Abbreviation Explanation
(opt) Option
Fig. Figure
General
certification
National Type Approval (Germany)
ATF
Automatic Transmission Fluid
(lubricant)
Order no.
Order, item or part number
BG
Employer's liability insurance
association
BGG
Employer's liability insurance
association principles
BGV
Employer's liability insurance
association rules and regulations
o/h Operating hours
resp. respectively
approx. circa (about)
DGUV German statutory accident insurance
DIN German Institute of Standardization
Doc. Document
EBE
Authorisation for stand-alone
operation
EC European Community
EN European Standard
etc. et cetera
EU European Union
poss. possibly
FOPS Falling Object Protective Structure
FZV Vehicle licensing regulation
if nec. if necessary
ISO
International Organization of
Standardization
LED Light Emitting Diode
Trucks Trucks
LoF Agricultural or forestry
LWA Sound power level
max./MAX. maximum
min./MIN. minimum
No. Number
o.s. or similar
OK okay
Cars Cars
ROPS Roll Over Protective Structure
RZ Ripper tooth
SAE
Society of Automotive Engineers,
viscosity class for motor oil
StVZO
(German
traffic
regulations)
German Traffic Regulation
etc. et cetera
VDE
Association of Electrical Engineering,
Electronics and Information
Technology
e.g. for example
Abbreviation Explanation