A Must Know: acronyms are used everywhere in technical publications, and it is helpful to regroup the ones specific to Product Design, R&D, startup, and Innovation. We list here acronyms mostly related to 力学, statistics, standards, project management, lean and process organization, quality, finance, and IT.
This acronyms list does not include foreign language terms such as Japanese Lean Sigma terms but does include organization acronyms (ex.: ASME, ASTM, AWS, BS …) when these are used for standards, codes, or other general interests.
Mind that these acronyms should not be used excessively, as demonstrated here for fun with majestic Robin Williams in Good Morning Vietnam.
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Most Used Acronyms
Acronyms List version 1.05
| Acronym | 意味 |
|---|---|
| ADSL | Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line |
| AES | Advanced Encryption System |
| AISI | American Iron and Steel Institute |
| 分散分析 | ANalysis Of VAriance (statistics) |
| ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
| API | アプリケーションプログラミングインターフェース |
| APQP | Advanced Product Quality Planning |
| ARR | Annual Recurring |
| ARR | Annual Run Rate |
| ASAP | As Soon As Possible |
| ASCII | American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
| ASM | American Society for Metals |
| ASME | American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
| ASTM | American Society for Testing and Materials |
| ATM | Asynchronous Transfer Mode |
| AWS | American Welding Society |
| BOM | Bill Of Material |
| BS | British Standard |
| CAC | Customer Acquisition Cost |
| CAD | Computer-Aided Design |
| CAM | Computer-Aided Manufacturing |
| CAPA | Corrective Action and Preventative Action |
| 設備投資 | CAPital EXpenditures |
| CFD | Computational Fluid Dynamics |
| CGI | コンピュータ生成画像 |
| CLI | Command Line Interface or Command Line Interpreter |
| CM | Contract Manufacturer |
| CMOS | Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor |
| CNC | Computer Numerically Controlled |
| COGS | Cost of Goods Sold |
| Cpk | calculation of process capability |
| CRM | Customer Relationship Management |
| CTQ | Critical To Quality |
| DCR | Document Change Request |
| DDoS | Distributed Denial of Service. A particular hacking method |
| DFM | Design for Manufacturing (or Manufacturability) or Maintainability (rare) |
| DFM | Down For Maintenance (rare) |
| DFMEA | Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (see also FMEA & PFMEA) |
| DfSS | Design For Six Sigma |
| DHCP | Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol |
| DHF | Design History File (from FDA) |
| DHR | Device History Record (from FDA) |
| DIN | Deutsches Institut für Normung (German Institute for Standardisation) |
| DMAIC | 定義 測定 分析 制御の改善 |
| DMR | Device Master Record (from FDA) |
| DOE | Design of Experiment |
| DPO | Direct Public Offering |
| DSL | Digital Subscriber Line |
| DV | デザイン 検証 (test) |
| ECN | Engineering Change Notice |
| EDA | Electronic Design Automation |
| EDI | Electronic data interchange |
| EMC | ElectroMagnetic Compatibility |
| ERP | Enterprise Resource Planning |
| FAI | First Article Inspection |
| FCC | Federal Communications Commission |
| FEA | Finite Element Analysis (see FEM) |
| FEM | Finite Element Method. Read more in Wikipedia dedicated article. |
| FFF | Form Fit & Function |
| FFF | 形態は機能に従う |
| FIFO | First In First Out (see also FILO & LIFO) |
| FILO | 先入れ後出し (FIFO と LIFO も参照) |
| FMEA | Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (see also DFMEA & PFMEA) |
| GD&T | 幾何寸法公差 |
| GMP | Good Manufacturing Practices |
| GPU | Graphics Processing Unit |
| GTM | Go To Market |
| GUI | Graphical User Interface (see UI) |
| HACCP | 危害分析重要管理点 |
| HTML | HyperTextMarkupLanguage |
| HTTP | HyperText Transfer Protocol |
| IaaS | Infrastructure as a service |
| IEC | International Electrotechnical Commission |
| IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| IFU | instruction For Use |
| IMAP | Internet Message Access Protocol |
| IMHO | In My Humble Opinion |
| IoT | Internet of Things |
| IP | Industrial Property |
| IP | Index Protection |
| IP | Internet Protocol |
| IPO | Initial Public Offering |
| IQ | 設置資格 (OQ PQ V&V も参照) |
| ISDN | Integrated Services Digital Network |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| ISP | Internet Service Provider |
| JIT | Just In Time |
| LAN | Local Area Network |
| LBO | Leveraged Buy-Out |
| LIFO | Last in first out (see also FILO & FIFO) |
| LTV | LifeTime Value per customer |
| MAG | Metal Active Gas (welding) |
| MCO | Manufacturing Change Order |
| MCR | Manufacturing Change Request |
| MDD | Medical Devices Directive (medical EU) or (medical FDA). Risk of confusion here |
| MDR | Medical Device Regulation (medical EU) |
| MFA | Multi-Factor Authentication |
| MIG | Metal Inert Gas (welding) |
| MOQ | Minimum Order Quantity |
| MRP | Manufacturing Resources Planning |
| MRR | Monthly Recurring Revenue |
| MSA | Measurement System Analysis |
| MTBF | Mean Time Between Failures. See dedicated post and MTTR below |
| MTTR | Mean Time To Repair |
| NAS | Network-attached storage |
| NDA | Non-Disclosure Agreement |
| NDR | Net Dollar Retention |
| NPD | New Product Development |
| NPI | New Product Introduction |
| OEM | Original Equipment Manufacturer |
| OOO | Out Of Office 🙂 |
| 運営費 | Operational EXpenditures |
| OQ | Operational Qualification (see IQ PQ V&V also) |
| PaaS | Platform-as-a-Service |
| PCB | Printed 回路基板 |
| PDCA | Plan Do Check Act |
| PDM | Product Data Management |
| PFMEA | Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (see also DFMEA & FMEA) |
| PLM | 製品ライフサイクル管理 |
| PM | Project Manager |
| PMBOK | Project Management Body of Knowledge |
| PMO | Project Management Office |
| POC | Proof of Concept |
| POC | Point of Contact |
| PoE | Power over Ethernet |
| PPAP | Production Part Approval Process |
| PPC | Pay per Click |
| ppm | parts per million |
| PQ | Performance Qualification (see IQ OQ V&V also) |
| PR | Public Relations |
| QFD | Quality Function Deployment |
| QMS | Quality Management System |
| R&R | (gage) repeatability and reproducibility |
| RFC | Request For Comments |
| RFP | Request For Proposal |
| RMA | Return Material Authorization |
| RoHS | Restriction of Hazardous Substances |
| ROI | Return On Investment |
| ROR | ルビー・オン・レール |
| RTCP | Real-time Transport Control Protocol |
| SaaS | Software-as-a-Service |
| SDK | Software Development Kit |
| SKU | Stock Keeping Unit |
| SLA | Service Level Agreement |
| SLAM | Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (algorithm) |
| SMART | Specific Measurable Achievable Relevant Timely |
| SMED | Single Minute Exchange of Dies |
| SMTP | Simple Mail Transfer Protocol |
| SOAP | Service Orchestration And Automation Platform |
| SOP | Standard Operating Procedure |
| SOP | Start Of Production |
| SOW | Statement of Work |
| SPC | Statistical Process Control |
| TIG | Tungsten Inert Gas (welding) |
| TOC | Table Of Content |
| TPM | Total Productive Maintenance |
| TQM | Total quality management |
| UDP | User Datagram Protocol |
| UI | User Interface (see GUI) |
| UPS | 無停電電源装置 |
| URL | Uniform Resource Locator |
| URS | User Requirement Specification |
| USPTO | アメリカ合衆国 特許 & Trademark Office |
| UX | ユーザーエクスペリエンス |
| V&V | Verification and Validation |
| VOC | Voice of Customer (read Gold Nuggets for Design) |
| VoIP | Voice Over IP |
| VPN | Virtual Private Network |
| VSM | バリューストリームマッピング |
| WAN | Wide Area Network |
| WEEE | Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (directive) |
| WIFI | Wireless Fidelity |
| WIP | Work in Progress |
| WLAN | Wireless Local Area Network |
| XML | Extensible Markup Language |
| YTD | Year To Date |
| TAT | Turn-Around Time |
| RPM | Revenue Performance Management |
| RPM | Revolutions Per Minute |
| RPM | Revenue Per Mille (thousand) |
| RPM | Package Manager (Linux - initially Red Hat) |
| CPM | ミルあたりのコスト (1,000 インプレッション) |
| CPM | Corporate Performance Management |
| KPI | Key Performance Indicator |
| CPC | Cost Per Click |
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Top must-know acronyms in 革新 そして 製品デザイン:
BOM, CAPA, CAPEX, COGS, Cpk, DFMEA, DfSS, DHF, DHR, DMAIC, DMR, DOE, DV, ERP, FIFO, FMEA, GD&T, GMP, HACCP, IFU, IQ, JIT, KPI, MOQ, MTBF, NDA, OPEX, OQ, PDCA, PDM, PFMEA, PM, PMO, ppm, PQ, QFD, QMS, ROI, SMED, UI, UX, V&V, WIP, YTD
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