Multilingual dictionary of abbreviations

Abbreviations related to the theme ‘Mechanical engineering’

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Meaning

Language

Themes and places

PCM

Power Control Mission

In English

PCM

Pulse Code Modulator

In English

PCME

Physique, Chimie, Mécanique, Électronique

In French

PCP
Power Control Panel

The abbreviation PCP (Power Control Panel) includes the abbreviation CP (Control Panel).

In English

PCR
Power Change Request

The abbreviation PCR (Power Change Request) includes the abbreviation CR (Change Request).

In English

PCRP

Poste Central de Regroupement de Postes

In French

PCS

Primary Coolant System

In English

PCS

Power Conversion System

In English

PCV

Purge Control Valve

In English

PDA

Personal Digital Assistant

In English

PDA

Pump Drive Assembly

In English

    PDB

    Power Distribution Box

    In English

    PDC

    Power Distribution Control

    In English

    PDE

    Producteur Distributeur d'Électricité

    In French

    PDU

    Pressure Distribution Unit

    In English

      PDV

      Pressure Disconnect Valve

      In English

      PEA

      Payload Electronics Assembly

      In English

      PEC

      Parallel Earth Conductor

      In English

      PEC

      Protective Earth Conductor

      In English

      PEM

      Payload Electronics Module

      In English

      PEMFC
      Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell

      The abbreviation PEMFC (Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell) includes the abbreviation FC (Fuel Cell).

      In English

      PEMFC
      Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell

      The abbreviation PEMFC (Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell) includes the abbreviation FC (Fuel Cell).

      In English

      PENCE

      Promouvoir Ensemble le Nouveau Confort Électrique

      In French

      PERG

      Programme d'Électrification Rurale Global

      In French

      PES

      Photoelectric Scanner

      In English

      PET

      Protective Earth Terminal

      In English

      PFC

      Power-Factor-Corrected

      In English

      PFL

      Primary Freon Loop

      In English

      PG

      Power Generation

      In English

      PGA

      Power Generating Assembly

      In English

      PGA

      Programmable Gain Amplifier

      In English

      PGD&CS

      Power Generation, Distribution, and Control Subsystem

      In English

      PGEM

      Provinciale Gelderse Electriciteits Maatschappij

      In Dutch

      PGS

      Power Generation System

      In English

      PGU

      Power Generating Unit

      In English

      PHILEAS

      Packaging Hermétique Intégré fiabLE Avancé sur Silicium

      In English

      PHMC

      Probe Heater Motor Controller

      In English

      PHWR

      Pressure Vessel Heavy Water Reactor

      In English

      PIBRAC

      PIezo electric BRake ACtuator

      In English

      PIC

      Pyrotechnic Initiator Circuit

      In English

      PIC

      Pyrotechnic Initiator Controller

      In English

      PICW

      Product In Crate Washer

      In English

      PIR

      Plate-forme Individuelle Roulante

      In French

      PIRL

      Plate-forme Individuelle Roulante Légère

      In French

      PIU

      Pyrotechnic Initiator Unit

      In English

      PIV

      Peak Inverse Voltage

      In English

      PL

      Power Level

      In English

      PLA

      Programmable Logic Array

      In English

      PLAGE

      Plattform gegen Atomgefahren

      In German

      PLATON

      Prototype Lannionais d’Autocommutateur Temporel à Organisation Numérique

      In French

      PLC

      Programmable Logic Controller

      In English

      PLC

      Power Line Communication

      In English

      PLD

      Programmable Logic Device

      In English

      PLED
      Polymere Light-Emitting Diode

      The abbreviation PLED (Polymere Light-Emitting Diode) includes the abbreviation LED (Light-Emitting Diode).

      In English

      PLL

      Phase Lock Loop

      In English

      PLSP
      Payload Signal Processor

      The abbreviation PLSP (Payload Signal Processor) includes the abbreviation SP (Signal Processor).

      In English

      PLV

      Postlanding Valve

      In English

      PLV

      Postlanding Ventilation

      In English

      PM

      Pointe Mobile

      In French

      PMA
      Programa Mundial de Alimentos

      PMA is equivalent to PMA (Programa Mundial d'Alimentos) in Asturian, PAM (Programme Alimentaire Mondial) in French, WFP (World Food Programme) in English, WFP (세계 식량 계획) in Korean, WFP (მსოფლიო სასურსათო საბჭო) in Georgian, WFP (国際連合世界食糧計画) in Japanese, PAM (Programma Alimentare Mondiale) in Italian.

      In Spanish

      PMAD

      Power Management And Distribution

      In English

      PMC

      Plutonia-Molybdenum Cermet

      In English

      PMD

      Power Management and Distribution

      In English

      PMF

      Pression Moyenne de Frottement

      In French

        PMP

        Premodulation Processor

        In English

        PMPL

        Preferred Mechanical Parts List

        In English

        PMS

        Payload Mounting Structure

        In English

        PMS

        Power Management System

        In English

        PNB

        Pôle Nucléaire Bourguignon

        In French

        PO

        Power On

        In English

        PO

        Power Oscillator

        In English

        POAC

        Process on a Chip

        In English

        POGDC

        Piston Octogonal à Géométrie Déformable Contrôlée

        In French

          POI

          Power-On/Off Interrupt

          In English

          POID

          Power-On/Off Interrupt Delay

          In English

          POP

          Preburner Oxidizer Pump

          In English

          POR

          Power-On Reset

          In English

          POV

          Peak Operating Voltage

          In English

          POV

          Pneumatically Operated Valve

          In English

          PP

          Power Plant

          In English

          PP

          Premodulation Processor

          In English

          PPA

          Power Pitch-Around

          In English

          PPCF

          Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion (www.iop.org/EJ/journal/PPCF)

          In English

          PPD

          Power Pitch-Down

          In English

          PPE

          Premodulation Processor Equipment

          In English

          PPE

          Programme de Principe d'Essais

          In French

          PPEE

          Periodica Polytechnica Electrical Engineering

          In English

          PPME

          Periodica Polytechnica Mechanical Engineering

          In English

          PPR

          Programme de Principe de Requalification

          In French

          PPS

          Pneumatic Power Subsystem

          In English

          PQE

          Progress in Quantum Electronics

          In English

          PQFP
          Plastic Quad Flat Pack

          The abbreviation PQFP (Plastic Quad Flat Pack) includes the abbreviation QFP (Quad Flat Pack).

          In English

          PRE

          Power Regulation Equipment

          In English

          PRIIM

          Projet de Réalisation et d’Innovation Industrielle de Microsystèmes Hétérogènes

          In French

          PRISMA

          Productique et Informatique des Systèmes Manufacturiers

          In French

          PRLA

          Payload Retention Latch Actuator

          In English

          PRM

          Payload Retention Mechanism

          In English

          PROACT

          Programme for Advanced Contactless Technology

          In English

          PROGRESS

          Programme for Research on Embedded Systems & Software

          In English

          PRV

          Pressure-Reducing Valve

          In English

          PS
          Power Supply

          The abbreviation PS (Power Supply) is included in abbreviations such as EPSMA (European Power Supply Manufacturers Association), EPS (Experimental Power Supply), GPS (Ground Power Supply), HVPS (High Voltage Power Supply), IPS (Inverter Power Supply), KPSM (Klystron Power Supply Modulator), LVPS (Low Voltage Power Supply), MBPS (Main Bus Power Supply), PSCU (Power Supply Control Unit), UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply), UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) and PSU (Power Supply Unit).

          In English

          PSA

          Power and Servoassembly

          In English

          PSA

          Power Servoamplifier

          In English

          PSA

          Power Switching Assembly

          In English

          PSCU
          Power Supply Control Unit

          The abbreviation PSCU (Power Supply Control Unit) includes the abbreviation PS (Power Supply).

          In English

          PSD

          Power Spectral Density

          In English

          PSD

          Power Systems Division

          In English

          PSDU

          Power and Signal Distribution Unit

          In English

          PSEPR

          Pôle Système Électrique Production Régionale

          In French

          PSF

          Probability of Stress Failure

          In English

          PSG

          Power Subsystem Group

          In English

          PSI
          Paul Scherrer Institut (https://www.psi.ch/de)

          PSI is equivalent to IPS (Institut Paul Scherrer) in French.

          In German

          PSI

          Programme de Surveillance de l’Irradiation

          In French

          PSIU

          Power and Signal Interface Unit

          In English

          PSL

          Pressure Seal

          In English

            PSP
            Payload Signal Processor

            The abbreviation PSP (Payload Signal Processor) includes the abbreviation SP (Signal Processor).

            In English

            PSP
            Programmable Signal Processor

            The abbreviation PSP (Programmable Signal Processor) includes the abbreviation SP (Signal Processor).

            In English

            PSPA

            Pilotage des Systèmes de Production Automatisée

            In French

              PSS

              Portable Survival Shelter

              In English

              PSU

              Power Switching Unit

              In English

              PSU
              Power Supply Unit

              The abbreviation PSU (Power Supply Unit) includes the abbreviation PS (Power Supply).

              In English

              PT

              Pneumatic Tube

              In English

              PTCS

              Propellant Tanking Computer System

              In English

              PTR

              Projektträger Reaktorsicherheitsforschung

              In German

              PU

              Power Unit

              In English

              PUC

              Poste Urbain Compact

              In French

              PUCE

              Programme pour l’Utilisation des Composants Électroniques

              In French

              PUV

              Propellant Utilization Valve

              In English

              PVA

              Preburner Valve Actuator

              In English

              PVA

              Propellant Valve Actuator

              In English

              PVR

              Precision Voltage Reference

              In English

              PVTCS
              Photovoltaic Thermal Control System

              The abbreviation PVTCS (Photovoltaic Thermal Control System) includes abbreviations TC (Thermal Control) and TCS (Thermal Control System).

              In English

              PWA

              Printed Wiring Assembly

              In English

              PWB

              Printed Wiring Board

              In English

              PWDS

              Protected Wire Distribution System

              In English

              PWMD

              Printed Wiring Master Drawing

              In English

              PWR
              Pressurized Water Reactor

              PWR is equivalent to REP (Réacteur à Eau Pressurisée) in French, DWR (Druckwasserreaktor) in German.

              In English

              PhiJR

              Philips Journal Research

              In English

              PhiRR

              Philips Research Reports

              In English

              PhiTR

              Philips Technical Review

              In English

              PoE

              Power over Ethernet

              In English

              QAVT

              Qualification Acceptance Vibration Test

              In English

              QCM

              Quartz Crystal Microbalance

              In English

              QFP
              Quad Flat Pack

              The abbreviation QFP (Quad Flat Pack) is included in abbreviations such as SQFP (Shrink Quad Flat Pack), TQFP (Thin Quad Flat Pack) and PQFP (Plastic Quad Flat Pack).

              In English

              QVVT

              Qualified Verification Vibration Testing

              In English

              RA
              Radar Altimeter

              The abbreviation RA (Radar Altimeter) is included in abbreviations such as RADVS (Radar Altimeter and Doppler Velocity Sensor) and RAI (Radar Altimeter Indicator).

              In English

              RACV

              Rotary Air Control Valve

              In English

              RADVS
              Radar Altimeter and Doppler Velocity Sensor

              The abbreviation RADVS (Radar Altimeter and Doppler Velocity Sensor) includes the abbreviation RA (Radar Altimeter).

              In English

              RAI
              Radar Altimeter Indicator

              The abbreviation RAI (Radar Altimeter Indicator) includes the abbreviation RA (Radar Altimeter).

              In English

              RALT
              Radar Altimeter

              The abbreviation RALT (Radar Altimeter) is included in abbreviations such as CRALT (CNES Radar Altimeter) and NRALT (NASA Radar Altimeter).

              In English

              RAM

              Radar Absorption Material

              In English

              RANC

              Radar Absorption Noise and Clutter

              In English

              RAPCON

              Radar Approach and Control

              In English

              RAPHAEL

              ReActor for Process heat, Hydrogen And ELectricity generation

              In English

              RAPID

              Revolutionary Avalanche Photodiode Infrared Detector

              In English

              RAS

              Remontée Aéro-Souterraine

              In French

              RASIT

              Radar de Surveillance des Intervalles

              In French

              RASM

              Remote Analog Submultiplexer

              In English

              RAVIOLI

              RAdar Vision Orienté LIdar

              In French

              RB
              Radar Beacon

              The abbreviation RB (Radar Beacon) is included in the abbreviation RBA (Radar Beacon Antenna).

              In English

              RBA
              Radar Beacon Antenna

              The abbreviation RBA (Radar Beacon Antenna) includes the abbreviation RB (Radar Beacon).

              In English

              RBA

              Recovery Beacon Antenna

              In English

              RBDE

              Radar Bright Display Equipment

              In English

              RBE

              Relative Biological Effectiveness

              In English

              RBMK
              Reaktor Bolshoy Moshchnosti Kanalnyi

              RBMK is equivalent to РБМК (Реактор Большой Мощности Канальный) in Russian.

              In Russian

              RBS

              Radar Bomb Scoring

              In English

              RC

              Resistance-Capacitance

              In English

              RCB
              Remote Circuit Breaker

              The abbreviation RCB (Remote Circuit Breaker) includes the abbreviation CB (Circuit Breaker).

              In English

              RCC-C

              Règles de Conception et de Construction des Assemblages de Combustible des Centrales Nucléaires

              In French

              RCC-E

              Règles de Conception et de Construction des Matériels Électriques des Centrales Nucléaires

              In French

              RCC-G

              Règles de Conception et de Construction du Génie Civil des Îlots Nucléaires REP

              In French

              RCC-M

              Règles de Conception et de Construction des Matériels Mécaniques des Îlots Nucléaires REP

              In French

              RCC-MR

              Règles de Conception et de Construction des Matériels Mécaniques des Îlots Nucléaires RNR

              In French

              RCCB
              Remote Central Circuit Breaker

              The abbreviation RCCB (Remote Central Circuit Breaker) includes the abbreviation CB (Circuit Breaker).

              In English

              RCD

              Réacteur Complétement Déchargé

              In French

              RCM

              Reciprocating Chemical Muscle

              In English

              RCO

              Radio Comptoir de l'Ouest

              In French

              RCS

              Roux-Combaluzier-Schindler

              In French

                RDI

                Radar Doppler à Impulsions

                In French

                REB
                Réacteur à Eau Bouillante

                REB is equivalent to BWR (Boiling Water Reactor) in English, SWR (Siedewasserreaktor) in German.

                In French

                REC

                Regional Electricity Company

                In English

                REDAC

                Rockwell Electronic Design Analysis Code

                In English

                REEP

                Radio Engineering and Electronic Physics

                In English

                REG

                Résistances Électriques et Gazières

                In French

                REP
                Réacteur à Eau Pressurisée

                REP is equivalent to PWR, DWR (see above).

                In French

                RESC

                Réacteur à Eau SuperCritique

                In French

                RET

                Régie d'Electricité de Thônes

                In French

                RETS

                Reconfigurable Electrical Test Stand

                In English

                REU

                Remote Electronics Unit

                In English

                RFI

                Radio Frequency Interference

                In English

                RFS

                Règle Fondamentale de Sûreté

                In French

                RFrM

                Revue Francaise de Mécanique

                In French

                RGC

                Rénovation Générale de Cuves

                In French

                  RGC

                  Réalisation interne à Géométrie Contrainte

                  In French

                  RGN

                  Revue Générale Nucléaire

                  In French

                  RIAM

                  Research Institute for Applied Mechanics

                  In English

                  RIC

                  Resistance, Inductance, and Capacitance

                  In English

                  RIIC
                  Research Institute for Integrated Circuits

                  The abbreviation RIIC (Research Institute for Integrated Circuits) includes the abbreviation IC (Integrated Circuit).

                  In English

                  RIPS

                  Radar Impact Prediction System

                  In English

                  RISE

                  Radargestützte Identifikation von Sensoren unter Extrembedingungen

                  In German

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