| DA | Data Access |
| AC | Alarm and Condition |
| HA | Historical access |
| CCTS | Core Components Technical Specification (building blocks for data modelling) |
| CDT | Core Data Types |
| ERP | Enterprise Resource Planning |
| EAM | Enterprise Asset Management |
| LIMS | Laboratory Information Management Systems |
| MES | Manufacturing Execution Systems |
| CMMS | Computerized Maintenance Management Systems |
| MOM | Manufacturing Operations Management |
| SCADA | Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition |
| WMS | Warehouse Management Systems |
| PLC | Programmable Logic Controllers |
| DCS | Distributed Control Systems |
| OCS | Open Control Systems |
