Micropack FDS303 - Appendix A Acronyms, Terms & Abbreviations

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FDS303 Safety and Technical Manual
Rev: 1.7 ECN: 4535 Ref: 3303.0001
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Appendix A - Acronyms, Terms & Abbreviations
Term
Description
AC
Alternating Current
ATEX
Atmosphere Explosive
AWG
American Wire Gauge
BS
British Standard
CCTV
Closed Circuit Television
CE
European Conformity
CO2
Carbon Dioxide
CSA
Canadian Standards Associated
dB
Decibel
DC
Direct Current
EMC
Electromagnetic Compatibility
EN
European Norm
FM
Factory Mutual
FOV
Field of View
HFT
Hardware Fault Tolerance
I or A
Electrical Current or Ampere
JB
Junction Box
Km
Kilometre
kW
Kilo Watt
LED
Light Emitting Diode
MEL
Micropack (Engineering) Ltd
mH
Milli Henry – Inductance
MOR
Meteorological Optical Range
NEC
National Electrical Codes
nF, pF
Nano Farad, Pico Farad – Capactiance
PC
Personal Computer (IBM PC Compatible)
R or Ω
Ohms (electrical resistance)
SFF
Safe Failure Fraction
SIL
Safety Integrity Level
V
Voltage
Vs
Versus
W
Watts (Wattage)