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