This glossary includes abbreviations used across the test and measurement industry as well as the PPM Test website. Use the search function to find specific terms, or the arrows to view more rows.
| Abbreviation | Source |
|---|---|
| A | Ampere |
| AC | Alternating Current |
| ADC | Analogue to Digital Control |
| AGC | Automatic Gain Control |
| APC | Angeled Polished Connector |
| BCI | Bulk Current Injection |
| BW | Bandwidth |
| CW | Carrier Wave |
| DAC | Digital to Analogue Converter |
| dB | Decibel |
| dB/ dt | The ratio between the amount of change in amplitude of the magnetic field (dB) and the time it takes to make that change (dt) |
| dB/Km | Decibels per Kilometre |
| DC | Direct Current |
| E3 Testing | Electromagnetic Environmental Effects Testing |
| EMC | Electromagnetic Compatibility |
| EMP | Electromagnetic Pulse |
| ERP | Effective Radiated Power |
| EW | Electronic Warfare |
| FOLs | Fibre Optic Links |
| FS | Full Scale |
| FSD | Full Scale Deflection |
| g | Grams |
| GHz | Gigahertz |
| GI | Graded Index |
| GPIB | General Purpose Interface Bus |
| H Fields | Magnetic Fields |
| HEMP | High-Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse |
| HIRF | High Intensity Radiated Field |
| HPM | High Power Microwave |
| HV | High Voltage |
| Hz | Hertz |
| kHz | Kilohertz |
| kV | Kilovolt |
| LabView | Laboratory Virtual Instrument Engineering Workbench |
| LLSC | Low Level Swept Current |
| LLSF | Low Level Swept Field |
| LNA | Low Noise Amplifier |
| m | Meter |
| Ma | Milliampere/ Milliamp |
| mV | Millivolts |
| NEMP | Nuclear Electromagnetic Pulse |
| ns | Nanosecond |
| OTDR | Optical Time Domain Reflector |
| PC | Personal Computer |
| PTD's | Probe Test Devices |
| PI | Passive Integrator |
| RF | Radio Frequency |
| RFoF | Radio Frequency over Fibre |
| RIN | Relative Intensity of noise |
| Rx | Receiver |
| SNR | Signal to Noise Ratio |
| TCL | Transient Control Levels |
| TDR | Time Domain Reflectometer |
| TEC | Thermo-electric cooler/ Thermo-electric control |
| Tx | Transmitter |
| UPC | Ultra Physical Contact |
| Vin | Voltage in (input V) |
| Vrms | Root Mean Square Voltage |
| VSWR | Voltage Standing Wave Ratio |
| μs | Microsecond |
| Ω | Ohm |
