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Architecture Abbreviations

Look through 1893 acronyms and abbreviations related to Architecture:

XL — Extra Large
D&ID — Ducting & Instrumentation Diagram
LAN — Local Area Network
PO — Chamber Pot (from the French - pot de chambre)
POPS — Privately Owned Public Space(s)
YD2 — Square yard
RFID — Radio Frequency Identification
XML — Extensible Markup Language
XEPS — Extruded Polystyrene
YD3 — Cubic yard
W/ — With
CL — Classic
MM — Millimeter
PNP — Plan And Profile
RADHAZ — Radiation Hazard
X HVY — Extra Heavy
BB — Bulletin Board
P. LAM — Plastic Laminate
AFFL — Above Finished Floor Level
MPT — Male Pipe Thread
MAN — Metropolitan Area Network
FEED — Front End Engineering Design
IT — Information Technology
VDU — Visual Display Unit
A — Ampere
PICV — Pressure-Independent Control Valve
OEM — Original Equipment Manufacturer (usually in reference to car parts)
FFL — Finished Floor Level
RF — Radio Frequency
WWW — World Wide Web
SALS — Simple Approach Lighting System
HTWSSTKS — Hiram, Tyrian, Widow's Son, Sendeth to King Solomon
P&ID — Piping and Instrumentation Diagram
LCD — Liquid Crystal Display
QC — Quality Control
IP — Internet Protocol
AC — Alternating Current
H'LINE — Hairline
NCO — Non-Commissioned Officer
KM2 — Square Kilometre
ATM — Automatic Teller Machine
W — Watt
NB — Nota Bene. Abbreviation of the Latin expression commonly used to emphasise the importance of a statement, literally meaning 'observe well'. Or less politely and more amusingly, No Bullshit.
IRR — Internal Rate of Return
BTTM — Bottom
TQM — Total Quality Management
ISP — Internet Service Provider
BTR — Better
ASME — American Society of Mechanical Engineers
MSDS — Material Safety Data Sheets