| ANOVA | Analysis Of Variance |
| CAMS | Cybernetic Anthropomorphous Machine Systems |
| CAN | Controller Area Network |
| CMOS | Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor |
| DCP | Device Control Protocol |
| DCS | Distributed Control System |
| DD | Device Description |
| DIP | Dual In-line Package |
| EMC | Electromagnetic Compatibility |
| ERP | Enterprise Resource Planning |
| ETCS | European Train Control System |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
FPGA | Field Programmable Gate Array |
| FTP | File Transfer Protocol |
| DMA | Direct Memory Access |
| GAMP | Good Automated Manufacturing Practice |
| GMP | Good Manufacturing Practice |
| GPIB | General Purpose Interface Bus |
| GSD | General Station Description |
| GSDML | General Station Description in XML |
| HART | Highway Addressable Remote Transducer |
| HCF | HART Communication Foundation |
| HID | Human Interface Device |
| HMI | Human Machine Interface |
| HTTP | Hypertext Transfer Protocol |
| I/O | Input/Output |
| IEC | International Electrotechnical Commission |
| IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. |
| IoT | Internet of Things |
| IP | Ingress Protection |
| IQ | Installation Qualification |
| LAN | Local Area Network |
| LED | Light-Emitting Diode |
| LQR | Linear-Quadratic Regulator |
| MCU | Micro Controller Unit |
| MES | Manufacturing Execution System |
| MIMO | multiple Input, Multiple Output |
| MPC | Model-based Predictive Control |
| MVB | Multifunction Vehicle Bus |
| NEMA | National Electrical Manufacturers Association |
| NTP | Network Time Protocol |
| OLED | Organic Light-Emitting Diode |
| OMAC | Open Modular Architecture Controls |
| OQ | Operational Qualification |
| OSHUG | Open Source Hardware User Group |
| PC | Personal Computer |
| PID | proporcionální, integrační, derivační |
| PLC | Programmable Logic Controller |
| PWM | Pulse Width Modulation |
| REACH | Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemical substances |
| RMS | Root Mean Square |
| RoHS | Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances |
| SCARA | Selective Compliance Assembly Robot Arm |
| SCPI | Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments |
| SDHC | Secure Digital High Capacity |
| SISO | Single Input, Single Output |
| SMS | Short Message Service |
| SNMP | Simple Network Management Protocol |
| SNR | Signal-to-Noise Ratio |
| STO | Safe Torque Off |
| SXGA | Super eXtended Graphics Array |
| TCMS | Train Control and Management System |
| TCN | Train Communication Network |
| TCP/IP | Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol |
| UDP | User Datagram Protocol |
| USB | Universal Serial Bus |
| VCP | Virtual COM Port |
| VDA | Verband der Automobilindustrie e. V. |
| VDI | Verein Deutscher Ingenieure e. V. |
| VGA | Video Graphics Array |
| VPN | Virtual Private Network |
| WEEE | Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment |
| WTB | Wire Train Bus |
| WVGA | Wide Video Graphics Array |
| XFEL | X-Ray Free Electron Laser |
| XML | Extensible Markup Language |