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Auto Abbreviations

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VBATT — Vehicle Battery Voltage
PWR GND — Power Ground
6MT — Six Speed Manual Transmission
OPT. — Optional
OEM — Original Equipment Manufacturer (usually in reference to car parts)
ANSI — American National Standards Institute, Inc.
ROM — Read-Only Memory
PPM — parts per million
N.M — Newton-Meter
CPU — Central Processing Unit
N2O — nitrous oxide (anesthetic)
AC — Alternating Current
KAPWR — Keep Alive Power
CO2 — Carbon Dioxide
F4WD — Full Time Four Wheel Drive
K/OHMS — 1000 ohms
BTU — British Thermal Unit
B/MAP — Barometric/Manifold Absolute Pressure
LCD — Liquid Crystal Display
RPM — Revolutions Per Minute, (Rotations Per Minute)
T.V. — Throttle Valve
EXC. — Except
C.A.R.B. — California Air Resource Board
PCB — printed circuit board
RAM — random-access memory
C3 I — Computer Controlled Coil Ignition
ECU — Electronic Control Unit
E4OD — Electronic 4-Speed Overdrive
BLK — Black
MA PFI — Mass Air Sequential Port Fuel Injection
LED — law enforcement desk; light emitting diode
BARO. — Barometric
CO — Carbon Monoxide
VPWR — Vehicle Power supply voltage
RPM — Resale Price Maintenance. The UK Net Book Agreement, as was. Means by which retail prices are controlled by primary suppliers. (Alternatively, Revolutions Per Minute, as in engine speed and 78, 33 and 45 records. In years to come how many people will know
CPA — Connector Position Assurance
CFM — Cubic Feet per Minute
PSI — Pounds Per Square Inch (Static Pressure)
DC — Direct Current
CH4 — Methane, Natural Gas
MPH — Miles Per Hour
BUS N — Bus Negative
CKT — Circuit
CNG — Compressed natural gas
NA — Not Available
KHZ — kilohertz (1000 cycles per second)
A/C — Air Conditioning
L — Liter
SAE — Society of Automotive Engineers
LH — Left Hand