List of acronyms and abbreviations

 

A                           ampere

AA                         affirmative action

AA                         Alcoholics Anonymous

AA                         Automobile Association

AAA                      a job grade / level (A Band)

aaac                       all-aluminium alloy conductor

AAAC / aac           all-aluminium conductor

AAG                      All Africa Games

AAI                       Airports Authority of India

AAM                     Anti-Apartheid Movement

AAP                      affirmative action programme

AAPA                    Association of Accredited Practitioners of Advertising

AAS                      atomic absorption spectrometry

A Band                  a job grade / level

ABB                      Asea Brown Boveri

abbr                       abbreviation

ABC                      adult basic course

ABC                      aerial bundle conductor

ABC                      American Broadcasting Company

ABC                      Audit Bureau of Circulation

ABD                      adult basic development

ABI                        Amalgamated Beverage Industries

ABM                     antiballistic missile

Abp                       Archbishop

abr                         abridged

abs                         absolute / absolutely

ABSA                    Allied Banks of South Africa

ABET                    adult basic education and training

Abex                      African business executive

AB SW                  air-break switch

AC or ac                alternating current

AC                         Audit Committee

ACAR                   aluminium conductor alloy reinforced

ACASR                 aluminium conductor Al-clad steel reinforced

ACB                      Australian Cricket Board

ACB                      Automated Clearing Bureau

ACF                      Active Citizen Force

ACKVC                Acquire Customer Key Value Chain

ACP                      African, Caribbean and Pacific group

ACP                      Arnot Comeback Project

ACSA                    Airports Company of South Africa

ACSR                    aluminium conductor steel reinforced

actg                        acting

ADC                      aide de camp

ADC                      analogue-to-digital converter

ADSS                    aerial dielectric self-support cable

Adj                        Adjudant

Adm                       Admiral

ADP                      accelerated development programme

ADR                      Aeroporti di Roma

ADSS                    aerial dielectric self-support (cable)

ADT                      alum dilution tank

ADT                      articulated dump truck

ADU                      ammonium diuranate / yellow cake

Adv                        Advocate

advt                        advertisement

ADWG                  African Diplomatic Women’s Group

AEB                       Atomic Energy Board (obsolete:  has become AEC)

AEC                      Atomic Energy Corporation

AEEG                    Alliance for Energy and Economic Growth

AEP                       advanced executive programme

AET                       AIDS education and training

AETA                    Association for the Education and Training of Accountants

AETASA               Adult Educators and Trainers Association of South Africa

AFM                      Apostolic Faith Mission

AFP                       Agence France Presse

AFR                       absenteeism frequency rate

Afr                         Afrikaans

Afrilex                    African Association of Lexicographers

Afriso                     Afrikaans Students Organisation (Vista University)

AFU                      Assets Forfeiture Unit

AG                         Adjudant-General

AG                         Administrator General

AG                         Attorney-General

AGA                      Animal Groups Alliance of South Africa

AGC                      automatic generator control

AGM                     annual general meeting

AGN                      Athletics Gauteng North

AGR                      advanced gas-cooled reactor

Agrelek                  Eskom's advisory service for agriculture

agr(ic)                    agriculture / agricultural

AGS                      Africa Game Service

Ah                          ampere hour

AHI                       Afrikaanse Handelsinstituut

AI                          artificial insemination

AI                          artificial intelligence

AIB                        Associated Independent Bakers

AID                       Agency for International Development

AID                       artificial insemination by donor

AIDS or Aids         acquired immune deficiency syndrome

AIFS                      American Institute for Foreign Study

AIH                       artificial insemination by husband

AIM                       Intergraph Corporation (USA) DM2 electronic drawing       management

system

AIN                       Associated Intelligence Network

AISA                     Africa Institute of South Africa

ALAR                    as low as reasonably possible

ALASA                 African Languages Association of Southern Africa

ALC                      active load control (customers)

Alexco                   Alexandra Technical College

ALS                       African Languages Services (of the SABC)

ALS                       Airborne Laser Solutions (an Eskom subsidiary)

ALS                       airborne laser surveys

ALS                       automated listing system

ALSSA                  Association of Law Societies of South Africa

alt                           alternate

alt                           altitude

ALTI                      African Languages Terminology Initiative

ALU                      arithmetic logic unit

ALW                     Adult Learners Week

AM                        amplitude modulation

Am                   American

AM                        area manager

am                          ante meridium (before noon)

AMA                     American Management Association

Amasa                    Advertising Media Association of South Africa

AMCOAL             Anglo American Coal

AME                      African Media Entertainment

AME                      Association of Municipal Engineers

AMEU                   Association for Municipal Electricity Undertakings

AMIC                    Anglo American Industrial Corporation

AMLAC                Alliance of Microlenders and Associated Consumers

amt                         amount

amu                        atomic mass unit

AN                              audible noise

anal                        analysis

ANC                      African National Congress

ANCOVA             analysis of covariance

ANOVA                analysis of variance

ans                         answer

ANTs                     automatic negative thoughts

a/o                         account of

AOL                      (Microsoft and) American Online

AQS                      automated quotation system

AOC                      auxiliary oil cooler

AP                         Associated Press

app                              appellant

app                              appendage / appendix

APEC                    Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Conference

Apr                        April

APRO                    Association of Public Relations Officers

APS                       Accounts Payable Section

ARA                      Associate of the Royal Academy

ARBS                    available resource breakdown structure

ARC                      Airports Restructuring Committee

ARC                      autoreclosure / autoreclose

ARCM                   Associate of the Royal College of Music

ARIBA                  Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects

ARM                     African Rainbow Minerals (gold mine)

ARPU                    average revenue per user

ARS                       action request system

art                          article

ARVC                   Area Receipting and Vending Controller

A/S                        Account Sales

ASA                      Advertising Standards Authority

ASA                      Association of State Attorneys

ASA                      Athletics South Africa

ASALA                 Associate of the South African Library Association

ASAMI                  Association of South African Music Industry

ASB                       Afrikaanse Studentebond

ASC                      aluminium stranded conductor

Ascora                   Atteridgeville/Saulsville Concerned Residents’ Association

ASIDI                    average system interruptions duration index

ASL                       above sea level

ASM                      air-to-surface missile

ASOM                   Association of Marketers

ASR                       automatic send/receive

ASSA                    Astronomical Society of Southern Africa

Assmang                Associated Manganese Mines of South Africa

Assoc                     Association

ASSOCOM           Association of Chambers of Commerce

ASSR                    Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic

asst                        assistant

AST                       Atlantic Standard Time

astr                         astronomy / astronomical

astrol                      astrology / astrological

ATC                      air traffic control

ATF                       across the fence (value)

ATICCs                 Aids Training, Information and Counselling Centres

ATKV                   Afrikaanse Taal- en Kultuurvereniging

atm                         atmosphere

ATM                      automated teller machine

ATMP                   advanced thermal magnesium process

ATNS                    Air Traffic and Navigation Services

ATO                      Assistant Technical Official

ATS                       Arnot Training Centre

ATS                       Authorisation Tracking System

atty                         attorney

ATU                      Alliance of Telkom Unions

AU                         African Union (will replace the OAU, which is being phased out)

Aug                        August

AUH                      air unit hour

AULA                    African Union of Local Authorities

AUT                      Association of Unit Trusts

auth                        author

aux                         auxiliary

av                           average

AV, A-V or a-v    audio-visual

AV                         Authorised Version (of the Bible)

Av(e) or av(e)        Avenue

AVR                      advanced gas reactor

AVR                      automatic voltage regulator

AWAD                  A Word a Day

AWG                     American wire gauge

AWOL or Awol    absent without leave

AWR                     ash-water return

 

B.A.                       Bachelor of Arts / Baccalaureus Artius

BA                         British Association (as in BA nut;  BA screw;  BA thread)

BA                         business area

BAC                      Basic Ambulance Attendant

BAC                      Business Against Crime

BAC or BACs       Blacks, Asians and Coloureds

bal                          balance

B and S                  Brown and Sharpe (as in B and S wire gauge)

bar                         barometer / barometric

B.Arch.                  Baccalaureus Architecturae

BARS                    behaviourally anchored rating scale

B.A.(Soc.Sc)         Bachelor of Arts (Social Sciences)

BASD                    Business Action for Sustainable Development

b&b                       bed and breakfast

BBA                      boiler bottom ash

B Band             a job grade / level

BBC                      British Broadcasting Corporation

BBL or BL       B Lower (a job grade / level)

BBU or BU            B Upper (a job grade / level)

bc                          bayonet cap

BC                         before Christ

BC                         (Eskom Enterprises) Board committee

BCCI                     Board of Control for Cricket in India

BCCSA                 Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa

BCD                      binary-coded decimal

BCEA                    Basic Conditions of Employment Act

B.Ch.                     Bachelor of Surgery / Baccalaureus Chirurgiae

B.Ch.D.                 Bachelor of Dental Surgery / Baccalaureus Chirurgiae Dentium

BCI                        business confidence index

B.C.L.                    Bachelor of Civil Law / Baccalaureus Communis Legis

B.Com(m).       Bachelor of Commerce / Baccalaureus Commercii

BD                         bilingual dictionary

B.D.                       Bachelor of Divinity / Baccalaureus Divinitatis

BE                         business ethics

BEAB                    British Electrotechnical Approvals Board

B.Econ.                  Bachelor of Economics / Baccalaureus Economiae

BECOR                 Bophuthatswana Electricity Corporation

B.Ed.                     Bachelor of Education / Baccalaureus Educationis

B.Ed.Ph.                Bachelor of Physical Education / Baccalaureus Educationis Physicae

BEE                       Black economic empowerment

Belg                       Belgium / Belgian

B. Eng.             Bachelor of Engineering

BER                       bit error rate

BESA                    Business Enterprises South Africa

BEST                     basic electricity support tariff

BET                       Behavioural and Cognitive Evaluation Tool

BF or bf                 brought forward

BFCA                    Broadcast Film Critics Association

Bfn                   Bloemfontein

BFP                       boiler feed pump

BHF                       Board of Healthcare Funders

bhp                        brake horsepower

BHS                       boys’ high school

Bib                         Bible

bic                          built-in cupboard

BIL                        basic lightning impulse insulation level

biol                   biology / biological

BIS                        Bank for International Settlements

BIS                        business intelligence system

BITF                      Black Information Technology Forum

bk                          book

bkk or bookk         bookkeeping

BKR                      breaker, circuit breaker, current breaker

BL or B/L              bill of lading

BL or BBL       B Lower (a job grade / level)

bldg                        building

B.Lit(t).                  Bachelor of Letters / Baccalaureus Lit(t)erarum

BLR                       boiler, steam boiler

B.M.                      Bachelor of Medicine / Baccalaureus Medicinae

BM                        basic minute

BM                        bending moment (as in BM diagram)

BME                      bandwidth management equipment

BMF                      Black Management Forum

B.Mil.                     Bachelor of Military Science / Baccalaureus Militaris

BMs Occ               basic minutes per occasion

B.Mus.                   Bachelor of Music / Baccalaureus Musicae

bn                          billion

BNP                      Banque Nationale de Paris

BO                         borrow output

BOA                      basement operating assistant

BOE                      Bank of Executives

bookk or bkk         bookkeeping

BOP or bop           balance of payments

Bop                        Bophuthatswana

bot                         botany / botanical

BOT                      Build Operate Transfer

B/P                        bills payable

BPC                       Botswana Power Corporation

B.Phil.                    Bachelor of Philosophy / Baccalaureus Philosophiae

BPI                        bits per inch

B/R                        bills receivable

Brig                        Brigadier

Br(it)                      Britain / British

Bros or bros           Brothers / brothers

BRRC                    Business Results Review Committee

bs                           balance sheet

BSB                       British Standard Brass

B.Sc.                      Bachelor of Science / Baccalaureus Scientiae

bsc                         bayonet single contact

BSC                       balance score card

BSC                       binary synchronous communication

B.Sc.Agric.            Bachelor of Agricultural Science / Baccalaureus Scientiae

Agriculturae

BSF                       British Standard Fine

BSI                        British Standards Institution

BSI                        Building Societies Institute

BSL                       basic switching impulse insulation level

BSP                       British Standard Pipe

BSS                       British Standard Specification

BSSA                    Bible Society of South Africa

BSV                       before stop valve

BSW                      British Standard Whitworth thread

BT                         British Telecom

BTS                       Blood Transfusion Service

BTU                       Board of Trade Unit

BU                         back-up

BU or BBU            B Upper (a job grade / level)

BU                         business unit

BUC                      Business Unit Controller

BUF                       Business Unit Forum

BUSC                    Business Unit Steering Committee

Bvd                        Boulevard

B.V.Sc.                  Bachelor of Veterinary Science / Baccalaureus Veterinariae Scientiae

BWO                     black women-owned (business)

BWU                     Birmingham Wire Gauge

BWR                     boiling water reactor

 

C or Cels               Celsius / Centigrade

C or ch                   Chairman / chairman

c or ch(ap)             chapter

C                           coulomb

c or ca                    circa (about / approximately)

CA                         chartered accountant

CAB                      Civilian Aeronautics Board

CAD                      computer-aided design

CAE                      computer-aided engineering

CAF                      Confederation of African Football

CAI                       computer-assisted instruction

CAIDI                   Customer Average Interruption Duration Index

CAIFI                    Customer Average Interruption Frequency Index

cal                          calorie(s)

CAL                      computer-assisted learning

CAM                     computer-aided manufacturing

CAM                     Consolidated African Mines

CANSA                 Cancer Association of South Africa

cap                         capital letter

CAPAB or

Capab                    Cape Performing Arts Board

CAPFSA               Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Southern Africa

CAPM                   Capital Asset Pricing Model

Capt                       Captain

CAPWEEK           Child Accident Prevention Week

CAR                      Central African Republic

car or ct                 carat(s)

CARE                    Centre for Animal Rehabilitation and Education

Care                       Community Agency for Social Enquiry

CAS                      Crime Administration System

Casevac                 evacuation of casualties

cat                          catalogue

CAV                      cashier, agent and vending (accounts)

C/B                        cash book

CB                         credit balance

CBA                      competency-based assessment

C Band                  a job grade / level

CBAR                    competency-based assessment and remuneration

CBD                      central business district

CBET                    competency-based education and training

CBF                       Central Bargaining Forum

CBHRM                competency-based human resource management

CBIC                     Continuous Business Improvement Committee

CBL                       customer base load

CBO                      community-based organisations

CBR                      competency-based remuneration

CBS                       Columbia Broadcasting System

CBT                       comprehensive business tax

CBT                       computer-based training

CBU                      completely built up

CBZ                       Commercial Bank of Zambia

CC                         call centre

CC                         close corporation

CC                         coupling capacitor

cc                           cubic centimetre(s)

CCA                      current cost accounting

CCC                      capacitor commutated converter

CCC                      Central Coordinating Committee

CCC                      Customer Care Centre

CCC                      Customer Competency Centre

CCD                      charge-coupled device

CCF                      Central Consultative Forum

CCF                      Colleges Collaborative Fund

CCL or CL            C Lower (a job grade / level)

CCM                     Cost Centre Manager

CCMA                        Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration

CCP                      Customer Care Process / Customer Care Programme

CCRT                    compact cross-rope tower

CCU or CU           C Upper (a job grade / level)

cd                          candela

CD                         Community Development

cd                          compact disc

CD                         Diplomatic Corps (Corps Diplomatique)

cd or cum div         cum dividend (with dividend)

CDC                      Centers for Disease Control (USA)

CDC                      Commonwealth Development Corporation

CDI                       compact disc interaction

CDF                      Capital Development Fund

CDP                      Career Development Programme

Cdr or Comd(r)      Commander

Cdre or Comm       Commodore

CDU                      credit-dispensing unit

CDV                      compact video disc

CE                         Chief Executive

CE                         collecting electrode

CEA                      Corporate Environmental Affairs

CED                      Corporation for Economic Development

CEF                       Central Energy Fund

Cels or C               Celsius / Centigrade

CEO                      Chief Executive Officer

CEP                       Customer Encourage Payment (project)

CER                       Council for Educational Research

cert                              certificate

CESA                    Christian Education South Africa

CEWGP                Chief Executive’s Women Graduates Programme

cf or cp                  compare

CFA                      Commercial and Financial Accountants

CFD                      computational fluid dynamics

CFE                       Commission Federal de Electricidade

CFL                       compact fluorescent lamp

CFL                       customer feedback loop

CFO                      Chief Financial Officer

CFP                       Certified Financial Planner

CFSS                     Corporate Financial Systems Services

cg                           centigram(s)

CGAM                  Community Growth Asset Management

CGE                      Commission on Gender Equality

CGS or cgs            centimetre-gram-second

cgs emu                  centimetre-gram-second electromagnetic unit

cgs esu                   centimetre-gram-second electrostatic unit

CGT                      capital gains tax

ch or C                   chairman / Chairman

ch(ap) or c             chapter

Ch.B.                     Chirurgiae Baccalaureus / Bachelor of Surgery

CHD                      Centre for Human Development

CHE                      Council for Higher Education

chem                      chemistry / chemical

CHIETA                Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority

CHF                      critical heat flux (ratio)

Ch.M.                    Chirurgiae Magister / Master of Surgery

chp                         combined heat and power

CHU                      centigrade heat unit

C&I                       Control and Instrumentation

CIA                       Central Intelligence Agency

CIC                       capital investment cost

CIDA                     Canadian International Development Agency

CIEN                     Companhia de Interconexao Energetica

cif                           cost, insurance, freight

CIGRE             Conférence Internationale des Grands Réseaux Électriques à Haute

Tension (International Conference on Large High-Voltage Electric

Systems)

C-in-C                   Commander-in-Chief

CIO                       Congress of Industrial Organisations

CIS                        Chartered Institute of Secretaries

CIS                        Corporate Investigations and Security

CIS                        Customer Information Services

CIS                        Customer Information Systems

CIS                        Customer Interface System

CISD                     Corporate Investigations and Security Department

CIT                        Control Information Technologies

CIT                        Customer Interface Training

CITES                   Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species

CITSC                   Customer Interface Training Skills Committee

CKD                      completely knocked down

cl                            centilitre

CL or CCL            C Lower (a job grade / level)

CLF                       capability loss factor

CLC                      Corporate Leadership Council

CLI                        Caller Line Identification

CLI                        composite loss index

CLIP                      caller line identification presentation

CLIR                     caller line identification restriction

Cllr or Cr               Councillor

CLM                      customer relationship management

CLN                      customer load network / customer load network centre

cm                          centimetre

CMA                     Comrades Marathon Association

CMC                     Cape Metropolitan Council

cmg                        centimetre-gram(me)

CMI                       computer-managed instruction

CMOS                   complementary metal-oxide semiconductor

CMP                      Customer Management Programme

cm/s                       centimetres per second

CM(SA)                Chartered Marketer (Southern Africa)

CNE                      Christian National Education

CNF                      Central Negotiating Forum

CNL                      Customer Network Link

CNN                     Cable News Network

CNS                      Council for Nuclear Safety (has been replaced by the National

                              Nuclear Regulator or NNR)

c/o                         care of

CO                              close-open

CO                              Commanding Officer

Co                         Company

COD or cod           cash on delivery

COD                      Concise Oxford Dictionary

CoE                       Centre of Excellence (Transmission)

C of C                    Chamber of Commerce

COID                    Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases (Act)

Col                         Colonel

Coll                        College

coll                         collectively

com                        committee

COM                     computer output microfilm

Combo                   (Combo customer = combination customer (prepaid + conventional

metering customer)

Comd(r) or Cdr      Commander

Comm or Cdre       Commodore

comm                     commerce

comm                     commission / commissioner

Comm Comms      Communication Committee (of the Management Board)

comp                      comparative

comp                      compound

cond                       conductor

conj                        conjunction, conjunctive, conjugate

cons                       consonant

cons                       consignment

Const                     Constable

CONTRALESA   Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa

co-op                     co-operative

COP                      cost of product

cor                         corner (of)

CorMon                 corrosion monitor

Corp or Cpl           Corporal

Corp                      Corporation

corr                        correspondence

COS                      Conditions of Service

Cosab                    Council of Southern African Bankers

Cosas                     Congress of South African Students

COSATU              Congress of South African Trade Unions

COT                      combined-oxygen water treatment

COTT                    Central Organisation of Technical Training

CP                         Cape Province

CP                         Conservative Party

cp or cf                  compare

CPA                      Cape Provincial Administration

CPAU                    Cape Provincial Agricultural Union

CPA                      Commercial Producers Association

CPA                      contract price adjustment

CPF                       Community Policing Forum

CPG                      China Power Grid Development Co Ltd

CPI                        consumer price index

CPK                      cost per kilometre

CPL                       Central Power and Light Company

Cpl or Corp           Corporal

CPLA                    Cape Peninsula Local Authorities

CPM                      critical path method

CPPP                     Community Public Private Partnership

CPR                       cardiopulmonary resuscitation

cps or c/s               cycles per second

CPS                       characters per second

CPSA                    Church of the Province of South Africa

CPU                      central processing unit

CPU                      Child Protection Unit

CPVC                    Capital Programme Value Chain

Cr                          credit / creditor

Cr or Cllr               Councillor

CRA                      change readiness assessment

CRD                      control rod drive

CRDM                   control rod drive mechanism

CRE                       Corporate Real Estate

CRIEPI                  Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry

CRM                     Commercial Resources Management

CRM                     Corporate Record Management

CRM                     customer relationship management

CRO                      cathode ray oscilloscope

CRP                       Credits, Receipts and Payments

CRP                       Customer Relationship Process / Program (billing system)

CRRS                    Cape to Rio rating system

CRS                       Card Repair Services

CRT                       cross-rope tower

CS                               central station

CSC                      Communication Steering Committee

CSDC                    Customer Service Delivery Controller

CSDP                    central securities depository participant (share crediting system)

CSI                        Christian Solidarity International

CSI                        Corporate Social Investment

CSIR                     Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

CSLI                      Composite Supply Loss Index

CSN                      Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria

CSRO                    Customer Service Regional Office

CSS                       Central Statistical Service

CSVR                    Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation

CSW                     Central and South West Corporation

ct or car                 carat(s)

CT                         current transformer

CTBT                    Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (nuclear)

CTI                        Climate Technology Initiative

CTO                      close-time delay-open operation

CTPA                    Cape Teachers Professional Association

CTR                       current transformer ratio

CU or CCU           C Upper (a job grade / level)

cu(b)                      cubic

cum div or cd         cum dividend (with dividend)

cur                         currency

cusec                      cubic feet per second

CV                         corridor value

CV or cv                curriculum vitae

CVT                      capacitive voltage transformer

c/w                         clockwise

CW                        circulating water

cw                          continuous wave

CWG                     Consolidated Warehouse Group

CWO or cwo         cash with order

cwt                         hundredweight

CZI                        Confederation of Zimbabwean Industries

 

d                            day

d                            deci-

da                          deca-

DAC                      digital-to-analogue converter

DACST                 Department of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology

dag                         decagram

dal                          decalitre

DALRO or

Dalro                      Dramatic, Artistic and Literary Rights Organisation

dam                        decametre

daN                       decanewton

DAO                      database access objects

Dapp                      Development Aid for People to People

Darg                       Domestic Animal Rescue Group

DASA                    Dental Association of South Africa

DASD                    direct access storage device

DAT                      digital autotape

DA tank                 deaerator tank

DB                         database

dB                          decibel

DBA                      database administrator

DBMS                   database management system

DBS                       direct broadcasting by satellite

DBSA                    Development Bank of Southern Africa

DC                         da capo (from the beginning)

DC                         Delivery Controller

DC or dc                direct current

DC                         double circuit

DCC                      digital compact cassette

DCC or dcc           double cotton-covered (wire)

DCE                      data communication equipment

DCE                      Deputy Chief Executive

DCEO                   Deputy Chief Executive Officer

DCL                      Doctor of Civil Law

DCM                     Development Capital Market

DCM                     Distinguished Conduct Medal

DCS                      Department of Correctional Services

DCS                      distributed control system

dcwc                      dc working current

DD                         Doctor of Divinity

DDL                      data description language / data definition language

DDP                      distributed data processing

DE                         Director of Education

DE                         drive end (of bearing)

DEAC                    Distribution Environmental Advisory Committee

DEAT                    Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism

DEC                      Distribution Engineering Committee

DEcon                    Doctor of Economics

DEd                       Doctor of Education

def                         defendant

def                         definition

deg                         degree(s)

DEH                      digital electrohydraulic (control)

DEIC                     Dutch East India Company

dele                        delete

DEM                      Democrat / Democratic

dem                        demonstrative

dep                              depart / departure

dep                              deputy

DEM                      digital elevation model

DEng or DIng         Doctor of Engineering / Doctor Ingeniariae

dent                        dentistry / dentist / dental

Dept                       Department

desdate                        Destroy date or destruction date

DEXCO                 Distribution Executive Committee

DFB                       Deciduous Fruit Board

DFID                     Department for International Development

DFS                       Detail(ed) Feasibility Study

Dg                          decagram(s)

dg                          decigram(s)

DG                         Director-General

DGIC                     Distribution Group Investment Committee

DGPS                    Differential Global Positioning System

DHQ                      Defence Headquarters

DHRC                   Distribution Human Resources Committee

dia(m)                    diameter

DIC                       Divestiture Implementation Committee (Ghana)

dict                         dictionary

diff                         different / difference

DIIR                      disabling injury incidence rate

dim                   diminutive

dim                   less loud (diminuendo)

DIN                       German standard (Deutsche Industrie-Norm)

DIng or DEng         Doctor Ingeniariae / Doctor of Engineering

Dip                   Diploma

Dir                         Director

dis(c)                      discount

DISM                    Distribution Information and Strategy Management

dist                         district

div                          dividend

div                          division

DIY                       do-it-yourself           

DJ                          disc jockey

Dl                           decalitre(s)

dl                           decilitre(s)

DLit or DLitt          Doctor of Literature

DLit et Phil or

DLitt et Phil            Doctor of Literature and Philosophy

DLRO                    digital low resistance ohmmeter

Dm                   decametre(s)

dm                         decimetre(s)

DM                        Deutsche Mark

DM                        Doctor of Medicine

DMA                     Direct Marketing Association

DMA                     direct memory access

DMD                     Divisional Managing Director

DME                      Department of Minerals and Energy

DMedVet               Doctor of Veterinary Science (Doctor Medicinae Veterinariae)

DML                      data manipulation language

DMS                      Data Management Service

DMS                      Decoration for Meritorious Service

D/N                       debit note

DNA                      deoxyribonucleic acid

DNB                      departure from nucleate boiling

DNOC                   Distribution Network Operations Committee

D/O                       delivery order

do                          ditto

DOC                      Department of Commerce (USA)

doc                              document

DoE                       Department of Education

DOH                      Department of Health

DoJ                        Department of Justice

DOS                      disc operating system

doz                         dozen (twelve)

DP                         data processing

DP                         Democratic Party

DP                         differential pressure

DP                         displaced person

D/P                        documents against payment

DPC or dpc           double-paper-covered

dpdt                       double-pole double-throw

DPE                       Department of Public Enterprises

DPH                      Diploma in Public Health

DPhil or Dr Phil      Doctor of Philosophy

DPLG                    Department of Provincial and Local Government

DPQC                   Dynamic Power Quality Compensator

DPR or dpr            double pure rubber

DPSA                    Department of Public Service and Administration

DPSA                    Disabled People South Africa

dpst                        double-pole single-throw

DR                         distributed resources

DR                         Dutch Reformed (church)

Dr                          debtor

Dr                          Doctor

DRA                      Defence Rifle Association

DRAM             dynamic random access memory

DRC                      Democratic Republic of Congo

DRC                      Distribution Review Committee

DRC                      Dutch Reformed Church

Dr Med                  Doctor of Medicine

DRP                       disaster recovery planning

Drs                         Doctors

Dr Th                     Doctor of Theology

DS or D/S              distribution station

DSA                      Direct Selling Association

DSC                      Desktop Computing Services (previously IT)

DSc                       Doctor of Science

DSC or dsc            double silk-covered (wire)

DSM                      demand-side management

DSM                      dispute settling mechanism

DSMS                   distributed super magnetic energy storage

DSO                      Distinguished Service Order

DSP                       dynamic surplus pricing

DSTAC                 double steel tape armoured cable

DT                         data transmission

DT or DTs             delirium tremens

DT                         Distribution Technology

DTA                      Democratic Turnhalle Alliance

DTA                      Driver Training Academy

DTE                       data terminal equipment

DTI                        Department of Trade and Industry

DTM                      Digital Terrain Model

DTP                       desktop publishing

DTs or DT             delirium tremens

DTS                       descriptive translation studies

DTT                       direct transfer trip

DUA                      Democratic Union of Africa

dup                        duplicate

DV                         God willing (Deo volente)

DVPH                    Diploma in Veterinary Public Health

DVSc                     Doctor of Veterinary Science

DWAF                   Department of Water Affairs and Forestry

DWBA                  distorted-wave Born approximation

DWS or dws          double white silk

Dx                          Distribution

 

E                            East

EA                         Electricity Africa

EAITB                   Eskom and Allied Industries Training Board (obsolete - has been

replaced by ESETA)

EAF                       energy availability factor

EAP                       Employee Assistance Programme

EAR                       Eskom Arsenal Register (computerised)

EAT                       Executive Action Team

E Band                   a job grade / level

EBIT                      earnings before interest and tax

EBSST             Free Basic Electricity Support Service Tariff

EC                         Electricity Council

EC                         European Community

ECA                      Economic Commission for Africa

ECA                      Emergency Care Assistant

ECAS                    Eskom's Catering and Accommodation Services

ECB                       Electricity Control Board

ECB                       European Central Bank

ECC                      Eskom Conference Centre

ECD                      early childhood development

ECE                       Economic Commission for Europe

ECG                      electrocardiogram

ECITB                   Electrical Contracting Industries Training Board

ECM                      European Common Market

econ                       economic(s)

ECP                       Executive Care and Protection

ECSA                    Engineering Council of South Africa

ed                          edition

Ed                          editor

ED                         electricity dispenser;  energy dispenser

ED                         Executive Director (obsolete in Eskom – now MD = Managing

 Director)

EDCPP                  Electronic Data Capturing Pilot Project

EDF                       Électricité de France

EDI                        electricity distribution industry

EDI                        electronic data interchange

EDIRC             Electricity Distribution Industry Restructuring Committee

EDITT                   Electricity Distribution Industry Task Team

EDM                      Electricidade de Mocambique

EDM                      Electricity Delivery Management

EDMS                   electronic document management system

EDMS                   Electronic Drawing Management System

EDNS                    Electricity Delivery Network Services

EDP                       Electricity Delivery Process

EDP                       electronic data processing

EDR                       economic despatch real time

EDSM                   Environmental Decision Support Model

EDWDP                Executive Director’s Women’s Development Programme

EE                          Eskom Enterprises

EE                          exciter end

EEA                       Eskom Employee Association

EEC                       European Economic Community

EEEDA                  Eskom Energy Effective Design Awards (obsolete - see eta)

EEG                       electroencephalogram

EE-KOM               (part of Eskom Enterprises Telecommunication division)

E-EMS                  Eskom's Energy Management System

EEO                       equal employment opportunity

EES                       Energy Efficiency Services

EEZ                       Emerging Enterprise Zone

E/F                         earth fault

EFC                       Eskom Finance Company

EFI                        Energy Flow Information (system)

EFL                       English as a foreign language

EFP                       electric feed pump

EFPD                     effective full power days

EFT                       electronic funds transfer

EFTPOS                electronic funds transfer at point of sale

EFTS                     electronic funds transfer system

eg                           for example (exempli gratia)

EGIF                      Eskom General Insurance Fund

EHF                       extremely high frequency

EHT                       extra high tension / extra high voltage

EHV                      extra-high voltage (more than 220 kV, up to 400 kV)

EI                           East Indies / East Indian

EIA                        environmental impact assessment

E-IDS                    Eskom's Information and Decision System

EIR                        Environmental Impact Report

EIS                        environmental impact study

EIS                        (corporate) executive information system

EIT                        engineer-in-training / Engineer in Training

EJSE                      Eskom Joint Strategic Executive

EL                          East London

ELAB                    Eskom Loan Administration Bureau

ELC                       Environmental Liaison Committee

ELCB or elcb         earth-leakage circuit breaker

elec                        electricity / electric

ElektroServe          Eskom advisory service to business

ElektroWise           Eskom advisory service to domestic consumers

ELGAS                  (EE subsidiary for gas pipelines)

ELI                        Efficient Lighting Initiative

ELI                        Eskom Learning Institutions

E long                     east longitude

ELP                       Emergency Leader Programme

ELPO                    extended low power operation

Em                         Eminence

EMANI                 European Mutual Association for Nuclear Assurance

EMC                      electromagnetic compatibility

EMC                      Executive Management Committee

EME                      East Midlands Electricity

EMF                      electromotive force

EMF                      Environmental Management Framework

EMI                       Educational Media Institute

EMI                       electromagnetic interference

EMP                      environmental management plan

EMS                      Energy Management System

EMS                      Environmental Management System

EMS                      European Monetary System

EMSCEP               Eskom Mathematics and Science Colleges of Education Project

EMU                      economic and monetary union

emu                        electromagnetic unit

ENC                      Eskom national contract

encl                        enclosure / enclosed

ENE                       east-north-east

ENE                       Empresa Nacional de Electricidade (electricity authority of Angola)

eng                         engineer

Eng                        England

ENVIROWEB       Eskom’s environmental web page

EOE                       equal opportunity employer

E & OE                  errors and omissions excepted

EOM                     end of message

EOT                       end of tape

EP                          Eastern Province

EP                          emergency preparedness

EP                          extraction pump

EPA                       Environmental Protection Agency (USA)

EPC                       Electricity Pricing Committee

EPEA                     Electrical Power Applications & Electronic Controls Africa

EPEA                     Electrical Power Engineers’ Association

EPN                       electrification participation note

EPOS                    electronic point of sale

EPPF                     Eskom Pension and Provident Fund

EPRI                      Electric Power Research Institute

EPROM                 erasable programmable read-only memory

EPS                       earnings per share

EPU                       Environmental Projects Unit

EQ                         emotional intelligence quotient

ERAO                    Engineering Regional Area Office

ERC                       Engineering Resource Centre

ERGO                    East Rand Gold and Uranium Company

ERIC                     Electricity Restructuring Interdepartmental Committee

ERITS                    Eskom Ringfenced Information Technology Services

ERM                      Exchange Rate Mechanism

ERP                       Economic Recovery Programme (Ghana)

ERP                       enterprise resource planning

ERPM                    East Rand Proprietary Mines

ERTS                     Earth Resources Technology Satellite

ESB                       Electricity Supply Board

ESCOM                Electricity supply Commission of Malawi

ESDEF                  Eskom Development Foundation

ESE                       east-south-east

ESE                       Expo Science Europe

ESETA                  Energy Sector Education and Training Authority

ESF                       engineered safeguard features

ESI                        electricity supply industry

ESI-TEL                (part of Eskom Enterprises Telecommunication division)

Eskom or

ESKOM                electricity utility of South Africa

ESO                       employee stock options

ESP                       electrostatic precipitator

ESP                       extrasensory perception

ESPU                     Endangered Species Protection Unit (SAPS)

Esq                        Esquire

ESR                       electricity supply receipt

EST                       Eastern Standard Time

ESU                       electrostatic unit

ESV                       emergency stop valve / emergency shut-off valve

ESWOTY              Eskom / Sowetan Woman of the Year

ET                          electronic transfer

ETA                       estimated time of arrival

eta Awards       Replaces the EEEDA.  (The Greek letter eta is the mathematical

symbol for efficiency.)

et al                        and elsewhere (et alibi)

et al                        and others (et alii)

ETAM                   electricity tariffs and metering

ETB                       Education and Training Board (obsolete - was replaced first by

EAITB, then by ESETA)

etc                          and so forth / etcetera

ETD                       education, training and development

ethnol                     ethnology / ethnological

ETP                       European Translation Platform

ETQA                    Education and Training Quality Assurer

ETQA                    Education and Training Quality Authority

ETS                       Embedded Technical Systems

ETSA                     Electricity Trust of South Australia

et seq                     and the following (singular) (et sequens)

et sqq or et seq      q    and the following (plural) (et sequentes)

ETT                       electrically triggered thyristors

ETV                       Eskom Television

ETX                       end of text

etym                       etymology

EU                         European Union

EU                         evaporative unit

EUE                       end-use electricity

Eur                         Europe / European

Euratom                 European Atomic Energy Community

ev                           electrical vehicle

eV                          electron-volt

EVA                      economic value added

eva                         ethyl vinyl acetate

EWB                      Employee Wellbeing

EWG                     electricity working group

EWT                      Endangered Wildlife Trust

ex                           example

ex                           exercise

Exc                        Excellency

EXCO or Exco      Executive Committee

Ex Council        Executive Council

ex div                     without dividend (extra dividendum)

ext                          extension

EY                         earnings yield

 

F                            Fahrenheit

F                            farad(s)

f / fem                     feminine

f / fr                        franc(s)

f / ft                        foot / feet

FA                         first-aider

FaCT                     Fuels and Combustion Technologies

FACTS                  flexible AC transmission systems

FAI                        International Aeronautical Federation (Fédération Aéronautique

Internationale)

FALCN                 Front for Animal Liberation and the Conservation of Nature

FAM                      fast access memory

FAMSA                 Family Life Centre of South Africa

FAO                      Food and Agriculture Organisation

FAQ                      frequently asked questions

FAR                       floor area ratio

FAS                       fall arrest system(s)

FAS                       final average salary

fas                          free alongside ship

FASA                    Franchise Association of South Africa

FATSSA or

Fatssa                    Federation of Amateur Theatrical Societies of Southern Africa

Fawu                      Food and Allied Workers Union

FAX, Fax or fax  facsimile

F Band                   a job grade / level

FBC                       fluidised bed combustion

FBI                        Federal Bureau of Investigation

FBPW                   Federation of Business and Professional Women

FC                         Field-Cornet

F/C                        forward cover

FCC                      fixed capital charge

FCI                        Federated Chamber of Industries

fcl                           full container load

FCP(SA)               Fellow of the College of Physicians (SA)

FDC                      Financial Discipline and Control (project)

FDD                      Forces for the Defence of Democracy

FDF                       fixed-date forward (contract)

FD fan                    forced draught fan

FDI                        Fire Danger Index

FDI                        foreign direct investment

FE                          further education

Fedhasa                 Federated Hotel Association of South Africa

FEDSAL                Federation of South African Trade Unions

FEDUSA               Federation of Unions of South Africa

fem / f                     feminine

FERCC                  Far Eastern Region Chamber of Commerce

FEST                     Foundation for Education, Science and Technology

FET                       field effect transistor

FETQA                  Further Education and Training Quality Assurer

FFC                       Finance and Fiscal Commission

FFFR                     fluid-fuelled fast reactor

FFLVA                  furniture and fittings and low-value assets

FFP                       fabric filter plant

FGD                      flue gas desulphurisation

FHIG                     Fort Hare Institute of Government

fi                            for instance

FIA                        Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries

FIC                        Financial Investment Committee

FIDE                      International Chess Federation (Fédération Internationale d’Échec)

FIFA or Fifa           International Football Federation (Fédération Internationale de

Football Associations)

FIFO                     first in, first out

fig                           figure / figuratively

FILO                     first in, last out

FINA or Fina         International Amateur Swimming Federation (Fédération

Internationale de Natation Amateur)

FINSAP                Financial Sector Adjustment Programme

FInstP                    Fellow of the Institute of Physics

FIRI                       Fishing Institute Research Institute

FIT                        International Federation of Translators (Fédération Internationale des

Traducteurs)

Fl                           Flanders / Flemish

fl                            floor

FLOPS                  floating-point operations per second

FM                              Field Marshal

FM                              frequency modulation

FME                      Fleet Management Entity

FMP                      Fundamental Management Programme

FMS                      Fault Management System

FMS                      Financial Management System

FOB or fob            free on board

fol                          folio

fol                          following

FOMC                   Federal Open Market Committee

FOQ or foq            free on quay

FOR or for             free on rail

Foskor                   Phosphate Development Corporation

Fr                           France

fr / f                        franc(s)

fr                            from

FRAM                   Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music

FRCM                   Fellow of the Royal College of Music

FRCO                    Fellow of the Royal College of Organists

FRCP                    Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians

FRD                       Foundation for Research Development

FRGS                    Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society

FRHS                    Fellow of the Royal Historical Society

FRI                        Fuel Research Institute

FRIBA                   Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects

FRN                      floating rate note

FRS                       Fellow of the Royal Society

FRSSAF                Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa

FSALA                  Fellow of the South African Library Association

FSB                       Financial Services Board

FSC                       Field Service Centre

FSC                       Financial Supervisory Commission

FSC                       Finesse Support Centre / Finesse Solution Centre

FSC                       Forestry Stewardship Council

FSM                      finite state machine

FSMA                   Finesse Success Monitoring Assessment

FSO                       Field Service Officer

FSR                       finite state recogniser

FST                       fire, storm and tempest (insurance)

ft / f                        foot / feet

FTA                       free trade area

FTFA                     Food and Trees for Africa

FTP                       file transfer protocol

FTSS                     full-time shop steward

ft wg                       foot water gauge

fut                          future

FW                        feed water

FWC                     Framework Committee

FWHM                  full width at half maximum

FXI                        Freedom of Expression Institute

 

g                            gram(s)

G                           giga-

GAAP                    generally accepted accounting practice

GAAS                    generally accepted auditing standard

GADI                     Grootfontein Agricultural Development Institute

gal                          gallon(s)

Gala                       Gauteng Association of Local Authorities

GAP                      Guaranteed Acceptance Programme

GAR                      general administrative regulation

GAR                      gross absenteeism rate

GARP                    Grading and Remuneration

Gaskor                   (South African) Gas Distribution Corporation

Gata                       Gold Antitrust Action Committee

GATE                    Global Atmospheric Tropical Experiment

GATT or Gatt        General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

GB                         Great Britain

GBC                      Global Business Council

GBP                       global best practices

GC                         George Cross

GCB                      Ghana Commercial Bank

GCC                      Gold Crisis Committee

GCC                      Government Certificate of Competency / Compliance

GCD or gcd           greatest common divisor

GCG                      guaranteed contribution guarantee

g.cm/s                    gram centimetres per second

GCR                      group-coded recording

GCS                      Group Customer Service

GCV                      going concern value

GDE                      Gauteng Department of Education

GDFI                     Gross Domestic Fixed Investment

GDP                      gross domestic product

GDR                      German Democratic Republic (East Germany)

GDU                      generation disposal unit

GE                         General Electric

GE                         genetically engineered

GEAR                    Growth, Employment and Redistribution (strategy)

GECOL                 (Libyan electricity utility)

GED                      Generation and Engineering Division

GEF                       Global Environmental Facility

GEIS                      General Export Incentive Scheme

GEM                      Generation Environmental Management

Gen                        General (rank)

gen                         general

GEO                      Global Environmental Outlook

geog                       geography / geographic(al)

geol                        geology / geological

geom                      geometry / geometrical

Ger                              Germany / German / Germanism

GESCO                 (joint venture company between Eskom and GECOL, in Libya)

GETC                    General Education and Training Certificate

GETC                    Generation Environmental Training Course

GeV                       giga-electron-volt

GF                         Group Forum

GFR                       German Federal Republic (West Germany)

GG                         Government Garage(s)

GG                         Government Gazette

GG                         Governor-General

GGE                      Government Gazette Extraordinary

GHQ                      Government Headquarters

GHS                      Girls’ High School

GI                          government issue

GIGO                    garbage in, garbage out

GIIC                      Global Information Infrastructure Commission

GIPA                     Greater Involvement with People living with AIDS

GIS                        geographic information system

GJMC                    Greater Johannesburg Metropolitan Council

gloss                       glossary

GL                         general ledger

GLP                       good laboratory practice

GM                        genetically modified

GMPC                   Grid Master Power Controller

GMR                     General Machinery Regulations

GMT                      Greenwich Mean Time

GN                              Government Notice

GNP                      geometric neutral plane

GNP or gnp           gross national product

GNPC                   Ghana National Power Corporation

Gnr                        Gunner

GNU                      Government of National Unity

GO                              general overhaul

GO                              government organisation

GOC                      General Officer Commanding

Goth                       Gothic

Gov                        Governor

Govt                       Government

GP                         general practitioner

GPEED                  Generation Power Electrical Engineering Division

GPMC                   Greater Pretoria Metropolitan Council

GPO                      General Post Office

GPS                       geographic positioning system

GPS                       global positioning system

GPUM                   Graduate Programme in Utilities Management

gr or gro                 gross

gram                       grammar / grammatical

GRI                        Global Reporting Initiative

gro or gr                 gross

GRP                       general receipts and payments

GS                         General Staff

GSC                      Group Steering Committee

GSM                      Global Services for Mobile Networks

gsm                        grams per square metre

GST                       general sales tax

GSTM                   gland steam

GT                         governing time

GTA                      Gauteng Tourism Agency

GTO                      gate-turnoff (semiconductor / thyristor)

GUI                       graphic user interface

GVM                     gross vehicle mass

GW                        Griqualand West

GW                        ground wire

GWh                      Gigawatt hour(s)

GYF                      Global Youth Forum

gym                        gymnasium / gymnastics

 

h                            height

H                           henry

h                            hour

H&SR                    Health and Safety Representative

ha                           hectare

HACCP                 Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points

HASREPor

HAS Rep               Health and Safety Representative

HAUs                    historic Afrikaans universities

HAV                      human asset accounting

HC                         high conductivity

HC                         (EDI) Holding Company

hc                           honorary (degree) (honoris causa)

HCB                      Hidroelectrica de Cahora Bassa

HCF / hcf               highest common factor

HD                         hard drawn

HD                         heavy duty

HDP                      heater drain pipe

HDPE                    high-density polyethylene

HE                         high energy (as in HE motor)

HE                         His Excellency / Her Excellency

HED                      Higher Education Diploma

HEm                      His Eminence

HEM-KOM           HEM-KOM Liveline Engineering (Pty) Ltd (EE owns 50%)

HEQC                   Higher Education Quality Council

her                         heraldry / heraldic

HET                       Higher Education and Training

HF                         high frequency

HFO                      heavy fuel oil

hg                           hectogram

HH                         His Highness / Her Highness

HH                         His Holiness

hid lamp                 high-intensity discharge lamp

HIH                       His Imperial Highness

HIPC                     heavily indebted poor countries

HIPO                     hierarchical input process output

hist                         history / historical

HIV                       human immunodeficiency virus

hl                            hectolitres(s)

HLDCL                 high-level data link control

HLRW                   high-level radioactive waste

HM                        His Majesty / Her Majesty

hm                          hectometre(s)

HO                              Head Office

Hon                        (the) Honourable

Hon Sec                 Honorary Secretary

HOP                      Head Office payment

Hospersa                Hospital Personnel Trade Union

HP or hp                high pressure

hp                          hire purchase

hp                          horsepower

HPCSA                 Health Professions Council of South Africa

HPM                      high power magnification

HPS                       highest possible score

HPS                       high-pressure sodium

HP SO                   high pressure seal oil (leak-off valve)

HQ                              headquarters

HR                         Human Resources

HRA                      human resource accounting

hrc                         high rupturing capacity

HRC                      hot-rolled coil

HRC                      (Eskom) Human Resources Council

HRD                      human resource development

HRE                       Holy Roman Empire

HRH                      His Royal Highness / Her Royal Highness

HRIS                     human resource information systems

HRM                     human resource management

HRS                       Human Resources Services

HRSI                     Human Resources Sustainability Index

H & S Rep             Health and Safety Representative (Afr G & V verteenwoordiger)

HSED                    Higher Secondary Education Diploma

HSH                      His Serene Highness / Her Serene Highness

HSRC                    Human Sciences Research Council

HT                         high tension

HTGR                    high-temperature gas-cooled nuclear reactor

HTR                       heater

HV                         high voltage

HVAC                   high-voltage alternating current

HVDC                   high-voltage direct current

HVT                      High Voltage Testing

HVY                      high voltage yard

Hz                          hertz

 

I                             symbol for current

IAAF                     International Amateur Athletic Federation

IABC                     International Association of Business Communicators

IAEA                     International Atomic Energy Agency

IAETES                 Integrated Awareness Evaluation, Training and Education System

IAIA                      International Association of Impact Assessors

IAIA (SA)              an affiliate member of IAIA International

IAL                        Intel Architecture Labs

IALC                     International Association of Lions Clubs

IAM                       intellectual asset management

IAPs                      interested and affected parties

IAS                        international accounting standards

IATA                     International Air Transport Association

IAWPR                  International Association for Water Pollution Research

IB                          inbound (frame format)

ib or ibid                 in the same place (ibidem)

IBC                        International Business Conference

ibid or ib                 in the same place (ibidem)

IBIS                       Integrated Benefit and Income Solutions

IBIS                       Integrated Business Improvement Solutions

IBJ                         Industrial Bank of Japan

IBRD                     International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank)

I/C                         in commission

IC                          integrated circuit

IC                          internal connection

ic                            in this case (in casu)

ICA                       Internal Control Assurance (department)

ICAM                    Internal Control Assurance Manager

ICANN                 Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

ICAO                    International Civil Aviation Organisation

ICAP                     Individual Career Assessment Programme

ICASA                  Independent Communications Authority of South Africa

ICBM                    intercontinental ballistic missile

ICC                       International Chamber of Commerce

ICC                       International Cricket Conference

ICD                       Independent Complaints Directorate

ICE                        internal combustion engine

ICE                        International Chair of Entrepreneurship

ICM                       intellectual capital management

ICP-AES               inductively coupled plasma – atomic emission spectrometry

ICRP                     International Commission on Radiological Protection

ICRU                     International Commission on Radiological Units and Measurements

icw                         interrupted continuous wave

ID                          identity document

ID                          induced draught

id                           inside diameter

id                           the same (idem)

IDASA                  Institute for Democracy in South Africa

IDB                        illicit diamond buying

IDC                       Industrial Development Corporation

IDC                       interest during construction

IDC                       International Data Corporation

IDCC                     Interdepartmental Coordination Committee

IDMT                    inverse definite minimum time

IDP                        Integrated Development Plan

IDS                        Interim Dispatching System

IDT                        Independent Development Trust

ie                            that is (id est)

IEB                        Independent Examinations Board

IEC                        Independent Electoral Commission

IEC                        International Electrotechnical Commission

IEE                        Institution of Electrical Engineers (London)

IEEE                      Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

IEP                        Integrated Energy Planning

IEP                        Integrated Electricity Planning

IEPSC                   Integrated Electricity Planning Steering Committee

IERE                      International Electricity Research Exchange

IETES                    integrated education, training and evaluation system

IF                           intermediate frequency

IFC                        International Finance Corporation

IFC                        Investment and Finance Committee (EE)

IGB                        illicit gold buying

IGBT                     insulated gate bipolar transistor

IGCC                     integrated gasification / combined cycle

IGIS                       integrated generation information system

IGY                       International Geophysical Year

IHD                       International Healthcare Distributors

ILESA                   Institute of Lighting Engineers of South Africa

ILO                        International Labour Organisation

IIMRCE                 Integrated Interactive Multimedia Resource Centre of Excellence

IJSE                       Interim Joint Strategic Executive

ILESA                   Institute of Lighting Engineers of South Africa

illus                   illustrated

ILM                       industrial load management

ILO                        International Labour Organisation

ILP                        Integrated Learning Programme

ILPA                      Institute of Life and Pension Advisors

ILPC                      Integrated Learning Programme Centre

ILT                        Integrated Learning Technology

IM                         information management

IMEI                      International Mobile Equipment Identification

IMF                       International Monetary Fund

IMM                      Institute of Marketing Management

IMM                      International Monetary Market

IMR                       Institute for Medical Research

IMSC                    independent manual spring closed

IMSSA                  Independent Mediation Services of South Africa

IMT                       Interim Management Team

IMU                       inertial measuring unit

in                            inch(es)

incl                         including / inclusive

Ind                         India / Indian

ind                          index

indef                       indefinite

Industrelek             Eskom advisory service to industry

INES                     international nuclear event scale

in loc                      in its place (in loco)

In Mem                  in memory of (in memoriam)

inorg                       inorganic

INS                        Inertial Navigation System

ins                          insurance

insp                        inspection / inspector

inst                         instant / the present month

inst                         institute

instr                        instruction / instructor

int                           interest

Int                          interview

Interpol                  International Criminal Police Commission

intro                       introduction

introd                     introductory

inv                          invoice

I/O                         input/output

IOB                       Indian Ocean Commission

IOC                       International Olympic Committee

IOCS                     input/output control system

IOD                       injury on duty

IOD                       Institute of Directors (of Southern Africa)

IOU                       business advance (or a written reminder to pay a debt or repay a

business advance – literally represents “I owe you”)

IPCC                     Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change

IPEB                      Institute for Partnerships between Education and Business

IPI                         International Press Institute

IPL                        initial program load

IPM                       Institute of Personnel Management

IPO                        initial public offering (economic)

IPO                        (World) Intellectual Property Organisation

IPP                              independent power producer

IPS                              Institute of Public Servants

IPS                              integrated power sales

IPST                      Institute of Paper Science & Technology

IQ                          intelligence quotient

IR                          Industrial Relations

IR                          interim repair

IRA                        Irish Republican Army

IRB                        International Rugby Board

IRBM                    intermediate-range ballistic missile

IRM                       Integrated Risk Management

IRP                        Integrated Resource Planning

IRR                        Institute of Race Relations

IRR                        internal rate of return

IRPP                      Integrated Resource Planning Process

IRSA                     Institute of Realtors of South Africa

IRWA                    International Right of Way Association

IS                           information strategy

IS                           Internet solution

ISA                        Information Security Architects

ISA                        Investment South Africa

ISAM                    indexed sequential access method

ISB                        Information Strategy Board

ISBN                     International Standard Book Number

Iscor                      (South African) Iron and Steel Corporation

ISEC                      Information Systems Evaluation Committee

ISEF                      International Science and Engineering Fair

ISEP                      Integrated Strategic Electricity Programme

ISME                     International Society of Music Education

ISO                        International Organisation for Standardisation

ISP                              Integrated Strategic Planning

ISRDP                   Integrated Sustainable Rural Development Programme

IT                           information technology

ITA                        International Translators’ Association

ital                          italic(s)

ITB(s)                    Industry Training Board(s) (have been replaced by the SETAs)

ITD                        Information Technology Department

ITF                        International Tennis Federation

ITI                         International Trend Information

ITU                        Internal Transformation Unit

ITU                        International Telecommunications Union

ITV                        Independent Television

IVR                        Interactive Voice Response

IVTO                     International Vocational Training Organisation

IWC                      International Whaling Commission

IWS                       International Wool Secretariat

 

J                             joule

Jap                         Japan

JC                          Junior Certificate

JCL                        job control language

Jhb                         Johannesburg

Jnr, Jr, Jun or

Junr                        Junior

JOC                       joint operations centre

JOWSCO              Johannesburg World Summit Company

JP                          Justice of the Peace

JPC                        joint planning committee

Jr, Jnr, Jun or

Junr                        Junior

JV                          joint venture

JSE                        The Johannesburg Stock Exchange

JUMA                    Journal of the United Medical Association

Junc                       Junction

Jun, Junr or Jnr      Junior

jurisp                      jurisprudence

JVC                       joint-venture company

 

K                           kelvin

k                            kilo-

KANU                   Kenya African National Union

Kapta                     Katlehong People’s Taxi Association

KB or kbyte           kilobyte

KC                              King’s Counsel

KDF                      key determining factor

KEAG                   Kommetjie Environmental Awareness Group

KEPCO                 Korea Electric Power Corporation

keV                        kilo-electron-volt

kg                          kilogram

KGB                      Russian secret police (Komitet Gosudarstvennoi Bezopasnosti)

kgf                         kilogram-force

kHz                        kilohertz

KIS                        key information source

KISS                     Keep it simple, stupid!

kJ                           kilojoule

KKK                     Ku-Klux Klan

kl                           kilolitre(s)

KLECO                 Kathorus Literacy and Employment Creation Organisation

KLM                     Royal Dutch Airlines (Koninklijke Luchtvaartmaatschappij)

km                         kilometre

km/h                       kilometres per hour

KMSSA                Knowledge Management Society of Southern Africa

kN                         kilonewton

kn                          knot(s)

KO or ko               knock-out / knock out

KPA                      key performance area

kPa                        kilopascal

kpb                        kitchen, pantry, bathroom

KPI                        key performance indicator

KPLC                    Kenya Power and Lighting Company

ks                           kilosecond(s)

kV                         kilovolt

kVA                       kilovolt-ampere

kvar                       kilovar;  reactive kilovolt-ampere

kvarh                      kilovar-hour;  reactive kilovolt-ampere-hour

KVC                      key value chain

kW                              kilowatt

KW                       Knowledge Warehouse

kWh                       kilowatt-hour

KZN                      KwaZulu-Natal

 

l                             litre

LA                         Loss Adjuster

LAN                      local area (computer) network

Langtag                  Language Task Group

LASU                    Language Association of Southern African Universities

LBO                      leveraged buy-out

LC                         lethal concentration

LCC                      life cycle cost

LCD                      liquid crystal display

LCI                        Luminaire Component Industries

LCO                      local control officer

LDC                      Leadership Development Centre

LDC                      less-developed country

LEC                       Lesotho Electricity Corporation

LED                       light-emitting diode;  semiconductor diode

LES                       Line Engineering Services (formerly LET)

LET                       Line Engineering Team (now LES)

LF                          load factor

LF                          low frequency

LFO                       light fuel oil

LG                         local government

LHWP                   Lesotho Highlands Water Project

Libsil                      Liberty Strategic Investment

LiDAR             Light detection and ranging

LiEP                       Language in Education Policy

LIEP                      local integrated electricity planning

LIFO                     last in, first out

LILO                     last in, last out

LIM                       linear motor

LIMS                     Laboratory Information Management System

LIP                        Leadership in Practice (award)

LME                      line-matching equipment

LMFBR                 liquid metal cooled fast breeder reactor

lmh                   lumen hour

LMO                     living modified organisms

lms                         lumen second

lner                   liquid neutral earthing reactor

LOA                      Life Offices Association

LOLT                    languages of learning and teaching

LP                          linear programming

LP                          low pressure

LPATS                  Lightning Position and Tracking System

LPG                       liquified petroleum gas

LPO                       local purchase order

LPU                       large power user

LOLT                    Language(s) of Learning and Teaching

LRA                       Labour Relations Act

LRC                       longitudinal redundancy check

LRMC                   long-run marginal cost

LRO                      Letter Return Office

LSI                        large-scale integration

LSM                      living standard measurement

LSO                       limited special offer

LSU                       large stock unit

LT                          level transducer

LT                          line trap

LT                          low tension

LTC                       (customer’s) long-term (reserved) capacity

LTT                       light-triggered thyristors

LV                         low voltage

 

M                           mega-

m                           metre

m-                          milli-

mA                   milliampere

MA                        megampere

MAC                     Majuba Aids Committee

MAIFI                   momentary average interruption frequency index

MAM                    Mercantile Asset Managers

MAOS                   Manage Availability of Supply

MAOS VC            Manage Availability of Supply Value Chain

MAP                      maximum available power

MAP                      measurement of administrative productivity

MAP                      Millennium Africa Recovery Programme

Matco                    Mercantile Asset Trust Company

MAWG                 Medical Aid Work Group

MB or mbyte          megabyte

M Band                  a job grade / level

MBCIC                 Management Board Capital Investment Committee

MBO                     management buy-out

MBO                     management by objectives

MC                        Management Committee (EE)

MCB                     miniature circuit breaker

MCB                     mobile capacitor bank

MCDF                   Marabastad Community Development Forum

MCR                     maximum continuous rating

mcw                       modulated continuous wave

MD                        Managing Director (formerly ED in Eskom)

MD                        maximum demand

MDC                     Military Disciplinary Code

MDC                     Movement for Democratic Change (Zimbabwe’s opposition party)

MDP                      Management Development Programme

MDT                      mobile data terminal

MDWDP               Managing Director’s Women Development Programme

MEC                      Member of the Executive Council

MECDI                  Muslim Education and Cultural Development Institute

MES                      miniature Edison screw

MeV                      mega-electronvolt

MEW                     Major Engineering Works Status

mF                         millifarad

MFRC                   Microfinance Regulatory Council

mg                          milligram

mgd                        million gallons per day

MGO                     mini general overhaul

mH                   millihenry

MHC                     mechanical hydraulic control

MHD                     magnetohydrodynamics

MHPE                   maximum historically probable earthquake

MHz                      megahertz

MIC                       mineral-insulated cable

MICR                    magnetic ink character recognition

MICS                    mineral-insulated copper sheath

MIDP                    Motor Industry Development Programme

MIF                       Motor Industries Federation

MIGA