| ADI | Analyser Device Integration |
| ASiC-E | Associated Signature Container Extended (ZIP with signature, see ASiC-E) |
| BMP | Bitmap (image format) |
| CAdES | CMS Advanced Electronic Signatures (see CAdES) |
| CMS | Cryptographic Message Syntax |
| CP | Communication Processor (hardware module) |
| CPU | Central Processing Unit (of a Device) |
| DA | Data Access |
| DI | Device Integration (the short name for this specification) |
| ERP | Enterprise Resource Planning |
| FDI | Field Device Integration (standard for integrating field devices into host systems) |
| FPGA | Field Programmable Gate Array |
| GDS | Global Discovery Server |
| GIF | Graphics Interchange Format (image format) |
| GSD | General Station Description (device description file for PROFIBUS/PROFINET) |
| GUID | Globally Unique Identifier |
| HART | Highway Addressable Remote Transducer (protocol for smart field devices) |
| HMI | Human-Machine Interface |
| ID | Identifier |
| IO | Input / Output |
| IRDI | International Registration Data Identifier (see ISO 29002-5) |
| JPG | Joint Photographic Experts Group (image format) |
| JSON | JavaScript Object Notation |
| KPI | Key Performance Indicator |
| LAN | Local Area Network |
| LED | Light Emitting Diode |
| OEE | Overall Equipment Effectiveness |
| PKI | Public Key Infrastructure |
| PNG | Portable Network Graphics (image format) |
| SQL | Structured Query Language for databasesUA Unified Architecture |
| UI | User Interface |
| UML | Unified Modelling Language |
| URL | Uniform Resource Locator |
| WBM | Web-Based Management |
| XML | Extensible Mark-up Language |
