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A Edit

Abbrv. Meaning
Ampere
AABB American Association of Blood Banks
ABD Abdomen
AC Alternating Current
ACD Automated Call Distribution
A/D Analog to Digital
ACK Acknowledgement
ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support
ACTY Activity
ADSL Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line
Afib or AF Atrial fibrillation
AE Application Engineer
AGC Automatic Gain Control
AI Artificial Intelligence
AP Anterior to Posterior
AM Amplitude Modulation
AMD Advanced Micro Devices
ANSI American National Standards Institute
.ARC Archive (file name extension)
AREF A/D Converter Analog Reference pin
ARQ Automatic Retransmission request
ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASEE American Society for Engineering Education
ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit
ASPI Advanced SCSI Programming Interface
.ARJ Compressed File (file name extension)
.ASP Active Server Page (file name extension)
.ASPI Advanced SCSI Programming Interface [SCSI device driver]
ATTRIB Attribute (MSDOS Command)
ATAPI AT Attachment Packet Interface [CDROM device driver]
ATDM Asynchronous Time Division Multiplexing
ATM Asynchronous Transfer Mode
AUI Attached Unit Interface
AV Atrio Venticular
AUTOEXEC.bat Automatic Execution File

B Edit

Abbrv. Meaning
.BAC Backup (file name extension)
.BAT Batch Processing (file name extension)
B Magnetic Flux
BBS Bulletin Board System
BCC Block Check Character
BCD Binary Coded Decimal
BE Barium Enema
BJT Bipolar Junction Transistor
BIOS Basic Input/Output System
bps Bits per Second
BP Blood Pressure
BPM Blood Pressure per Minute
BM Bone Marrow or Bowel Movement
.BMP Bitmap (file name extension) [Paintbrush Format]
BMR Basal Metabolic Rate
BW Body Weight
Bx Biopsy

C Edit

Abbrv. Meaning
.CAB Cabinet (file name extension) [Microsoft]
CAD Coronary Artery Disease
CAD Computer-Aided Design
CBC Complete Blood Count
CAM Computer-Aided Manufacturing
CAM Content Addressable Memory
CAP College of American Pathology
CAS Computer Assisted Surgery
CCD Charge-coupled device
CDMA Code Division Multiple Access
CD-ROM Compact Disk Read Only Memory
CDMA Code Division Multiple Access
CE Clinical Engineer
CEMS Clinical Equipment Management Systems
CHO Carbohydrate
.CMD Command (file name extension)
CMS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
CMMS Computerized Maintenance Management Software (CMMS)
CMOS Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
.COM Command (file name extension)
CR Computed radiography
CRT Cathode ray tube
CRRT Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT)
CSMA Carrier Sense Multiple-Access
CSMA/CD Carrier Sense Multiple-Access with Collision Detect
CO Cardiac Output
C/O Complaining Of
CXRChest X-ray

D Edit

Abbrv. Meaning
.DAT Data (file name extension)
D/A Digital to Analog
dB Decibel
dBm dB referenced to 1 milliWatt
DC Direct Current
DC Discharged
.DCT Dictionary (file name extension)
DEMUX Demultiplexer
DEK Data Encryption Key
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DI Diabetes Insipidus
DICOM Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine
DM Diabetes Mellitus
DNR Do Not Resuscitate
DNS Domain Naming System
DOA Dead on Arrival
.DOC Word Document
.DOCX Word Document [office 2007]
DMA Direct Memory Access
DOS Disk Operating System
DPDT Double-Pole Double-Throw (switch)
DPE Data Parity Error
DPSK Differential Phase Shift Keying
DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory
DR Digital Radiography
.DRV or .DVR Device Driver (file name extension)
.DRW Drawing (file name extensions)
DVD Digital Video Disk
DX Diagnosis

E Edit

Abbrv. Meaning
E EMF
EBCDIC Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
ECC Error Correction Code
ECL Emitter-Coupled Logic
ECN Engineering Change Notice
ECN Equipment Control Number
ECO Engineering Change Order
ECR Engineering Change Request
EEPROM Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
EEG Electroencephalography
EPROM Electrically Programmable Read Only Memory
EIA Electronic Industries Association
EISA Enhanced Industry Standard Architecture
EMI Electromagnetic interference
ENT Ear, Nose, Throat
EBCT Empty Bed Contact Time
EMG Electromyography
.ENC Encoded (file name extension)
EPROM Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
ESD Electro-Static Discharge
EST Electroshock Therapy
ESR Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
ETT Endotracheal Tube
.EXE Executable (file name extension)

F Edit

Abbrv. Meaning
f frequency
FCC Federal Communications Commission
FDA Food and Drug Administration
FDD Floppy Disk Drive
FET Field Effect Transistor
FIFO First-In, First-Out
FILO First-In, Last-Out
FM Frequency Modulation
FMEA Failure Mode Effect Analysis
FO Fiber Optics
Fx Fracture

G Edit

Abbrv. Meaning
.GIF Graphics Interchange Format (file name extension)
GFCI Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
GI Gastrointestinal
GND Input Ground Supply Line
GSW Gun Shot Wound
gtt Drip

H Edit

Abbrv. Meaning
HAI Hospital Acquired Infection (also known as Nosocomial)
HCT Hematocrit
HDD Hard Disk Drive
HPLC High Pressure Liquid Chromatography
HIS Hospital information system
.HST History + Host (file name extensions)
.HLP Help (file name extension)

I Edit

Abbrv. Meaning
ICD Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
ICRA Infection Control Risk Assessment
IDE integrated device electronics
ILSM Interim Life Safety Measures
.IMG Image Data (file name extension)
I/O Input/Output
IRQ Interrupt Request
ISDN integrated services digital network
ISO International Organization for Standardization
ISO Independent Service Organizations

J Edit

Abbrv. Meaning
J Joule
JCAHO JC Joint Commission
JFET Junction Field Effect Transistor
JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group
JMAPI Java Management Application Program Interface
J2ME Java 2 Platform Micro Edition
JVM Java Virtual Machine

K Edit

Abbrv. Meaning
kT noise power density
KW Kilowatt
KWH Kilo Watt Hour
KVA Kilovolt-ampere
KVO Keep Vein Open

L Edit

Abbrv. Meaning
LAN Local Area Network
LED Light Emitting Diode
LIFO Last In, First Out
LILO Last In, Last Out
LIM Line isolation monitor
LISTSERV List Server [Internet]
LPT1 First Parallel Printer Port

M Edit

Abbrv. Meaning
MAC medium access control [sublayer]
MAN Metropolitan area network
MOSFET Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor
MPEG Moving Picture Experts Group
MIN Mobile Identification Number
MP3 MPEG Audio Layer 3
MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface
MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging
.MSP Microsoft Paint (file name extension)
MUX Multiplexer
mV Millivolt

N Edit

Abbrv. Meaning
NECNational Electric Code
NEP noise equivalent power
NetBIOS Network Basic Input/Output System [IBM]
NetBEUI NetBIOS Extended User Interface [IBM]
NFPA National Fire Protection Agency
NFS Network File System
NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology
NiCad Nickel-cadmium / NiCad Battery
NIC Network interface Card
NOS Network Operating System
NTFS New Technology File System
NVRAM Non-Volatile Random Access Memory

O Edit

Abbrv. Meaning
OBD On Board Diagnostics
OC Open Collector
OCR optical character recognition
OD Outside Diameter or Optical Density
OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer
OLED Organic light-emitting diode
OPA ortho-Phthalaldehyde
OVP Operational Verification Procedure

P Edit

Abbrv. Meaning
PA Posterior to Anterior
PACS Picture Archiving and Communication System
PBX Private Branch Exchange
PBA Physical Block Address
PCA Patient-controlled analgesia Infusion Pump, PCA
PCI Peripheral Component Interface
PCIe Peripheral Component Interface express
PCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
.PDF Portable Document Format
PEEP Positive end-expiratory pressure
PET Positron Emission Tomography PET Scan
PIPO Parallel In, Parallel Out
PLC Programmable Logic Controller
PM Preventive Maintenance or Planned Maintenance
PNP Plug And Play
POP Point of Presence
.PPT PowerPoint Show (file name extension)
.PPTX PowerPoint Show (file name extension) Office 2007
PWL Password List (file name extension)
PWM Pulse Width Modulation

Q Edit

Abbrv. Meaning
QoS Quality of Service
QA Quality Assurance

R Edit

Abbrv. Meaning
RIS Radiology Information System
RF Radio frequency
RMS Root Mean Square
RH Relative Humidity
RST Reset pin
RTC Real Time Clock pin
RTS Request to Send pin: A data communications signal (e.g. RS-232)
RO Reverse Osmosis
RX Receive pin
RXD Receive pin
RZ Return to Zero pin

S Edit

Abbrv. Meaning
SCSI Small computer systems interface
SD Shutdown
SMT Surface Mount Technology
SP+ Speaker input voltage (+) lead
SP- Speaker ground (-) lead
.SYS System Configuration (file name extension)

T Edit

Abbrv. Meaning
T Temperature
t Time
T(O) Oral Temperature
TTL Transistor Transistor Logic
Tx Treatment
TX Transmit pin
TXD Transmit pin
.TXT Text File extension

U Edit

Abbrv. Meaning
UDI Unique Device Identification
USB Universal Serial Bus
UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply

V Edit

Abbrv. Meaning
V Volt
VAR VARISTOR or variable resistor
Vbb Input Voltage Battery Supply pin
VCC Input Voltage Supply pin
VPN Virtual Private Network
VNA Vendor Neutral Archive
Vfib or VF Ventricular fibrillation
VOIP Voice Over Internet Protocol
V+ Input Voltage Positive Supply pin
V- Input Voltage Ground/Negative Supply pin

W Edit

Abbrv. Meaning
W Watt (Power)
WAN Wide Area Network
.WMA Windows Media Audio (file name extension)
.WMV Windows Video File (file name extension)

X Edit

Abbrv. Meaning
X Reactance
XCOPY Extended Copy [MSDOS]
X-ray Radiology
.XLS Excel Spreadsheet
.XLSX Excel Spreadsheet [office 2007]
X.25 A Protocol for Electronic Data Transmission

Y Edit

Abbrv. Meaning
Y As in a coordinate axis in a plane

Z Edit

Abbrv. Meaning
Z Zero
Z Impedance
Z/D Zero Defect
ZIF Zero Insertion Force
.ZIP Compressed File (file name extension)
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