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AEC: Architecture/Engineering/Construction
API: Application Programming Interface
APT: Automatically Programmed Tools
ASIC: Application Specific Integrated Circuit
CAD: Computer Aided Design
CAE: Computer Aided Engineering
CALS: Computer Aided Acquisition and Logistics Support
CAM: Computer Aided Manufacturing
CAPP: Computer Aided Process Planning
CASE: Computer Aided Software Engineering
CIM: Computer Integrated Manufacturing
CISC: Complex Instruction Set Computer
CNC: Computer Numerial Control
CPU: Central Processing Unit
DBMS: Database Management System
DNC: Distributed Numerial Control
DXF: Drawing Exchange Format
ECAD: Electronic CAD
EDA: Electronic Design Automation
EDI: Electronic Data Interchange
EISA: Extended Industry Standard Architecture
FMS: Flexible Manufacturing Systems
FEM: Finite Element Method
FPU: Floating Point Unit
GIS: Geographical Information Systems
IGES: Initial Graphics Exchange Specification
ISO: International Standardization Organisation
JIT: Just-In-Time
Mbit: Megabit
Mbyte, MB: Megabyte
MCAD: Mechanical CAD
MFLOPS: Mega Floating Point Operations Per Second
MIPS: Million Instructions Per Second
MPS: Master Production Schedule
MRP II: Materials Requirement Planning II
NC: Numerical Control
NURBS: Non-Uniform Rational B-spline Surface
OLE: Object Linking and Embedding
OSI: Open Systems Interconnection
PCB: Printed Circuit Board
PCI: Periferal Component Interconnect
PCMCIA: Personal Computer Memory Card Interface Adapter
PLS: Programmérbare, logiske systemer
RE: Reverse Engineering
RISC: Reduced Instruction Set Computer
RP: Rapid Prototyping
SCSI: Small Computer Systems Interface
SFC: Shop Floor Control
SLA: Stereo Lithography Apparatus
SPARC: Scalable Processor Architecture (SUN-konsept)
SPECmark: Benchmarking-metode
STEP: Standard for the Exchange of Product Model Data
SQL: Structured Query Language
TCP/IP: Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
VDAFS: Verband der Automobilindustrie - Flächenschnittstelle
VLSI: Very Large Scale Integration
VR: Virtual Reality
WCM: World Class Manufacturing
WIP: Work-In-Progress