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Industry Acronyms
The world of bar code, mobile solutions and RFID Is unlike other industries. We have acronyms specific to our world. Whether you are new to this world or a seasoned participant, the list of acronyms continues to grow. Here is a listing of some of the common and not so common acronyms used within the industry.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A&D - Aerospace And Defense
A/D - Analog To Digital
A2A - Application-to-Application
AAF - Advanced Authoring Format
ABAP - Advanced Business Application Programming (SAP)
ABC - Activity-Based Costing
ABM - Activity-Based Management
ABMS - Anything But Microsoft
ACD - Automatic Call Distributor
ACI - Application Control Interface
ACIS - 3D Geometrical Modeling Library (Andy, Charles, Ian's System)
ACL - Access Control List
ACM - Association For The Computing Industry (1947)
ACM - Asset Configuration Manager
ACP - Advanced Configuration And Power Interface
ActiveX - Object-oriented Programming Language (Microsoft)
ACV - All Commodity Volume
ACWS - Actual Cost Of Work Performed
AD - Application Development
AD - Active Directory (Microsoft)
ADC - Advanced Data Connector
ADC - Automated Data Collection
ADCU - Application Developer Customer Unit
ADE - Application Development Environment
ADE - Automated Data Entry
ADK - Adapter Development Kit
ADM - Application Distribution And Management
ADM - Advanced Distribution And Manufacturing (Platinum)
ADO - ActiveX Data Objects
ADP - Automatic Data Processing
ADSI - Active Directory Services Interface (Microsoft)
ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Loop
AEC - Alliance For Enterprise Computing
AEC - Architecture, Engineering, Construction
AGP - Accelerated Graphics Port (Intel)
AGV - Automated Guided Vehicle
AGVS - Automated Guided Vehicle System
AHS - AautomatedHandling System
AI - Artificial Intelligence
AID - Automatic Identification
AIDC - Automatic Identification And Data Collection
AIM - Automatic Identification Manufacturers
AIM - Application Integration Middleware
AIT - Advanced Intelligent Tape (drive)
ALA - Application Launch Accelerator (Intel)
ALE - Application Launching And Embedding (Citrix)
ALE - Application Linking Enabler
ALM - Asset Lifecycle Management
AM - Amplitude Modulation
AMH - Automated Material Handling
AML - Approved Manufacturer List
AMO - Alarm Management Optimization
AMPS - Analog Mobile Phone System
AMR - Advanced Manufacturing Research
AMS - Advanced Manufacturing Scheduling
ANS - Assured Network Services
ANSI - American National Standards Institute
AOMS - Advanced Order Management System
AP - Application Protocol
APA- Advanced Profit Analysis (Maxager)
APCM - Advanced Plant Control Network (Honeywell)
API - Application Programming Interface
APICS - American Production And Inventory Control Society
APO - Advanced Planner & Optimizer (SAP)
APP - Application Processing Platform
APPC - Advanced Program-to-Program Communication
APQP - Advanced Product Quality Planning
APS - Advanced Planning And Scheduling
ARC - Advanced Regulatory Control
ARIS - Architecture Of Integrated Information Systems
ARM - Application Resource Management
ARPA - Advanced Research Projects Agency
AS/RS - Automated Storage/Retrieval Systems
ASA - Application Service Assurance (BMC Software)
ASC - Application-Specific Computer
ASC - Accredited Standards Committee
ASCAD - Automated Standardization For CAD
ASCII - American Standard Code For Information Interchange
ASIC - Application-Specific Integrated Circuit
ASN - Advanced Ship Notifications
ASP - Active Server Pages (Microsoft)
ASP - Application Service Provider
ASPC - Advanced Statistical Process Control
ASSP - Application-Specific Standard Parts
ATA - Air Transport Association
ATA - Advanced Technology Attachment
ATB - Associated Topology Bus
ATD - Available-To-Deliver
ATE - Automatic Test Equipment
ATM - Asynchronous Transfer Mode
ATM - Automated Teller Machine
ATO - Assemble-To-Order
ATP - Advanced Technology Program (U.S.)
ATP - Available-To-Promise
ATS - Automatic Technical Support
AVL - Approved Vendor List
AWE - Asymptotic Waveform Evaluation
B2(X) - Business-To-Everyone
B2B - Business-To-Business
B2BI - Business-To-Business Integration
B2C - Business-To-Consumer
B2C - Business-To-Customer
B2E - Business-To-Employee
B2X - Business-To-Aanyone
BACnet - Building Automation And Control Network
BAP - Buyer Aggregation Portal
BAPI - Business Application Programming Interface (SAP)
BBO - Barrier Bid Optimization
BBR - Basic Backup And Recovery
BCD - Binary-Coded Decimal
BCI - Business Community Integration
BCWP - Budgeted Cost Of Work Performed
BEIS - Business Environmental Impact Statement
BFA - Business Framework Architecture
BGA - Bill Grid Array
BI - Business Intelligence
BIOS - Basic Input/Output System
BMP - Best Manufacturing Practices
BOH - Balance-On-Hand
BOI - Business Object Interfaces
BOM - Bill Of Materials
BOMSIG - Business Objects Model Special Interests Group
BOS - Batch Operations Supervisor
BPE - Business Process Engineering
BPI - Business Process Integration
BPM - Business Performance Management
BPO - Business Process Outsourcing
BPR - Business Process Reengineering
BSC - Balanced Scorecard
BSP - Business Service Provider
BTP - Build-To-Order
BTR - Behind-The-Tape Reader
C++ - Object-oriented Programming Language
CA - Certificate Authority
CAD - Computer-Aided Design
CAD - Computer-Aided Dispatch
CADD - Computer-Aided Design And Drafting
CAE - Computer-Aided Engineering
CAFM - Computer-Aided Facility Management
CAGR - Compound Annual Growth Rate
CAI - Cooperative Applications Initiative
CAID - Computer-Aided Industrial Design
CAL - Client Access License (Microsoft)
CALS - Continuous Acquisition And Lifecycle Support
CAM - Computer-Aided Manufacturing
CAM - Customer Asset Management
CAMM - Computer-Aided Manufacturing Management
CAMU - Computerized Assembly Mock-Up
CAN - Controller Area Network
CAO - Computer-Assisted Ordering
CAPE - Computer-Aided Process Engineering
CAPE - Computer-Aided Production Engineering
CAPE - Concurrent Art-to-Part Environment
CAPISCE - Computer Architecture For Production Information Systems In a Competitive Environment
CAPP - Computer-Aided Process Planning
CASCADE - Chip Architecture For Smart Cards And Portable Intelligent Devices
CASE - Computer-Aided Software Engineering (Sentinel Business Solutions)
CATA - Canadian Advanced Technology Association
CATIA - Computer-Aided Three-dimensional Interactive Application
CAVE - Computer-Assisted Virtual Environment
CBD - Component-Based Development
CBO - Common Business Object
CBR - Case-Based Reasoning
CBSA - Component-Based Solution Assembly
CBT - Computer-Based Training
CCB - Change Control Board (Agile)
CCD - Change Coupled Device
CCM - Customer Contact Manager
CCM - Comprehensive Client Manager (ON Technology)
CDC - Central Distribution Center
CDDI - Copper-Distributed Data Interchange
CDE - Common Desktop Environment
CDK - Channel Development Kit
CDMA - Code Division Multiple Access
CDMA - Code Division Mobile Access
CDP - Collaborative Demand Planner
CDPD - Cellular Digital Packet Data
CDS - Citrix Device Services
CE - Consumer Edition (Microsoft)
CEM - Contract Electronic Manufacturer
CEMS - Continuous Emissions Monitoring System
CFAR - Collaboration Forecasting And Replenishment
CFD - Computational Fluid Dynamics
CFPR - Collaborative Forecasting, Planning, And Replenishment
CFS - Continuous-Flow Monitoring
CGI - Computer-Generated Imaging
CGI - Common Gateway Interface
CGM - Computer Graphics Metafile
CGM+ - Computer Graphics Metafile Seismic Extension
CGMP - Current Good Manufacturing Practice
CHDStd - Chip Hierarchical Design Standard
CHEMS - Chemical, Health, And Environment Management Systems
CHTML - Compact Hypertext Markup Language
CIFS - Common Internet File System
CIM - Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
CIP - Clean In Place
CIS - Component Information System
CIS - Customer Information System
CISC - Complex-Instruction-Set Computing
CLD - Carton-Level Detail
CM - Configuration Management
CMC - Cell Monitoring And Control
CMM - Coordinate Measurement Machine
CMM - Coordinate Measuring Machine
CMMS - Computerized Maintenance-Management System
CMO - Contract Manufacturing And Organizations
CMOS - Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
CMP - Cellular MMltiprocessing
CMP - Chemical Mechanical Polarization
CMS - Customer-Management Software
CMS - Conversational Monitor System
CNC - Computer Numerical Control
COA - Certificate-Of-Analysis
COE - Common Operating Environment
COES - Corporate Optimization And Execution Software
COFES - Congress On The Future Of Engineering Software
COGS - Cost Of Goods Sold
COI - Common Gateway Interface (Microsoft)
COLD - Computer Output To Laser Disk
COM - Component Object Model
COMMS - Customer Oriented Manufacturing Management Systems
CORBA - Common Object Request Broker Architecture
COSE - Common Open Software Environment
COTS - Commercial Off-The-Shelf
CP - Capacity Planning
CPC - Collaborative Product Commerce
CPCI - Compact Peripheral Component Interconnect
CPD - Collaborative Product Development
CPDM - Collaborative Product-Definition Management
CPE - Computers, Peripherals, And Equipment
CPFR - Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, And Replenishment
CPG - Consumer Packaged Goods
CPGA - Control Program Generation Analysis
CPLD - Complex Programmable-Logic Device
CPM - Critical Path Method
CPU - Central Processing Unit
CRB - Change Review Board
CRC - Cyclic Redundancy Check
CRL - Certificate Revocation List
CRM - Customer Relationship Management
CRP - Capacity Requirements Planning
CS/QS - Class-of-Service/Quality-of-Service
CSA - Canadian Standards Association
CSE - Common Support Environment
CSF - Critical Success Factor
CSG - Computer Systems Group
CSM - Component And Supplier Management
CSMA/CD - Carrier-Sense Multiple Access With Collision Detection
CSP - Complementary Software Partner
CSP - Commerce Service Provider
CSP - Communication Services Provider
CSR - Customer Service Representative
CSRP - Customer Synchronized Resource Planning (Symix)
CSS - Cascading Style Sheet
CSS - Customer Support System
CSST - Collaborative Service And Support Technology
CTC - Channel-To-Channel
CTI - Computer Telephony Integration
CTO - Configure-To-Order
CTP - Capable-To-Promise
CVPD - Collaborative Virtual Product Development
CY - Calendar Year
D/A - Digital To Analog
DAA/Codec - Discrete Asset Array/Coder-Decoder
DAO - Data Access Objects
DAS - Data Acquisition System
DB - Database
DBA - Database Administrator
DBMS - Database Management System
DC - Distribution Center
DCC - Digital Content Creation
DCE - Distributed Computing Environment
DCI - Digital Consulting Institute
DCM - Development Change Management
DCMS - Distribution Center Management System (Lilly)
DCOM - Distributed Component-Object Model
DCP - Demand-Chain Planning
DCS - Data Communications System
DCS - Distributed Control System
DCX - Data Control Exchange (VenturCom)
DD - Device Description
DDA - Data Distribution Accessibility (or Access)
DDE - Dynamic Data Exchange
DE - Digitally Enhanced
DEM - Dynamic Enterprise Modeling (Baan)
DEN - Directory-Enabled Network
DES - Distribution Execution System
DFM - Demand Flow Management
DFS - Distributed Factory System
DFT - Demand Floor Technology (JCIT)
DFT - Demand Flow Technology
DFU - Demand Forecasting Unit
DGPS - Differential Global Positioning System
DHCP - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DHD - Direct Home Delivery
DHTML - Dynamic HTML
DID - Digital Image Decoding
DIMM - Dual Inline Memory Module
DIN - Deutsche Industre Norm
DLL - Dynamic Link Library
DM - Document Management
DMA - Direct Memory Access
DMCS - Distributed Manufacturing And Control Software
DMI - Desktop Management Interface
DMI - Data Migration Interface
DMS - Document Management System
DMS - Demand Management System
DMTF - Desktop Management Task Force
DNA - Distributed InterNet Architecture (Microsoft)
DNA - Digital Network Architecture
DNC - Direct Numerical Control
DNS - Domain Name System
DOE - Design Of Experiment
DOLAP - Desktop Online Analytical Processing
DOM - Document Object Model
DOM - Distributed Object Management
DOM - Distributed Output Model
DP - Differential Pressure
dpi - Dots Per Square Inch
DRAM - Dynamic Random Access Memory
DRM - Distributed Resource Management
DRM - Device Relationship Management
DRP - Distribution Requirements Planning
DSD - Direct Store Delivery
DSL - Digital Subscriber Line
DSM - Deep Submicron
DSM - Distributed System Manager
DSO - Days Sale Outstanding
DSOM - Distributed System Object Model
DSP - Digital Signal Processing
DSP - Digital Signal Processor
DSP - Document Service Provider
DSRP - Demand Solutions Requirements Planning
DSS - Decision Support System
DSSS - Direct Squeeze Spread Spectrum
DTD - Data-Type Definition
DTD - Document-Type Definition
DTI - Distributed Timing Interface
DTO - Delivery-To-Opportunity
DTP - Distribution Transaction Processing
DTP - Desktop Publishing
DTS - Data Transformation Service
DWF - Drawing Web Format (Autodesk)
DWF - Data Warehousing Framework
DWG - Drawing
DXF - Data Interchange Format
DXF - Drawing Interchange Format
E&O - Excess And Obsolete
E-GUI - Extended Graphical-User Interface
e-PLM - Electronic Product-lifecycle Management
E2PDM - Extended Enterprise PDM
EA - Enterprise Agreement
EA - Enterprise Application
EAI - Enterprise Application Integration
EAM - Enterprise Asset Management
EAP - Enhanced Application Platform
EAP - Environmental Accounting Project
EAS - Enterprise Asset Management
EBPP - Electronic Bill Presentation And Management
EBR - Electronic Batch Record
eBRM - E-business Relationship Management
EBS - Enterprise Business Solution
EC - Electronic Commerce
EC - European Community
ECAD - Electronic Computer-aided Design
ECC - Elliptic-curve Cryptography
ECC - Error Correction Code
ECIX - Electronic Component Information EXchange
ECM - Enterprise Channel Management
ECN - Engineering Change Notice
ECO - Engineering Change Order
ECR - Efficient Consumer Response
eCRM - E-commerce Customer-relationship Management
ECS - Enterprise Control System
ECS - Equipment Control System
EDA - Electronic-design Automation
EDA - Enterprise Data Access
EDC/MC - Enterprise Data Collection/mobile Computing
EDI - Electronic Data Interchange
EDM - Electrical Discharge Machine
EDM - Electronic Data Management
EDM - Engineering Data Management
EDMS - Electronic Data Management System
EDMS - Enterprise Document Management System
EDMS - Engineering Document Management System
EDORAM - Extended Data Output RAM
EDP - Enterprise Development Partners (Microsoft)
EEA - Extended Enterprise Application
EEMS - Enhanced Expanded Memory Specification
EES - Engineering Execution Systems
EFTPS - Electronic Federal Tax Payment System
EH&S - Environmental Health And Safety
EIM - Enterprise Information Management
EIM - Enterprise Incentive Management
EIP - Enterprise Information Portal
EIP - Electronic Invoicing And Payment
EIS - Executive Information System
EISA - Extended Industry Standard Architecture
EMC - Electromagnetic Compatibility
EMD - Engineering, Manufacturing, Design
EMI - Electromagnetic Interference
EMR - Electronic Medical Records
EMS - Energy Management System
EMS - Electronics Manufacturing Services
EMS - Effective Management Systems
EMT - Enterprise Material Transfer
ENE - EDA For The Networked Enterprise
ENSA - Enterprise Network Storage Architecture
EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
EPC - Enhanced PCI-bridge Controller
EPC - Engineering, Procurement & Construction
EPDS - Enterprise Product-development Solutions
EPM - Enterprise Process Management
EPM - Enterprise Performance Management
EPM - Enterprise Product Modeling
EPPI - Electronic Provider/patient Interface
EPS - Enterprise Production Systems
ERA - Enterprise-ready Applications
ERD - Entity Relationship Diagram
ERM - Enterprise Relationship Management
ERM - Enterprise Resource Management
ERM - Enterprise Report Management
ERP - Enterprise Resource Planning
ERS - Enterprise Reporting System
ESC - Enterprise Service Center
ESDS - Emergency Shutdown System
ESM - Electrical Switching Module
eSMS - E-service Management Systems
ESP - Enterprise Service Provider
ESP - Engineering Service Provider
ETB - Extracting, Transforming, And Building
ETC - Electronic Trade Confirmation
ETL - Extraction, Transformation, And Loading
ETM - Enterprise Transportation Management
ETO - Engineer-to-order
ETP - Enterprise Transportation Planning
ETT - Extraction And Transformation Tool
EVA - Economic Value Added
eVB - Embedded Visual Basic
EZB - EZBuilder Utility For SBS-Pathfinder (Sentinel Business Solutions)
FA - Factory Automation
FAS - Fixed-Asset Solution (Best)
FAS - Field Automation System
FAT - File Allocation Table
FBE - Framework-based Environment
FCAL - Fibre Channel Artibrated Loop
FCC - Federal Communications Commission
FCO - Field-change Order
FCP - Finite Capacity Planning
FCS - Field Control System
FCS - Finite Capacity Scheduling
FCS - First-customer Ship
FDA - Factory Data Automation
FDC - Factory Data Collection
FDC - Frictionless Distribution Community
FDDI - Fiber-distributed Data Interchange
FDM - Frequency Data Multiplexing
FEA - Finite Element Analysis
FFT - Fast Fourier Transform (Steeplechase)
FIP - Factory Instrumentation Protocol
FIP - Factory Information Protocol
FM - Frequency Modulation
FMCG - Fast-moving Consumer Goods
FMP - Flexible Manufacturing Plant
FMS - Factory Management System
FMS - Factory Message Specification
FMS - Flexible Manufacturing System
FPGA - Field-programmable Gate Array
FROG - Free Roaming On Grid
FSK - Frequency Shift Keying
FSP - Fulfillment Service Provider
FSP - Full-service Provider
FSR - Financial Statement And Reporting
FTP - File Transfer Protocol
FTZ - Foreign Trade zone
FUD - Fear, Uncertainty, And Doubt
G/L - General Ledger
GA - General Availability
GAAP - Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
GAL - Global Address List
GB - Gigabyte
GD&T - Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance
GDL - Geometric Description Language
GDP - Gross Domestic Product
GEM - Generic Equipment Model
GEMS - Global Enterprise Management System
GETOM - Global Enterprise Transportation Optimization And Management
GIF - Graphical Interchange Format
GIL - Global Interlink Network (Chevron)
GIS - Geographic Information System
GMC - General Motion Control
GMP - Good Manufacturing Practice
GNC - Generative Numerical Control
GOSIP - Government Systems Interconnect Protocol
GPC - General-purpose Computer
GPM - Graphics Presentation Manager
GPS - Global Positioning System
GQL - Graphical Query Language
GRI - Gas Research Institute
GSCAD - Global Shipbuilding CAD
GSM - Global System Mobile (communications)
GSMC - Global System For Mobile Communication
GUI - Graphical User Interface
GUS - Global User Station
H/PC - Handheld Personal Computer
HACMP - High Availability Cluster Multiprocessing
HAD - Historical Data Access
HAIS - High-availability Internet Service
HAL - Hardware Abstraction Layer
HART - Highway Addressable Remote Transducer
HBA - Host Bus Adapters
HCL - Hardware-compatibility List
HCM - Human-capital Management
HCS - Hybrid Control System
HDL - Hardware Description Language
HDLC - High-level Data Link Control
HDMC - Handheld Device Markup Language
HHT - Handheld Terminal
HIS - Human/system Interface
HIS - Home Inventory System
HLL - High-level Language
HMI - Human/machine Interface
HMP - Heterogeneous Multiprocessing
HNF - High-performance Networking Forum
HOLAP - Hybrid Online-analytical Processing
HPC - Handheld Personal Computer
HPFS - High-performance File System
HPSA - Highly Parallel System Architecture
HRMS - Human-resource Management System
HSDRAM - High-speed Synchronous Dynamic RAM
HSM - Hierarchical Storage Management
HSM - High-speed Machining
HSM - Hardware Security Module
HSP - Host Signal Processing
HTML - Hypertext Markup Language
HTTP - Hypertext Transfer Protocol (Internet)
HVACR - HVAC, Refrigeration
I/O - Input/Output
IA-64 - Intel Architecture, 64-bit
IAB - Internet Architecture Board
IAC - Interapplication Communication
IADLC - Integrated Access Digital Loop Carrier
IAI - International Alliance For Interoperability
IAI - Internet Application Integration
IAM - Information Asset Management
IBP - Internet-based Procurement
IBPP - Internet Bill Payment And Presentment
IBU - Independent Business Unit
IC - Integrated Circuit
ICA - Independent Computing Architecture (Citrix)
ICA - Internet Component Assistant (OrCAD)
ICAN - Internet Corporation For Assigned Names
ICAP - Internet Content Adaptation Protocol
ICC - Industrial Control Computer (Nematron)
ICC - International Color Consortium
ICC - Integration And Certification Center
ICCP - Intercontrol Center Communications Protocol
ICE - Internet Content Exchange
ICE - Integrated CASE Environment (Sentinel Business Solutions)
ICM - Image Color Matching
ICMP - Internet Control Message Protocol
ICN - Intelligent Communications Network
ICO - Internet Content Provider
ICOE - Industry Centers Of Expertise
ICR - Intelligent Character Recognition
ICRM - Internet CRM
ICSA - International Computer Security Association
INE - Intelligent Network Elements
ICSA - Internet Cellular Smart Access (Microsoft)
ICT - Information And Controls Technology
IDBC - Illuminator Database Connector
IDC - Internet Database Connectivity
IDE - Integrated Development Environment
IDE - Integrated Drive Electronics
IDF - Intermediate Distribution Frame
IDIQ - Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity
IDL - Interface Description Language
IDM - Integrated Document Management
IDOC - Intermediate Document
IEA - Industrial Enterprise Application
IEC - International Electrotechnical Commission
IEEE - Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers
IETF - Internet Engineering Task Force
IFC - Industry Foundation Classes
IGBT - Insulated Gate Bipoloar Transistor
IGES - Initial Graphics Exchange Standard
IIOP - Internet Inter-ORB Protocol
IIS - Internet Information Server (Microsoft)
IKE - Internet Key Exchange
IL - Instruction List
IM - Information Management
IMAP - Internet Mail-access Protocol
IMDP - In-memory Database
IMES - Integrated Manufacturing Execution System
IMIS - Integrated Management Information System
IMO - International Maritime Organization
IMRS - Integrated Market Response System
IMRT - Integrated Market Response Template
IMS - Inventory Management System
IP - Internet Protocol (see TCP/IP)
IP - Intellectual Property
IPC - Industrial Process Control
IPM - Intelligent Performance Monitoring
IPO - Initial Public Offering
IPP - Internet Printing Protocol
IPS - Interactive Product Simulation
IPS - Integrated Plant Systems
IPT - In-process Testing
IPX - Internet Work Packet Exchange
IRC - Internet Relay Chat
IRM - Internet Resource Management
IRM - Internet Relationship Management
IS - Information Systems
IS - Information Services
ISA - Industry Standard Architecture
ISA - Instrumentation, Systems, And Automation Society
ISA - Instrumentation Systems Automation
ISAPI - Internet Service Application Programmer Interface
ISC - Integration Services Center
ISDN - Integrated Service Digital Network
ISM - Integrated System Management
ISM - Independent-sponsored Marketplace
ISO - International Organization For Standardization
ISO 9000 - International Standards Organization Standards For Quality Systems
ISP - Internet Service Provider
ISP - Interoperable Systems Project
ISS - Independent Software Supplier
ISS - Independent Systems Software
ISV - Independent Software Vendor
IT - Information Technology
ITA - Information Technology Alliance
ITAA - International Technology Association Of America
ITB - Invitation-To-Bid
ITCM - Internet Traffic And Content Management
ITCM - Internet Trading-community Management
ITE - Independent Trading Exchange
ITE - Internet Trading Exchange
ITL - International Trading Logistics
ITO - Information Technology Outsourcing
ITS - Information Technology Services
ITU - International Telecommunication Union
IVA - Import Validation Agent
IVR - Interactive Voice Response
IVR - Internet Voice Response
J2EE - Java 2 Enterprise Edition
JAVA - Object-Oriented Programming Language
JCIT - John Costanza Institute Of Technology
JDBC - Java Database Connectivity
JDK - Java Developers Kit
JIT - Just-In-Time
JOE - Java Object Environment
JPEG - Joint Photographic Experts Group
JVM - Java Virtual Machine
kb - Kilobyte
KBE - Knowledge-Based Engineering
kbps - Kilobits Per Second
kHz - KiloHertz
KM - Knowledge Management
KPI - Key Performance Indicator
KVA - Kilovolt Ampere
KW - Kilowatt
L/P - Labor Performance
L2I - Legacy To Internet
LAN - Local-area Network
LCD - Liquid Crystal Display
LCI - Load-Commutated Inverter
LCP - Lifecycle Planning
LCV - Longer Combination Vehicles
LDAP - Lightweight Directory-Access Protocol
LEC - Low-End Controller
LED - Light-Emitting Diode
LES - Logistics Execution System
LES - Logistics Execution Solution
LIMS - Laboratory Information-management System
LIS - Logistics Information System
LLC - Limited Liability Company
LOM - Laminated Object Manufacturing
LOMS - Logistics and Order Management System
LON - Local Operating Network
LPI - Load Port Interface
LPS - Label Print Server
LRP - Labor Resource Planning
LRQA - Lloyd's Register Of Quality Assurance
LSCD - Large-Scale Catalog Distribution
LSF - Load-Sharing Facility
LSI - Large-Scale Integration
LTL - Less-Than-Truckload
LTL - Less-Than-Load
LUN - Logical Unit Number
LX - Logistics Exchange
MVPC - Multivariate Process Control
mA - MilliAmpere
MACE - Modular Application Component Environment
MAP - Manufacturing Automation Protocol
MAPE - Mean Average Percent Error
MAPI - Messaging Application Programming Interface
mb - Megabyte
mbps - Megabits Per Second
MCA - Manufacturing Cost Accounting
MCAD - Mechanical Computer-aided Design
MCEB - Multi-channel E-business
MCO - Manufacturing Change Order
MCOE - Manufacturing Center Of Excellence
MCS - Material Control System
MCSD - Microsoft Certified Solution Developer
MCSE - Microsoft Certified System Engineer
MCSP - Microsoft Certified Solution Provider
MCSP - Microsoft Certified Solution Provider
MDA - Mechanical Design Automation
MDAC - Microsoft Data Access Components
MDF - Means Distribution Frame
MDI - Multiple Document Interface
MDI - Mobile Data Initiative
MDIS - Metadata Interchange Specification
MDL - Microstation Development Language
MEM - Machine Event Monitoring
MEMS - Micro Electromechanical Systems
MEP - Manufacturing Engineering Practice
MERIT - Maximize the Efficiency Of Resources in Information Technology
MES - Manufacturing Execution System
MFA - Model-Free Adaptive
MFC - Microsoft Foundation Classes
MIL - Machine Interface Layer
MIME - Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
MIME - Multipurpose Internet Mail Exchange
MIMS - Messaging, Information, And Media Sector
MIPS - Millions Of Instructions Per Second
MIS - Management Information System
MIS - Microsoft Information Server
MISF - Microsoft Internet Security Framework
MLA - Multi-Letter Acronym (also TLA, Three-letter Acronym)
MLP - Multiloop Controller
MM - Materials Management
MMC - Microsoft Management Console
MMC - Metal Matrix Composite
MMI - Man/machine Interface
MMI - Manufacturing Management Information
MMRC - Microelectronics Marketing Research Council
MMS - Manufacturing Message Specification
MMST - Microelectronics Manufacturing Science And Technology
MMX - Multimedia Extensions
MOC - Management Of Change
MOM - Message-oriented Middleware
MP - Multifunctional Platform
MP-EMV - Microprocessor/Europay Mastercard Visa
MP/M - Multitasking Programs For Microcomputers (CP/M Vision)
MPEG - Motion Picture Expects Group
MPGA - Multiprogram Gate Array
MPLS - Multiprotocol Label Switching
MPM - Medical Product Manufacturer
MPS - Master Production Schedule
MPU - Microprocessor Unit
MQM - Message-gueuing Middleware
MRA - Model-Reference Adaptive
MRO - Maintenance, Repair, And Overhaul
MRO - Maintenance, Repair, And Operations
MRP - Materials Requirements Planning
MRPII - Manufacturing Resource Planning
MSCS - Microsoft Cluster Service
MSDN - Microsoft Developer Network
MSDS - Material Safety Data Sheet
MSDS - Materials Safety Data Sheets
MSE - Machine-shop Estimating
MSMQ - Microsoft Message Queuing
MSP - Microsoft Solution Provider
MSP - Managed-Service Provider
MSPC - Multivariable Statistical Process Control
MSQ - Microsoft Message Queue
MSS - Manufacturing Software System
MSTP - Multivariable Statistical Process Control
MTBF - Mean Time Between Failure
MTIB - Machine-Tool Interface Board
MTO - Make-To-Order
MTPB - Meantime To Pay Back
MTS - Microsoft Transaction Server
MTTR - Mean Time To Repair
MVC - Multivariable Control
MVOC - Multivariable Optimizing Control
MWS - Managed Warehouse System
NIIP - National Information Infrastructure Protocols
NLDAC - National Lubricant Distributors Advisory Council
NAI - Network Application Integration
NAPM - National Assn. Of Purchasing Managers
NAS - Network Attached Storage
NBO - Networked Business Object
NBS - Network Business Systems
NC - Network Computer
NC - Numerical Control
NCA - Network Computing Architecture
NCE - Network Computing Environment
NCMS - National Center For Manufacturing Sciences
NEMA - National Electric Manufacturers Association
NEMI - National Electronics Manufacturing Initiative
NFS - Network File System
NGC - Next-Generation Controls
NGIO - Next-Generation Input/output (architecture)
NGWS - Next Generation Windows Services (Microsoft)
NHRP - Next-Hop Resolution Protocol
NIC - Network Interface Card
NIC - Newly Industrialized Country
NIH - Not Invented Here
NIIIP - National Industrial Information Infrastructure Protocols
NIST - National Institute Of Standards & Technology
NLM - Network Loadable Module
NLP - Natural-language Processing
NNTP - Network News Transport Protocol
NOS - Network Operating System
NOT - Nonobject Technology
NPD - New Product Development
NPI - New-Product Introduction
NQL - Network Query Language (Alpha CONNECT)
NRT - Near Realtime
NSPS - New Source Performance Standards
NT - New Technology
NTES - Network File System
NTFS - NT File System (Windows)
NURBS - Nonuniform Rational B Splines
NVO - Nonvessel Operator
NVSRAM - Nonvolatile Semiconductor RAM
OBI - Options By IBM
OOT - Object-oriented Technology
O&M - Operation And Maintenance
OAD - Object Analysis And Design
OAG - Open Applications Group
OAGIS - Open Applications Group Integration Specification
OB - Object-Based
OBI - Open Business On The Internet
OCC - OLE (object Linking And Embedding) Custom Control
OCR - Optical Character Recognition
OCS - Open Control Software
OCV - Optical Character Verification
OCX - OLE Extension .ocx
OD&M - OLE For Design & Modeling
ODAA - Open Data Acquisition Association
ODBC - Open Database Connectivity
ODBMS - Object Database Management Systems
ODMA - Open Document Management Assn.
ODS - Operational Data Supervision
ODVA - Open DeviceNet Vendor Assn.
OEE - Overall Equipment Effectiveness
OEM - Original-equipment Manufacturer
OFS - Optical File System
OFS - Order-fulfillment System
OI - Operator Interface
OIM - Open Information Model
OIT - Operator Interface Terminal
OL - Object-Like
OLA - Open Library API
OLAP - Online Analytical Processing
OLE - Object Linking And Embedding
OLEDB - OLE Database
OLP - Online Programming
OLTP - Online Transaction Processing
OMA - Object Management Architecture
OMAC - Open Modular Or Architecture Controller (Consortium)
OMFI - Open Media Framework Interchange
OMG - Object Management Group
OMR - Optical Mark Recognition
OMS - Operational Method Sheet
OMS - Order Management System
OO - Object-Oriented
OODBMS - Object-Oriented Database Management Systems
OOP - Object-Oriented Programming
OPC - OLE (object Linking And Embedding) For Process Control
OpenGL - Open Graphics Language
OPL - Optimization Program Language
OPT - Optimized Production Technology
ORB - Object Request Broker
OS - Operating System
OSEM - Operating System Encapsulation Mechanism
OSF - Open Software Foundation
OSHA - Occupational Safety And Health Administration
OSI - Open Systems Interconnect
OSM - Optical Switching Module
OSP - Operations Service Provider
OT - Object Technology
OTM - Object Transaction Monitor
OU - Organization Unit
OVE - Order Visibility Exchange
PCA - Principal Component Analysis
PICMG - PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group
PIMS - Plant Information Management System
PIMS - Personal Information Manager
PLS - Projection To Latent Structures
PMES - Paperless Manufacturing Execution System
P&C - Process And Control
P&O - Product And Order
P/ERP - Process Enterprise Resource Planning
P/O - Purchase Order
P/PC - Palm-size PC
P/SCM - Process/Supply-Chain Management
P3P - Privacy Preference Project
PAC - Platform Adapter Component
PAM - Plant Asset Management
PAS - Process Automation System
PBX - Private Branch Exchange
PC - Personal Computer
PCB - Printed Circuit Board
PCI - Peripheral Component Interconnect
PCL - Printer Control Language
PCLC - PC Logic Controller
PCM - Product Change Management
PCM - Plant Conceptual Model
PCM - Predictive Cost Modeling
PCMCIA - Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
PCS - Process Control System
PD - Positive Displacement
PDA - Personal Digital Assistant
PDAS - Process Data Acquisition System
PDC - Product Definitions And Commerce
PDF - Portable Document Format
PDGPS - Phase Differential Global Positioning System
PDK - Professional Developers Kit
PDLA - Plant Design, Layout, And Analysis
PDM - Product Data Management
PDM - Product Knowledge Management
PDP - Plasma Display Panel
PDS - Plant Design System
PDS - Programmable Device Support
PDT - Portable Data Terminal
PE&C - Process Execution And Control
PERL - Practical Extraction And Report Language (also Perl)
PERT - Program Evaluation Review Technology
PFA - Predictive Failure Analysis
PFD - Process Flow Diagram
PHD - Plant History Database
PI - Plant Information
PI - Process Instruction
PID - Proportional, Integral, Derivative
PIE - Pocket Internet Explorer
PIM - Personal Information Management
PIM - Product Information Management
PIM - Process Information Management
PIMS - Plant Information-management System
PIMS - Process Information-management System
PIN - Plant Information Network
PING - Packet Internet Group
PIP - Petroleum-industry Profile
PIP - Plant Information Portal
PIP - Partner Interface Process
PKI - Public Key Infrastructure
PKM - Product-knowledge Management
PLC - Programmable-logic Controller
PLD - Programmable-logic Design
PLD - Programmable-logic Device
PLM - Product-lifecycle Management
PM - Production Management
PM - Preventive Maintenance
PMC - Process Monitoring And Control
PMD - Programmable Message Display
pMES - Paperless MES
PMS - Production Management System
PO - Purchase Order
PO - Plant Operations
POI - Points Of Interaction
POS - Point-Of-Sale
POSIX - Portable Operating System Interface
PP - Production Planning
PP-PI - Production Planning-Process Industries (SAP)
PPAP - Production Part Approval Process
PPCN - Packaged Plant-Control Network (Honeywell)
PPE - Product And Process Engineering
PPM - Product Process Management
PPP - Point-to-Point Protocol
PPTP - Point-to-point Tunneling Protocol
PR - Payroll
PRM - Partner Relationship Management
PRO - Pricing And Revenue Optimization
PSA - Professional-services Automation
PSI - Pounds Per Square Inch
PSM - Process Safety Management
PWA - Printed Wiring Assembly
PWB - Print Wiring Board
PWM - Pulse Width Modulation
PWS - Personal Workstation
PWS - Personal Web Server
Q2L - Quality, Quantity, And Location
QA - Quality Assurance
QBE - Query By Example
QC - Quality Control
QMS - Quality-management System
QoS - Quality Of Service
QR - Quick Response
RAM - Random-access Memory
RLD - Relay Ladder Diagram
R&D - Research And Development
R&S - Routing And Scheduling
R/C - Resistance/Capacitanse
R/W - Readable/Writable
RAD - Rapid Application Development
RAID - Redundant Arrays Of Independent Disks
RAS - Remote Access Server
RAS - Reliability, Availability, And Serviceability
RBE - Report-by-exception
RCCP - Rough-Cut Capacity Planning
RCM - Reliability Centered Maintenance
RCSA - Root-cause Failure Analysis
RDBMS - Relational Database-management System
RDC - Regional Distribution Center
RDMS - Relational Database-management System
RDO - Remote Data Objects
RDP - Remote Desktop Protocol
RDS - Remote Data Service (formerly ADC)
REJ - Rapid Economic Justification
REPAC - Ready, Execute, Process, Analyze, Coordinate (AMR Research)
RF - Radio Frequency
RFC - Remote Function Call
RFDC - Radio Frequency Data Collection
RFDC - Radio Frequency Data Communications
RFI - Radio Frequency Interference
RFI - Request For Information
RFIC - Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit
RFID - Radio Frequency Identification
RFP - Request For Proposal
RFQ - Request For Quote
RFS - Relational Financial System
RIP - Raster Image Processor
RISC - Reduced-instruction-set Computing
RLD - Relay Ladder Diagram
RLL - Relay Ladder Logic
RMA - Return Merchandise Authorization
RMA - Return Material Authorization
RMPCT - Robust Multivariable Predictive Control Technology
RMS - Remote Management System
RMS - Road Management Systems
ROA - Return On Assets
ROC - Remote Operation Controller
ROCE - Return On Capital Employed
ROI - Return On Investment
ROLAP - Relational Online Analytical Processing
ROM - Read-Only Memory
ROS - Rate-Of-Sales
ROSA - Rate-Of-Sale Analysis
RP - Rapid Prototyping
RPC - Remote Procedure Call
RPM - Revolutions Per Minute
RPO - Recovery-Point Objectives
RRC - Regular Regulatory Control
RRM - Rapid Response Manufacturing
RRP - Resource Requirements Planning
RSL - Resilient Server Links
RSM - Regional Sales Manager
RT - Realtime
RTA - Runtime Analysis
RTD - Resistance Temperature Detector
RTE - Realtime Trading Exchange
RTL - Register Transfer Level
RTLS - Realtime Locating System
RTO - Realtime Optimization
RTOS - Realtime Operating System
RTSS - Realtime Subsystem
RTU - Remote Terminal Unit
RTX - Realtime Extension
RTX - Realtime Transaction Exchange
SCP - Supply-chain Products
SEPC - Advanced Statistical Process Control
SLA - Stereo Lighography Apparatus
S.M.A.R.T. - Suppression Monitoring And Recording Technology
S2ML - Security-Services Markup Language
SAMA - Scientific Apparatus Makers Association
SAN - Storage-Area Network
SAN - System-Area Network
SAP - Systems Applications and Products
SAPI - Speech Application Programming Interface (Microsoft)
SAT - Save ACIS Text File Format
SBC - Single-board Computer
SBU - Strategic Business Unit
SBS - Sentinel Business Solutions
SCAD - Supply-chain Analysis And Design
SCADA - Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition
SCE - Supply-Chain Execution
SCEM - Supply-Chain Event Management
SCEM - Supply-Chain Execution Management
SCI - Supply-Chain Integration
SCM - Supply-Chain Management
SCM - Software Configuration Management
SCO - Supply-Chain Optimization
SCOPE - Supply-Chain Optimization, Planning, And Execution
SCOR - Supply-Chain Operations Reference-model
SCOREx - Supply-Chain Optimization Realtime Execution
SCP - Service Control Point
SCP - Support-Center Practices
SCP - Supply-Chain Planning
SCR - Silicon-Controlled Rectifier
SCSI - Small Computer System Interface
SD - Sales And Distribution
SDK - Software Development(ers) Kit
SDL - Specification Description Language
SDLC - Synchronous Data Link Control
SDM - Sales Delivery And Merchandising
SDRAM - Synchronous Dynamic Random-access Memory
SE - Second Edition
SEA - Self-Evident Applications
SECS - Semiconductor Equipment Communication Standards
SEMI - Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International
SES - Sales Execution System
SFA - Salesforce Automation
SFC - Sequential Function Chart
SFC - Shop Floor Control
SFP - Shop Floor Programming
SGML - Standard General(ized) Markup Language
SI - Systems Integrator
SIC - Standard Industrial Classification
SIGGRAPH - Special-Interest Group On Computer Graphics
SIM - Subscriber Information Module
SIMD - Single Instruction, Multiple Data
SIMM - Single Inline Memory Module
SIP - Semiconductor Intellectual Property
SIS - Strategic Information System
SKU - Stock-Keeping Unit
SLA - Service Level Agreement
SLC - Soft-logic Control
SLDC - Single Loop Digital Control
SLDL - System Level Design Language
SLIP - Serial Line Internet Protocol
SMART - Suppression Monitoring And Recording Technology
SMB - Small-to-Midsize Business
SMC - Small-to-Midsize Company
SME - Small-to-Midsize Enterprise
SME - Sales And Marketing Effectiveness
SMIF - Standard Mechanical Interface
SMM - Secure Memory Module
SMM - Small-to-Midsize Manufacturer
SMP - Symmetrical Multiprocessing
SMP - Shared-Memory Multiprocessing
SMS - Systems Management Server
SMS - Systems Management Software
SMS - Short Messaging Service
SMS - Short Message Service
SMT - Surface-Mount Technology
SMT - Shipment Management Tools
SMTP - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SNA - Systems Network Architecture
SNMP - Simple Network-management Practice
SOAP - Simple Object Access Protocol (Microsoft)
SOC - System-On-Chip
SOE - Sequence Of Events
SOHO - Small Office/Home Office
SOM - System Object Model
SONET - Synchronous Optical Network
SOP - Standard Operating Procedure
SOP - Sales and Operations Planning
SP - Scalable Performance
SPC - Statistical Process Control
SPC - Storage Performance Council
SPICE - Simulation Program With Integrated Circuit Emphasis
SPOF - Single Points Of Failure
SPOM - Self-programmable One-chip Microcomputer
SPOOL - Simultaneous Print Operations Online
SPR - Surface Plasmon Resonance
SPS - Strategic Planning System
SQC - Statistical Quality Control
SQL - Structured Query Language
SQM - Software Quality Management
SRM - System Resource Management
SRM - Supplier-relationship Management
SS - Spread Spectrum
SSI - Spatial Systems Integration
SSL - Secure Socket Layer
SSM - Sales And Service Management
SSPA - Software Support Professionals Association
STAR - Software Technical Assistance Recognition (SSPA)
STEP - Standard For The Exchange Of Product Model Data (French)
SUT - Server Under Test
SVGA - Super Video Graphics Array
T&M - Test & Measuring
TAM - Trade Allowance Management
TAP - Total Available Profit
TAPI - Telephone Application Program Interface
TCA - Technology-Chain Automation
TCM - Time-Critical Manufacturing
TCO - Total Cost Of Ownership
TCP/IP - Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
TCT - Total Cycle Time
TDM - Technical-Data Management
TDR - Tool Design Request
TES - Transportation Execution Systems
TES - Technology-Enabled Selling
TFF - Tangential Flow Filtration
TFT - Thin-Film Transistor
TIA - Totally Integrated Automation
TIMA - Technology for Integrated Manufacturing Applications
TIP - Technology, Infrastructure, Product
TL - Truckload
TLA - Three-letter Acronym (also MLA, Multi-letter Acronym)
TLC - Total Landed Cost
TLC - Time and Labor Collection
TLD - Top-level Domain
TMS - Transportation Management System
TO - Transfer Order
TOC - Theory Of Constraints
TOM - Tool Object Model
TP - Transaction Processing
TPH - Total Plant History
TPS - Total Plant Solution
TQM - Top-quality Management
TRPM - Transportation Resource Planning And Management
TSE - Terminal Server Edition (Microsoft)
TSM - Total Supply Management
TSP - Transaction Service Provider
UCC - Ubiquitous Computer Control
UCM - Unified Change Management
UCS - Universal Communication System
UDA - Universal Data Access
UDDI - Universal Description, Discovery, And Integration
UGUI - Ubiquitous Graphic User Interface
UI - User Interface
UL - Underwriters Laboratory
UML - Unified Modeling Language
UNC - Universal Naming Convention
UOM - Unit Of Measure
UPC - Universal Product Code
UPnP - Universal Plug And Play (Microsoft)
UPS - Uninterruptible Power Supply
URL - Uniform Resource Locator (Internet)
USB - Universal Serial Bus
USDA - United States Department Of Agriculture
VRML - Virtual Reality Modeling Language
VAN - Value-Added Network
VAR - Value-added Reseller
VAV - Variable Air Volume
VAX - Virtual Address Extension
VB - Visual Basic (Microsoft)
VBA - Visual Basic For Applications (Microsoft)
VBM - Value-based Management
VBM - Value-based Management
VBO - Vehicle-Brand Owners
VBX - Visual Basic Custom Control
VCI - Value Chain Initiative (Microsoft)
VCI - Value Chain Integration (Microsoft)
VDE - Visual Development Environment
VDM - Virtual Device Model
VDU - Visual Display Unit
VECS - Virtually Exhaustive Combinatorics System
VFD - Variable-Frequency Drive
VGA - Video Graphics Adapter
VHDL - Very-High-Level Design Language
VI - Virtual Interface
VICS - Voluntary Inter-industry Commerce Standards (organization)
VIP - Value Improvement Process
VLB - VESA Local Bus
VLC - Visual Logic Controller (Steeplechase)
VLIW - Very Long Instruction Word
VLM - Very Large Memory
VLSI - Very-large-scale Integration
VM - Virtual Machine
VMI - Vendor-Managed Inventory
VML - Vector Markup Language
VMS - Virtual Memory System
VMS - Virtual Multiple Systems
VoIP - Voice-over Internet Protocol
VOM - Virtual Object Modeling
VPD - Virtual Product Development
VPDM - Virtual Product Data Management
VPM - Virtual Product Management
VPN - Virtual Private (privacy) Network
VR - Virtual Reality
VRM - Vendor Return Management
VRML - Virtual-Reality Modeling Language
VSD - Variable-Speed Drive
VTC - Virtual Trading Community
VTQ - Value, Timestamp, And Quality
VVI - Variable-Voltage Inverter
W3C - World Wide Web Consortium
WAH - Web Application Hosting
WAIS - Wide-Area Information Service
WAN - Wide-Area Network
WAP - Wireless Application Protocol
WASP - Wireless Application Service Provider
WBEM - Web-Based Enterprise Management
WBS - Work Breakdown Statistics
WBT - Windows-based Terminal
WDM - Windows Driver Model
WES - Work Execution System
WfM - Wired For Management
WHQL - Windows Hardware Quality Labs
WINS - Windows Internet Names Service (Microsoft)
WIP - Work In Process
WIP - Web Interface Portal
WIP - Work-In-Progress
WLAN - Wireless Local Area Network
WLI - Wireless Local-area Network Interoperability
WML - Wireless Markup Language
WMS - Warehouse Management System
WORM - Write Once, Read Many
WOSA - Windows Open System Architecture (Microsoft)
WSDL - Web-services Description Language
WUI - Web User Interface
WWW - World Wide Web
WYSIWYG - WhatYou See Is WhatYou Get
X3D - Extensible 3D
XAML - Transaction Authority Markup Language
XBRL - Extensible Business Reporting Language (formerly XFRML)
xDSL - High-speed Digital Subscriber Line
XGL - Not An Acronym, Is A File Format
XHTML - Extensible HTML
XKMS - XML Key Management Specification
XMAPI - Extended Messaging Application Programming
XMC - Extensions For Motion Control
XML - Extensible Markup Language
XPI - Extended Process Integration
XRM - Extended Relationship Management
XSL - Extensible Style Language
ZAW - Zero Administration Windows (Microsoft)
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