| ASP |
application service provider (Internet/Web) |
| B2B |
business to business |
| C&I |
control and instrumentation |
| DCS |
distributed control system |
| DNA |
deoxyribonucleic acid |
| EAM |
enterprise asset management |
| EAI |
enterprise application integration |
| EIO |
enterprise integrated operations |
| ERP |
enterprise resource planning |
| HTTP |
hypertext transfer protocol |
| I/O |
input/output |
| ISA |
The Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society |
| LAN |
local-area network |
| MES |
manufacturing execution system |
| OEM |
original equipment manufacturer |
| PCM |
process change management |
| PDA |
personal digital assistant (palmtop computer) |
| PLC |
programmable logic controller |
| R&D |
research and development |
| S50 |
the ANSI/ISA fieldbus standard for use in industrial control systems |
| SAN |
storage-area network |
| SCM |
supply chain management |
| SMTP |
simple mail transfer protocol (Internet e-mail) |
| SNMP |
simple network management protocol |
| TCP/IP |
transmission control protocol (with Internet protocol [IP], the main protocol of the Internet) |
| XML |
extensible markup language |
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08 January 2001