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Technical Societies
Automation Suppliers (link)
Technical Definitions (links)
Samstuf™— GLOSSARY, ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS ïJ This one is my doing ISA Dictionary of Instrumentation Definitions & Acronyms - For ISA members - must log-on Control Engineering Network Terminology Institute of Instrumentation Control and Automation Australia Inc.
Engineering Edge Engineering Definitions - For many functional fields of interest TechEncyclopedia - by TechWeb the Business Technology Network Webopedia - Dictionary and search engine for PC, computer, & Internet technology FOLDOC - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing – acronyms, jargon, programming languages, tools, architecture, operating systems, networking, theory, conventions, standards, mathematics, telecoms, electronics, institutions, companies, projects, products, history, in fact anything to do with computing. Whatis.com - Search an IT-specific encyclopedia BPR Glossary of Business Process Re-engineering Terms - Provided by Wizdom Systems PERA Dictionary of Enterprise Integration - Technical Terms and Acronyms commonly encountered in Industrial Systems Integration Abbreviations in ATM & Network Mgmt - Acronyms in the Environment of Networking and Media Communication ATM Forum Glossary - Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) - World's most widely deployed backbone technology Database and Data Modelling Dictionary - Clear, concise, and up to date definitions of even the more arcane database terms. NIST Acronyms page - National Institute of Standards & technology Acronyms, Abbreviations, Terms - Science & technical terms from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Internet Terminology Microsoft Glossary Wikipedia - World's largest online encyclopedia with incredible breadth, covering subjects that would never appear in any encyclopedia; maintained by thousands; anyone can add or edit an entry.
General Definitions (links)
| Acronym Finder - Over 310,000+ definitions |
| Merriam-Webster English Dictionary |
| Merriam-Webster Thesaurus |
| One Look Dictionary - For a rather obscure word, provides list of dictionaries that have that word. |
| Wide World of Words - Investigating international English from a British viewpoint |
| Dictionary.com - Lexico Publishing Group, LLC,-leading provider of language reference products & services. |
| Thesaurus.com - Lexico Publishing Group, LLC,-leading provider of language reference products & services. |
| Encyclopedia Britanica |
| Wikipedia - unique multilingual, open content , collaboratively developed encyclopedia (with supporting almanac-like and gazetteer-like information); name is from the Hawaiian worrd Wikiwiki, which means "quickly." |
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"Text Messaging"
Emotional Acronyms -
www.gaarde.org/acronyms,
www.pb.org/emoticon.html |
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EMOTICONS (EMotional ICONS) -
www.cknow.com/ckinfo/emoticons.htm www.muller-godschalk.com/emoticon.html Origins of "Smiley Lore :-)" - http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~sef/sefSmiley.htm |
Conversions & Calculations (links)
| Programmable Logic Control | |
| PID Controllers |
Books On-Line:
http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/
Celebrating 10 years listing free books on the Web; some titles
of technical interest...
Chemical Processing Magazine -- claims "The best read magazine in the Chemical Industry"
CONTROL -- Process Control
Control Engineering -- Process Control & Factory Automation
Control Solutions (formerly I&CS) -- Process Control & Factory Automation
Engineer live (OnLine) -- For Engineers by Engineers
Hydrocarbon Processing -- Refining and Petrochemical news and information
InTech (ISA) -- Instrumentation & Control
Oil & Gas Journal -- International petroleum news and technology
Paper Age -- Paper Industry News
PaperLoop.com -- Information & Business exchange for pulp, paper, packaging, & printing industry.
Power Magazine - Platts Global Energy -- Energy Industry Portal
Refining Online -- Leading web portal for the petroleum refining industry
| ISA - The Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society | http://www.isa.org |
| Philadelphia Section ISA | http://www.isa.org/~phila/phillyisa/ |
| TechExpo Directory of Hi-Tech Organizations in the Engineering & Medical/Life Sciences (extensive list) | http://www.techexpo.com/tech_soc/techsoci.html |
| More Societies & Standards Groups (link to below) |
CAIDA - the Cooperative Association for Internet Data Analysis, provides tools and analyses promoting the engineering and maintenance of a robust, scalable global Internet infrastructure.
Automation Suppliers (link)
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ACC - American
Chemistry Council
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ACS
- American Ceramic Society
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ACS
- American Chemical
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AFFI
- American Frozen Food Institute
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AFMI
- American Fiber Manufacturers Association
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AIChE -
American Society of Chemical Engineers
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AIOA
- American Iron Ore Association
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AISI
- American Iron and Steel Institute
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AMC
- American Metalcasting Consortium
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ANSI
- American National Standards Institute
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AMI
- American Meat Institute
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APC
- American Plastics Council
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APGA
- American Public Gas Association
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API
- American Petroleum Institute
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APPA
- American Public Power Association
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APQC
- American Productivity & Quality Center
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ARCNET
- network trade association (digital bus)
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ASM
International -
Materials Information Society
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ASME
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers International
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ASTM
- American Society for Testing
Materials
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AWWA
- American Water Works Association
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BACnet -
network trade association (digital bus)
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BSI
- British
Standard Institute
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CENELEC
- Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
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CIE
- Commission Internationale de l'Éclairage |
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CPCA
- Canadian Process
Control Association
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CSIA
- Control Systems Integrators Association
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ControlNet
- digital control bus
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DeviceNet
- Open DeviceNet Vendors Assn - digital I/O bus
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DIN
- Deutsches Institut für Normung (German standards)
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EBU
- European Broadcasting Union
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ECA
- Electronic Components Association
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ECMA
- European Computer
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EEI
- Edison Electric Institute
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EIA
- Electronic Industries Alliance
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EIF
- Electronic Industries Foundation
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ESSI
- European Systems and Software Initiative
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Ethernet
-site by Association of Industrial Vendors and Users that use Ethernet in
industrial environment
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EOTC
- European Organisation for Testing and Certification
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ETSI
- European Telecommunications Standards Institute
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Fieldbus
Foundation
- digital I/O bus
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FCI
- Fluid Controls Institute
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FPI
- Food Processors Institute
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FPSMA
- Food Processing Machinery and Supplies Association
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FRA - Forest
Resources Association
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FSPI
- Food
Service & Packaging Institute
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GEIA
- Government Electronics & Information Technology Association
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HART
- HART Communication Foundation
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HFES
- Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
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IAONA
- Industrial Automation
Open Networking Alliance
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ICE
- International
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ICS
- Industrial Computing Society
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IEA
- Industrial Ethernet Association
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IEB
- Industrial Ethernet Book
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IEC
- International Eletrotechnical Commission
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IETF
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Internet Engineering Task Force
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IGT
- Institute of Gas Technology
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IPC
- Electronic Assembly/Workmanship Standards
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ISA
- Instrument Society
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ISO
- International Standards Organization
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