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Abbreviation
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Source of abbreviation
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Meaning/explanation
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A
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A/D
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Analog/Digital
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AC
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Adaptive Control
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AC
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Alternating Current
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Alternating current/three-phase current
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ACOP
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Advanced COProcessor
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ACR
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Axis Converter
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ACX
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Access description Compressed and eXtensible
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Compressed XML format
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ADC
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Analog Digital Converter
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AI
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Analog Input
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AIM
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Active Interface Module
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ALM
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Active Line Module
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ALM
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Automation License Manager
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Software for managing software license keys
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AM
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Absolute encoder, Multi-turn
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AM
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Account Manager
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AM
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Asynchronous Motor drive
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AMC
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Analyze MyCondition
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AMP
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Analyze MyPerformance
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ANA
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ANalog Axis
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AO
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Analog Output
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AOP
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Advanced Operator Panel
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AP
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Activation Point
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APC
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Advanced Position Control
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APC
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Advanced Process Control
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Efficient process control via control mechanisms
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APR
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Access Protection Read
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Read access
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APW
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Access Protection Write
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Write access
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AR
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Automatic Restart
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AS
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Absolute encoder, Single-turn
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AS
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Automation System
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ASC
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Armature Short Circuit
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ASCII
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American Standard Code for Information Interchange
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American code standard for the exchange of information
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AS-i
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Actuator Sensor interface
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AS-Interface is a fieldbus for the actuator/sensor level in automation systems.
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ASIC
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Application Specific Integrated Circuit
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Application-specific integrated circuit
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ASM
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Anwender-Speichermodul
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User-memory module
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ASM
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ASynchronous Motor
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ASP
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Application Service Provider
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AST
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Auto Servo Tuning
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ASTM
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American Society for Testing and Materials
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An international standardization organization with headquarters in the USA
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ASUB
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Asynchronous SUBprogram
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Asynchronous subprogram
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ATR
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Automatic Tag Reader
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ATW
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Acceptance Test Wizard
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AUTO
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Automatic
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CNC operating mode
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AWG
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American Wire Gauge
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B
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BCS
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Basic Coordinate System
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BERO
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Name for a contactless proximity/limit switch
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BGV
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Berufsgenossenschaftliche Vorschriften
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Regulations of the German Trade Association
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BI
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Binector Input
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BIA
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Berufsgenossenschaftliches Institut für Arbeitssicherheit
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BG-Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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BICO
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Binector Connector
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BIOS
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Basic Input Output System
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BLM
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Basic Line Module
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B-MPI
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Handheld unit with MPI connection
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BO
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Binector Output
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BOP
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Basic Operator Panel
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BRK
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Break
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BSS
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Authorization key-operated switch
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BTR
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Behind Tape Reader
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BZS
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Basic Zero System
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C
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CAD
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Computer Aided Design
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CAM
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Corporate Account Manager
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CAN
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Controller Area Network
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Serial bus system
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CB
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Communication Board
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Communication module
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CBA
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Component-Based Automation
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CBC
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Communication Board CAN
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CBE
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Communication Board Ethernet
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CC
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Central Controller
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CCFL
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Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp
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Fluorescent lamp for background lighting
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CCG
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Cam Contour Grinding
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CCU
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Compact Control Unit
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CD
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Compact Disk
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CDON
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Collision Detection ON
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CDP
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Customer Development Plan
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CD-ROM
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Compact Disk ROM
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CDS
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Command Data Set
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CE
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Conformité Européenne
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European Conformity
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CEC
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Cross Error Compensation
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Sag/angularity compensation
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CEO
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Chief Executive Officer
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CF
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CompactFlash
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CI
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Connector Input
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CLC
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Clearance Control
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CLR
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Clear
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CM
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Control Module
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CNC
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Computerized Numerical Control
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Computer-supported numerical control for machine tools
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CO
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Connector Output
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CO/BO
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Connector Output / Binector Output
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COB-ID
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CAN Object Identification
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COD
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Command Output Disable
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CoL
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Certificate of License
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COM
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Common contact of a changeover relay
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Center contact of a changeover contact
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COM
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Communication Module
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COMM
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Commissioning
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COMM
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Commissioning
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Startup
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CP
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Communications Processor
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CPU
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Central Processing Unit
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CRC
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Cyclic Redundancy Check
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Checksum check
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CRT
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Cathode Ray Tube
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CS
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Customer Support
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CSB
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Central Service Board
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CSM
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Control Supply Module
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CSP
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Concentrated Solar Power
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Conversion of thermal solar energy into electrical energy
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CT Editor
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Customizing Template Editor
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CTS
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Clear To Send
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Signals that data is ready to be sent for serial data interfaces
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CU
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Control Unit
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CUA
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Control Unit Adapter
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CUD
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Control Unit DC MASTER
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CUTE
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Common Use Terminal Equipment
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D
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DAC
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Digital Analog Converter
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Digital to analog converter
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DB
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Data Block
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DC
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Direct Current
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DC current
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DC Link
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DC Link
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The DC link is the component of the converter (or converter system) which combines the input converter (rectifier) with the output converter (one or several inverters).
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DCB
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Drive Control Block
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DCBRK
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DC Brake
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DCC
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Drive Control Chart
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Graphical configuring of device functionality with freely available blocks
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DCM
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DC MASTER
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DC converters of the SINAMICS converter family
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DCN
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Direct Current Negative
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DCP
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Discovery and basic Configuration Protocol
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Standard for the assignment of IP addresses
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DCP
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Direct Current Positive
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DC-PMM
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DC Power Management Module
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Dual-fed induction motor
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DDE
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Dynamic Data Exchange
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DDS
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Drive Data Set
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DE
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Drive End
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Drive end of motor
Motor front end with shaft extension
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DFIG
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Double-Fed Induction Generator
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Double-fed induction generator
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DGUV
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Deutsche Gesetzliche UnfallVersicherung
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German social accident insurance
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DHCP
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Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
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Protocol for automatic assignment of IP addresses from a DHCP server to a client computer
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DI
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Digital Input
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DI/DO
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Digital Input / Digital Output
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Digital input/output, bidirectional
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DIN
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Deutsches Institut für Normung e. V.
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German Institute for Standardization (DIN)
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DIP
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Dual In-Line Package
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Dual in-line arrangement
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DKM
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Direct Key Module
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DMC
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DRIVE-CLiQ Hub Module Cabinet-Mounted
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DME
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DRIVE-CLiQ Hub Module External
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DMP
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Distributed Machine Peripherals (I/Os)
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DMS
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Direct Measuring System
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DNC
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Direct Numerical Control
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DO
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Digital Output
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DO
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Drive Object
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DP
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Decentralized Peripherals
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Distributed I/O
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DPM
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Direct Part Marking
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Adding a marking directly to the surface of a product
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DPR
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Dual Port RAM
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DPRAM
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Dual-Port Random Access Memory
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Random access memory with dual-port access
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DRAM
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Dynamic Random Access Memory
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DRF
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Differential Resolver Function
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Differential resolver function (incremental work offset via handwheel)
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DRIVE-CLiQ
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Drive Component Link with iQ
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DRY
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DRY run feedrate
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DSB
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Decoding Single Block
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DSC
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Drive Servo Control
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DSC
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Dynamic Servo Control
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DSF
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Dedicated Sales Forces
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DSP
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Digital Signal Processor
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DTC
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Digital Time Clock
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Time switch
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DWORD
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Double Word
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DXF
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Drawing eXchange File format
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E
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EASC
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External Armature Short Circuit
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ECC
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Error Correcting Code
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Method of error correction in memory blocks
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ECC RAM
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Error-correcting code RAM
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ECD
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Equivalent Circuit Diagram
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ECOS
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Electronic Check Out System
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Dispatch check after assembly of products
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ECU
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Economic Control Unit
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EDMS
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Energy Data Management System
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EDS
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Encoder Data Set
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EEC
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Encoder Error Compensation
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Measuring system error compensation
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EES
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Execution from External Storage
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EEx
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European standard EXplosion safe
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Protection class for motors for use in hazardous areas
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EFP
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Single I/O
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EKS
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Electronic Key System
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Identification system
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ELCB
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Earth Leakage Circuit-Breaker
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Residual current operated circuit-breaker
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ELG
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ELectronic Gear
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ELP
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Earth Leakage Protection
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Ground-fault monitoring
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EMC
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Electromagnetic Compatibility
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EMC
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Engineered Motion Control
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Model-based motion control
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EMF
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ElectroMagnetic Force
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EMF
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ElectroMotive Force
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EMS
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Energy Management System
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EN
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European standard
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EnDat
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Encoder Data interface
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Encoder interface
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EP
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Electronic Point
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EP
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Enable Pulses
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Pulse enable
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EPC
|
Engineering, Procurement and Contracting
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Plant manufacturers
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EPD
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Environmental Product Declaration
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Information about the ecological footprint of a product
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EPos
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Basic positioner
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EPROM
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Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
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ERP
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Enterprise Resource Planning
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Planning the use of business resources
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ES
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Engineering System
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ESD
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Electrostatic Sensitive Devices
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Electrostatic sensitive modules/components
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ESD
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Electrostatic Discharge
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ESR
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Extended Stop and Retract
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E-STOP
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Emergency Stop
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EU
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Expansion Unit
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EULA
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End User License Agreement
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EUNA
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End User Notification Administration
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ex
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Explosion-proof
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EXE
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EXternal pulse shaper Electronics
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F
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FA
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Factory Automation
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FAQ
|
Frequently Asked Questions
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FAT
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Factory Acceptance Test
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Acceptance test at manufacturer’s premises
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FB
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Function Block
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FBD
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Function Block Diagram
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Graphical programming language for programmable logic controllers
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FBG
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Function Block Group
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FBL
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Free Blocks
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Free function blocks
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FBL
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Function Block Language
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FC
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Function Call
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FCC
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Function Control Chart
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FCC
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Flux Current Control
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FCS
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Frequency Compensated Spindle drive
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FCS
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Field Control Station
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FD
|
Function Diagram
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Function block diagram
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FDD
|
FeeD Drive
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Feed drive
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F-DI
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Failsafe Digital Input
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F-DO
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Failsafe Digital Output
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FEED
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Front End Engineering & Design
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Early planning phase of a plant engineering project
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FEM
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Separately excited synchronous motor
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FEPROM
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Flash EPROM
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Non-volatile write and read memory
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FFS
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Flash File System
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FFT
|
Fast Fourier Transformation
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FG
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Function Generator
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FI
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Fault current
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I is the standard symbol for current
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FIFO
|
First In First Out
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FM
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Function Module
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FOC
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FOrce Control
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FOC
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Fiber-Optic Cable
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Fiber-optic cable
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FP
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Function Plan
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Function block diagram
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FPGA
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Field Programmable Gate Array
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Frame
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Description of transformations in Cartesian coordinates
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FRC
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FeedRate for Chamfer/Rounding (non-modal)
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Feedrate for chamfer/rounding (non-modal)
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FRCM
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Feedate for Chamfer/Rounding (Modal)
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Feedrate for chamfer/rounding (modal)
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FSB
|
Front Side Bus
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FSRO
|
Field Service Return Order
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FW
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Firmware
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G
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G
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Grinding
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GAM
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Global Account Manager
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GC
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Global Control
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Global control telegram (broadcast telegram)
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GD
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Global Data
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GND
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Ground
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Ground (reference potential for all signal and operating voltages, usually defined with 0 V)
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GPRS
|
General Packet Radio Service
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General packet-oriented radio service for data transmission in GSM and UMTS networks
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GSD
|
Generic Station Description
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A GSD file describes a PROFIBUS device according to the PROFIBUS standard
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GSM
|
Global System for Mobile Communications
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Global standard for fully digital mobile networks
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GSV
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Gate Supply Voltage
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GUD
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Global User Data
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GUID
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Globally Unique IDdentifier
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GWPS
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Grinding Wheel Peripheral Speed
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H
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H System
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High-availability system
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HART
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Highway Addressable Remote Transducer
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Protocol for bus-addressed field devices
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HF
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High Frequency
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High frequency (above 13.56 MHz)
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HFD
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Radio frequency reactor
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HGA
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Connection for handheld units
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HHU
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HandHeld Unit
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HID
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Human Interface Device
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Device class of the USB standard that describes devices with which users interact directly, e.g. keyboard, mouse.
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HLA module
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Module for hydraulic linear drives
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HMI
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Human Machine Interface
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HPC axis
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High-Precision C axis
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HPU
|
Hand-held Programming Unit
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HRS
|
High Resolution Speed
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HSC
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High-Speed Cutting
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High-speed milling
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HT
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Handheld Terminal
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HTL
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High-level Transistor Logic
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Incremental encoder with HTL signal
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HTL
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High-Threshold Logic
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Logic with high interference threshold
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HVDCT
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High Voltage Direct Current Transmission
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HW
|
Hardware
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I
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I
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Input
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I/O
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Input/Output
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I/RF module
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Infeed/Regenerative Feedback unit, stabilized
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I2C
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Inter-Integrated Circuit
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Internal serial data bus
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IASC
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Internal Armature Short Circuit
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IC
|
Integrated Circuit
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IC
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InCremental encoder
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Incremental encoder sin/cos with commutation position C and D tracks
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ID
|
Identifier
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Identification
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IDC
|
Insulation Displacement Connector
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Name for insulation displacement terminals
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IDE
|
Integrated Drive Electronics
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IE
|
International Efficiency
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IE
|
Industrial Ethernet
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Networking technology for devices in industrial manufacturing
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IEC
|
International Electrotechnical Commission
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International standardization committee for standards in the area of electrical engineering and electronics.
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IF
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Interface
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IGBT
|
Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor
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Bipolar transistor with insulated control electrode
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IGCT
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Integrated Gate-Controlled Thyristor
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Semiconductor circuit breaker with integrated control electrode
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IM
|
Interface Module
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IN
|
INcremental encoder sin/cos without commutation position
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IP
|
International Protection
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IPC
|
Industrial Personal Computer
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IPC
|
Instructions Per Cycle
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Number of instructions that can be executed in a cycle
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IPO cycle
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Interpolation cycle
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IQ-Sense
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Intelligent point-to-point link for sensors
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IS
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Interface signal
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ISA
|
Industrial Standard Architecture
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Bus standard for IBM-compatible PCs
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ISO
|
International Standards Organization
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International organization for standardization
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IT
|
Isolé Terre
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Non-grounded three-phase line supply
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IVP
|
Internal Voltage Protection
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IWLAN
|
Industrial Wireless Local Area Network
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Reliable global transmission of production data and contactless operation of machines
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J
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JIT
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Just-In-Time
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Reducing flow times within production systems for on-time delivery
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JOG
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Jogging
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CNC operating mode: Setting the machine via JOG mode
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K
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KDV
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(Kreuzweiser DatenVergleich)
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Data cross-check
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KI
|
K Instructions
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1 KI = 1024 instructions
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KIP
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Kinetic buffering
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KT
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Customer keys
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KTY
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Silicon temperature sensor
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L
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LAD
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LADder logic
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Programming method for programmable logic controllers
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LAN
|
Local Area Network
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LCA
|
Life Cycle Assessment
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Calculation or life cycle analysis of the environmental impact of a product
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LCD
|
Liquid Crystal Display
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LEC
|
Leadscrew Error Compensation
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LED
|
Light-Emitting Diode
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LIN
|
Linear motor
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LMS
|
Length Measurement System
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LPT
|
Line Print Terminal
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Data transfer via a parallel interface
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LR
|
(Lageregler)
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Position controller
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LR cycle
|
Position controller cycle
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LS
|
Linear Scale
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LSB
|
Least Significant Bit
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LSC
|
Line-Side Converter
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LSC
|
Local Service Contract
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LSC
|
Line-side converter
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LSS
|
Line-Side Switch
|
Power switch
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LU
|
Length Unit
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Unit of length
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LUD
|
Local User Data
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LVDS
|
Low Voltage Differential Signaling
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Standardized high-speed data transmission for the digital control of liquid crystal screens.
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M
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M
|
Ground
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Reference potential for all signal and operating voltages, usually defined with 0 V
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M
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Milling
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MAC
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Media Access Control
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MC
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Motion Control
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MCC
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Motion Control Chart
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MCI
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Motion Control Interface
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MCIS
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Motion Control Information System
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MCP
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Machine Control Panel
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MCS
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Machine Coordinate System
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MCU
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Motion Control Unit
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MD
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Machine Data
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MDA
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Manual Data Automatic
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CNC operating mode (MDA is equivalent to MDI)
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MDA
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Machine Data Acquisition
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MDI
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Manual Data Input
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Manual input of data
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MDS
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Mobile Data Storage
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MDS
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Motor Data Set
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MES
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Manufacturing Execution System
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Manufacturing management system
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MF
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MultiFunction keyboard
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MG
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Mode Group
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MLFB
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Machine-Readable Product Code
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Article number
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MM
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Motor Module
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MMC
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Man-Machine Communication
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MMC
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Micro Memory Card
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MMM
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Manage MyMachine
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MMP
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Manage MyPrograms
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MMT
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Manage MyTools
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MOP
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Main Operator Panel
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MP
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Mobile Panel
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MPC
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Multi-Point Controller
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MPF
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Main Program File
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Part program
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MPI
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Multi-Point Interface
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Multi-point serial interface
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MPP
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Machine Push Button Panel
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MS
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Mains Supply
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MSB
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Most Significant Bit
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MSC
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Motor Side Converter
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MSCY_C1
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Master Slave Cycle Class 1
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Cyclic communication between master (class 1) and device
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MSD
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Main Spindle Drive
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MSEC
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Measuring System Error Compensation
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MT
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Probe
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MT
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Machine Tool
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MTBF
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Mean Time Between Failure
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N
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N. C.
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Not Connected
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Not connected, connection unassigned
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NAMUR
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Standardization association for measurement and control in chemical industries
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NC
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Normally Closed (contact)
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NC contact
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NC
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Numerical Control
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Numerical control
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NCK
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Numerical Control Kernel
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NC kernel with block preparation, travel range, etc.
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NCU
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Numerical Control Unit
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NDE
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Non Drive End
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Non-drive end of motor
Motor rear end, opposite the shaft extension
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NEMA
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National Electrical Manufacturers Association
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Low-voltage standards committee in the USA
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NM
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Zero mark
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NO
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Normally Open (contact)
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NO contact
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NOCO
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NOdding COmpensation
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NURBS
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Non-Uniform Rational B-Splines
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Universal interpolator
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NVM
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Non-Volatile Memory
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NVRAM
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Non-Volatile Random Access Memory
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Non-volatile memory for read/write operations
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NX
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Numerical Extension
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Axis expansion board
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O
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O
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Output
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OA
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Open Architecture
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OB
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Organization Block
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OC
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Operating Condition
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OCM
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Operator control and monitoring station
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ODA
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Operating Data Acquisition
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OEE
|
Overall Equipment Effectiveness
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Effectiveness of the overall system
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OEM
|
Original Equipment Manufacturer
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Original equipment manufacturers are manufacturers of finished machines and components that are used in industrial production operations.
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OLP
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Optical Link Plug
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Bus connector for fiber-optic cable
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OM
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Operating Mode
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OMI
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Option Module Interface
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OP
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Operator Panel
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Operator panel/panel front
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OPC
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Open Platform Communications
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Protocol standard for industrial communication
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OPI
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Operator Panel Interface
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OS
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Harmonics
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OS
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Operating System
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OSS
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On-Site Service
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OSS
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Open Source Software
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P
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P3SI
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Products, Systems, Solutions and Service for Industries
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PA
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Process Automation
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PB
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Panel builder
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Control panel manufacturer
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PB
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PROFIBUS
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PC
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Personal Computer
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PcCtrl
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PC Control
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Master control
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PCI
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Peripheral Component Interconnect
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Bus standard for connection of I/O devices with a CPU
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PCIN
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Data transmission program for PC
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PCMCIA
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Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
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PCS
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Process Control System
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PCT
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Process control technology
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PCU
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Panel Control Unit
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Electronic control unit for the operator interface
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PCU
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PC Unit
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Computer unit
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PD
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PROFIdrive
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PDS
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Power unit Data Set
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PDS
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Power Drive System
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PE
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Protective Earth
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Protective ground
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PELV
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Protective Extra Low Voltage
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Functional extra-low voltage with safe isolation
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PF
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Power failure
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PG
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Programming device
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PI
|
Proportional Integral
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PI services
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Program Invocation services
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PID
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Proportional Integral Differential
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PII
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Process Image of Inputs
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PIQ
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Process Image of Outputs
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PIV
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Parameter identifier value
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PKM
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Parallel Kinematics Machines
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PL
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Performance Level
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PLC
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Programmable Logic Controller
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PLG
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PLanetary Gear
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PLL
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Phase-Locked Loop
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PLM
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Product Lifecycle Management
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Process of product control from the draft to the discontinuation stage
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PM
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Power Module
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PM
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Project management
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PMM
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Permanent-Magnet synchronous Motor
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PN
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PROFINET
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PNO (PI)
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PROFIBUS user organization (PROFIBUS International)
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POK
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Power Supply Okay
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PP
|
Push Button Panel
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PPI
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Point-to-Point Interface
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PPR
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Pulses per revolution
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PPU
|
Panel Processing Unit
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PPU
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Protected Power Unit
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PRBS
|
Pseudo Random Binary Signal
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White noise
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PROFIBUS
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Process Field Bus
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Standard for fieldbus communication in automation systems
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PROFINET
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Industrial Ethernet in automation engineering
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PRT
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PRogram Test
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PS
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Pulse Suppression
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PS
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Power Supply
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PSA
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Power Stack Adapter
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PSS
|
Product and Solution Security
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PST
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Parameterization and Startup Tool
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PST
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Procedure Step
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Program step
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PTC
|
Positive Temperature Coefficient
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PTP
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Point-to-Point
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PUD
|
Global Program User Data
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PWM
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Pulse Width Modulation
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PZD
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Process data
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Q
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QDS
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Quality Data Save
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QEC
|
Quadrant Error Compensation
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QWERTY
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Keyboard layout: Standard American keyboard layout
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QWERTZ
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Keyboard layout: Standard German keyboard layout
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R
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R
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Resolver
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RAID
|
Redundant Array of Independent Disks
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RAM
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Random Access Memory
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Read/write memory
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RCCB
|
Residual Current Circuit Breaker
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Residual current operated circuit-breaker
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RCD
|
Residual Current Device
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Residual current operated circuit-breaker
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RCM
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Residual Current Monitor
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RCM
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Robot-Controlled Machine
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RDCC
|
Redundant Distributed Cartesian Coordinates
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RDY
|
Ready
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Ready for operation
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RED
|
Robust Eco Design
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Siemens process for implementing ecological criteria in products as part of DEGREE (decarbonization and resource efficiency)
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REF
|
Reference point
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Repos
|
Repositioning
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RES
|
Reset
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RFG
|
Ramp-Function Generator
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RFID
|
Radio Frequency IDentification
|
Identification via radio waves
Process for automatic identification of objects and also for the automatic recording and storage of data.
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RISC
|
Reduced Instruction Set Computer
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RJ45
|
Registered Jack 45
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Term for an 8-pin socket system for data transmission with shielded or non-shielded multi-wire copper cables
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RKA
|
Cooling unit
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RO
|
Read Only
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ROBX
|
Robotic Extended
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ROD
|
Rotary Incremental Encoder System
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RoHS
|
Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances
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ROM
|
Read Only Memory
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ROV
|
Rapid Traverse Override
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RPC
|
Remote Procedure Call
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RPDO
|
Receive Process Data Object
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RPE
|
Rotor Position Encoder
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RS232C
|
Recommended Standard 232C
|
Interface standard for conducted serial data transfer
|
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RS485
|
Recommended Standard 485
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Interface standard for a conducted differential, parallel and/or serial bus system
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RSC
|
Repair Service Contract
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RTC
|
Real-Time Clock
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RTCP
|
Real Time Control Protocol
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RTCP
|
Remote Tool Center Point
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RTU
|
Remote Terminal Unit
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S
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S/R
|
Signals per Revolution
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Pulses per revolution
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S/R
|
Steps per Revolution
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SAE
|
Signal Amplifier Electronics
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SAM
|
Safe Acceleration Monitor
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SAT
|
Site Acceptance Test
|
Acceptance test at installation site
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SBC
|
Safe Brake Control
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SBH
|
Safe Operating Stop
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SBL
|
Single Block
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SBR
|
Safe Brake Ramp
|
Safe brake ramp monitoring
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SCA
|
Safe Cam
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SCADA
|
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
|
Data from different sensors are controlled by a central computer
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SCL
|
Structured Control Language
|
Programming of complex algorithms and mathematical functions
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SCM
|
Supply Chain Management
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SD
|
Setting Data
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SD card
|
Secure Digital card
|
Secure digital memory card
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SDI
|
Safe Direction
|
Safe motion direction
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SDRAM
|
Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
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SE
|
Safe software limit switch
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SEC
|
Space Error Compensation
|
Spatial compensation for kinematic transformations
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SEL
|
Selector switch
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SFB
|
System Function Block
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SFC
|
System FunCtions
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SGA
|
Safety-related output
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SGE
|
Safety-related input
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SH
|
Shaft Height
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SH
|
Safe standstill
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SI
|
Safety Integrated
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SIL
|
Safety Integrity Level
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SIROT
|
Service Inter Regional Order Tracking
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SIS
|
Safety Instrumented System
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SKP
|
SkiP block
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sl
|
solution line
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SLG
|
Write/Read Device
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SLM
|
Smart Line Module
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SLP
|
Safely-Limited Position
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SLS
|
Safely Limited Speed
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SLVC
|
Sensorless Vector Control
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SM
|
Sensor Module
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SM
|
Signal Module
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SMC
|
Sensor Module Cabinet-Mounted
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SME
|
Sensor Module External
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SMI
|
Sensor Module Integrated
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SMTE
|
SINUMERIK Machining Technology Extensions
|
subsequently loadable machining technologies for extending the scope of functions of a SINUMERIK control system
|
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SN
|
Sicherer Software-Nocken (safe software cam)
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SNMP
|
Simple Network Management Protocol
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SOP
|
Sub-Operator Panel
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SOS
|
Safe Operating Stop
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SP
|
Service Pack
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SPC
|
Setpoint Channel
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SPF
|
Sub Program File
|
Subroutine
|
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SPI
|
Serial Peripheral Interface
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SPL
|
Safe Programmable Logic
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SPOS
|
Spindle POSitioning
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SR
|
Safe Retraction
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SRAM
|
Static RAM
|
Static memory (buffered)
|
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SRM
|
Supplier Relationship Management
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SS1
|
Safe Stop 1
|
Safe Stop 1 (time-monitored, ramp-monitored)
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SS2
|
Safe Stop 2
|
Safe stop 2
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SSD
|
Solid State Drive
|
Non-volatile electronic memory medium
|
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SSI
|
Synchronous Serial Interface
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SSM
|
Safe Speed Monitor
|
Safe feedback from speed monitor
|
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SSO
|
Single Sign On
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SSP
|
SINAMICS Support Package
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STL
|
STatement List
|
Programming method for programmable logic controllers
|
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STN
|
Super Twisted Nematic
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STO
|
Safe Torque Off
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STW
|
(Steuerwort)
|
control word
|
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SUS
|
Software Update Service
|
Contract for updating a software license
|
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SVA
|
Space-Vector Approximation
|
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SVGA
|
Super VGA
|
800 × 600 pixels, max. 16 million colors
|
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SW
|
SoftWare
|
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SXGA
|
Super XGA
|
1280 × 1024 pixels
|
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SYNACT
|
SYNchronized ACTion
|
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SZS
|
Settable Zero System
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T
|
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T
|
Turning
|
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T
|
Tool
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TB
|
Terminal Board
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TC
|
Tool Change
|
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TCP
|
Tool Center Point
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TCP/IP
|
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
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TCU
|
Thin Client Unit
|
Communication with operator panel
|
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TFT
|
Thin Film Transistor
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TG
|
TachoGenerator
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TIA
|
Totally Integrated Automation
|
End-to-end automation concept
|
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TIP
|
Totally Integrated Power
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TM
|
Terminal Module
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TMC
|
Terminal Module Cabinet-Mounted
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TN
|
Terre Neutre
|
Non-grounded three-phase line supply
|
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TO
|
Tool Offset
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TP
|
Touch Panel
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TPDO
|
Transmit Process Data Object
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TPM
|
Total Productive Maintenance
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TRA
|
Threat and Risk Analysis
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TRANSMIT
|
TRANSform Milling Into Turning
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TS
|
TeleService
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TSS
|
Tool Setting Station
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TT
|
Terre Terre
|
Grounded three-phase line supply
|
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TTL
|
Transistor-Transistor Logic
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TTM
|
Time-To-Market
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U
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U/f
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Voltage/frequency
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UI module
|
Uncontrolled Infeed module
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UL
|
Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
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UMTS
|
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
|
Wireless standard
|
|
UPS
|
Uninterruptible Power Supply
|
|
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USB
|
Universal Serial Bus
|
|
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USS
|
(Universelle serielle Schnittstelle)
|
Universal Serial Interface
|
|
UTC
|
Universal Time Coordinated
|
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V
|
|
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V.24
|
|
Standard interface
|
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VC
|
Virtual Commissioning
|
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VC
|
Vector Control
|
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VDE
|
Verband der Elektrotechnik Elektronik Informationstechnik e. V.
|
Association of Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Information Technology (Germany)
|
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VDEW
|
Verband Deutscher Elektrizitätswerke
|
Association of German Electrical Supply Companies
|
|
VDI
|
Verein Deutscher Ingenieure e. V.
|
Association of German Engineers
|
|
VDI interface
|
|
Signal interface (NCK-PLC) approved by control and machine manufacturers
|
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VGA
|
Video Graphics Array
|
640 × 480 pixels, 16 colors
|
|
VIBX
|
VIBration eXtinction
|
|
|
VNC
|
Virtual Network Computing
|
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VO
|
Voltage Output
|
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VPM
|
Voltage Protection Module
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VPN
|
Virtual Private Network
|
Integration of devices from a neighboring network into own network without the two networks having to be compatible
|
|
VS
|
Value Services
|
Bundles services into integrated, customer-driven solution
|
|
VSM
|
Voltage Sensing Module
|
|
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W
|
|
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WBT
|
Web-Based Training
|
|
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WCS
|
Workpiece Coordinate System
|
|
|
WEEE
|
Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment
|
|
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WG
|
Worm Gear
|
|
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WHR
|
Waste Heat Recovery
|
Heat recovery
|
|
WLAN
|
Wireless Local Area Network
|
|
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WOP
|
Workshop-Oriented Programming
|
|
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WSG
|
(Winkelschrittgeber)
|
Angular step encoder
|
|
WYSIWYG
|
What You See Is What You Get
|
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X
|
|
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XGA
|
Extended Graphics Array
|
1024 × 768 pixels
|
|
XML
|
Extensible Markup Language
|
|
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Z
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ZM
|
Zero Mark
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ZSW
|
(Zustandswort)
|
Status word
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