ADIAnalyser Device Integration

ASiC-EAssociated Signature Container Extended (ZIP with signature, see ASiC-E)

BMPBitmap (image format)

CAdESCMS Advanced Electronic Signatures (see CAdES)

CMSCryptographic Message Syntax

CPCommunication Processor (hardware module)

CPUCentral Processing Unit (of a Device)

DAData Access

DIDevice Integration (the short name for this specification)

ERPEnterprise Resource Planning

FDIField Device Integration (standard for integrating field devices into host systems)

FPGAField Programmable Gate Array

GDSGlobal Discovery Server

GIFGraphics Interchange Format (image format)

GSDGeneral Station Description (device description file for PROFIBUS/PROFINET)

GUIDGlobally Unique Identifier

HARTHighway Addressable Remote Transducer (protocol for smart field devices)

HMIHuman-Machine Interface

IDIdentifier

IOInput / Output

IRDIInternational Registration Data Identifier (see ISO 29002-5)

JPGJoint Photographic Experts Group (image format)

JSONJavaScript Object Notation

KPIKey Performance Indicator

LANLocal Area Network

LEDLight Emitting Diode

OEEOverall Equipment Effectiveness

PKIPublic Key Infrastructure

PNGPortable Network Graphics (image format)

SQLStructured Query Language for databasesUA Unified Architecture

UIUser Interface

UML Unified Modelling Language

URLUniform Resource Locator

WBMWeb-Based Management

XMLExtensible Mark-up Language