A

A/D

Analog/Digital

AC

Adaptive Control

AC

Alternating Current

ACOP

Advanced COProcessor

AM

Absolute encoder, Multi-turn

AM

Asynchronous Motor drive

ANA

ANalog Axis

AP

Activation Point

APC

Advanced Position Control

AS

Absolute encoder, Single-turn

ASM

ASynchronous Motor

ASP

Application Service Provider

AST

Auto Servo Tuning

ASUB

Asynchronous SUBprogram

AUTO

Automatic mode

B

BCS

Basic Coordinate System

BTR

Behind Tape Reader

BZS

Basic Zero System

C

CC

Central Controller

CCG

Cam Contour Grinding

CCU

Compact Control Unit

CDON

Collision Detection ON

CNC

Computerized Numerical Control

CP

Communications Processor

CPU

Central Processing Unit

CSB

Central Service Board

CU

Control Unit

D

DAC

Digital-to-Analog Converter

DB

Data Block

DC

Direct Current

DC-PMM

DC Power Management Module

DDE

Dynamic Data Exchange

DE

Drive End of motor
(motor front end with shaft end)

DI

Digital Input

DMP

Distributed Machine I/O devices

DMS

Direct Measuring System

DNC

Direct Numerical Control

DO

Digital Output

DPR

Dual Port RAM

DRF

Differential Resolver Function (handwheel offset)

DRIVE-CLiQ

Drive Component Link with iQ

DRY

DRY run feedrate

DSP

Digital Signal Processor

E

ECU

Economic Control Unit

EFP

Single I/O module

ELG

ELectronic Gear

EMC

Engineered Motion Control
(model-based motion control)

EMC

Electromagnetic Compatibility

EnDat

Encoder Data interface

EP

Electronic Point

ESR

Extended Stop and Retract

EU

Expansion Unit

EXE

EXternal pulse shaper Electronics

F

FB

Function Block

FBD

Function Block Diagram

FC

Function Call

FCS

Frequency Compensated Spindle drive

FDD

FeeD Drive

FFS

Flash File System

FFT

Fast Fourier Transformation

FIFO

First In First Out

FM

Function Module

FOC

FOrce Control

Frame

Description of transformations in Cartesian coordinates

FRC

FeedRate for Chamfer/rounding (non-modal)

FRCM

FeedRate for Chamfer/rounding (Modal)

FSB

Front Side Bus

G

G

Grinding

GPUD

Global Program User Data

GUD

Global User Data

H

HHU

HandHeld Unit

HLA module

Module for hydraulic linear drives

HMI

Human Machine Interface

HPC axis

High-Precision C axis

HRS

High Resolution Speed

HSC

High-Speed Cutting

HT

Handheld Terminal

HTL

High Transistor Logic (Incremental encoder with HTL signal)

I

I

Input

I/O

Input/Output

I/RF module

Infeed/Regenerative Feedback unit, stabilized

IBN

Commissioning

IBS

Startup/commissioning

IC

InCremental encoder sin/cos with commutation position C and D track

IE

Industrial Ethernet

IM

Interface Module

IN

INcremental encoder sin/cos without commutation position

IPO cycle

InterPOlation cycle

ISA

Industrial Standard Architecture

J

JOG

JOGging mode (set-up)

K

KI

K Instructions (1 KI = 1024 instructions)

L

LAD

LADder logic

LCD

Liquid Crystal Display

LEC

Leadscrew Error Compensation

LMS

Length Measurement System

LS

Linear Scale

LUD

Local User Data

M

M

Milling

MCI

Motion Control Interface

MCP

Machine Control Panel

MCS

Machine Coordinate System

MDA

Manual Data Automatic mode (manual input)

MDI

Manual Data Input

MDS

Mobile Data Storage

MG

Mode Group

MMC

Man-Machine Communication

MP

Mobile Panel

MPC

Multi-Point Controller

MPI

Multi-Point Interface

MPP

Machine Push Button Panel

MS

Mains Supply

MSD

Main Spindle Drive

MSEC

Measuring System Error Compensation

MT

Machine Tool

N

NC

Numerical Control

NCK

Numerical Control Kernel

NCU

Numerical Control Unit

NDE

Non-Drive End of motor (motor rear end, opposite the shaft end)

NOCO

NOdding COmpensation

NURBS

Non-Uniform Rational B-Splines (universal interpolator)

O

O

Output

OB

Organization Block

OEM

Original Equipment Manufacturer

OP

Operator Panel

OPI

Operator Panel Interface

P

PC cycle

Position Control cycle

PCIN

Data transfer program

PCMCIA

Personal Computer Memory Card International Association

PCU

Panel Control Unit

PG

Programming device

PI services

Program Invocation services

PKM

Parallel Kinematics Machines

PL

Performance Level

PLC

Programmable Logic Controller

PLG

PLanetary Gear

PM

Power Module

PM

Power Module

PN

PROFINET

PP

Push Button Panel

PPU

Panel Processing Unit

PRT

PRogram Test

PST

Parameterization and Startup Tool

PTC

Positive Temperature Coefficient

PTP

Point-To-Point

Q

QDS

Quality Data Save

R

R

Resolver

RDCC

Redundant Distributed Cartesian Coordinates

Repos

Repositioning

RISC

Reduced Instruction Set Computer

ROBX

Robotic Extended

ROD

Rotary incremental encoder system

ROV

Rapid OVerride

RPE

Rotor Position Encoder

RTCP

Remote Tool Center Point

S

S/R

Signals/Revolution (pulses/revolution)

SAE

Signal Amplifier Electronics

SBH

Safe Operating Stop

SBL

Single BLock

SCL

Structured Control Language

SE

Safe Software Limit Switch

SEC

Space Error Compensation
(Spatial compensation for kinematic transformations)

SFB

System Function Block

SFC

System FunCtions

SGA

Safety-related output signals

SGE

Safety-related input signals

SH

Shaft Height

SH

Safe standstill

SIL

Safety Integrity Level

SKP

SKiP block

sl

solution line

SLG

Write/Read Device

SLM

Smart Line Module

SLS

Safely Limited Speed

SM

Signal Module

SN

Safe software cams

SPL

Safe Programmable Logic

SPOS

Spindle POSitioning

SSI

Serial Synchronous Interface

STL

STatement List

STN

Super Twisted Nematic

SYNACT

SYNchronized ACTion

SZS

Settable Zero System

T

T

Turning

T

Tool

TCU

Thin Client Unit

TFT

Thin Film Transistor

TG

TachoGenerator

TM

Tool Management

TP

Touch Panel

TPM

Total Productive Maintenance

TRANSMIT

TRANSform Milling Into Turning

TSS

Tool Setting Station

TTL

Transistor-Transistor Logic

U

U/f

Voltage/frequency

UI module

Uncontrolled Infeed module

V

VDEW

Association of German Electrical Supply Companies

VDI interface

Signal interface (NCK-PLC) approved by control and machine manufacturers (VDI = Association of German Engineers)

VGA

Video Graphics Adapter

VIBX

Vibration Extinction

VNC

Virtual Network Computing

VPM

Voltage Protection Module

W

WCS

Workpiece Coordinate System

WG

Worm gear

WOP

Workshop-Oriented Programming

WSG

Pulse Encoder Interface

WYSIWYG

What You See Is What You Get