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Contents: 0–9 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
A
A
ABTT
Association of British Theatre Technicians
AC
ACN
Architecture for Control Networks
ADAT
Originally Alesis Digital Audio Tape, can refer to an analogue to digital converter or a 8 channel digital connection.
ADS
Automatic Disconnection of Supply, formerly EEBADS
ADSL
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
AES
AF
AFL
AJ
ALD
Association of Lighting Designers
AM
AMM
AMX
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASM
ASP
Association of Stage Pyrotechnicians
AV
Audio Visual comprising of sound and video
AVR
B
BC
BECTU
Broadcasting Entertainment Cinematograph and Theatre Union
BNC
Bayonet connector named after its two inventors Neill and Concelman
BPF
BPM
BPS
BRI
Basic Rate ISDN, see also ISDN
BS
C
C&G
CAD
CAN
CCFL
CD
CDM
Ceramic Discharge Metalhalide (lamp)
CE
CENELEC
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
CFL
CID
Compact Iodide Daylight (lamp)
CMY
COSHH
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (Regulations) HSE site
CPC
CRT
CSA
CST
Ceramic Studio Theatre (lamp)
CT
CTC
CVBS
Colour, Video, Blanking and Sync
CVT
D
DA
DALI
Digital Addressable Lighting Interface
DAT
DBO
- also Desk Black Out
DC
DCA
- or Digitally Controlled Attenuator
DCC
DFA
DI
Direct Inject (Box) - see DI Box
DIN
Deutsches Institut für Normung (connector)
DIP
Dual Inline Package (DIP Switch Article)
DJ
DLP
DMM
DMX
DNO
DSI
DSM
DSP
DTI
Department of Trade & Industry (UK government)
DVD
E
EBU
EEBADS
Earthed Equipotential Bonding and Automatic Disconnection of Supply
EMC
EQ
ES
ESD
ESTA
Entertainment Services and Technology Association
ETC
- Electronic Theatre Controls
- E/T/C. LARGE projection specialists.E/T/C
ETNow
F
FAQ
FCC
Federal Communications Commission
FM
FMX
FOH
FPS
FUCT
- Failed Under Continuous Test
- Further Use Completely Terminated
- Broken
G
GBF
Gennie
GM
H
HES
HF
HMI
HPF
HPL
HSE
Health and Safety Executive (UK government) see also HSE Website
HSI
HSWA
HTP
Hz
I
IEC
International Electrotechnical Commission
IEE
Institution of Electrical Engineers (UK group)
- Name changed to the Institution of Engineering and Technology (see IET).
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (USA group)
IEM
IET
Institution of Engineering and Technology (UK group)
IFB
IGBT
Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor
IR
ISDN
Integrated Services Digital Network
ITC
IWB
J
J
JFMG
Joint Frequency Management Group: Independent contractor appointed by government agency to administer frequencies for radio microphones, IEMs and video/audio links JFMG
K
L
LA
LAN
Local Area Network (see Ethernet)
LASER
Light Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation
LCD
LD
- also Lighting Director (TV)
LDI
Lighting Dimensions International
LED
LF
L&SA
LOLER
Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations An HSE PDF about...
LPF
LSB
L&SI
Lighting & Sound International
LTC
LTP
LVD
M
MCB
MCU
MD
MEWP
MFL
Medium Flood - Par 64 CP62s beam angle
MIDI
Musical Instrument Digital Interface
MOSFET
Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor
MSB
MSC
MSD
MSR
Medium Source Rare earth (discharge lamp)
N
NICEIC
National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting
NSP
- Narrow Spot - Par 64 CP60s beam angle
- Network Signal Processor
NTSC
National Television System Committee
O
OHP
OLE
OSI
Open System Interconnection (see Ethernet)
P
PA
PABX
Private Automatic Branch eXchange
- Office telephone exchange.
PAL
PAR
Parabolic Aluminised Reflector or Parabolic Aluminized Reflector
PAT
PC
PCB
PE
PF
PFC
PFL
PLASA
Professional Lighting and Sound Association
PMPO
PME
PMX
PPE
PPS
PRG
PRI
Primary Rate ISDN see also ISDN
PSA
Production Services Association
PSU
PVC
PolyVinyl Chloride (plastic)
PWM
Q
Q
- Q is shorthand for a Cue in a Prompt Script
- Q is the width of a frequency band of an Equaliser
R
RA
RCA
Radio Corporation of America (see phono plug)
RCBO
Residual Current Circuit Breaker with Overload/Overcurrent Protection
RCD
RDM
RF
RFI
RGB
RMS
ROH
ROHS
Restriction of Hazardous Substances
S
SCART
Syndicat des Constructeurs d'Appareils Radiorécepteurs et Téléviseurs
SCR
Silicon Controlled Rectifier (used in dimmers)
SDSL
Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line
SECAM
SEquential Coulour Avec Memoire - A type of television standard used in France.
SM
SMA
SMPS
SMPTE
Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers - the SMPTE Timecode format is often used in video.
SMX
S/PDIF
Sony/Philips Digital Interface
SPL
SPNE
Single Phase Neutral and Earth
STLD
Society of Television Lighting Directors
Sub
- Submaster
- Subgroup
- Sub-bass (loudspeaker)
SVGA
SWA
SWL
SWR
SXGA
T
TEN
TFT
TMA
Theatrical Management Association
TDIF
TN-C
Type of Earthing system
TN-C-S
Type of Earthing system
TN-S
Type of Earthing system
TPNE
Three Phase Neutral and Earth
TRS
Tough Rubber Sheathed (cable) or Tip Ring Sleeve
TT
Type of Earthing system
TV
U
U
Unit (e.g. 4U is four units of rack space)
UHF
UL
American quality approval and compliance system, similar to BS and CE.
More info here
http://ul.com/global/eng/pages/
UPS
USB
USITT
United States Institute for Theatre Technology
UTP
UV
UXGA
V
V
VCA
VGA
VHF
VITC
VL
VNSP
Very Narrow Spot - Par 64 CP60s beam angle
W
W
WAHR
WEEE
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
WLL
WYSIWYG
- WYSIWYG - Visualisation software by Cast Lighting)
- What You See Is What You Get
X
XGA
XLR
X-series Latched Rubber (connector) Screen - Line - Return
Y
YC - A video signal with luminance and chrominance separated (aka S-Video)
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