ACRONYMS
Analog to Digital Converter (Conversion)
Artificial Intelligence
Automated Instrument Manager
American Standard Code For Information Interchange
Artificial Neural Networks
Advanced Process Controls
Bits per second
Computer Aided Design
Computer Aided Manufacturing
Computer Integrated Manufacturing
Computer Numerical Control
Central Processing Unit.
Digital to Analog Converter (Conversion)
Distributed Control System
Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory.            
Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory.
Emergency Shut Down (Electro Static Discharge)
Engineering Work Station
Field Control Unit
Fibre Distributed Data Interface
Fieldbus Foundation
Graphical Operator Terminal (HMI)
Graphical User Interface
Global User Station
Highway Addressable Remote Transducer
Human Machine Interface
Information & Command Station
International Fieldbus Consortium
International Fieldbus Group
Input/Output.
Just In Time
Knowledge Based System
Kilobyte (1024 Bits)
Local Area Network
Management Command System
SEE HMI
Numerical Control
Open Control System
Original Equipment Manufacturer
Open Fieldbus Consortium
Operator Interface Station
Operating System
Personal Computer
Protocol Data Unit
Process Flow Diagram
Proportional, Integral & Derivative 
Process Information Management Systems
Programmable Logic Controller
Point to Point Protocol
Power Supply Unit.
Random Access Memory
Request For Comments
Request Information Protocol
Read Only Memory.
Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition
Sequential Flow Chart (IEC 1131-1 Programming Tool)
Soft Logic Controller
Statistical Process Control
Solid State Relay
Statement List method of programming
Transmission Control Protocol
Wide Area Network



A/D
AI
AIM
ASCII
ANN
APC
bps
CAD
CAM
CIM
CNC
CPU
D/A
DCS
EEPROM
EPROM
ESD
EWS
FCU
FDDI
FF
GOT
GUI
GUS
HART
HMI
ICS
IFC
IFG
I/O
JIT
KBS
Kbytes
LAN
MCS
MMI
NC
OCS
OEM
OFC
OIS
OS
PC
PDU
PFD
PID
PIMS
PLC
PPP
PSU
RAM
RFC
RIP
ROM
SCADA
SFC
SLC
SPC
SSR
STL
TCP
WAN