3.4 Abbreviations and symbols
| DBN | Data Block Number |
| FSP | Function Specific Profile |
| GDP | Generic Device Profile |
| IDN | Identification Number (of a Sercos Parameter) |
| PS | Parameter Set |
| SCP | Sercos Communication Profile |
| SE | Structure Element |
| SI | Structure Instance |
| S/IP | Sercos IP |
| SPDML | Sercos Profile Description Language |
| XML | Extensible Markup Language |