DNS: Domain Name System DOC: Department of Commerce DOD: Department of Defense DOE: Department of Energy DOE: Design of Experiments DOL: Department of Labor
DOLAP: Desktop OnLine Analytical Processing DOS: Department of State DOT: Department of Transportation DP: Design Postponement
DRAM: Dynamic Random Access Memory DRC: Design Rule Checking
DRP: Distribution Requirements Planning DSB: Dispute Settlement Body DSC: Digital Still Camera DSM: Distributed System Manager
DSMC: Defense Systems Management College DSO: Days Sale Outstanding
DSOM: Distributed System Object Model DSP: Digital Signal Processor
DSRP: Demand Solutions Requirements Planning DSS: Decision Support Systems DTD: Document Type Definition DTP: Distributed Transaction Processing DUT: Device Under Test DVD: Digital Video Disk DW: Data Warehousing
DWDM: Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing EA: Enterprise Application EAI: External Application Interface EBR: Electronic Batch Record EBXML: Electronic Business XML EC: Electronic Commerce EC: Engineering Change ECC: Error Correction Code
ECM: Engineering Change Management ECN: Electronic Change Notice
ECO: Engineering (or Electronic) Change Order ECR: Efficient Consumer Response ECR: Engineering Change Request
ECRC: Electronic Commerce Resource Center ECU: European Currency Unit EDA: Electronic Document Access EDA: Electronic Design Automation EDA: Engineering Design Aids
EDGAR: Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval EDI: Electronic Data Interchange
EDIFACT: Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce and Transport EDM: Electronic Discharge Machine EDM: Electronic Data Management
EDMS: Engineering Document Management Systems EEOC: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission EES: Engineering Execution Systems EFI: Electronic Freight Invoice EFT: Electronic Funds Transfer EFTA: European Free Trade Association EIA: Electronic Industrial Alliance EIC: Earned Income Credit EIS: Executive Information System
EISA: Extended Industry Standard Architecture ELV: End of Life Vehicle
EMAS: Eco-Management and Audit Scheme EMC: Electromagnetic Compatibility EMI: Early Manufacturing Involvement EMI: Electronic Magnetic Interference EMS: Effective Management Systems EMS: Enhanced Messaging Service EMS: Environmental Management System EMS: Electronic Manufacturing Services EMU: European Monetary Union E&O: Excess and Obsolete EOQ: Economic Order Quantity EPA: Environmental Protection Agency EPA: Equal Pay Act EPACT: Energy Policy Act
EPSCOR: Experimental Program to Stimulate Cooperative Research ERA: Electronic Remittance Advice ERC: Engineering Reseach Center
ERISA: Employment Retirement Income Security Act ERP: Enterprise Resource Planning
ERS: Evaluated Receipt Settlement ESD: Electrostatic Discharge
ESE: Environmentally Sustainable Electronics EST: Environment, Science and Technology ETBE: Ethyl Tertiary-Butyl Alcohol ETO: Engineer To Order
ETP: Enterprise Transportation Planning EU: European Union EV: Electric Vehicle EVA: Economic Value Added EVM: Earned Value Management EU: European Union
EZ/EC: Empowerment Zone/Enterprise Community FA: Flexible Automation
FAA: Federal Aviation Administration
FACTS: Federal Agencies' Centralized Trial Balances System FAM: Fixture Assisted Manual FAR: Federal Acquisition Regulation FAS: Final Assembly Schedule
FASAB: Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board FAT: File Allocation Table
FBE: Framework Based Environment FBI: Federal Bureau of Investigation FCA: Flip Chip Assembly
FCC: Federal Communications Commission FCEV: Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle FCP: Finite Capacity Planning FCP: Flip Chip Package FCS: Finite Capacity Scheduling FCS: Foreign Commercial Service FDA: Food and Drug Administration FDI: foreign Direct Investment FDM: Frequency Data Multiplexing FED: Field Emission Display
FEHA: Fair Employment and Housing Act FEM: Finite Elements Method
FEMA: Federal Emergency Management Association FHA: Federal Housing Administration FHWA: Federal Highway Administration FICA: Federal Insurance Contributions Act
FIFO: First In, First Out
FINCEN: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network FIP: Factory Information Protocol FIS: Factory Information System FLSA: Fair Labor Standards Act FM: Frequency Modulation
FME: Failing Manufacturing Enterprise FMEA: Failure Mode and Effect Analysis FMLA: Family Medical Leave Act FMS: Financial Management Services FMS: Flexible Manufacturing System FO: Fiberoptic
FOIA: Freedom Of Information Act FP: Finite Planning FPA: Focal Plane Array FPD: Flat Panel Display
FPDS: Fedeal Procurement Data System FPI: Federal Prison Industries FPT: Fine Pitch Technology
FRA: Federal Railroad Administration FROG: Free Roaming On Grid FRT: Future Reality Tree FRU: Field Replaceable Units FSAN: Full Services Access Network FSK: Frequency Shift Keying FSO: Foreign Service Officer FTA: Federal Transit Authority
FTAA: Foreign Trade Area of the Americas FTP: File Transfer Protocol FTTC: Fiber to the Curb FTTH: Fiber to the Home FUD: Fear Uncertainty and Doubt FUTA: Federal Unemployment Tax Act FWPCA: Federal Water Pollution Control Act FYI: For Your Information
GAAP: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles GaAs: Gallium Arsenide GaN: Gallium Nitride
GAO: General Accounting Office
GATT: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GATS: General Agreement on Trade in Services Gb: Gigabit
Gbs: Gigabit Per Second GDP: Gross Domestic Product GEC: Global Economic Commerce GEM: Generic Equipment Model GEO: Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
GHz: Gigahertz or billions of cycles per second GIF: Graphic Interchange Format GIS: Geographic Information System GIS: Graphical Information System GMP: Good Manufacturing Practices GMROI: Gross Margin Return on Investment GPRS: General Packet Radio Service GPS: Global Positioning System GSA: General Services Administration GSM: Global System Mobile
GSP: Generalized System of Preferences GUI: Graphical User Interface
HASA: Highly Accelerated Stress Audit HBT: Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors HC: Hydrocarbon
HCCD: Horizontal Charge Coupled Device HDB: High Density Printed Board HDD: Hard Disk Drive HDI: High Density Interconnect HE: Harsh Environment
HEA: Harsh Environment Automobile HEC: Hybrid Electric Vehicle HEM: Harsh Environment Military HEMT: High Electron Mobility Transistor HFET: Heterostructure Field Effect Transistor HH: Hand Held
HHS: Department of Health and Human Services
HIPAA: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HMD: Head Mounted Display HMI: Human Machine Interface HMO: Health Maintenance Organization HOV: High Occupancy Vehicle HP: High Performance