List of abbreviations/acronyms
B.1 List of abbreviations
OXYMAT 64
Operating Instructions, 06/2008, A5E00880383-03
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Abbreviation / symbol Explanation
PCS Process control system
PDM Process Device Manager
pF Picofarad (10
-12
Farad)
PROFIBUS Process Field Bus
Pt Platinum
PTFE Polytetrafluoroethylene (plastic, commercial
name, e.g. Teflon)
QAL Quality assurance level
RAM Random access memory
ROM Read only memory
s Seconds
SO
2
Sulfur dioxide
SUB-D Subminiature D-shaped connector
TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol;
a reference model for communication on the
Internet
USB Universal Serial Bus; serial bus system for
connecting external devices to a computer
V Volts
VGA Video Graphics Array, a graphics card standard
Y
2
O
3
Yttric oxide
vpm Volume parts per million
e.g. For example
ZrO
2
Zirconium dioxide
Δ Difference (delta)
Ω Ohms