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11 Glossary of Terms
ACF: ANCILLARY CONTROL FACILITY
ACKD: ACKNOWLEDGED
AH: AMP HOUR
AHU: AIR HANDLING UNIT
ALM: ALARM
ASE: ALARM SIGNALLING EQUIPMENT
AVF: ALARM VERIFICATION FACILITY
AZF: ALARM ZONE FACILITY
AZC: ALARM ZONE CIRCUIT
COM: RELAY COMMON CONTACT (WIPER)
CIC: CONTROLLER INTERFACE CARD
CN: CONNECTOR
C/O: CHANGE OVER CONTACTS
CPU: COMMON PROCESSOR UNIT
DGP: DATA GATHERING POINT
EARTH: BUILDING EARTH
EOL: END OF LINE
FACP: FIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL
FDS: FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM
FFF: FIREFIGHTER FACILITY FORMAT
FLT: FAULT
FP: FRONT PANEL
GND: GROUND (0 VOLTS) NOT EARTH
Ia: CURRENT DRAW IN ALARM
Ida: CURRENT DRAW IN ALARM WITH DEVICES ACTIVATED
Idd: CURRENT DRAW IN ALARM WITH DEVICES DEACTIVATED
Iq: QUIESCENT CURRENT
I/O: INPUT/OUTPUT
LCD: LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY
LCS: LOCAL CONTROL STATION
LED: IGHT EMITTING DIODE
MAF: ASTER ALARM FACILITY
MCP: ANUAL CALL POINT
MOV: ETAL OXIDE VARISTOR (TRANSIENT PROTECTION)
NIC: ETWORK INTERFACE CARD
N/C: ORMALLY CLOSED RELAY CONTACTS
N/O: ORMALLY OPEN RELAY CONTACTS
PCB: RINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS
P/S: OWER SUPPLY
PSM: OWER SUPPLY MODULE
REM: EMOTE
SPOT: INGLE PERSON OPERATING TEST
TB: ERMINAL BLOCK
VDC: OLTS DIRECT CURRENT