |
|
|
PINTS |
PRoVOX Information Windows NT 4.0 Server |
|
|
PIP |
Process Industry Practices |
|
|
PIU |
Process Interface Unit |
HWL |
|
PLC |
Programmable Logic Controller |
|
|
PLCG |
PLC Gateway |
HWL |
|
PLM |
Product Life-cycle Management |
|
|
PLNM |
Planet Network Module |
|
|
PLS |
Partial Least Squares |
|
|
PLS |
Programmable Logic Solver |
|
|
PLS |
Protection Logic Solver |
|
|
PM |
Project Manager |
|
|
PMT |
Process Maintenance Technical |
|
|
PMT |
Project Management Team |
|
|
PN |
Probe Node |
FF |
|
PNO |
Profibus User Organisation |
ORG |
|
POC |
PRoVOX Operator Console |
|
|
POP |
Point Of Presence |
|
|
POS |
Point Of Sale |
|
|
POTS |
Panel Operator Training Simulator |
|
|
POW |
Process Operator Workstation |
|
|
ppb |
Parts Per Billion |
|
|
PPLC |
Puffin Linux Controller |
Org |
Organisation to create a PLC which operates on the Linux operating system. |
ppm |
Parts Per Million |
|
|
ppt |
Parts Per Trillion |
|
|
PR |
Probe Response |
FF |
|
PRoVOX |
Process Voice |
|
Fisher Rosemount Systems Distributed Control System platform |
PRoVUE |
Process View |
|
Fisher- Rosemount System PRoVOX system component. |
PS |
Preliminary Specification |
|
|
PSA |
Pressure Swing Absorption |
|
|
PSA |
Professional Services Automation |
|
|
PSI |
Practical Scale Index |
|
Developed in response to limitations of LSI and RSI to account for effects of non-carbonate and non-bocarbonate buffering agaents sucah as NaOH and NH3. |
PSR |
Plant Service Request |
SCL |
|
PSR |
Pre-Start Health and Safety Review |
|
|
PSV |
Primary Separation Vessel |
|
|
PT |
Pass Token |
FF |
|
PTB |
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt |
|
German engineering organisation responsible for developing the FISCO standard. |
PU |
Physical Unit |
|
A node in an SNA network supporting one or more logical units. |
PV |
Process Variable |
Cont |
Actual process measurement transmitted from the sensor to the control system |
PVC |
Permanent Virtual Circuit |
|
|
PVT |
Pressure Volume Temperature diagram |
|
3 phase diagram used to describe the state of a fluid based on its pressure temperature and volume. |
PVT |
Process Variable Transmitter |
|
|
PWM |
Pulse Width Modulation |
|
|
PWP |
Potable Water Plant |
|
|
QA |
Quality Assurance |
|
|
QC |
Quality Control |
|
|
QDW |
Quality Data Warehouse |
|
|
QOS |
Quality Of Service |
|
|
R&D |
Research & Development |
|
|
R&D |
Research and Development |
|
|
RAM |
Random Access Memory |
|
|
RAS |
Reliability, Availability and Servicability |
|
|
RASI |
Responsibility, Authority, Aupport, Inform |
|
|
RCIA |
Redundant CIA |
|
|
RDA |
Remote Data Access |
|
|
RDC |
Red Deer College |
|
|
RDC |
Ring Down Cavity |
|
|
RDI |
Remote Defect Identification |
|
|
Ref |
Reference |
|
|
RF |
Radio Frequency |
|
|
RFID |
Radio Frequency Identification |
|
|
RFO |
Ready for Operations |
|
|
RFP |
Request For Proposal |
|
|
RGB |
Red Green Blue |
|
|
RIB |
Remote Insight Board |
|
|
RIL |
Reliability Integrity Level |
|
|
RIO |
Remote I/O |
|
|
RISC |
Reduced Instruction Set Computer |
|
|
RMON |
Remote MONitor |
|
|
RMPCT |
Robust Model Predictive Control Technology |
|
|
RO |
Restriction Orifice |
|
|
RO |
Reverse Osmosis |
|
|
ROC |
Return On Capital |
|
|
ROI |
Return On Investment |
|
|
RPC |
Remote Procedure Call |
|
|
RSD |
Relative Standard Deviation |
|
|
RSI |
Repetitive Stress Injury |
|
|
RSI |
Ryznar Stability Index |
|
Similar to LIS but corrected for ion pairing. |
RT |
Return Token |
FF |
|
RTC |
Real Time Clock |
|
|
RTJ |
Real Time Journal |
|
|
RTLS |
Real Time Locator System |
|
|
RTLS |
Real Time Locator Systems |
|
|
RTOS |
Real Time Operating System |
|
|
RTU |
Remote Terminal Unit |
|
|
RTZ |
Return To Zero |
|
|
S&P |
Standard & Poor's |
|
|
S&P |
Standards & Practices |
ORG |
Department within ISA, the Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society |
S/D |
Shut Down |
|
|
S/U |
Start Up |
|
|
SAIT |
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology |
Org |
|
SAM |
Sensor Analytical Manager |
|
|
SAP |
Service Advertising Protocol |
|
|
SAT |
Site Acceptance Test |
|
|
SCADA |
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition |
|
|
SCE |
Supply Chain Execution |
|
|
SCEM |
Supply Chain Event Management |
|
|
SCM |
Supply Chain Management |
|
|
SCN |
Software Change Notice |
|
|
SCP |
Specialty Control And Protection |
|
|
SCP |
Supply Chain Planning |
|
|
SCPM |
Supply Chain Process Management |
|
|
SCSI |
Small Computer System Interface |
|
|
SCW |
Satellite Center Workstation |
|
|
SD |
Secure Digital card |
|
|
SDA |
Secure Digital Association |
Org |
|
SDI |
Stiff-Davis Index |
|
Equilibrium model, developed for oil field brines that attempts to overcome shortcomings of LSI for waters with high concentrations of dissolved solids. |
SDLC |
Standard Data Link Protocol |
|
|
SDLC |
Synchronous Data Link Control |
|
|
SDRAM |
Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory |
|
|
SDS |
Smart Distributed System |
|
|
SEA |
Scalable Ethernet Architecture |
|
|
SEAL |
Simple and Efficient Adaptation Layer |
|
|
SECV |
Standard Error of Cross Validation |
|
|
SERCOS |
Serial Real-time Communication System |
|
|
SERS |
Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy |
|
|
SESA |
State Employment Security Agencies |
|
|
SFF |
Safe Failure Fraction |
|
|
SFF |
Small Form Factor |
|
|
SFT |
Stationary Froth Treatment |
|
|
SFT |
System Fault Tolerance |
|
|
SGML |
Standard Generalized Markup Language |
|
|
SIC |
Satellite Information Center |
|
|
SIC |
Standard Industrial Classification |
|
|
SICE |
The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers |
ORG |
|
SIG |
Special Interest Group |
|
|
SIL |
Safety Integrity Level |
|
|
SILA |
Safety Integrity Level Assessment |
|
|
SimVOX |
Simulator Voice |
|
|
SIO |
Serial I/O |
|
|
SIP |
Session Initiation Protocol |
|
|
SIS |
Safety Instrument System |
Cont |
|
SIS |
Safety Instrumented System |
|
|
SISO |
Single Input, Single Output |
|
|
SIU |
Serial Interface Unit |
|
|
SKU |
Stock Keeping Unit |
|
|
SLC |
Single Loop Controller |
|
|
SM |
System Management |
FF |
|
SM |
System Manager |
|
|
SME |
Small & Medium sized Enterprises |
|
|
SMIB |
System Management Information Base |
|
|
SMK |
System Management Kernel |
|
|
SMS |
Short Messaging Service |
|
|
SMT |
Surface Mount Technology |
|
|
SMTP |
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol |
|
|
SNA |
System Network Architecture |
|
|
SNIA |
Storage Networking Industry Association |
Org |
|
SNMP |
Simple Network Management Protocol |
|
|
SNR |
Signal Noise Ratio |
|
|
SNTP |
Simple Network Time Protocol |
|
|
SOAP |
Simple Object Access Protocol |
|
|
SOAP |
Simple Open Access Protocol |
|
|
SOC |
Snap On Connector |
|
|
SOC |
Standard Occupational Classification |
|
|
SoC |
System on Chip |
|
|
SOE |
Sequence Of Events |
|
|
SOR |
System of Record |
|
|
SPC |
Statistical Process Control |
|
|
SPDT |
Single Pole Double Throw |
|
|
spiff |
Sales Promotion Incentive Fund |
|
|
SPX |
Sequenced Packet Exchange |
|
A protocol by which two workstations or applications communicate across the network. |
SQL |
Structure Querry Language |
|
|
SQL |
Structure Query Language |
|
|
SQL |
Structured Querry Language |
|
|
SQL |
Structured Query Language |
|
|
SRM |
Supplier Relationship Management |
|
|
SRS |
Safety Related System |
|
|
SSD |
Safety ShutDown |
|
|
SSL |
Secure Socket Layer |
|
|
STEP |
Standard for Exchange of Product data |
|
|
STG |
Steam Turbine Generator |
|
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SVC |
Switched Virtual Circuit |
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TA |
Teaching Assistant |
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TA |
Terminal Adapter |
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TAR |
Test and Assessment Report |
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Report of results fo tests to IECEx 01 |
TB |
Terminal Block |
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TCO |
Total Cost of Ownership |
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TCP |
Transmission Control Protocol |
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TD |
Time Distribution |
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TDC |
Total Distributed Control |
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TDD |
Time Division Duplexing |
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TEDS |
Transducer Electronic Data Sheet |
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Bluetooth technology electronic data sheet used by sensors to self identify and be interchangeable in networked systems. |
TEW |
Technician/Engineer Workstation |
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TFTP |
Trivial File Transfer Protocol |
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THD |
Total Harmonic Distortion |
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TIA |
Telephone Industries of America |
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TIC |
Total Installed Cost |
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TIR |
Total Internal Reflection |
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TLA |
Three Letter Acronym |
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TMS |
Transportation Management System |
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TOF |
Time of Flight |
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TP |
Toilet Paper |
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TP |
Twisted Pair |
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TPMO2 |
Terminal Panel Module |
HWL |
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TPN |
Total Plant Network |
HWL |
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TPS |
Total Plant Solution |
HWL |
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TPS |
Total Plant System |
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TRS |
Total Reduced Sulphur |
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TSC |
Technical Steering Committee |
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Fieldbus Foundation committee |
TTS |
Transaction Tracking System |
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TUV |
Technischer Uberwachungs-Verein |
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TVA |
Tennessee Valley Authority |
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TWR |
Technical Work Request |
SCL |
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TWTA |
Travelling Wave Tube Amplifier |
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UCA |
Utilities Communications Architecture |
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UCC |
Uniform Code Council |
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European Artcile Numbering Association subgroup |
UCN |
Universal Control Network |
HWL |
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UDDI |
Universal Description Discovery and Integration |
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UDDI |
Universal Description, Discoverty and Integration |
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UDE |
Unified Development Environment |
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UDP |
User Datagram Protocol |
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UHCI |
Universal Host Controller Interface |
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Intel's USB hub controller driver. |
UHP |
Ultra High Purity |
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UML |
Universal Modeling Language |
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UNI |
User Network Interface |
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US |
United States |
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US |
Universal Station |
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USB |
Universal Serial Bus |
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UTMI |
USB Transceiver Macrocell Interface |
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UTP |
Unshielded Twisted Pair |
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UV |
Ultraviolet |
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VAC |
Volts Alternating Current |
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VAP |
Value Added Process |
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VAR |
Value Added Reseller |
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VAS |
Value Added Service |
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VB |
Visual Basic |
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VBA |
Visual Basic Application |
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VCR |
Virtual Communication Relationship |
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VCR |
Virtual Communication Resource |
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VDC |
Volts Direct Current |
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VFD |
Virtual Field Device |
Cont |
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VG |
Voice Grade |
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VICS |
Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Standards |
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VISA |
Virtual Instrument Software Architecture |
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VLAN |
Virtual Local Area Network |
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VME |
Computer interface for IMAGE |
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VMI |
Vendor Managed Inventory |
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VML |
Vector Markup Language |
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VMS |
Virtual Memory System |
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VOC |
Volatile Organic Compound |
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VOC |
Volatile Organic Compounds |
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VoDSL |
Voice over DSL |
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VoIP |
Voice over Internet Protocol |
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VPN |
Virtual Private Network |
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VRCIA |
VME-Based RCIA |
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W3C |
World Wide Web Consortium |
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WAN |
Wide Area Network |
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WAP |
Wireless Access Protocol |
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WBS |
Work Breakdown Structure |
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WDM |
Wavelength Division Multiplexing |
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WDM |
Win32 Driver Model |
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Client driver for USB devices |
WHMIS |
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System |
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WHO |
World Health Organisation |
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WHO |
World Health Organization |
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Wi-Fi |
IEEE 802.11b Standard |
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WML |
Wireless Markup Language |
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WMS |
Warehouse Management System |
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WSDL |
Web Services Description Language |
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WTO |
World Trade Organisation |
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WWEMA |
Water and Wastewater Equipment Manufacturers Association |
ORG |
www.wwema.org |
XML |
eXtensible Mark-up Language |
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XSL |
eXtensible Style Sheets |
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XSL |
eXtensible Stylesheet Language |
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XSLT |
Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations |
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Another Acronym list can be found at Ireland's Readout.