AC Alternating Current
Automation College
ACC Advanced Combustion Control
ACE Application Control Environment
ACIDP Advanced Control Interface Data Point
ACM Alarm Configuration Manager
AFM Advanced Formula Manager
AGI Application Graphic Interface
AI Analog Input
AIChE American Institute of Chemical Engineers
AM Application Module
A-MC Advanced Multifunction Controller
AMPC Adaptive Multivariable Process Control
AMRI Application Module Redundancy Interface
AO Analog Output
AOSM Analog Output Standby Manual
APC Advanced Process Control
APECS Application Programming Environment for Control and Simulation
API Application Programming Interface
American Petroleum Institute
APICS American Production Inventory Control Society
APM Advanced Process Manager
AR Action Request
ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit
ASM® Abnormal Situation Management
AU Arithmetic Unit (number cruncher for processor)
AWG American Wire Gauge
AxM Application Module X-Windows
BBU Battery Backup Unit
BC Batch Controller
BCM BizCalc Manager
BG Benefits Guardianship
BG Max Benefits Guardianship Maximum
BIOS Basic Input/Output System
BIS Business Information System
BMA Blending Movement & Automation
BOS Basic Operating System
Basic Operator Station
B&P Bid and Proposal
BPC Blend Property Control (refinery software package)
BPS Bits Per Second
BRC Blend Ratio Control (refinery software package)
CAN Controller Area Network
CAT Customer Acceptance Test
CB Controller Box (TDC2000 Basic Controller)
CCFA Common Card File Assembly
CCM Client Configuration Manager (CM50N)
CCP Communication and Control Processor
CCR Continuous Catalytic Regeneration
CCTV Closed Circuit Television
CD Cross Direction Controls (Paper Machine)
CD-ROM Compact Disk Read Only Memory
CE Consulting Engineer
Configuration Engineer
Continuation Engineering
Conformite (or Communaute) Europeene (mark indicating EC compliance)
CEE Control Execution Environment
CEM Continuous Emissions Monitor
CEMS Continuous Emissions Monitoring System
CFA Card File Assembly
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CG Computer Gateway
CGMP Current Good Manufacturing Practice
CHP Combined Heat and Power
CIM Computer Integrated Manufacturing
CIOM-A Chassis Input/Output Modules – Series A
CIP Critical Infrastructure Protection
CIU Computer Interface Unit
CL Control Language
CL/AM Control Language for Application Module
C-LINK Communications Link
CLM Communications Link Module
CLM-BB Communications Link Module Bristol Babcock
CLM-T Communications Link Module TIWAY (Texas Instruments tank gauging)
CL/PM Control Language for Process Manager
CM Computing Module
Control Module
CM50 Computing Module
CMS Conformance Management Services
CNI ControlNet Interface
CNM Control Network Module (620 LCS)
COC Certificate of Conformance
COTS Commercial Off-The-Shelf
CPG Consumer Packaged Goods
CPN Customer Priority Notice
CPU Central Processing Unit
CRC Customer Response Center
Cyclic Redundancy Checking
CRP Certified Recycled Parts
CRT Cathode Ray Tube
C/S Client/Server
CSA Checklist, Summary and Approvals
Canadian Standards Association
Customer Support Automation
CSR
CU Control Unit
DAS Data Acquisition System
DE Digitally Enhanced
DCIS Distributed Control and Information System
DDE Dynamic Data Exchange (Microsoft interface)
DDT Data Definition Table
DH Data Hiway
DHB Data Hiway Bridge
DHI Data Hiway Interface
DHP Data Hiway Port
DI Digital Input
Digital Integration
DNCF Dual Node Card File
DNPWR Dual Node Power Supply Assemby
DOS Disk Operating System
DP Differential Pressure
DSA Distributed System Architecture
DTC Digital Turbine Control
DTE Data Terminal Equipment
DVM Digital Video Manager