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Architecture Abbreviations

Look through 1893 acronyms and abbreviations related to Architecture:

D&ID — Ducting & Instrumentation Diagram
XL — Extra Large
LAN — Local Area Network
N/A — Not Applicable
PO — Chamber Pot (from the French - pot de chambre)
POPS — Privately Owned Public Space(s)
YD2 — Square yard
P. LAM — Plastic Laminate
XML — Extensible Markup Language
W/ — With
YD3 — Cubic yard
AFFL — Above Finished Floor Level
RFID — Radio Frequency Identification
XEPS — Extruded Polystyrene
PNP — Plan And Profile
RADHAZ — Radiation Hazard
X HVY — Extra Heavy
FEED — Front End Engineering Design
ASSY — Assembly
ATM — Automatic Teller Machine
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.
MM — Millimeter
MAN — Metropolitan Area Network
CL — Classic
PICV — Pressure-Independent Control Valve
IT — Information Technology
OEM — Original Equipment Manufacturer (usually in reference to car parts)
VDU — Visual Display Unit
ABWF — Architectural Builders Works and Finishes
A — Ampere
BB — Bulletin Board
KM2 — Square Kilometre
PDF — Portable Document Format (created by Adobe Acrobat)
BTTM — Bottom
IP — Internet Protocol
FFL — Finished Floor Level
QC — Quality Control
SALS — Simple Approach Lighting System
RF — Radio Frequency
WC — Water Closet (in building plans)
MPT — Male Pipe Thread
ASTM — American Society for Testing and Materials (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
IRR — Internal Rate of Return
H'LINE — Hairline
LCD — Liquid Crystal Display
ISP — Internet Service Provider
EA — Each (as in a unit of measurement - one each)
AC — Alternating Current
P&ID — Piping and Instrumentation Diagram
WWW — World Wide Web