Electronics and Electrical Abbreviations

In This Article we are going to discuss about Short Form , Abbreviations , and symbols of  Electrical and Electronics Components , and more. 

Short Form	Symbols	Abbreviations
AC		ALTERNATING CURRENT
AF		AUDIO FREQUENCY
AFC		AUTOMATIC FREQUENCY CONTROL
AGC		AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL
ANT		ANTENNA
AMP		AUTOMATIC NOISE LIMITER
AM		AMPLITUDE MODULATION
AVC		AUTOMATIC VOLUME CONTROL
AWG		AMERICAN WIRE GAUGE
B		BASE FREQUENCY OSCILLATOR
BP		BAND PASS
C		COLLECTOR OF TRANSISTOR
CAL		CALIBRATE
CAP		CAPACITOR
CB		CITIZENS BAND
CKT		CIRCUIT
CLK		CLOCK
CRT		CATHODE RAY TUBE
C/S		CYCLES PER SECOND
CT		CENTER TAP
CW		CONTINUOUS WAVE
CY		CYCLE
°C		DEGREES CELSIUS
D		DRAIN OF FET
DB		DECIBEL
DBLR		DOUBLER
DC		DIRECT CURRENT
DEG		DEGREES
DEMOD		DEMODULATION
DF		DIRECTION FINDER
DPDT		DOUBLE POLE DOUBLE THROW
DPST		DOUBLE POLE SINGLE THROW
DSB		DOUBLE SIDE BAND
EMP		ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE
E		EMITTER OF TRANSISTOR
EM		ELECTROMAGNETIC
EMF		ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE
ERP		EFFECTIVE RADIATED POWER
F		FREQUENCY
°F		DEGREES FAHRENHEIT
FDBK		FEED BACK
FET		FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR
FF		FLIPFLOP
FIL		FILAMENT
FM		FREQUENCY MODULATION
FSC		FULL SCALE
FWHM		FULL WIDTH HALF MAXIMUM
G		GATE or FET
GA		GAUGE
GND		GROUND
HF		HIGH FREQUENCY
HIFI		HIGH FIDELITY
HV		HIGH VOLTAGE
HZ		HERTZ
I		CURRENT
IC		INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
IMPD		IMPEDANCE
IR		INFRARED
JFET		JUNCTION FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR
KWH		KILOWATT HOUR
LED		LIGHT EMITTING DIODE
LP		LOW PASS
LSI		LARGE SCALE INTEGRATION
MA		MILLI AMPERES
MIC		MICROPHONE
MOS		METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR
MOSFET		METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR
NO		NORMALLY OPEN
NC		NORMALLY CLOSE
NEG		NEGATIVE
NF		NOISE FIGURE
NOM		NOMINAL
NPN OP AMP		NEGATIVE POSITIVE NEGATIVE OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIER
OSC		OSCILLATOR
OUT		OUTPUT
PAM		PULSE AMPLITUDE MODULATION
PC		PRINTED CIRCUIT
PCM		PULSE CODE MODULATION
PDM		PULSE DURATION MODULATION
PF		PICOFARAD
PFM		PULSE FREQUENCY MODULATION
PK		PEAK
PLL		PHASE LOCKED LOOP
PNP		POSITIVE NEGATIVE POSITIVE
POS		POSITIVE
PRI		PRIMARY
POT		POTENTIOMETER
PREAMP		PREAMPLIFIER
PRV		PEAK REVERSE VOLTAGE
PIV		PEAK INVERSE VOLTAGE
PVC		POLYUINYL CHLORIDE
PZ		PIEZOELECTRIC
PWR		POWER
Q		QUALITY FACTOR
QTZ		QUARTZ
R	-	RADIAN
RC		RESISTANCE CAPACITANCE
RCDR	-	RECORDER
RCV	-	RECEIVE
RCVR		RECEIVER
RECT		RECTIFIER
REF	-	REFERENCE
RF	-	RADIO FREQUENCY
RFC		RADIO FREQUENCY CHOKE
RFI		RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE
RL		RESISTANCE INDUCTANCE
RLC		RESISTANCE INDUCTANCE CAPACITANCE
RLY		RELAY
RMS		ROOT MEAN SQUARE
RMT		REMOTE
ROT		ROTATE
RPM		REVOLUTIONS PRE MINUTE
RPS		REVOLUTIONS PER SECOND
RTTY		RADIO-TELE-TYPE-WRITER
S		SOURCE OF FET
SB		SIDEBAND
SCR		SILICON CONTROLLED RECTIFIER
SEC		SECONDARY
SERVO		SERVOMECHANISM
SHLD		SHIELD
SIG		SIGNAL
SNR		SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO
SPDT		SINGLE POLE DOUBLE THROW
SPST		SINGLE POLE SINGLE THROW
SPKR		SPEAKER
SQ		SQUARE
SSB		SINGLE SIDE BAND
SUBMIN		SUBMINIATURE
SW		SHORTWAVE
SWL		SHORTWAVE LISTENING
SWR		STANDING WAVE RATIO
SYM		SYMBOL
T		TIME
TACH		TACHOMETER
TEL		TELEPHONE
TELECOM		TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TEMP		TEMPERATURE
TRF		TUNED RATIO FREQUENCY
TTL		TRANSISTOR TRANSISTOR LOGIC
TVI		TELEVISION INTERFERENCE
UHF		ULTRA HIGH FREQUENCY
UJT		UNIJUNCTION TRANSISTOR
UTC		COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
V		VOLTAGE
VAC VC		VACUUM or AC VOLTAGE VOICE COIL
VCO		VOLTAGE CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR
VF		VARIABLE FREQUENCY
VHF		VARIABLE HIGH FREQUENCY
VID		VIDEO
VLF		VERY LOW FREQUENCY
VOL		VOLUME
VOM		VOLT OHM METER
VLSI		LARGE SCALE INTEGRATION
VT		VACUUM TUBE
VOX		VOICE OPERATED TRANSMITTER
W		WATT
WHM		WATT HOUR METER
WV		WORKING VOLTAGE
X		REACTANCE
XMTR		TRANSMITTER
Z		IMPEDANCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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