Abbreviation acronym list referenced in product descriptions throughout the Video Products Inc website.
| AC | Alternating Current |
| AL | Aluminum |
| AMP | Ampere- the standard unit of measure for current. |
| ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
| AWG | American Wire Gauge |
| AWM | Appliance Wiring Material |
| BC | Bare Copper |
| BNC | The BNC (Bayonet Neill Concelman) connector is a very common type of RF connector used for terminating coaxial cable. |
| C | Capacitance or degrees Celsius |
| CATV | Community Antenna Television - Article 820 of the National Electrical Code |
| CCS | Copper Clad Steel |
| CCTV | Closed Circuit Television |
| CEC | Canadian Electrical Code |
| CL2 | Class 2 Circuits - Article 725 of the National Electrical Code |
| CL3 | Class 3 Circuits - Article 725 of the National Electrical Code |
| CM | Communication Cables - Article 800 of the National Electrical Code |
| CMA | Circular Mil Area |
| CMP | Communications Cable Plenum, NEC Article 800 |
| CMR | Communications Cable Riser, NEC Article 800 |
| CSA | Canadian Standards Association |
| dB | Decibel |
| DC | Direct Current |
| DVI | The Digital Visual Interface (DVI) is a video interface standard designed to maximize the visual quality of digital display devices such as flat panel LCD computer displays and digital projectors. |
| EIA | Electronics Industry Alliance |
| ER | NEC Code for UL compliance for Exposed Run or Open Wiring |
| ETP | Electrolytic Tough Pitch - The standard electrical grade of copper wire. |
| f | Frequency |
| F | Farad - The standard unit measure for capacitance. |
| FEP | Fluorinated Ethylene-Propylene - A DuPont plastic compound in the Teflon family. |
| FFEP | Foamed Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene |
| FM | Factory Mutual |
| FPE | Foamed Polyethylene |
| FPL | Power-Limited Fire Alarm Circuits - Article 760 of the National Electrical Code |
| FRPE | Flame Resistant Polyethylene |
| FT4 | The Canadian Standards Association’s designation for their vertical flame test. |
| G | Giga or 1,000,000,000 |
| GHz | Gigahertz - One billion cycles per second. |
| HDMI | High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is a compact audio/video standard for transmitting uncompressed digital data. |
| Hz | Hertz - One cycle per second. |
| I | A symbol used to designate electrical current. |
| ICEA | Insulated Cable Engineers Association |
| IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers |
| K | Kilo or 1,000 |
| KHz | Kilohertz - One thousand cycles per second. |
| L | A symbol used to designate electrical inductance. |
| M | Mega or 1,000,000 |
| MHz | Megahertz - One million cycles per second. |
| MTW | Machine Tool Wire |
| NCV | Non-contaminating polyvinyl chloride |
| NEC | National Electrical Code - Published by the National Fire Protection Association |
| NEMA | National Electrical Manufacturer's Association |
| NFPA | National Fire Protection Association |
| NFPA | National Fire Protection Association |
| OFC | Oxygen Free Copper - Copper that is at least 99.99% pure. |
| p | Pico or .000000000001 |
| PE | Polyethylene |
| Pf | Picofarad - One billionth of a Farad |
| PLTC | Power Limited Tray Cable - Article 725 of the National Electrical Code |
| PP | Polypropylene |
| PU | Polyurethane |
| PVC | Polyvinyl Chloride |
| RCA | An RCA jack, also referred to as a phono connector or Cinch connector. |
| RG | Radio Guide - The military designation for coaxial type cables. |
| SC | Silver Clad |
| TC | Tin Clad |
| TIA | Telecommunications Infrastructure??? |
| TPE | Thermoplastic Elastomer |
| TPR | Thermoplastic Rubber |
| UL | Underwriters Laboratories - An independent non-profit testing laboratory |
| V | Voltage |
| XLPE | Cross-linked Polyethylene |