3 Terms, Definitions and Conventions

3.3 Abbreviated Terms

e.g. for example

(OL: exempli gratia)

ERP Enterprise-Resource-Planning

HMI Human-Machine Interface

HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol

i.e. that is to say

(OL: id est)

IP Internet Protocol

ISO International Organization for Standardization

KPI Key Performance Indicator

MES Manufacturing Execution System

OL Original Language

OPC UA Open Platform Communications Unified Architecture

PLC Programmable Logical Controller

PMS Production Management System

TCP Transmission Control Protocol

UML Unified Modeling Language

URI Uniform Resource Identifier

VDMA German Mechanical Engineering Industry Association

(OL: Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau)

XML Extensible Markup Language