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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)
ROM — Read-Only Memory
ANSI — American National Standards Institute, Inc.
PPM — parts per million
N.M — Newton-Meter
CPU — Central Processing Unit
N2O — nitrous oxide (anesthetic)
KAPWR — Keep Alive Power
AC — Alternating Current
F4WD — Full Time Four Wheel Drive
CO2 — Carbon Dioxide
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
C3 I — Computer Controlled Coil Ignition
RAM — random-access memory
ECU — Electronic Control Unit
E4OD — Electronic 4-Speed Overdrive
MA PFI — Mass Air Sequential Port Fuel Injection
BLK — Black
BARO. — Barometric
LED — law enforcement desk; light emitting diode
CO — Carbon Monoxide
VPWR — Vehicle Power supply voltage
CPA — Connector Position Assurance
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
CFM — Cubic Feet per Minute
PSI — Pounds Per Square Inch (Static Pressure)
CH4 — Methane, Natural Gas
DC — Direct Current
MPH — Miles Per Hour
BUS N — Bus Negative
CKT — Circuit
CNG — Compressed natural gas
NA — Not Available
KHZ — kilohertz (1000 cycles per second)
SAE — Society of Automotive Engineers
L — Liter
A/C — Air Conditioning
LH — Left Hand