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Technical Definitions
General Definitions
Conversions & Calculations
Tutorials
Books On-Line
Trade Journals
Technical Societies
Automation Suppliers
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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."
"Text Messaging" Emotional Acronyms - www.gaarde.org/acronyms,
                                                            www.pb.org/emoticon.html
              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)

ConvertWeb/Convert.exe  ïJ - Courtesy of JoshMadison.com
Engineer's Edge Extensive Website Directory   Measurement Databases for Industry & Science 
   (many excellent connecting links)
Plant Automation Conversion & Calculation Center   General Conversion Factors
NIST Reference on Constants, Units, and Uncertainty   Density, Specific Gravity, Mass Concentrat'n
Flow - Density - Pressure - Volume Conversions   Firewood Comparison Table

Tutorials

Programmable Logic Control  

Vibration Analysis Training & Resources

 
PID Controllers  

Books On-Line: http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/
Celebrating 10 years listing free books on the Web; some titles of technical interest...

bullet Q: Science
bullet QA: Mathematics and Computer Science
bullet QB-QE: Physical Sciences
bullet QB: Astronomy
bullet QC: Physics
bullet QD: Chemistry
bullet QE: Geology
bullet QH-QR: Biological Sciences
bullet QH: Natural History and Biology (General)
bullet QK: Botany
bullet QL: Zoology
bullet QM: Human Anatomy
bullet QP: Physiology
bullet QR: Microbiology
bullet R: Medicine
bullet S: Agriculture
bullet T: Technology
bullet TA: Engineering (General and Civil)
bullet TC: Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering
bullet TD: Technology and the Environment (including pollution)
bullet TE-TG: Highways, Railways, and Bridges
bullet TH: Building Construction
bullet TJ: Mechanical Engineering
bullet TK: Electrical Engineering (and computer networks); Nuclear Engineering
bullet TL: Motor Vehicles, Air and Space Technology
bullet TN: Mining and Metallurgy
bullet TP: Chemical Technology
bullet TR: Photography
bullet TS: Manufacturing
bullet TT: Handicrafts; Arts and Crafts
bullet TX: Home Economics (including food and cooking)
bullet U: Military Science
bullet V: Naval Science
MCAA - former SAMA documents: http://www.measure.org/referencedocs.htm

Trade Journals

BusinessWeek

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

IndustryWeek

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

Technical Societies

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)

Additional LINKS below are not yet fully organized or confirmed

Below are links to industry related resources on the web, but must be sorted out, confirmed, and organized better than they are. "I'll get to it soon..."

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bullet Societies & Standards Groups
bullet Professional groups
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Current News Sources

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Forums & "Tech Chat Lists" 

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PlantAutomation.com Buyers Guide

bullet Consultants/Market Research Sites
bullet Jim Pinto's Commentaries
bullet Independent Safety System Consultants
bullet Industry Links
bullet Accounting/Financial
bullet Searching and Reference
bullet Languages
bullet US Government Links

 Societies & Standards Groups:

ACC - American Chemistry Council

http://www.americanchemistry.com

ACS - American Ceramic Society

http://www.acers.org

ACS - American Chemical Society

http://www.acs.org

AFFI - American Frozen Food Institute

http://www.affi.com

AFMI - American Fiber Manufacturers Association

http://www.fibersource.com

AIChE - American Society of Chemical Engineers

http://www.aiche.org/

AIOA - American Iron Ore Association

http://www.aioa.org

AISI - American Iron and Steel Institute

http://www.steel.org

AMC - American Metalcasting Consortium

http://amc.aticorp.org

ANSI - American National Standards Institute

http://www.ansi.org/

AMI - American Meat Institute

http://www.meatami.org

APC - American Plastics Council

http://www.americanplasticscouncil.org

APGA - American Public Gas Association

http://www.apga.org

API - American Petroleum Institute

http://www.nfpa.org/

APPA - American Public Power Association

http://www.appanet.org

APQC - American Productivity & Quality Center

http://www.apqc.org/

ARCNET - network trade association (digital bus)

http://www.arcnet.com/home.html

ASM International - Materials Information Society

http://www.asm-intl.org

ASME - American Society of Mechanical Engineers International

http://www.asme.org/about/

ASTM - American Society for Testing Materials

http://www.astm.org/

AWWA - American Water Works Association

http://www.awwa.org

BACnet - network trade association (digital bus)

http://www.bacnet.org

BSI - British Standard Institute

http://www.bsi.org.uk/

CENELEC - Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique

http://www.cenelec.be/

CIE - Commission Internationale de l'Éclairage
               (International Commission On Illumination)

http://members.eunet.at/cie/

CPCA - Canadian Process Control Association

http://cpca-assoc.com

CSIA - Control Systems Integrators Association

http://www.controlsys.org

ControlNet - digital control bus

http://www.controlnet.org/

DeviceNet - Open DeviceNet Vendors Assn - digital I/O bus

http://www.odva.org/

DIN - Deutsches Institut für Normung (German standards)

http://www.din.de/

EBU - European Broadcasting Union

http://www.ebu.ch/

ECA - Electronic Components Association

http://www.ec-central.org/

ECMA - European Computer Manufacturers' Ass'n.

http://www.ecma.ch/

EEI - Edison Electric Institute

http://www.eei.org

EIA - Electronic Industries Alliance

http://www.eia.org/

EIF - Electronic Industries Foundation

http://www.eiafoundation.org/

ESSI - European Systems and Software Initiative

http://www.cordis.lu/esprit/src/stessi.htm

Ethernet -site by Association of Industrial Vendors and Users that use Ethernet in industrial environment

http://www.industrialethernet.com/

EOTC - European Organisation for Testing and Certification

http://www.eotc.be/

ETSI - European Telecommunications Standards Institute

http://www.etsi.org/

Fieldbus Foundation - digital I/O bus

http://www.fieldbus.org/

FCI - Fluid Controls Institute

http://www.fluidcontrolsinstitute.org

FPI - Food Processors Institute

http://www.fpi-food.org

FPSMA - Food Processing Machinery and Supplies Association

http://www.processfood.org

FRA - Forest Resources Association

http://www.forestresources.org

FSPI - Food Service & Packaging Institute

http://www.fpi.org

GEIA - Government Electronics & Information Technology Association

http://www.geia.org/

HART - HART Communication Foundation

http://www.hartcomm.org/

HFES - Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

http://hfes.org/

IAONA - Industrial Automation Open Networking Alliance

www.iaopennetworking.com

IAONA Europe

www.iaona-eu.com

ICE - International Instrumentation and Control Engineering

http://www.iceweb.com.au/

ICS - Industrial Computing Society

http://www.ics.org/

IEA - Industrial Ethernet Association

www.industrialethernet.com

IEB - Industrial Ethernet Book

http://ethernet.industrial-networking.com/

IEC - International Eletrotechnical Commission

http://www.iec.ch/

IETF - Internet Engineering Task Force

http://www.ietf.org/

IGT - Institute of Gas Technology

http://www.gastechnology.org

IPC - Electronic Assembly/Workmanship Standards

http://www.ipc.org/

ISA - Instrument Society standards

http://www.isa.org/sc/home/

ISO - International Standards Organization