Abbreviations and Acronyms

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Applicationware (‘Appware’) : Abbreviations and Acronyms


ABA	Area Based ADP
ADP	Automatic Drawing Production
ASCII	American Standard Code for Information Interchange
API	Application Programming Interface
CATREF	Catalogue Reference
CE	Current Element
CL	Centreline
COCO	Connection Compatibility
CPU	Central Processor Unit
CREF	Connection Reference
CTORU	Circular (cross-section) Torus
DABACON	Database Constructor
DAC	Data Access Control
DB	Database
DDL	Data Definition Language
DXF	Drawing Exchange Format (as used by AutoCAD®)
GTYP	Generic Type
GUI	Graphical User Interface
HPGL	Hewlett Packard Graphics Language
I/O	Input/Output
IGES	International Graphics Exchange Specification
Iso ADP	Isometric ADP
LJSE	Lap Joint Stub End
MDB	Multiple Database
MOM	Model Object Manager
OS	Operating System
Pn	P-point n (where n is an integer)
PA	P-Arrive or Arrive P-point
PADD	Production of Annotated and Dimensioned Drawings
PDMS	Plant Design Management System
PH	Pipe Head
P&ID	Piping and Instrumentation Diagram
PID	Piping and Instrumentation Diagram
PL	P-Leave or Leave P-point
PML	Programmable Macro Language
POHED	Polyhedron
PT	Pipe Tail
PTRANS	Percent (%) Variable Translator
PVOL	Preferred Volume or Penalty Volume
Q	Query
Refno	Reference Number (of an element in a database)
RTORU	Rectangular (cross-section) Torus
SHU	Standard Hookup
SKEY	Symbol Key
SPCOM	Specification Component
SPREF	Specification Reference
STYP	Symbol Type
UDA	User-Defined Attribute
VDM	View Definition Matrix
WN	Weld Neck
2D or 3D	Two- or Three-dimensional
@	Crosshair cursor location