Short Definition of the Electronic Component. Used Abbreviations.

Abbreviations	Definition
A	Antenna and wideband amplifiers (CATV)
A/D - IC	Analog -to- Digital Converter
A.C	Alternating current
ADSL	Asymmetric digital subscriber line
AES	Advanced Encryption Standard
AF	Audio Frequency
AFC	Automatic frequency control
AFT	Automatic fine tuning
AGC	Automatic gain control
AGP	Accelerated Graphics Port
AHCI	Advanced Host Controller Interface
ALC	Automatic level control
AM	Amplitude Modulation - RF application (AM range)
AP	Access Point
APC	Automatic Phase control
ARI	Traffic information system (west Germany)
ARP	Address Resolution Protocol
Array	Arrangement of numerous elements in a single case
ASCII	American Standard Code for Information Interchange
Asym	Asymmetrical
ATA	Advanced Technology Attachment
ATAPI	Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface
ATM	Automated Teller Machine
A/W – Verst	Record/Playback amplifier
B	DC forward current gain
Backward	Backward diode
Band – S	RF band switching
Bidirectional	Bidirectional diode
BiMOS - IC	Integrated Circuit  (Bipolor + MOS technology)
Bios	Basic Input – Output system
BNC	Bayonet  Neill–Concelman
BOOTP	Bootstrap Protocol
Br	Bridge rectifier
BSSID	Basic Service Set Identifier
BTW	Blue tooth Wireless
Btx	Interactive video text
Camera	Video camera
CATV	Broad band cable amplifier
CB	CB – Radio
CCD – IC	Charge – Coupled Device
CCFL	Cold cathode fluorescent lamp
CCTV	Closed-circuit television
CD	Compact Disc
C – Di	Capacitance Diode (Varactor, Vericap)
CDMA	Code division multiple access
CF	Compact Flash
CFL	Compact  fluorescent lamp
Chopper	Chopper
CM	Cord modulation
CMOS	Complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor
CMOS – Logic	Digital – Logic Circuit (CMOS technology)
Contr.av.	Controlled avalanche
CPE	Customer-premises equipment or customer-provided equipment
CPM	Cord Pulse modulation
CPU	Central  Processing unit
CRT	Cathode ray tube
CTS	Clear to Send
CTV	Colour Tele Vision
D/A – IC	Digital - to - Analog Converter
D.C	Direct  current
DNS	Domain Name System
DoS	Denial of Service
DDNS	Dynamic Domain Name System
DDR	Double Data Rate - synchronous dynamic random-access memory (SDRAM)
Dem	Demodulator
DHCP	Dynamic  Host Configuration Protocol
Diac	3 – Layer – Trigger Diode, Symmetrical
DIG – IC	Digital Integrated Circuit
DIMM	dual in-line memory module
Dip	Dual - in - line – Package
Diskr	Discriminator
DMA	Direct memory access controller
DMZ	Demilitarized Zone
dRAM – IC	Read – Write Memory, Dynamic
DSC	Digital Still Camera
DSL	Digital Subscriber Line
DSP	Digital signal processing
DSLR	Digital Single-Lens Reflex
DSSS	direct-sequence  spread-spectrum
DTL	Diode – transistor - logic
DTMF	Dual-tone multi-frequency
Dual	Dual transistor for differential amplifiers or dual diode
DVC	Digital Video cassette / Digital Video Camera
DVD	Digital Video Disc / Digital Versatile Disc
DVI	Digital Visual Interface
DVR	Digital Video Recorder
E	Output stages
EAROM – IC	Memory, nonvolatile, alterable
ECL – Logic	Emitter – Coupled Logic
EEPROM – IC	nonvolatile, alterable, electrically erasable (Electrically erasable program read only memory)
EMF	Electromotive force
EMI	electromagnetic induction
EPROM – IC	Memory, nonvolatile, alterable, UV – erasable (erasable program read only memory)
Equal	Equalizer
ESD	Electrostatic discharge
exFAT	Extended File Allocation Table
ext4	fourth extended filesystem
FAT	File Allocation Table
FB	Remote Control
FED	Field Effect Diode
FET	Field Effect Transistor
FIFO – IC	First – in – First – Out  memory
FLT	Fluorescent  tubes
FM	Frequency  modulation - RF application (FM range)
FPLA	= PAL,  field programmable
FREDFET	V – MOS – FET with fast parasitic diode
FSB	front-side bus
F - Thy	Fast  Thyristor
FTP	File Transfer Protocol
F/V – Konverter	Converter Frequency to Voltage
GaAS	Gallium arsenide
Ge - Di	Germanium diode
Ge – N	Germanium NPN transistor
Ge – P	Germanium PNP transistor
gep	Matched types
GI	Rectifier (general)
Gif	Graphics Interchange Format (Digital image format )
GND	Ground (circuit earth/chassis ground)
GPR	Ground-penetrating radar
GPRS	General packet radio service
GPS	Global Positioning System  / Ground Position Satellite
GPT	GUID Partition Table
GPU	graphics processing unit
Gunn – Di	Gunn diode
GTO – Thy	Gate turn off thyristor
HA	TV horizontal deflection stages
HD	High definition
HDD	Hard Disk drive
HDMI	High-Definition Multimedia Interface
HF	High Frequency – RF application (general)
HID	Human Interface divice
hi- beta	High current gain
hi –current	For high output current
hi- def	High definition
hi – power	High output power
hi – prec	High precision
hi – rel	High reliability
hi – res	High resolution
hi – speed	High speed
hi – volt	For high voltages
Horiz	Horizontal
h-ohm	For high impedance demodulator circuits
HP	Head Phones
HSPA	High Speed Packet Access
HSPDA	High-Speed Downlink Packet Access
HT	Hybrid  threading
Hybrid – IC	Integrated circuit (hybrid technology)
HTTPS	Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
lb	Break – over current
IC	Integrated Circuit
ICMP	Internet Control Message Protocol
IDE	Integrated Drive Electronics
IEEE	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
lgt	Gate trigger current
IF	Intermediate frequency
lh	Holding current
Impatt – Di	Impatt diode
Indic	Indicator
I/O	Input/output
I/O – IC	Input/output IC for microcomputer
IR	Infra – red
Ip	Peak point current
IP	Internet protocol
Is	Switching current
ISA	Industry Standard Architecture
Iso	Insulated
ISP	Internet Service Provider
Itsm	Surge current
lv	Valley point current
JPEG	Joint Photographic Experts Group ( Digital image format )
KOP – IC	Comparator (Operational amplifier)
kV – GI	High voltage rectifier
L	Power stages
LAN	Local area network
LBA	Logical block addressing
LCD	Liquid crystal display
LCR	Inductor - capacitor - resistor (Circuit or Networks)
LD	Laser Disk
LED	Light – emitting diode
LIFO – IC	Last in first – out memory
Limiter	Limiter
LIN – IC	Linear  Integrated Circuit
LP	Long Play
lo – drop	Low voltage drop
LogL	Logic Level  (U th ≈ 0.8…2V)
lo – power	Low power consumption
lo- sat	Low collector – emitter saturation voltage
lo – volt	For low voltages
M	Mixer stage
MAC Address	media access control address
MFD	multi function device
Min	Miniaturized
MMC	Multi Media Card / flash Memory Memory Card
MMS	Multimedia Messaging Service
MMU	Memory management unit
MOS	Metel  Oxide Semiconductor
MOS - …*	With integrated gate protection diode
MOS – FET – d	Metal oxide FET, depletion type
MOS – FET – e	Metal oxide FET, enhancement type
MOS – IC	Integrated circuit (MOS technology)
MOS – N/P – IGBT	Iso – gate bipolar transistor
MTU	Maximum Transmission Unit
Multipl	Frequency multiplier
MW	Medium  Wave
NAT	Network Address Translation or Network Address Translator
NF	AF applications
N – FET	N – Channel field – effect  transistor
Ni-Cd	Nickel-Cadmium
NiMH / Ni-MH	nickel–metal hydride
Nix	Nixie Driver  (Digital Display tubes)
Noise suppr	Noise suppression
NMOS – IC	N – Channel MOS – IC
n-ohm	For low impedance demodulator circuits
NTFS	New Technology File System
NTSC	National Television System Committee
Ω	Resistant (Ohm)
O	Oscillator  stages
OHCI	Open Host Controller Interface
OP – Amp	Operational amplifier
OP – IC	Operational  amplifier
Opto	Optoelectronic Component
OSD	on-screen display
PAL	Phase Alternating Line
PAL – IC	Programmable logic array
par	Parallel
PATA	Parallel - ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment)
PC	personal computer
PCB	printed circuit boards
PCI	Peripheral Component Interconnect
PCM	Pulse Cord Modulation
PDM	pulse-duration modulation
PEP	Peak envelope power
P – FET	P – Channel field – effect transistor
PIC	Programmable integrated circuit
PIN – Di	PIN diode
PIP	Picture -  in -  picture
PLL	Phase – locked loop
PMOS – IC	P – Channel  MOS – IC
PNG	Portable Network Graphics (Digital image format)
PnP	Plug-and-Play
PoE	Power - over - Ethernet
PPR	Pipe-Penetrating Radar
PPPOA	Point-to-Point Protocol over ATM
PPPOE	Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet
PQ	RF – output power (transmitter transistor)
progr	Programmable
PROM – IC	Electrically Programmable ROM
PS	Power  supply
PWM	Pulse – width modulation
PUK	PIN Unlocked Key  (PIN UnlocK Code)
PUT	Programmable Unijunction transistor (UJT)
ra	Low noise
RadH	Designed for space aviation use (radition hardened)
RAM	Random  access  memory
RCA	Radio Corporation of America
RDF	radio-direction finding
re	AGC stages
Rec	Tape and cassette recorder
Reg	Regulator
Ref – Di	Reference diode (highly stable Z – diode)
RF	Radio frequency
RIMM	Rambus Inline Memory Module
ROM - IC	Read Only Memory
rpm	Revolutions Per Minute
RSSI	received signal strength indicator
RTS	Request to Send
Rx	receiver
S	Switching stages
SATA	Serial - ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment)
SAS	Silicon asymmetrical switch
SBS	Silicon bilateral switch
Schottky	Schottkey diode
SCART	Syndicat francais des Constructeurs d' Appareils Radio et Television
SCR	silicon-controlled rectifier
SD	Secure Digital
SDA	Secure Digital Card Association
SDHC	Secure Digital High-Capacity
SDIO	Secure Digital Input Output
SDXC	Secure Digital eXtended-Capacity
Se – Di	Selenium diode
Ser	Serial
SECAM	Sequential Color with Memory
SHF	Super high frequency - RF applications (>5 GHz)
Sim	subscriber identity module
SIMM	single in-line memory module
SMD	Surface mounted device
SMPS , SN	Switching Mode Power Supply
SMS	Short Message Service
Si – Br	Silicon bridge rectifier
Si – Di	Silicon diode
Si – N	Silicon NPN transistor
Si – N – Darl	Silicon NPN Darlington transistor
Si – P	Silicon PNP transistor
Si – P – Darl	Silicon PNP Darlington transistor
Si –St	Silicon – stabi – diode (operation in forward direction)
Sip	Single Line package
S.M.A.R.T	Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology
SNMP	Simple  Network  Management  Protocol
SP	Stranded Play
sRAM	Read – write memory, static
SS	Fast Switching  stages
SSB	Single sideband operation
SSD	Solid Stages Drive
SSID	Service  Set  Identification
(ss)	Peak value
stack	Rectifier stacks
Stereo
SUS	Silicon unilateral switch
S-Video	Separate Video / Super-video
SxS	Sony ExpressCard Standard  (Side-by-side assembly)
sym	Symmetrical types
SW	Short Wave
TAZ	Suppressor diode
Tetrode	P -+ N – gate thyristor
TFT (LCD)	Thin-Film-Transistor (liquid-crystal display)
tgq	Reset - time
Thy	Thyristor
Thy – Br	Thyristor bridge configuration
Thy-Modul	Arrangement of numerous thyristors in a single case
50Hz – Thy	Thyristor  for mains operation
TKIP	Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
Ton	TV sound channel
TP	Test Point
Tr	Driver stages
Triac	Full – wave Thyristor
Trigger – Di	4 – layer trigger diode, asymmetrical
TTL – IC	Linear integrated circuit (TTL technology)
TTL – Logic	Digital logic circuit (transistor – transistor logic)
Tuning	RF tuning diode
Tunnel – Di	Tunnel diode
TV	Television applications
Tx	transmitter
(Ta = … °)	Ambient temperature if not 25°C
(Tc = …°)	Case reference temperature if not 25°C
UART	Universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter
Ub	Break over voltage
Ucc, Us	Supply voltage
UDP	User Datagram Protocol
UHF	Ultra High Frequency – RF applications (>250 MHz)
UJT	Unijunction transistor
Uni	General purpose types
US	Ultrasonics
USB	Universal Serial Bus
UV	Ultra violet
USART	Universal synchronous / asynchronous receiver / transmitter
V	Pre/input stages
VA	TV vertical deflection types
VC	Video recorder
VCD	Video Compact disk
Vertik	Vertical
VGA	Video Graphics Array
VHF	Very High Frequency  (appox 100 … 250 MHz)
VHS	Video Home System
Vid	Video output stages
VIR	NTSC colour correction
VLAN	Virtual local area networks
VLF	Very Long  frequency
Vtx	Video text , telexes
V/F – Konverter	Converter voltage to frequency
WAN	Wide Area Net work
WEP	Wired Equivalent Privacy
Wi-Fi	is a trademark of the Wireless Internet Compatibility Alliance (WICA)
WISP	Wireless  Internet  Service  Providers
WLAN	wireless local area network
WME	Wireless Multimedia Extensions
WMM	Wi-Fi Multimedia
WPA	Wi-Fi Protected Access
www	World Wide Web
XLR	cannon X series, Latch Rubber /eXtra Low Resistance/eXtra Long Range
X – Ray –port	X-ray protection
Xtal	crystal
ZF	IF stages
ZV	Integrated trigger amplification (Darlistor)
ß	Short – circuit current gain at  1 kHz
(eff)	r.m.s value
+Diac	With integrated diac
→	See under
-/…V	Only UCE0 known; otherwise always UCB0 or UCB0/UCE0 (transistors)
ns	Reverse recovery time (diodes)
/-ns	Turn – on time (transistors)
/…ns	Turn – on/turn – off time (transistors)
µComp	Microcomputer
µC – IC	Single – chip microcomputer (MOS)
µP – IC	Microprocessor, CPU (MOS)
µs	Circuit commutated turn – off time tq (thyristor)
Z	Impedance
Z – DI	Zener diode (operation in reverse direction)
Z – IC	Voltage Regulator, Voltage Stabilizer
… + Di	With integrated diode
… + R	With integrated resistors
3D	three-dimensional
3G	Third Generation