Abbreviations and Acronyms
- Last UpdatedJan 24, 2023
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Abbreviations which are thought to be self-explanatory, particularly those which are simply the first few letters of an obvious word, are not listed.
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ABA |
Area Based ADP |
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ADP |
Automatic Drawing Production |
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ASCII |
American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
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API |
Application Programming Interface |
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CATREF |
Catalog Reference |
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CE |
Current Element |
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CL |
Centerline |
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COCO |
Connection Compatibility |
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CPU |
Central Processor Unit |
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CREF |
Connection Reference |
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CTORU |
Circular (cross-section) Torus |
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DABACON |
Database Constructor |
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DAC |
Data Access Control |
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DB |
Database |
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DDL |
Data Definition Language |
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DXF |
Drawing Exchange Format (as used by AutoCADâ) |
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GTYP |
Generic Type |
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GUI |
Graphical User Interface |
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HPGL |
Hewlett Packard Graphics Language |
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I/O |
Input/Output |
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IGES |
International Graphics Exchange Specification |
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Iso ADP |
Isometric ADP |
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LJSE |
Lap Joint Stub End |
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MDB |
Multiple Database |
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MOM |
Model Object Manager |
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OS |
Operating System |
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Pn |
P-point n (where n is an integer) |
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PA |
P-Arrive or Arrive P-point |
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PADD |
Production of Annotated and Dimensioned Drawings |
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PDMS |
Plant Design Management System |
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PH |
Pipe Head |
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P&ID |
Piping and Instrumentation Diagram |
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PID |
Piping and Instrumentation Diagram |
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PL |
P-Leave or Leave P-point |
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PML |
Programmable Macro Language |
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POHED |
Polyhedron |
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PT |
Pipe Tail |
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PTRANS |
Percent (%) Variable Translator |
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PVOL |
Preferred Volume or Penalty Volume |
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Q |
Query |
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Refno |
Reference Number (of an element in a database) |
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RTORU |
Rectangular (cross-section) Torus |
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SHU |
Standard Hookup |
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SKEY |
Symbol Key |
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SPCOM |
Specification Component |
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SPREF |
Specification Reference |
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STYP |
Symbol Type |
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UDA |
User-Defined Attribute |
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VDM |
View Definition Matrix |
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WN |
Weld Neck |
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2D or 3D |
Two- or Three-dimensional |
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@ |
Crosshair cursor location |