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Acronyms Initialisms Abbreviations and Variables

jw0752

       A while back I started a list of abbreviations and acronyms that were being used in the questions and discussions on the E-14 web site. Since I often found myself not able to understand the context of the sentence until I googled the particular sequence of letters I felt that others might be having the same problem. My initial list was entered in the forum a couple months ago and has been viewed over 2000 times. I promised in the initial publication that I would update the list on the forum from time to time. Here is the updated list at this time. If anyone has suggestions for additional entries or if I have gotten any of the below listed wrong please let me know.                  

 

I have attached an Xcel .xlsx file for the list below in case you want to save it and make your own up dates.

 

 

John

 

This post was updated 6/9/16 JCW

 

 

8/20/2017

I have attached the latest list of Electronic Initialisms and Acronyms for those who are interested. There are about 750 entries in the list at this time.

John

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Electronics Initialisms.xlsxElectronics Initialisms.xlsx
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  • You've got most of the ones I could think of. Here are a few more which you might consider:

     

    BWO   Backward Wave Oscillator (microwave)
    CDA   Current-Difference Amplifier
    CFA   Cross Field Amplifier (microwave)
    CMR   Common Mode Rejection
    CS    Composite Sync (video)
    EUT   Equipment Under Test
    f     femto
    Hfe   small-signal current gain
    HFE   DC current gain
    HS    Horizontal Sync (video)
    ISM   Industrial, Scientific and Medical
    LF    Low Frequency
    LTC   Longitudinal Timecode
    NTSC  National Television Standards Committee ('Never Twice the Same Color')
    OATS  Open Area Test Site
    PAL   Phase Alternation Line ('Perfect At Last')
    RIAA  Record Industry Association of America
    SCART Syndicat des Constructeurs d'Appareils Radio Recepteurs et Televiseurs
    SDTV  Standard Definition TV
    SECAM Sequentiel Couleur Avec Memoire
    SPDIF Sony/Philips Digital Interface (audio)
    TEM   Transverse Electromagnetic Mode
    TWT   Travelling-Wave Tube (microwave)
    UWB   Ultra Wideband
    VBI   Vertical Blanking Interval (video)
    VDU   Visual Display Unit
    VHF   Very High Frequency
    VITC  Vertical Interval Timecode (video)
    VS    Vertical Sync (video)
    WLAN  Wireless Local Area Network
    YTO   YIG-Tuned Oscillator (microwave)

  • in reply to jc2048

    Hi Jon,

    Thanks to your additions the list is now over 800 entries. I reposted it above so what is there now has the duplicates removed and the new entries added.

    John

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