| AC | Alternating Current |
| BDM | Basic Drive Module |
| BiSS | BiSS Association e.V. |
| CAN | Controller Area Network |
| CCC | China Compulsory Certificate |
| CC-Link | Control & Communication Link |
| CDM | Complete Drive Module |
| CE | Conformité Européenne |
| CEL | China Energy Label |
| CiA | CAN in Automation |
| CIP | Common Industrial Protocol |
| CNC | Computerized Numerical Control |
| CoE | CAN application Protocol over EtherCAT |
| DC | Direct Current |
| DIN | DIN e.V. (Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V.) |
| DoE | Department of Energy |
| DT | Delta Time |
| DV | Delta Voltage |
| EMC | Electromagnetic Compatibility |
| EIA-xxx | Electronic Industries Alliance |
| FF-SIS | Fieldbus Foundation Safety Instrumented Systems |
| FSoE | Fail Safe over EtherCAT |
| HTL | High-Threshold-Logic |
| I/O | Input/Output |
| IE | International Efficiency |
| IEC | International Electrotechnical Commission |
| IoT | Internet of Things |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| MES | Manufacturing Execution System |
| NPN | Negative, Positive, Negative |
| OPC UA FX | OPC UA Field eXchange |
| PDS | Power Drive System |
| PLC | Programmable Logic Controller |
| PNP | Positive, Negative, Positive |
| Profibus | Process Field Bus |
| Profinet | Process Field Network |
| RAPIEnet | Real-time Automation Protocols for Industrial Ethernet |
| RS-xxx | Recommended Standard |
| Sercos | Serial Realtime Communication System |
| SLS | Safely Limited Speed |
| SoE | Servodrive-Profile over EtherCAT |
| SSI | Synchronous Serial Interface |
| STO | Safe Torque Off |
| TSN | Time-Sensitive Networking |
| TIA-xxx | Telecommunications Industry Association |
| UKCA | UK Conformity Assessment |
| UL | Underwriters Laboratories |
| VDE | Verband der Elektrotechnik Elektronik Informationstechnik e.V. |
| VDMA | Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers Association |
