A Ac cr ro on ny ym ms s o of f T Te er rm ms s C Co om mm mo on
n t to o I In ns st tr ru um me en nt ta at ti io on n AAnion
A/DAnalog-to-Digital A&EArchitects & Engineers AAAtomic
Absorption AASAtomic Absorption Spectroscopy ABMAsynchronous
Balanced Mode ABSAcrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene, ABSolute
ACAlternating Current ACDS Analyzer Control and Data System
ACIDAtomicity, Consistency, Isolation, and Durability ACPM
Association Control Protocol Machine ACRAttenuation to Crosstalk
Ratio ACTAlternative Control Technique ADCAnalog-to-Digital
Converter, Automatic Data Collection ADOAverage Dipole Orientation
ADPCMAdaptive Differential Pulse-Code Modulation AEAppearance
Energy AEDAtomic Emission Detector AEPA Alberta Environmental
Protection and Enhancement Act (Canada) AESAtomic Emission
Spectroscopy, Auger Electron Spectroscopy AETAcoustic Emission
Technology AFAudio Frequency AFCAir Fail Closed, Automatic
Frequency Control AFDAdjustable Frequency Drive AFEAuthority For
Expenditure AFMAtomic Force Microscope AFOAir Fail Open AFSAtomic
Fluorescence Spectrometry AFVAlternative Fuel Vehicle AGCAutomatic
Gain Control AGHISAll Glass Heated Inlet System AHAnalyzer House
AHDL Analog Hardware Descriptive Language AHJ Authority Having J
urisdiction AIAnalog Input AIMAutomated Instrument Manager
AIRSAerometric Information Retrieval System AITAutogenous Ignition
Temperature, AutoIgnition Temperature ALAllowable Level
ALCAutomatic Level Control ALDAnoxic Limestone Drains
ALISAnalytical Laboratory Integrated System AMAnte Meridiem,
Amplitude Modulation AM/FMAutomated Mapping/Facilities Maintenance
AMDAutomated Multiple Development, Acid Mine Drainage
AMLCDActive-Matrix Liquid Crystal Display AMPAMPere, AMPlifier
AMSAccelerator Mass Spectrometry, Adolescent Mass Spectrometrists
AMUAtomic Mass Unit ANAuger Neutralization, Application Note
AOAnalog Output AOIAutomated Optical Inspection AOPAdvanced
Oxidation Processes AOTF Acousto-Optic Tunable Filter AOVAir
Operated Valve APApplication Process, Appearance Potential,
Atmospheric Pressure APAAdministrative Procedure Act APCAdvanced
Process Control APCIAtmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization
APCSAir Pollution Control System APDAvalanche Photodiode
APIAtmospheric Pressure Ionization, Application Programming
Interface, ActivePharmaceutical Ingredient APPIAtmospheric Pressure
Photoionization AQLAcceptable Quality Level ARACTAlternate
Reasonably Available Control Technology ARMAsynchronous Response
Mode ARMS Angle Resolved Mass Spectrometry AROAfter Receipt of
Order ARPDBAcid Rain Program Data Base ARTICA Real-Time Interface
Coprocessor ASAPAs Soon As Possible ASCArea Source Categories ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASGDIMSAtmospheric Sampling Glow Discharge Ionization Mass
Spectrometry ASIActuator Sensor Interface ASICApplication Specific
Integrated Circuit ASKAmplitude Shift Keying (modulation)
ASMAcceleration Simulation Mode ASMA Abnormal Situation Management
ASNAmmonium Sulfate Nitrate ASTAlternate-site Testing, Aboveground
Storage Tank ATCAir To Close, Air Traffic Control ATEAutomated Test
Equipment ATEC Authorized Technical Education Center (Microsoft)
ATERISAir Toxics Exposure & Risk Information System ATEX
Atmosphere Explosible (France i.e., Potentially Explosive
Atmosphere) ATGAutomatic Test Generation ATMATMosphere,
Asynchronous Transfer Mode, Automated Teller Machine ATOAir To Open
ATPAdvanced Technology Program ATRAttenuated Total Reflection
ATTICAlternative Treatment Technology Information Center
AVPAnalyzer Validation Program AVSAccelerating Voltage Scan
AWGAmerican Wire Gauge, Arbitrary Waveform Generator AXIAutomated
X-ray Inspection BMagnetic Sector Mass Analyzer, Magnetic Sector
Field Strength or Flux Density B2MMLBusiness-to-Manufacturing
Markup Language BACnetBuilding Automation Control network BACMBest
Available Control Measure BACT Best Available Control Technology
BCCBlock Check Characters BCDBinary-Coded Decimal (Numbers) BDAT
Best Demonstrated Available Technology BEISBiogenic Emissions
Inventory System BEIS-2Biogenic Emissions Inventory System, version
2 BELD Biogenic Emissions Land Cover Database BERBit Error Rate,
Basic Encoding Rules BERTBit Error Rate Test[er] BeVBillion
Electron Volts (eV) BFMBalanced Flow Meter BIBusiness Intelligence
BIABioluminescence Immunoassay BIFBoilers and Industrial Furnaces
BIOMEBiogenic Model for Emissions BIOSBasic Input Output System
BITBinary digit, Built In Test BMPBitmap, Best Management Practices
BNCBayonet Neill-Concelman, Bayonet/Baby/British Naval Connector
BOGSATBunch Of Guys Sitting Around Talking BOBBeginning Of Business
(day) BODBiological Oxygen Demand BOMBeginning Of Message, Bill of
Materials BPBoiling Point BPABeaumont/Port Arthur BPCSBasic Process
Control System BPDBarrels Per Day BPMBusiness Process Management
BPSBits Per Second BSOD Blue Screen of Death (Computer term related
to Windows NT lockup) BTEX Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, &
Xylene BTUBritish Thermal Unit BTWBy The Way BTXBenzene Toluene
Xylene BWBandwidth BWCBiological Weapons Convention CAAClean Air
Act CAAA Clean Air Act Amendments (1990) CADComputer Assisted
Design, Computer Aided Design CAEComputer Assisted Engineering,
Computer Aided Engineering CAGR Compound Annual Growth Rate,
Capital Asset Growth Rate CALCalorie Cal LEVCalifornia Low Emission
Vehicle CALM Collaborative Asset Lifecycle Management CAMComputer
Assisted Manufacturing, Computer Aided Manufacturing,
ComplianceAssurance Monitoring CAMACComputer-Automated Measurement
And Control CAMS Continuous Air Monitoring Station CAMUCorrective
Action Management Unit CAMx Comprehensive Air Model with Extensions
CANController Area Network CAPCertified Automation Professional
(ISA) CARE Clean Air Responsibility Enterprise CASEComputer Aided
Software Engineering CATComputer Aided Test CATV Community Antenna
TeleVision CBCircuit Breaker CB-IV HCCarbon Bond IV Hydrocarbon
CBMCondition Based Maintenance CBTComputer Based Training
CCCCoastal Coo CCDCharge Coupled Device CCPCritical Control Point
CCSTCertified Control System Technician (ISA) CCTClean Coal
Technologies CDCompact Disc, Configurable Diagnostic CD-RWCompact
Disc Rewriteable CDPD Cellular Digital Packet Data CDSConceptual
Data Store, Chromatography Data System CECommunate Europeene
European Community (French) CECCanadian Electrical Code
CEM(S)Continuous Emission Monitor(ing) (System) CEOChief Executive
Officer CEPACanadian Environmental Protection Act (Canada)
CERCLAComprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act CExCapillary Extraction CFCChloroFluoroCarbon,
Current to Frequency Converter CFDComputational Fluid Dynamics
CFRCode of Federal Regulations (USA) CGACylinder Gas Audit,
Combustible Gas Analyzer CGICommon Gateway Interface, Computer
Generated Imagery CGMComputer Graphics Metafile CHSChlorinated
Hydrocarbon Solvents CIChemical Ionization, Central Impression
CICCombustion Ion Chromatography CIDCharge Injection Device, Charge
Injection Detector CIDXChemical Industry Data eXchange (USA)
CIHCertified Industrial Hygienist CIMComputer Integrated
Manufacturing CIOChief Information Officer CIPClean In Place,
Common Industrial Protocol CISCComplex Instruction Set Computer
CLCenter Line CLCConvective Liquid Chromatography
CLDChemiLuminescence Detector CLMComputer Link Module CLPContract
Laboratory Program CLSM Confocal Laser Scan Microscope CMCentimeter
CMAQCongestion Mitigation and Air Quality CMMSComputerized
Maintenance Management Systems CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide
Semiconductor CMPCode Making Panel (NEC) CMRCommon Mode Rejection
CMRR Common Mode Rejection Ratio CMSContinuous Monitoring System
CMSA Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area CMVCommon Mode
Voltage CMVRCommon Mode Voltage Ratio CNCComputer Numerical Control
CNGCompressed Natural Gas COCarbon Monoxide COBRACommon Object
Request Broker Architecture CODChemical Oxygen Demand
CODECCoder-Decoder COGS Cost Of Goods Sold COMCOMputer, Common
Object Model, Component Object Model, Communication COMS Continuous
Opacity Monitoring System CONConnector COOChief Operating Officer
COSChange Of State (I/O) COTSCommercial Off-The-Shelf CoURCost of
Unreliability COVCoefficient of Variation CPCentipoise, Cathodic
Protection CPDSCertified Product Data Sheets CPMS Continuous
Parametric Monitoring System CPPCritical Process Parameter
CPQRAChemical Process Quantitative Risk Analysis CPSCycles Per
Second, Characters Per Second CPUCentral Processing Unit
CQACritical Quality Attributes CRControl Relay, Chloroprene Rubber,
Carriage Return CRADACooperative Research and Development Activity
CRCCyclic Redundancy Check CRDS Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy
CRMCustomer Relationship Management CRTCathode Ray Tube CSCarbon
Steel CSATCertified Specialist in Analytical Technology CSEControl
System Engineer CSHM Certified Safety and Health Manager CSIControl
System Integrator, Common Sense Initiative CSMChlorosulfonated
Polyethylene CSMA/CDCarrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision
Detection CSOChief Security Officer CSPCertified Safety
Professional CSVComma Separated Variable CTCurrent Transformer
CTGControl Technique Guideline CTSClear To Send CVControl Valve,
control valve sizing factor CWContinuous Wave CWAClean Water Act
CWCChemical Weapons Convention CWDMCoarse Wavelength Division
Multiplexing CYACover Your Ass CZECapillary Zone Electrophoresis
CZMP Coastal Zone Management Plan (Texas, US) D/ADigital-to-Analog
D/DBPDisinfectant and Disinfection By-Products rule
DACDigital-to-Analog Converter DAPDirectory Access Protocol DAQData
AcQuisition DASData Acquisition System DAUData Acquisition Unit
dBDecibel DBCP 1, 2-Dibromo-3-Chloropropane DBFData Base Format,
Data Base File dBvDecibel Voltage DCDirect Current DCEData
Communication Equipment, Distributed Computing Environment DCLDEC
Command Language DCOMDistributed Common Object Model DCSDistributed
Control System, Digital Control System, Defined Context Set
DDCDirect Digital Control DDDDirect Distance Dialing DDEDynamic
Data Exchange DDLDevice Definition Language, Device Description
Language DERC Discrete Emission Reduction Credit DFMDesign for
Manufacturability DESPDry Electrostatic Precipitation
DFWDallas/Fort Worth DFWNDallas / Fort Worth North
DFWRTMDallas/Fort Worth Regional Travel Model DGDistribution Grid
DH+ Data Highway Plus DIDigital Input DIALDifferential Absorption
Laser DICDifferential Interference Contrast DIDDischarge Ionization
Detector DIOSDataradio InterOperability Standard DIPDual In-line
Package DIRTFTDo It Right The First Time DISDraft International
Standard DLDetection Limit DLLDynamic Link Library, Data Link Layer
DLPDigital Light Processing DLSDynamic Light Scattering DMADirect
Memory Access DMCDynamic Matrix Control DMMDigital Multimeter
DMSDocument Management System DNAC Dynamic Network Access Control
DNAPLDense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid DNIDevicenet Network Interface,
Desktop Network Interface DODissolved Oxygen, Digital Output DOAS
Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy DOCDissolved Organic
Carbon DODDepth Of Discharge DOEDesign of Experiments DOFDegrees of
Freedom DoSDenial of Service DOSDisk Operating System DOWDay Of
Week DPDifferential Pressure DPDT Double Pole Double ThrowDPIDots
Per Inch DPMDigital Panel Meter DRAMDynamic Random Access Memory
DREDestruction and Removal Efficiency DRIFT Diffuse Reflectance
Infrared Fourier Transform Spectroscopy DRMDigital Rights
Management DSPDigital Signal Processing, Digital Signal Processor
DSRData Set Ready DSSSDirect Sequence Spread Spectrum DTDDirect
Thermal Desorption DTEData Terminal Equipment, Data Terminating
Equipment DTLDiode-Transistor Logic DTMDifficult to Measure, Device
Type Manager DTRData Terminal Ready DTTDe-energize To Trip DUData
Unit DVDesign Value DVCDigital Valve Control DVDDigital Video Disk
DVMDigital VoltMeter E&CEngineering & Construction
E&PExploration & Production EAMEnterprise Asset Management
EANEuropean Article Number EBCDICExtended Binary-Coded Decimal
Interchange Code ECDElectron Capture Detector ECNICIElectron
Capture Negative Ion Chemical Ionization ECOEpiChlorohydron
Elastomer, Electro-Catalytic Oxidation ECPEnhanced Capabilities
Port (parallel port) EDB1, 2-Dibromo-ethane EDDL Electronic Device
Description Language EDFW Extended Dallas/Fort Worth EDIElectronic
Data Interchange EDIFElectronic Data Interchange Format
EDLElectrodeless Discharge Lamp EDPElectronic Data Processing
EDRElectronic Data Reporting EDSEnergy Dispersive Spectrometry
EDXEnergy Dispersive X-ray EDXRFEnergy Dispersive X-ray
Fluorescence EEPROMElectrically Erasable Programmable Read Only
Memory EFDEngineering Flow Diagram EFMElectronic Flow Meter EGAS
Economic Growth Analysis System EGFElectric Generating Facility
EGRExhaust Gas Recirculation EIElectron Impact, Electron
Ionization, Emissions Inventory EIDElectron Ionization Detector
EIDEEnhanced Integrated Device Electronics EIMSEnvironmental
Information Management System EIQEmissions Inventory Questionnaire
EISAExtended Industry Standard Architecture ELElevation,
ElectroLuminecse ELCD Electrolytic Conductivity Detector
ELFExtremely Low Frequency ELPEl Paso ELPATEnvironmental Lead
Proficiency Analytical Testing Program EMAEnterprise Management
Architecture EMCElectromagnetic Compatibility, Emissions
Measurement Center EMEElectromagnetic Emissions EMFElectromagnetic
Field, Electromagnetic Force, Electromotive Force
EMIElectromagnetic Interference EMISEnvironmental Management
Information System EMPElectro-Magnetic Pulse EMRElectroMagnetic
Radiation EMSEnergy Management System EMTElectroMetallic Tubing
ENEuropean Norm EOElectro-Optical, Electro-Optic EOFElectroOsmotic
Flow EOMEnd Of Message EOTEnd Of Text EPEthylene-Propylene, Ethane
Propane, Explosion Proof EPAEnhance Performance Architecture
EPCEngineering Procurement Construction, Electronic Product Code
EPCM Engineering Procurement Construction Management EPCRAEmergency
Planning and Community Right-to-know Act EPDM Ethylene Propylene
Rubber EPEREuropean Pollutant Emission Register EPMElectrical
Preventive Maintenance EPNEmission Point Number EPPEnhanced
Parallel Port (parallel port) EPROMErasable Programmable Read Only
Memory EPPEnhanced Parallel Port EPTox Extraction Procedure
Toxicity ERCEmission Reduction Credit ERPEnterprise Resource
Planning ERTEquipment Repair Time ESAEndangered Species Act
ESBEnterprise Service Bus ESCEscape ESDEmergency ShutDown,
ElectroStatic Discharge ESEM Environmental Scanning Electron
Microscope ESPElectro-Static Precipitator ESREquivalent Series
Resistance ESSEnterprise Supervisory System, Environmental Stress
Screening, ElectronicSwitching System ETAEvent Tree Analysis
ETREmployer Trip Reduction ETXEnd of Text EUEuropean Union
EUTEquipment Under Test eVElectron Volt EVAEthylene Vinyl Acetate
EVDEnhanced Versatile Disc F wastesHazardous wastes from
nonspecific sources F/VFrequency-to-Voltage FAFailure Analysis
FABFast Atom Bombardment FACA Federal Advisory Committee Act FADU
File Access Data Unit FAQFrequently Asked Question FARFlexible
Attainment Region FATFile Allocation Table, Factory Acceptance
Test, Field Acceptance Test FCFail Closed FCCFluid Catalytic
Cracking FDFail Dangerous FDDIFiber Distributed Data Interface
FDMFrequency Division Multiplexing FDMA Frequency Division Multiple
Access FDTFractional Dead Time, Field Device Tool FELFront End
Loading FEPFluorinated Ethylene Propylene
FESOPFederally-Enforceable State Operating Permit FETField Effect
Transistor FFFlange-to-Flange, Face-to-Face, Form Feed, Foundation
Fieldbus FFFField-flow Fractionation FFTFast Fourier Transform
FGDFlue Gas Desulfurization FHSSFrequency Hopping Spread Spectrum
FIAFlow Injection Analysis FIDFlame Ionization Detector FIFOFirst
In First Out FIFRA Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act FIMFacilities Information Management FINField Instrument
Network FIPFactory Information Protocol, Federal Implementation
Plan FIPSFederal Information Processing Standards FMFrequency
Modulation FMCFixed/Mobile Convergence FMEA Failure Mode and
Effects Analysis FMECAFailure Mode and Effects and Criticality
Analysis FMLA Family and Medical Leave Act FMVCPFederal Motor
Vehicle Control Program FOBFree On Board FOFail Open, Fiber Optic
FODForeign Object Damage FPFlash Point, Functional Profile, Field
Portable FPDFlame Photometric Detector, Flat Panel Display
FPGAField Programmable Gate Array FPLFixed Programmable Language
FPNFine Print Note FPUFloating Point Unit FRFederal Register FRAM
Ferroelectric Random Access Memory FRCFire Retardant Clothing
FRPFiberglass Reinforced Polyester FSFull Scale, Fail Safe
FSAFunction Safety Assessment FSKFrequency Shift Keying FSOTFused
Silica Open Tubular capillary column FTFoot, Feet FTAFlame
Temperature Analysis, Fault Tree Analysis FTAM File Transfer,
Access, and Management FTEFull Time Equivalent Employee FTMFixed
Time Maintenance FTIRFourier Transform Infrared FTNIR Fourier
Transform Near Infrared FTPFile Transfer Protocol FTTAFederal
Technology Transfer Act FTTHFiber To The Home FUFUse, Functional
Unit FUBARF... Upped Beyond All Recognition FUDFear, Uncertainty,
and Deception FWPCAFederal Water Pollution Control Act GGrams,
Ground G/HP-HRGrams per Horsepower-Hour G/MIGrams per Mile
GALGallon GANGlobal Area Network GATT General Agreement on Tariffs
and Trade GaAsGallium Arsenide GBUGasoline Blend Unit GCGas
Chromatograph, Gas Chromatography GC/MSGas Chromatograph/Mass
Spectrometer GC/MS/MSGas Chromatograph/Tandem Mass Spectrometer
GDGlow Discharge GDIGraphics Display Interface GDSGasoline
Desulphurization Unit GDPGross Domestic Product GEOGeostationary
Earth Orbit GFGraphite Furnace GFAASGraphite Furnace Atomic
Absorption Spectroscopy GFCGas Filter Correlation GFCIGround Fault
Circuit Interrupter GFIGround Fault Interrupter GIGOGarbage In
Garbage Out GIFGraphic Interchange Format, Graphic Image File GIPOF
Graded-Index Plastic Optical Fiber GISGeographic Information System
GLCGround Level Concentration, Gas-Liquid Chromatography
GloBEISGlobal Biogenic Emissions Inventory System GLPGood
Laboratory Practice GMPGood Manufacturing Procedure GMTGreenwich
Mean Time GPCGel Permeation Chromatography GPMGallons Per Minute
GPSGlobal Positioning System GRAS Generally Recognized As Safe
GRCGalvanized Rigid Conduit GRLT Global Refining Leadership Team
GSEGround Support Equipment GTLGas To Liquids GUIGraphical User
Interface GVWRGross Vehicle Weight Rating HAPHazardous Air
Pollutant HART Highway Addressable Remote Terminal HATHardware
Acceptance Test HAXL Houston Air Excellence in Leadership
HAZOPSHazard and Operability Study HBHouse Bill HCHydrocarbon
HCIAHost Computer Interface ASCII HClHydrochloric HCUHydrocracker
Unit HDHard Disk, Harmonic Distortion HDDHeavy Duty Diesel HDDV
Heavy Duty Diesel Vehicle HDLHardware Description Language HDMI
High Definition Multimedia Interface HDPE High Density PolyEthylene
HDTHandheld Data Terminal HDTV High Definition Television HDVHeavy
Duty Vehicle HETPHeight Equivalent of a Theoretical Plate HFHigh
Frequency (3 MHz to 30 MHz), Hydrofluoric, Hydrogen Fluoride
HFTHardware Fault Tolerance HGAHouston/Galveston Area HIPSHigh
Integrity Protection System, High Integrity Protective System
HLLAPIHigh Level Language Application Programming Interface
HMIHuman Machine Interface HMRHazardous Material Regulation
HOMERHazardous Organic Mass Emission Rate HONHazardous Organic
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants HOVHigh
Occupancy Vehicle HPHorsepower, Hewlett Packard, High Performance
HPCEHigh-Performance Capillary Electrophoresis HPIHydrocarbon
Processing Industry HPLCHigh-Performance Liquid Chromatography
HPMHybrid Power Management HPMS Highway Performance Monitoring
System HPSECHigh Performance Size Exclusion Chromatography
HPTLCHigh-Performance Thin Layer Chromatography HRMHouston Regional
Monitoring HRPHazard Reduction Factor HRSG Heat Recovery Steam
Generator HRVOCHighly Reactive Volatile Organic Compound HSEHigh
Speed Ethernet, Health Safety & Environmental HSWAHazardous and
Solid Waste Amendment (1984) HTGHydrostatic Tank Gauging HTML
HyperText Markup Language HTSCHigh Temperature Superconductor
HTTPHypertext Transfer Protocol, Hypertext Transport Protocol
HVHigh Voltage HVAC Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning
HZHertz I/MInspection/Maintenance I/OInput/Output I/PCurrent to
Pneumatic I&CInformation & Control I&EInstrumentation
& Electrical IAQIndoor Air Quality IASInstrument Air Supply
ICIntegrated Circuit, Ion Chromatography ICAPInductively Coupled
Argon Plasma ICAP-MSInductively Coupled Argon Plasma - Mass
Spectroscopy ICAP-OESInductively Coupled Argon Plasma - Optical
Emission Spectroscopy ICCDIntensified Charge Coupled Device ICEIn
Case of Emergency ICIIndustrial, Commercial, and Institutional
ICPInductively Coupled Plasma ICP-AESInductively Coupled Plasma
Atomic Emission Spectroscopy ICP-MSInductively Coupled Plasma Mass
Spectrometry ICTIn-Circuit Test IDInside Diameter, Identification
IDEIntegrated Drive Electronics, Integrated Development Environment
IDNInternational Domain Name IDRIntrascene Dynamic Range
IEFIsoElectric Focusing IFIntermediate Frequency IFAIssue For
Approval IFCIssue For Construction IFTInverse fast Fourier
Transform IGIsolated Ground IGBTInsulated Gate Bipolar Transistor
IGCCIntegrated Gasification Combined Cycle IIGInterim
Implementation Guidance IIMSIntegrated Information Management
System IIPInterim Implementation Plan ILDInstrument Loop Diagram
ILMInformation Lifecycle Management IMAC Immobilized Metal Affinity
Chromatography IMAPInternet Message Access Protocol IMCIntermediate
Metal Conduit IMSInformation Management System, Ion Mobility
Spectrometry, IP MultimediaSubsystem INHGInches Mercury (Hg)
INITInitial Condition Tracer INWC Inches Water Column IOCInstrument
on a Chip IPInternet Protocol, Intellectual Property IPv6Internet
Protocol version 6 IPAIsopropyl Alcohol IPCIntegrated Pollution
Control (England) IPCTIndustrial Process Cooling Tower
IPPIndependent Power Plant IPSInstrumented Protective System
IQInstallation Qualification IRInfraRed, Infrared Radiation
IREDInfraRed Emitting Diode IRPIntegrated Resource Planning
IRQInterrupt ReQuest ISIntrinsically Safe, Information Systems,
International Standard, Internal Standard ISAIndustry Standard
Architecture, Incident Surprise Anomaly ISBLInside Battery Limits
ISDNIntegrated Services Digital Network ISEIon Selective Electrode
ISFET Ion Selective Field Effect Transistor ISPInteroperable
Systems Project, International Standardized Profile,
InformationSolutions Practice, Internet Service Provider
ISSInternational Space Station ITInformation Technology ITDIon Trap
Detector ITPSInternational Practical Temperature Scale
ITSIntelligent Transportation System ITWSIntegrated Terminal
Weather System IWWIndustrial Wastewater J BODJ ust a Bunch of Disks
J CAMPDXJ oint Committee on Atomic and Molecular Physical Data,
Data Exchange file format J ICJ oint Industry Conference J IGJ oint
Interest Group J ISJ apan Industry Standards J ITJ ust In Time J
Script J ava Script J TCJ oint Technical Committee KKelvin K
wastesWastes from industry specific sources KBKilobyte, Kilobaud
KBPSKilobytes Per Second KCAL Kilocalorie KGKilogram
KG/HAKilograms/Hectare KISSKeep It Simple, Stupid KJ Kilojoule
KMKilometer KPAKilopascal KPIKey Performance Indicator LLiter
LcCritical Level LADARLaser Radar LAER Lowest Achievable Emission
Rate LAGSTLeaking Above Ground Storage Tank LALLSLow Angle Laser
Light Scattering LANLocal Area Network LASLink Active Scheduler
LASERLight Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
LBPound LCLiquid Chromatograph LCCLeadless Chip Carrier LCDLiquid
Crystal Display LCOSLiquid Crystal on Silicon LDAR Leak Detection
and Repair, Lightning Detection and Ranging LDLLower Detection
Limit LDRLand Disposal Restriction LTDLight Duty Truck LEDLight
Emitting Diode, Low Emission Diesel LELLower Explosive Limit LEVLow
Emission Vehicle LFLow Frequency (30 kHz to 300 kHz) LFLLower
Flammable Limit LIBSLaser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy LIDARLight
Detection And Ranging LIESA Laser Induced Emission Spectral
Analysis LIFLaser Induced Fluorescence LIFOLast In First Out
LIILaser-Induced Incandescence LIMSLaboratory Information
Management System LINLocal Interconnect Network LLMB Liquid-Liquid
Material Balance LMLink Master LNAPLLight Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid
LNGLiquefied Natural Gas LOCLab on a Chip LODLimit of Detection
LOFLack of Fit LOQLimit of Quantitation LOSLine Of Sight LOXLiquid
OXygen LPLiquefied Petroleum, Liquid Petroleum, Linear Programming
LPGLiquid Petroleum Gas, Liquefied Petroleum Gas LRULine
Replaceable Unit LSBLeast Significant Bit LSGLow Sulfur Gasoline
LSILarge Scale Integration LTLighT, Level Transmitter LTALogic Tree
Analysis LTPSLow Temperature Polysilicon LUSTLeaking Under Ground
Storage Tank LUTLook Up Table LVLow Voltage LVDT Linear Voltage
Displacement Transducer LVILarge Volume Injection LXILAN Extensions
for Instrumentation MMeter, Measurement M2MMachine-to-Machine
MAMilliamp MACT Maximum Available Control Technology, Maximum
Achievable Control Technology MALDIMatrix Assisted Laser Desorption
Ionization MALDI-TOFMatrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization
Time Of Flight MALLSMulti-angle Laser Light Scattering
MANMetropolitan Area Network MAPManufacturing Automation Protocol
MASS SPECMASS SPECtrometer MBMegaByte MBPS MegaBits Per Second
MCCMotor Control Center MCLMaximum Contaminate Level
MCPMicrochannel Plate MCSManagement Consulting Services
MDAManufacturing Defects Analyzer MDERCMobile Discrete Emission
Reduction Credit MDTMean Down Time MEKC Micellar Electrokinetic
Chromatography MEMSMicroElectroMechanical Systems MERC Mobile
Emission Reduction Credit MESManufacturing Execution Systems MESG
Maximum Experimental Safe Gap METT Mass Emissions Transient Testing
MGMilliGram, Motor Generator MGDMillion Gallons per Day MIMineral
Insulated, Mechanical Integrity MIBManagement Information Base
MICMicrobiologically Influenced Corrosion, MICrophone, Minimum
Igniting Current Mid-IRMid Infrared spectrum covering range 400
cm-1 to 4000 cm-1 (25 to 2.5 m) MIEMinimum Igniting Energy MIGMetal
Inert Gas MILManagement Information Library, 1/1000 of an inch MIL
HDBKMilitary Handbook MIL SPECMilitary Specification MIL
STDMilitary Standard MIMOMultiple Inputs/Multiple Outputs MIMS
Membrane Introduction Mass Spectrometry MIPSMillion Instructions
Per Second MISManagement Information System MISOMultiple
Inputs/Single Output MLMilliliter MLCMultilevel Cell MMMillimeter
MMBTUMillion British Thermal Units MMIMan Machine Interface MMIC
Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit MMSManufacturing Message
Specification, Maintenance Management System MOCManagement Of
Change MOFMetal Organic Framework MOMManufacturing Operations
Management MONMiscellaneous Organic NESHAP MOSMetal Oxide
Semiconductor MOSFETMetal Oxide Silicon Field Effect Transistor
MOST Mobile Open Systems Technology. Media Oriented Systems
Transport MOUMemorandum Of Understanding MOVMotor Oil Volatility,
Motor Operated Valve, Metal Oxide Varistor MPAMillipascal,
Metropolitan Planning Area MPEG Motion Picture Expert Group
MPFFMaintenance Preventable Function Failure MPHMiles Per Hour
MPUMicroprocessor Unit MRAMagnetic Resonance Analysis MRAMMagnetic
Random Access Memory MRIMagnetic Resonance Imaging MROMaintenance,
Repair/replacement, Operating MRRT Monitoring, Reporting,
Recordkeeping, and Testing MSMass Spectroscopy, Mass Spectrometry
MS/MSTandem Mass Spectroscopy MSBMost Significant Bit MSDMass
Selective Detector MSDE Microsoft Data Exchange MSDS Material
Safety Data Sheet MSIMedium Scale Integration MSKMinimum Shift
Keying MTBE Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether, Mean Time Between
Explosions MTBF Mean Time Between Failure MTDF Mean Time to Detect
Failure MTTF Mean Time To Failure MTTR Mean Time To Repair
MuDTIPMultidimensional Protein Identification Technology
MUXMultiplexer MVMillivolt, Manipulated Variable, Medium Voltage
MWMega-Watt, Milli-Watt, Molecular Weight MWTAMedical Waste
Tracking Act MYModel Year NNeutral NANumerical Aperture NAANeutron
Activation Analysis NAAQSNational Ambient Air Quality Standard
NACNetwork Access Control NAFTANorth American Free Trade Agreement
NAKNegative Acknowledgment NASNetwork-Attached Storage NCNormally
Closed, Network Computer NCANoise Control Act NCDC National Climate
Data Center NDENon-Destructive Examination NDIRNon-Dispersive
Infrared NDUV Non-Dispersive Ultraviolet NECNational Electrical
Code NEGU Non-Electric Generating Units NEPNoise Equivalent Power
NEPA National Environmental Policy Act NESHAPNational Emission
Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants NeSSI New Sampling/Sensor
Initiative NEVESNon-road Engine and Vehicle Emission Study NEXT
Near End Cross-Talk NFCNational Fire Code NHSDANational Highway
System Designation Act NICNetwork Interface Card NICINegative Ion
Chemical Ionization NIRNear Infrared NLEV National Low Emission
Vehicle NLLAPNational Lead Laboratory Accreditation Program
NMNanometer NMRNuclear Magnetic Resonance NMRS Nuclear Magnetic
Resonance Spectroscopy NMSNetwork Management Station NNSR
Non-attainment New Source Review NONormally Open, Nitrogen Oxide
NOxNitrogen Oxides NOyNitrogen Species NOMNatural Organic Material
NPDNitrogen-Phosphorous Detector NPDESNational Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System NPLNational Priorities List
NPNNegative-Positive-Negative NPSHNet Positive Suction Head
NPTNational Pipe Thread NRNatural Rubber NRAMNanotube Random Access
Memory NREPNational Registry of Environmental Professionals
NRLNaval Research Laboratory NRTL Nationally Recognized Testing
Laboratory NRZNon-Return to Zero NSOM Near-field Scanning Optical
Microscope NSPSNational Standards of Performance for Stationary
Sources, New SourcePerformance Standard NSRNew Source Review
NTCNegative Temperature Coefficient O3Ozone O&MOperation and
Maintenance OA-ICOSOff-Axis Integrated-Cavity-Output Spectroscopy
OBDOn-Board Diagnostics OCAP Open Cable Application Platform
ODObject Directory, Outside Diameter ODBC Open Database
Connectivity ODFOpen Document Forum ODPOzone Depletion Potential
OELOccupational Exposure Limit OEMOriginal Equipment Manufacturer
OESOptical Emission Spectroscopy OIOperator Interface OIML
OISOperator Interface Station OJ TOn the J ob Training OJ ROn the J
ob Retirement OLOverLoad OLAP On-Line Analytical Processing
OLEObject Linking and Embedding OLED Organic Light Emitting Diode
OLSOrdinary Least Squares OMACOpen, Modular Architecture Control
OPOPerational OPAOil Pollution Act (1990) OPCObject Linking and
Embedding for Process Control OP-FTIROpen Path - Fourier Transform
InfraRed OPLCOver Pressure Layer Chromatography OQOperational
Qualification ORBObject Request Broker ORPOxidation Reduction
Potential OSOperating System OS/2Operating System/2 OSAT Ozone
Apportionment Technology OSBLOutside Battery Limits OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Act OSIOpen System Interconnection
OSILOn-Site Implementation Log OTAG Ozone Transport Assessment
Group OTDR Optical Time Domain Reflectometer OVAOrganic Vapor
Analyzer OWLWeb Ontology Language P wastesAcutely hazardous
discarded commercial products, off specification products, and
spill residues P2Pollution Prevention P/SPower Supply
P&IDProcess and Instrumentation Diagram PAPower Amplifier, Peak
Area PACTPlasma Arc Centrifugal Treatment PADPhotodiode Array
Detector, Pulsed Amerometric Detection PAHPolynuclear Aromatic
Hydrocarbon, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon PAIProcess Analysis
Instrumentation PALPlant-wide Applicability Limit PAMPulse
Amplitude Modulation, Plant Asset Management PAMS Photochemical
Assessment Monitoring Site PARProven Acceptable Range PASPhoto
Acoustic Spectroscopy, Publicly Available Specification PATProcess
Analytical Technology PbLead PBPushbutton PBBPolybrominated
Biphenyl PBDEPolybrominated Diphenyl Ether PBXPrivate Branch
Exchange PCPersonal Computer, Programmable Controller PCBPrinted
Circuit Board, Polychlorinated Biphenyl PCBA Printed Circuit Board
Assembly PCIPeripheral Component Interconnect PCMPulse Code
Modulation PCMCIAPersonal Computer Memory Card International
Association PCSPhoton Correlation Spectroscopy PCVPositive
Crankcase Ventilation PDPositive Displacement PDAPersonal Data
Assistant PDEFPhysical Design Exchange Format PDFPortable Document
Format PDHProfessional Development Hour PDMPredictive Maintenance
PDPPlasma Display Panel PDRIProject Definition Rating Index
PDSProject Delivery System PDUProtocol Data Unit, Power
Distribution Unit PEProfessional Engineer, Process Engineering,
Polyethylene PEESP Plasma-enhanced Electrostatic Precipitator
PEIPeriodic Emissions Inventory PELPotential Exposure Limit,
Permissible Exposure Limit PERAPurdue Enterprise Reference
Architecture PESProgrammable Electronic System PETPolythene
Terepthalate PFPower Factor, Pico Farad PFDProbability of Failure
on Demand, Process Flow Diagram PFPDPulsed Flame Photometric
Detector PGAPin Grid Array PHAProcess Hazards Analysis PHRProcess
Hazards Review PHYPHYsical Layer Protocol PIDPhoto Ionization
Detector, Proportional-plus-Integral- plus-Derivative PIMSProcess
Information Management System PISProtective Instrumented System
PLAProgrammable Logic Array PLCProgrammable Logic Controller
PLDProgrammable Logic Device PLIFPointer Laser Induced Fluorescence
PLLPhase Locked Loop PLMProduct Lifecycle Management PLSPartial
Least Squares PMPreventative Maintenance, Predictive Maintenance,
Post Meridiem, Post Mortem,Particulate Matter, Phase Modulation,
Pulse Modulated PM10Particulate Matter less than 10 microns
PMTPhoto Multiplier Tube PNLPanel PNPPositive-Negative-Positive
(transistor) POCPhotochemical Organic Contamination POEPoint of
Entry POISPlant Operating Information System PONPassive Optical
Network POP3Post Office Protocol version 3 POTW Publicly Owned
Treatment Work POUPoint of Use PPPoly Propylene PPAPollution
Prevention Act PPBParts Per Billion PPEPersonal Protection
Equipment PPMParts Per Million PPMV Parts Per Million by Volume
PPMWParts Per Million by Weight PPPPoint-to-Point Protocol
PPRProduct and Packaging Rotogravure PPTParts Per Trillion PQPower
Quality, Performance Qualification PRPair, Publication Rotogravure
PRTDPlatinum Resistance Temperature Detector PROFIBUSProcess
Fieldbus PRVPressure Relief Valve PSPower Supply, Power Spectrum,
Performance Specification PSAPressure Swing Adsorption
PSATProstrate Acceptance Test PSDPrevention of Significant
Deterioration, Particle Size Distribution PSDBPoint Source Database
PSIPounds per Square Inch PSIAPounds per Square Inch Absolute
PSIDPounds per Square Inch Differential PSIGPounds per Square Inch
Gauge PSKPhase Shift Keying PSMProcess Safety Management
PSSRPre-Startup Safety Review PTPotential (voltage) Transformer
PTEPotential To Emit PTFEPoly TetraFluoroEthylene PTGCProgrammed
Temperature Gas Chromatograph PTNPublic Telephone Network
PURPAPublic Utility Regulatory Policies Act PVProcess Variable,
Principle Variable, Photovoltaic PVCPoly Vinyl Chloride PVDFPoly
Vinyl DiFluoride (Kynar) PWBPrinted Wiring Board PWBA Printed
Wiring Board Assembly PWMPulse-Width Modulation PXIPCI eXtensions
for Instrumentation QAQuality Assurance QA/QCQuality
Assurance/Quality Control QAMQuadrature Amplitude Modulation
QAPQuality Assurance Program, Quality Assurance Plan QCQuality
Control QCAQuiet Communities Act QIPQuality Improvement Program
QLQuantitation Limit QMLQualified Manufacturers List QPLQualified
Parts List, Qualified Product List QRAQuantitative Risk Assessment
QRIQuantum Resonance Interferometry QTAG Quality Test Action Group
QWIPQuantum-well Infrared Photodetector R&DResearch &
Development R&RRemove & Replace, Rest & Recreation,
Recognition & Reward RACT Reasonably Available Control
Technology RADRapid Application Development RAIDRedundant Array of
Inexpensive Disks, Redundant Array of Inexpensive Devices, Random
Array of Independent Disks RAMRandom Access Memory RAZRegional
Analysis Zone RBDReliability Block Diagram RBOC Regional Bell
Operating Companies RBSRutherford Backscattering Spectroscopy
RCResistor Capacitor RCFA Root Cause Failure Analysis
RCMReliability Centered Maintenance RCORecuperative Catalytic
Oxidizer RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act RCTSSRegional
Computerized Traffic Signal System RCVR Receiver RDFResource
Description Framework RECLAIMRegional Clean Air Incentive Market
RELRecommended Exposure Limit REMPIResonance Enhanced Multiphoton
Ionization RFRaised Face, Radio Frequency RFCCUResidue Fluid
Catalytic Cracking Unit RFDC Radio Frequency Data Communications
RFGReformulated Gasoline RFIRadio Frequency Interference RFIDRadio
Frequency Identification, Radio Frequency Identity RFORequest For
Offer RFQRequest For Quotation RGSRigid Galvanized Steel RHRelative
Humidity RIRefractive Index RIFReduction In Force RISCReduced
Instruction Set Chip, Reduced Instruction Set Computer RLLRelay
Ladder Logic RMARaw Material Attributes RMPRisk Management Plan
RMSRoot Mean Square RMSE Root Mean Square Error ROReverse Osmosis,
Restriction Orifice ROAReturn On Asset RoHSReduction of Hazardous
Substances, Restriction of Hazardous Substances ROIReturn On
Investment ROMRead Only Memory ROPRate Of Progress RPMRevolutions
Per Minute, Real-time Process Management RRAResource Recovery Act
RRELRisk Reduction Engineering Laboratory RSDRemote Sensing Device,
Relative Standard Deviation RSLinksRockwell Software Links (Allen
Bradley OPC Server) RSSRoot Sum Square RTReal Time, Rise Time
RTDResistance Temperature Detector, Resistance Temperature Device
RTJ Ring Type J oint RTORegenerative Thermal Oxidizer RTOSReal Time
Operating System RTSReady To Send, Request To Send RTURemote
Terminal Unit RVPReid Vapor Pressure RZNon-Return Zero SSecond
S/DShut Down S/HSample and Hold S/NSignal to Noise, Serial Number
SAGE Solvent Alternative Guide SAIMMSystems Applications
International Meteorological Model SALLSSingle Angle Laser Light
Scattering SANStorage Area Network SARA Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act (1986) SATSite Acceptance Test SAWStanding
Acoustic Wave, Surface Acoustic Wave SB5Senate Bill 5 SBCSingle
Board Computer SBDW Single Beam Dual Wavelength SBIRSmall Business
Innovative Research (USA Government grant program) SBSW Single Beam
Dual Wavelength SCADASupervisory Control & Data Acquisition
SCAM Safety Control, Ax Man SCCSource Classification Code SCDSulfur
Chemiluminescence Detector SCESuppressed Capillary Electrophoresis
SCFM Standard Cubic Feet per Minute SCMSupply Chain Management
SCPIStandard Commands for Programmable Instruments SCRSelective
Catalytic Reduction, Selective Catalytic Reaction, Silicon
ControlledRectifier, Sample Conditioning Room SCSISmall Computer
Standard Interface, Small Computer System Interface SDStandard
Deviation, Safe Detected SDBSmall Disadvantaged Business
SDFStructure Data File SdFFF Sedimentation Field-Flow Fractionation
SDISilt Density Index SDLCSynchronous Data Link Control SDSSmart
Distributed System SDWASafe Drinking Water Act SECSize-Exclusion
Chromatography SECSSemiconductor Equipment Communications Standard
SECSIISemiconductor Equipment Communications Standard Layer 2
SEMScanning Electron Microscope, Scanning Electron Microscopy
SERCOSSerial Realtime Communications System SEVA Self Validation
SFCSupercritical Fluid Chromatography SFDRSpurious Free Dynamic
Range SFF SGSpecific Gravity SHASample and Hold Amplifier SHSSample
Handling System SIInternational System of Units SICStandard
Industrial Classification SIFSafety Instrumented Function
SIGSpecial Interest Group SILSafety Integrity Level SIMSelective
Ion Monitoring SIMDISSimulated Distillation SIMM Single Inline
Memory Module SIMOSingle Input/Multiple Outputs SIMSSymposium for
Innovation in Measurement Sciences SIPState Implementation Plan,
Sterilize In Place SIPOF Step-index Plastic Optical Fiber SISSafety
Instrumented System SISCH Step Index Separate Confinement
Heterostructure SISOSingle Input/Single Output SITSilicon
Intensified Target SITESuperfund Information Technology Exchange,
Superfund Innovative TechnologyEvaluation SITWCSpark Ignition
Three-Way Catalyst SLStraight Line SLAM Scanning Laser Acoustic
Microscope SLCSingle Loop Controller, Small Logic Controller,
Single Level Cell SLDARSmart Leak Detection and Repair SLDCSingle
Loop Digital Controller SLIPSerial Line Interface Protocol
SMDSurface Mount Device SMDS Switched Multi-megabit Data System
SMLService Modeling Language SMRSteam-Methane Reforming SMTSurface
Mount Technology SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SNASystem
Network Architecture SNAFUSituation Normal, All F... Up SNCR
Selective Non-Catalytic Reduction SNMP Simple Network Management
Protocol SNRSignal to Noise Ratio SO2Sulfur Dioxide SOxSulfur Oxide
Compounds SOAService Oriented Architecture SOAPSimple Object Access
Protocol SOCSystem On Chip SOCMISynthetic Organic Chemical
Manufacturing Industry SOHStart Of Heading SOICSmall Outline
Integrated Circuit SOPSafe Operating Practice SOSSouthern Oxidants
Study SOTSmall Outline Transistor SOVSolenoid Valve SOWStatement of
Work SPSet Point SP(76) Standards and Practices (Group of ISA)
SPCStatistical Process Control SPCCSpill Prevention, Control, and
Countermeasures Program SPDTSingle Pole, Double Throw SPISerial
Peripheral Interface SPMScanning Probe Microscope SPME Solid Phase
Microextraction SPRSurface Plasmon Resonance SPSSamples Per Second
SQCStatistical Quality Control SQLStructured Query Language SRAM
Static Random Access Memory SRMStandard Reference Materials
SRRPSource Reduction Review Project SRSSafety Requirement
Specification SSStainless Steel SSBSingle Side Band SSFSaybolt
Seconds Furol (viscosity) SSMStart-up, Shutdown, and Malfunction
SSRSolid State Relay, Sum of Squared Residuals SSUSaybolt Seconds
Universal (viscosity) STEM Scanning Transmission Electron
Microscope STEPStandard for Exchange of Product model data
STPStandard Pressure and Temperature, Shielded Twisted Pair
STXStart Of Text SULEVSuper-Ultra-Low Emission Vehicle SVSolenoid
Valve SVOC Semi-Volatile Organic Compound SWSocket Weld
SWAGScientific Wild Ass Guess SWIGSensors for the Water Industry
Group SWLIScanning White Light Interferometry SWP3Storm Water
Pollution Prevention Plan SWRStanding Wave Ratio T/CThermocouple
T&ETravel & Entertainment TA-MSThermal Analysis-Mass
Spectrometry TAAF Test, Analyze And Fix TACTexas Administrative
Code TAFFTexas Alternative Fuel Fleet TANTiny Area Network
TAPTelocator Alphanumeric Protocol (paging protocol) TBTerminal
Block, Terminal Board TCThermal Conductivity, Temperature
Compensator, Technical Committee, Thermocouple, Temperature
Coefficient, Toxicity Characteristic TCATotal Carbon Analyzer TCAA
Texas Clean Air Act TCDThermal Conductivity Detector TCFTexas Clean
Fleet, Totally Chlorine Free TCLPToxicity Characteristics Leaching
Procedure TCMTime-Critical Manufacturing, Transportation Control
Measures TCOTotal Cost of Ownership TCPTransmission Control
Protocol TCP/IPTransmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
TDCTop Dead Center TDDTime Division Duplex TDHTotal Dynamic Head,
Total Harmonic Distortion TDLASTunable Diode Laser Absorption
Spectrophotometer TDMTime Division Multiplex TDMATime Division
Multiple Access TDRTime Delay Relay, Time Delay Reflectometer
TEDThermionic Emission Detector TEDSTransducer Electronic Data
Sheet TEFCTotally Enclosed Fan Cooled TELCOTELEphone COmpany TENV
Totally Enclosed Non-Ventilated TERTechnical Evaluation Report
TERPTexas Emission Reduction Plan TFETetraFluoroEthylene (Teflon)
TFE/P TetraFluoroEthylene/Propylene TFTThin Film Transistor
TGDTechnical Guidance Document THDTotal Harmonic Distortion
TIGTungsten Inert Gas, Technical Interest Group TILSTotal Intensity
Light Scattering TIOTechnology Innovation Office TIPTransportation
Implementation Plan TLAThree Letter Acronym TLCThin Layer
Chromatography TLVThreshold Limit Value TMCTexas Motorists Choice
TMRTriple Modular Redundancy TNMOCTotal Non-Methane Organic
Compounds TOxTotal Organic Halide TOCTotal Organic Carbon, Total
Organic Compound, Total Oxidizable Carbon TOFTime Of Flight
TOGTotal Organic Gas TPAThird Party Access TPDTons Per Day TPOD
Tons Per Ozone Day TPYTons Per Year TQMTotal Quality Management
TRIToxic Release Inventory TSCAToxic Substances Control Act
TSDTechnical Support Document TSDFTreatment, Storage, or Disposal
Facility TSMP Time Synchronized Mesh Protocol TSOTight Shut-Off
TSWebTerminal Server Web TTHM Total Trihalomethane
TTLTransistor-Transistor Logic TTYTeletypewriter TVATotal Vapor
Analyzer TVSSTransient Voltage Surge Suppressor TWATime Weighted
Average TXTransmitter TXPTotal Suspended Particulate TXRFTotal
Reflection X-ray Fluorescence U wastesOther discarded commercial
products, off specification products, and spill residues UAMUrban
Airshed Model UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter
UAVUnmanned Aerial Vehicle UBCUniform Building Code,
Uninterruptible Battery Supply UCSUniversal Control Station
UDAUniversal Data Access UDPUser Datagram Protocol UELUpper
Explosive Limit UFLUpper Flammable Limit UHFUltra High Frequency
(300 MHz to 3 GHz) UKUnited Kingdom ULSD Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel
ULSG Ultra Low Sulfur Gasoline ULFUltra Low Frequency UMAUnlicensed
Mobile Access UNEP United Nations Environment Programme
UPCUniversal Product Code UPSUninterruptible Power Supply
URLUniform Resource Locator USUnited States USAUnited States of
America USBUniversal Serial Bus, Upper Side Band USTUnderground
Storage Tank UTFUnshielded Twisted Pair UTMUnsafe To Monitor,
Universal Transverse Mercator UTPUnshielded Twisted Pair
UVUltraviolet UVFUltraviolet Fluorescence UVLA Ultraviolet Laser
Ablation UWBUltra-Wideband UWWDUrban Wastewater Directive (European
Community) VVolt VAVolt-Ampere VACVolts Alternating Current
VARVolt-Ampere Reactive, Value Added Reseller VAVR Voluntary
Accelerated Vehicle Retirement VBVisual Basic VBAVisual Basic for
Applications VBScriptVisual Basic Script VBXVisual Basic Extension
VDCVolts Direct Current VDFVoltage Distortion Factor VDSVirtual
Device Syntax VDTVideo Display Tube VDUVideo Display Unit VEVisible
Emissions VERPVoluntary Emission Reduction Permit VFAVariable
Filter Array VFDVirtual Field Device, Variable Frequency Drive
VGVapor Generation VHAP Volatile Hazardous Air Pollutant VHFVery
High Frequency (30 MHz to 300 MHz) VIDVehicle Identification
Database VINVehicle Inspection Number VIRVehicle Inspection Report
VISVisible VISAVirtual Instrument Software Architecture
VISITTVendor Information System for Innovative Treatment
Technologies, VendorInformation System for Innovative Technology
Transfer VLVisible Length VLAN Virtual Local Access Network VLFVery
Low Frequency (Below 30 KHz) VLSIVery Large Scale Integration VMAS
Vehicle Mass Analysis System VMEVersa Module Europe, Virtual Memory
Environment VMEP Voluntary Mobile Source Emissions Reduction
Program VMSVirtual Memory System VMTVehicle Miles Traveled
VNRVOC-NOx Ratios VNRATVOC-NOx Ratios VOCVolatile Organic Compound
VoDVideo on Demand VoIPVoice over Internet Protocol VOLVolume
VoWLANVoice over Wireless Local Area Network VPDAASVapor Phase
Deposition combined with Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy
VPDICPMSVapor Phase Deposition combined with Inductively Coupled
Plasma MassSpectrometry VPNVirtual Private Network VRAMVideo Random
Access Memory VRCVertical Redundancy Check VRFVehicle Repair Form
VTVirtual Terminal VTCVortex Tube Cluster WACKWait, Positive
ACKnowledgment WANWide Area Network WAOWet Air Oxidation WCWater
Column WDMWavelength-Division Multiplexing WDTWatchdog Timer WEEE
Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment WESP Wet Electrostatic
Precipitation WGSWater-Gas Shift WiFiWireless Fidelity WIMP
Windows, Icons, Mouse, Pointers WLANWireless Local Area Network
WLSWeighted Least Squares WNWeld Neck WOEWeight Of Evidence WPN1
White Paper Number 1 WTWeight WWFWide-Web Flexographic WWW World
Wide Web WYSIWYGWhat You See Is What You Get XFMR Transformer XooYX
out of Y XRBL Extensible Business Reporting Language XRFX-ray
Fluorescence XRFX X-ray Fluorescence XRMAX-ray Microanalysis
XMLExtensible Markup Language XMTR Transmitter Y2KYear 2000 YTDYear
To Date ZEVZero Emission Vehicle Compiled & Maintained by: Dale
C. Merriman, CSAT MerTech Incorporated P.O. Box 571866 Houston, TX
77257-1866 P 713.978.7765F 713.978.6230
E-mail:[email protected]