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Lingo Cheat Sheet

In our industry (especially at Electrosonic, Inc.) it can sound like we have our own language. Use this
cheat sheet as a quick reference guide to figure out what the heck someone is saying. But remember: it
is always OK to ask for clarification – just to make sure we’re all on the same page!

AES Audio Engineering Society

AFF Above Finished Floor
AFS Above Finished Slab
As-builts Post-construction Drawing Package
BIM Building Information Modeling
C Conduit
CAD Computer-Aided Design
CD Construction Document
CD Connection Details
CT Cable Tray
DD Detailed Design/Design Development
DWG Drawing
EER Electrical Equipment Room
ELE Elevations
EOD End of Day
EOL End of Life
ESI Electrosonic Inc.
Preliminary drawing package for reference by other
Facility Impact
trades
FAT Testing Factory Acceptance Testing
FP Floor Plans
Intermediate Distribution Frame / Main Distribution
IDF/MDF
Frame
MPLS Multiprotocol Label Switching
MPLS Minneapolis office
O365 Microsoft Office 365
OFCI Owner Furnished Contractor Installed
OFE Owner Furnished Equipment
PD Panel Details
PM Project Manager (deliver)
PM Preventative Maintenance Visit (service)
PoE Power over Ethernet
POTS Plain Old Telephone Service
Passport Health (we use for flu shots and travel
PPH immunizations)

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Owner: Marybeth McMenemon Version: 1.0
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RCP Reflected Ceiling Plans

RE Rack Elevations
RFI Request For Information (sales)
RFP Request For Proposal (sales)
RJ11 Modular connector used for POTS lines.
Modular Connector (used to terminate ethernet
RJ45
cables)
RTFM Read The Fine Manual
RVT/.RVT Revit
S4B Skype-for-Business
SAT Testing Site Acceptance Testing
SD Schematic Design
SL Single Lines
SOD Start of Day
TR/MTR Telecom Room / Main Telecom Room
Voice over Internet Protocol (think landline over
VoIP
internet or cable)
WTF (come on, you know it)

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Owner: Marybeth McMenemon Version: 1.0