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Glossary of INDUSTRY TERMINOLOGY
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A
AASHTO
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
ADA
Americans with Disabilities Act
ADT
Average Daily Traffic
AFD
Architecture Flow Diagram
AGC
American General Contractors Association
AHS
Automated Highway System
AIA
American Institute of Architects
AID
Architecture Interconnect Diagram
AISI
American Iron and Steel Institute
AMPS
Advanced Mobile Phone System
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
APTS
Advanced Public Transportation System
ASCE
American Society of Civil Engineers
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASME
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASTM
American Society for Testing and Materials
ATC
Automatic Train Control
ATIM
Automatic Ticket Issuing Machine
ATIS
Advanced Traveler Information System
ATM
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
ATMS
Advanced Traffic Management System
AVC
Automatic Vehicle Classification
AVCS
Advanced Vehicle Control System
AVI
Automatic Vehicle Identification
AVL
Automated Vehicle Location
AVO
Automated Vehicle Operation
AWG
American Wire Gage
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B
BPS
Bits Per Second
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C
CASE
Computer Aided Systems Engineering
CCTV
Closed Circuit TV
CD
Compact Disc
CDMA
Code Division Multiple Access
CDPD
Cellular Digital Packet Data
CDR
Critical Design Review
CDROM
CD Read Only Memory
CMS
Changeable Message System
CPU
Central Processing Unit
CRC
Cycling Redundancy Check
CSP
Communication Service Provider
CTS
Clear To Send
CV
Commercial Vehicle
CVAS
Commercial Vehicle Administration Subsystem
CVCS
Commercial Vehicle Check Subsystem
CVISN
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks
CVO
Commercial Vehicle Operations
CVS
Commercial Vehicle Subsystem
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D
DATIM
Dual Automatic Ticket Issuing Machine
DCE
Data Communications Equipment
DDCMP
Digital Data Communications Message Protocol
DDD
Detailed Design Document
DDE
Data Dictionary Element
DFD
Data Flow Diagram
DGPS
Differential Global Positioning System
DMS
Dynamic Message Sign
DMV
Department (or Division) of Motor Vehicles
DOD
Department of Defense
DOT
Department of Transportation
DSR
Data Set Ready
DSRC
Dedicated Short Range Communications
DSU
Digital Service Unit
DTA
Dynamic Traffic Assignment
DTE
Data Terminal Equipment
DTMF
Data Tone Multiple Frequency
DTR
Data Terminal Ready
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E
EBCDIC
Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
ECPA
Electronic Communications Privacy Act
EDI
Electronic Document Interchange
EDI
Electronic Data Interchange
EFT
Electronic Funds Transfer
EIA
Electronic Industries Association
EMC
Emergency Management Center
EMI
Electromagnetic Interference
EPROM
Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
ETC
Electronic Toll Collection
ETS
Emergency Telephone Services
ETTM
Electronic Toll and Traffic Management
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F
FAA
Federal Aviation Agency
FARS
Fatal Accident Reporting System
FCC
Federal Communications Commission
FDM
Frequency Division Multiplexer
FDX
Full Duplex
FHWA
Federal Highway Administration
FIPS
Federal Information Processing Standard
FMC
Freeway Management Center
FMS
Fleet Management Subsystem
FOT
Field Operational Test
FSK
Frequency Shift Keying
FSS
Federal Specs & Standards, General Services Administration
FTA
Federal Transit Administration
FTP
File Transfer Protocol
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G
GIS
Geographic Information System
GPS
Global Positioning System
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H
HAR
Highway Advisory Radio
HAZMAT
Hazardous Materials
HDX
Half Duplex
HOT
High Occupancy Toll
HOV
High Occupancy Vehicle
HRI
Highway Rail Intersection
HSR
High Speed Rail
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I
IBTTA
International Bridge Turnpike & Tunnel Association
ICEA
Insulated Cable Engineers Association
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
IMSA
International Municipal Signal Association
IP
Internet Protocol
ISO
International Standards Organization
ISP
Internet Service Provider
ISTEA
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act
ITE
Institute of Transportation Engineers
ITI
Intelligent Transportation Infrastructure
ITS
Intelligent Transportation Systems
ITSA
Intelligent Transportation Society of America
IVHS
Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems
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K
KB
Kilobyte
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L
LAN
Local Area Network
LCD
Liquid Crystal Display
LDM
Limited Distance Modem
LED
Light Emitting Diode
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M
MB
Megabyte
MCBF
Mean Counts between Failures
MOE
Measure of Effectiveness
MPH
Miles Per Hour
MPO
Metropolitan Planning Organization
MTBF
Mean Time between Failures
MTC
Metro Traffic Control
MTTR
Mean Time to Repair
MUTCD
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
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NA
National Architecture
NAR
National Architecture Review
NAV
Navigation
NEC
National Electric Code
NEMA
National Electrical Manufacturers Association
NHPN
National Highway Planning Network
NHTSA
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NII
National Information Infrastructure
NTCIP
National Transportation Communications for ITS Protocol
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O
OEM
Original Equipment Manufacturer
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OTP
Operational Test Plan
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P
PDA
Personal Digital Assistant
PDR
Preliminary Design Review
PIAS
Personal Information Access Subsystem
PMS
Parking Management Subsystem
PROM
Programmable Read Only Memory
PSTN
Public Switched Telephone Network
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R
R&D
Research and Development
RAM
Random Access Memory
RDS
Radio Data Systems
RFI
Request for Information
RFID
Radio Frequency Identification
RFP
Request for Proposals
RFQ
Request for Qualifications
ROM
Read Only Memory
RTA
Regional Transit Authority
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S
SAE
Society of Automotive Engineers
SDLC
Synchronous Data Link Control
SDO
Standards Development Organization
SONET
Synchronous Optical Network
SOV
Single Occupancy Vehicle
SOW
Statement of Work
SQL
Standard Query Language
STMF
Simple Transportation Management Framework
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T
TAS
Toll Administration Subsystem
TCIP
Transit Communications Interface Profiles
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
TCS
Toll Collection Subsystem
TDM
Time Division Multiplexer
TDMA
Time Division Multiple Access
TM
Traffic Management
TMC
Traffic Management Center
TMDD
Traffic Management Data Dictionary
TMS
Traffic Management Subsystem
TOC
Traffic Operations Center
TRB
Transportation Research Board
TRMC
Transit Management Center
TRMS
Transit Management Subsystem
TRT
Technical Review Team
TRVS
Transit Vehicle Subsystem
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U
UCC
Uniform Construction Code
UL
Underwriters' Laboratories
USDOT
United States Department of Transportation
USR
User Service Requirement
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V
VMS
Variable Message Sign
VRC
Vehicle/Roadside Communications
VS
Vehicle Subsystem
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W
WAN
Wide Area Network
WIM
Weigh-in Motion
WWW
World Wide Web
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