CHAPTER 12: ACRONYMS
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A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
| AC |
Alternating Current |
| AM |
Amplitude Modulation |
| ANSI |
American National Standards Institution |
| APA |
Aluminum Polypropylene Aluminum |
| ARC |
Alarm Receiving Center |
| ARPA |
Advanced Research Projects Agency |
| ASIC |
Application Specific integrated Circuits |
| ATA |
Analog Terminal Adapters |
| AWG |
American Wire Gauge |
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| BER |
Bit Error Ratio |
| BkER |
Block Error Ratio |
| BPSK |
Binary Phase Shift Keying |
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| C/N |
Carrier-to-Noise |
| CBR |
Constant Bit Rate |
| CEMF |
Counter Electromotive force |
| CLI |
Cumulative Leakage Index |
| CODEC |
short for coder/decoder |
| CPE |
Customer Premise Equipment |
| CPLD |
Complex programmable Logic Devices |
| CPS |
Cycles per Second |
| CSO |
Composite Second Order |
| CSR |
Customer Service Rep |
| CTB |
Composite Triple Beat |
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| dB |
Decibel |
| dBmV |
Decibel Millivolt |
| dBRL |
Decibel return loss |
| DBS |
Direct Broadcast Satellite |
| DC |
Direct Current |
| DMM |
Digital Multimeter |
| DOCSIS |
Data Over Cable Service Interface Specifications |
| DSR |
Direct Sales Rep |
| DTMF |
Dual Tone Multi-Frequency |
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E |
Voltage (unit of measure, volt, V) |
| EAS |
Emergency Alert System |
| EMF |
Electromotive Force |
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f |
Frequency |
| FCC |
Federal Communications Commission |
| FEC |
Forward Error Correction |
| FM |
Frequency Modulation |
| FSK |
Frequency Shift Keying |
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H |
Unit of inductance |
| HAZCOM |
Hazardous Communications Standard |
| HDCP |
Hi Definition Copy Protected |
| HFC |
Hybrid Fiber/Coax |
| HRC |
Harmonic Related Channel |
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I |
Current (unit of measure, amp) |
| IC |
Integrated circuits |
| IP |
Internet protocol |
| IPPV |
Impulse Pay Per View |
| IRC |
Incremental Related Channel |
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L |
Symbol for inductance |
| LAN |
Local Area Network |
| LCD |
Liquid Crystal Display |
| LE |
Line Extender |
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MSU |
Multiple Dwelling Unit |
| MSO |
Multi Systems Operator |
| MTFM |
BFM Matching Transformer |
| MUTCD |
BManual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices |
| MV |
Millivolt |
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NEC |
National Electrical Code |
| NESC |
National Electrical Safety Code |
| NFPA |
National Fire Protection Association |
| NID |
Network Interface Device |
| NIU |
Network Interface Unit |
| NOC |
Network Operations Center |
| NTSC |
National Television System Committee |
| NW |
Nanowatts |
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OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
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| P |
Power (unit of measure, watt, W) |
| PIP |
Picture In Picture |
| POTS |
Plain Old Telephone Service |
| PSTN |
Public switched telephone network |
| PVC |
Polyvinyl Chloride |
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QAM |
Quadrature Amplitude Modulation |
| QPSK |
Quadrature Phase Shift Keying |
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R |
Resistance (unit of measure, ohm,) |
| RBOC |
Regional Bell Operating Companies |
| RFI |
Radio Frequency Interference |
| RMS |
Root Mean Square |
| RX |
Receive power level |
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S |
Conductance (unit of measure, siemen, U) |
| SID |
Service ID |
| S/N |
Signal-to-Noise |
| SAE |
Society of Automotive Engineers |
| SDU |
Single Dwelling Unit |
| SLM |
Signal Level Meter |
| SM |
Status Monitoring |
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T |
Period |
| TDR |
Time Domain Reflectometer |
| TFTP |
Trivial File Transfer Protocol |
| TVRO |
Television Receive Only |
| TX |
Transmit Power level |
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UPS |
Uninterrupted Power Supply |
| UCD |
Upstream Channel Descriptor |
| USOC |
Universal Service Order Code |
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VOM |
Volt Ohmmeter |
| VOP |
Velocity of Propagation |
| VSWR |
Voltage Standing Wave Ratio |
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