Acronyms Initialisms Abbreviations and Variables

RE: Acronyms Initialisms Abbreviations and Variables

jc2048 — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 16:05:32 GMT

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)

RE: Acronyms Initialisms Abbreviations and Variables

dougw — Mon, 21 Aug 2017 21:47:54 GMT

nice list

BNC should be Bayonet Neill Concelman

I was always told it was a Baby N Connector, but that was wrong.

See my upcoming road test for more on this ....

RE: Acronyms Initialisms Abbreviations and Variables

balearicdynamics — Mon, 21 Aug 2017 10:05:40 GMT

Thank you John. It is interesting but very useful. There was something similar on Nokia dev forum years ago but they dismissed the entire ecosystem before I was able to save the list. Well organised.

Enrico

RE: Acronyms Initialisms Abbreviations and Variables

jw0752 — Sun, 20 Aug 2017 16:08:44 GMT

I found a nice list of somewhat older Acronyms and Initialisms yesterday which I integrated into the master list which it is now up to 777 entries.

John

RE: Acronyms Initialisms Abbreviations and Variables

DAB — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 20:13:21 GMT

Hi John

Nice list. In a world of acronyms, the electronics world is only exceeded by government code words.

I once ran into a problem with people who had their own set of acronyms or action words that were nearly 100% opposite from the engineering norm.

It took a couple of months to figure out that what they thought I had said and what I really said were vastly different.

After a few such events, I clearly spelled out each acronym and defined my meaning for each.

It did help, but some people just think differently and communication requires verification of idea and thought.

DAB