General Motors & Industry Common

Acronym and Abbreviation Listing.

This list was compiled for personal purposes from numerous sources and contains compliant, non-compliant
and slang versions of acronyms and abbreviations. Reference other WEB sites/Departments for GM approved
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then that acronym or abbreviation was found to be compliant at that time.
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Acronym Definition Department
100% A1R 100% Alpha 1 Release GVDP, ENG
100% A2R 100% Alpha 2 Release GVDP, ENG
100% BR 100% Beta Release GVDP, ENG
100% CVER Concept Vehicle Engineering Release - 100% GVDP
100% IVER Integration Vehicle Engineering Release - 100% GVDP
100% PPAP 100% Sourced PPAP parts (-15 weeks for MFD parts). To mark that point in time at which all GVDP, ENG
General Assembly parts have successfully passed the Production Part Approval Process
(PPAP).
100% SVER Structure Vehicle Engineering Release - 100% GVDP
24/7 24 hours a day / 7 days a week.
24/7/365 24 hours a day / 7 days a week / 365 days a year.
2D Two Dimensional. ENG, GEBFWC
2D Codes Two-dimensional optically scannable symbols related to bar codes. AIAG
2WD Two Wheel Drive. VTS, GMPT
2WS Two-Wheel Steer PSEO
3-2 DS 3-2 Down Shift.
3D Three Dimensional. ENG
3GR Third Gear PSEO
3M Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Corporation VTS
4 PHASE GM Product Program Management Process.
4GR Fourth Gear PSEO
4ØPDP Four Phase Powertrain Development Process - The common process for work directed toward GMPT
bringing a quality product to market.
4ØVDP 4 Phase Vehicle Development Process. GVDP, ENG
4PLLP Fourth Party Lead Logistics Provider. GMPT
4VDP 4 Phase Vehicle Development Process. Incorrect acronym. Should be 4ØVDP VTS
4WAL Four-Wheel Antilock. PSEO
4WD Four-Wheel Drive. PSEO, VTS
4WS Four-Wheel Steering. PSEO
5Ø Five Phase Problem Solving Process.
Acronym Definition Department
A Ampere (unit of electrical current) ENG
A Frontal Area (a symbol) VTS
A/C Air Cleaner.
A/C Air Conditioning. This is the preferred writing although 'AC' is also acceptable. PSEO, VTS, GVDP, ENG
A/CL Air Cleaner. ENG
A/D Analog to Digital PSEO, ENG
A/D,D/A Analog-to-Digital, Digital-to-Analog. ENG
A/D/V Analysis / Development / Validation GVDP, GMPT
A/D/VP&R Analysis/Development/Validation Plan & Report
A/DFL Air Deflector. An abbreviation. ENG
A/DM Authoring & Data Management
A/F Air/Fuel Ratio. PSEO, ENG, GMPT
A/H Air over Hydraulic ENG
A/Nut Anchor Nut ENG
A/P Accounts Payable
A/P Air Pump ENG
A/R Accounts Receivable
A/R Appropriation Request GMPT
A/Rst Armrest ENG
A/Rtl Anti-Rattle ENG
A/S Auto Sequence. ENG
A/Susp Air Suspension ENG
A/T Automatic Transmission. PSEO, ENG
A/Trns Automatic Transmission ENG
A/V Audio/Visual
A1R Alpha 1 Release. To mark that point in time as which the design, manufacturing, and GVDP, ENG, GMU, GMPT
engineering information for the Alpha 1 vehicle build is released.
A1VA Alpha 1 Virtual Assessment ENG
A2LA American association of Laboratory Accreditation GMPT
A2R Alpha 2 Release. To mark that point in time as which the design, manufacturing, and GVDP, ENG, GMU, GMPT
engineering information for the Alpha 2 vehicle build is released.
A2VA Alpha 2 Virtual Assessment ENG
A3 Automatic Three Speed Transmission (No longer built or used) ENG
A4 Automatic Four Speed Transmission ENG
AA Algorithmic Architecture
AA Alternate Analysis
AA Aluminum Association
AA Approve Architecture. To mark that point in time at which there is a regular meeting of the GVDP, ENG, GMU, GMPT
Automotive Strategy Board (ASB) where the Architecture Contract is brought forward for
approval. This results in deliverables that document the Global Corporate approval of the
proposed new architecture (or the significant modification to an existing architecture), and
also gives authorization (but not funding) to complete the development, implement the
architecture at the Bill of Process and Bill of Material level, and approve its use for the
identified current and/or future Portfolio Plan products.

AA Atomic Absorption
AAA American Automobile Association. ENG
AAAAA American Association Against Acronym Abuse
AAAD Association of Automotive Aftermarket Distributors
AAC Advanced Audio Compression
AAC Automotive Advertisers Council ENG
AACA Antique Automobile Club of America
AACA Amphibious Auto Club of America
AAD Assembly Aid Devices. ENG
AADT Average Annual Daily Travel [number of vehicles on a highway segment]
AAES American Association of Engineering Societies
AALA American Automobile Labeling Act. Requires a label placed on new cars identifying the country AIAG
of origin of certain major parts of autos such as engine and transmission, and identifying
whose total content in the vehicle is greater than 15%.
AAM Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (replaces AAMA) ENG, GMPT
AAM American Axle & Manufacturing
AAMA American Automobile Manufacturers Association (disbanded). ENG, GMPT
AAMI American Association of Medical Instrumentation ENG
AAOL Automotive Aftermarket On Line
AAP Appearance Approval Report.
AAPA American Association of Port Authorities
AAR Appearance Approval Report. ENG, GMPT
AARP American Association of Retired People.
AARS Affirmative Action Reporting System ENG
AAS Advanced Auto Sequence. A source of input into OHS of the EPICS. Functionally equivalent to
the NA Auto Sequencing
AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
AAT Ambient Air Temperature. PSEO
AB Auxiliary Battery ENG
ABA Agreement to Build Alpha (4ØVDP). ENG
ABA American Banking Association EAG
ABA American Bus Association
ABAP Advanced Business Application Programming. (Programs written in this language are referred FIN
to as ABAPs). ABAP/4 is a fourth generation programming language developed by SAP to
develop business applications.
ABB Agreement To Build Beta (4ØVDP). ENG
ABC Acceleration Boundary Curve
ABC Active Body Control (DC suspension system). GMPT
ABC Activity Based Costing. ENG, GMPT
ABCM Activity Based Cost Management.
ABE Advanced Body Engineering
ABEL Advanced Boolean Expression Language [a Data-I/O Trademark]
ABF Abdomen Force
ABI Allen Bradley Interchange. Protocol and programs needed to communicate between SFE and
Allen Bradley devices
ABIOS Advanced BIOS [Basic Input / Output System]
ABL Assembly Breakdown List. ENG
ABM Assistant Brand Manager GMU
ABMF Assistant Brand Manager - Finance GMU
ABMM Assistant Brand Manager of Marketing GMU
ABMP Assistant Brand Manager of Product GMU
ABNT Associacao Brasileria de Normas Teonicas (Brazil). ENG
ABP Acquisition Business Process. A GM business which is under FSS (Financial Shared
Services ).
ABP Advanced Business Processes (part of PC&L) ENG
ABP Agreement To Build Prototype. ENG
ABR Available Bit Rate ENG
Abs Absorber. An abbreviation. ENG
ABS Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (a plastic). ENG
ABS Anti-Block Steering. ENG
ABS Antilock Brake System. Industry common term. VTS, GVDP, ENG, GMU, GMPT
ABS Anti-Skid Braking System. ENG
ABS Automated Billing System. Owned by EAG Invoicing & Accounts Receivable. EAG, FIN
ABTS All Belts To Seat. Used with reference to passenger restraints. ENG
Abv Above. An abbreviation ENG
ABWO Administrative Build Work Order. It communicates the quantity, detail option content and ENG
desired build completion date of prototype and development vehicles required for test and
validation.
AC Acceleration Complete. ENG
AC Air Conditioning. It is preferable to write this as 'A/C'. GMU, GMPT
AC Alternating Current. ENG
AC Annual Cost
AC Approve Charter GVDP
AC Auxiliary Control
ACB Adaptive Cylinder Balance GMPT
Acc Access. An abbreviation. ENG
ACC ACCumulator (an abbreviation) ENG, GMPT
ACC Adaptive Cruise Control (radar/laser controlled) ENG
ACCA Adaptive Cruise Control with Alert
Accel Acceleration (an abbreviation) PSEO, ENG
Acclrm Accelerometer. (an abbreviation). ENG
Acclrtm Acceleration. (an abbreviation). ENG
ACCM Air Conditioning Compressor Module
Accum ACCumulator (an abbreviation) PSEO, ENG
Accy Accessory (an abbreviation) PSEO
ACD Actual Completion Date. Confirmation that the deliverable has been achieved. GVDP, ENG, GMU
ACD Automatic Call Distribution
ACD Automotive Component Division
ACDS Automatic Change Detection System GMPT
ACE Accelerated Cost Estimate ENG
ACE Alliance for Clean Energy
ACE Army Corps of Engineers
ACE Assistant Chief Engineer ENG
ACEA (European Car Manufacturers Association) ENG
ACEC American Consulting Engineers Council
ACEEE American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy ENG
ACF Access Control Facility. ENG
ACG Administrative Certification Group. ENG
ACG Allied (Automotive) Component Group. No longer used; now Delphi. ENG
ACGW Automotive Components Group, Worldwide ENG
ACH Air Changes per Hour
ACI Alloy Cast Iron ENG
ACI American Concrete Institute
ACI Applied Ceramics, Inc. ENG
ACI Automatic Cargo Identification
ACIA Asynchronous Communications Interface Adapter ENG
ACL Access Control List. Used in Lotus Notes to control access to various databases.
ACL Advanced CMOS Logic
ACL Air Cleaner PSEO
ACM Adjusting Credit Memo EAG
ACM Architecture Component Manager.
ACM Association of Computing Machinery. ENG
ACM Air Conditioning Module. PSEO, ENG
ACMT Action Center Management Team. ENG
ACN Automated Crash Notification (SDM output of a GMLAN message when any air bag is
deployed)
ACN Automatic Crash Notification
Acnt Accent (an abbreviation). ENG
ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (specification) ENG
ACPO Alternating Current Power Outlet
Acronym An acronym is a group of letters that abbreviate words. An acronym often forms a new word.
GMU
ACRONYM Abbreviated Coded Rendition Of Name Yielding Meaning
ACRS Accelerated Cost Recovery System. A depreciation method under US tax law allowing for the FIN
accelerated write-off of property under various classification. Also see MACRS.
ACRS Air Cushion Restraint System (no longer used, replaced with SIR). ENG
ACS Accredited Standards Committee (ANSI)
ACS Automatic Clearance Sensing
ACSI American Customer Satisfaction Index
Acsry Accessory (an abbreviation) ENG
Act Actual (an abbreviation) PSEO
ACT Acoustic Change Transport
ACT Assembly Component Tracking. A detailed list of parts contained in an assembly. ACT is ENG
available in the Product Description System (PDS).
ACTC Air Conditioning Technical Committee
Actr Actuator (an abbreviation) ENG
ACTS Adaptive Computerized Training System
ACTS Advanced Car Technology Systems
ACTS American Coalition for Traffic Safety
ACTV Activate PSEO
ACV Actual Cash Value
ACV Air Cushion Vehicle
AD Accommodated Device. PSEO
AD Active Directory. Microsoft services.
AD Authorization for Disposition. Form to be used in lieu of the current Disposal Request (DR) and
Transfer Request (TR).
AD Automatic Disconnect ENG
ADA Accident Data Analysis
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act
ADAMS Automatic Dynamic Analysis of Mechanical Systems (A general purpose kinematics / dynamics ENG
analysis program used to model vehicle handling and suspension performance.)

Adap Adapter (an abbreviation) ENG

Adapt Adaptive (an abbreviation) PSEO
Adapts Adapters (an abbreviation) PSEO
ADC Analog-to-Digital Converter. ENG
ADD Advanced Development Directories ENG
Addt Additive (an abbreviation). ENG
ADG Accommodated Device Gateway PSEO
Adhes Adhesive (an abbreviation). ENG
ADI Analog Devices, Inc.
ADI Area of Dominant Influence ENG
Adj Adjust (an abbreviation) PSEO, ENG
Adjr Adjuster (an abbreviation). ENG
ADL Assembly Diagnostic Link ENG
ADL Automatic Door Lock. PSEO, VTS, ENG
ADM Accessory Drive Motor ENG
ADM Adjusting Debit Memo EAG
ADMIN Administrative (an abbreviation). In U.S., typically refers to an administrative assistant. E2
ADN Advanced Digital Network (Usually refers to a 56Kbps leased-line)
ADP Advanced Development Process ENG
ADP Alternative Durability Process ENG
ADP Automatic Data Processing. ENG
ADP Advanced Development Process.
ADPCM Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation
ADPCM Adaptive Pulse Code Modulation. ENG
ADQA Automated Drive Quality Analysis
ADR Alternate Dispute Resolution. Part of CARS VSSM
ADR Australian Design Rules
Ads Adsorber (an abbreviation). An emission control device which acts to take up gases and/or ENG
liquids by physical and/or chemical forces, such as with activated charcoal or the like, and
releases it at a later time.
ADS Anti Dieseling Solenoid ENG
ADS Audio Distribution System ENG
ADS Auxiliary Discriminating Sensor PSEO
ADS Alternating Simultaneous Double Fire. ENG
ADSG Automotive Diagnostic Systems Group
ADSIM Automotive Display Simulator ENG
ADSL Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (Usage is similar to a leased line.) ENG
ADSL Asynchronous Data Subscriber Line [Supports data speeds over 2 Mbps downstream (to the
user) and slower speeds upstream (to the Internet).]
ADT Average Daily Traffic
ADTS Advanced Drive Train System ENG
ADTT Average Daily Truck Traffic
Adv Advanced (an abbreviation). ENG
ADV Analysis, Development and Validation. The preferred written method is 'A/D/V'. GVDP, ENG, GMU, GMPT
ADVMS Analysis, Development, Validation Management Systems. ADVMS is a Business Process
Methodology and a web application. Being replace by PQMS.
AE Acceleration Enrichment. ENG
AE Advanced Engineering
AE Architectural Engineering
AEC Appearance Engineering Committee.
AEC Atomic Energy Commission
AEC Automotive Electronics Council. The AEC was originally established by Chrysler, Delco AIAG
Electronics, and Ford for the purpose of establishing common part-qualification and quality
standards. Components meeting these qualification specifications are considered suitable for
use in the harsh automotive environment without additional component-level testing.

AEC Automotive Emission Control. ENG

AECD Automotive Emission Control Device. ENG
AED Automotive Electronics Development. ENG
AEEP Automotive Energy Efficiency Program. ENG
AEI Automated Equipment Identification
AERA Automotive Engine Rebuilders Association
AES Advanced Engineering Staff. ENG
AETR Advanced Electronically Tuned Radio.
AF Actual Forecast. ENG, GMU
AF Air Fuel Ratio. (see A/F at beginning of section).
AF Alternative Fuel. See AltFuel.
AF Axial Feed
AFAIK As Far As I Know.
AFC Accessory Function Controller ENG
AFC Alkaline Fuel Cell
AFC Authorization for Check EAG, GMPT
AFC Automatic Frequency Control
AFD Abrasive Flow Deburring. ENG
AFD Architecture Flow Diagram. ENG
AFECM Alternative Fuel Engine Control Module. PSEO
AFIM Air-Fuel Imbalance Monitor. SO, GMPT
AFL American Federation of Labor. ENG
AFL-CIO American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
AFM Active Fuel Management. This term replaces the obsolete DoD (Displacement on Demand) GMPT

AFM Air Flow Meter GMPT

AFO Alternative Fuel Operation. PSEO
AFR Air Fuel Ratio GMPT
AFS Adaptive Frontlighting System
AFS American Foundrymen’s Society
AFSM Area Financial Services Manager. GMAC Market Area Team Member, responsible for
financial growth at the dealership through GMAC.
Aft After (an abbreviation) PSEO
AFV Alternative Fuel Vehicle. ENG
Ag Silver (Argentium)
AGA American Gas Association ENG
AGC Automatic Gain Control ENG
AGM Absorbent Glass Mat. Next generation of battery technology. ENG
AGND Analog GrouND. ENG
AGP Accelerated Graphics Port (circa 1997. A dedicated graphics port which allows higher ENG
throughput from the graphics card to the processor for speedier 3D graphics.)
AGV Automatic Guided Vehicle ENG
AGVS Automatic Guided Vehicle System ENG
AGW Affinity Group for Women. GM AGW formed in 1999 as one of the GM sanctioned affinity
groups.
Ah Ampere – Hours ENG
AHAR Automatic Highway Advisory Radio
AHBA Automatic High Beam Activation (aka ISRVM)
AHDL Analog Hardware Descriptive Language
AHESI Auburn Hills ESI (database)
AHIPC Auburn Hills Information Processing Center ENG
AHL Automatic Headlamps
AHLD Automatic Headlamp Leveling Device
AHP Analytical Hierarchy Process ENG
AHRS Adjustable Head Restraint System
AHRS Amp-Hours (an abbreviation) PSEO
AHS Automated Highway Systems
AHS Average Highway Speed
AI Air Inlet. ENG
AI Artificial Intelligence. GVDP, ENG, GMU
AI Automatic Identification - those technologies that provide methods for machine-readable data. AIAG
The most popular AI medium is Bar Coding.
AIA American Institute of Architects
AIA Automobile Importers of America, Inc. ENG
AIAG Asian Indian Affinity Group. The AIAG will serve as a formal link between GM and Asian Indus
Region Constituency and the GM Diversity Management, Human Resources Staff, and Senior
Management. Asian Indus Region Constituency includes India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal
and Sri Lanka.
AIAG Automotive Industry Action Group. Automotive Industry Action Group - A trade association AIAG, GVDP, ENG, GMU, GMPT
working to increase member productivity through a cooperative effort of North American
vehicle manufacturers and their suppliers.
AIAM Association of International Automobile Manufacturers. The association of carmakers with AIAG, ENG
operations in the U.S. and Canada. Membership is not restricted to U.S.-based companies.
(see AAMA)
AIB ASI Input Buffer
AIC Automotive Information Council. ENG
AICC Auxiliary Information & Control Center ENG
AID Architecture Interconnect Diagram. ENG
AIEG Automotive & Industrial Electronics Group (Div. Of Motorola)
AIIM Association for Information & Image Management
AIM Analog Input Module. ENG
AIM Automatic Identification Manufacturers
AIM Automatic Identification Manufacturers Association - Association of companies that AIAG
manufacture products for automatic identification, such as bar code readers, scanners, etc.

AIMI American Isuzu Motors Inc.

AIN Advanced Intelligent Network
AIN Analog INput. ENG
AIP ASI Input Package
AIPE American Institute (of) Plant Engineers
AIR Air Injection Reactor (or Reaction). ENG, GMPT
AIS Abbreviated Injury Scale
AIS Architecture Interconnect Specification ENG
AISI American Iron and Steel Institute
AITC Aerodynamics Integration Technical Committee
AITPM American Institute of Total Productive Maintenance
AIW ASI Input Workshop
AKS Aluminum Killed Steel (The term "killed" is used because aluminum additions cause the steel
to lie quietly in the mold during solidification.)
Al Aluminum (an abbreviation). ENG
AL Average (outgoing quality) Limit.
AL2 All Seasons touring. A tire specification. ENG
AL3 All Seasons performance. A tire specification. ENG
ALAPCO Association of Local Air Pollution Control Offices
ALBS Assembly Line Balance System. Computer system that helps establish and track assembly GVDP, ENG, GMU, GMPT
plant direct labor work assignments.
ALC Automatic Lamp Control. PSEO
ALC Automatic Level Control. PSEO, ENG
ALCL Assembly Line Communication Link. ENG
ALDL Assembly Line Data Link GMPT
ALDL Assembly Line Diagnostic Link. PSEO, ENG
ALDM Attachment Level Design Method.
ALE Application Link Enabling. ALE facilitates the coupling of business applications which are FIN
distributed on different databases and provides the functionality to distribute and receive data.

ALG Automotive Lease Guide GMU

ALGOL Algebraic Oriented Language ENG
ALGOL ALGOrithmic Language. ENG
Algorithm A specific rule used to determine red/green status of a Rigorous Tracking and Throughput
Management (RT&TM) measure.
ALI Automotive Lift Institute. ENG
ALM Automatic Level Module. PSEO
ALN Actuator Line Nozzle ENG
ALR Alpha Level Release. GVDP, ENG, GMU, GMPT
ALR Automatic Locking Retractor
ALRR Appropriation Line Revision Request
ALS All Seasons (an abbreviation). A tire specification. ENG
Alt Alternative (an abbreviation) PSEO
Alt Altitude (an abbreviation). ENG
AltFuel Alternative Fueled Vehicles. Vehicles that operated on fuels other than gasoline or diesel.

ALTO Accelerated Learning of Technical Operations. ALTO is primarily recognized for developing
widely used job simulations, intended for new members of a group, that provide an exposure to
the entire workflow cycle.
ALTO Accelerated Learning of Test Operations. No longer used.
ALU Arithmetic & Logical Units. ENG
AM Account Manager ENG
AM Amplitude Modulation (an abbreviation). i.e. AM Radio. PSEO, VTS, ENG
AMA American Marketing Association
AMA American Medical Association
AMA Area Module Advisor
Amb Ambient (an abbreviation). ENG
AMC Air Management Control ENG
AMD Accessory Motor Drive ENG
AMDSG Automotive Manufacturers’ Dealer Systems Group
AME Advanced Manufacturing Engineering ENG
AMECS Austerity Mode Emission Control System ENG
AMEX American Express ENG
AMFA Alternative Motor Fuel Act
AMIC Automotive Multimedia Interface Collaboration (An organization, formed by a legal agreement
between 5 automotive companies, with the mission of defining the auto industry’s first set of
hardware and software interface standards for automotive information, communications and
entertainment systems.)
AML Adaptive Modeling Language
Amm Ammeter (an abbreviation). A diagnostic instrument used for measuring electric current in ENG
amperes.
Amp Ampere (an abbreviation).
Amp Amplifier (an abbreviation) PSEO
Ampf Amplifier (an abbreviation) ENG
AMPO Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations
Amps Amperages (an abbreviation) PSEO
AMPS Advanced Mobile Phone Service ENG
AMPS Automated Material Procurement and Scheduling ENG
AMPTS Allied Productive Material Transfer System
AMR Anisotropic Magneto Resistance
AMRC Automotive Market Research Council. ENG
AMS American Mathematical Society
AMS Attendance Management System. ENG
AMSL Above Mean Sea Level. ENG
Amt Armature (an abbreviation). ENG
AMT Analysis as Marketing Tool.
AMuS Auto Motor und Sport (a German automotive magazine)
AN Application Notes. ENG
Anc Anchor (an abbreviation). ENG
ANC Active Noise Cancellation. ENG
ANDS Alpha-Numeric Display System
ANFIA Association Nationale Fra Industrie Automobilistich. Automobilistiche (National Association VTS
among Automobile Industries). Italian equivalent of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association.

ANL Argonne National Laboratories ENG, GMPT

ANMC American National Metric Council. ENG
Annrep Annual Reporting. FIN
ANOVA ANalysis Of VAriance. ENG, GMPT
ANPRM Advance Notice of Proposed Rule Making. ENG
ANS American National Standard ENG
ANSI American National Standards Institute. The standards body responsible for formalizing the AIAG, ENG, GMU, GMPT
U.S. voluntary standards development process. ANSI is the U.S. representative to non-treaty
international standards bodies such as ISO, IEC, and EDIFACT. Founded in 1918, ANSI
ensures that a single set of non-conflicting standards are developed for an area.

ANSI/ASQ Q90 See ISO-9000. AIAG

ANT Antenna. An abbreviation. ENG
ANT Assemblies Navigation Tool
ANX Automotive Network eXchange. A project administered by the AIAG to assure efficient and AIAG, ENG, GMPT, AVDC
secure electronic communication among subscribers, so that an ANX subscriber company in
the automotive industry would require only a single access circuit to communicate with any
other ANX subscriber. ANX is composed of a TCP/IP network that includes trading partner
subscribers, certified (Internet) service providers, and network exchange points.

AOA Analysis Of Alternatives

AOB Any Other Business. ENG
AOIB Adjustable Off Idle Bleed (Carburetor). ENG
AOL America On Line.
AOQL Average Outgoing Quality Limit. ENG
AORC Automotive Occupant Restraints Council
AORS Advanced Occupant Restraint System
AOS Automatic Occupant Sensor
AOS Automatic Occupant Suppression / Automatic Occupation detecting Sensor.
AOT Automotive Organization Team ENG
AP Accounts Payable ENG, GMU, EAG
AP Achievement Plan ENG
AP Advanced Purchasing. GVDP, ENG, GMU, GMPT
AP Application Protocol. An ISO standard, contained within ISO 10303 (STEP), which specifies AIAG
the STEP product data construct required for the communication of information in a defined
application context.
AP Asia (Asian) Pacific. More commonly referred to as GM AP. GVDP, ENG, GMU
AP&P Accounting Practices & Procedures ENG, FIN
AP/S Achievement Plan / Scheduler ENG
APA Acquisition Process Analyst. ENG
APA Authorized Payment Approval EAG
APAA Automotive Parts and Accessories Association, Inc. ENG
APAC Auto Parts Advisory Commission ENG
APB Automatic Powertrain Braking GMPT
APC Acquisition and Production Costs. Pertains to fixed assets. FIN
APC Automated Passenger Counting
APD Alliance Planning Director. ENG, GMU, GMPT
APD Assembly Plant Designator (used in PDS).
APD Assembly Process Deviation. ENG
APD Avalanche Photo Diode ENG
APE Advanced Product Engineering (no longer used) ENG
APE Annual Program Execution. GVDP
APE Asia Pacific Engineering.
APEAL Auto Performance Execution and Layout (J. D. Power) ENG
APEC Asian Pacific Economic Corporation ENG
APET Advanced Program Execution Team. GVDP
APEX Advanced Portfolio Exploration GVDP, ENG
APEX Advanced Product Exploration GVDP, GMU
APG Advanced Process Group GMPT
API Advanced Product Information. GVDP, ENG
API Advanced Programmable Interrupt control ENG
API American Petroleum Institute. ENG
API Annual Physical Inventory. FIN, ENG, GMU, GMPT
API Application Programming Interface. A set of functions and/or integration points that system ENG, GMU, FIN
developers can use to enable communication between processes and/or applications. APIs
allow for interoperability and integration of systems by providing vendor- or product-
independent communication between the systems, provided the systems share the same
software and/or hardware platform.
APIC Advanced Programmable Interface Control
APICS American Production & Inventory Control Society. A professional society devoted to the AIAG, ENG, GMPT
improvement and advancement of inventory and control management.
APL Associative Programming Language. ENG
APLQ Applique. An abbreviation. ENG
APM Accelerator Pedal Module. ENG
APM Accessory Power Module (With a PIM, makes up PEB) ENG
APM Application Processor Module
APM Area Parts Manager VSSM
APM Automotive Process Model GVDP, ENG, GMU, AVDC
APM Area Parts Manager (Dealership contact/sales person for GM Parts)
APMES Advanced Product & Manufacturing Engineering Staff ENG
APMM Assembly Plant Material Management ENG
APMT Allied Productive Material Transfer FIN, EAG
APMTS Allied Productive Material Transfer System. ENG, GMPT
APO Asia Pacific Office/Operations.
APP Accelerator Pedal Position PSEO
APP Applied Practices & Procedures ENG
APPL Application. An abbreviation. ENG
APQP Advanced Product Quality Planning. APQP is required for every part coming from suppliers. MFD, GMPT, GVDP, ENG, GMU

Apr April (an abbreviation) PSEO, ENG

APR Annual Percentage Rate ENG, GMU
APR Appropriation Request Process.
APR Automatic Password Request
APR Automatic Password Reset. ENG
APRA Automotive Parts Rebuilders Association, Inc. ENG
APS Advanced Photo System
APS American Physical Society
APS American Psychological Society
APS Asynchronous Protocol Specification
APS Automated Patent System
APS Auxiliary Power Supply ENG
APSB Asia Pacific Strategy Board.
APSC Advanced Product Service Committee ENG
APSMB Accessory Power Supply Mother Board ENG
APT Adjustable Part Throttle ENG
APT Alliance Planning Team ENG
APT Automatic Programmed Tool ENG
APTA American Public Transit Association
APTA American Public Transport (or Transit) Authority. Group formed to set and represent industry AIAG, ENG
requirements for public transit systems in North America.
APTA Automotive Products Trade Agreement. That portion of the U.S./Canadian Free Trade AIAG
Agreement that referred to automotive parts.
APU Auxiliary Power Unit ENG
APV All Purpose Vehicle ENG, GMPT
APVD Assembly Process Visual Display. A 'Wall" process that provides a physical presentation of the
vehicle and manufacturing processes that creates a "Status at a glance" tool

APY Annual Percentage Yield. GMU

AQ Air Quality. ENG
AQC Air Quality Committee ENG
AQL Acceptable Quality Level ENG
AQM Apex Quality Manual
AQMD Air Quality Management District. GMU
AQNS Accelerated Quality Network Strategies GMPT
Ar Argon
AR Academic Relations HR
AR Accounts Receivable. ENG, GMU, EAG
AR Anti-Reflection. ENG
AR Appropriation Request. GVDP, ENG, GMU
AR As Required. ENG
ARA Automotive Recyclers Association
ARAN Automated Road Analyzer
ARB Anti- Rollover Breaking
ARB Articulated Running Board
ARC Advanced Radio Concept. ENG
ARC Atlantic Research Corporation (air bag inflators: Knoxville, TN)
ARC Awareness, Recognition, and Communication
ARC Architecture Requirements Complete. To mark that point in time at which the requirements for GVDP, ENG, GMU, GMPT
the architecture have been completely defined.
ARD Acceptance Requirements Document ENG
ARD Application Requirements Document (IT)
ARG Asset Recovery Group GMAC
ARI Automatic Road Information. ENG
ARM Application Resource Model
ARM Automated Requirement Measurement (NASA software tool to assess requirements written in
"natural language." The tool is aimed at "writing the requirements right." It does not address
"writing the right requirements.")
ARMS Account Reconciliation Monitoring System EAG
ARO After Receipt of Order
ARP Appropriations Request Process GVDP, ENG, GMU
ARP Association of Retired Persons. GMU
ARPA Advanced Research Projects Agency.A government agency, which has been assigned to AIAG
manage Defense Technology Conversion, Reinvestment, and Transition Assistance. One of
the projects the agency is involved in is the Technology Reinvestment Project (See TRP).

ARR Architectural Requirements Review. GVDP, ENG, GMU

ARRANT Advanced Research Projects Agency Network ENG
ARS Adaptive Receptive System PSEO
ARS Angular Rate Sensor
ARTBA American Road & Transportation Builders Association. ENG
ARTEMIS A computer system used to calculate overall program timing and generate Gantt charts, critical ENG
path diagrams, and timing plots.
ARTS Adaptive Restraint Technology System
As Arsenic
AS Active Suspension. ENG
AS Administrative Services. ENG
AS Allied Signal Inc. ENG
AS American Standards association. ENG
AS As Specified. ENG
AS Assembly System. ENG
ASA Agreement to Ship Alpha. GVDP, ENG, GMU
ASAM Association for Standardization of Automation and Measuring Systems GMPT
ASAP As Soon As Possible. ENG
ASB Agreement to Ship Beta. GVDP, ENG, GMU
ASB Apex Strtegy board
ASB Automotive Strategy Board. GVDP, GMU
ASBC American Seat Belt Council. ENG
ASBE American Society of Body Engineers. ENG
ASC Accredited Standards Council. An ANSI committee that develops standards. AIAG, GMPT
ASC Anti-Slip Control GMPT
ASC Architecture Selection Complete. To mark the point in time at which the architecture decisions GVDP, ENG, GMU, GMPT
have been completed and a single architecture has been chosen.
ASC MH10 Accredited Standards Committee MH10 - The ANSI committee for standards for Unit Loads AIAG
and Transport Packages, including the national standard for bar code labeling.
ASC X12 Accredited Standards Committee X12 - The ANSI committee for US EDI standards, commonly AIAG
called "ANSI X12."
ASC X3 Accredited Standards Committee X3 - The ANSI committee for Information Processing. AIAG
ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange (Most commonly refers to a plain-text ENG
file.). This is the most standard form of coding files so they can easily be transferred between
incompatible computer systems.
ASD Actual Start Date. Refers to date the design was started by a specific stage/Dept. ENG
ASD Advanced Serviceability of Design. SO
ASD Anti Slide Device
ASD Application Solution Delivery
ASDF Alternating Simultaneous Double Fire
ASDM Automotive Steel Design Manual (CARS Section: ASDM is a CARS on-line reference that
gives access to 700 pages of text, charts, equations, tables, and figures concerning the use of
steel in various automotive designs. Hypertext links and search features assist in readily
locating needed information.)
ASE Automotive Safety Engineering. ENG
ASE Automotive Service Excellence. VTS, VSSM
ASEP Automotive Service Education Program VSSM
ASG Administrative Support Group
ASI Architecture Studies Initiation. To mark that point in time at which the vehicle architecture study GVDP, ENG, GMU, GMPT
and limited program activities begin.
ASIA Automotive Service Industry Association. ENG
ASIAN Association of South Eastern Asian Nations ENG
ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit. ENG
ASK Amplitude Shift Keying ENG
ASLE American Society of Lubrication Engineers. ENG
Asm Assembly. (abbreviation) PSEO, GMPT, ENG, GVDP
ASM Alarm Siren Module. PSEO
ASM Area Sales Manager. Dealership contact for sales/vehicle promotions. VSSM
ASM Area Service Manager. (No longer used by VSSM; refer to AVM).
ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers. ENG
ASMW Amt fur Standardi-sierung Messwessem und Warenprefung (Office for Standardization, ENG
Metrology and Quality Control - Germany)
ASN Advanced Shipping Notice. Shipment data received electronically from a supplier that gives AIAG, ENG, GMPT, EAG, FIN
essential data about the material being shipped. ASNs almost eliminate the need for manual
data entry of shipment information.
ASNT American Society for Nondestructive Testing. ENG
ASO Authorized service outlet
ASP Agreement to Ship Prototype. GVDP, ENG, GMU
ASP Agreement to Start Pilot. ENG
ASP Agreement to Start Production ENG
ASP Analog Signal Processing ENG
ASPECT Automotive Seat and Package Evaluation and Comparison Tools
ASPRO Assembly Programming. ENG
ASPT Automotive Systems Project Team ENG
ASQ American Society for Quality. A professional society devoted to the improvement and AIAG
advancement of quality. They are the ANSI-sanctioned US secretariat for ANSI/ASQ Q90
Series which is the U.S. version of the ISO9000 standards.
ASQC American Society for Quality Control ENG, GMPT
ASR Acceleration Slip Regulation. PSEO
ASR Alleged Safety Reports. The corporate central file on product allegations resolution reports GMU
(formally 1241) and safety-related owner, field, and technical assistance reports.
ASR Anti Spin Regulation
ASR Architecture Selection Review. GVDP, ENG
ASRS Automatic Storage and Retrieval System ENG
ASSE American Society of Safety Engineers
ASSO Authorized Sales & Service Outlet.
ASSP Application Specific Standard Product ENG
ASST Assist. An abbreviation. ENG
AST Advanced Simulation Toolchain GMPT
ASTA Association of Short-circuit Testing Authorities ENG
ASTEC Asian Technical Center ENG
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials VTS, MFD, ENG, GMPT
ASTN Automotive Satellite Television Network
ASTT American Society of Traffic and Transportation ENG
ASV Air Switching Valve. ENG
ASVR All Silicon Voltage Regulator ENG
AT Automatic Transmission. ENG, GMPT
ATA American Trucking Association. The association of trucking freight carriers, located in AIAG
Alexandria, VA.
ATA Automatic Transmission Actuator. ENG
ATAC Aerodynamic Technology Assessment Center. Activity for measuring, analyzing, and
distributing aerodynamic data (including wind noise) on competitive and GM production cars
and trucks.
ATAM Automotive Trade Association Managers. ENG
ATAPI Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface
ATB Articulated Total Body (model: a multi-body dynamics system that can be used to simulate the
dynamic responses (accelerations, velocities, displacements, forces, and deformations) of an
occupant.)
ATC Active Transfer Case. PSEO
ATC Advanced Technology Center. ENG
ATC Advanced Technology Council R&D
ATC Automatic Temperature Control. ENG
ATC Automatic Traction Control. VTS
ATC Automatic Transfer Case. PSEO
ATC Axle Torque Capacity. ENG
ATCH Atttach. An abbreviation. ENG
ATD Allison Transmission Division. ENG
ATD Anthropomorphic Test Device (or Crash Test Dummy). A test dummy representative of the VTS, ENG
size, shape and weight of a particular male or female statistical type.
ATDC After Top Dead Center. ENG
ATDM Asynchronous Time Division Multiplexing. ENG
ATE Automated Test Engineer
ATE Automated Test Equipment ENG
ATEC Automatic Transmission Electronic Control ENG
ATF Automated Test Fixture. ENG
ATF Automatic Transmission Fluid. PSEO
ATIS Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (A membership organization that provides
the tools necessary for the industry to identify standards, guidelines, and operating procedures
that make the interoperability of existing and emerging telecommunications products and
services possible.)
ATIS Automotive Technical Illustration System. An electronic illustration creation and management ENG
system used for PAD illustrations.
ATM Accelerated Time to Market ENG
ATM Asynchronous Transfer Mode ENG
ATM Automatic Teller Machine ENG
ATMIE Assistant Total Manufacturing Integration Engineer
ATMS Advanced Traffic Management System
ATN Advance Transport Notice. Electronic communication regarding material to be transferred FIN
between a company’s reporting locations.
ATP Advanced Technology Program ENG
ATPG Automatic Test Program Generator ENG
ATR Alliance for Transportation Research ENG
ATR Automated Traffic Recorder
ATRS Apprentice Tracking & Reporting System. ENG
ATS Air Temperature Sensor. ENG
ATS Alternate Theme Selection (4ØVDP).
ATS Application Tracking System. Provides an inventory of applications to allow General Motors'
Information Officers and planners to develop effective application migration plans and global
application metrics.
ATS Architecture Technical Specification. GVDP, ENG, GMU, GMPT
ATSA American Traffic Services Association. ENG
ATSAC Automated Traffic Surveillance and Control System
ATSC Advanced Technical Software Center (at GMU)
ATSC Advanced Television Systems Committee ENG
ATSSA American Traffic Safety Services Association
ATT Airflow Through Terminal. ENG
ATV Advanced Technology Vehicles. A division of General Motors designing vehicles/powertrains ENG
based on other than straight gas or diesel.
ATV All Terrain Vehicle. ENG
ATV Automation & Tooling Verification. ENG
ATW Advanced Technical Work. The ATW portfolio encompasses all pre-ASI (Architecture Studies R&D
Initiated) development and exploratory projects, as well as supplier co-development. An
Engineering Business unit of GM.
ATWO Administrative Test Work Order. ENG
Au Gold (Auricium)
AuC Asset Under Construction. Asset which is in the process of being completed at the time when FIN
the balance sheet is being produced.
Aug August (an abbreviation) PSEO
AUP Acceptable Use Practice. Practices that define what GM management considers to be GMPT, ILM
consistent with GM corporate policies, and acceptable for the use of GM Information
Resources.
AUR Accessory Usage Recorder. ENG
AUR Aurora. An abbreviation; no longer used.
Auto Automatic (an abbreviation) PSEO, ENG
Autoseque Sequence Car Orders for Production.
Aux Auxiliary (abbreviation) PSEO, GMPT, ENG
AUX MEM Auxiliary Memory. ENG
AV Aero Viroment Inc. A company in Monrovia, Calif. ENG
AV Audio Visual (normally written as “A/V”)
AVA Activity Value Analysis. ENG
AVA Area of Vehicle Assembly.
AVAND Area of Vehicle Assembly Not Determined.
AVCA Automated Vehicle Circuit Analysis
AVCE Assistant Vehicle Chief Engineer
AVCG Advanced Vehicle Control/Guidance
AVCS Advanced Vehicle Control Systems
AVCSS Advanced Vehicle Control & Safety Systems
AVD Advanced Vehicle Design VSSM, ENG
AVD Advanced Vehicle Development. Manufacturing Team previously known as GPDC. AVDC, GVDP
AVDC Advanced Vehicle Development Center. AVDC
AVDP Advanced Vehicle Development Process. GVDP, R&D
AVE Advanced Vehicle Engineering ENG
Avg Average (an abbreviation) PSEO, ENG
AVG Assembly Verification Group.
AVHE Assembly Verification Hardware Engineer.
AVI Automatic Vehicle Identification. ENG
AVI Automotive Vehicle Identification
AVIP Automatic Vehicle Identification Paint.
AVL Automatic Vehicle Location
AVLE Assistant Vehicle Line Executive GMU
AVLE Advanced Vehicle Line Executive
AVLE Assembly Verification Lead Engineer.
AVLS Automatic Vehicle Location System
AVM Area Vehicle Manager. This is Spoken as Area Service Manager (Dealership contact for VSSM
service/warranty). The ASM acronym was reserved for Area Sales Managers.
AVO Avoid Verbal Order. A standard form used to document directions or information given to ENG
another individual.
AVR Automotive Voice Recognition ENG
AVS Adjusted Vehicles Sold.
AVSE Advanced Vehicle Service Engineer. Saturn job classification whose responsibilities include:
developing service plans & strategies, service manuals, identifying special service tool
requirements, assigning SDC to OEM parts, & releasing service only parts.
AvtoVAZ Russia's Largest Automaker, Ukraine's Largest Automaker ENG
AWA Alternate Work Agreement GMPT
AWARE Automated Warranty Administration Review Expert. A system that gathers every GM dealer's VSSM, ENG
claim expense, every month, and calculates the CPVS for each dealer.
AWD All-Wheel Drive. PSEO, VTS, ENG, GMU, GMPT
AWDA Automotive Warehouse Distributors Association, Inc. ENG
AWDIT Air Wrench Documentation Instrument and Transducer. ENG
AWG American Wire Gauge ENG
AWG Arbitrary Waveform Generator
AWI American Welding Institute
AWO Administrative Work Order. ENG
AWO Analysis Work Order. ENG
AWO Authorization Work Order. ENG
AWOL Absent With-Out Leave
AWS All Wheel Steer. ENG
AWS American Welding Society, Inc.
AYES Automotive Youth Educational Systems. www.ayes.org
Acronym Definition Department
B Boron
B&P Business & Planning
B.I. Body Integral. ENG
B/C BellCrank. An abbreviation. ENG
B/C Broadcast Code
B/JNT Ball Joint. An abbreviation. ENG
B/U Back Up. An abbreviation. ENG
B+ Battery Positive Voltage PSEO
B2B Business To Business (refers to WWW sites which are involved with industrial business - as
contrasted to consumer business. The GMSupplyPower website is an example.)
Ba Barium
BA Bachelor of Arts (degree) GMU
BA Body Assembly
BA Brand Analyst GMU
BA Build Authority ENG
BAA Broad Agency Announcement ENG
BABFU Barrier Air Bag Fire Unit (no longer used; see SIRCU)
BABT British Approvals Board of Telecommunications ENG
BAC Business Associate Code (A numeric code assigned to every GM dealer, regardless of how VSSM
many GM franchises the dealer carries.)
BACS Brake Apply Control System
BACT Best Available Control Technology ENG
BAD Build Authorization Document
BAI Blower Air Inlet. ENG
BAL Balance. An abbreviation. ENG
BALR Balancer. An abbreviation. ENG
BALUN Balanced [line] to Unbalanced [line] (communications adapter) ENG
BAM BündesAnstalt für Materialforschung und Prüfing (German [Euro] requirement for air bag
inflators.)
BAP Barometric Absolute Pressure
BAPI Business Application Programming Interfaces are standards that can be used to design ways FIN
of controlling how a business application will respond to a transaction.
BAPS Barometric Absolute Pressure Sensor ENG
Baro Barometric (an abbreviation). PSEO, ENG
BARR Barrier. An abbreviation. ENG
BARS Billing and Accounts Receivable System.Primary function is to generate invoices to EAG
dealerships
BARS Billing And Receivable System. FIN, ENG, GMPT
BAS Belt Alternator System.(type of hybrid) GMPT
BAS Brake Apply Sensor. PSEO
BAS Bulletin Authoring System
BASEC British Approval Service for Electrical Components ENG
BASEEFA British Approval Service for Electrical Equipment in Flammable Atmospheres ENG
BASIC Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code ENG
BASIS Blood & Air Sampling Information System ENG
BASS Ball-in-tube Acceleration Sensing System (Breed)
Batt Battery (an abbreviation) PSEO, ENG
BAUD Basic Unit of Data (named for Telegrapher Jean-Maurice Baudot. Technically, baud is the
number of times per second that the carrier signal shifts value - for example a 1200 bit-per-
second modem actually runs at 300 baud, but it moves 4 bits per baud [4 x 300 = 1200 bits per
second].)
BB BrassBoard ENG
BB Breadboard (Electronic prototype) ENG
BBB Better Business Bureau. VSSM
BBC Bumper to Back of Cab
BBIS Budget Business Plan Integration System
BBL Barrel.An abbreviation. ENG
BBM Brushless Blower Motor.
BBQVC Beta Build Quality Valve Complete. To mark that point in time at which the Beta Quality Valve GVDP, ENG, GMU
00 is opened signifying the readiness to move forward with the next build event(s) based on
the successful completion of the review criteria and agreed upon level of risk for program and
product impact.
BBS Break and Bearing System
BBS Bulletin Board System (or Service) ENG
BBSC Brake & Bearing Systems Center (at Milford Proving Grounds). ENG
BBV Brake Booster Vacuum PSEO
BC Buick City ENG
BC Business Case. ENG
BCA Bias & Control Assembly ENG
BCA Build Change Authorization ENG
BCC Blind Carbon Copy
BCC Brand Character Center. GVDP, ENG, GMU, GMPT
BCC Burden Control Center. Represents a group of cost centers in the IES template FIN
BCCSE Body and Chassis Controls Systems Engineering.
BCD Binary Coded Decimal ENG
BCI Bulk Current Injection
BCM Battery Control Module
BCM Body Computer Module. ENG
BCM Body Control Module PSEO, ENG
BCNC Body Chassis Network Communications
BCP Business Continuity Plan
BCR Bar Code Reader ENG
BCS Body Clamping Section ENG
BCS Body Cutting Section ENG
BCS Broadcasting System—an EPICS module responsible for sending broadcast data to devices
such as Manifest printers
BCS Budget Consolidated System ENG
BD Basic Development. The set of APIs for applications to communicate with EPICS EST
messaging.
BD Board. An abbreviation. ENG
BD Build Direction. Project plan-supporting document that defines and authorizes the purchase of ENG
material for testing, and building vehicles and bucks.
BDA Bus Discharge Assembly ENG
BDC Battery Distribution Center ENG
BDC Bottom Dead Center
BDI Boothroyd-Dewhurst Inc. DFA software analysis tool. ENG
BDM Background Debugger Mode (Motorola development tool / connection) ENG
BDS Bulk Data Switcher. ENG
BDSC Business Decision Support Center. Effective April 1, 2002, the name BDSC was discontinued. GMU, VSSM

Be Beryllium
BEA Body Engineering Activity. ENG
BEAB British Electrotechnical Approvals Board ENG
BEC Base Engineered Content GVDP, ENG , GMU
BEC Bus Electrical Center
BEC Battery Electrical Center.
BEI BIW, Exteriors, & Interiors
BELLCORE BELL COmmunication REsearch ENG
BEM Belt Molding
BEMC Base Engine Managers Committee ENG
BEMC Buick Engineering Material Control. ENG
BEMIC Buick Engineering Material Inventory control. ENG
BER Bit Error Rate ENG
BERT Bit Error Rate Tester ENG
BESC Base Engine Steering Committee ENG, GMPT
BESS Battery Energy Storage System ENG
BET Bid (or Cost) Estimation Team ENG
BET Bid Estimation Team
Beta build Initial production of design intent prototype vehicles.
BETIDC Beijing Economic Technology Investment Development Corp. ENG
BEV Barrier Equivalent Velocity
BEV Battery Electric Vehicle GMPT
BF Base Feature. ENG
BFA Brand Financial Analysis GMU
BFC Body Function Controller PSEO
BFI Body Frame Integral ENG
BFL Baffle. An abbreviation. ENG
BFM Brand Focused Merchandising
BG Berufsgenossenchaft der Feinmechanik und Elektrotechnik ENG
BGA Ball Grid Array (Electronic package type) ENG
BGI Back window Glass, Inside
BGO Back window Glass, Outside
BGS Back Glass Seal
BHD Bulkhead. An abbreviation. ENG
BHN Brinell Harness ENG
BHP Brake Horse Power ENG
Bi Bismuth
BI Body Integral
BI Bubble up Initiative. The portion of the Four Phase process containing all activities that lead up GMPT, GVDP, ENG, GMU
to Phase 0 of a program. (4ØVDP).
BIAT Bring It All Together ENG
BIC Best In Class
BIC Business Integration Center
BICMOS Bipolar Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor ENG
BICS Battery, Ignition, & Control System ENG
BID Brinell Impression Diameter. ENG
BID Bumper Impact Detector
BIFS Broadcast Information Feedback System ENG
BIM Business Information Manager/Management. ENG
BIND Binding. An abbreviation. ENG
BIO Body Computer Input/Output (GMP-X IC). ENG
BioRID Biofidelic Rear Impact Dummy
BIOS Basic Input / Output System ENG
BioSID Biofidelic Side Impact Dummy
BIPS Billions of Instructions Per Second
BIRG Business Impact Review Group ENG
BIS Best In Segment GVDP, ENG, GMU
BIST Built in Self Test ENG
BIT Ball In Tube
BIT BInary digiT. ENG
BIT Braking In a Turn VTS, ENG
BIT Brand Integration Team
BITE Built In Test Equipment ENG
BIW Body In White. Usually the bare metal shell of the body including doors and deck lid prior to GVDP, ENG , GMU, GMPT
paint and trim.
BIWDA Body In White Data Analyzer. ENG
BJT Bipolar Junction Transistor ENG
Bk Berkelium
BK Back. An abbreviation. ENG
BKG Backing. An abbreviation. ENG
BKL Buckle. An abbreviation. ENG
BKLT Booklet. An abbreviation. ENG
BKT Bucket. An abbreviation. ENG
BL Base Line ENG
BL Bleed. An abbreviation. ENG
BLD Ball Limiting Device ENG
BLEDR Bleeder. An abbreviation. ENG
BLK Block. An abbreviation. ENG
BLMP Block Learn Memory GMPT
BLMP Business Line Menu Process
BLO Blower. An abbreviation. ENG
BLS Body Lower Stripes (ornamentation)
BLS Build Level Suffix - A letter assigned to denote the latest design change during the prototype ENG
phase
Blts Belts (an abbreviation) PSEO
BLW Below. An abbreviation. ENG
BLW Brake Lining Wear PSEO
BM Brand Manager GMU
BMCS Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety ENG
BMCS Bureau of Motor Carrier Standards ENG
BMD Business Management Division. VSSM
BME BioMedical Engineering GMU
BMEP Brake Mean Effective Pressure ENG
BMF Business Management Factory
BMP Basic Medical Plan
BMP Bitmap Image
BMS Bank Management System—an EPICS module responsible for communicating with the plant
floor devices for vehicle re-sequencing
BMS Business Management System. (Being replaced by TOPS). ENG
BMS load Input of engineering program content associated resource estimates, resource charges, and ENG
committed dollars.
BMW Bavarian Motor Works (Bayerische Motoren Werke)
Bn Bank (an abbreviation) PSEO
BNA Bureau des Normes de l’Automobile (France)
BNC Baby Navy Connector ENG
BNC Bayonet Naval Connector ENG
BNC Bayonet Neill-Concelman (a round coaxial connector) ENG
BNL Brookhaven National Laboratories ENG, GMPT
BO Back Order ENG
BoB Best Of the Best. A validated process developed from one or more exceptional best practices GMPT , Mfg.
which generates exceptional value for the corporation.
BOC Buick-Oldsmobile-Cadillac Group (disbanded GM organization). ENG
BOD Bill Of Design. GVDP, GMPT, ENG , GMU
BOD Board Of Directors ENG
BOE Bill Of Equipment.
BOF Ball of Foot (Powertrain - located on accelerator foot plane 203 mm from heel point.) GMPT, GVDP, ENG, GMU
BOF Body On Frame
BOI Beginning Of Injection. ENG
BOL Bill of Lading (A document that identifies a carrier’s contract and specifies the goods the carrier FIN, ENG, EAG, GMPT
agrees to transport from one location to another.)
BOLS Bolster. An abbreviation. ENG
BOM Bill Of Material. Plan for components or subsystems, used as a resource planning tool for GVDP, FIN, GMPT, ENG , GMU,
dollars, cadence, head count, sourcing. AVDC
BOM+ Bill Of Materials Plus. ENG
BOOS Booster. An abbreviation. ENG
BOP Bill Of Process. Process level description of the production system which is required to GMPT, ENG, GVDP, ENG , GMU
manufacture and assemble vehicles.
BOPS Billion Operations Per Second ENG
BP Back Pressure ENG
BP Basis Point ENG
BP Battery Pack ENG
BP Business Plan ENG
BPA Business & Program Assurance
BPC Business Plan Code
BPC Business Process Controls.
BPCM Battery Pack Control Module. SO, (ATV), ENG
BPDM Business Plan Development Metrics
BPE Business Process Engineering ENG
BPEGR Back Pressure Exhaust Gas Recirculation. ENG
BPF Band Pass Filter GMPT
BPG Buick, Pontiac, GMC. Marketing/Sales alignment of dealer products. VSSM
BPM Battery Pack Module ENG
BPM Battery Pack Monitor ENG
BPM Brilliant Pedal Module ENG
BPM Business Planning Model ENG
BPM Business Process Manager
BPMV Brake Pressure Modulator Valve. PSEO
BPO Branch PrOcessing Unit ENG
BPO Business Process Owner
BPP Best People Practices GMPT
BPP Brake Pedal Position. PSEO
BPR Bumper. An abbreviation, ENG
BPR Business Process Re-engineering ENG, GMPT, AVDC
BPS Bits per Second. Speed a modem can transmit. ENG
BPSC Business Planning Sub-Committee. ENG
BPSK Binary Phase Shift Keying ENG
BPV Business Planning Volumes. ENG , GMU, GMPT
BPW Base Pulse Width ENG
BPW Bits Per Word.
BQE Basic Quality Education ENG
BQM Brand Quality Manager (or Management). VSSM
Br Bromine
BR Beta Release. To mark that point in time at which the design, manufacturing, and engineering GVDP, ENG, GMU, GMPT
information for the Beta vehicle build is released.
BR Brace. An abbreviation.
BRAT Bi-drive Recreational All Terrain. ENG
BRAT Business Risk Advisory Team.
BRC Bluffton Rubber Company
BRC Business Resource Center. Part of CARS. VSSM
BRD Briad. An abbreviation. ENG
BRDR Border. An abbreviation. ENG
BRG Bearing. An abbreviation. ENG
BRK Brake. An abbreviation. ENG
BRKR Breaker. An abbreviation. ENG
BRKT Bracket. An abbreviation. ENG
BRM Business Review Meeting ENG
BRM Business Risk Management FIN, ENG, GMU
BRP Business Resumption Plan EAG
BRS Big Red Switch (manual reboot)
BRTC Belt Restraint Technical Committee
BRTG Belt Restraint Technical Guide
BS Ballasted Structure. Part of POC builds. ENG
BSA Boat Safety Act. ENG
BSAP Basic Spark Advance Program. ENG
BSCO Brake Specific Carbon Monoxide ENG
BSD Baseline Software Development ENG
BSD Berkeley Standard Distribution (of Unix)
BSD Build Site Direction GVDP
BSFC Brake Specific Fuel Consumption ENG , GMPT
BSG Business Strategy Group
BSHC Brake Specific Hydrocarbons ENG
BSI British Standards Institute ENG
BSL Brake Systems Laboratory
BSM Bi-directional Switching Module ENG
BSM Body Sheet Metal ENG
BSM Body Side Molding
BSNO2 Brake Specific Nitrogen Dioxide. ENG
BSPMC Brake System Parts Manufacturers Council. ENG
BSS Base Station System ENG
BSS Body Side Stripes (ornamentation)
BSS Boone Shaped Short (fiber characteristic in composites - improved strength over CSS
[Conventional Short Straight] fibers)
BT Bench Trending ENG
BT Brand Team GMU
BTC Base Table Coordinator
BTC Binary Two's Compliment ENG
BTC Body Technology Center ENG
BTCM Brake Torque Control Module PSEO, ENG
BTD Build Tolerance Document. A standard perspective view of a part or assembly that resides on ENG
a released drawing and contains assembly tooling locations, datum’s, and control
characteristics.
BTDC Before Top Dead Center ENG
BTHR Breather. An abbreviation. ENG
BTI Below Throttle Injection ENG
BTL Below The Line GMU
BTL Body Test Laboratory
BTL Business Team Leader
BTM Bottom. An abbreviatoin. ENG
BTM Brake Thermal Model
BTM Build Tolerance Manual. A compilation of vehicle tolerance objectives and concept sheets for a ENG
vehicle program.
BTS Belt Trim Support
BTS Bulletin Tracking System
BTS Bureau of Transportation Statistics
BTSI Brake Transmission Shift Interlock. PSEO, VTS, ENG
BTU British Thermal Unit ENG
BTW By The Way (Internet / E-mail)
BTY Battery Tray
BUC Business Unit Coordinator
Buck A test vehicle. A buck is a partial assembly which is used for design analysis or test purposes.

BUGM Best Under General Motors ENG

BUL Back Up Lamp (ornamentation)
BUM Body Upper Molding
BUR Tape Backup and Restore processes and procedures
BURNDY Burndy Connector.
BUSH Bushing. An abbreviation. ENG
BUT Button. An abbreviation. ENG
BV Bowl Vent ENG
BVA Beta Virtual Assessment ENG
BVD Basic Vehicle Description
BVS Body Vehicle Specification
BW Blackwall. An abbreviation. ENG
BWARN Backup Warning
BWC Butane Working Capacity ENG
BWG Back Window Glass
BWG Business Work Group.
BWL Body [Belt] Work Line (Arbitrary horizontal work line usually located at approximately the 1100 ENG
MM belt line.)
BWL Body Work Line.
BWO Build Work Order. Computer generated form initiated by the engineer to request procurement ENG
of parts and material to support an engineering program in the absence of an ABWO

BWS Back Window to Seat finish

BYTE BYnary TErm. Consisting of 8 bits. ENG
BZL Bezel. An abbreviation. ENG
Acronym Definition Department
c Celsius (Centigrade). ENG
C Carbon ENG
C Common ENG
C Cost ENG
C&F Cost & Feasibility. ENG
C.C. Converter Clutch GMPT
C.O.P. Coefficient of Performance.
C/BAL Counterbalance. An abbreviation. ENG
C/BAR Cross Bar. ENG
C/BLK Cylinder Block. ENG
C/CASE Crankcase. An abbreviation. ENG
C/H/G C-body/H-body/G-body. Car platforms of CLCD. ENG
C/L Centerline ENG
C/LO Centerline of Occupant ENG
C/LP Courtesy Lamp. An abbreviation. ENG
C/LTR Cigarette Lighter. An abbreviation. ENG
C/MBR Crossmember. An abbreviation. ENG
C/O Carryover. ENG
C/OVR Crossover. An abbreviation. ENG
C/PLR Center Pillar. An abbreviation. ENG
C/R Conference Room
C/SHF Cross Shaft. An abbreviation. ENG
C/VLV Control Valve. An abbreviation. ENG
C2C Class 2 Communications
C2R2 Critical Change Review Request ENG
C3 Combination of CAD, CAM and CAE. ENG
C4 C3 (CAD, CAM and CAE) plus CIM. GMPT, ENG
C4 Computer controlled Catalytic Converter.
C4 Compliant The requirement which states General Motors design and part suppliers must be able to ENG
accept, design and/or return Math Data in a data format specified by the contracting GM buyer

C4 Program A global GM development and implementation initiative supporting GM’s “fast-to-market” ENG
strategies.
C4 Systems Term used to include CAD, CAE, CAM, and CIM systems. Hardware and software ENG
components that comprise the C4 products.
C4 Translator A GM/EDS enhanced IGES translator to exchange data between the GM/EDS C4 strategic ENG
software.
C4SA C4 System Architecture. The logical framework that defines the form and function for C4
hardware and software components.
C5 Integrated Transaxle GMPT
Ca Calcium
CA Cab to rear Axle (dimensional measurement). ENG
CA Change Authorization ENG
CA Computer Aided ENG
CA Concept Approval (4ØVDP). A decision point of the Four Phase process. It signals the end of GMPT, ENG
Phase 0 and the beginning of Phase 1.
CA Corrective Action. ENG
CAA Clean Air Act. ENG
CAAA Clean Air Act Amendment ENG
CAB Change Approval Board GVDP
CABT Cabinet. An abbreviation. ENG
CAC Capacity Assurance Center
CAC Charge Air Cooler. GMPT
CAC Corporate Advisory Council
CAC Corporate Authorization Code ENG
CAC Customer Assistance Center. Part of CARS. VSSM, ENG, GMPT
CACC Competitive Analysis Coordinate Committee. ENG
CAD Cadillac. ENG
CAD Computer Aided Design. GMPT, GVDP, ENG
CAD Computer Aided Dispatching
CAD/CAM Computer Aided Design/Computer Aided Manufacturing. A term applied to a variety of AIAG, ENG
computer hardware and software products that are used assist in product and process design,
analysis, and programming
CAD/M/E Computer-Aided Design / Manufacturing / Engineering
CADAM Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing ENG
CADAM Computer-graphics Augmented Design and Manufacturing ENG
CADANCE Computer Aided Design and Numerical Control Effort ENG
CADAT Computer Aided Dealership Analysis Tool. VSSM
CADD Computer Aided Design & Drafting ENG
CADMP Computer Aided Design of Microelectronic Packaging
CADRE Computer Automated Data Recording Elements
CAE Computer Aided Engineering, (pronounced Kaye), also MCAE. Use of computers in analysis of GVDP, GMPT, ENG
the designs to verify that they meet their objectives (e.g., stress analysis, aerodynamic drag,
etc.).
CAEE Computer Aided Electrical Engineering. ENG
CAF Cabling Assurance Fixture ENG
CAFC Corporate Average Fuel Consumption
CAFE Corporate Average Fuel Economy. A set of U.S. government regulations that mandate the VTS, AIAG, GVDP, GMPT, ENG
standard for fuel efficiency in vehicles sold in the U.S.A., whether foreign or domestic.
CAGR Cumulative Annual Growth Rate ENG
CAHPS Corporate Area Hire Placement System. ENG
CAI Computer Aided Instruction. ENG
CAIR Converter Air Injection Reactor.
Cal Calibrate. An abbreviation. PSEO, ENG
CAL Conversational Algebraic Language. ENG
CAL3D Calspan 3-Dimensional occupant simulation. ENG
Calc Calculated (an abbreviation) PSEO
CALCE Computer Aided Life Cycle Engineering
CALL Center for Automotive Lessons Learned. System for capturing and resolving questions and
issues and sharing ideas and best practices throughout the GMNA organization.
CALN Calibration. An abbreviaiton. ENG
CALR Calibrator. An abbreviation. ENG
CALS Computer-aided Acquisition and Logistic Support - A Department of Defense effort to provide a AIAG
working environment for contractors using heterogeneous systems. It is currently developing a
test bed for using STEP between specific military systems.
CAM Computer-Aided Manufacturing. Use of computers to program, direct, and control production GMPT, GVDP, ENG
equipment in the fabrication of manufacturing items.
CAM Content Addressable Memory
CAM Customer Account Manager.
CAM Customer Activities Manager. VSSM
CAMAC Computer Automated Measurement And Control ENG
CAMAS CApacity MAnagement System. GM proprietary software that will store supplier capacity data
and calculate potential shortfalls.
CAMI Canadian Automotive Manufacturing, Inc. ENG
CAMI Civil Aeromedical Institute
CAMIP Continuous Assessment Monitoring Identifying Problems. ENG
CAMIP Continuous Automotive Marketing Information Program VTS, GVDP, ENG , GMPT
CAMIP Continuous Automotive Monitoring Identifying Problems
CAMP Crash Avoidance Metric Partners, a consortium established by GM and Ford Motor Co
CAMS Computerized Automotive Maintenance System, a.k.a. GM/CAMS. ENG
CAN Controller (Control) Area Network PSEO, ENG
CANC Cancel. An abreviation. ENG
CANdi Controller Area Network- diagnostic interface
CANEXPO CANadian EXPort Operations. ENG
CAP Central Advanced Purchasing. ENG
CAP Change Acceleration Process
CAP Component Allocation Plan (is an operational and planning document released in conjunction GMPT
with the "M" schedule. Explodes "M" schedule vehicle volumes down to engine, transmission,
model, nameplate, type, style and emissions and adds CKD volumes. This tool is used to
monitor the execution of the major powertrain/component plans that support the vehicles and
assembly plan. It also specifies all allocation [forcing] and banking strategies for those
components.)

CAP Computer Aided Programming. ENG

CAP Corporate Allocation & Planning ENG
CAP Corrective Action Plan
CAP Customer Approval Package ENG
CAPAC Capacitor. An abreviation. ENG
CAPE Computer Aided Process Engineering. ENG
CAPEX Capital Expenditure
CAPM Computer Aided Project Management. ENG
CAPP Computer Aided Process Planning. ENG
CAPS Competitive Access Pricing System. A system by which APM's can work within dealerships to
personalize a GM accessory program.
CAPS Computer-Aided Product Selection. ENG
CAPS Computerized Automotive Product Test System ENG
CAR Corrective Action Report. GMPT, ENG
CARAT Cooperative Automotive Research for Advanced Technology
CARB California Air Resources Board. ENG , GMPT
CARB Carburetor. An abbreviation. ENG
CARD Crash Avoidance Research Data (or Database). ENG
CARD Claims Analysis Reporting Database
CARDD Computer Assisted Research, Design, & Documentation System ENG
CARE Customer Acceptance Review and Evaluation GMPT, GVDP, ENG
CARE Customer Action Response Evaluation.
CARIR Computer Aided Research for Infra Red ENG
CARPORT Centralized Application & Reporting Personal On-line Reference Tool GMAC
CARR Carrier. An abbreviation. ENG
CARS Centralized Application & Reporting System GMAC
CARS Certified Automotive Repairman’s Society ENG
CARS Computerized Application and Reference System (Engineering software developed from the
American Iron and Steel Institute's (AISI) Automotive Steel Design Manual. The CARS
program helps engineers and designers save time and resources by performing first-order
analysis of designs. This can reduce the need for expensive finite element analysis.)

CARS Customer And Relationship Services. Consists of CAC, DBC, BRC, and other customer/dealer VSSM
oriented assistance groups.
CART Championship Auto Racing Team ENG
CART Computer Aided Reliability Tracking ENG
CART Corrective Action Review Team ENG
CAS Center for Auto Safety
CAS Chinese Academy of Sciences
CAS Concept Alternative Selection GVDP, ENG
CASA Custom Automotive Sound Association ENG
CASE Computer Aided Software Engineering ENG
CASE Computer Assisted Source Estimating ENG
CASE Crankshaft Angle Sense Error. PSEO
CASL Common Automotive Service Language
CASL Controlled Automotive Service Language ENG
CASM Cyclic Averaging Separation Method. A test used to describe piston-engine performance in the
context of noise and vibration, idle quality.
CASPER Custom Application Specific PPEI Electrical Requirements. SO, GMPT
Cass Cassette (an abbreviation). PSEO, ENG
CASSIS Computerized Access control. ENG
CAST Computer Aided Software Testing
CAST Containerization Action Strategy Team (EV Materials Management). ENG
CAT Common Application Template.
CAT Comprehensive Audio Test. A scoring system for measuring audio system performance. VTS, ENG
CAT Computer Aided Test(ing). ENG
CAT Computer Aided Tomography
CAT Corrective Action Team
CAT Customer Acceptance Testing
CAT Customer Action Team. Occurs during Phase 3 problem solving. ENG
CATIA Computer Aided Three-dimensional Interactive Application (computer code). ENG
CATS Computer Aided Testing System
CATV Community Antenna TeleVision ENG
CAV Cavity. An abbreviation. ENG
CAW Canadian Auto Workers. ENG
CB Citizen’s Band. As in CB radio. ENG
CB Commissioning Body ENG
CBA Cell Based Array ENG
CBC Cache Bus Controller ENG
CBDR Citizens for Better Driver Information. ENG
CBE Cab Behind Engine
CBEMA Computerized Business Equipment Manufacturers Association. AIAG, ENG
CBGA Ceramic Ball Grid Array (Electronic component package) ENG
CBI Computer Based Instruction ENG
CBL Cable. An abbreviation. ENG
CBO Car Build Order ENG
CBP Cab Back Panel
CBR Constant Bit Rate ENG
CBS COTS-Based Systems
CBT Computer Based Training GMPT, VSSM
CBU Completely Built Unit (vehicle). ENG
CC Capability Center ENG
CC Carbon Copy
CC Change Control GVDP, ENG, GMPT
CC Change Coordinator GMPT
CC Climate Control PSEO
CC Completion Code
CC Concept Confirmation. GPDP Program Gate Review. GMPT
CC Control Characteristics. Parameters of a part specification which are deemed necessary to be ENG
monitored to show process capability.
CC Critical Characteristic GMPT
CC Cruise Control
C-C Car to Car GVDP
CCA Circuit Card Assembly ENG
CCB Change Control Board. ENG
CCC Campaign [Concerns] Correction Center
CCC Car Care Council. ENG
CCC Ceramic Chip Carrier ENG
CCC Computer Combustion Control. ENG
CCC Computer Command Control ENG
CCC Corporate Crashworthiness Committee
CCC Criteria Consensus Complete. GVDP, ENG , GMPT
CCC Customer Communications Center.
CCCC Computer Controlled Catalytic Converter. ENG
CCCI Computer Controlled Coil Ignition ENG
CCCR Computer Carrier Conference - irregular Route. ENG
CCCS Computer Command Control System.
CCD Charge Coupled Device. ENG
CCD Customer Communication Document ENG
CCDI Climate Control & Driver Information
CCDIC Climate Control & Driver Information Center. ENG
CCESC Cylinder Cathode Electric Spark Control ENG
CCFL Cold Cathode Florescent Lamp (type used in scanners) ENG
CCG Change Coordination Group. ENG
CCIB Core Calibrator Interface Box (Lear / Delphi joint project - seat technology - test & calibration
device[?])
CCIR International Radio Consultative Committee ENG
CCITT Consultative Committee for International Telegraphy and Telephony (F. Comité Consultatif
Internationale Téléphonique et Télégraphique)} See ITU
CCITT1 Comite Concultaif Internationale de Telegraphie et Telephonie ENG
CCITT2 International Telegraph & Telephone Consultative Committee ENG
CCL Comptroller's Circular Letter
CCM Central Control Module. PSEO
CCM Chassis Control Module.
CCM Convenience Charge Module ENG
CCMB Catalytic Converter Muffler
CCMB Chassis Control Module Brakes
CCMP Common Change Management Process.
CCMS Committee for the Challenges of Modern Society
CCMS Computing Center Management System. Used for system management, job scheduling and FIN
preparation, database administration and system monitoring by the Basis group.
CCMST Chassis Control Module Steering
CCO Chevrolet Central Office. ENG
CCOB Chevrolet Central Office Building. ENG
CCOE Corporate Committee On Electromagnetics.
CCOT Cycling Clutch Orifice Tube ENG
CCP Carbon Canister Purge. ENG
CCP Charcoal Canister Purge. ENG
CCP Climate Control Panel ENG
CCP Collaborative Criteria Process GVDP
CCP Computer Controlled Purge. ENG
CCP Controlled Canister Purge ENG
CCP Climate Control Panel.
CCPO Corporate Corrosion Program Objective (of GM). ENG
CCR California Code of Regulations ENG
CCR Capacity Change Request.
CCR Change Control Request. ENG
CCR Computer Command Ride. ENG
CCRR Critical Change Review Request
CCS Controlled Combustion System. ENG
CCS Corporate Consolidated Scheduling. ENG
CCS Customer Contact System VSSM
CCSDT Corporate Compatible System Design Tools. ENG
CCTV Closed Circuit TeleVision ENG
CCU Command Console Unit ENG
CCU Console Control Unit. ENG
CCV Canister Control Valve. ENG
CCV Closed Crankcase Ventilation. ENG
CCW Counter Clock-Wise. PSEO, GMPT
Cd Cadmium
Cd Candela (unit of light intensity)
Cd Coefficient of Drag. VTS, ENG
CD Calibration Drift
CD Capacity Discharge (electronic ignition)
CD Carrier Detect (modem signal) ENG
CD Compact Disc. An abbreviation. ENG
CD Compact Disk PSEO, ENG
CD Concept Development ENG
CD Concept Direction (4ØVDP). A decision point in the Four Phase process. GMPT, ENG
CD Critical Dimensions. A location at which the assembly tooling will clamp the part. ENG
CD/PLYR Compact Disc Player. An abbreviation. ENG
CD/SS Code Division/Spread Spectrum. ENG
CDA Concept Direction Approval. ENG
CDA Customer Design Approval ENG
CDA Cylinder De-Activation GMPT
CDAP Car Development And Pleaseability. ENG
CDAS Crash Data Analysis System
CDB Corporate Database ENG
CDC Center for Disease Control GMPT
CDC Centralized Distribution Center. ENG
CDC Collision Damage (or Deformation) Classification
CDC Concept Development Center
CDC Continuous Damping Control (Mannesmann Sachs) GMPT
CDD Component Datum Drawing GVDP, ENG
CDI Common-rail gas Direct Injection GMPT
CDI Controlled Direct Injection ENG
CDIF CASE Data Interchange Format
CDIS Common Dimensional Information System
CDL Commercial Driver’s License ENG
CDLS Common Datum Locating Strategy.
CDM Central Delivery Model (SUN workstation updates)
CDM Communications Data Module. ENG
CDM Control & Display Module. ENG
CDMA Code Division Multiple Access ENG
CDMe Consistent Document Management Environment.
CDMS Customer Data Management System ENG
CDP Climate & Diagnostic Panel (Buick only) ENG
CDP Concept Development Process. ENG
CDP Cresyl-Diphenyl-Phosphate (a gasoline additive). ENG
CDPD Cellular Digital Packet Data. ENG
CDPT Career Discussion Planning Tool.
CDR Car Division Requirement ENG
CDR Change Description Request
CDR Common Delivery Reporting VSSM
CDR Corporate Division Request ENG
CDR Crash Data Retriever (Box & SW similar to that for Class II to retrieve EDR data from SDM)

CDR Critical Design Review ENG

CDR Customer Delivery Reporting VSSM
CDR Car Division Requirement. A document used by the car divisions to communicate revisions to
program content.
CD-ROM Compact Disc – Read Only Memory. ENG
CDS Corporate Data Standards AVDC
CDS Corporate Date Standards. A typo. Should be Corporate Data Standards. AVDC
CDS Correlated Double Sampling. ENG
CDS Crashworthiness Data System (NHTSA detailed data on a representative, random sample of
thousands of minor, serious, and fatal crashes. There are 24 field research teams that study
about 5,000 crashes a year involving passenger cars, light trucks, vans, and utility vehicles.)

CDT Chassis Design Toolkit

CDT Conduit. An abbreviation. ENG
CDV Compressed Digital Video
CDX Compact Disk Changer. PSEO
Ce Cerium
CE Cab to End of frame (dimension). ENG
CE California Emissions ENG
CE Chief Engineer ENG
CE Combustion Engineering
CE Communaute Europeene ENG
CE Crash Evaluation
CEA Competitive Equalization Assistance ENG
CEA Corporate Engineering Authorization GMPT, ENG
CEBEC Comite Electrotechnique Belge ENG
CEC California Energy Commission
CEC Chevrolet Engineering Center (obsolete). ENG
CEC Chief Engineers Council ENG
CEC Combination Emission Control. ENG
CEC Commission of the European Communities
CECC CENELEC Electronic Components Committee ENG
CECR Corporate Engineering Change Recommendation. ENG
CEe Consistent Engineering Environment.
CEE1 Commission on rules for the approval of Electrical Equipment ENG
CEE2 An International Commission ENG
CEI Comitato Elettrotecnico Italiano ENG
CEMA Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Association ENG
CEMMV Commercial Enhanced-Mobility Medium-duty Vehicle. GM Defense
CEMSS Current Engineering Manufacturing Services Staff.
CEN Committee for European Normalization. The standards setting body of the quasi-governmental AIAG
European Community (descendent of the EEC). Approximately 15 European countries work
together to set standards that are not voluntary and which, once approved, have the force of
law.
CENELEC Committee for European Normalization, Electrotechnical - The IEC-related committee for the AIAG, ENG
European Community.
CEO Chief Executive Officer ENG
CEP Catalytic Evaluation Program ENG
CEP Comissao Electrotecnia Porteguesa ENG
CEPS Color Electronic Publishing System
CER Claims Expense Review. No longer used.
CERES Coalition of Environmentally Responsible Economies
CERMET CERamic METal ENG
CERT Certification (an abbreviation). ENG
CESCA Computerized Electrical Schematics & Circuit Analysis ENG
CESS Corporate Engineering Specification System ENG
CET Controller Execution Team GMPT
CETF Customer Experience Task Force
CETS Corporate Emissions Test System
CEU Continuing Education Unit
CEX Cabin heat Exchanger (part of HPVS). ENG
CF Center Front (passenger position)
CF Certainty Factor
CF Concentration Factor
CF Correction Factor
CF Current Feedback
CF/H Cubic Feet per Hour ENG
CFA Current Feedback Amplifier ENG
CFB Contoured Face Barrier
CFC Chlorofluorocarbons. VTS, ENG
CFD Clean for Delivery (used car process)
CFD Computational Fluid Dynamics ENG , GMPT
CFFP Clean Fuel Fleet Program ENG
CFG Cash Forecast Group EAG
CFI Customer Focus Incentive- The CFI is designed to encourage customer- focused parts
practices that improve same-day repair of vehicles.
CFM Cubic Feet per Minute. ENG
CFM Customer Focaus Manager GMPT
CFMT Cross Functional Management Team. ENG
CFO Chief Financial Officer
CFOD Customer Feedback On Design ENG
CFP Customer Focal Point
CFPM Common Financial Process Model. A project sanctioned by the Global Process and Systems FIN
Strategy Board for the need to ensure commonality in the configuration of the SAP financial
modules in future implementations within GM.
CFPR Corporate Financial Policy & Reporting ENG, EAG
CFR Code of Federal Regulations. VTS, ENG , GMPT
CFS Central Facilities Services
CFS Corporate Fatigue System (A program that performs fatigue life prediction and fatigue analysis
for product structural design and validation in both CAT and CAE environments.)
CFT Clean Fuel Technology.
CFT Corporate Field Test
CFT Cross Functional Team. ENG
CFT Customer Focus Team. ENG
CFV Clean Fuel Vehicle
CFVT Critical Few Vehicle Tolerances
CG Center of Gravity. ENG
CG Cowl Grille (ornamentation)
CG Customer Group ENG
CGA Centimeter – Gram – Second
CGA Color Graphics Adapter ENG
CGC CAMIP Gap Closure.
CGDP Corporate Graduate Development Program
CGH Center of Gravity Height.
CGH Computer Generated Holograph
CGI Common Gateway Interface. The scripting language used to execute programs on internet
servers.
CGI Compacted Graphite Iron GMPT
CGI-BIN CGI Binary (A CGI compliant program.)
CGIT College Graduate In Training. ENG , HR
CGL Commercial General Liability GMU
CGM Communication Gateway Module
CGM Computer Graphic Metafile.
CGS Computer Graphics System ENG
CGS Corporate Graphic System. (Truck) A 3-dimensional computer graphic software system. GVDP, ENG
CGSB Canadian General Standards Board.
CGUC Computer Graphics User Committee. ENG
CGVWR Combined Gross Vehicle Weight Rating ENG
CH (European Abbreviation for Switzerland) ENG
CH Change Hardware. ENG
CHA Carburetor Heated Air. ENG
CHAN Channel. An abbreviation. ENG
CHAS Chassis. An abbreviation. ENG
CHEM Chemical. An abbreviation. ENG
CHEMS Ceramic Hybrid Electro-Mechanical System (Sort of a multi-chip approach to MEMS devices.)

CHFDR Chevrolet Financial Data Reporting system. ENG

CHIPS Chemical Hazards Information Program System ENG
CHIPS Clearing House Interbank System EAG
CHK Check. An abbreviation. ENG
CHMBR Chamber. An abbreviation. ENG
CHMSL Center High Mounted Stop Lamp VTS, ENG
CHOM Child Hold Out Mechanism
CHPT College Hiring Process Team HR
CHQ Canadian Head Quarters.
CHR Customer Help Request (E2)
CHRG Charge. An abbreviation. ENG
CI Concept Initiation. First of the five major decision points in the Four Phase process. It signals GMPT, GVDP, ENG
the beginning of Phase 0.
CI Confidence Interval
CI Configuration Item. ENG
CI Continuous Improvement ENG
CI Cost Improvement. ENG
CIAC Computer Incident Advisory Capability (DOE website http://HoaxBusters.ciac.org/ operated by
CIAC is a good resource to use in identifying e-mail hoaxes.)
CIAS Crash Impact Absorbing Structure
CIB Change Implementation Board (of GM). ENG
CIB Consumer Influence Budget or Customer Influence Budget.
CICS Customer Information Control System. ENG
CID Compartment Integration Designer
CID Cubic Inch Displacement. ENG
CID Customer Information Database.
CIDE Compartment Integration Design Engineer.
CIDI Compression Ignition Direct Injection GMPT
CIDR Classless Internet Domain Routing
CIE Central Industrial Engineering. ENG
CIE Compartment Integration Engineer.
CIE Computer Integrated Engineering, also CAE. ENG
CIEM Continuous Improvement Engineering Manager. ENG
CIF Caltech Intermediate Format ENG
CIF Customer Identification File - A proposed database for the transportation industry where AIAG
addresses and other information on carriers would be listed and updated.
CIH Cam In Head ENG
CIHe Consistent Information Highway Environment.
CII Communication Integration Interface ENG
CIIL Control Intermediate Interface Language ENG
CIL Consumer Information Label. Introduced in March 1994 this label contains information about VSSM
the vehicle that is required by state and federal laws and regulations. GM vehicle assembly
plants install the CIL labels on all new GM passenger cars and trucks produced for sale in the
U.S. and U.S. possessions/territories.
CIM CIMPLICITY Interface. GE Fanuc Commercial Software Package
CIM Column Integration Module
CIM Computers In Manufacturing.
CIM Computer Integrated Manufacturing. The application of a computer to bridge and connect GMPT, ENG
various computerized systems into a coherent, integrated whole.
CIM Continuous Improvement Manager ENG
CIM Corporate Information Management (or Manager). ENG
CIM Column Integration Module.
CIMM Checking Inspection Match Metal; body measurement check using surface plate and fixtures. ENG

CIMM Coordinated Inspection Metal Match ENG

CIMPLICITY The base product sold by GE Fanuc as part of their Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
tools. Applications are build on CIMPLICITY and used for things like Process Monitoring and
Control, (PM&C), etc.
CIMS Corporate Information Management System
CIN Corporate Identification Norms
CIO Chief Information Officer
CIP Communicating Interacting Processes
CIP Competitive Information Program
CIP Cost Improvement Program (Obsolete) ENG
CIPB Consumer Information Program on Bumpers
CIPS Campaign Information Processing Systems. SO, ENG
CIPV Cumulative Incidents per Vehicle
CIR Certification Information Request. ENG
CIR Compliance Information Request (NHTSA). ENG
CIRC Circuit. An abbreviation. ENG
CIREN Crash Injury Research & Engineering Network
CIRT Concerns & Issues Resolution Tracking ENG
CIRT Consolidated Issues Resolution & Tracking System.
CIS Chassis Inertial Sensor
CIS Computer Information Science
CIS Contact Image Sensor ENG
CIS Corporate Information Security ENG
CIS Corporate Information Standards ENG
CIS Computer Information Systems ENG
CISA Consolidated Income Security Administration. ENG
CISC Complex Instruction Set Computer ENG
CISCO Corporate Information Standards Code Operations. GMPT
CISCO Corporate Information Standards Committee. AIAG, ENG
CISCO code GM Corporate Information Standards Code (e.g., 18001). A 5 digit numeric coding scheme ENG
used to identify all GM Group, Division, and Plant locations.
CISPR International Special Committee on Radio Interference (Comite Internationale Special VTS, ENG
Preturbation Radioelectrique)
CISSP Certified Information System Security Professional
CIT Compartment Integration Team; responsible for front end, cockpit, passenger compartment, GVDP, ENG, GMU
doors, rear end. Integration EGM's chair CIT’s. Focus/Scope is on architectural and assembly
issues.
CIT Continuous Improvement Team GMPT
CIU Charge Interface Unit. See CM. ENG
CIX Chrysler Information Exchange. DiamlerChrysler acronym. AIAG
CKC Critical Key Commodities. The list of CKC is an engineering deliverable that identifies those GVDP
commodities that pose "higher engineering risk' to the program.
CKD Complete Knock Down GVDP, ENG , FIN
CKP Crankshaft Position (sensor) PSEO
Ckt Circuit (an abbreviation) PSEO
CL Car Line ENG
CL Car Load ENG
CL Carload.
CL Center Line. Also written as C/L. GVDP, ENG, GMPT
CL Change Leader GMPT
CL Closed Loop. PSEO, ENG
CL Clutch (abbreviation) GMPT
CLA Clamp. An abbreviation. ENG
CLC Concentrated Load Capacity
CLC Corporate Label Committee.
CLCC Ceramic Leadless Chip Carrier ENG
CLCC Closed Loop Carburetor Control. ENG
CLCD Cadillac Luxury Car Division ENG
CLD Compression Load Deflection.
CLDD Current Loop Demodulator Decoder
CLEC Closed Loop Emission Control. ENG
CLEFI Closed Loop Electronic Fuel Injection ENG
CLEPA European Components Supplier Association ENG
CLER Clearance. An abbreviation. ENG
CLF Conservation Law Foundation
CLG Cooling. An abbreviation. ENG
CLGC Cam Lock Gas Cap ENG
CLIPS Container Logistics Information Planning System
CLK Clock. An abbreviation. ENG
CLNG Cleaning. An abbreviation. ENG
CLNP Connectionless Network Protocol
CLNR Cleaner. An abbreviation. ENG
CLNS Connectionless Network Service
CLOOP Closed Loop. ENG
CLPR Caliper. An abbreviation. ENG
CLR Center Line Radius
CLR Cooler. An abbreviation. ENG
CLR Color. An abbreviation. ENG
CLSF Connectionless Service Functions
CLSR Closure. An abbreviation. ENG
CLTBI Closed Loop Throttle Body Injection. ENG
CLTP Connectionless Transport Protocol
CLU Clutch. An abbreviation. ENG
CLUT Color Look Up Table (A table—it can be in hardware or software form—that contains
information on the mixing of red, green and blue color intensity in a palette.)
CLV Clevis. An abbreviation. ENG
cm Centimeter PSEO, ENG
CM Change Management ENG
CM Charge Module. Hughes term for CIU. ENG
CM Chemiluminescent (NOX Analysis) ENG
CM Command Media ENG
CM Configuration Management. An organizational and procedural system for controlling changes, GVDP, ENG , GMPT, AVDC
recording changes and reporting the status of changes as they affect the product to be built.

CM Construction Manager GMU

CM Corporate Measures ENG
CM Credit Memo. ENG
CM/SHF Camshaft. An abbreviation. ENG
CMA Central Material Area
CMA Change Management Administrator.
CMA Configuration Management Administrator. ENG
CMAI Converter & Manifold AIr. ENG
CMAQ Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality
CMB Concrete Median Barrier
CMB Corporate Material Brokering GMPT
CMBS Corporate Material Brokering System
CMC Cache bus Memory Controller ENG
CMC Cadillac Motor Car. ENG
CMC Compressor Motor Controller. (Part of APM). ENG
Cmd Command (an abbreviation) PSEO
CMD Chevrolet Marketing Division.
CMDB Crabbed Moving Deformable Barrier
CMI Certified Mechanical Engineer.
CMI Configuration Management Items. ENG
CMID Common Mobile Instrument Development (Generate a strategy for directing the development
of common mobile test instrumentation for the support of car and truck development and
validation.)
CMIP Common Management Information Protocol ENG
CMIT Common Methods Integration Team
CML Change Management Leader GVDP
CML Cornering Marker Lamp (ornamentation)
CML Current Mode Logic ENG
CMM Capability Maturity Model (A five-level model for assessing and improving the maturity of an GMPT, AVDC
organization's systems applications processes and practices.)
CMM Coordinate Measuring Machines. GVDP, ENG , GMPT
CMM Cubic Meters per Minute. ENG
Cmmd Commanded (an abbreviation) PSEO
CMMI Capability Maturity Model Integrated AVDC
CMO Change Management Organization. ENG
CMOP Configuration Management Operating Plan. GVDP, ENG
CMOS Complimentary Metal Oxide Semiconductor. ENG
CMP Camshaft Position PSEO
CMP Change Management Process GMPT
CMP Component. An abbreviation. ENG
CMP Congestion Management Program
CMPD Compound. An abbreviation. ENG
CMPR Compressor. An abbreviation. ENG
CMPRN Compression. An abbreviation. ENG
CMPTR Computer. An abbreviation. ENG
CMR Common Mode Rejection ENG
CMR Creditors Material Returned. ENG, GMPT, EAG
CMRR Common Mode Rejection Ratio ENG
CMRS Commercial Mobile Radio Service ENG
CMS Centralized Measurement System
CMS Complexity Management System
CMS Congestion Management System
CMS Customer Management System.
CMSS Coordinate Measurement System Software
CMT Change Management Team. GMPT
CMTR Commutator. An abbreviation. ENG
CMV Commercial Motor Vehicle
CMV Common Mode Voltage ENG
CMVSA Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Act.
CMVSS Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. VTS, ENG
CNC Computer Numerical Control. ENG
CNCT Contact. An abbreviation. ENG
CNDCT Conductor. An abbreviation. ENG
CNDSR Condenser.An abbreviation. ENG
CNE Certified NetWare Engineer [Novell Netware]
CNG Compressed Natural Gas SO, ATV, ENG , GMPT, ENG
CNI Comfort Noise Insertion ENG
CNI Consolidated Net Income ENG
CNP Coil Near Plug ENG
CNSL Console. An abbreviation. ENG
CNSTR Canister. An abbreviation. ENG
CNTNR Container. An abbreviation. ENG
CNTR Counter.An abbreviation. ENG
CNTS Center for National Truck Statistics
CO Carbon Monoxide. PSEO, VTS, ENG , GMPT
CO Change Order GMU
CO2 Carbon Dioxide PSEO, ENG
COA Carburetor Outside Air. ENG
COA Core A/C Condenser Only
COAX Coaxial. An abbreviation. ENG
COB Close of Business
COB Complimentary Offset Binary ENG
COBD Close of Business Day
COBOL COmmon Business Oriented Language. ENG
COBRA Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
COC Certificate Of Conformity. ENG
COD Cash On Delivery ENG
CODEC COder DECoder ENG
CoE Center of Expertise
COe Consistent Office environment. NAO program which provides uniform office automation ENG, GMPT
services at a common price, i.e. desktop hardware and software, network printing, operations,
etc.
COE Cab Over Engine
COE Centers Of Expertise. GMPT, ENG
COE Coefficient of Drag. ENG
COE Common Office Environment. Incorrect definition, see Coe above. ENG
COE Cost Of Engineering.
COES Catalog of Engineering Solutions
COES Customer Order Entry & Shipping ENG
COFC Container of Flat Car ENG
COGNOS Not an acronym. A brandname of a GM Standard Reporting Product AVDC
COGS Cost of Goods Sold ENG
COI Competitive Operations Implementation group (Assists GM production facilities to utilize their
full throughput capabilities and attain world-class performance levels.)
COL Column. An abbreviation. ENG
COLA Cost of Living Allowance
COLD Computer Output to Laser Disk
CoLMS Common Laboratory Measurement System
COLR Collar. An abbreviation. ENG
COLT Computerized On Line Tooling ENG
COM Code Communication Code GMPT
COMB Combination. An abbreviation. ENG
Combo Combination (an abbreviation) PSEO
COMFASS Consolidated Fastening Support System ENG
COMI Communication Information ENG
COML Commercial. An abbreviation. ENG
Comm Communication. An abbreviation. PSEO, ENG
COMP Compensator. An abbreviation. ENG
COMPASS COMP Analysis of Shippng Strategies ENG
COMPASS Corporate On-line Management Project Administration Status System (being replaced by ENG
TOPS).
Compl Complete(d) (an abbreviation) PSEO, ENG
COMPT Compartment. An abbreviation. ENG
COMS Corporate Order Management System ENG
Cond Condition (an abbreviation) PSEO
Config Configuration (an abbreviation) PSEO, ENG
CONN Connector. An abbreviation. ENG
Const Constant (an abbreviation) PSEO
CONT Control. An abbreviation. ENG
CONTAM Contamination. An abbreviation. ENG
CONTOUR Controlling Container Tours. ENG
CONUS CONtinental United States
CONV Converter, An abbreviation. GMPT, ENG
CONV FD Converter Feed circuit GMPT
COO Chief Operating Officer.
COOL Computer Output On Line
COOL Coolant. An abbreviation. ENG
COOP Central Office Order Processing ENG
COOPE Central Office Order Production Edit ENG
COP Carrier Option Percentages. Maintains statistics on carrier option counts for defined areas in
the tracking image.
COP Coefficient Of Performance (energy in/energy out). ENG
COP Computer Operating Properly PSEO, ENG
COP Computer Operating Pulses.
COP Conformity Of Production. ENG
COP Consistency Of Purpose.
COPE Car Order Production Edit. ENG
COPICS Communications Oriented Production Information & Control System. ENG
COPS Central Order Processing System. ENG
COQ Cost Of Quality. ENG
COR Center of Responsibility. ENG
COR Core Radiator Only
COR Cornering. An abbreviation. ENG
CORBA Common Object Request Broker Architecture ENG
CORE SMT Leadership of SMT. ENG
CORP Corporation. An abbreviation. ENG
COS Cost of services. Charges billed to a customer for a service.
COS Customer Order Status ENG
COSE Common Open Software Environment
COSMOS COmplimentary Symmetry Metal Oxide Semiconductor ENG
COSS Common Operator Support System – legacy error proofing software
COT Center Of Technology ENG
COT Controller Operating Time. GMPT.
COT Cotter. An abbreviation. ENG
COTS Commercial Off-The-Shelf. Commercial off-the-shelf (as opposed to customized software). GMPT, AVDC, FIN

COV Coefficient Of Variation ENG

COVE Customer Oriented Vehicle Evaluation. ENG
COVIMEP Covariance of Indicated Mean Effective Pressure GMPT
COWA Central Office Warren Annex. ENG
CP Cathodic Protection
CP Change Purchase. ENG
CP Charge Port. ENG
CP Commercial Paper ENG
CP Customer Pay VSSM
CP 11 Request for Purchase Order. ENG
CP&S Common Processes & Systems.
CP/M Control Program for Microcomputers ENG
CP2 Comprehensive Process Control Plan. ENG
CPA Certified Public Accountant
CPA Component Part Audit. ENG
CPA Component Planning Analyst. GVDP
CPA Connector Position (or Positive) Assurance. ENG
CPAA Current Production Action Activity. ENG
CPBR Common production bank resequencer
CPC Central Processing Center. ENG
CPC Chevrolet-Pontiac-Canada Group (no longer used; former GM division). ENG
CPC Circular Plastic Connector ENG
CPC Computerized Parts Changing. ENG
CPCI Compact PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) - Computer Bus Architecture ENG
CPCIP Current Product Continuous Improvement Process
CPCV Canister Purge Control Valve. ENG
CPD Competitive Product Database
CPDB Corporate Parts Database ENG
CPDS Common Project Delivery System.
CPE Current Product Engineering. Formerly part of the Technical Staffs Group, but title and VTS, ENG
reporting structure changed through reorganization. Now part of NAO Engineering Center.
CPET Current Product Execution Team
CPF Change Progress Form. ENG
CPG Compressed (liquefied) Petroleum Gas
CPG Current Process Group GMPT
CPI Central Port Injection ENG
CPI Computer Pbx Interface ENG
CPI Consumer Price Index. ENG, VSSM
CPID Control Parameter Identification (C2C)
CPIM Common Program Information Management.
CPIM Corporate Platform Information Management. A system which assists in car program ENG
development by providing access to a synchronous, integrated set of program level
requirements data.
CPIP Current Product Improvement Process. The CPIP is based on the former QPRP (Quality GMPT
Problem Resolution Process) from GMIO.
CPIPE Current Product Improvement Process Engineer GMPT
CPIR Collision Performance & Injury Report
CPIT Current Product Improvement Team. GMPT
CPK Number Representing Variation & Centering. Distance between the process average and the GMPT, ENG
closest specification limit divided by one-half of the process variation
CPLC Consolidated Packing List Change
CPLD Complex Programmable Logic Device ENG
CPLG Coupling. An abbreviation. ENG
CPLY Capillary. An abbreviation. ENG
CPM Claims Processing Manual. Instruction manual for WINS VSSM
CPM Critical Path Method. ENG
CPM Customer Program Manager ENG
CPN Companion. An abbreviation. ENG
CPO Constant Purge Orifice. ENG
CPP California Pilot Program ENG
CPP Clutch Pedal Position. PSEO
CPP Continuous Production Plan. ENG
CPP Corporate Product Portfolio . GVDP, ENG
CPP Critical Path Plan. GVDP, ENG
CPPI Canadian Petroleum Producers Institute.
CPPO Corporate Product Performance Objective (no longer used). ENG
CPPT Current Product Priority Team
CPQE Current Product Quality Engineer GMPT
CPR Capacity Planning Rate. ENG
CPR Certified Payroll Reports. GMU
CPR Change/Production Readiness database GMPT
CPR Corporate Parts Return.A Program administrated by the WPC. VSSM, ENG
CPS Child Passenger Safety
CPS Childseat Positioning Sensor PSEO
CPS Component Parts Serviced.
CPS Corporate Planning System (is a data management support system that contains official ENG
General Motors corporate planning volumes for passenger cars and trucks.)
CPS Cycles Per Second. ENG
CPSA Consumer Product Safety Act. ENG
CPSC Consumer Product Safety Commission. ENG
CPSL Capsule. An abbreviation. ENG
CPT Carpet. An abbreviation. ENG
CPT Certified Plus Training. Videotape technician-training courses. VSSM
CPTA Common Plant Technical Architecture – GM standard architecture for plant floor operations

CPU Central Processing Unit. ENG

CPU Corporate Processing Unit. ENG
CPV Corporate Planning Volumes. ENG
CPV Cost Per Vehicle GMPT
CPVS Cost Per Vehicle Service. Part of AWARE VSSM
CPWR Compuware Corporation AVDC
CQ Seek You [wireless telegraphy meta-acronym]
CQA Certified Quality Auditor GMPT
CQA/E/T Certified Quality Auditor/Engineer/Technician.
CQACP Chevrolet Quality Approved Converter Program. A program which approves upfitters. VSSM
CQC Corporate Quality Council. ENG
CQE Certified Quality Engineer GMPT
CQE Customer Quality Engineer ENG
CQEP Common Quality Error Proofing System
CQFP Ceramic Quad Flat Pack (IC package) ENG
CQI Continuous Quality Improvement - A business philosophy that quality is a continuous process AIAG
and that every individual in an organization must continue to look for ways of improving the
process.
CQI Corporate Quality Improvement
CQI Corporate Quality Index . ENG
CQI Cost/Quality Improvement. ENG
CQI Customer Quality Index. ENG
CQIC Continuous Quality Improvement Council.
Cqis Common Quality Information System GMPT, IS&S
CQLE Customer Quality Level Expectations ENG
CQM Certified Quality Manager GMPT
CQP Canadian Quality Process.
CQPI Cost Quality & Productivity Initiative
CQT Certified Quality Technician
CR Calibration Release ENG
CR Capability Ratio. ENG
CR Change Request. ENG
CR Common Rail GMPT
CR Compression Ratio GMPT
CR Concept Requirements. ENG
CR Conference Room ENG
CR Cross. An abbreviation. ENG
CR Customer Requirements ENG
CR&W Controls/Robotics & Welding. Sometimes written as CRW. GVDP, ENG
CR/DN Change Request / Decision Notice (Lotus Notes database) GMU
CR/SHF Crankshaft. An abbreviation. ENG
CRA Condenser Radiator Assembly. ENG
CRA Core Radiator & A/C condenser
CRA Customer Request for Assistance. ENG
CRABI Child Restraint Air Bag Interaction
CRADA Cooperative Research And Development Agreement ENG
CRAM Chalcogenide-based Random Access Memory
CRAM Critical Release Action Method. ENG
CRASH Citizens for Reliable And Safe Highways
CRB Change Review Board. GMPT, ENG
CRC Camera Ready Copy.
CRC Chemical Rubber Company
CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check ENG
CRCA Civil Rights Complaints Administration. ENG
CRCONT Cruise Control. More commonly abbreviated to C/C. ENG
CRD Component Reliability Development.
CRD Coordination Responsible Division. ENG
CRD Customer Requirements Documents SO, SPO
CRDN Change Release Draft Notice. VPPS acronym.
CRF Child Restraint Fixture
CRF Clean Report Finding
CRFI Conducted Radio Frequency Interference. A measurement. VTS
CRFM Condenser Radiator Fan Module (part of HPVS). ENG
CRIB Change Review & Implementation Board
CRIB Complexity Reduction Implementation Board
CRIT Center Rollout Implementation Team. GVDP, ENG
CRK Crank. An abbreviation. ENG
CRL Change Request Log
CRL Cornering Lamp (ornamentation)
CRM Culture Risk Management. Addresses the organization’s control culture, its readiness to
address management of business risks.
CRM Customer Relationship Manager. A member of CAC/CARS. VSSM
CROM Control Read-Only Memory. ENG
CRS Child Restraint Seat
CRS Coasting Richer System. ENG
CRS Cold Rolled Steel. ENG
CRS Composition & Release System ENG
CRS Convertible Restraint System (type of front facing child restraint)
CRSB Center Rear Seat Belt
CRSC Complexity Reduction Steering Committee
CRSG Customer & Relationship Services Group VSSM
CRSN Corrosion. An abbreviation. ENG
CRSO Customer / Retail Support Operations
CRT Cathode Ray Tube ENG
CRT Crash Repair Test
CRTC Cathode Ray Tube Control. ENG
CRTC Collision Repair Technology Center
CRTL CRT Display Controller. ENG
CRUD Create, Replicate, Update, Delete AVDC
CRV Comfortable Runabout Vehicle ENG
CRW Controls, Robotics & Welding (North American Center under single point management which ENG
supports Car, Truck, Metal Fab, and Powertrain organizations). Most often written as CR&W.

CS Capability Studies ENG

CS Contract Signing. To mark that point in time at which there is a regular meeting of the Regional GVDP, GMPT, ENG
Strategy Board (NASB, ESB, LASB, etc.) where the Regional President ceremonially signs
the Program Contract on behalf of the strategy board and then delivers the Program Contract
to the Vehicle Line Executive. This now becomes the official version of the Program and
formally signifies the beginning of the execution of the vehicle-specific segment of the
program based on that Program Contract, even though that activity will actually begin at
Contract Sign Off (CSO).

CS Customer Satisfaction. ENG

CS Controlled Shipping - related to quality
CSA Canadian Standards Association. ENG
CSA Controlled Self Assessment. FIN
CSA Current Situation Analysis. This is a GM process for capturing plant specific demographics and
systems related data that will be used for development, deployment and operations support
activities/projects. CSA are conducted on site or via teleconferencing

CSAC Contract Services Administration Center.

CSB Complimentary Straight Binary ENG
CSC Chassis Systems Center. Joint effort of Central Foundry, Delco Moraine, Delco Products and ENG
Saginaw Divisions.
CSC Computer Science Corp (Hughes’ Computer Support)
CSC Computer Software Configuration ENG
CSC Computer Steering Committee ENG
CSC Controls Steering Committee ENG, GMPT
CSC Customer Satisfaction Council. ENG
CSC Customer Service Center. GMAC operation.
CSC Customer Solutions Center ENG
CSD Computer Services & Development. ENG
CSD Computer Services Department
CSD Customer Ship Direct. Parts that are shipped directly to the dealership by the source.
CSE Customer Support Engineer GMPT
CSF Critical Success Factor
CSG Central Specification Group GMPT
CSG Communications Support Group. Part of GM's Economic Development and Enterprise ENG
Services (EDES)
CSG Component Systems Group ENG
CSG Computer Services Group
CSG Crankshaft Starter Generator
CSG Customer Service Group
CSG Customer Support Group (EDS)
CSI Client Server Integration
CSI Compression Sensitive Ignition. An engine control system that eliminates the need for a cam
sensor by triggering ignition according to combustion chamber compression.
CSI Consumer Satisfaction Index. For customers rating dealerships. This is extremely important; ENG
we have to keep the customer happy and coming back to GM products.
CSI Customer Satisfaction Information. A survey process that consists of PDS and SSS. VSSM
http://www.gmnacsi.com
CSI Client Server Integration.
CSIC Corporate Service Information Committee.
CSIDS Corporate Supplier Identification System. ENG, EAG, GMPT
CSIP Common System Implementation Planning ENG
CSIS Customer Satisfaction Information System. ENG
CSIT Customer Satisfaction Improvement Team. ENG
CSIT Customer Satisfaction Information Team
CSKD Corporate Strategy & Knowledge Development VSSM
CSL Combined Single Limit. GMU
CSM Commercial Sales Manager. VSSM
CSMA Carrier-Sensing Multiple Access. ENG
CSMA/CD Carrier Sensing Multiple Access / Collision Detection
CSMA/CR Carrier Sensing Multiple Access / Collision Resolution
CSMB Crabbed Side Moving Barrier
CSN Current Schedule Number.
CSN Current Sequence Number. This is a sequential number representing a particular vehicle.
CSO Concept SignOff.
CSO Contract Sign Off. To mark that point in time at which the program Contract has been signed GVDP, ENG , GMPT
by all parties as listed on the Q program Contract template signature page, except the NAO
President, who will sign it at Contract Signing on behalf of the NAO Strategy Board.

CSO Council of Standard Organization

CSO Customer Service Opportunity
CSO Customer Service Order
CSO Customer Special Order. Order type that causes a referral beyond the facing /closest PDC.

CSO3 Customer Special Order for overnight delivery (GM pays the freight for warranty repairs).
CSO4 Customer Special Order for overnight Saturday delivery (GM pays the freight for warranty
repairs).
CSO5 Customer Special Order that automatically upgrades to CSO3 if not at facing PDC.
CSP Customer Supplied Parts
CSP Customer Supplied Products ENG
CSP Customer Support Person
CSPM Cold Start Program Modifier. ENG
CSPS Common Service Parts Systems EAG
CSR Computer Services Request (no longer used; see RISS)
CSR Consolidated Status Report
CSR Courtesy Shipment Report
CSR Customer Service Request (EDS) ENG, GMPT
CSRS Component Software Requirements Specification. ENG
CSS Component Set Strategy. ENG
CSS Conventional Short Straight (current fiber shape in composites - new high strength composites
use BSS [Bone Shaped Short] fibers)
CSSA Customer Sales & Service Administration ENG
CSSP Common System Selection Process
CST Customer Satisfaction Team GMPT
CSTEM Crashworthiness Simulation Technical Exchange Meeting
CSTG Casting. An abbreviation. ENG
CSTR Cluster. An abbreviation. ENG
CSV Critical Sliding Velocity
CT Closed Throttle (Powertrain). ENG
CT Cold Test GMPT
CT Computed Topography. ENG
CT Core Team ENG
CT Creativity Team GMPT
CT3 Color and Trim Task Team.
CTA Component Timing Analyst
CTC Chrysler Technology Center ENG
CTC Complimentary Twos Complement ENG
CTC Coordinated Torque Control GMPT
CTC Cost to Complete ENG
CTD Coated. An abbreviation. ENG
CTD Component Theft Deterrent. Horn and lights are activated to protect the vehicle contents.
CTD Content Theft Deterrent PSEO, ENG
CTD Crash Test Dummy (actually an ATD).
CTD Cumulative Trauma Disorder
CTe Consistent Telephony Environment.
CTEP Committee for Technical and Educational Programs
CTF Captured Test Fleet. Saleable vehicles distributed internally to drivers to accumulate QVR, GMPT
consumer-oriented quality data resulting from everyday use.
CTG Coating. An abbreviation. ENG
CTH Catch. An abbreviation. ENG
CTHF Combo Turn-Hazard Flasher
CTHR Catcher. An abbreviation. ENG
CTI Computer Telephony Integration ENG
CTIP Control to Installation Point (Report) ENG
CTIS Common Training Information System. GMPT, ENG
CTIS Computed Tomography Imaging System
CTL Central. An abbreviation. ENG
CTL Component Test Lab
CTLTC Catalytic. An abbreviation. ENG
CTM Canopy Top Molding
CTM Customer Team Members ENG
CTN Carton. An abbreviation. ENG
CTP Closed Throttle Position PSEO
CTQ Critical To Quality
CTR Center. An abbreviation. ENG
CTR Conformance to Requirements. ENG
CTRG Central Technical Release Group.
Ctrl Control (an abbreviation) PSEO
CTS Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
CTS Clear To Send (MODEM control signal, RS232) ENG
CTS Component Technical Specifications GVDP, GMPT, ENG
CTS Coolant Temperature Sensor (or Switch). ENG , GMPT
CTSHF Countershaft. An abbreviation. ENG
Ctsy Courtesy. An abbreviation. PSEO, ENG
CTT Critical Tracking Task. ENG
CTUR Contour. An abbreviation. ENG
CTW Common Training Website. Also known as GM CTW. www.gmcommontraining.com VSSM
CUCV Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle. GM Defense, ENG
CUR Current. An abbreviation. ENG
CUR UK's equivalent of MVSS. ENG
CURT Curtain. An abbreviation. ENG
CUSH Cushion. An abbreviation. ENG
CUV Certified Used Vehicle VSSM
CUVT Certified Used Vehicle Trainer VSSM
CV Constant Velocity GMPT, ENG
CV Corner Vent. ENG
CV Cross Ventilation. ENG
CVAF Common Volume Access Facility. ENG
CVC Consolidated Vacuum Company (Mfg of HYGE Sled)
CVC Corporate Variable Cost. ENG
CVD Chemical Vapor Deposition (IC production step) ENG
CVDAH Crowned Variable DAH ENG
CVe Consistent Video-conferencing Environment.
CVE Current Vehicle Engineer
CVEP Corporate Vehicle Evaluation Program. ENG, GMPT
CVER Concept Vehicle Engineering Release GVDP
CVER (LL) Concept Vehicle Engineering Release (Long Lead) GVDP
CVIN Confidential Vehicle Identification Number. ENG
CVIND Confidential Vehicle Identification Number Derivation. ENG
CVMS Company Vehicle Maintenance System.
CVMS Company Vehicle Management System. ENG
CVO Company Vehicle Operations. Responsible for the administration of company-owned vehicle
programs; i.e., Product Evaluation Program (PEP), Work-Related Travel and others. www.gm-
cvep.com
CVP Canister Vapor Purge GMPT
CVR Cover. An abbreviation. ENG
CVRCA Continuously Variable Ride Control Actuator ENG
CVRSS Continuously Variable Road Sensing Suspension. PSEO
CVRTD Continuously Variable Real Time Damping PSEO, ENG
CVS Complete Vehicle Standards GMPT
CVS Constant Volume Sampler. ENG
CVSA Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
CVSE Current Vehicle Service Engineer.
CVSP Common Vehicle Sections Process (CVSP is a common process for creating, preserving and
sharing vehicle sections throughout the life of a vehicle program.)
CVT Continuously Variable Transaxle. PSEO
CVT Continuously Variable Transmission. PSEO, ENG , GMPT
CW Carrier Wave
CW Clock Wise GMPT
CW Continuous Wave ENG
CW Curb Weight. ENG
CWDAR Corporate Warranty Data and Reporting GMPT
CWe Consistent Workflow Environment.
CWG Crashworthiness Work Group
CWI Continuous Workplace Improvement ENG
CWQC Company Wide Quality Control. ENG
CWT Climatic Wind Tunnel
CWT Counterweight. An abbreviation. ENG
CWT Hundred weight. ENG
CXD Customer eXpress Delivery (Cadillac) ENG
CY Calendar Year. ENG
CYC Cycle. An abbreviation. ENG
Cyl Cylinder. An abbreviation. ENG
CYTD Calendar Year To Date ENG, VSSM
Acronym Definition Department
D Data ENG
D Delete.
D Drive. PSEO
D&A Design & Analysis team.
D&E Driver & Equipment VTS
D/A Digital to Analog ENG
D/C Design Check. ENG
D/CVR Dust Cover. An abbreviation. ENG
D/EC Design and Engineering Council. The leadership group in NAO that is responsible for Lean GVDP, ENG
Engineering. Membership includes the Vehicle Engineering Center Directors.
D/EXH Dual Exhaust. An abbreviation. ENG
D/H Detroit Hamtramck. ENG
D/O Double Offset. An abbreviation. ENG
D/PFMEA Design/Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis.
D/SEAL Dust Seal. An abbreviation. ENG
D/SEAT Driver Seat. An abbreviation. ENG
D/SHLD Dust Shield. An abbreviation. ENG
D/SW Dimmer Switch. An abbreviation. ENG
D/W Dual Wall ENG
D+E Driver and Equipment.
D2 drive 2 circuit GMPT
D3 drive 3 circuit GMPT
D4 drive 4 circuit GMPT
D-669 Material Release to Suppliers. ENG
D83 Production Material Used for Expense. ENG
DA Dash. An abbreviation. ENG
DA Dealer Analysis report. Part of AWARE. A tool which provides the ability to analyse and VSSM
manage dealership warranty and goodwill expense.
DA Design Architect
DA Dimensional Analysis. ENG
DA Driver Alert ENG
DAA Design Assurance Analyst
DAA Diesel Automobile Association. ENG
DAB Delayed Accessory Bus. PSEO
DAB Digital Audio Broadcast
DABT Design, Analysis, Build, Test. ENG
DAC Daewoo Automotive Components, Ltd. ENG
DAC Data ACquisition ENG
DAC Dealer Assistance Center. ENG
DAC Design Area Code. ENG
DAC Design Assessment Center. ENG
DAC Digital to Analog Converter ENG
DAC Disbursement Analysis Center. ENG
DAC Donation Action Council
DAC Duplicate Aperture Cards ENG
DACOR Disbursement Analysis Control On-line Reporting. A system allowing computer entry of FIN, ENG, EAG
invoices to be paid electronically by NAO. Owned by EAG
DAD Direct Access Device ENG
DAD Divisional Administrative Database (Artifact of Convergence - involved now with GM White
Pages)
DADA Detroit Auto Dealers Association
DAF Dynamic Access Facility. Interactive data translation process for sharing data between CGS
and Unigraphics.
DAFE Divisional Average Fuel Economy, also CAFE. ENG
DAH Digital Active High ENG
DAHVL Direct Acting Hydraulic Valve Lifter ENG
DAL Data Access Language ENG
DAL Digital Active Low ENG
DAMVL Direct Acting Mechanical Valve Lifter ENG
DAP Dealer Assistance Program ENG
DAP Design Analysis Process. GVDP, ENG, GMPT, AVDC
DAP Driveability Analysis Process. VTS
DAPM Dealer consulting center Area Parts Manager VSSM
DAQ Data AcQuisition system ENG
DAR Data Analysis Report
DARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (United States agency) ENG, GMPT
DARS Digital Audio Radio System (Service) ENG
DARTS Damaged-In-Transit Assesment, Reconcillation Tracking System. The system
interfaces with VTIMS.
DAS Data Acquisition System. ENG
DAS Drafting Administration System. ENG
DASCAR Data Acquisition System for Crash Avoidance Research
DASD Direct Access Storage Device. ENG
DASM Dealer consulting center Area Sales Manager VSSM
DAT Digital Audio Tape. VTS, ENG
DATES Direct Access To Engineering Specifications. ENG
DAUG Data Analysis Users Group. ENG
DAVE Design And Validation Environment ENG
DAVTK Data Analysis Visual Tool Kit
dB Decibels (measure of sound pressure) PSEO, ENG
DB Data Base. ENG
dB(A) Decibels on A-weighted scale. VTS, ENG
dB(cep) Decibels per the 1/2 order Cepstrum amplitude data reduction procedure. VTS
dB(W) Decibels on W-weighted scale (GM wind noise scale). ENG
DBA Data Base Administrator
DBA Data Base Author
DBA Design Build Area
DBA Developmental Build Area. ENG
DBA Doing Business As.
DBC Dealer Business Center. VSSM
DBC Delphi Brake Control ENG
DBCS Divisional Budget Cost System
DBE Data Base Element. ENG
DBL Double. An abbreviation. ENG
dBm Decibel Meter PSEO
DBM Dual Bed Monolith. ENG
DBMS Database Management System ENG, AVDC
DBPSK Differential Binary Phase Shift Keying ENG
DBR Drum, Buffer, Rope (ref: TOC: DBR is a planning, scheduling & execution methodology that
emerges when TOC is applied to schedule a manufacturing factory.)
DBRC Database Recovery & Control ENG
DBS Direct Broadcast Satellite ENG
DBS Disability Benefit System. ENG
DC Data Communications ENG
DC Deliver Charter. To mark that point in time at which there is a regular meeting of the Regional GVDP, ENG, GMPT
Strategy Board (NASB, ESB, LASB, etc.) where the Program Charter (which may contain
issue resolution plans to be executed) is delivered to the Vehicle Line Executive. This results
in the official version of the Program Charter and formally signifies the beginning of the
vehicle-specific segment of the program involved in the creation of the Program Contract,
even though that activity will actually begin after Review Charter (RC).

DC Design Center. ENG

DC Direct Current. ENG
DC Distribution Coefficient
DC Duty Cycle. PSEO
DC Data Communications.
DC&A Design Confirmation & Analysis.
DCA Deposit Control Additive ENG
DCA Design Change Authorization. The DCA is used to define Design Level Suffix letter (DLS) ENG
changes for pre-production parts once they have been included in experimental Bill of Material

DCA Direct Chip Attachment ENG

DCAR Design Center Action Request. GVDP, ENG
DCC Dealer Consulting Center VSSM
DCC Diagnostic Code Counter GMPT
DCC Document Control Center ENG
DCCH Direct Clock Card Hours ENG
DCD Data Control Document
DCE Direct Communication Equipment ENG
DCE Distributed Computing Environment
DCES Dealer Consultant Expert System
DCFPR Delphi Corporate Financial Policy and Reporting EAG
DCG Dealer Contractual Group. A subgroup of the Dealer Relations Group (DRG); Part of VSSM.

DCI Design Center Issues.

DCI Direct Cylinder Injection. ENG
DCLR Decerate. An abbreviation. ENG
DCLS Datalink Controller, Serial ENG
DCM Door Control Module PSEO
DCN Document Change Notice ENG
DCN Dual Evaporative Canisters. ENG
DCR Design Check Report. ENG
DCR Direct Conversion Receiver ENG
DCR Document Clarification Request
DCS Data Creation Standards. ENG
DCS Dealer Communication System. ENG, VSSM
DCS Design Concept Sheet(s). GMB
DCS Dimensional Control System
DCSCM Display, Chime and Steering Control Module ENG
DCT Discrete Cosine Transform (This is an algorithm that converts data—including pixels—into sets
of frequencies. The first frequencies appearing in the set are the most meaningful; the latter,
are the least. For compression purposes, such as JPEG and MPEG, the latter frequencies are
removed on the basis on allowable resolution loss.)
DCU Design Coordinating Unit. ENG
DCXO Digitally Controlled Crystal Oscillator ENG
DD Decoupled Development GVDP
DD Die Design ENG
DD Documented Detail. ENG
DD Die Design.
DDA Detroit Diesel Allison. ENG
DDA Divisional Design Approval. ENG
DDC Department Document Controller
DDC Design Data Communications. ENG
DDC Detroit Data Center. ENG
DDC Detroit Diesel Corporation ENG
DDCMP Digital Data Communications Message Protocol ENG
DDE Dynamic Data Exchange
DDIC Diagnostic/Driver Information Center. ENG
DDL Direct Data Link. Ford acronym: a program which provides direct access for authorized Ford AIAG
suppliers to online inventory information.
DDL Data Definition Language
DDL Digital Data Link. ENG
DDM Dimensional Data Management. The DDM group's responsibilities include information flow,
storage and reporting of GMNA dimensional data, so it can be made available to problem
solvers across the corporation. The sources of data include the following; coordinate
measuring machines (CMM), vision systems and handheld measurement devices from
Assembly, Metal Fabrication, and supplier centers. The primary tools supported by the DDM
Group include the BIWDA for data analysis and the Common Dimensional Information System
(CDIS) web site for reporting.

DDM Dimensional Data Measurement.

DDM Distribution Data Mart. A GM Distribution Web site available to all field personnel and home VSSM
office employees.
DDM Divisional Data Management
DDM Driver Door Module. PSEO
DDM/MARS Dimensional Data Measurement/Measurement Analysis and Reporting System.
DDMS Dealer Data Management System. ENG
DDN Deadener. An abbreviation. ENG
DDP Decision Dialog Process. GVDP, ENG, GMPT
DDP Delivered Duty Paid GMPT
DDP Designer Development Program (The DDP helps ease new engineering design employees into
the workplace. At the same time, existing employees will benefit from the consistency in
training and promotional criteria it offers.)
DDP Dialog Decision Process (incorrect phrasing; see Decision Diagalog Process above) ENG
DDP Distributed Data Processing ENG
DDS Data Description Specifications
DDS Data Dictionary System
DDS Dataphone Digital Service
DDS Digital Data System
DDS Direct Digital Synthesis ENG
DDS Driver Door (smart) Switch PSEO
DE Data Entry
DE December. ENG
DE Delco Electronics ENG
DE Designing Engineer GVDP
DE Dimensional Engineering. ENG
DEA Design Engineering Activity. ENG
DEA Die Engineering Activity. ENG
DEAL Design Equivalent Axle Load
DEBPIT Delphi Engineering Business Process and Information Team ENG
Dec December. PSEO
DEC Delco Electronics Corporation
DEC Design & Engineering Council (see D/EC) ENG
DEC Digital Electronic Controller.
DEC Digital Equipment Corporation. ENG
Decel Decelerate (an abbreviation) PSEO
DECS/ExeCS Distribution of Executive Compensation System/Executive Compensation System. ENG
DECT Digital Enhanced Cordless Telephone ENG
DECT Digital European Cordless Telecommunications ENG
Def Defrost (an abbreviation) PSEO
DEFG Defogger. An abbreviation. ENG
DEFI Digital Electronic Fuel Injection. ENG
Defog Defogger (an abbreviation) PSEO
DEFR Defroster. An abbreviation. ENG
Deg Degrees (an abbreviation) PSEO, VTS
Deg C Degrees Celsius (an abbreviation) PSEO
DEGS Deferred Employment Graduate Study
DEHYDR Dehydrator. An abbreviation. ENG
DEIS Draft Environmental Impact Statement. ENG
DEK1 Dansk Elektroteknisk Komite ENG
DEK2 Danish Electro-technical Committee ENG
Del Delivered (an abbreviation)
DEL Delete. PSEO, ENG
DEL Durability Event Log (a client/server application used to track durability testing on a vehicle.
DEL is a Windows based application written in Visual Basic 4.0 that uses SQL Server as a
backend.)
Delco Dayton ELectric COmpany.
DELCO from Dayton Engineering Laboratory Company
Delphi-C Delphi Chassis Systems ENG
Delphi-E Delphi Energy & Engine Management Systems ENG
Delphi-H Delphi Harrison Thermal Systems Operations ENG
Delphi-I Delphi Interior & Lighting ENG
Delphi-P Delphi Packard Electric Systems ENG
Delphi-S Delphi Saginaw Steering Systems ENG
DEMT Dimensional Engineering Management Team
DeNox Continuous Lean Nox Reduction Catalyst GMPT
DENSCI Nippon Electric Industry Co. ENG
DEP Data Entry Person ENG
DEPR Depression. An abbreviation. ENG
DEPS Digital Engine Position Sensor ENG
DERM Diagnostic Electronic Restraint Module. Incorrect definition; see below. ENG
DERM Diagnostic & Energy Reserve Module. PSEO, ENG
Des Desired (an abbreviation)
DES Data Encryption Standard (Developed by IBM in 1977. It uses a private 56-bit key that is PSEO
applied to each 64-bit block of data. The sender and receiver must each know the private key.
Anything encrypted by DES encryption has 72,000,000,000,000,000 [or 72 quadrillion]
possible keys.)
DES Data Exchange Specification ENG
DES Design Execution Stage ENG
DESAL Design Equivalent Single Axle Load
Desc Description (an abbreviation)
DESC Distributed Energy Storage & Conversion PSEO, ENG
DEST Destination. ENG
DEV Deviation. ENG
DEV Deville. ENG
DF Deterioration Factor. ENG
DF SORT Data Facility Sort. ENG
DFA Design for Assembly. GVDP, GMPT, ENG
DFC Destination freight charges. (Financial) ENG
DFCO Deceleration Fuel Cut-Off PSEO, ENG
DFD Data Flow Diagram
DFD Design For Disassembly ENG
DFE Design for Engineering
DFE Design for Experiment
DFE Design for the Environment GMPT
DFE Die Face Engineering (DFE methodology provides an important link between product design
[CAD] and die construction [CAM]. With DFE, sheet metal forming behavior is analyzed in the
initial product design stages.)
DFHSM Data Facility Hierarchical Storage Manager. ENG
DFI Digital Fuel Injection. ENG
DFI Direct Fuel Injection GMPT
DFL Deflector. An abbreviation. ENG
DFM Design For Manufacturing (or Manufacturability). Practice of designing products with GVDP, GMPT, ENG
manufacturing in mind
DFM Door Frame Molding
DFM/A Design For Manufacturing Assembly. ENG
DFMA Design For Manufacturing Assembly. ENG
DFMA Design Failure Mode Analysis. A document used as a design tool to identify potential failures, ENG
identify the causes and effects of failure, and rank and assign criticality ratings.
DFMEA Design Failure Mode & Effects Analysis GMPT, ENG
DFMECA Design Failure Modes, Effects & Criticality Analysis ENG
DFP Data Facility Product. ENG
DFR Design Freeze & Release (not styling)
DFS Demand Fuel System ENG
DFS Design for Service (Serviceability). VTS, ENG
DFS Design for Shipping. ENG
DFSS Design For Six Sigma (DFSS, when applied at the vehicle program level, will be used only on GVDP
the new features and systems that are considered to be 'key wins' or critical to the success of
the vehicle in its market or segment. The projects selected will be chosen based on Quality,
Technical Risk and Market Driver needs. DFSS will not be used on every part in a new vehicle
program.)
DFT Discrete Fourier Transform ENG
DFW Design for Winning. GMEV team process that includes DFA and DFM. ENG
DGM Design Group Manager. ENG
DGN Direccion General de Normas ENG
DGND Digital Ground ENG
DGS Display Graphics System. An electronic composition, management and distribution system for ENG
PAD operation/illustration pages.
DHS Design for Health and Safety
DHTML Dynamic Hyper Text Mark-up Language.
DI Data Identifier - In bar code, a specified character string, which defines the specific intended AIAG
use of the data that immediately follows. For example, P means "part number as assigned by
the customer."
DI Direct Injection ENG
DI Distributor Ignition. PSEO
DI Driveability Index ENG
DIA Dealer Installed Accessory. ENG
DIAC Diode, Alternating Current ENG
Diag Diagnostic (an abbreviation) PSEO
DIAG Diagonal. An abbreviation. ENG
DIAGN Diagnostic. An abbreviation. ENG
DIAPH Diaphragm. An abbreviation. ENG
DIBS Driven Integral Bearing Sensor ENG
DIC Driver Information Center. PSEO, ENG
DIC-DIS Driver Information Center/Driver Information System. ENG
DID Dealer Information Database. ENG
dieCAS die Casting Analysis System. Developed at R&D for analyzing die casting processes and has GM R&D
been used to reduce scrap and improve productivity at GM Powertrain’s die casting
operations.
Diff Differential. An abbreviation. PSEO, ENG
Dig Digit (an abbreviation) PSEO
Digerati Digital Literati (People seen to be knowledgeable, hip, or otherwise in-the-know in regards to
the digital revolution.)
DILAC Diversity in Leadership Advisory Committee (Saturn)
DIM Dash Integration Module PSEO
DIM Dimension. An abbreviation. ENG
DIM Driver Information Module.
DIMM Dual In-Line Memory Module ENG
DIMR Dimmer. An abbreviation. ENG
DIN Deutsches Institut fur Normung (German standards authority) ENG, GMPT
DIP Deactivated Intake Port ENG
DIP Dual In-Line Package. ENG, ENG
DIR Direct. An abbreviation. ENG
DIR Driver Incident Report. ENG
DIR Durability Information Report.
DIRTFT Do It Right The First Time (pronounced ‘dirt foot’).
Dis Disable (an abbreviation) PSEO
DIS Direct Ignition System ENG
DIS Display (an abbreviation) ENG
DIS Driver Information System. ENG
DISA Data Interchange Standards Association. The ANSI Secretariat for ASC X12 which governs AIAG
the U.S. national EDI standards. DISA has affiliation with UN/EDIFACT for participation in the
international standards setting process.
DISB Disbursed. ENG
DISC Daewoo Information System Center
DISC Direct Injection Stratified Charge. ENG
DISCH Discharge. An abbreviation. ENG
Discon Disconnect (an abbreviation)
Discrim Discriminate (an abbreviation)
DISCRM Discriminating. An abbreviation. ENG
Disp Display (an abbreviation)
DISP Dispose/Disposition. ENG
DISPL Displacement. An abbreviation. ENG
DISPR Dispenser. An abbreviation. ENG
DIST Distance. An abbreviation. ENG
DISTR Distributor. An abbreviation. ENG
DIT Damaged in Transit VSSM
DIV Divider. An abbreviation. ENG
DJI Dow Jones Interactive (GM network available business informateion resource)
DKE1 Deutsche Electrotechnische Kommissionim DIN und VDE PSEO, ENG
DKE2 West German Electrotechnical Commission of DIN and VDE ENG
DLA Disability Leave of Absence
DLC Data Link Connector.
DLC Data Link Controller ENG
DLC Diagnostic Link Connector GMPT
DLC Diamond Like Carbon (new hi-quality capacitor dielectric) PSEO
DLC Diamond-Like Coating. PSEO
DLC(S/P) Data Link Controller (Serial / Parallel) PSEO
DLE Differential Linearity Error ENG
DLL Dynamic Linked Library
DLM Deck Lid Molding
DLO Day Light Opening, The maximum unobstructed opening through any glass aperture in a ENG
given direction.
DLPS Driver Low Pressure Sensor.
DLS Design Level Suffix (of parts) (in PDS). GVDP, ENG, GMPT
DLSC Design Level Suffix Change ENG
DLSCR Design Level Suffix Change Request ENG
DLT Design Leader, Technical GVDP, ENG
DLVY Delivery. An abbreviation. ENG
DM Data Management ENG
DM Debit Memo. ENG
DM Delco Moraine. VTS, ENG
DM Dome. An abbreviation. ENG
DMA Data Management Administrator GMU
DMA Dealer Market Association. GVDP, ENG
DMA Deliverable Management Analyst. GVDP
DMA Direct Memory Access. ENG
DMA Document Management Alliance (aka AIIM)
DMCM Drive Motor Control Module. PSEO
DMD Delco Moraine Division. ENG
DMD Digital Mirror Device
DMD Direct Metal Deposition ENG
DME Design Margin Evaluation
DME Dimethyl Ether ENG, GMPT
DMECS Dual Mode Emission Control System. ENG
DMFC Direct Methanol Fuel Cell ENG
DMG Damage. An abbreviation. ENG
DMG Die Management Group. GVDP, ENG
DMGM Divisional Marketing General Manager VSSM
DMI Digital Multiplexed Interface ENG
DMM Digital Multi-Meter PSEO, ENG
DMN Defective Material Notice. ENG
DMOS Diffused Metal Oxide Semiconductor ENG
DMP Driveability Measurement Process. VTS
DMR Data Management Room
DMR Data Resource Management.
DMR Database Maintenance Request ENG
DMS Delphi Manufacturing System ENG
DMT Data Maintenance. This system is part of ETS. Interfaces with the Material Management
systems to provide downstream users & ETS with supersession related information.
DMT Discrepancy (Defective) Material Table
DMT Discrepant Material Tags
DMT Discrete Multi-Tone ENG
DN Decision Notice ENG
DN Domain Name (The unique name that identifies an Internet site. Domain Names always have 2
or more parts, separated by dots. The primary top level domains are: .com - Companies.net -
Internet Service Providers .du - Educational Institutions.mil - Military .org - Non-profit
organizations .gov – Government)
DN Down. An abbreviation. ENG
DNA Digital Network Architecture ENG
DNC Direct Numerical Control. ENG
DNL Differential NonLinearity ENG
DNPS Dealer Network Planning System. ENG
DNR Dolby Noise Reduction. PSEO
DNR Dynamic Noise Reduction (Radio).
DNS Domain Name Server. A machine with software to translate a domain name into the
corresponding number (IP address).
DNSHFT Downshift. An abbreviation. ENG
DNV Det Norske Veritas GMPT
DO Description of Operation. ENG
DO Design Order. ENG
DOA Dead On Arrival
DOA Delegation Of Authority ENG
DOB Date Of Birth
DOB Degree Of Bend
DOC Department of Communications.
DOC Diesel Oxidation Catalyst. GMPT
DOC Document. An abbreviation. ENG
DoC or DOC Department of Commerce. (United States government) - Government body responsible for AIAG, ENG
regulating all trade and commerce within, to and from the U.S.
DOCSIS Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification [Cable modem standard]
DoD Displacement on Demand. No longer used; superceded by AFM (Active Fule Management). GMPT

DOD Depth Of Discharge. An EV battery pack term expressed as a percentage. See SOC. ENG
DoD or DOD Department of Defense. (United States government) - Government body responsible for AIAG, ENG
national defense.
DOE Department Of Energy. ENG
DOE Depth Of Energy ENG
DOE Design of Experiments. A design method for planning experiments and analyses to obtain a AIAG, GMPT, GVDP, ENG
maximum amount of information about the effects of test settings before investigating new
products and processes as well as problems.
DOF Degrees Of Freedom
DOF Depth Of Field
DOHC Dual OverHead Camshaft. PSEO, ENG, GMPT
DOI Distinctness Of Image. ENG
Dol Dolby (an abbreviation) PSEO
DOL Department OF Labor
DOL Die Operation Line-Up. GVDP, ENG
DOM Document Object Management
DOO Door, Outer
DOR Department Of Roads
DOS Disk Operating System ENG
DOSA Department Section Operation Address. This is what the individual stations, cells, or assembly
line work stations are referred to. It's most commonly used when discussing job location.

DOSP Dealer Order Submission Process VSSM

DOT Department Of Transportation. ENG
DP Data Processing. ENG
DP Durable Principles ENG
DP&C Data Processing & Controls. ENG
DPA Distributed Power Architecture ENG
DPA Dynamometer Power Absorber. ENG
DPC Designed Power Capabilities ENG
DPD Detailed Product Definition ENG
DPDT Double Pole Double Throw (switch or relay type) ENG
DPF Diesel Particle Filter GMPT
DPG Dayton Phoenix Group ENG
DPG Desert Proving Ground. VTS, ENG
DPG/VEL Desert Proving Ground Vehicle Emission Laboratory. ENG
DPI Dots Per Inch
DPID Data Packet Identifier.
DPM Defects Per Million GMPT
DPM Digital Panel Meter ENG
DPM Distributed Plant Management ENG
DPM Divisional Program Manager. ENG
DPMA Data Processing Management Association
DPNR Dampener. An abbreviation. ENG
DPP Dealer Parts Profile. Computerized process for tracking all dealership parts information.
DPP Deflected Pedal Position
DPS Development Programming System SO
DPS Dual Point System. ENG
DPSK Differential Phase Shift Keying ENG
DPST Double Pole Single Throw (switch or relay type) ENG
DPTV Defects Per Thousand Vehicles ENG
DPTV Discrepancies Per Thousand Vehicles; Also IPTV. ENG
DPV Defect per Vehicle
DPX Data Path eXchange ENG
DQ&V Design Quality & Validation. GVDP, ENG
DQI Design Quality Index. ENG
DQIT Department Quality Improvement Team
DQM Department Quality Manual
DQS Draw Quality Steel
DQV Design Quality Verification. GVDP
Dr Door. An abbreviation. PSEO, ENG
DR Daily Rates. Derived from the annual rates in dividing the annual rate by 235. If a component
supplier plans to work a lower or higher number of days, the daily rate has to be recalculated.

DR Delco Remy.
DR Design Release ENG
DR Design Review ENG
DR Discrepancy Report. ENG
DR Documentation Required. ENG
DRA Decision & Risk Analysis ENG
DRA Delco Remy America ENG, GMPT
DRA Digital Ratio Adapters ENG
DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory ENG
DRB Decision Review Board. ENG
DRBFM Design Review Based on Failure Mode
DRBTR Design Review By Test Results ENG
DRC Data Review Center. This facility was created in 1999 to assist in the management of
Engineering documents and records, which are no longer, used in current day-to-day
operations. It is the Corporation’s intent, using the DRC, to review all Engineering ‘legacy’
documents, index and archive those requiring retention, and dispose of those which do not
require retention.
DRC Diagnostic Repair Center. No longer used.
DRD Data Release Date.
DRD Design Responsible Division ENG
DRE Design Release Engineer. Engineers that are responsible for the product, process or GVDP, ENG, GMU
manufacturing designs.
DRE Design Responsible Engineer. GMPT
DRF Door, Front
DRG Dealer Relations Group (Part of VSSM organization) VSSM
DRGS Dynamic Route Guidance System
DRI Design Readiness Item ENG
DRL Daytime Running Lights. PSEO, ENG
DRM Data Resource Management
DRM Department Review Meeting
DRM Drafting Room Manual ENG
DRMSDP Data Resource Management Systems Development Process
DRN Drain. An abbreviation. ENG
DRO Daily Replenishment Order. Order type placed as often as daily for stock orders from facing
PDC.
DRP Disaster Recovery Plan. EAG
DRP Dynamic Rear Proportion. PSEO
DRR Delivery Reject Report
DRR Door, Rear
DRR Digital Radio Receiver
DRS Dress. ENG
DRT Digital Real Time ENG
DRT Dyno Readiness Team. Team manages the planning, balance, and execution of Pre-
Production/Production materials to support the on-time start of the ADV plan.
DRU Dealer Replaceable Unit ENG
DRU Design Responsible Unit (Division). ENG
DRVN Driven. An abbreviation. ENG
Drvr Drive. An abbreviation. ENG
Drvr Driver. An abbreviation. PSEO, ENG
DS Data Set. ENG
DS Database Specification
DS Days Supply ENG
DS Direct Sequence. ENG
DS Distributed Service (or Systems)
DS/D Design Specifications/Documentation ENG
DSA Directory System Agent
DSA Distributed Systems Architecture
DSA Dynamic Signal Analyzer (An instrument that uses digital signal processing techniques, such
as the FFT, to measure the characteristics of dynamic signals. DSAs typically display the time
domain waveform and frequency spectrum of signals, and usually measure cross power
spectrums, total harmonic distortion, and octave analysis.)
DSAR Design Staff Action Request ENG
DSB Double Side Band ENG
DSC Decision Support Center. GVDP, ENG
DSC Digital Scientific Corporation. ENG
DSC Digital Selective Calling ENG
DSC Door Surface
DSCM Display & System Control Module (EV). ENG
DSCM Display, Steering, & Chime Module ENG
DSCM Drivers Seat Control Module.
DSDT Data Standards Development Team (Representatives from divisional design groups
sanctioned by the General Technical Committee to develop the electronic math model and
drawing data creation standard. A subcommittee of the DTDG.)
DSE Design Systems Engineer. GMPT
DSE Dimensional Systems Engineer
DSF Device Support Facilities. ENG
DSGN Design. An abbreviation. ENG
DSI Dealer Satisfaction Index (For dealership personnel rating APM's)
DSI Diode Steered Ignition ENG
DSI Document of Strategic Intent. GVDP
DSI Dynamic Side Impact.
DSIR Design Staff Information Release. ENG
DSIR Driver's Supplemental Inflatable Restraint
DSITT Dash Structure Integration Task Team. ENG
DSK Dvorak Simplified Keyboard (A keyboard design in which the letters have been arranged to
make typing easier and faster.)
DSL Data Subscriber Line
DSL Diesel. An abbreviation. ENG
DSL Digital Subscriber Line ENG
DSM Diagonal Slice Meeting
DSM District Service Manager.
DSM Driver Seat Module. PSEO
DSMC Divisional Senior Management Committee. ENG
DSO Deliverable Status Owner.
DSO Design SignOff.
DSO Digital Storage Oscilloscope ENG
DSOC Designed State Of Charge ENG
DSP Dealer System Provider. Outside companies that supply dealerships with computers for
ordering, etc.) Some of these companies include: Reynolds & Reynolds, ADP, UCS, and EDS.

DSP Designated Seating Position. ENG

DSP Digital Signal Process. PSEO, ENG
DSR Data Set Ready (MODEM control signal - RS232) ENG
DSR Dealer Self Review VSSM
DSR Detailed Shipment Record ENG
DSS Decision Support System. FIN
DSS Digital Satellite System ENG
DSS Digital Signature Standard
DSS Drafting Schedule System ENG
DSSS Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum ENG
DST Distribution
DSTM Door Switch Transmitter Module. ENG
DSVD Digital Simultaneous Voice Data
DSVT Digital Subscriber Voice Terminal
DTA Detection & Tracking Algorithm
DTC Department Training Coordinators
DTC Design To Cost ENG
DTC Diagnostic Trouble Code. PSEO, GMPT
DTD Decision Technologies Division (EDS). ENG
DTD Door Trim Display
DTD Durability Test & Development
DTDG Design Technology Development Group (A sub-group of the Materials & Standards Committee
which reports to the GTC.)
DTE Data Terminal Equipment ENG
DTF Data Transfer Facility. ENG
DTG Date Time Group
DTL Diode-Transistor Logic. ENG
DTM Department Training Meeting
DTM Discharge Temperature Maintenance. ENG
DTMF Dual Tone Multiple Frequency ENG
DTNT Detent. An abbreviation. ENG
DTP Desk Top Publishing
DTQI Dealer Total Quality Index (Strategic Vision, Inc.) ENG
DTR Data Terminal Ready (MODEM control signal - RS232) ENG
DTR Dynamic Token Ring ENG
DTRNT Deterrent. An abbreviation. ENG
DTS Dimensional Technical Specifications. ENG
DTS Dock To Stores ENG
DTV Digital TeleVision ENG
DTX Discontinuous Transmission ENG
DU Drive Unit. ENG
DUART Dual Universal Asynchronous Receiver / Transmitter
DUFC Dual bed Under Floor Converter. ENG
DUI Driving Under the Influence (of alcohol or drugs; see DWI).
DUNS Data Universal Number System. AVDC
DUNS Dunn & Bradstreet Universal Number System. An identification number for various companies AIAG, ENG, GMPT, EAG
assigned by Dun and Bradstreet.
DURA Durability. ENG
DUT Device Under Test. ENG
DV Design Validation
DVAL Design Validation ENG
DVAR Design Verification ENG
DVB Digital Video Broadcast ENG
DVD Digital Versatile Disc (the actual definition)
DVD Digital Video Disk (actually an incorrect definition; see above) PSEO, ENG
DVDV Differential Vacuum Delay Valve. ENG
DVM Design for Variable Management ENG
DVM Digital Volt Meter
DVM Dimensional Variation Management. GVDP, ENG
DVO Dynamic Vertical Offset.
DVP&R Design Verification Plan and Report GMPT
DVPS Development Validation Planning System ENG
DVPS Durability & Validation Planning System ENG
DVPS-T Development Validation Planning System - Tool ENG
DVPTN Deviation Part Number. ENG
DVT Dynamic Vehicle Test. GMPT, GVDP, ENG
DVT Dynamic Verification Test.
DVTD Dynamic Vehicle Test Data
DVTR Diverter. An abbreviation. ENG
DVX Digital Voice Exchange. ENG
DW Dual Wall
DW2 DisplayWrite 2 (Software). ENG
DWA Data Warehouse Administrator
DWA Diebstahl Warn Anlage (Theft Deterrent System).
DWD Dealer World Delivery. VSSM
DWDM Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexed ENG
DWG Drawing. An abbreviation. ENG
DWHI Die Welder Hemmer Intetrgration GVDP
DWI Driving While Intoxicated
Dwn Down (an abbreviation) PSEO
DWO Design Work Order. ENG
DYC Direct Yaw moment Control
Acronym Definition Department
E Effectivity ENG
E Electric field strength. (a symbol) VTS
E Event ENG
E&C Entertainment & Comfort. Delco Electronics data line (buss) standard. PSEO
E&ES Environmental & Energy Staff. ENG
E&O Excess & Obsolete ENG
e.g. Exempli Gratia. Latin for ‘for example’. MFD, ENG
E/C Events per Car ENG
E/GATE End Gate. An abbreviation. ENG
E/M English / Metric
E/M Evolutionary / Major GVDP, ENG
E10 Gasohol (10% ethanol, 90% unleaded gasoline).
E2 EPIC & EWO+ ENG, GVDP
E85 (Gasohol) 85% ethanol, 15% unleaded gasoline
EA Each. An abbreviation. ENG
EA Electrical Analysis
EA Energy Absorbing. ENG
EA Engineering Administration. ENG
EA Engineering Assignment. ENG
EA Engineering Authorization. ENG
EA Export Activities. ENG
EA1CT End of Alpha 1 Critical Test. GVDP, ENG, GMPT
EA2CT End of Alpha 2 Critical Test. GVDP, ENG, GMPT
EAC Electric Air Control ENG
EAC Employee Activity Committee ENG
EACR Enhancement and Anomaly Change Record. GMPT
EACSV Electronic Air Control Switching Valve. ENG
EACT End of Alpha Critical Test. GVDP, ENG, GMPT
EACV Electric Air Control Valve. ENG
EAD End of Alpha Design. GVDP, ENG, GMPT
EAD Engineering Applications Development.
EAF Energy Absorption Factor
EAG Enterprise Activity Group. EAG, FIN
EAL Equivalent Axle Load(ing)
EAM Engine Assembly Manual. ENG
EAN European Article Numbering. Formerly European Article Numbering Association. The AIAG
international organization, which administers the manufacturer and item numbering scheme
most commonly used for bar coding internationally (See UCC).
EAO Engineering Appropriations Office. ENG
EAP Employee Assistance Program. ENG
EAPA Engineering Approved Product Authorization GMPT
EAPEL & A Experimental Auto Product Engineering Layout and Assembly
EAPG Electrical Architecture Planning Group.
EAR Effective Action Request (or Required). ENG
EAR Engineering Action Request. GVDP, ENG
EARON Electrically Alterable Read-Only. ENG
EAS Electric Air Switch ENG
EAS Environmental Activities Staff. Obsolete, refer to RES. ENG
EASA Electrical Apparatus Service Association
EASV Electric Air Switching Valve. ENG
EAT Engine / Axle / Transmission ENG
EAT Engineering Action Team. ENG
EAU Energy Absorbing Unit
EBA Evaporator Blower Assembly.
EBC Electronic Book Case. ENG
EBC Electronic Brake Control. ENG
EBC Energy Boundary Curve
EBCDIC Expanded Binary Coded Decimal Information Code (IBM)
EBCM Electronic Brake Control Module. PSEO
EBCT End of Beta Critical Test. GVDP, ENG, GMPT
EBEDIC Expanded Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code. ENG
EBIT Earnings Before Interest & Taxes. Re.; operating profit ENG
EBL Electronic Bill of Lading (or placarding)
EBM Electronic Brake Module. PSEO
EBM Engineering Business Manager GVDP
EBOM Engineering Bill Of Material ENG
EBS Engineering Business System. ENG
EBS Equivalent Barrier Speed
EBT Employee Business Travel.
EBTCM Electronic Brake and Traction Control Module. PSEO
EC electronic commerce GMPT
EC Embedded Controller GMPT
EC Engine Control. PSEO
EC Engineering Change. ENG
EC Entrance Criteria ENG
EC European Community
EC Evaluation Considerations (Restraint Systems Book).
EC Event Code
EC Exit Criteria ENG
ECA Engineering Change Authorization ENG
ECAR Engineering Change Action Request.
ECAS Electronically Controlled Air Suspension
ECAS Engineering Computer Advisory Subcommittee ENG
ECC Electronic Climate Control. PSEO, ENG
ECC Emission Economy Compliance.
ECC European Community Commission. ENG
ECC Evaporative Emission Control.
ECC Executive Compensation Committee ENG
ECD Electro Chemical Deburring. ENG
ECD Estimated Completion Date. This date identifies when a deliverable is estimated to be GVDP, ENG, GMU
completed.
ECE Economic Commission for Europe. VTS, ENG
ECF Environmental Cubing Fixture. (Fixture/s used in Functional Evaluation 2 and 3 events with
details which simulate nominal interior trim part interfaces..)
ECI Extended Compressor at Idle. ENG
ECIG Engineering Change Implementation Group. ENG
ECL Emission Control Laboratory. ENG
ECL Emitter Coupled Logic (ECL circuits use bipolar transistors biased in the active region. They
are a very fast high-power digital technology commonly used in logic circuits.)
ECL Engine Coolant Level. PSEO
ECM Electronic Control Module. PSEO, ENG, GMPT
ECM Engine Control Module. PSEO, VTS, GMPT, ENG
ECM Engineering Change Management (Preparing designs to be correct for their initial release. We
must minimize changes after designs are complete, and make only critical corrections. Then,
we must rigorously follow those changes to ensure on-time effective resolution. -- Doug Parks)

ECM Executive Communication Meeting

ECM-VSSM Enterprise Customer Management - No Longer used. See GMCN No Longer used.
ECO Engineering Change Order ENG
Econ Economy (an abbreviation) PSEO
ECOS Electronic Check Out System
ECOTEC Ecological Technology ENG
ECOTEC Economical Technology ENG
ECR Engineering Change Recommendation. ENG
ECR Engineering Change Request. ENG
ECR Error Cause Removal. ENG
ECRC Emission Certification Review Committee. ENG
ECS Emission Control System. ENG
ECS Engine Control System. ENG
ECS Engineering Change Summary. An ECS is the summation of an Engineering Work Order ENG, GMPT
(EWO).
ECS Evaporative Control System. ENG
ECT Electronically Controlled Transmission.
ECT Engine Coolant Temperature. PSEO
ECT Engineering Change Team ENG
ECT Execution Core Team (4ØVDP).
ECU Electronic Control Unit. PSEO, ENG
ECUID Electronic Control Unit Identifier.
ECV Electronically Controlled Vehicle
ECV Engine Component Verification. ENG
ECV/VCVS Engine Component Verification / Vehicle Component Verification System GMPT
EDA Electronic Design Analyst
EDC Engineering & Development Center. ENG
EDCC Electronic Design Control Center.
EDD Electronic Dynamics Division ENG
EDDL Engine Diagnostic Data Link. ENG
EDEC Executive Design & Engineering Council. ENG, GMPT
EDES Economic Development & Enterprise Services
EDFT Electrical Design Focus Team
EDI Electronic Data Interchange. Computer-to-computer exchange of formatted data between AIAG, ENG, GMPT, FIN
trading partners. Through EDI, defined business documents such as invoices and orders are
sent electronically from one company to another.
EDIF Electronic Design Interchange Format.
EDIFACT Electronic Design Interchange Format for Administration, Commerce and Transport. AIAG, GMPT
EDIR Emission Defect Information Report. ENG
EDIS Electronic Drawing Imaging System ENG
EDIS Engineering Drawing Image System
EDM Electrical Discharge Machining. ENG
EDM Engineering Data Management. A term applied to the discipline of managing all the text, bill of AIAG
material, and graphical data generated and used in engineering.
EDM Enterprise Document Management
EDMS Engineering Data Management System. ENG
EDMS Enterprise Document Management System
EDOT Engineering and Design Operations Team. Evolved into GEDOC. GVDP, ENG
EDP Electronic Data Processing. ENG
EDP Engineering Development Plan
EDR Event Data Recording (re SDM - records vehicle status data and restraint system data during
significant events - crashes and severe decelerations - in EEPROM. Purpose is to aid in
accident reconstruction and aid in identifying root cause of performance anomalies.)

EDRD Electrical Diagnostics Requirements Document.

EDRU Event Data Retrieval Unit
EDS Electronic Data Sharing
EDS Electronic Data Systems. A major supplier of electronic information and support personnel to ENG, GMU, EAG, AVDC
GM. Once a subsidiary of GM.
EDS Engine Displacement Study
EDS EPICS Event Distribution System, which routes messages between EPICS subsystems
EDS*ELIT EDS Electronic Information Transfer GMPT
EDSNET Electronic Data Systems NETwork ENG
EDU Electronic Distribution Unit (Diesel). ENG
EE Electrical Engineering.
EEAS Employee Enthusiasm Assessment Survey. ENG
EEAS Employment Environment Assessment Survey GMPT
EEB Engineering Evaluation Board
EEB Engineering Evaluation Build. ENG
EEC Electronic Engine Control
EEC Emission Economy Compliance. ENG
EEC European Economic Community. VTS, ENG
EEC Evaporative Emission Control
EECS Evaporative Emission Control System. ENG
EEFE Electric Early Fuel Evaporation. ENG
EEMP Exhaust Emission Measurement Panel. ENG
EEMS Experimental Engineering Manufacturing Services. ENG
EEO Equal Employment Opportunities. ENG
EEOC Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EEP Electrical/Electronics Partition
EEPROM Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory. PSEO, ENG
EERS Electronic Expense Report System
EES Employee Expense System. Tracks employee travel expense recievable balances. Owned by ENG, EAG, FIN
EAG Accounting Services.
EES Energy & Environment Staff.
EES Energy Equivalent Speed
EESB Energy and Environmental Strategy Board. GM’s global governing body for the overall
implementation of GM’s energy and environmental strategy.
EETAC Engineering Education and Training Advisory Council. Cross-organizational council to develop GVDP, ENG
and implement common training programs that address engineering skill gaps.
EEVC European Enhanced Vehicle-safety Committee (Founded in 1970 in response to the US
Department of Transportation's initiative for an international program on Experimental Safety
Vehicles.)
EFA Engineering Financial Analysis
EFC Electronic Filing Cabinet.
EFE Early Fuel Evaporation. ENG
EFELC Emission and Fuel Economy Label Committee. ENG
EFEO Emissions and Fuel Economy Operations. ENG
EFF Exterior Fitting Fixture. (Fixture/s used in Functional Evaluation 2 and 3 events with details
which simulate nominal exterior trim part interfaces.)
EFI Electronic Fuel Injection. ENG
eFlex A new application that will serve as a functional replacement for the existing FLEX, EPICS,
and EST applications.
EFO Engineering Fleet Operations. ENG
EFS Electronic Frontal (or Front-end) Sensor.
EFSD Electronic Front Sensor, Delta
EFT Electronic Funds Transfer. The way most dealerships pay GM. ENG, EAG
EG Electrogalvinized. ENG
EGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter
e-GM Electronic General Motors. No longer used. See GMCN No longer used.
EGM Engineering Group Manager. GMPT, GVDP, ENG, GMU
EGR Exhaust Gas Recirculation. PSEO, GMPT, ENG
EH Event History (C2C)
EHA Electro Hydrostatic Actuator
EHCU Electric Hydraulic Control Unit. PSEO
EHD Electro Hydro Dynamic (The result of interactions between a dielectric fluid and an applied
electric field.)
EHPS Electro-Hydraulic Power Steering. GMPT
EI Electronic Ignition PSEO
EI Employee Involvement. ENG
EI End Item ENG
EI Engineering Interface. ENG
EI&S Electronics Integration & Software GMPT
EIA Electronics Industry Association. A not-for-profit association of suppliers and customers in the AIAG
electronics industry, which develops standards in areas such as EDI and Bar Code.

EIA Energy Information Administration

EIA Environmental Impact Assessment
EIA Equipment Interchange Association. ENG
EIC Engineer In Charge. ENG
EICD Electrical Interface Control Document. ENG
EIDE Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics
EIS Emergency Information System
EIS Engineering Information System ENG
EIS Enterprise Information System
EIS Environmental Impact Statement. ENG
EIS Executive Information Systems.
EISA Extended Industry Standard Architecture (32 bit)
EISB Electronic Imaging Standards Board
EISC Electronic Idle Speed Control. ENG
EIT EWO (Engineering Work Order) Implementation Team
EJCTR Ejector. An abbreviation. ENG
EL Elbow. An abbreviation. ENG
EL Electroluminescence ENG
ELAS Elastic. An abbreviation. ENG
ELAZ Elabuga Automotive Works (Russia) ENG
ELB Emblem. An abbreviation. ENG
ELBA Ergonomics Line Balance Assessment
ELC Electronic Level Control. ENG
ELC Engineering Leadership Council (Global) ENG
ELDO Eldorado. ENG
Elec Electric. An abbreviation. PSEO, ENG
ELECT Electrode. An abbreviation. ENG
ELEK Electronic. An abbreviation. ENG
ELPO Electro-deposition Primer. GVDP, ENG
ELPO ELectrophoretic Priming Operation. ENG
ELR Emergency Latch Release
ELR Emergency Locking Retractor (seat belt)
ELV End of Life Vehicle
EMA Electro Mechanical Actuator
EMA Engine Manufacturers Association. ENG
EMAC Engine Motion Actuator. Used with DoD to eliminate 2nd order harmonics VSSM
EMB Electro-Magnetic Brake. Part of some ABS units.
EMB Emblem (ornamentation)
EMBASSY Engineering Manufacturing Build and Scheduling System. ENG
EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility VTS, ENG
EMCASS Expert Motor Carrier Selection System
EMD Electro Motive Division ENG
EMER Emergency. An abbreviation. ENG
EMF Electro Magnetic Field
EMF Electro Motive Force
EMI Electro-Magnetic Interference. ENG
EMIS Emission. An abbreviation. ENG
EMIS Environmental Management information System. ENG
EML Emblem Location (ornamentation)
EMM Electronic Math Model
EMP Enhanced Medical Plan
EMP Engineering Management Process. A structured process that focuses on people and how they ENG
work together. It is how we manage our engineering work.
EMR Electromagnetic Radiation. ENG
EMR Electronic Module Retard. ENG
EMR Experience Modification Rate. GMU
EMS Electronic Mail System. ENG
EMS Electronic message system
EMS Emergency Medical Service
EMS Engine Management System GMPT
EMS Engineering Materials System. ENG
EMS Environmental Management System.
EMS Expanded Memory Specification
EMS Experimental Material System. ENG
EMT Emergency Medical Technician. ENG
EMU European Monetary Unit (“Euro”)
EN Evaporative Canister.
ENB Engineering NoteBook. ENG
ENG Engine. An abbreviation. ENG
ENG Engineering ENG
ENGMT Engagement. An abbreviation. ENG
ENGRG Engineering. ENG
ENGY Energy. An abbreviation. ENG
ENGZR Energizer. An abbreviation. ENG
ENIAC Electronic Numerical Integrator And Calculator
ENV Envelope. An abbreviation. ENG
ENV Equivalent Noise Voltage
ENVIC Exciting New Vehicle Interior Concept. ENG
EO Engineering Order. ENG
EOA End of Acceleration. To mark that point in time at which full production line rate has been GVDP, ENG, GMPT
achieved for one full day.
EOA Engineering Order Analysis (We provide the data necessary for the proper selection of
components and the criteria needed to satisfy the Group's Business Plan for a National and
Global Product Presence.)
EOB End Of Business day
EOD Electronic Object Distribution
EOD End of Data (C2C)
EOF End Of File
EOF End of Frame (C2C)
EOG Edge of Glass. ENG
EOM Engineering Operations Manual. ENG
EOP Engine Oil Pressure PSEO
EOP Engineering Order Processing. ENG
EOPC Emergency Order Processing Center. Within SPAC this group is in place to process orders
that require additional attention.
EOPTS Engineering Order Processing & Tracking System ENG
EOS Enterprise Output Solution. Replaces ERD (Extended Report Distribution). System that allows FIN
you to view Product Cost reports on-line, print them, or send them to a TSO dataset.

EOS Exhaust Oxygen Sensor ENG

EOT End Of Test.
EOT Engine Oil Temperature PSEO
EP End Products. ENG
EP Engineering Permit. ENG
EP Event Planning ENG
EP Extreme Pressure (lubricant rating)
EPA Engineering Program Assessment. ENG
EPA Engineering Project Authorization.
EPA Environmental Protection Agency. VTS, ENG, GMPT
EPA/CM EPA Curb Mass. ENG
EPA/LVM EPA Loaded Vehicle Mass. ENG
EPA/OM EPA Option Mass. ENG
EPAC Electronic Power Analysis Check. ENG
EPACT Energy Policy Act. Government mandated Alternative Fuel vehicle purchases which only
includes vehicles rated at 8500 GVN and below.
EPAD Electrically Powered Actuation Design
EPC&L Engineering Production Control & Logistics. The part of the Engineering Factory where GMPT, GVDP, ENG
engineering capability is managed and the Factory Production Schedule is directed.
EPCA Energy Policy & Conservation Act. ENG
EPCI European Production Communication Interface
EPCMT EWO/Part Change Management Team (improve EWO Throughput through the resolution of
EWO Bottleneck constraints that cause issues for EWO's that have been written.)
EPCOT Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow
EPCS Engineering Procedure Change Summary. The official vehicle used to inform the engineering ENG
community of a procedure change.
EPCT End of Prototype Critical Test. GVDP, ENG, GMPT
ePD electronic Product Development. AVDC
e-PD electronic Product Development. Also written as ePD (without the hyphen)
EPD Estimated Production Date. ENG
EPDC Engineering Process Directors Council
EPEC Engineering Project Expense Control.
EPF Enhanced Performance Feedback
EPFI Electronic Port Fuel Injection. ENG
EPIC Electronically Programmed Injection Control. ENG
EPIC Engineering Program Information and Communication. A single document format to define and ENG
track all program content changes within engineering (the EPN).
EPIC Engineering Program Information Control. ENG
EPIC Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing (Designed by HP and Intel to be used on Intel's
forthcoming Merced processor. It is a method for arranging instructions so that they are
ordered to be explicitly parallel. That is, multiple instructions can easily be executed at once.)

EPICenter Engineering Product Integration Center ENG

EPICS European Production Information Control System
EPICS EST EPICS Structural Cost Reduction and Technology Refresh.
No functional changes from EPICS
An application currently under development as a functional replacement for EPICS. This
solution will eventually be replaced by eFlex.
EPL Engineering Parts List. ENG
EPLD Electrically Programmable Logic Device
EPM Engineering Program Management (or Manager). ENG
EPMS Engineering Process & Math Strategy EPMS
EPN Engineering Planning Notice ENG
EPN Engineering Program Number. Used to define and communicate Engineering program content. VTS, ENG
It is engineering’s description of a model year feature
EPN Engineering Project Number ENG, GMPT
EPN Status Engineering Program Number Status code definition. Definition Phase: U - Undefined (awaiting
Code decision to prepare), I - Integration (documentation in process), D - Functional (documentation
in process), P - Proposed (complete and out for estimates); Execution Phase: E - Authorized
(approved with budget), M - Management Approved (w/o budget), X - Feasibility (limited
budget to determine..), C - Completed, T - Terminated (EPN has been cancelled).

EPP Engineering & Product Planning. GMCL

EPP Engineering Program Plan (EPIC - 2 characters signifying a model year program. First ENG
character - model line platform or A for administrative or X for feasibility. Second character -
last digit of the year.)
EPP Engineering Project Proposal GMPT
EPP Expanded Polypropylene
EPPC Engineering Product & Process Council. ENG, GMPT
EPR Engineering Production Release.
EPR Exhaust Pressure Regulator. PSEO, ENG
ePRA electronic Preliminary Repurchase Authorization. A form sometimes used by AVM's. VSSM
EPRI Electric Power Research Institute.
EPROM Electrically Programmable Read-Only Memory. ENG
EPS Earnings Per Share ENG
EPS Electric Power Steering. Also see EHPS. PSEO, ENG
EPS Electronic Pull System.
EPS Encapsulated Postscript
EPS Event Processing System. ENG
EPS Exhaust Particulate Standard. ENG
EPS Expanded Polystyrene
EPS Extended Protocol Specification
EPT Engineering Process Team.
EPTV Events Per Thousand Vehicles. ENG
EPU Expanded Polyurethane
EQ Equalizer. (an abbreviation) PSEO
EQC Engineering Quality Council. ENG
EQC Executive Quality Council. ENG
EQLZR Equalizer. An abbreviation. ENG
EQSC Engineering Quality Steering Committee. ENG
EQUIP Equipped. An abbreviation. ENG
ER Engineering Review
ERA Energy Responsibility Accounting. ENG
ERAPA Engineering Releasing And Publication Activity. Integrated SPO service engineering &
cataloging system designed and based on GPDS data & philosophy
ERD Extended Report Distribution (No longer used, see EOS). EAG
ERDS Equivalent Real Deformation Speed
EREP Environmental Recording, Editing & Printing. ENG
ERG Employee Resource Group.
ERGS Electronic Route Guidance System
ERIS Expense Report Imaging System. Used to scan, index and retrieve documents on-line. FIN
ERISA Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ENG
ERM Engineering Records Management.
ERO Engineering Records Only. A record for Engineering Part Numbers (EPN’s) where a decision
has not been made at this stage.
ERPM Engine Revolutions Per Minute. ENG
ERS Emergency Roadside Service
ERS Evaluated Receipts Settlement. An EDI-based business practice designed to eliminate the AIAG, ENG
need for a supplier's invoice by using receipt and purchase order data to detail the charges
applicable to the sale of goods by the supplier to the customer.
ERS Extended Range Speaker. ENG
ERW Electrical Resistance Weld
ERW Engineering Release Worksheet.
Es Einsteinium
ES Engineering Shop. ENG
ES Engineering Specification GMPT
ES Engineering Standards. ENG
ESA Engineering Systems Assembly. ENG
ESA Experimental Systems Assembly. ENG
ESAC Employee Satisfaction Action Council
ESAL Equivalent Single Axle Load
ESB Energy Storage Box
ESB European Strategy Board ENG
ESB Expansion Spring Brake. Part of some ABS units. PSEO
ESC Electronic Spark Control. ENG, GMPT
ESC Electronic Suspension Control. PSEO
ESC Employee Service Center. An internal GM web site detailing employee benefits.
ESCS Engineering Supplier Collaboration Service.
ESCUT Escutcheon. An abbreviation. ENG
ESD Electro Static Discharge. PSEO, ENG, VSSM
ESD Employee Service Directory ENG
ESDI Enhanced Small Device Interface
ESDW Engineering System Doing Work. ENG
ESDW Engineering Systems Development Workgroup
ESI Electronic Service Information. ENG
ESI Engineering System Implementation. ENG
ESIS GM's third party claim administrator. VSSM
ESL Engineering Service Letter. ENG
ESM Enterprise Security Manager
ESM Electronic Steering Module. PSEO
ESMG Engineering Senior Management Group; Former GMIO organization. No longer used. ENG
ESN Electronic Serial Number. PSEO
ESO Engine Shut Off PSEO
ESO Engineering Stop Order ENG
ESO Engineering Sign-Off
ESP Electronic Stability Program (Bosch system found in Mercedes E class) GMPT
ESPG Engineering Specifications Policy Group. ENG
ESQI Engine Sound Quality Index VTS
ESRD Engineering Scheduling & Releasing Department. ENG
ESS Environmental Stress Screening. ENG
ESSI Electronic Sensor Signal Interface (Delphi custom IC - filter and gain block for SDM-G SRXL
accelerometer.)
ESSO Electrical System Simulator and Optimizer
ESSR Electrical Systems Service Readiness.
Est Estimated. (an abbreviation) PSEO, ENG
EST Eastern Standard Time. ENG
EST Electronic Spark Timing. ENG
EST Engineering Support Technician
ESTM Engineering Test and Manufacturing Services. ENG
ESV Experimental Safety Vehicle (Founded 1968 by NATO's committee on The Challenges of
Modern Society to develop and build Experimental Safety Vehicles.)
ETA Electrical Test Access. ENG
ETA Expected Time of Arrival. ENG
ETC Electronic Temperature Control. PSEO
ETC Electronic Throttle Control. PSEO, GMPT
ETC Electronic Timing Control. PSEO
ETC Electronic Toll Collection
ETC Electronic Transmission Control. ENG
ETC Environmental Training Center
ETC Estimate To Complete ENG
etc. et cetera. An abbreviation meaing 'and so forth' MFD
ETD Equivalent Test Deformation
ETG Expert Task Group
ETI Equipment & Tool Institute. ENG
ETI/P Electrical Thermal Instrument Panel
ETIR Electronic Test Incident Report, also TIR. ENG
ETM Extended [Program] Team Member ENG
ETMS Engineering Test and Manufacturing Services. ENG
ETO Engineering Test Order. ENG
ETO Engineering Try Out
ETO Executive Team Offsite
ETR Electronically Tuned Radio (Receiver). ENG
ETS Electronic Traction System.
ETS Employee Tracking Study
ETS Engineering Technical System. GMIOA system used to release service parts to all downstream
users as well as being a data store for other service parts information.
ETS Engineering Tracking System ENG
ETS Enhanced Traction System. PSEO
ETSC European Transport Safety Council
ETSD Exterior Technical Specification Drawing. GVDP, ENG
ETSM Exterior Technical Specification Matrix.
eTT e-Track Tool (Application used in Powertrain)
ETTM Electronic Toll & Traffic Management
EU European Union
EUC End User Computing
EUI Electronic Unit Injection. ENG, GMPT
EUN Engine Unit Number GMPT
EUR Engine Usage Restriction ENG
EURM Engine Unit Repair Manual.
EUROSID European Side Impact Dummy
eV Electron Volt
EV Electric Vehicle. PSEO, ENG
EV6 global V6 engine, 227HP, 300 Nm, 2.6-3.2L GMPT
EVA Earned Value Analysis. Used in Project Systems (PS) for internal project control purposes & FIN
provide the ordering party with information on the progress of project.
EVA Economic Value Added
EVA Electronic Vehicle Assembly (computer program). ENG
EVA Electronic Vibration Analyzer (special tool).
EVAC Engineering Vehicle Administration Committee.
Evap Evaporator (an abbreviation) PSEO
EVAP Evaporative Emission. PSEO
EVAP Evaporative. An abbreviation. ENG
EVC Electric Vehicle Council. ENG
EVL Exterior Vehicle Lighting. ENG
EVO Electronic Variable Orifice. Part of some power steering systems. PSEO, ENG
EVP Electric Vehicle Program.
EVPA Enterprise (Engineering) ViewPoint Architecture
EVPD Engine Vacuum Pull Down. EVAP service diagnostic that requires the engine to be running as VSSM
opposed to EONV.
EVPR Evaporator. An abbreviation. ENG
EVRV Electronic Vacuum Regulation Valve. ENG
EVT Electronic Valve Timing
EWB Extended Wheel Base
EWL Equivalent Wheel Load
EWMA Exponentially Weighted Moving Average. 1st order lag filter. GMPT
EWO Estimated Work Order.
EWO Engineering Work Order. The authority used by Engineering to initiate the design and release GMPT, GVDP, ENG
of product content in the Production Description System (PDS).
EWO+ Engineering Work Order Plus ENG
EWOVPR Engineering Work Order Validation Plant Reference.
EWS Engineering Work Station ENG
EWS Engineering Workstation Support
EX Exhaust (abbreviation) circuit GMPT
EXCH Exchanger. An abbreviation. ENG
EXH Exhaust. An abbreviation. ENG
EXIT Exhaust Inspection Testing cycle. ENG
EXP Experimental. ENG
EXPDG Expanding. An abbreviation. ENG
EXPN Expansion. An abbreviation. ENG
EXPRESS A specific computer language adopted by ISO and used to define STEP and its attendant AIAG
application protocols.
Ext Extended (an abbreviation) PSEO
EXT External. An abbreviation. ENG
EXTN Extension. An abbreviation. ENG
EXTR Exterior. An abbreviation. ENG
EYLT Eyelet. An abbreviation. ENG
Acronym Definition Department
°F degrees Fahrenheit (a symbol) VTS
F Fahrenheit. PSEO, ENG
F Farad
F Fluorine
F&L Fuel & Lubricant Department (GM Research Labs.). ENG
F/A Fore / Aft
F/A Fuel / Air Ratio. More commonly written as A/F ENG
F/AXL Front Axle. An abbreviation. ENG
F/CMPT Front Compartment. An abbreviation. ENG
F/D Front of Dash, An abbreviation. ENG
F/END Front End. An abbreviation. ENG
F/F Fit / Function ENG
F/FDR Front Fender. An abbreviation. ENG
F/FLR Front Floor. An abbreviation. ENG
F/GA Fuel Gage. An abbreviation. ENG
F/IDL Fuel Idle. An abbreviation. ENG
F/INJN Fuel Injection. An abbreviation. ENG
F/INJR Fuel Injector. An abbreviation. ENG
F/PMP Fuel Pump. An abbreviation. ENG
F/RST Foot Rest. An abbreviation. ENG
F/SEAT Front Seat. An abbreviation. ENG
F/TNK Fuel Tank. An abbreviation. ENG
F/TOP Folding Top. An abbreviation. ENG
F23 manual transaxle (non-GMPT) Getrag/Opel/NAO GMPT
F4WD Full-time Four Wheel Drive PSEO
FA Failure Analysis ENG
FA Filter Assembly ENG
FA Final Analysis
FA Final Approval. This is the fourth major decision point of the Four Phase process. It signals the GMPT, GVDP, ENG
end of Phase 1 and the beginning of Phase 2.
FA1C First Alpha 1 Complete. To mark that point in time at which the first Alpha 1 vehicle is complete GVDP, ENG, GMPT
with the content required for its intended purpose.
FA2C First Alpha 2 Complete. To mark that point in time at which the first Alpha 2 vehicle is complete GVDP, ENG, GMPT
with the content required for its intended purpose.
FAA Federal Aviation Administration. ENG
FaAA Failure Analysis Associates
FAB Fabricating Plant. ENG
FAC Facing. An abbreviation. ENG
FAC Faculties
FACT Factor. An abbreviation. RNG
FACTS Financial Accounts Consolidation and Translation Systems ENG, EAG
FACTS Financial Analysis Capabilities Through Scanning. ENG
FACTS Financial Analysis Capabilities Through Systems. VSSM
FAD Financial Activity Database
FAD Flint Automotive Division. ENG
FAD Front Air Dam
FAE Fleet Account Executive. VSSM
FAFVM Field Area Financial Vehicle Manager (Actual Acronym definition). This is spoken as Field Area VSSM
Financial Service Manager.
FAMAS Fabricating And Material Availability System. ENG
FAMC First Architecture Mule Complete GVDP
FAMSO FSU, Africa, Middle East, South Asia Operations
FAN Fleet Account Number.
FAPM Federation of Automotive Products Manufacturers (Australia) - An association which AIAG
represents 200 component suppliers to the Australian OEM's.
FAPM Field Area Parts Manager. VSSM
FAQ Frequently Asked Questions. ENG
FARAD Unit of Capacitance (ratio of electrical charge)
FARM First Achitecture Running Mule. GVDP
FARS Fatal Accident Reporting System
FAS Flywheel Alternator Starter GMPT
FAS-ID Flywheel Alternator Starter w/Input Differential ENG
FASM Field Area Sales Manager. Normally referred to as ASM. VSSM
FaST Factory Scheduling Tool. ENG
FAST Flexible Architecture Structures Technology
FAST Functional Analysis System Technician/Technique. ENG
FAT File Allocation Table ENG
FAVM Field Area Vehicle Manager. Normally referred to as AVM and spoken as 'Field Area Service VSSM
Manager'.
FAX Facsimile Transmission ENG
FAX Front Axle ENG
FBBA Forecast Budget Business Analysis (Plan System) ENG
FBC First Beta Complete. To mark that point in time at which the first Beta vehicle is complete GVDP, ENG, GMPT
through general assembly with the content required for its intended purpose.
FBDA Feature Based Design Advisor ENG
FBG Front Bumper Guard
FBG Future Business Group. ENG
FBHP Front Body Hinge Pillar. ENG
FBR Front Bumper Reinforcement
FC Facility Consultant
FC Fan Control. PSEO
FC Forward Control. ENG
FCA Factory Cost Adjustment ENG
FCA Final Car Audit. ENG
FCA Free Carrier Aside GMPT
Fcast Forecast. ENG
FCB File Control Block ENG
FCC Federal Communications Commission. VTS, ENG
FCEV Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle GMPT
FCL Focus Commodity List. ENG
FCL Front Compartment Lid
FCN Field Communications Network. No longer used. Replaced by "DealerWorld Operations team" VSSM

FCO Factory Car Order.

FCO Factory Change Order. ENG
FCO Fleet & Commercial Operations. VSSM
FCP Flexible Compute Platform. I.e. FCP module.
FCP Formal Change Proposal. ENG
FCR Fundamental Concept Reuse ENG
FCS Forecast Consolidated System. ENG
FCS Frame Check Sequence. ENG
FCT Factory Concept Team. The NAO development team for the LeanEngineering concept. GVDP, ENG
FCVT Float Control Vehicle Tracking.
FD Feed circuit GMPT
Fdbk Feedback (an abbreviation) PSEO
FDC Fault Detection Circuit ENG
FDDI Fiber Distributed Data Interchange (A standard for transmitting data on optical fiber cables at a ENG
rate of around 100,000,000 bits-per-second.)
FDF Front Door Frame
FDI Front Door, Inner
FDM Fan Driver Module
FDM Fender Molding
FDM Frequency Division Multiplexing. ENG
FDMA Frequency Division Multiple Access ENG
FDMACD Field District Manager ACDelco VSSM
FDNR Frequency Dependent Negative Resistance ENG
FDR Fender. An abbreviation. ENG
FDS Factory Deployment Stage ENG
FDTN Foundation. An abbreviation. ENG
Fe Iron
FE February. ENG
FE Field Engineer ENG
FE Finite Element.
FE Fuel Economy.
FE Functional Evaluation. Three stage iterative process to identify and resolve build problems GVDP, ENG, GMPT
which occurs between Prototype and Pilot.
FEA Federal Energy Administration. ENG
FEA Finite Element Analysis. GMPT, ENG
FEA Functional Evaluation Administration
FEAD Front End Accessory Drive GMPT
Feb February (an abbreviation) PSEO
FEBCACD Field E-Business Coordinator - ACDelco VSSM
FEBTACD Field E-Business Trainer - ACDelco VSSM
FEC Forward Error Correction
FECS Fuel Evaporative Control System ENG
FED Field Emission Display ENG
FEDR Functional Evaluation Disposition Report. GVDP, ENG
FEDS Fuel Enable Data Stream. PSEO
FEERS Fuel Economy & Emissions Regulatory System
FEERS Fuel Economy & Emissions Reporting System ENG
FEF Fix Effectiveness Factor. ENG
FEGA Functional Evaluation, General Assembly
FEIC Fuel Economy Integrated Counter. PSEO
FELT Front End Load Team. A multi-disciplinary team established at phase 0 concept direction to ENG
ensure that all downstream activities have input to design.
FELVP Fuel Economy Learning Vehicle Program.
FEM Finite Element Model(ing). GVDP, ENG, GMPT
FEM Front End Molding
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA Finite Element Modeling and Analysis
FEMP Fuel Evaporative Measurement Panel. ENG
FEP Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene (copolymer) ENG
FEP Front End Panel
FER Final Engineering Release. ENG
FER Front End (panel) Reinforcement
FES Front End Sheet Metal.
FE-SID Finite Element Side Impact Dummy
FESM Front End Sheet Metal. VTS, ENG
FET Federal Excise Tax
FET Field Effect Transistor PSEO, ENG
FETS Federal Emissions Test System ENG
FEV German R&D Company ENG
FEX Front End heat eXchanger ENG
FFB Flat Faced Barrier
FFCRS Forward (or Front) Facing Child Restraint System
FFE Front Fender Extension
FFE Functional Fit Evaluation
FFF Free Form Fabrication. GVDP, ENG
FFF Front Fender Filler
FFH Fuel Fired Heater.
FFI Freight Forwarders Institute. ENG
FFP Front Fender, Plastic
FFR Front Fender Reinforcement
FFS Fee For Service (like as in Contract Employment…)
FFS Front Fender Skirt
FFT Fast Fourier Transform
FFV Flexible Fuel Vehicle. ENG
FFV Found First Visit
FFY Federal Fiscal Year
FG1C First Gamma 1 Complete ENG, GMPT
FG2C First Gamma 2 Complete. ENG, GMPT
FGI Gaseous Fuel Injector.
FH Frequency Hopping. ENG
FH&C Fuel Handling & Controls ENG
FHMR Federal Hazardous Materials Regulations
FHP Front Header Panel
FHSS Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (redundant!) ENG
FHV Financial / Human Values ENG
FHWA Federal HighWay Administration (or Agency). ENG
FI Fuel Injection. ENG
FIA Final Impact Assessment. ENG
FICA Federal Insurance Contributions Act (Social Security)
FICM Fuel Injector Control Module. PSEO
FID Flame Ionization Detector (HC Analysis). ENG
FIFO First-In-First-Out. ENG, GMPT
FIL Filler. An abbreviation. ENG
FILA Filament. An abbreviation. ENG
FILO First In Last Out
Filt Filter (an abbreviation) PSEO
FIM Functional Information Manager. ENG
FIN FINancial. An abbreviation. ENG
FIN Finish. An abbreviation. ENG
FIP Federal Implementation Plan
FIPS Federal Information Processing Standards
FIR Far Infrared
FIR Fast Initial Response. Reporting a 'Pass' to the diagnostic executive. GMPT
FIR Finite Impulse Response ENG
FIRTFT Fix It Right The First Time. GM service motto.
FIS Front Impact Sensor
FIT Field Implementation Team
FIVC First Integration Vehicle Complete GVDP
fL Foot-Lamberts. Measure of luminance level. ENG
FL Front Left PSEO
FLA Front Lamp Assembly
FLASH Find-Locate-Analyze-Summarize-History. VSSM
FLC Federal Laboratory Consortium
FLDG Folding. An abbreviation. ENG
FLEV Federal Low Emissions Vehicle ENG
FLEX Flexible Scheduling System. ENG, GMPT
FLEX Flexible. An abbreviation. ENG
FLG Flange. An abbreviation. ENG
FLIP Forward Lamp – Instrument Panel (wiring harness) ENG
FLIR Forward Looking Infrared RADAR
FLMBTY Flammability. An abbreviation. ENG
FLOPS Floating point Operations Per Second
FLOW Follow the Logical Order of Work ENG
Flr Floor. An abbreviation. PSEO, ENG
FLS Federal Liaison Services
FLS Fuel Level Sensor ENG
FLSHR Flasher. An abbreviation. ENG
FLTR Filter. An abbreviation. ENG
FLYWHL Flywheel. An abbreviation. ENG
Fm Fermium
FM Frequency Modulation. PSEO, ENG
FM1C First Mule 1 Complete
FM2C First Mule 2 Complete. To mark that point in time at which the first Mule 2 vehicle is complete GVDP, ENG, GMPT
with the content required for its intended purpose.
FMA Failure Mode Analysis, also FMEA. ENG
FMAMACD Field Market Area Manager - ACDelco VSSM
FMAVMACD Field Market Area Vehicle Manager - ACDelco. Spoken as Field Market Area Service Manager VSSM
- ACDelco.
FMCS Facility Monitoring & Control System. ENG
FMCSR Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. ENG
FMEA Failure Mode & Effects Analysis, also FMECA. A systemized group of activities intended to AIAG, MFG, GMPT, GVDP, ENG
recognize and evaluate the potential failure of a product/process and its effects, identify
actions which could eliminate or reduce the chance of the potential failure occurring and
document the process.
FMECA Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis, also FMEA. ENG
FMEI Field Marketing Efficiency Initiative VSSM
FMH Full Motion Head
FMIS Field Management Information System VSSM
FMIT Field Marketing Implementation Team GMPT
FMMDP Fast Math Model Development Process
FMMP Front Modules, Manifolds & Pipes ENG
FMP Forward Model Planning. A Central Storage System of all part related planning
FMP Fuel Metering Poppet ENG
FMS Financial Management System
FMS Flexible Manufacturing System. ENG
FMSCM Floor Mount Standard Charge Module ENG
FMVBC First Manufacturing Validation Build Complete. To mark that point in time at which the first GVDP, ENG, GMPT
nonsalable vehicles in the production facility are produced to validate the manufacturing
system in preparation for production.
FMVB-ns First Manufacturing Validation Build, non-saleable
FMVCP Federal Motor Vehicle Control Program. ENG
FMVSR Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (of NHTSA), also FMVSS. ENG
FMVSS Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (of NHTSA), also MVSS, OVSC. Used to distinguish VTS, GVDP, VSSM, ENG, GMPT
U.S. standards from Canadian, which are abbreviated as CMVSS.
FNA Functional Name Address. A classification code that identifies a functional part name that is FIN, GMPT, ENG, GVDP
common across vehicles.
FNA Functional Name Analysis. AVDC
FNC Functional Name Characteristic ENG
FNC Functional Name Code ENG
FNES Federal Noise Emission Standard. ENG
FNM Functional Name Modifier. ENG
FNR Four Node Reconfigure GMPT
FO Fiber Optics ENG
FOB Freight On Board. ENG
FOD Front of Dash. In early days, called ‘firewall’. GVDP, ENG, GMPT
FOG Fiber Optic Gyroscope
FOH Front Overhang. ENG
FOH Fuel Operated Heater
FOIA Freedom Of Information Act ENG
FOIL Federal Outdoor Impact Laboratory
FOIRL Fiber Optic Inter-Repeater Link ENG
FOM Figure Of Merit. Statistical metric to assess robustness to variation. GMPT
FORG Forging. An abbreviation. ENG
FORMAC FORmula MAnipulation Compiler ENG
FORTRAN FORmula TRANslation ENG
FOT Franchise Operations Team
FOTS Fiber Optics Transmission System ENG
FP File Processor. ENG
FP Fuel Pump. PSEO
FPA Failure (or Fault) Prevention Analysis (Corporation). ENG, GMPT
FPAA Field Programmable Analog Array ENG
FPBW Full Power Bandwidth ENG
FPC Fuel per Cylinder per Cycle GMPT
FPD Flat Panel Display ENG
FPDM Front Passenger Door (control) Module.
FPE Field Perfomance Evaluation. GMPT
FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array ENG
FPHS Field Plate Heated Sensor ENG
FPM Fast Page Mode ENG
FPMR Federal Property Management Regulation. ENG
FPN Functional Part Name. ENG
FPP Front (header) Panel - Plastic
FPR Field Product Reporting
FPR Fuel Pressure Regulator. PSEO
FPV1C First Product/Process Validation vehicle 1 Complete GVDP
FPV2C First Product/Process Validation vehicle 2 Complete GVDP
FQIT Functional Quality Improvement Team. ENG
Fr Francium
FR Federal Register. ENG
FR Federal Regulation ENG
FR Fixed Rate. Reflect the probability of demand shifts/deviations between single variants. The
sum of all detailed flex rates exceed the total plant capacity rate. To avoid over-capacity, flex
rates are exclusively used for all components unique to 1 body style.
FR Front Right PSEO
FR Functional Reuse ENG
FRACAS Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action System ENG
FRAM Ferroelectric Random Access Memory ENG
FRATE Freight Rating, Auditing & Transportation Evaluation. ENG
FRBP Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic. ENG
FRED Field Reporting & Electronic Distribution
Freq Frequency. An abbreviation. PSEO, ENG
FRICT Friction. An abbreviation. ENG
FRL Functional Recruting Leader HR
FRM Frame. An abbreviation. ENG
FRM/U Frame Unit. An abbreviation. ENG
Frnt Front (an abbreviation) PSEO
FRP Fuel Rail Pressure PSEO
FRS Financial Reporting System ENG
FRS Functional Requirement Specification
FRT Front. An abbreviation. ENG
FRT Functional Recruting Team HR
FRU Field Reference Unit.
FRU Field Replaceable Unit. ENG
FS Financial Services.
FSA Flexible Spending Account
FSCM Fuel System Control Module
FSD Fan Shroud
FSE Full Service Engineer
FSE Field Service Engineer.
FSF Free Software Foundation
FSG First Stage Graphitization. ENG
FSG Forward Systems Group ENG
FSK Frequency Shift Keying. ENG
FSL Feature Sight Line
FSL Front fender Skirt, Left
FSM Field Support Manager (Covers a section of the region as support and trainer to APM's and VSSM
MAM's).
FSO Fuel Shut Off. ENG
FSR Front fender Skirt, Right
FSR Full Scale Range ENG
FSS Financial Shared Services. A GM Business unit involved in accounting services.
FST Front Seat. ENG
FSTN Fastener. An abbreviation. ENG
FSU For Service Use.
FSVC First Structure Vehicle Complete GVDP
ft Feet (an abbreviation) VTS
FT Fourier Transform
FT Fuel Trim. PSEO
FTA Fault Tree Analysis. ENG, GMPT
FTA Federal Transit Authority
FTBD Files To Build Drawing (Block)
FTC Federal Trade Commission. ENG
FTE Full Time Equivalents ENG
FTG Fitting. An abbreviation. ENG
ft-lb Foot-Pounds PSEO
FTP Federal Test Procedure (EPA mpg) VTS, ENG
FTP Field Trial Program. ENG
FTP Fuel Tank Pressure. PSEO
FTP File Transfer Protocol. A protocol that allows the transfer of files from one computer to another. FIN, GVDP, ENG

FTP-H Federal Test Procedure - Hot. ENG

FTQ First Time Quality GMPT
FTQC First Time Quality Capability ENG
FTT First Time Throughput
FTTA Federal Technology Transfer Act ENG
FTTC Fiber To The Curb ENG
FTTH Fiber To The Home ENG
FTVV Fuel Tank Vent Valve. ENG
FTZ Foreign Trade Zone. A zone where trade coming into the U.S. from a foreign country is not AIAG, ENG
subject to duty until the product leaves the Trade Zone.
FUBAR Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition (or Repair).
FUD Federal Urban Driving ENG
FUDS Federal Urban Driving Schedule. ENG
FUT Fuel Use Tax
FV Front View. An abbreviation. ENG
FVC Factory Variable Cost. ENG
FVC Frequency to Voltage Converter ENG
FVS Final Vehicle Ship ENG
FVS Float Valve Separator. ENG
Fwd Forward (an abbreviation) PSEO, ENG
FWD Forward. An abbreviation. ENG
FWD Front Wheel Drive. PSEO, ENG, GMPT, GVDP
FWG Functional Work Group
FWH Front Wheel Housing
FWHM Full Width at Half Maximum
FWIW For What Its Worth
FWS Field Warranty Specialist VSSM
FWS Front Wheel Spoiler
FY Fiscal Year. ENG
FYI For Your Information. ENG
FZM Field Zone Manager VSSM
FZMACD Field Zone Manager - ACDelco VSSM
FZMGMP Field Zone Manager - GM Parts VSSM
Acronym Definition Department
g Gram. ENG
g Gravity. Acceleration of gravity, 32.2 ft/s^2 = 9.8m/s^2 VTS, ENG
G Giga (1,000,000,000 times). ENG
G&A General & Administrative costs ENG
G/BHP-H Grams Per Brake Horsepower Hour. ENG
g/cyl Grams per Cylinder. PSEO
G/L General Ledger. The general ledger represents the total of all G/L accounts from which the FIN
balance sheet and profit and loss statements are defined and produced.
G/MLDG Garnish Molding. An abbreviation. ENG
G/NUT Gearnut. An abbreviation. ENG
G/S Grams per Second ENG
GA Gage. An abbreviation. ENG
GA General Assembly. GVDP, ENG, GMPT
GA Genetic Algorithm
GAAP Generally Accepted Accounting Principles FIN
GaAs Gallium Arsenide. Semiconductor material for making optoelectronic devices and high-
frequency ICs. Electrons in GaAs travel at twice the speed of those of silicon.)
GAC General Assembly Council (or Center) ENG
GACB Global Aftermarket Charter Board
GACM Global Audit Comment Manager. Data management tools to assist in the categorization of
IS&S audit comments, to track resolution, and to provide global metrics.
GAE General Assembly Engineering ENG
Gage R&R Gage Repeatability and Reproducibility GMPT
GAI General Assembly Integration
GAIM Gas Assisted Injection Molding. ENG
GAL Gallery. An abbreviation. ENG
GAL Generic Array Logic ENG
GALC Global Automotive Legal Conference
GALIA Groupement pour l'Amelioration des Liaisons dans l'Industrie Automobile - the French AIAG
automotive industry organization. This group represents France in ODETTE.
GAMRF Gross Axle Mass Rating, Front ENG
GAO General Accounting Office (US government).
GAPC Global Alternative Propulsion Center (Russelsheim) ENG
GARN Garnish. An abbreviation. ENG
GATE Graduate Automotive Technology Education
GATS Global Advanced Technology System R&D
GAW Gross Axle Weight (UK, see GAWR) ENG
GAWR Gross Axle Weight Rating (US). Specified maximum carrying capacity of an axle, measured at ENG
tire-road interface.
Gb Gigabyte. ENG
GBOF Global Bill Of Finance. R&D, ENG
GBOM Global Bill Of Material. GVDP, ENG, GMPT
GBOP Global Bill Of Process. GVDP, ENG, GMPT
GBP Gain Bandwidth Product ENG
GBRS General Business & Reporting System ENG
GCAS Global Customer Audit System (common quality audit data reporting system. It enables the
collection, storage and reporting of quality audit data gathered on GM and competitive vehicles
at assembly plants and prototype shops.)
GCC Graphic Control Center. ENG
GCW Gross Combination Weight. Total weight of vehicle with equipment, fuel, driver and
passengers, payload, and trailer.
GCWR Gross Combined Weight Rating ENG
GCWR Gross Curb Weight Rating.
GD Graphic Detail. ENG
GD&T Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing - A method for identifying dimensions on blueprints. GVDP, GMPT, ENG

GDE Guide. An abbreviation. ENG

GDI Gasoline Direct Injection ENG, GMPT
GDO Garage Door Opener.
GDOE Graphical Design of Experiments GMPT
GDS Geographic Decision Support. ENG
GDS Global Delivery Survey GMPT
GDSII Graphic Design System II (EDA Format) ENG
GDSS Global Decision Support System
GDT Global Descriptor Table
GEBFWC Global Engineering Budget / Financial / Workload Council ENG
GEC Global Engineering Councils ENG
GEDOC Global Engineering & Design Operations Council. ENG , GMPT
GELC Global Engineering Leadership Council ENG
GEM Global Electric Motors. A wholly owned subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler. ENG
GEM Global Electronics Measurement
GEM Guidelines for Effective Management. VSSM
GEMS Global Expense Management Solution. Online system that processes expenses related to the FIN
current expense Reporting, Acquisition Card, Fleet Card and Phone Card processes.

Gen Generator. An abbreviation. PSEO, ENG

GEN I Generation I ENG
GEN II Generation II ENG
GEPS Global Electronic Publishing System. A Global project focused on delivering parts catalogue
information to GM retailers using internet/intranet technology.
GEPS Global Electronics Payment System EAG
GEPSC Global Engineering Process System Council.
GES General Estimates System (NHTSA)
GES Global Export System
GESMG Global Engineering Senior Management Group.
GFCI Ground Fault Circuit Interrupt. ENG
GFI Gaseous Fuel Injection ENG
GFI Ground Fault Interrupt. ENG
GFIC Ground Fault Isolation Circuit ENG
GFS Goals Forecasting System. ENG
GFS Goodwrench Fleet Service. A joint Fleet, Commercial and Service Parts Operations initiative
to improve repurchase intentions through increased service loyalty to GM commercial dealers.

GFSK Gaussian Frequency Shift Keying ENG

GGE Gasoline Gallon Equivalent. An amount of gaseous fuel (propane or CNG) that is equal to one
gallon of gasoline.
GGRR Graphical Gage Repeatability and Reproductivity GMPT
GHG Green House Gases ENG
Ghz Gigahertz. ENG
GI&TT Global Implementation & Training Team.
GIB Get-Into-Business ENG
GIC General Impedance Converter ENG
GIC Global Information Center.
GIC Guaranteed Income Contract
GIDEP Government Industry Data Exchange Program. ENG
GIF Graphic Interchange Format. A commonly used file compression format developed by
CompuServe for transferring graphics files to and from on-line services.
GIGO Garbage in Garbage out
GIL General International Limited GMU
GIM Group information Manager. ENG
GIRP Global Issue Resolution Process.
GIRS Global Issue Resolution System. ENG
GIS Gauge Information System GMPT
GIS Geographic Information System
GIS/PP Guaranteed Income Stream - Income Protection Plan. ENG
GL General Ledger. Also written as G/L. ENG
GLA General Ledger Account ENG
GLCTTR Great Lakes Center of Truck Transportation Research
GLIS Group Life Insurance System. ENG
GLOSSAR Global Systems Standards And Resources ENG
GLPI Global Launch Process Integration
GLPS Global Launch Process System.
GLS General Ledger System
GLS Glass. An abbreviation. ENG
GLTC Great Lakes Technology Center. ENG
GLZ Glaze. An abbreviation. ENG
GM General Motors. VTS, MFD, GMPT, GVDP, ENG
GM LATS General Motors Lifestyle Activity Tracking Study
GM PAC General Motors Political Action Committee. http://www.gmpac.com/
GM RVDC General Motors Reacquired Vehicle Disposition Center VSSM
GM/CM General Motors Construction Manager. GMU
GM/PDM General Motors Product Data Management ENG
GM/SOLID Geometric Modeling of Solids. ENG
GMA General Motors Audit ENG
GMA General Motors de Argentina ENG
GMAAN General Motors African Ancestry Network.Serves as the umbrella and communications forum
for African Ancestry Employees. Web site on GM intranet.
GMAAP General Motors Adoption Assistance Plan.
GMAC General Motors Acceptance Corporation. The financing arm of GM. Also, a representative that ENG
is part of a Market Area Team.
GMAC Gigabit Medium Access Controller ENG
GMAD General Motors Assembly Division ENG
GMAL General Motors Acronym List
GMAL General Motors Aerodynamics Laboratory (wind tunnel). VTS
GMAO General Motors Automotive Operations. GVDP, ENG, GMPT
GMAP General Motors Asia Pacific ENG
GMARS General Motors Area (of Geographic Sales & Service) Reporting System
GMAS General Motors Audit Services. FIN
GMAT Graduate Management Admission Test
GMATS General Motors Advanced Technology System
GMATS General Motors Air Transportation System. Responsible for scheduling, maintaining and flying ENG
the corporate aircraft. GMATS also manages a corporate charter activity under the name of
Automotive Air Charter. Building #530, E. Service Drive at Detroit Metro Airport
GMATV General Motors Advanced Technology Vehicles ENG
GMAW Gas Metal Arc Weld
GMB General Motors Brazil. ENG
GMB General Motors Building. ENG
GmbH General Motors - Brussels EAG
GMBI General Motors Buana Indonesia ENG
GMC General Managers Council
GMC General Motors Corporation. ENG
GMC Truck Division. ENG
GMCC GM Customer Connect VSSM
GMCFT General Motors Clean Fuel Technology ENG
GMCG General Motors Car Group (North America) ENG
GMCID General Motors Customer Information Database.
GMCIS General Motors Computer Information System
GMCL General Motors of Canada, Limited ENG
GMCM General Motors Custom Microcomputer. ENG
GMCN General Motors Customer Network. A merger of two existing organizations: Enterprise VSSM
Customer Management (ECM) and eGM NA. GM Customer Network, a comprehensive,
customer- and dealer-focused organization, will maximize value to both GM and its retailers by
taking the strengths of both organizations and channeling them into one effort to develop and
grow distinct customer relationships. GMCN puts all of our customer “touchpoints” together in
one organization, including customer service call centers, direct marketing, lead management,
GM BuyPower, Owner Center@MyGMLink, database management for CRM initiatives and
dealer communications, such as DealerWorld and GMDealerLink.

GMCP General Motors Contour Pattern. ENG

GMCPA General Motors Corporate Plant Audit GMPT
GMCTW General Motors Common Training Website VSSM
GMCUV General Motors Certified Used Vehicle.
GMCVO General Motors Company Vehicle Operations. See CVO.
GMDAT General Motors Daewoo Auto & Technology Company.
GMDE General Motors Dealer Equipment
GM-DI General Motors Dealership Identification.
GMDID General Motors Dealer Information Database. VSSM
GMDR General Motors Diagnosis & Repair Manual. ENG
GM-Drive GM Corporate Production Information Repository
GME General Motors Europe. GVDP, GMPT, ENG , AVDC
GMEC General Motors Electric Controller.
GMECC General Motors Engineering Computer Coordination ENG
GMECS General Motors Evaporative Control System ENG
GMED General Motors Engine Division. ENG
GMEITC Global Modeling Process Integration Techniques
GMELC General Motors Engineering Leadership Council GMPT
GMERE General Motors Engineering Research and Environmental.
GMEV General Motors Electric Vehicle.
GMFA General Motors Fixed Assets. ENG
GMFIST General Motors Forced Induction System Technology ENG
GMGL General Motors General Ledger. Common accounting system used to track and report the FIN, ENG , EAG
financial status of GM.
GMGL/MULTI General Motors General Ledger, Multi-Currency, Cross Charge. ENG
GMH General Motors Holdens.
GMHE General Motors Hughes Electronics ENG
GMHS General Motors Health Services. Provides world-class medical care and occupational health
services for GM employees worldwide.
GMI General Motors Institute.
GMI GM India
GMICT General Motors Isuzu Commercial Truck, LLC.
GMID General Motors Identification. Typically, your computer logon identification. This used to be
referred to as the EDSNET ID.
GMIDL General Motors Interactive Distance Learning .
GMI-EMI General Motors Institute - Engineering & Management. ENG
GMIMCo General Motors Investment Management Corporation. A wholly owned subsidiary of General ENG, EAG
Motors that is the fund manager of the Promark Funds.
GMIN General Motors Identification Number. The GMIN will help protect an individual's personal
information by nearly eliminating the need to use Government Identifiers (Social Security
Number in the U.S.) to uniquely identify oneself within GM. GMIN does not replace the GMID
for computer systems logon.
GMIO General Motors International Operations. GVDP, GMPT, FIN, ENG
GMIQ General Motors Initial Quality. GVDP, ENG
GMISCA General Motors Information System & Communication Activity. ENG
GMISP General Motors Information Security Policy
GMISP&P GM Information Security Policy and Practics
GMLA General Motors Latin America
GMLAAM General Motors Latin America, Africa and Middle East ENG
GMLAN General Motors Local Area Network. GMPT
GMLG General Motors Locomotive Group ENG
GMLOCS General Motors Load Control Systems ENG
GMM General Motors de Mexico ENG
GMMACS General Motors Manufacturing & Assembly Cost. ENG
GMMACS General Motors Marketing Area.
GMMC General Motors Men's Club ENG
GMMI General Motors Marketing Internship
GMMIC General Motors Material Information Center. ENG
GMNA General Motors North America. Most often used to refer to the business units operating in GVDP, GMPT, ENG, GMU, EAG,
North America, which currently includes Canadian and Mexican operations. AVDC, FIN
GMNA PLB General Motors North America Process Leadership Board. Affiliation: GMNA Planning &
Program Management
GMNET General Motors NETwork ENG, GMPT
GMoC General Motors of Canada ENG
GMODC General Motors Overseas Distribution Corporation ENG
GMoL General Motors OnLine.
GMOLS General Motors Oil Life System CVO
GMOPS General Motors Online Projects System ENG
GMPCP General Motors Product Compliance Program. Ensures compliance to domestic and ENG
international government standards/regulations and GM product safety requirements.
GMPCS Global Mobile Personal Communications by Satellite ENG
GMPDC General Motors Parts Distribution Center ENG
GMPDM General Motors Product Data Management.
GMPG General Motors Proving Grounds, also see MPG and DPG. ENG
GMPIT Global Modeling Process Integration Techniques ENG
GM-PMI See PMI.
GMPP General Motors Protection Plan. A service contract. VSSM
GMPPMP General Motors Product Program Management Process ENG
GMPT General Motors PowerTrain. VTS, GMPT, EAG, ENG , AVDC
GMPTACT General Motors PowerTrain Assembly Component Tracking ENG
GMPTG General Motors PowerTrain Group. GVDP, ENG
GMPX Delco Electronics 32 bit microprocessor. ENG
GMQ Global Manufacturing and Quality
GMQN General Motors/UAW Quality Network. ENG
GMR General Motors Repository.
GMR General Motors Research laboratories. Obsolete, refer to RES. ENG
GMRIS General Motors Recall Information System. This system handles all product recall activities for VSSM
GM vehicles in the U.S. and Canada.
GMRR Global Managerial Reporting Review. FIN
GMRRS General Motors Record Retention Schedule. A schedule or listing of the categories (called ILM
“record series’) of GM Business Records to be retained by GM for specified retention periods
in accordance with the GM Record Retention Policy.
GMS Global Manufacturing System.
GMSCM Delco Electronics 8-bit microprocessor used in GM vehicles. ENG
GMSDP General Motors System Development Process
GMSIPS Refer to SIPS.
GMSK Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying ENG
GMSMART General Motors System Manager And Review Tool ENG
GMSP General Motors Supply Power
GMSPO General Motors Service Parts Operation. (Also known as SPO) ENG , GMPT, EAG, VSSM
GMSPP General Motors Safety Practices & Procedures. ENG
GMSUTS General Motors Service Uniform Testing Specifications
GMT General Motors Taiwan
GMT Greenwich Mean Time (Zulu time) ENG
GMTC General Motors Technical Center. ENG
GMTC General Motors Training Center.
GMTEP General Motors Technical Education Program ENG
GMTG General Motors Truck Group. VTS, ENG, GVDP, GMPT
GMTG Global Motors Truck Group ENG
GMTH General Motors Thailand
GMTKS General Motors Time Keeping System. ENG , EAG, FIN
GMTM General Motors Technical Memory system. ENG
GMTM General Motors Treasury Management system
GMTOPS General Motors Total Online Project System. Financial tracking computer system integrating ENG , EAG, FIN
existing systems to manage capital and non-capital project charges.
GMTRP General Motors Technology Readiness Process. ENG
GMU General Motors University. GMU, ENG, HR, GMPT
GMUD General Motors Uniform Data. Engineering release system. On-line capture of the parts and of
the usage data of the vehicle, incl. product overviews. Batch operations scheduling and a user-
friendly distribution of the engineering parts list data, engineering change summary and
engineering releases.
GMUKC General Motors University Knowledge Center ENG
GMUTS General Motors' Uniform Testing Specifications. A set of corporate test procedures that form VTS, GMPT, ENG , GMU
the basis for establishing compliance to government requirements, such as Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS), Clean Air Act, and California Air Resources Board. Also
see GMPCP.
GMV General Motors Venezuela ENG
GMVID General Motors Vehicle Information Database.
GMVIS General Motors Vehicle Inquiry System. GMVIS is the replacement for the old DCS Vehicle VSSM
Information Service System (VISS) application. GMVIS was developed to assist service
personnel obtain detailed vehicle information.
GMVO General Motors Vehicle Operations. Incorrect term, see CVO.
GMVPS General Motors Vehicle Profile System
GMWA General Motors Warranty Analysis. VSSM
GMWC General Motors Women's Club ENG
GMWTS General Motors Worldwide Travel Services.
GMWWT General Motors World Wide Travel ENG
GMX For Prefix Code for General Motors cars while in development process. ENG
Gnd Ground. An abbreviation. PSEO, ENG
GNP Gross National Product
GOPS Giga Operations Per Second ENG
GOV Governor. An abbreviation. ENG
GOVT Government. An abbreviation. ENG
GP General Procedure. GM Quality/Reliability General Procedures concerning part standards and MFD, GVDP, ENG , GMPT
sample submission process, e.g., GP3, GP8, also see TFE.
GP-03 General Procedure #3. (Obsolete; now PPAP) ENG
GP-04 General Procedure #4. Supplier Submission of Material for Proc. Application. ENG
GP-05 General Procedure #5. Problem Reporting & Resolution. ENG
GP-06 General Procedure #6. Supplier Requirement for Match Check Material. ENG
GP-07 General Procedure #7. Supplier Requirement for Comp. Verification & Trace. ENG
GP-08 General Procedure #8. Supplier Parts Certification Process. ENG
GP-09 General Procedure #9. Volume Production Run At Rate. GMPT, ENG
GP-10 General Procedure #10. Evaluation & Accreditation of Supplier Testing Facility. ENG
GP-11 General Procedure #11. Measurement Process to Provide Dimensionally Known Parts for GMPT, ENG
Prototype. Prototype Material Certification Procedure.
GP-12 General Procedure #12. Early Production Containment Procedure. ENG
GPC Global Partner Communications GMPT
GPC Global Process Center
GPD Global Product Development. AVDC
GPDAS General Purpose Data Acquisition System
GPDBS Global Product Development Business Services AVDC
GPDC Global Portfolio Development Center. GVDP, ENG
GPDC Global Product Development Center. No longer used. Replaced by AVDC.
GPDIC Global Product Development Information Center
GPDP Global Powertrain Development Process. The common process for work directed toward GMPT
bringing a quality product to market Globally. (see PDP definition for more information).
GPDS Global Product Description System. A corporate common mainframe computer system for FIN, GVDP, GMPT, ENG
product engineering. The System provides a common product database for GM. It describes
and authorizes product description information throughout General Motors and interfaces with
other systems.
GPDT Group Product Development Team ENG
GPDW Global Parts Data Warehouse ENG
GPIB General Purpose Interface Bus ENG
GPM Gallons Per Minute.
GPM Glow Plug Module
GPM Grams Per Mile. ENG
GPM Grille Periphery Molding
GPPC Global Product & Process Center.
GPRTS Global Problem Resolution Tracking System. Based on the former QPRP from GMIO.
GPS Global Purchasing System. The common contracting system for GM, operating on a global FIN, GMPT, ENG , EAG, AVDC
basis.
GPS Goodwrench Parts System ENG
GPS Global Positioning System. PSEO, ENG
GPSC Global Purchasing & Supply Chain
GPSG Global Personnel Strategy Group.
GPSM Global Plant Site Management
GPSS Global Positioning Satellite System.
GPU Global Product Unit ENG
GQC Group Quality Council. ENG
GQIR Global Quality Issues Resolution System GMPT
GQIT Group Quality Improvement Team. ENG
GQL Generalized Query Language
GQS General Quality Standard ENG
GQTS Global Quality Tracking System GMPT
GR Gear. An abbreviation. ENG
GR&R Gauge Repeatability & Reproducibility.
GRC Global Release Center.
GRE Graduate Record Exam
GRI Gas Research Institute ENG
GRI Group Report of Investigation. ENG
GRIDS Geographical Roadway Information Display System
GRIN GRadient INdex (Fiber Optics) ENG
GRIP Graphics Interactive Programming. Programming language for customized functions within the
UG application.
GRL Grille. An abbreviation. ENG
GROM Grommet. An abbreviation. ENG
GRP Gross Rating Points ENG
GRP Group. An abbreviation. ENG
GRS Global Request System
GRS Grid Reference System
GRV Groove. An abbreviation. ENG
GRVD Grooved. An abbreviation. ENG
G's Gravity's (unit of acceleration equal to one gravity).
GS Garage Shift PSEO
GS Global Sourcing. ENG
GS Gold Stripe. An abbreviation. ENG
GSA General Services Administration.A division of the United States government. VSSM, ENG
GSB Global Strategy Board. GVDP, ENG
GSFUDS Generic Simplified Federal Urban Driving Schedule ENG
GSIS Graphics Standard Interface Standard
GSKT Gasket. An abbreviation. ENG
GSLC Global Supplier Leveraging Council. Identify ways to optimize General Motors and suppliers
expertise to support world class products and manufacturing processes.
GSM Global System for Mobile communication ENG
GSM Groupe Speciale Mobile ENG
GSM Global System for Mobile communication.
GSMK Gaussian Minimum Shift Keyed ENG
GSMP Goodwrench Service Merchandising Parts
GSN Global Supplier Network.
GSP Goodwrench Service Plus VSSM
GSS Global Simulation Standards.
GSTN General Switched Telephone Network ENG
GT Gran Turismo / Grand Touring
GTAW Gas Tungsten Arc Weld
GTC General Technical Committee. VTS, ENG
GTESMG Global Truck Engineering Senior Management Group
GTO Gate Turn Off ENG
GTO Gran Tourismo Omologato ("Grand touring car in production")
GTR Gear Tension Relief.
GTR Gutter. An abbreviation. ENG
GTS Gas Temperature Sensor ENG
GTT Global Task Team
GUI Graphical User Interface (pronounced "gooey"). Software meant to provide an attractive and ENG, AVDC
easy to use interface between a computer user and application
GUSS Gusset. An abbreviation. ENG
GVAR Gross Vehicle Axle Rating. ENG
GVDP Global Vehicle Development Process GVDP
GVL Gravel. An abbreviation. ENG
GVM Gross Vehicle Mass. The total weight of a vehicle without passengers. ENG
GVMR Gross Vehicle Mass Rating. ENG
GVMR Gross Vehicle Mass Reserve.
GVW Gross Vehicle Weight. Maximum legal weight at which a vehicle can be operated. Curb weight PSEO, VTS, ENG
plus payload.
GVWR Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (at ground) VTS, ENG , GMPT
GW Gross Weight.
GWO General Work Order. ENG
Acronym Definition Department
h Coefficient of heat transfer
H Henry (unit of Inductance) ENG
H Hydrogen
H/C High Compression. An abbreviation. ENG
H/HF Harmony / Human Factors (Provide design direction to Marketing, Design Center, Vehicle
Architecture, Appearance Engineering, Platform leaders, and Design Release Engineers in
order to integrate the customer and his/her passengers with the vehicle.)
H/P Hewlett Packard. (See HP) ENG
H/PLR Hinge Pillar. An abbreviation. ENG
H/PRF High Performance. An abbreviation. ENG
H/RST Head Restraint. An abbreviation. ENG
H/SHLD Heat Shield. An abbreviation. ENG
H/W Hardware PSEO, ENG
HA Hughes Aircraft.
HAC Hughes Aircraft Corporation. ENG
HAIR Head Air Injection Reactor ENG
HALT Highly Accelerated Life Testing ENG
HANS Head And Neck Support.
HAR Highway Advisory Radio
HARM Harmonic. An abbreviation. ENG
HARN Harness. An abbreviation. ENG
HASS Highly Accelerated Stress Screening ENG
HBCC Hosted Bus Control Chip.
HB-CI Hydraulic Booster Compact Integrated. An electro-hydraulic brake booster system.
HBT Hatchback Trim finish
HBT Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor ENG
HC Hydrocarbon/Hydrocarbon Compound. PSEO, ENG, GMPT
HCCI Homogenous Change Compression Ignition GMPT
HCDSS Health Care Decision Support Systems
HCG Hughes Communications Galaxy ENG
HCHO Formaldehyde VTS, ENG
HCI Hughes Communications, Inc. ENG
HCL Hardware Compatibility List
HCM Heating Control Module. PSEO
HCM Highway Capacity Manual (Transportation Research Board)
HCM HVAC Control Module. ENG
HCP Hybrid Control Processor (Also see TPIM)
HD Hard Designs. Part releases that require creation of a new design.
HD Head. An abbreviation. ENG
HD Heavy Duty. PSEO, ENG
HDAC Heater Defrost Air Conditioning Module Assembly.
HDB Hood Blister
HDDE Heavy Duty Diesel Engine ENG
HDE Heavy Duty Engine ENG
HDI Hood Inner panel
HDL Handle. An abbreviation. ENG
HDL Hardware Description Language ENG
HDL Head Lamp
HDLC Higher-level Data Link Control. ENG
HDLNG Headlining. An abbreviation. ENG
HDLP Headlamp. An abbreviation. ENG
HDM Header Molding
HDM Headlight Driver Module
HDM Hierarchical Development Methodology
HDO Hood, Outer
HDPE High Density Poly Ethylene ENG
HDR Header. An abbreviation. ENG
HDRA Heavy Duty Representatives Association. ENG
HDS Hood Scoop
HDS Hughes Data Systems ENG
HDSL High data rate Digital Subscriber Line ENG
HDTMA Heavy Duty Truck Manufacturers Association. ENG
HDTP Hyper Data Transfer Protocol
HDTV High Definition Television ENG
HDV Heavy Duty Vehicle. ENG
HDW Hardware. An abbreviation. ENG
HE Hinge. An abbreviation. ENG
HEA Hydraulic Element Assembly ENG
HEBA Heater, Evaporator, Blower Assembly. ENG
HEBBA Heater, Evaporator, Blower, Barrier Assembly. ENG
HEC Hughes Electronics corporation ENG
HEI High Energy Ignition. ENG
HELP Heavy vehicle Electronic License Plate
HEMT High Electron Mobility Transistor ENG
HEOS Heated Exhaust Oxygen Sensor ENG
HER High Efficiency Radiator. ENG
HERTZ Cycles Per Second. Not an acronym. ENG
HESI Hughes Environmental Systems, Inc. ENG
HEUI Hydraulic Electronic Unit Injector ENG
HEV Hybrid Electric Vehicle ENG, GMPT
HEVES High Efficiency Vehicle Electrical System ENG
Hex Hexadecimal (an abbreviation) PSEO, ENG
Hf Hafnium
HF High Feature GMPT
HF High Frequency ENG
HF Human Factors. ENG
HFC Human Factors Criteria. ENG
HFCI Human Factors Criteria Inventory. VTS
HFDO Human Factors Design Objectives
HFE Human Factors Engineering
HFET Highway Fuel Economy Test. ENG
Hg Mercury (chemical abbreviation) GMPT
HGI Heated Gas Inflator
HGL Hood Grille (ornamentation)
HHP HandHeld Products. A data image manufacturer.
Hi High (an abbreviation) PSEO
HIC Head Injury Criteria. VTS, ENG
HID High Intensity Discharge (headlamps). PSEO, ENG
HIN Hood Insulator
HIP Hot Isostatic Pressing (Steel). ENG
HIPO Hierarchy Plus Input / Output (IBM)
HIPOT High Potential (High Voltage) ENG
HIR Hood Inner panel Reinforcement
HIS Health Information system. ENG
Hist History (an abbreviation) PSEO
HITEC Highway Innovative Technology Evaluation Center
HITS Hughes Information Technology systems ENG
HLA Hydraulic Lash Adjuster ENG
HLB Head Lamp Bezel
HLC Head Lamp Cluster
HLD Headliner
HLDI Highway Loss Data Institute ENG
HLDR Holder. An abbreviation. ENG
HLL High Level Language. ENG
HLLAPI High Level Language Application Program Interface
HMCC Hazardous Material Control Committee GMPT
HMD Hourly, Monthly Demographics ENG
HMI Human Machine Interface
HMMWV High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle (Pronounced "Humvee" - Original USAR
designation for the Hummer)
HMO Health Maintenance Organization
HMR Hazardous Material Regulation
HMS His/Her Majesty’s Ship
HMTA Hazardous Materials Transportation Act
HNGR Hanger. An abbreviation. ENG
HNS Hughes Network Systems ENG
HO High Output. GMPT
HO2S Heated Oxygen Sensor. PSEO
HOLDN Hold Down. An abbreviation. ENG
HOP Hood Outer, Plastic
Horiz Horizontal. An abbreviation. PSEO, ENG
HOV High Occupancy Vehicle
HP Hewlett Packard. ENG
HP High Performance GMPT
HP High Power ENG
HP Horsepower. ENG
HPAF High Pressure & Axial Feed
HPC Head Performance Criterion
HPDI High Pressure Direct Injection GMPT
HPGL Hewlett Packard Graphics Language
HPIB Hewlett Packard Interface Bus (also GPIB, IEE488) ENG
HPM Hybrid Power Module. ENG
HPS Head Protection System
HPS High Performance System. ENG
HPS High Pressure Section ENG
HPS Hourly Payroll System. ENG, EAG, FIN
HPS Hughes Power Systems ENG
HPV Hours Per Vehicle (Total production Man-hours divided by total vehicles produced - a measure ENG, GMPT
of production efficiency.
HPVM Heat Pump Ventilation Module. ENG
HPVS Heat Pump Ventilation System. ENG
HQIT Hourly Quality Improvement Team
Hr Hour. An abbreviation. PSEO, ENG
HR Human Resources. HR, ENG
HR(D) Harrison Radiator (Division). Part of ACG.
HRC Hardware Release Center GMPT
HRC Human Resources Center
HRD Human Resource Development. ENG
hrdw Hardware (abbreviation) ENG
HRM Human Resources Management. HR, ENG
HRRC High Rear Roll Center
Hrs Hours (an abbreviation) PSEO
HRTF Head Related Transfer Function (re 3-D auditory sensing)
HRTSC Human Resource Technician Sub Committiee
HS High Speed.
HS High Side.
HSC Hughes Space & Communications Company ENG
HSDI High-Speed Direct Injection. ENG, GMPT
HSE High Speed Endurance. ENG
HSG Housing. An abbreviation. GMPT, ENG
HSHL High Speed / High Load ENG
HSIRS Highway Statistics Information Retrieval System
HSIS Highway Safety Information System
HSLA High Strength / Low Alloy steel ENG
HSPDS Holdens Service Parts Description System. A central storage system of all service only parts
related planning Production/Service Information.
HSPO Holdens Service Parts Organization.
HSR Hood Support Rod
HSRI Highway Safety Research Institute
HSS High Speed Steel. ENG
HSTP High Speed Transport Protocol
HSWIM High Speed Weight In Motion
HT Heat. An abbreviation. ENG
HT Heavy Truck. ENG
HT High Torque GMPT
HTCM HPVS/ Thermal Control Module (EV).
HTCM HVAC Thermal Control Module. PSEO, ENG
HTD Heated. An abbreviation. ENG
HTF Highway Trust Fund
HTFS Highway Traffic Forecasting System
HTI Hand Tool Institute ENG
HTL High Threshold Logic ENG
HTML Hyper Text Markup Language, HTML is the language used to tag various parts of a Web ENG, GMPT
document so browsing software will know how to display that document's links, text, graphics
and attached media. .
Htr Heater. An abbreviation. PSEO, ENG
HTT Hexadecimal Translation Tool. Softwarel to interpret certain types of Hex data.
HTTP Hyper Text Transfer Protocol. The very first part of a Web address HTTP: says, "I am a Web ENG
address," and tells the computers on the Internet to use the "hypertext transfer protocol" to
send information to and from your computer. (A "protocol" is just a techy term for an agreed-
upon way to swap information.
HUD Head(s)-Up Display. PSEO, ENG
HUFSAM Highway Users Federation For Safety and Mobility. ENG
HV High Voltage ENG
HV Hybrid Vehicle ENG
HVAC Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning. PSEO, VTS, GVDP, ENG, GMPT

HVAC/PTC Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Powertrain Cooling. ENG

HVAIC High Vacuum Air Intake Control. ENG
HVD High Vacuum Diverter. ENG
HVEMP Heavy Vehicle Emission Measurement Panel ENG
HVL Hydraulic Valve Lifter ENG
HVOF High Velocity Oxy-Fuel (Dana rings) GMPT
HVPE High Voltage Power Electronics ENG
HVPSP Hybrid Vehicle Propulsion System Program ENG
HVS High Voltage Switch ENG
HVUT Heavy Vehicle Use Tax
HVY Heavy. An abbreviation. ENG
HW Heated Windshield. PSEO
HW4 Highway high performance. ENG
HWCI Hardware Configuration Items ENG
HWF Holding Work File. ENG
HWG Hatch Window Glass
HWIO Hardware Input/Output. GMPT
HWPS Hand Wheel Position Sensor.
HWS Heated WindShield. ENG
HWY Highway. An abbreviation. ENG
HYB III Hybrid Three. A GM developed third generation. Fully instrumented anthropometric test
device.
HYD Hydraulic. An abbreviation. ENG
HYGE Hydraulically controlled, Gas Energized
Hz Hertz (unit of frequency = cycle(s) per second) PSEO, VTS, ENG, GMPT
Acronym Definition Department
I Interchangeable ENG
I Iodine
i.e. Id Est. Latin for ‘that is’ or ‘such as’. ENG
I/ARM Idler Arm. An abbreviation. ENG
I/F Ignition & Filtration ENG
I/M Inspection & Maintenance. PSEO, ENG
I/O In/Out PSEO
I/O Input/Output. ENG
I/P Instrument Panel. PSEO, VTS, GVDP, ENG
I/S Inside. An abbreviation. ENG
I/SEAT Intermediate Seat. An abbreviation. ENG
I2L Integrated Injection Logic ENG
I2L/MTL Integrated Injection Logic / Merged Transistor Logic ENG
I2O Intelligent I/O ENG
I2U Instrumentation Interface Unit. ENG
I3 Inflation Induced Injury
IA Intake Air PSEO
IAB Internet Activities Board ENG
IAB Internet Architecture Board, the IAB is the council that makes decisions about Internet
standards.
IAC Idle Air Control PSEO, VTS, ENG, GMPT
IACP International Association of Chiefs of Police
IACS International Annealed Copper Standard ENG
IACV Idle Air Control Valve. ENG
IAFM Integrated Air/Fuel Module ENG
IAFS Integrated Air/Fuel Systems ENG
IAMS International Assignment Management System. ENG
IAPIE Identify, Analyze, Plan, Implement, Evaluate. ENG
IAPIE Model Identify, Analyze, Plan, Implement, Evaluate. A generic change management model, used for GVDP, ENG
problem solving and improvements.
IARV Injury Assessment Reference Values. ENG
IAT Instrument panel Ash Tray
IAT Intake (or Inlet) Air Temperature. PSEO, ENG
IAV Injury Assessment Values.
IBEW International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
IBIS I/O Buffer Information Specification ENG
IBM International Business Machines. ENG
IBMA Independent Battery Manufacturers Association ENG
IBP Integrated Business Planning. A common, global process that provides a more effective and FIN
efficient business planning approach.
IBS Integrated Business Strategy. Seven strategies (Market, Capacity, Workforce, Facilities,
Process, Organization, Macro Economics and Government) are integrated based on a set of
assumptions to determine alternatives for GM Leadership to review and decide on GMNA's
Corporate Strategy to manufacture targeted quality products that will be delivered fast to
market at a competitive cost.
IBS Initial Build Sequence.
IBT Instructor Based Training. Traditional instructor led classroom training.
IBTTA International Bridge, Tunnel, and Turnpike Association
IBU Independent Business Unit. ENG
IC Ignition Control. PSEO
IC Inflatable Curtain
IC Initiate Charter. GVDP, ENG, GMPT
IC Integrated Circuit. ENG
IC Internal Combustion. ENG
IC Internal Communications.
ICA Integrated Communications Adapter ENG
ICA International Communications Agency. ENG
ICAFM Integrated Controller: Air / Fuel Module ENG
ICAM Integrated Computer Aided Manufacturing. ENG
ICC Ignition Cycle Counter. GMPT
ICC Information to Cell Controllers – an EPICS module responsible for the communication to the
production floor Cell Controllers
ICC Integrated Circuit Cards ENG
ICC Internal Change Communication. ENG
ICC Internal Control Coordinator. ENG
ICC Interstate Commerce Commission
ICCS Integrated Chassis Control System. PSEO, ENG
ICD Interface Control Document. GVDP, ENG, GMU, GMPT
ICDX Integrated Compact Disc Changer PSEO
ICE In Circuit Emulator ENG
ICE Initial Customer Enthusiasm GMPT
ICE Integrated Coil Electronics ENG
ICE Internal Combustion Engine. ENG
ICEA Insulated Cable Engineers Association ENG
ICF Initial Care Facility
ICF Instrumentation Calibration File
ICIP Internal Communications Improvement Process. GMNA initiative to improve internal
communications.
ICM Ignition Control Module. PSEO, ENG
ICMP Interagency Committee on Metric Policy
ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol
ICP Integrated Circuit Piezoelectric (transducer)
ICR Incentive Correspondence Referral form. VSSM
ICR Internal Control Review.
ICRP/ICRQ Internal Control Review Program/Internal Control Review Questions. No longer used. FIN, ENG, EAG
Replaced by Business Risk Management (BRM) initiative.
ICS Information, Cost & Savings Account (Act). ENG
ICS Integrated (or Integral) Child Seat
ICS Integrated Chassis System PSEO
ICSS Internal Customer Satisfaction Survey. ENG
ICU Intensive Care Unit
ICU Interactive Chart Utility. ENG
ICV Independently Controlled Valve(train) ENG
ICV Independently Controlled Vent (A small pivoting ventilation window.)
ICV Individually Controlled Ventilation. ENG
ICVM Intra / Inter Company Vehicle Management
ICW In Conjunction With
ID Identification. (an abbreviation) PSEO, ENG, GMPT
ID Identifier (an abbreviation). GMPT
ID Induction Development. ENG
ID Inside Diameter. ENG
IDB International Data Bus
IDC Insulation Displacement Contact ENG
IDDAS Intelligent Dummy Data Acquisition System
IDE Integrated Development Environment (Software development environment that is integrated
into an application - eg. Visual Basic is integrated into MS Office applications)
IDE Integrated Device (or Drive) Electronics ENG
IDE Interactive Development Environment ENG
IDEA Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis
IDEA International Data Encryption Algorithm
IDEAS Integrated Designs & Engineering Analysis Software. ENG
IDEAS Integrated Development & Engineering Application System
IDEF0 Integrated Computer Aided Manufacturing Definition Method #0 - A graphical activity modeling AIAG
methodology developed for the Air Force in 1981.
IDEF1 Integrated Computer Aided Manufacturing Definition Method #1 Extended. AIAG
IDENT Identification. An abbreviation. ENG
IDES Intrusion Detection Expert System
IDI Indirect Injection. ENG
IDL Interactive Distance Learning. Training courses offered via satellite broadcast. VSSM
IDLN Interactive Distance Learning Network
IDN Integrated Digital Network. ENG
IDP Individual Development Plan ENG
IDR Interim Design Review. ENG
IDSR Integration Driven Subsystem Requirements GMPT
IDTN Interactive Distance Training Network
IE In Effect. ENG
IE Industrial Engineer(ing) GVDP, ENG
IE Information Element. ENG
IE Integration Engineer.
IE/CM Industrial Engineering / Competitive Manufacturing
IEA Impact Energy Absorber
IEAFM Integrated Engine Control Module & Air/Fuel Module ENG
IEC Industrial Engineering Council
IEC Information, Entertainment, Comfort. ENG
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission. The international standards organization parallel to AIAG, ENG
ISO, which deals with all electrical and electronic standards.
IEC International Engineering Consortium
IECA International Engineering Communications Activity. ENG
IEDP Integrated Engineering Design Process (NAO General Information) ENG
IEE Institute of Electrical Engineers
IEEE Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers VTS, ENG
IEFI Indirect Electronic Fuel Injection (Diesel) GMPT
IEGM Interface Engineering Group Manager (GMNA Product Engineering -- EGM's who picked up
the former VSE responsibilities)
IEMA International Economic & Market Analysis
IEMA International Export Market Analysis. GVDP, ENG
IEMO International Export Manufacturing Operation.
IEPD Integrated Engineering Process Directors.
IES International Export Sales. ENG
IETF Internet Engineering Task Force, IETF refers to a subgroup of the Internet Architecture Board ENG
that focuses on solving technical problems on the internet on-line images. These are the
graphics contained within a Web document. .
IFA Input Filter Assembly ENG
IFC Integrated Fuel Control. ENG
IFF Identification, Friend or Foe (Military use). ENG
IFF Injection Fuel Filter ENG
IFG Inland Fisher Guide. Now part of Delphi; no longer used. ENG
IFI Integrated Fuel Injection. ENG
IFR In Frame Response (C2C)
IFRD Intake Fuel Rationality Diagnostic. VSSM
IFS Independent Front Suspension ENG
IFTA Integrated Fault Tolerant Architecture ENG
IFTA International Fuel Tax Agreement
IGBT Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor ENG
IGCT Integrated Gate Commutated Thyristor ENG
IGDG Internet-based Global Differential GPS. NASA software developed at Jet Propulsion
Laboratory in Pasadena, CA, provides positioning data accurate to within 10 cm.
IGES Initial Graphic Exchange Specification. Document containing requirements for a common data AIAG, ENG
communication format for product definition that can be understood in terms of today's
CAD/CAM environment.
IGM Interior Garnish Molding
Ign Ignition (an abbreviation) PSEO, ENG
IGR Industry – Government Regulations ENG
IGS Individual Growth Strategies. Replaced PPDP.
IHO In Honor Of
IHRA International Harmonized Research Activities
IHS Information Handling Service
IHS Interstate Highway System
IHSD Interactive Highway Safety Design
IHSDM Interactive Highway Safety Design Model
IIA Information Industry Association
IIA Institute of Internal Auditors
IID Interaural Intensity Difference (re 3-D auditory sensing)
IIE Institute of Industrial Engineers
IIEC Inter-Industry Emission Control Program. ENG
IIHS Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. ENG
III Inflation Induced Injury
IIL Integrated Injection Logic
IIO Intelligent Input / Output
IIR Infinite Impulse Response (filter type) ENG
IIRS Institute for Industrial Research and Standards ENG
IIS Interactive Instruction System. ENG
IJCAI International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence
IJVP International Joint Venture Program EAG, GVDP
IL Inside Length. ENG
ILC Idle Load Control ENG
ILD Indentation Load Deflection
ILD Induction Loop Detector
ILEV Inherently Low Emission Vehicle. ENG
Illum Illumination (an abbreviation) PSEO, ENG
ILM Information LifeCycle Management. ILM is a GM global process designed to enable ILM, VSSM
management of GM Records in all forms.
ILM Integrated Logistics Management
ILRS Indirect Labor Reporting System. GVDP, ENG
IM Integration Manufacturing.
IMA Industrial Mutual Association. ENG
IMAC Integrated Mass Airflow Controller. ENG
IMAN Information Management And Networking ENG
IMAN Information Manager AVDC
IMAP Internet Message Access Protocol
IMC Interstate Motor Carrier
IMD Inter-Modulation Distortion ENG
IMDX Integrated Mini Disc Changer. PSEO
IMFI Indirect Mechanical Fuel Injection (Diesel) GMPT
IMHO In My Humble Opinion (Internet / E-mail)
IMI Ignition Manufacturers Institute. ENG
IML Initial Module Load. ENG
Immo Immobilizer (an abbreviation) PSEO
IMP Impact. An abbreviation. ENG
IMPA International Motor Press Association. ENG
IMPAC Indirect Material Parts Catalog. ENG
IMPACS Information Processing Allocation Costing System. ENG
IMPLR Impeller. An abbreviation. ENG
IMPRESS Indirect Material Procurement, Receiving & Expense Stores ENG
IMQ Instituto Italiano del Marchio di Qualita (Italy) ENG
IMRC Intake Manifold Runner Control. PSEO
IMS Information Management System. ENG
IMS Internal Mode Switch GMPT
IMS Inventory Management System ENG
IMST Information Management Strategy Team ENG
IMST Information Management Systems Test. ENG
IMT Information Management Team ENG
IMT Intake Manifold Tuning. PSEO
IMTG Instrumentation Measurement Technology Group
IMTT Information Management Task Team ENG
In Inch (an abbreviation) PSEO, VTS
In Indium
IN CL FD Input clutch feed circuit GMPT
Inadv Inadvertent (an abbreviation) PSEO
Inc Increment (an abbreviation) PSEO
Incand Incandescent (an abbreviation) PSEO
INCLR Intercooler. An abbreviation. ENG
IND Indictor. An abbreviation. ENG
INEEL Idaho National Engineering and Enviromental Laboratory GMPT
INEL Idaho National Engineering Laboratory ENG
Infl Inflatable (an abbreviation) PSEO, ENG
INFLR Inflator. An abbreviation. ENG
Info Information (an abbreviation) PSEO, ENG
INF-S INFrastructure Services
in-Hg Inches of Mercury. VTS
Init Initial (an abbreviation) PSEO
Inj Injector (an abbreviation) PSEO
INJN Injection. An abbreviation. ENG
INJR Injector. An abbreviation. ENG
INL Inlet. An abbreviation. ENG
INL Integral Non-Linearity ENG
In-lb Inch-Pound. VTS
INR Inner. An abbreviation. ENG
INS Inertial Navigation System
INS Insert. An abbreviation. ENG
INSL Insulator. An abbreviation. ENG
INSP Inspection. An abbreviation. ENG
Inst Instant (an abbreviation) PSEO
INST Instrument. An abbreviation. ENG
INSTL Install. An abbreviation. ENG
INSTR Instruction. An abbreviation. ENG
Int Interior (an abbreviation) PSEO
INT Intake. An abbreviation. ENG
INTA International Trademark Association
INTELSAT INTernational TELcommunications SATellite Consortium ENG
INTER Intermediate. An abbreviation. ENG
INTL Internal. An abbreviation. ENG
INTLK Interlock. An abbreviation. ENG
INTR Interior. An abbreviation. ENG
INV Inverter. An abbreviation. ENG
IO Information Officer
IO International Operations. GVDP, ENG
IOCG Information Oil Consumers Group. ENG
IOS Inspection Operation Standard GMPT
IOS International Organization for Standardization. ENG
IP Instrument Panel. See I/P. GVDP, ENG
IP Intellectual Property ENG
IP Internet Protocol, IP refers to the set of communication standards that control communications
activity on the Internet. An IP address is the number assigned to any Internet-connected
computer.
IPA Interim Part Approval. ENG
IPA Internal Program Approval. ENG
IPACS Information Processing Allocation Costing System. ENG
IPC Inductive Portable Charger ENG
IPC Industrial Personal Computer
IPC Information Processing Center. ENG
IPC Instrument Panel Cluster PSEO, ENG
IPC Instrument Panel Control. ENG
IPC International Product Center. VTS, GVDP, GMPT, ENG
IPCI Industrial PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) bus ENG
IPCM Instrument Panel Cluster Module
IPCP Internet Protocol Control Protocol
IPD Inventory Planning & Distribution
IPE Instrument Panel Extras
IPG Instrument Panel Glove box
IPI Intelligent Peripheral Interface ENG
IPL Initial Program Load
IPL Instrument Panel, Lower
IPLAy Interactive Process Learning Aid.
IPM Instrument Panel Module PSEO
IPM International Product Manager.
IPMS Integrated Project Management System
IPO IGES/PDES Organization. ANSI standards committee. AIAG
IPO Initial Public Offering ENG
IPP Improvement Proposal Program. ENG
IPP Instrument Panel Pods
IPP Intellectual Property Protection ENG
IPPDS Integrated Product / Process Design Stage ENG
IPPS International Policies, Procedures and Service ENG
IPR Instrument Panel Retainer
IPR Intellectual Property Rights. The rights of an individual/organization with respect to their AIAG
writings or ideas presented or published.
IPR Interim Pull Report. ENG
IPR Intermediate Pressure Regulator. Typically used on gaseous fueled vehicles (I.E. propane or
CNG).
IPS Inductive Position Sensor GMPT
IPS Inspection Process Sheet. ENG
IPS Instructions Per Second ENG
IPS Instrument Panel Surface
IPSD Information Processing Service Division. ENG
IPT Instrument Panel Trim
IPT Integrated Product Team VSSM
IPTV Incidents Per Thousand Vehicles. GMPT, GVDP, ENG
IPU Instrument Panel, Upper
IPU Integrated Propulsion Unit ENG
IPX Internet Packet Exchange
IQL Interactive Query Language
IQS Initial Quality Study GMPT
IQS Initial Quality Survey (J. D. Power) GVDP, ENG
IQS Internal Quality Standards. ENG
Ir Iridium
IR Importance Rating. ENG
IR Incident Report. GVDP, ENG
IR Information Request. ENG
IR Infrared. ENG
IR Insulation Resistance ENG
IR Issue Report. The official corporate record for issues discovered during analysis,
demonstration, inspection and test.
IR/EAS International Regulations/Environment Activities Staff. ENG
IRAM Intelligent Random Access Memory ENG
IRAM2 Argentina Regulatory Agency ENG
IRANOR Instituto nacional de RAcionalizacion y NORmalizacion (Spain) ENG
IRB Implementation Review Board. Approves EWO's. ENG
IRB Integration Review Board ENG
IRB Implementation Review Board. A subset of the Program Implementation Team.
IRC Insurance Research Council (An independent, nonprofit research organization founded in 1977
and supported by leading property and casualty insurance companies and associations.)

IRC Integrated Radio Chassis

IRC Integrated Radio Controls.
IRC Interdisciplinary Research Center
IRC Internet Relay Chat.
IRC Integrated Radio Chassis.
IRCP Infrastructure Requirements and Compliance Process. AVDC
IRDA Infra-Red Data Association. Centers around IR communications for Laptop devices. ENG
IRE Immediate Response Engineer
IRF Interface Requirement Form.
IRF International Road Federation. ENG
IRI Industrial Risk Insurers
IRI International Roughness Index
IROC International Race of Champions. ENG
IRQ Interrupt Request.
IRR Internal Rate of Return (%) ENG
IRS Independent Rear Suspension. ENG
IRS Interface Requirements Specification
IRSS Issue Report Status Spreadsheet.
IRT Issue Resolution Team
IRVM Inside Rear View Mirror.
IRVSM Inside Rear View Sensing Mirror
IS&S Information Systems & Services. ENG, EAG, AVDC
ISA Industry Standard Architecture (16 bit) ENG
ISA Instrument Society of America ENG
ISA-95 Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society 95 – treats the topic of how you should
integrate enterprise business systems with manufacturing and control systems
ISAD Integrated Starter Alternator Damper
ISB International Strategy Board
ISB Intranet Strategy Board. The Global Intranet Strategy Board oversees the GM Intranet.
Membership is composed of representatives from Global Process Groups, Regional Intranet
Strategy Boards, and the core ownership groups (Communications, IS&S, and Humane
Resources).
ISBN Integrated Satellite Business Network
ISBN International Standard Book Number
ISC Idle Speed Control. PSEO, ENG
ISC Integration of Subsystem Centers
ISCM Idle Speed Control Motor. ENG
ISCTA Intermodal Safe Container Transportation Act (1992)
ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network. Telecommunications standard that use digital ENG
transmission technology to support voice, video & data communications over regular telephone
lines.
ISDR Integration Structural Design Release
ISE Intelligent Synthesis Environment (NASA : When fully developed, ISE will enable
geographically dispersed teams of engineers and scientists to collaborate in a full sensory,
immersive virtual environment in which humans and computers can interact though 3-
dimension sight, sound and touch in a computationally rich mission life-cycle simulation.)

ISEE Integrated Software Engineering Environment

ISF Instrumentation Setup File
ISG Idle Speed Governor. ENG
ISG Integrated Starter Generator GMPT
ISI Indian Standards Institute ENG
ISICR Information & System Internal Control Requirements AVDC
ISIP Integrated Supplier Improvement Process GMPT
ISIR Initial Surface Inspection Report. ENG
ISIS Institute of Scrap Iron and Steel ENG
ISM Industrial, Scientific, & Medical ENG
ISM Input Switch Module. ENG
ISM Inside of metal. ENG
Iso Isolation (an abbreviation) PSEO
ISO Insurance Services Office ENG
ISO Internal Standards Organization. Incorrect definition. The 'I' should be for International. Incorrect definition
ISO International Standards Organization. A worldwide federation of national standards bodies, at VTS, AIAG, MFD, ENG, GMPT,
present comprising 127 members, one in each country. The object of ISO is to promote the GVDP
development of standardization and related activities in the world with a view to facilitating
international exchange of goods and services, and to developing cooperation in the spheres of
intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activity. The results of ISO technical work
are published as International Standards.International Standards Organization. (ISO means
"equal" in Greek. The organization name is play on words, rather than an acronym.)

ISO 14000 ISO Environmental Management System standards GMPT

ISO 9000 ISO Quality Management System standards. A set of standards issued by the ISO, dealing AIAG, GMPT
with quality systems.
ISO/TS 16949 Technical Specification – Automotive Quality System GMPT
ISOC Internet Society. An organization formed to support a worldwide information network. ISOC is
the sponsoring body of the Internet Architecture Board.
ISP In System Programmable ENG
ISP Income Security Plan
ISP Information Security Practices. Outdated; now referred to as ISP&P ENG
ISP Integrated Scheduling Project. The predominant material scheduling system in use by NAO GVDP, ENG
assembly plants.
ISP Integrated Spark Plug ENG
ISP International Service Personnel. ENG
ISP Internet Service Provider. PSEO,ENG
ISP Information Security Policy AVDC
ISP&P Information Security Policy & Practices. A corporate policy governing information security. ILM

ISPEC Integrated Specification. ENG

ISPI International Service Personnel Invoicing
ISRV Inside Rear View. Do not use. Should be IRV. ENG
ISRVM Inside Rear View Mirror. Do not use. Should be IRVM.
ISS Idle Stop Solenoid. ENG
ISS Ignition Sub-System. ENG
ISS Input Shaft Speed. PSEO
ISS Integrated Safety System
ISSC Information Systems Steering Committee. ENG
ISSC Integrated Supplier Selection Complete.
ISSCC International Solid State Circuits Conference ENG
ISSCO Integrated Software Systems Corporation. ENG
ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act
ISTO Information Science and Technology Office (DARPA)
ISTR I Seem To Recall
ISWYM I See What You Mean
IT Information Technology. AVDC
ITA Industrial Truck Association
ITAA Information Technology Association of America
ITAC Information Technology Action Council
ITBI Integrated Throttle Body Injection. ENG
ITC International Trade Commission. ENG
ITD Inception To Date ENG
ITD Interaural Time Delay (re 3-D auditory sensing)
ITDC International Technical Development Center GVDP, ENG
ITE Information Technology Equipment ENG
ITF Important To (part) Function.
ITGT Information Technology Guidance Team (Saturn)
ITH Intelligent Test Head. ENG
ITI Industrial Technology Institute. ENG
ITIC Information Technology Industry Council ENG
ITIS Inbound Transportation Information System. ENG
ITK Integration Toolkit
ITO Information Technology Office (ARPA)
ITP Individual Training Plan
ITP Integrated Training Process. GVDP, ENG
ITRI Industrial Technology Research Institute ENG
ITS Implementation Tracking System (DFM [Design for Manufacturability] tool to maintain data for
the implementation of Design For Manufacturability. This tool is integral to all phases of the
DFM process and generates the DFM mainline deliverable for DR2 of the NAO Lean factory
[Integral Tactical Plan].)
ITS Institute of Transportation Studies (UCB - Intelligent Transportation Act.)
ITS Integrated Transaction Service
ITSD Interior Technical Specification Drawing. GVDP, ENG
ITSM Interior Technical Specification Matrix.
ITSP International Technology Scanning Program
ITT Integration Task Team. ENG
ITTR Inflatable Tubular Torso Restraint
ITU International Telecommunications Union {replaced CCITT) ENG
IUE International Union of Electrical Workers. ENG
IUU If Unavailable Use. ENG
IUVA International Uniform Vehicle Audit. GVDP, ENG, GMPT
IV Internal Vent. ENG
IVBR Integration Vehicle Build Release; for Math Data Release
IVCS Integrated Voice Communication System
IVD Incomplete Vehicle Document ENG
IVDS Integrated Voice Distribution System
IVDT Integrated Voice / Data Terminal ENG
IVED Integrated Vehicle Electrical Design. IVED consists of a comprehensive set of electrical system ENG
design tools integrated together to form a design environment to support the 4 phase
development process. IVED integrates electrical engineering applications for schematic
preparation, electrical analysis, 3D-harness design, sneak circuit analysis, diagnostic
development and data management.
IVER Integration Vehicle Engineering Release GVDP
IVER (LL) Integration Vehicle Engineering Release (Long Lead) GVDP
IVHS Intelligent Vehicle Highway System. ENG
IVI Intelligent Vehicle Initiative
IVN In Vehicle Network
IVN Integrated Voice Network
IVO In View Of
IVR Inter Voice Response
IVS Incomplete Vehicle Supplement (Refer to GMPCP). ENG
IVS Insurable Values System
IVS In-Vehicle Signing
IVSS Intelligent Vehicle Safety System
IVT Infinite Variable Transmission GMPT
IW Inertial Weight ENG
IWC Inertial Weight Class ENG
IYSWIM If You See What I Mean
Acronym Definition Department
J Joule
J/BLK Junction Block. An abbreviation. ENG
J/SCR Jackscrew. An abbreviation. ENG
J1850 SAE specification for medium speed data communications. GM version is called Class 2. To
be used to perform CARB required emission diagnostics.
J1962 SAE requirements for the connector to be used to interface to J1850.
J2EE Java 2 Enterprise Edition AVDC
J2SE Java 2 Standard Edition AVDC
JA January. ENG
JA Journal Authorization ENG
JAD Joint Application Design
JAIA Japan Association of Imported Automobiles ENG
JAMA Japanese Automobile Manufacturers Association. AIAG, ENG
JAMCO Janitorial Measurement & Control (Program which assists engineers and janitorial supervisors ENG
in scheduling and balancing the workload of janitorial staff, using GM-developed standard time
data.)
Jan January (an abbreviation) PSEO
JAR Joint Application Review
JASIC Japan Automobile Standards Internationalization Center. ENG
JATE Japan Approval Institute for Telecommunications Equipment ENG
JCL Job Control Language. ENG
JDBC Java Data Base Connectivity
JDK Java Development Kit (A software development package that implements the basic set of tools
needed to write, test and debug Java applications and applets.)
JDP J. D. Powers.
JEDEC Joint Electronic Devices Engineering Council ENG
JEIDA Japan Electronics Industry Development Association ENG
JES Job Entry System
JES2 Job Entry System--Version 2. ENG
JETL Japan Electrical Testing Laboratory ENG
JETS Junior Engineering Technical Society
JFET Junction Field Effect Transistor ENG
JIC Joint Industrial Council ENG
JIC Just In Case. ENG
JICST Japan Information Center of Science & Technology ENG
JIDL Java Interface Definition Language
JIS Japanese Industrial Standards VTS, ENG
JISC Japanese Industrial Standards Committee ENG
JIT Just In Time. Manufacturing and material delivery process. AIAG, ENG
JK Jack. An abbreviation. ENG
JKG Jacking. An abbreviation. ENG
JKT Jacket. An abbreviation. ENG
JL July. ENG
JMOS Junction Metal Oxide Semiconductor ENG
JMS Java Messaging Service
JN June. ENG
JND Just Noticeable Difference ENG
JOA Joint Operating Agreement. ENG
JOVIAL Jule's Own Version of the International Algorithmic Language ENG
JPCA Japanese Printed Circuit Association ENG
JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group. An image compression format used to transfer color ENG
photographs and images over computer networks.
JPH Jobs per Hour (Number of vehicles, sub assemblies, parts, etc. which a producing unit. A ENG
standard method of manufacturing measurement.)
JPL Jet Propulsion Lab (NASA)
JPR Jumper. An abbreviation. ENG
JR Job Responsibilities. ENG
JRT Joint Resource Team (Engineering Manager Review Committee)
JST Jack Stowage Trim
JT Joint. An abbreviation. ENG
JTAB Joint Technical Advisory Board ENG
JTAG Japan Trade Advisory Group ENG
JTAG Joint Test Action Group ENG
JTAPI Java Telephony Application Program Interface
JTC1 Joint Technical Committee #1 of ISO-IEC - Project of the two major international standards AIAG
organizations, ISO and IEC, to focus on information technology.
JTFA Joint Time - Frequency Analysis (The results of joint time-frequency analysis performed on a
signal are usually displayed on a three-dimensional plot with axes of time, frequency, and
amplitude, thereby showing the variation in amplitudes of the spectral components with time.)

JTPL Joint GMTG and GMPT Meeting (Joint Powertrain/GMTG Executive Meeting)
Jul July (an abbreviation) PSEO
Jun June (an abbreviation) PSEO
JUNC Junction. An abbreviation. ENG
JV Joint Venture. ENG, AVDC
JV Journal Voucher .
JVM Java Virtual Machine
Acronym Definition Department
k Kilo (1000 times). ENG
K Kelvin (Thermodynamic Temperature) ENG
K/UP Kick Up. An abbreviation. ENG
KAM Keep Alive Memory. PSEO, ENG
KANBAN Japanese Scheduling System. ENG
KANSE Japanese Total Customer Receptivity / Sensitivity ENG
KAP Kapuskasing. Cold weather testing facility in Canada.
kB kilobytes. 1024 Bytes ENG
KBE Knowledge-Based Engineering ENG
KBps Kilo Bytes per Second (1000 Bytes per second) ENG
KBS Knowledge Based System
KC Knowledge Center. ENG
KCC Key Control Characteristic. A process parameter (such as temperature, line speed, pressure, GVDP, GMPT, ENG
viscosity, etc.,) for which variation must be controlled around some target value to ensure that
variation in a Key Product Characteristic (KPC) is maintained or minimized around its target
value.
KCDS Key Characteristic Designation System. The classification of key characteristics to aid in the GVDP, GMPT, ENG
economical manufacture of quality products.
KCU Knowledge Capture & Utilization ENG
KDD Keyboard Display Driver. PSEO
KE Kinetic Energy
KES Knobs & Escutcheons
KES Knowledge Engineering System
KF Knowledge Factor
KFOD Key Factors Of Design.
Kg Kilogram. ENG
Kg/h Kilograms per Hour. PSEO
KGD Known Good Die (Bare ICs that are equivalent to packaged parts in testability and reliability.)

KHz Kilohertz (1000 cycles per second) ENG

KI Key Institution HR
KIOD Key Interface Of Design
KISS Keep It Simple, Stupid. ENG
KISS Klearance, Isolation, Structure, Secure. Principles of the Squeak and Rattle design guidelines.
kJ Kilojoule ENG
KLCR Knock-Limited Compression Ratio. ENG
KLOTS Kunskapsstod for Lokalt Trrafiksakerhetsarbete (KLOTS is a Swedish knowledge-based expert
system that can give advice to traffic engineers about traffic safety problems and
countermeasures in an existing street network. It focuses on safety problems and
countermeasures in urban areas.)
KLP Key Locating Point. ENG
km Kilometer. PSEO, ENG
Km/h Kilometers per Hour PSEO, ENG
Km/l Kilometers Per Liter. PSEO
KMS Key Management System
KMS Knowledge Management System
KNDI Knowledge Network Development Initiative.
KNU Knuckle. An abbreviation. ENG
KO Key Organization HR
KOL Key Organization Leader HR
KP Kit Pull ENG
kPa kilopascals. PSEO, ENG, GMPT
KPC Key Product Characteristic. A product characteristic for which reasonably anticipated variation GVDP, GMPT, ENG
could significantly affect the product’s safety or compliance with government standards or
regulations, or is likely to significantly affect customer satisfaction with a product.

KPH Kilometers Per Hour. (Normally written as Km/h) ENG

KPI King Pin Inclination (The angle in front elevation between the steering axis and the vertical.)

KPL Kilometers Per Liter.

Kr Krypton
KS Key Suppliers ENG
KS Knock Sensor. PSEO
Ksp K car Special. ENG
kV Kilovolts.
kW KiloWatt. ENG
kWh kilowatt-hour. ENG
Acronym Definition Department
l liter. GMPT
L Lambert (1L = 1cd/m2)
L Liter ENG
L Low.
L/100km Liters per 100 Kilometers ENG
L/F Report displays “L” when part is less finish. ENG
L/GATE Lft Gate. An abbreviation. ENG
L/N Lotus Notes.
L/O Layout. ENG
L/P Line Pay - The actual number of units which can be produced, less contingencies. Sometimes
referred to as "net".)
L/PLR Lock Pillar. An abbreviation. ENG
L/R Left / Right PSEO
L/S Line Speed - The actual assembly line production rate, including contingencies. Sometimes
referred to as "gross".)
L/SLIP Limited Slip. An abbreviation. ENG
L/V SEP Liquid – Vapor Separator ENG
L/W Lead Weeks (Number of Weeks required by Manufacturing of Purchasing to make or produce ENG
the part.)
L/WDO Lift Window. An abbreviation. ENG
L4 4 cylinder, in-line engine GMPT
L850 state-of-the-art four cyl. Engine (1.8 - 2.2L) GMPT
La Lanthanum
LAAM Latin America, Africa, Middle East. GVDP
LAAM(O) Latin America, Africa, Middle East (Operations) ENG
LAB Laboratory. An abbreviation. ENG
LACT Los Angeles City Traffic. ENG
LAD Lansing Automotive Division (no longer used). ENG
LAER Lowest Achievable Emission Rate ENG
LAM Laminate. An abbreviation. ENG
LAN Local Area Network. ENG
LANL Los Alamos National Laboratory ENG
LAO Latin American Operations. ENG
LAR Lock-Accessory/off-Run. ENG
LASER Light Amplified by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation ENG
LAT Latch. An abbreviation. ENG
LAT Local Area Transport (DEC protocol) ENG
LATA Local Access & Transport Area ENG
LATCH Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren (safety seats). LATCH is the industry-standard
acronym for the built-in child restraint securing system ­Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for
Children. Latch consists of the top strap anchors in the vehicle, as well as the built-in
"receivers" for LATCH-equipped, aftermarket child restraints.
LATL Lateral. An abbreviation. ENG
LAV Light Armored Vehicle GM Defense, ENG
Lb. or lbs. Abbreviation for LIBRA (Latin for Pound) VTS
LBL Label. An abbreviation. ENG
LBL Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory ENG
LBS Lean Business Solutions
LBS.FT. pounds foot GMPT
LBS.IN. pounds inch GMPT
LBT Leanest (fuel) for Best Torque ENG
LC2MOS Linear Compatible Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor ENG
LCA Lateral Collision Avoidance
LCA Life Cycle Analysis
LCA Lower Control Arm. ENG
LCC Lansing Craft Centre. Vehicle assembly plant.
LCC Lead Commodity Coordinator. GVDP
LCC Leadless Chip Carrier [A surface-mounted package having metallized contacts (terminals) at ENG
its periphery. Usually made of ceramic material.]
LCC Lockup Clutch Control. ENG
LCCA Life Cycle Cost Analysis
LCCC Leadless Ceramic Chip Carrier ENG
LCCMOS Linear Compatible Complimentary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
LCD Liquid Crystal Display . PSEO, ENG
LCE Long-term Customer Enthusiasm. GVDP, ENG, GMPT
LCF Loss Conversion Factor. GMU
LCG Lacing. An abbreviation. ENG
LCI Lake Center Industries. ENG
LCIDE Lead Compartment Integration Design Engineer.
LCL Lower Control Limit. GMPT
LCM Lifecycle Cost Management ENG
LCM Lighting Control Module. PSEO, ENG
LCMA Low Cost Modular Assembly
LCOS Lansing Car Order System. ENG
LCR Lean Capacity Rate (Calculated out of the MCR's (MCR=LCR*1.15). All allied and outside GMPT
suppliers are expected to capacitize to the "lowest practical level" to meet LCR and current
model service while providing 100% absolute certainty of supporting the LCR + 15%)

LCS Label Coordinating Subcommittee. ENG

LCS Liquid Crystal Shutter. ENG
LCT Light Commercial Truck ENG
LCV Larger/Longer Combination Vehicle
LD Light Duty. ENG
LD List Data ENG
LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Control. AVDC
LDC Lesser Developed Countries ENG
LDCL Left Door Close Locking. PSEO
LDCM Left Door Control Module. PSEO
LDFD Logical Data Flow Diagram
LDGV Ledge. An abbreviation. ENG
LDGV Light Duty Gasoline Vehicle ENG
LDM List Data set with Member options ENG
LDMOS Lateral Diffused Metal Oxide Semiconductor ENG
LDO Low [ voltage] Drop Out (type of voltage regulator) ENG
LD-RRIM Low Density Reinforced Reaction Injection Molding
LDSPS Light Duty Shared Procurement System ENG
LDT Lansing Delta Township. Vehicle assembly plant.
LDT Light Duty Truck
LDT(1) Light Duty Truck (0-3750 lbs.) ENG
LDT(2) Light Duty Truck (3751 lbs. or greater) ENG
Lduty Light Duty PSEO
LDV Light Duty Vehicle ENG
LE Lead Engineer. ENG
LE Limited Edition ENG
LEAD Low-cost Encryption / Authentication Device
LEC Local Exchange Carrier
LED Light Emitting Diode (A semiconductor P-N junction diode that emits light under forward-bias PSEO, ENG
conditions. The wavelength of the emitted light is a function of the semiconductor material.)

LEF Load Equivalency Factor

LEGR Linear Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) valve ENG
LEO Low Earth Orbit. ENG
LEP Low Emissions Partnership ENG
LEPC Low Emission Paint Consortium ENG
LEPT Lean Engineering Process Team ENG
LESO Lifting Engineering Stop Order ENG
LETN Law Enforcement Television Network
LEV Low Emissions Vehicle. ENG
LF Left Front. PSEO, ENG
LF Low Frequency ENG
LFL Load Floor
LFTR Lifter. An abbreviation. ENG
LFWD Longitudinal Front Wheel Drive. ENG
LFWS Left Front Wheel Speed. PSEO
LGM Lift Gate Module PSEO
LGR Lansing Grand River. Vehicle assembly plant.
LGT Light. An abbreviation. ENG
LGTDNL Longitudinal. An abbreviation. ENG
LH Left Hand. PSEO, ENG
LHD Left Hand Drive. VTS, ENG
LHN Long-Haul Network. ENG
Li Lithium
LIC License. An abbreviation. ENG
LID Line Item Designator
LIDAR Light Detection And Ranging
LIE Lead Integration Engineer.
LIF Low Insertion Force ENG
LIFO Last-In-First-Out. Inventory reporting system. FIN, ENG
Li-Ion Lithium-Ion (battery) ENG
LIL License Lamp
LIMS Laboratory Information Management System
LIMS Limit. An abbreviation. ENG
LINCAP Lateral Impact New Car Assessment Program. GVDP, ENG, GMPT
LiPo Lithium Polymer (battery type) ENG
LIQ Liquid. An abbreviation. ENG
LISO Logic In Serial Output
LISP LISt Processing language ENG
LIU Local Interface Unit.
LK Lock. An abbreviation. ENG
LKG Locking. An abbreviation. ENG
LLA Long Line Adapter. ENG
LLA1R Long Lead Alpha 1 Release. To mark that point in time by which all the design, manufacturing, GVDP
and engineering information for the Alpha 1 vehicle build are released for the commodities
which require a long lead time.
LLA2R Long Lead Alpha 2 Release. To mark that point in time by which the design, manufacturing, GVDP
and engineering information for the Alpha 2 vehicle build are released for the commodities
which require a long lead time.
LLBR Long Lead Beta Release. To mark that point in time by which all the design, manufacturing, GVDP, ENG, GMPT
and engineering information for the long lead items for the Beta vehicle build are released.

LLBR Long Lead Build Requirements

LLC Limited Life Components. ENG
LLC Logical Link Control. ENG
LLF Long Load Floor
LLNL Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ENG, GMPT
LLP Lead Logistics Provider GMPT
LLP Limited Liability Partnership
LLPR Long Lead P Release. GVDP, ENG
LLPS Long Lead Press Show. ENG
LLVM Lightly Loaded Vehicle Mass.
LLVM Lightly Loaded Vehicle Weight. VTS
LMD Left Mid Door PSEO
LMET Low Mileage Emission Target. ENG
LMG Local Marketing Group. VSSM
LMS Least Mean Square ENG
LMSO Lifting Manufacturing Stop Order ENG
LMT Local Management Team
LMTNG Limiting. An abbreviation. ENG
LN Lotus Notes ENG
LNA Low Noise Amplifier ENG
LNB Low Noise Block downconverter
LNG Lining. An abbreviation. ENG
LNG Liquefied Natural Gas. ENG
LNKG Linkage. An abbreviation. ENG
LNR Liner. An abbreviation. ENG
LNT Lean Nox Trap - After-treatment Option GMPT
Lo Low (an abbreviation) PSEO
LO Lo circuit/1st gear GMPT
LOA Leave of Absence
LoB Line of Business ENG
LOC Location. An abbreviation. ENG
LOC/SOC Level of Communication/Span of Control. ENG
LOCR Locator. An abbreviation. ENG
LOF Lube/ Oil/ Filter. Service recommended every 3,000-7,500 miles for maintenance. VSSM
LOGIC GM's 4 phase architecture for integrating activities GMPT
LOGS Log Sheets - Drafting analyst builds parts list from layouts
LOL Laughing Out Loud (Internet / E-mail)
LOMA Lifter Oil Manifold Assembly. Used with DoD. VSSM
LOR Level Of Reuse ENG
LOS Level of Service
LOS Line Of Sight. ENG
LOSI Logic Out, Serial Input
LP Lamp. An abbreviation. ENG
LP Lead Plant. ENG
LPC Linear Predictive Coding ENG
LPDFM Liquid Propane Delivery Module.
LPEFI Liquid Propane Electronic Fuel Injection.
LPF Limited Production Fleet. ENG
LPG Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Propane). PSEO, ENG, GMPT
LPGA Laser Programmable Gate Array ENG
LPI Launch Process Initiation. To mark that point in time at which the production launch process GVDP, ENG, GMPT
has been initiated.
LPL Low Pressure Lockoff. The LPL is a normally closed valve that isolates fuel to the injectors
when the engine is not operating. Used in gaseous fuel systems (I.E. propane and/or CNG).

LPM Local Project Manager. ENG

LPM Lumped Parameter Modeling
LPS Local Process Specialist. ENG
LPS Low Pressure Sensor. PSEO
LPT Latch-up Protection Technology ENG
LPTW Low Tire Pressure Warning.
LQIT Lab Quality Improvement
Lr Lawrencium
LR Left Rear. PSEO, ENG
LRC Longitudinal Redundancy Check ENG
LRD Left Rear Door PSEO
LRMC Lag-along Rolling Model Change. ENG
Lrn Learn (an abbreviation) PSEO
LRRC Low Rear Roll Center
LRS Long Range SILS (Sequence In Line material Suppliers)
LS Load Space (Dimension). ENG
LS Low Speed.
LSA Logic State Analyzer. ENG
LSB Least Significant BIT
LSB Least Significant Byte ENG
LSB Lower Side Band ENG
LSC Life Service Cost. ENG
LSE Low Surface Energy (wax)
LSES Legal Services Eligibility System. ENG
LSI Large Scale Integrated circuit ENG
LSTG Listing/ An abbreviation. ENG
Lt Left (an abbreviation) PSEO
LT Lead Time ENG
LT Light Truck. ENG
LTA Low Torque Axis.
LTCC Low-Temperature Cofired Ceramic ENG
LTD Limited. ENG
LTFC Long Term ForeCast ENG
LTG Labor Time Guide. VSSM, ENG
LTHEF Long Term Hourly Employment Forecasting. ENG
LTL Less than Truck-Load ENG
LTL Letter Location (ornamentation)
LTM LAN (Local Area Network) Traffic Monitor (or Manager). ENG
LTPD Lot Tolerance Percent Defective ENG
LTPW Low Tire Pressure Warning ENG
LTPWS Low Tire Pressure Warning System. PSEO
LTQ Leadership Through Quality (part of TQM: Total Quality Management)
LTR Lab Test Request. ENG
LTR Lead Time Reduction.
LTR Letter (ornamentation)
LTR Letter. An abbreviation. ENG
LTT Listening Test Technology. VTS
LTV Light Truck Vehicle
Lu Lutetium
LU Lock Up. ENG
LUB Lead Unit Build. ENG
LUB Lubricant. An abbreviation. ENG
LUGG Luggage. An abbreviation. ENG
LUT Look Up Table
LUV Light Utility Vehicle. ENG
LUV Louver. An abbreviation. ENG
LVD Low Voltage Differential (technology) ENG
LVDS Low Voltage Differential Signaling ENG
LVDT Linear Variable Displacement Transformer ENG
Lvl Level (an abbreviation) PSEO
LVL Level. An abbreviation. ENG
LVLG Leveling. An abbreviation. ENG
LVM Light Vehicle Mass. VTS
LVP Luxury Vehicle Platform. ENG
LVR Lever. An abbreviation. ENG
LVW Loaded Vehicle Weight (VCW + 300#). ENG
LWA Lock Washer Assembly
LWB Long Wheel Base
LWP Light Weight Process (also called a thread)
LWR Lower. An abbreviation. ENG
Acronym Definition Department
m Meter ENG
M Magnetic Field Strength VTS
M Mega (1,000,000 times) or Million ENG
M&E Machinery & Equipment ENG
M/C Model Code. ENG
M/CYL Master Cylinder. An abbreviation. ENG
M/FUNC Multifunction. An abbreviation. ENG
M/PORT Multiport. An abbreviation. ENG
M/T Manual Transmission PSEO, ENG
M/TRNS Manual Transmission. An abbreviation. ENG
M2VA Mule 2 Virtual Assessment ENG
M4 Manual Four Speed Transmission. ENG
M85 Mixture of 85% Methanol, 15% unleaded gasoline.
mA Milli-Amp ENG
MAC Management Assessment Center. ENG
MAC Manufacturers Advisory Correspondence. ENG
MAC Master Aperture Cards ENG
MAC Media Access Controller ENG
MAC Multiple ACcumulate ENG
MACOS Material Composition System ENG
MACRO Macroinstruction. ENG
MACRS Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System. A depreciation method under US tax law that FIN
categorizes all business assets into classes and specifies the time period over which you can
write off assets in each class. See also ACRS.
MACS Material Alignment & Counting System ENG
MADYMO MAthematical DYnamic Models (A dynamical modeling CAE package used to simulate the
dynamic behavior of mechanical systems, such as automotive crashes for the purpose of
assessing structural behavior and occupant safety.)
MAF Mass Air Flow. PSEO, ENG
MAFS Mass Air Flow Sensor. ENG
MAG Magnetic. An abbreviation. ENG
MAG CARD Magnetic Card. ENG
MAI Manifold Air Injection. ENG
MAINT Maintenance. An abbreviation. ENG
MAIR Manifold Air Injection Reactor. ENG
Malf Malfunction (an abbreviation) PSEO
MALL Multifunction Alarm Lighting and Locking. PSEO
MAM Market Area Manager. In charge of a specific market area and head of that specific Marketing VSSM
Area Team.
MAM Modular Air Meter ENG
MAM Multilayer Alumina Substrate Module ENG
Man Manual (abbreviation) PSEO, GMPT, ENG
MANIF Manifold. An abbreviation. ENG
Manufact Manufactures (an abbreviation) PSEO
ManVal Manufacturing Validation. Manufacturing Validation is the critical build that makes the transition QVR
from non-salable to salable vehicles.
MAO Market Area Office
MAP Manifold Absolute Pressure PSEO, ENG, GMPT
MAP Manufacturing Action Permit. ENG
MAP Manufacturing Automation Protocol. ENG
MAP Market Area Planning
MAP Material Archive Program (CARS Section: MAP is a database of more than 90 steel material
combinations [hot- or cold-rolled, strength level, and coatings]. It provides easy access to the
most frequently used automotive steels and includes a full section on material properties.)

MAP Military Assistance Program. ENG

MAPI Messaging Application Programming Interface
MAPICS Manufacturing Accounting & Production Information Control System. ENG
MAPS Manifold Absolute Pressure Sensor ENG
Mar March (an abbreviation) PSEO
MARCO Microelectronics Advanced Research Corporation [not-for-profit research management
organization that funds and operates a number of microelectronics technology oriented,
university-based research centers. MARCO is a wholly owned, but separately managed,
subsidiary of the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC). The SRC is a research
management consortium that was established in 1982 as the university research arm of the
Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).]

MARS Material Accumulative Requirement Summary ENG

MARS Measurement, Analysis, & Reporting System
MARS Metrics And Reporting System
MAS Master. An abbreviation. ENG
MAS Material Arrival System ENG
MASER Microwave Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation ENG
MASH MultistAge Noise Shaping ENG
MAT Manifold Absolute Temperature. ENG
MAT Manifold Air Temperature PSEO, ENG
MAT Market Area Team. This includes a Market Area Manager, Area Parts Manager, Field Support VSSM
Manager, Area Service Manager, Area Sales Manager and a GMAC Representative.

MAT Metropolitan Area Trunk ENG

MATE Modular Automated Test Equipment ENG
MATL Material. An abbreviation. ENG
MATLSPEC Material Specification. An abbreviation. ENG
MATS Manifold Absolute Temperature Sensor
MATS Manifold Air Temperature Sensor. ENG
MATS Material Analytical Template System.
MATV Master Antenna TeleVision ENG
MAU Media Access Unit (communications adapter) ENG
Max Maximum (an abbreviation) PSEO
MB MegaByte. ENG
MBD Master Build Document
MBD Million Barrels Per Day. ENG
MBD Model Based Diagnostics.
MBE Minority Business Enterprises
MBL Master Bidder List. ENG
MBM Marketing Budget Models
MBO Management By Objectives. ENG
MBO Miscellaneous Blanket Order
MBOM Manufacturing Bill Of Materials ENG
Mbps Megabits per second. ENG
MBps Mega Bytes per Second
MBR Member. An abbreviation. ENG
MBT Minimum (spark advance) for Best Torque ENG
MC Manufacturing Change ENG
MC Match Check.
MC Math Check ENG
MCA Micro Channel Architecture
MCAE Mechanical Computer Aided Engineering. ENG
MCARS Motor Carrier Accident Reporting System
MCAS Medical Committee on Automotive Safety ENG
MCB Manufactureing Confirmation Build.
MCBF Mean Cycles Between Failures (in terms of job cycles. The average number of jobs the
station/cell produces between equipment failures. Includes over-cycles, run time failures. Jobs
produced / Failures [downtime] [Simulation & Throughput Definitions])
MCD Material Completion Date ENG
MCD Midsize Car Division (no longer used). ENG
MCE Mid Cycle Enhancement. GVDP, ENG, GMPT
MCE1 Mid-Cycle Enhancement level 1. Minor changes from previous model ENG
MCE2 Mid-Cycle Enhancement level 2. Significant changes except sheet metal ENG
MCE3 Mid-Cycle Enhancement level 3. Significant changes with sheet metal. ENG
MCFC Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell ENG
MCHG Machining. An abbreviation. ENG
MCM Multi Chip Module
MCN Material Complaint Notice. ENG
MCNS Multimedia Cable Network System ENG
MCP Motor Control Processor (Also see TPIM)
MCR Material Cost Reduction. ENG
MCR Maximum Capacity Rate (The planned maximum capacity requirement including overtime, GMPT
alternative work arrangements, etc.)
MCREGIS Motor Carrier Regulations Information System
MCRL Material Cost Reduction List. ENG
MCS Manufacturing Content Sheet (provides a high level directional capital forecast based on the
"change impact" of a new entry allocation.)
MCSE Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
MCU Memory Combo Unit. ENG
MCU Microprocessor Control Unit. PSEO, ENG
MCXO Microprocessor Controlled Crystal Oscillator ENG
Md Mendelevium
MD Manual Disconnect ENG
MD Manufacturing Development. ENG
MD Medium Duty. ENG
MD Mini Disk PSEO
MD Module Duct. (Air Distribution ) ENG
MD Music Disk.
MDA Multiple Dealer Area ENG
MDAI Multi Disciplinary Accident Investigation
MDB Moving (or Movable) Deformable Barrier
MDBS Mobile Data Base Station
MDC Model Code.
MDD Master Datum Drawing GVDP, ENG
MDDA Modulated Displacement Driver Assembly. ENG
MDH Major Department Head. ENG
MDI Motor Drive Interface. ENG
MDL Module. An abbreviation. ENG
MDM Market Dynamics Model ENG
MDOT Michigan Department Of Transportation
MDP Manifold Differential Pressure. ENG
MDPS Material Delivery Planning Schedule
MDRAM Multibank Dynamic Random Access Memory ENG
MDRE Mfg. Design Responsible Engineer ENG
MDX Mini Disk Changer. PSEO
ME Manufacturing Engineer(ing) GMPT, ENG
ME Mechanical Engineer(ing).
ME&D Manufacturing Engineering & Development. ENG
MEA Membrane Electrode Assembly ENG
MEB Manufacturing Engineer Body Shop
MEC Manufacturing Engineering Control
MEC Manufacturing Engineering Council.
MECE Mutually Exclusive, Collectively Exhaustive ENG
Med Medium (an abbreviation) PSEO
MEDLN Medallion. An abbreviation. ENG
MEEL Master Engineering Events List
MEGR [vacuum] Modulated Exhaust Gas Recirculation (Diesel) ENG
MEGR/EPR Vacuum Modulated EGR w/EPR (Diesel). ENG
Mem Memory (an abbreviation) PSEO
MEMA Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association. ENG
MEMS Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (Chip level electromechanical devices - current automotive
accelerometers and yaw-rate sensors are manufactured using MEMS technology.)

MEO Mutually Exclusive Option ENG

MEO&I Manufacturing Engineering Operations & Integration ENG
MeOH Methanol ENG
MERS Management Evaluation and Representation Statement. An annual document which fulfills two FIN, ILM
functions: (1) an attestation by local management as to the status of the internal control
environment at the unit, and (2) a confirmation by management that the trial balance and
supporting schedules have been prepared in conformance with U. S. Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles (U.S. GAAP) and all accounting policies and procedures established in
the Financial Policies Series, Corporate Policy Manual and Comptroller's Circular Letters.

MES Manufacturing Execution System

MES Marketing Education Services. ENG
MESFET MEtal Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor ENG
MESI Modified Exclusive Shared Invalid ENG
MESS Modulated EGR Spark Signal. ENG
MET Metal. An abbreviation. ENG
Metrics. The six categories used to measure a process: quality, cost, timing, throughput, workload, and ENG
environment.
METT Manufacturing Engineering Task Team ENG
MF Medium Frequency ENG
MFAD Material Final Approval Date
MFC Material Flow Coordinator
MFD Metal Fabricating Division. Some references show the F standing for Fabrication; Fabricating is GVDP, MFD, EAG, ENG
the correct term.
MFD Micro Farad (capacitance)
MFG Manufacturing Operations
MFG Manufacturing/Manufacturer. GVDP, ENG
MFI Micro Fuel Injector ENG
MFI Multiport Fuel Injection. PSEO, ENG, GMPT
MFLOPS Millions of Floating Operations Per Second
MFM Material Flow Management
MFMEA Machinery Failure Mode and Effects Analysis GMPT
MFN Most Favored Nation ENG
MFS Material Flow Support
Mg Magnesium
Mg milligrams ENG
MG Morris Garages. A British manufacturer of vehicles.
MGM Motors, Generators, Mangnequench ENG
Mgmt Management (an abbreviation) PSEO
MGO Material Global Optimization (assembly plant scheduling system) FIN, GMPT, EAG, ENG
MGO Asm. NAO GM Assembly (formerly ISP) GMPT, EAG
MGO Cmpnt NAO GM Component (formerly MSS) GMPT
MGR Mobile Ground Radar
MGVMR Maximum Gross Vehicle Mass Rating.
MH10 See ASC MH10. AIAG
MHC Medium Heavy Coach ENG
MHD Magneto Hydro Dynamic
MHD Motors Holding Division ENG
MHDID Motors Holding Dealer Information Database ENG
MHE Material Handling Engineering. ENG
MHI Material Handling Institute. AIAG
MHS Manifold Heat Shield
MHz Megahertz (1,000,000 Cycles per second) ENG
mi Miles. ENG
MIA Missing In Action
MIB Medical Information Bus ENG
MIC Marketing Information Center. GVDP, ENG
MIC Material & Inventory Control system. A centralized computer system for ordering experimental ENG
parts and maintaining stockroom inventory. (Being replaced by EMS and EMBASSY.).

MIC Microphone. An abbreviation. ENG

MIC Motorcycle Industry Council. ENG
MIC Motors Insurance Corporation. ENG
MICR Magnetic Ink Character Recognition. ENG
MICRO Microcomputer. ENG
Mid Midrange (an abbreviation) PSEO
MID Multi Information Display
MID / LUX Midsize and Luxury Car Group. Obsolete; now VEC. ENG
MIDAS Management Information Disbursement Analysis System. ENG
MIDB Manufacturing Information Database ENG
MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface (Also a sound file used on web pages to provide
background sound or links to MIDI sound files.)
MIE Manufacturing Integration Engineer. GVDP, ENG
MIFF MADYMO Input File Format
MIG Magnesium Inert Gas. ENG
MIG Metal Inert Gas
MII Motorists Information, Inc. ENG
MIL Military. An abbreviation. ENG
MIL Malfunction Indicator Lamp. PSEO, ENG, GMPT
MIMD Multiple Instruction stream, Multiple Data stream
MIME Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (The standard for attaching non-text files to standard
Internet mail messages. Non-text files include graphics, spreadsheets, formatted word-
processor documents, sound files, etc.)
MIMIC MIcrowave/millimeter wave Monolithic Integrated Circuit (Directed by the U.S. Department of
Defense, the MIMIC program was established to enhance producibility and reduce the
production cost of gallium arsenide (GaAs) microwave integrated circuits.)
Min Minute (an abbreviation) PSEO
MIN Mobile Identification Number. PSEO
MINLODE Minimize Load Delay. System to align car orders for delivery. ENG
MIOSHA Michigan Occupational Safety & Health Administration
MIPS Million Instructions per second ENG
MIR Mirror. An abbreviation. ENG
MIRA Motor Industry Research Association. ENG
MIRS Material Inventory Record System. ENG
MIS Management Information System. ENG
MIS Manufacturing Information System GMPT
MIS Months In Service GMPT
MISAR Micro-Processed Sensing & Automatic Recognition ENG
MISC Mechanical Idle Speed Control. ENG
MISC Miscellaneous. An abbreviation. ENG
MISS Monolithic Integrated Smart Sensor
MIT Manufacturing Integration Team.
MIT Marketing Integration Team
MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology. ENG
MITI Ministry for International Trade & Industry (Japan) ENG
MIW Manufacturing Integration Wall. GVDP, ENG, GMPT
MIX Mixture. An abbreviation. ENG
MKR Marker. An abbreviation. ENG
MKT Marketing ENG
MLBS Material Labor Balance System. GVDP, ENG
MLCG Mid/Lux Car Group (no longer used).
MLDG Molding. An abbreviation. ENG
MLPS Machine Loading & Planning System ENG
MLS Material Location System. ENG
MLSA Management Leadership Systems Approval GMPT
mm Millimeters. ENG
MM Material Management. ENG
mm3 cubic millimeter PSEO
MMC Manufacturing Managers Council. ENG
MMC Metal Matrix Composites ENG
MMDB Material Management Database (is a corporate-wide computer system that processes the ENG, GMPT
latest engineering intent data from GPDS as well as, tooling and scheduling forecast data from
POMS.)
MMES Martin Marietta Energy Systems - Oak Ridge ENG
MMF Make Money Fast (Generic name for any of the useless, futile, and often illegal pyramid
schemes that promise to "make $5 into $50,000" or "GET RICH QUICK")
mmhg millimeters of Mercury PSEO
MMI Man Machine Interface
MMIC Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit [Combining active elements (diodes and transistors) ENG
with passive elements (resistors, capacitors, inductors and transmission lines) on a single
GaAs (gallium arsenide) substrate.]
MMIS Maintenance Management Information System. ENG
MML Manufacturing Material Liaison.
MMM Memory Mirror Module. PSEO
MMQC Material Management Quality Council. ENG
MMQIT Material Management Quality Improvement Team. ENG
MMr Manufacturing Math Release.
MMR Minimum Mandatory Requirements ENG
MMS Maintenance Management System
MMS MSI Message Specification
MMSTS Manufacturing Major Subsystem Technical Specifications. GVDP, ENG, GMU, GMPT
MMT Methyl_cyclo_penta_diethyl_Manganese_Tricarbonyl. ENG
MMTC Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center - A not-for-profit organization in Ann Arbor, AIAG
Michigan dedicated to determining how to use technology to help improve industrial
manufacturers their operations.
MMTF Mean Miles To Failure. ENG
MMTS Materials Management Technical Specifications ENG
MMU Memory Management Unit ENG
MMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (A voluntary set of guidelines that help states collect
consistent, reliable crash data that are more effective for identifying traffic safety problems,
establishing goals and performance measures, and monitoring the progress of programs.)

MMX Multi Media eXtensions

Mn Manganese
MNG A functional designation that represents Manufacturing Engineering. Statements of Work ENG
(SOW's) with this designation describe the manufacturing functions of tool and equipment
requirements, design, construction, and installation.
MNOS Metal Nitride Oxide Semiconductor ENG
MNP Microcom Network Protocol. A data compression standard for modems.
Mo Molybdenum
MO Magneto Optical
MO Model Office ENG
MOC Method of Control. ENG
Mod Module (an abbreviation) PSEO
MOD Modulator (abbreviation) GMPT
MOD Modulator. An abbreviation. ENG
MODE Mission Objective Design Elements. ENG
MODEM Modulator-Demodulator. ENG
MOE Measure of Effectiveness
MOEMS Micro Optical Electro Mechanical System
MOFTEC China's Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation ENG
MOM Minutes Of Meeting
MOM Module Optimization Method.
Mon Monitor (an abbreviation) PSEO
MON Monitor. An abbreviation. ENG
MON Motor Octane Number. ENG
MOO Mud, Object Oriented (One of several kinds of multi-user role-playing environments, so far only
text-based.)
MOOSE Method for Object-Oriented Software Engineering
MOP Make Or Purchased AVDC
MOP Model Option Planning
MOPB Metallic Organic Petroleum Base (Anti-Corrosion). ENG
MOPS Mega (million) Operations Per Second ENG
MOR Monthly Operating Report
MOS Manufacturing Operations Staff ENG
MOS Metal Oxide Semiconductor. ENG
MOSES Model Option Statement Expert System. ENG
MOSFET Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor. ENG
MOSIGT Metal Oxide Semiconductor Insulated Gate Transistor ENG
MOT Ministry Of Transport ENG
MOT Motor. An abbreviation. ENG
MOU Memorandum Of Understanding. ENG
MOV Metal Oxide Varistor ENG
MOV Minimum Operating Voltage ENG
MOV Multi Occupant Vehicle
MOVE Movement of Vehicular Equipment. ENG
MOW Maintenance Operation Window. Mutually agreed on daily contiguous period during which
EDS may perform backups and other system administration services.
MOWAG Motorwagenfabrik AG. In Kreuzlingen, Switzerland.
MP Manufacturing Plan ENG
MPa Mega Pascals ENG
MPC&L Material Planning Control & Logistics
MPCE Material Production Control Europe GMPT
MPCF Manufacturing Process Changes Frozen. To mark that point in time at which all manufacturing GVDP, ENG, GMPT
process changes are frozen and after which no new changes will be accepted.

MPD-2 Manufacturing Planning Database-2

MPDS Mod Paint Delivery System
MPEG Moving Pictures Expert Group. An international standard for video compression and desktop ENG
movie presentation. Special viewing application is needed to run MPEG files on computer.

MPFI Multi-Port Fuel Injection. ENG

MPG Miles Per Gallon. (VTS signifies small case, ie, mpg, to differeniate from Milford Proving PSEO, VTS, GMPT, ENG
Grounds)
MPG Milford Proving Ground. VTS, GVDP, ENG
MPG EFEO Milford Proving Grounds Emissions and Fuel Economy Operations GMPT
MPH Miles Per Hour. PSEO, ENG
MPH Monthly People Hours (We "Go Fast" by reducing MPH.)
MPI Master Process Index. GVDP, ENG
MPI Multi-Point (or Port) Injection. ENG
MPL Master Parts List. GVDP, ENG, GMPT, AVDC
MPMP Manufacturing Portfolio Management Process
MPO Modular Power Options. ENG
MPP Market & Product Planning
MPP Master Process Plan.
MPR Man Power Requisition
MPR Manufacturing Planning Release. ENG
MPR Minimum Performance Requirement. ENG
MPS Manifold Pressure Sensor. ENG
MPS Manufacturing Planning Staff. ENG
MPS Master Planning System GVDP
MPS Material Planning System. ENG
MPS Material Pull System ENG
MPS Metal Parts Specifications. ENG
MPSC Manufacturing Portfolio Strategy Council
MPSDC Master Publication Structure Definition Coordinator
MPTT Marketing Planning Task Team ENG
MPU Micro Processor Unit ENG
MPV Multi-Purpose Vehicle. VTS, ENG
MQ Machine Qualification ENG
MQ Magnequench ENG
MQF Message Queue Functions—An EPICS messaging framework used for inter-process
communication among processes
MQFP Metal Quad Flat Pack (IC package type) ENG
MQM Manufacturing Quality Measurements
MR Magneto Resistive ENG
MR Manuafacturing Requirements
MR Material Release. ENG
MR Material Requisition. ENG
MR Material Return. The material returned to the PDC to be charged against dealers return
reserve.
MRA Modular Reservoir Assembly ENG
MRD Magnetic Rotation Device. ENG
MRD Mandatory Required Date
MRD Manual Release Date
MRD Material Required Date (s). GMPT, GVDP, ENG, GMU
MRD Model Release Date
MRE Manufacturing Responsible Engineer GMPT
MRF Manufacture Response Form. VSSM
MRG Micro Ring Gyro (MEMS tuning fork gyro from Micro Sensors)
MRI Magnetic Resonance Interferometer. ENG
MRI Midwest Research Institute ENG
MRM Management Review Meeting
MRO Maintenance, Repair, and Operation supplies. Purchased items not included into the finished AIAG, ENG
product.
MROS Maintenance Repair Operating Supplies
MRP Material Requirement Planning. ENG, FIN
MRP Mechanical Repair Protection.
MRPS Metal Removal Process Simulation ENG
MRR Materials Reservation Report (EMS System). ENG
MRT Material Requirement Transfer ENG
MRT Material Routing Tag. ENG
ms Milliseconds. ENG
MS Manufacturing Sales. ENG
MS Memo Supplement. ENG
MS Microsoft
MS Military Standard. ENG
MS Multi-Skilled ENG
MS3 Master Site Scheduling System. Also referred to as MSSS
MS/SE Major Subsystem Engineer. The person on the vehicle platform team managing the
requirements of a major subsystem.
MSA Master Services Agreement. AVDC
MSA Measurement Systems Analysis. A procedure for assessing the quality of a measurement AIAG, MFD, ENG, GMPT
system as agreed to by DaimlerChrysler, Ford and GM.
MSAP Measurement System Analysis Plan ENG
MSAPC Mobile Source Air Pollution Control. ENG
MSB Most Significant Bit ENG
MSB Most Significant Byte
MSC Management Steering Committee GMPT
MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet GVDP, ENG
MSE Manufacturing Systems Engineer GVDP, ENG
MSEC,ms Millisecond. ENG
MSED Mobile Sources Enforcement Division (EPA). ENG
MSF Motorcycle Safety Foundation. ENG
Msg Message (an abbreviation) PSEO
MSI Medium Scale Integration. ENG
MSI MMS System Interface – EPICS module for the network communication to the plant floor
devices
MSK Minimum Shift Keying. ENG
MSL Mean Sea Level. VTS
MSL Medium speed Serial data Link ENG
MSM Memory Seat Module. PSEO
MSNF Multi System Network Facility. ENG
MSO Manufacturing Stop Order ENG
MSO Mixed Signal Oscilloscope ENG
MSOP Micro Small Outline Package (IC package type) ENG
MSP Mixed Signal Processing ENG
MSP Master Scheduling Point.
MSPC Manufacturers Standard Paint Color. ENG
MSRP Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price. ENG, VSSM
MSS Market Segment Specifications. A marketing division’s description of a specific market VTS, GVDP, ENG, GMU, GMPT
segment as defined by the Corporate Market Needs Segmentation Analysis. Provides
information on the voice of the customer, prioritization of customer needs, competitors and
business conditions for the segment. MSS is a statement of the program problem and
constraints. VTS provides the definition of the vehicle as a solution to this problem.
MSS Marketing Support Services
MSS Master Site Scheduler.
MSS Materials Scheduling System. The predominant material scheduling system in use by NAO. . ENG, GMPT

MSS Minimum Steering Sensitivity. VTS

MSS Mortality Surveillance System. ENG
MSSE Major Subsystem Systems Engineer
MSSE Manager Sub System Engineer. ENG
MSSE Mechanical Sub Systems Engineering.
MSSS Master Site Scheduling System. Also referred to as MS3
MSTRE Moisture. An abbreviation. ENG
MSTS Major Subsystem Technical Specifications. ENG
MSU Model Start Up. ENG
MSV Measurement Systems Variation. ENG
MSVA Magnetic Speed Variable Assist steering (Magna Steer). ENG
MSVA Magnetic Steering Variable Assist. PSEO
MSW Multi-sheet Scorecard Workbook ENG
MSZH1 Magyar SZabvanyugi Hivatal ENG
MT Manual Transmission. (Normally written as M/T) ENG, GMPT
MT Military Trucks GM Defense
MT Mount. An abbreviation. ENG
MTA Manual Transmission Autoshift (Europe) GMPT
MTA Message Transfer Agent. An MTA transfers mail between two dissimilar mail systems such as
Internet mail and Notes mail.
MTBE Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether. ENG
MTBF Mean Time Between Failure. GVDP, ENG
MTC Manufacturing Technical Council. ENG
MTC Manufacturing Technology Center
MTC Merchandising Transmission Condition. ENG
MTC Motors Trading Corporation. ENG
MTD Machine & Tool Design (DFM [Design for Manufacturability] software tool that is used during
the design and development of equipment to help reduce parts and simplify designs. MTD
focuses on simplifying machine and tool design without compromising functional
requirements.)
MTD Month To Date FIN, ENG
MTE Measurement & Test Equipment ENG
MTG Mounting. An abbreviation. ENG
MTL Master Test List. The corporate listing of test procedures used within NAO. VTS, A/D/V
MTO Master Terminal Operator. ENG
MTO Microelectronics Technology Office
MTP Manufacturing Test Plan ENG
MTP Master Test Plan.
MTPI Multi-Phase Test Point Insertion ENG
Mtr Motor (an abbreviation) PSEO
MTR Manually Tuned Radio. ENG
MTR Market, Test and Resource. AVDC
MTR Meter. An abbreviation. ENG
MTRG Metering. An abbreviation. ENG
MTS Manufacturing Technical Specification. Defines requirements for a manufacturing system, the GVDP, GMPT, ENG, GMU
validation methods, major subsystems and subsystem interfaces.
MTSO Mobile Telephone Switching Office
MTT Manufacturing Task Team ENG
MTTF Mean Time To Failure. ENG
MTTR Mean Time To Repair. ENG
MTV Message Translation & Validation
MU Mock-Up. Mock-ups can be actual functioning parts, sub-assemblies or assemblies or non- ENG
functional wood, expanded polystyrene, plastic or metal representations of parts,
subassemblies or assemblies. The design source can be responsible for providing mock-ups.

MUD Multi User Dungeon / Dimension (A multi-user simulation environment.)

MUFF Muffler. An abbreviation. ENG
Mult Multiple (an abbreviation) PSEO
MULTICS MULTiplexed Information and Computing Systems ENG
MUMPS Multi User MEMS Process
MUSE Multi User Simulation Environment (One kind of MUD)
MUST Management and Union Serving Together. GMU
MUTCD Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
Mux Multiplex(-ing, -or) (an abbreviation) PSEO, ENG
MVA Master Vehicle Assembly
MVA Modulated Vacuum Advance. ENG
MVB Manufacturing Validation Build.
MVC Model View Controller - J2EE design pattern
MVDP Motor Vehicle Dimensions Procedures. VTS
MVEG Motor Vehicle Emissions Group ENG
MVEL Milford Vehicle Emissions Laboratory ENG
MVMA Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association. ENG
MVNS Manufacturing Validation Non-Saleable ENG
MVO Military Vehicle Operations.
MVP Master Validation Plan. A system designed to report a list of standardized validation tests of ENG
production intent vehicles/systems prior to start of production. .
MVS Manufacturing Validation Saleable ENG
MVS Multiple Virtual Storage. ENG
MVS TCP/IP TCP/IP for MVS. ENG
MVS/XA Multiple Virtual Storage / Extended Architecture ENG
MVSA Manufacturing Vehicle Section Advisor ENG
MVSR Math-based Vehicle Sections Repository (GM's corporate repository for sharing and preserving
vehicle sections throughout the corporation.)
MVSR Motor Vehicle Safety Regulation VTS
MVSS Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (of Transport Canada), a.k.a. CMVSS or NSVAC in French. ENG

MVSS Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. Specific requirements regarding the US. MVSS and VTS, GVDP, GMPT, ENG
Regulations, and Information and Cost Saving Act that relate to vehicles GM manufactures.

MVTT Message Verification Test Tool (C2C)

MVZ Manifold Vacuum Zone.
MXI Multiplatform eXtensions for Instrumentation ENG
MY May. ENG
MY Model Year. ENG
MY_XX Model Year 20XX
MYM Model Year Manager. ENG
MYTD Model-Year-To-Date FIN, ENG
Acronym Definition Department
n Nano (.000 000 001 times or one billionth). ENG
N Neill ENG
N Neutral PSEO
N Newton. VTS, ENG
N Nitrogen
N No. Represents a production part that will not be used for service.
N Neutral.
N&V Noise & Vibration. GVDP, ENG
N* North Star. ENG
N.A. (General Motors) North America GMPT
N/A Not Applicable. VTS, ENG, GVDP
N/A Not Available
N/C Non-Conforming GMPT
N/C Numerical Control of Computerized Process. ENG
N/C (STATS) Report displays type of part: N= New; C= Drawing Change. ENG
N/D Not Determined
N/PLT Name Plate. An abbreviation. ENG
N/R Not Required
N/V Not Valid.
Na Sodium
NA Name. An abbreviation. ENG
NA Naturally Aspirated ENG, GMPT
NA North American. ENG
NA Not Affected. ENG
NA Not Applicable. ENG
NA Not Available. ENG
NAA North American Automotive. ENG
NAACP National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
NAAQNA National Ambient Air Quality Nonattainment Area
NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards. ENG
NAB National Association of Broadcasting ENG
NAC Nonconformance Analysis Code.
NAC North American Containerization.
NACCB National Accreditation Council For Certification Bodies GMPT
NACE National Association of Corrosive Engineers ENG
NACG North American Car Group. ENG, GMPT
NAD North American Design. ENG
NADA National Automobile Dealers Association. The association for automotive dealerships in the AIAG, ENG
U.S.A.
NADC North American Digital Cellular ENG
NADE North American Diagnostics Engineering SO
NAE National Academy of Engineers. ENG
NAES North American Export Sales. ENG
NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement. Agreement which will allow goods and services to AIAG, ENG
move between the U.S., Canada and Mexico eventually without quotas, import tax or other
bureaucratic restrictions.
NAGHSR National Association of Governors' Highway Safety Representatives
NAHSC National Automated Highway System Consortium
NAIAS North American International Auto Show
NAIT National Association of Industrial Technologists
NAM National Association of Manufacturers. ENG
NAMA North American Market Analysis. GVDP, ENG
NAMPS Narrow-band Advanced Mobile Phone Service ENG
NANC North American Numbering Council (FCC Council dealing with phone numbering scheme in
North America and Caribbean.)
NANP North American Numbering Plan (Numbering plan for the Public Switched Telephone Network
in the United States and its territories, Canada, Bermuda, and many Caribbean nations. The
scheme we are all used to.)
NANPA North American Numbering Plan Administration (NeuStar Inc., the NANP administrator.)
NAO North American Operations (replaced by GMNA) VTS, GVDP, ENG, GMU, GMPT,
EAG
NAOC North American Operations Containerization. Responsible for the ownership, reallocation and GVDP, ENG
repair of GM standard/non-standard returnable containers at the vehicle platform level.

NAP Network Alterable Parameter (C2C)

NAPA National Automotive Parts Association. ENG
NAPCA National Air Pollution Control Administration. ENG
NAPCP North American Passenger Car Platforms. ENG
NAPP North American Produce Product (IS&S Test group to test plant production software / systems
prior to installation.)
NAR North American Region ENG
NARSA National Automotive Radiator Service Association.
NAS National Academy of Sciences ENG
NASA National Aeronautics & Space Administration ENG
NASB North American Strategy Board. ENG
NASCAR National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. ENG
NASPE North American Service and Parts Engineering. SPO
NASR North American Sales Reporting. A computer application that replaced SalesTrac on July, 12, VSSM
2006
NASS National Accident Sampling System [Established in 1979 as part of a nationwide effort to
reduce motor vehicle crashes, injuries, and deaths on our nation's highways. NASS is
operated by the National Center for Statistics and Analysis (NCSA), which is part of the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), an agency of the U. S. Department of
Transportation.]
NATA National Automobile Transporters Association. ENG
NATB National Automobile Theft Bureau. ENG
NATG North American Truck Group (no longer used) ENG
NATP North America Truck Platforms (no longer used) ENG
NAU Network Addressable Unit
Nav Navigation (an abbreviation) PSEO
NAV North American Vehicles.
NAVMSS North American Vehicle Marketing Sales Service. ENG
NAVO North American Vehicle Operations. ENG
NAVSA North American Vehicle Systems Activities ENG
Nb Niobium
NBC National Benefit Center; NBC administers sickness and accident benefits, extended disability
benefits, worker's compensation, health care, life insurance and tuition assistance for all hourly
and salaried employees, retirees, surviving spouses and dependents.

NBFM Narrow Band Frequency Modulation ENG

NBH New Business Hold. Suspension of new business - related to purchasing and quality
NBS National Bureau of Standards. ENG
NBV Net Book Value.
NC No Connection ENG
NC Normally Closed (switch or relay contacts) GMPT
NC Numerical Control, also see CNC. GVDP, ENG
NCA Non-Conformance Analysis.
NCAC National Crash Analysis Center
NCAN Noise Corrective Action Notice. ENG
NCAP New Car Assessment Program. A non-regulated government program to provide comparative VTS, GVDP, ENG, GMPT
barrier test data for public information from belted frontal barrier tests at 35 mph

NCAR National Center for Atmospheric Research

NCBS New Car Buyer Survey ENG
NCHPT New College Hiring Process Team HR
NCM Numerically Controlled Machine. ENG
NCMS National Center for Manufacturing Sciences. AIAG
NCP Non conformance Penalty. ENG
NCPA Non-Critical Process Activities ENG
NCR Non Confirmative Receipt
NCR Non-Conformace Report GMPT
NCRR National Center for Research Resources
NCS Noise Compliance Subcommittee. ENG
NCSA National Center for Statistics and Analysis (Responsible for providing a wide range of
analytical and statistical support to NHTSA and the highway safety community at large.)
NCSA National Center for Super-computing Applications at University of Illinois in Urbana-
Champaign.
NCSI Not Considered A Service Item. An NCSI is required when neither the part nor its function is to
be serviced. Examples: Tires, sealants, and labels. Data to be left justified. .
NC-UTCD National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
NCWM National Conference on Weights and Measures
Nd Neodymium
ND No Drawing ENG
ND Not Determined. Represents a part where service has not been determined.
NDA Non-Disclosure Agreement ENG
NDC National Dealer Council. VSSM
NDDTF No Drawing / DrawingTo Follow ENG
NDH Navigation Display Head. PSEO
NDIR Non-Dispersive Infrared Analysis. ENG
NDL Needle. An abbreviation. ENG
NDR National Drivers Registration
NDR Novell Directory Services. AVDC
NDT Nil-Ductility Transition. ENG
NDT Non-Destructive Testing. ENG
NDUV Non-Dispersive Ultra-Violet Analysis. ENG
Ne Neon
NEA National Education Association. ENG
NEB New Evaluation Bounded - CGS Surface ENG
NEC National Electrical Code ENG
NEC Nederlands Elektrotechnisch Comite ENG
NEDA National Electronic Distributors Association ENG
NEG Negative. An abbreviation. ENG
NEK Norsk Elektroteknisk Komite (Norway) ENG
NEMS Nano Electro Mechanical Systems
NEPA National Environmental Policy Act (1969)
NESEA Northeast Sustainable Energy Association
NESSI New ESSI (Delphi custom IC - filter and gain block for SDM-G SRXL accelerometer. Gain
stages have been changed so that signal clipping does not occur as soon.)
NEU Neutral. An abbreviation. ENG
NEV Neighborhood Electric Vehicle. An electric vehicle with a top speed of 35 mph.
NFS Network File System, NFS is a protocol suite developed and licensed by Sun Microsystems
that allows different computers running different operating systems to share files and disk
storage. .
NGA New Generation Architecture GMPT
NGEN Next Generation ENG
NGEP Next Generation Engineering Process. GVDP, ENG, GMPT
NGM Next Generation Manufacturing ENG
NGMBP Next Generation Math-Based Process. GVDP, ENG
NGO Natural Gas Operation PSEO
NGS Next Generation Computer
NGV Natural Gas Vehicle. ENG
NGV New (Next) Generation Vehicle ENG
NGVTP Natural Gas Vehicle Technology Partnership
NHRA National Hot Rod Association. ENG
NHS Non Heated Sensor. ENG
NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. VTS, ENG
NHVR Noise, Harshness, Vibration, & Ride ENG
Ni Nickel
NIADA National Independent Automobile Dealers Association. ENG
NIASE National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence. ENG
NIBBLE 4 bits; half a byte. Not an acronym.
NIC Neck Injury Criteria
NIC Network Interface Card
NIC Network Information Center, is an organization responsible for supplying information for
component networks that comprise the Internet. .
Ni-CD Nickel-Cadmium ENG
NIEE National Institute for Engineering Ethics
NIH National Institute of Health
NIH Not Invented Here. ENG, AVDC
Ni-Ion Nickel-Ion battery ENG
NIMBY Not In My Back Yard
NiMH Nickel Metal Hydride ENG
NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health
NIP Nipple. An abbreviation. ENG
NIP3 NAO Integrated Procurement Payment Process. ENG
NIPDE National Initiative for Product Data Exchange AIAG
NIR No Inspection Required. ENG
NIS National Import Specialist. An individual/organization specializing in border crossing AIAG
procedures to insure all necessary forms, information and payments are correct.
NIST National Institute for Standards & Technology (formerly the National Bureau of Standards) AIAG, ENG, GMPT
NIST does not govern the creation of US standards (See ANSI).
NIU Network Interface Unit. ENG
NI-V No Inspection - Verification ENG
NIVHS National Intelligent Vehicle Highway System
NL National Labs ENG
NLEV National Low Emissions Vehicle ENG, GMPT
NLRA National Labor Relations Act
NLRB National Labor Relations Board
Nm Newton-meter ENG, GMPT
NMA National Maintenance Agreement GMU
NMAPC National Maintenance Agreement Policy Committee GMU
NMFT National Motor Freight Traffic Association. An association which issues and publishes a AIAG, ENG
directory of the Standard Carrier Alpha Codes (SCAC) which are assigned to motor carriers.

NMFTA National Motor Freight Traffic Association.

NMHC Non Methane Hydrocarbon. VTS, ENG
NMI Non-Maskable Interrupt ENG
NMOC Non-Methane Organic Compounds ENG
NMOG Non Methane Organic Gas. VTS, ENG
NMOS N-channel Metal Oxide Semiconductor ENG
NMPA National Motorsports Press Association. ENG
NMTBA National Machine Tool Builders Association. ENG
NNTP Network News Transport Protocol (The protocol used by client and server software to carry
USENET postings back and forth over a TCP/IP network.)
NO Nitric Oxide ENG
NO Normally Open GMPT
NO November. ENG
NO Number. Normally written as 'no.' ENG
no. Number PSEO
NO2 Nitrous Oxide ENG
NOA Notice of Action. GVDP, ENG
NOA Notice of Authorization. ENG
NOB National Order Bank. ENG
NOC Network Operations Center
NOC New Or Carryover. ENG
NOC Network Operations Center, is the organization responsible for the day-to-day operations of
the Internet's component networks. .
NOCONTAM No contamination. An abbreviation. ENG
NOD Near Obstacle Detection
NOD No Drawing (shown on part number – drafting) ENG
NOD Notice of Decision. GVDP, ENG
NOPIC Non Product Inventory Control. ENG
NOPUS National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NHTSA)
NORMA No Read/Write Memory Access ENG
NOST No Stock. ENG
NOU Number of Units.
Nov November (an abbreviation) PSEO
NOx Oxides of Nitrogen (Nitric Oxide + Nitrous Oxide). Often referred as Nitrogen Oxides PSEO, VTS, ENG
NOZ Nozzle. An abbreviation. ENG
NPA Non-Passenger Automobile. ENG
NPC National Petroleum Council. ENG
NPD Non Production Day
NPG New Process Gear. ENG
NPN Negative Positive Negative (transistor) ENG
NPN New Part Number. ENG
NPN No Part Number. ENG
NPO Negative Positive Zero (Temperature Coefficient) ENG
NPRA National Petroleum Refiners Association
NPRM Notice of Proposed Rule Making. ENG
NPS Non-contacting Position Sensor GMPT
NPTC National Private Truck Council
NPTF National Pipe Thread Fine GMPT
NPV Net Present Value ENG, GMPT
NQI National Quality Initiative
NR Noise Reduction PSEO
NR Nominal Rates. Generated by breaking down the (maximum or lean) plant capacity rates to a
vehicle / body style or powertrain level. The sum of all detailed nominal rates amount to the
total plant capacity rate. The nominal rates are used for components that are common.

NR Not Required
NRC National Research Council (Canada) ENG
NRC National Return Center. For warranty/core returns primarily.
NRC Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRE Non Recurring Engineering (ala NRE costs)
NREL National Renewable Energy Lab ENG
NREN National Research and Education Network, is an effort to combine the networks operated by
the U.S. government into a single high-speed network. .
NRGP Non Returnable gate pass
NROTC Northeast (states) Regional Ozone Transport Commission ENG
NRZ Non-Return to Zero. ENG
NRZI Non Return to Zero Inverted ENG
ns nanosecond ENG
NS Non-Saleable.
NS8 Car Request Form.
NSB NAO (Norht American Operations) Strategy Board. GVDP, ENG
NSB Gates Major gates to be reviewed by the NAO Strategy Board (NSB). ENG
NSBE National Society of Black Engineers
NSBU Neutral Start Back Up. ENG
NSC National Safety Council. ENG
NSEC Nanosecond. ENG
NSF National Science Foundation. ENG
NSP Network Service Provider
NSPE National Society of Professional Engineers
NSPS New Source Performance Standards. ENG
NSR No Shipper Received Notification. ENG
NTA National Truckers Association
NTC NAO (North American Operations) Technical Center ENG
NTC Negative Temperature Coefficient ENG
NTC NOTICE (as on Labels).
NTC Notice. An abbreviation. ENG
NTCL No Top Cover Label ENG
NTDB National Transportation Data Base
NTDRA National Tire Dealers & Retreaders Association ENG
NTEA National Truck Equipment Association
NTF No Trouble Found. ENG, GMPT
NTIA National Telecommunications Information Administration
NTIS National Technical Information Service
NTK Need To Know
NTLA National Truck Leasing Association
NTP Network Time Protocol
NTP Non-Thermal Plasma ENG
NTS Not To Scale
NTSB National Transportation Safety Board
NTSC National Television Standards Committee ENG
NTTC National Technology Transfer Center (an integrated resource for accessing federally funded
research and development and other information. The NTTC offers a free service, known as
the Gateway, through which the private sector can maintain person-to-person contacts in the
federal laboratory system.)
NUL Numeral Location (ornamentation)
NUM Numeral (ornamentation)
NUMA Non Uniform Memory Access ENG
NUMMI New United Motors Manufacturing, Incorporated ENG
NURBS Non-Uniform Rational B-Spline. A mathematical definition of geometric entities used in AIAG
CAD/CAM.
NV Night Vision. PSEO
NVAL Noise & Vibration Analysis Laboratory
NVBARS Non Vehicle Billing and Accounts Receivable System. Transmits part/customer information to FIN, ENG, EAG
the APMTS for component operations in North America.)
NVC Noise & Vibration Center VTS
NVD New Vehicle Damage. NVD is responsible, and will handle all aspects of new vehicle damage VSSM
as induced by GM carriers or catastrophic losses such as fire, flood, hail, etc.
NVD New Vehicle Design
NVH Noise, Vibration & Handling ENG
NVH Noise, Vibration, Harshness. ENG, GMPT
NVI New Vehicle Inspection. VSSM
NVL Noise & Vibrations Laboratory (replaced with NVC) ENG
NVM Non-Volatile Memory. ENG
NVPP National Vehicle Population Profile
NVRAM Non-Volatile (static) Random Access Memory PSEO, ENG
NVRH Noise, Vibration, Ride & Handling. ENG
NW Nation Wide. ENG
NWR Net While Running (is the maximum Final Line production based on one hour of continuous
running [Gross Chain Speed] times the Planned Uptime Percentage.)
NWRA National Wheel & Rim Association. ENG
NYTO New York Treasurers Office (GM) ENG, EAG
NZEV Near Zero Emission Vehicle (hybrid - GM) ENG
Acronym Definition Department
O Oxygen
O/D Overdrive. An abbreviation. ENG
O/GA Oil Gage. Zz ENG
O/H On Hand ENG
O/M Owner's Manual.
O/O On Order ENG
O/PMP Oil Pump. Zz ENG
O/S Outside. Zz ENG
O2 Oxygen PSEO, ENG
O2S Oxygen Sensor PSEO, ENG
OA LAN Office Automation Local Area Network
OAAT Office of Advanced Automotive Technologies (DOE)
OAFE Office of Automotive Fuel Economy. ENG
OAG Official Airline Guide
OAH Over All Height ENG
OAL Overall Length GVDP, ENG, GMPT
OAP Opportunity Awareness Program. ENG
OASCR Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research (DOE)
OAT Outside Air Temperature. PSEO
OAW Overall Width GVDP, ENG, GMPT
OBC Oscillation Boundary Curve
OBC Ovonics Battery Company. ENG
OBD On Board Diagnostics. PSEO, GMPT, ENG
OBD II On Board Diagnostics, version II ENG, VSSM
OBE Overcome By Events
OBPA Off Board Programming Adapter PSEO
OC Oxidation Catalyst. ENG
OCAR Office of Crash Avoidance Research (NHTSA)
OCC Occupant (abbreviated) GVDP, ENG, GMPT
OCF Operating Cash Flow
OCIP Owner Controlled Insurance Program GMU
OCM One Consistent Method
OCM Opportunity Charge Module ENG
OCP Organizational Competitiveness Program. ENG
OCR Optical Character Reader. Incorrect definition; See OCR definition below. ENG
OCR Optical Character Recognition. ENG
OCS Occupant Classification System (Siemens)
OCS Oil Condition Sensor ENG
OCS Opportunity Charging Station ENG
OCS Option Control System (Corporate) ENG
OCS Overtime Calculation system. ENG
Oct October. (an abbreviation) PSEO, ENG
OCXO Oven Controlled Crystal Oscillator ENG
OD Operation Description. ENG
OD Outside Diameter. ENG
ODB Offset Deformable Barrier
ODBC Open Data Base Connectivity
ODBMS Object Database Management System
ODC Origin Distribution Center GMPT
ODETTE Organization for Data Exchange by Tele-Transmission in Europe. European automotive AIAG
association, counterpart to AIAG.
ODI Office of Defects Investigation. ENG
ODM Open Distributed Processing. Refer to RM-ODP AVDC
ODM Output Driver Module PSEO
ODO Odometer. ENG
ODOM Odometer. Zz ENG
ODPC Open Document Processing ENG
ODQ Organizational Development Questionnaire (GM Employee Survey)
OE Original Equipment. ENG
OED Organization & Employee Development (Organizational Development involves attention to GVDP, ENG
diagnosis, strategy, roles, systems, processes and measurements that enable organizations
and people to achieve their goals.)
OED Organization Education & Development ENG
OED Oxford English Dictionary
OEL Organic Electro Luminescence
OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer. The final assembler of the complete vehicle whether it is a PSEO, AIAG, GMPT, ENG
passenger, commercial or off road vehicle.
OEP Office of Environmental Policy ENG
OFD Office of Fuels Development (DOE)
OFP Ozone Forming Potential ENG
OFQ Out For Quote ENG
OGC Office of General Council ENG
OH Order History. ENG
OH Overall Height ENG
OHC Over Head Camshaft ENG, GMPT
OHIM Office of Highway Information Management
OHS Order Handling System—an EPICS module that stores order data received from other GM
corporate systems and send it to other EPICS
OHV Over Head Valve ENG
OHVT Office of Heavy Vehicle Technologies (DOE)
OIL Outage Indicator Lamp
OIS Office Information System. ENG
OJT On Job Training
OL Overall Length ENG
OLAP On-Line Analytical Processing AVDC
OLAS On Line Approval System (Host system to input purchase requests and obtain approvals on ENG, EAG
line; includes interface to the OLIMPIC system.)
OLBS On Line Broadcast System ENG
OLC Owner Loyalty Certificate. VSSM
OLCS On Line [US] Census System ENG
OLE Object Linking & Embedding. Linking creates a link to the actual object - it is dynamic. FIN
Embedding puts a copy of the object into the document - it is static.)
OLH Other Labor Hours. VSSM
OLIMPIC On Line Indirect Material Purchasing & Inventory Control ENG, GMPT, EAG
OLIVIA On-Line Inforce Verification & Insurance Administration. ENG
OLTBI Open Loop Throttle Body Injection. ENG
OLTP On Line Transaction Processing
OM Operational Management. AVDC
OM Owners Manual.
OMB Office of Management and Budget ENG
OMSAPC Office of Mobile Source Air Pollution Control ENG
OMVSS Office of Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and International Affairs, Tokyo, Japan. ENG
ONC Open Network Computing
OnCE On-Chip Emulation ENG
ONS OnStar (an abbreviation).
OOP Object Oriented Programming
OOP Out Of Position
OOR On/Off Road. Zz ENG
OP Operating Policy ENG
OPA Operational Planning Activity. No longer used. ENG
OPC Occupant Performance Criterion
OPC OLE for Process Control
OPEB Other Post Retirement Benefits ENG
OPEC Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. ENG
OPEN I/O Open In/Out.
OPER Operate. Zz ENG
OPERG Operating. Zz ENG
OPG Opening. Zz ENG
OPIS Operator Part Identification System
OPP Options Portfolio Process.No longer used. Replaced by AVD Process GVDP
OPS Operations Per Second ENG
OPS Operations Process ENG
OPS Oshawa Prototype Services.
OPSC Occupant Protection Systems Committee
OPT Operations Personnel Training ENG
OPT Option. Zz ENG
OR Operations Research
ORACLE Oak Ridge Automatic Computer and Logic Engine
ORC Oxidation Reduction Catalyst. ENG
ORD Order.
ORIENT Orientation. Zz ENG
Orig Original (an abbreviation) PSEO
ORM Objectives Risk Management. Supports the sustainable and ethical achievement of business
objectives by identifying business risks and the management activities necessary to reduce
risk exposure to an acceptable level.
ORMB Offset Rear Moving Barrier
ORNA Ornament. Zz ENG
ORNL Oak Ridge National Lab ENG, GMPT
ORP Optimized Release Process (process to release PADs)
ORR Outside Receiving Report ENG
ORS Opel Replacement Shipment
ORV Off Road Vehicle ENG
ORVR Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery ENG
Os Osmium
OS Operating System. ENG
OSA Outside Air. ENG
OSC Oxygen Storage Capacity. PSEO, ENG
OSCAR Occupant Simulator for Crash Analysis and Research
OSCAR Orbiting Satellite Carry Amateur Radio (1st launched 12 Dec 1961)
OSHA Occupational Safety & Health Act. ENG
OSHA Occupational Safety & Health Agency. (Incorrect; should be Administration). ENG
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration (of DOL). ENG, GMU
OSHS Occupational Safety & Health Standards. ENG
OSI Open Systems Interconnect (Reference model for describing network protocols that was ENG
devised by the Internet Standards Organization. It divides protocols in to seven layers to
standardize and simplify definitions.)
OSI Model Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) reference model for describing network protocols was
devised by the Internet Standards Organization. It divides protocols in to seven layers to
standardize and simplify definitions. .
OSM Output Switching Module.
OSRP Occupant Safety Restraint Partnership ENG
OSRV Out Side Rear View (mirror). ENG
OSRVM Out Side Rear View Mirror. VTS
OSS Off the Shelf Software
OSS Output Shaft Speed. PSEO
OSTI Office of Scientific and Technical Information (DOE)
OSTP Office of Science & Technology Policy ENG
OT Orifice Tube.
OT Overtime ENG
OTC Order To Cash ENG
OTC Over the Counter
OTC Ozone Transport Commission ENG
OTD Order to Delivery (the time and steps involved between the actual ordering of a vehicle through FIN
its delivery to the customer)
OTDR Optical Time Domain Reflectometer ENG
OTLT Outlet. Zz ENG
OTP Office of Technology Planning ENG
OTP One Time Programmable ENG
OTR Outer. Zz ENG
OTRGR Outrigger. Zz ENG
OTU Office of Technology Utilization (DOE)
OVAPP On-line Vehicle And Parts Processing. A SAP application web-based frontend for GMI Dealers
for On-line ordering of Vehicle & Parts
OVD Office of Vehicle Defects. ENG
OVE Osterreichischer Verband fur Elektrotecknik (Austria) ENG
Overtemp Overtemperature. (an abbreviation) PSEO
OVFL Overflow. Zz ENG
OVP Office of the Vice President ENG
OVP Over Voltage Protection ENG
OVSC Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance (NHTSA)
OW Overall Width ENG
OWI Operator Work Instructions ENG
OXIDN Oxidation. Zz ENG
OXY Oxygen. Zz ENG
Acronym Definition Department
P Park PSEO
P Pending
P Phosphorus
P&A Parts & Accessories ENG, FIN
P&P Policy & Procedures VSSM
P&W Policy & Warranty ENG
P.K. Setup Checking the fit-up of detail parts by assembling a complete body-in-white with screws or ENG
rivets.
P/B Power brake. An abbreviation. ENG
P/BUT Pushbutton. An abbreviation. ENG
P/E Price / Earnings (ratio to gage stock performance) ENG
P/GR Pinion gear. An abbreviation. ENG
P/I Preliminary Information. Also written as PI. Techincal information that is found in S.I. (Service VSSM
Information) and TAS databases. The informaton may or may not become a published bulletin
at a later date.
P/MI CI Production / Manufacturing Integration Continuous Improvement ENG
P/N Part Number. ENG
P/PD Product/Process Development ENG
P/PDP Product/Process Development Process ENG
P/PDS Product/Process Definition Stage ENG
P/S Power steering. An abbreviation. ENG
P/SEAT Passenger seat. An abbreviation. ENG
P/T Powertrain. ENG
P/U Pick Up. ENG
P/UBX Pick Up Box. ENG
P/W Power window. An abbreviation. ENG
P4P Pay For Performance VSSM
Pa pascal: A unit of pressure corresponding to a force of 1 newton acting uniformly upon an area
of 1 square meter. Hence 1 Pa = 1N/M2
PA Park Avenue. ENG
PA Passenger Automobiles. ENG
PA Product Assurance. ENG, GMPT
PA Production Achievement. GVDP, ENG
PA Production Approval. GMPT, ENG
PA Program Authorization ENG
PA Project Authorization. ENG
PA Public address. An abbreviation. ENG
PA Purchase Authorization. ENG, EAG
PA Purchasing Agent. ENG
PAA Production Action Authorization (An official document used to authorize a temporary GMPT, GMPT, GVDP, ENG
substitution, try out new parts or materials, rework existing parts, or use up excess or obsolete-
stock that will be good for a limited number of pieces or a specific time period.)
PAA Programmable Analog Array ENG
PABX Private Automatic Branch Exchange ENG
PAC Perceptual Audio Coder (Lucent encode / decode method for broadcast transmission / ENG
reception)
PAC Performance Assessment Committee. GVDP, ENG
PACE Program Assessment & Control Environment ENG, GVDP, ENG
PACS Program Assurance Control System. ENG
PACX Private Automatic Communication eXchange ENG
PAD Packet Assembly – Disassembly ENG
PAD Personnel Administration & Development ENG
PAD Product Assembly Drawing
PAD Product Assembly Document. Provides assembly plants with a written set of instructions and FIN, GMPT, GVDP, ENG, AVDC
graphic illustrations of production operations to be performed on a given GM platform. This
includes the production parts required, their specific usage by model, style and option
conditions. A graphic Illustration depicting the operations and those procedures, and steps and
instructions required to assemble, install or adjust parts. also PDM.
PAD Public Announcement Date.
PAFC Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cell ENG
PAG Programmable Automatic Gage GMPT
PAI Product Assurance Initiative
PAIC Part Assessment & Information Control ENG
PAIR Pulse Air Injection Reactor. ENG
PAL Pedagogic (for teaching) Algorithmic Language ENG
PAL Phase Alternation Line ENG
PAL Programmable Array Logic ENG
PAM Pulse Amplitude Modulation ENG
PAN Project Authorization Notice. A document issued by a vehicle platform to advise the design / ENG
release engineers of approved changes to a vehicle program.
PAP Performance Achievement Plan ENG
PAPIR Powertrain Architecture Process Integration Review. GMPT
PAPIR Product and Process Integration Review GMPT
PAR Pilot Action Request. ENG
PAR Police Accident Report
PAR Product Allegation Resolution. Part of CARS. VSSM
PARC Production Area Record Center GMPT
PARD Periodic And Random Deviation ENG
PARIS Planning & Release Information System. ENG
PARK Parking. An abbreviation. ENG
Parms Parameters (an abbreviation) PSEO
PARR Product Allegation Resolution Report. VSSM
ParTech Parts Technical. Parts Catalog Assistance Call Center (for inquiries on engineering or parts
specifications.)
PARTS Part Readiness Tracking System. GVDP
PAS Parking Assistance System.
PAS Performance Algorithm Shifting GMPT
PAS Peripheral Acceleration Sensor (Bosch) GMPT
PASCOM Product Announcement Strategy Committee. ENG
PASDS Power & Signal Distribution System ENG
PASER Particle Stream Erosion. ENG
PASG Passage. An abbreviation. ENG
Pass Passenger (an abbreviation) PSEO
PASS Passenger. An abbreviation. ENG
PASS PDIS Augmented Specification System (Canada) ENG
PASS Personalized Automotive Security System. ENG
PASS Proposal Assessment Study System. GMTG
PATAC Pan Asian Technical Automotive Center ENG
PATH Program on Advanced Technology for the Highway
PATP Patents & Technical Publicity ENG
PATS Parts Approval Tracking System ENG
PATT Pattern. An abbreviation. ENG
PAV Pyrotechnically Actuated Venting
Pb Lead (Plumbium)
PB Power Brakes. ENG
PBCR Preliminary BOM Change Request (Report) ENG
PBGA Plastic Ball Grid Array ENG
PBL Pickup Box, Long
PBOM Preliminary Bill of Materials ENG
PBPCI Passive Backplane PCI ENG
PBS Personal Benefit Summary
PBS Pickup Box, Short HR
PBT Project Brief Tool. Enables the IS&S Strategic Planning group to collect project briefs and
return on investment (ROI) analysis data for future programs and projects, enabling the
creation and management of future project portfolios.
PBV Purpose Built Vehicles ENG
PBX Private Branch's eXchange ENG
PC Personal Computer. PSEO, ENG
PC Plant Concerns
PC Polycarbonate
PC Pressure Control (solenoid valve). PSEO
PC Printed Circuit ENG
PC Product Characteristic. ENG
PC Product Cost ENG
PC Programmable Controls or Controller. ENG
PC Problem Communication. An electronic network for documenting and reporting an GVDP, GMPT, ENG
unacceptable product build condition. When an approved PC is entered at any location, it is
electronically transmitted to the specific area and individual responsible for providing the
necessary corrective action. When a solution has been developed and approved, it is
communicated to the reporting location via the PC network.
PC&L Production, Control and Logistics. The engineering group responsible for ensuring smooth flow GMPT, ENG
of needed material (physical and information). (refer to EPC&L).
PC&S Production Control & Scheduling. ENG
PC/CODE Part Classification Code. ENG
PC/TCP Personal Computer / Transmission Control Protocol
PCA Product(ion) Compliance Audit. ENG
PCB Polychlorinated Biphenyl (waste oil residue) ENG
PCB Printed Circuit Board. PSEO, ENG, GMPT
PCC Paper Color Code. ENG
PCC Pontiac Centerpoint Campus (formerly TPC, Truck Product Center)
PCC Powertrain Controls Center. ENG
PCC-c Pontiac Centerpoint Campus - Central (building)
PCC-e Pontiac Centerpoint Campus – East (building)
PCC-w Pontiac Centerpoint Campus – West (building)
PCD Product Content Document
PCDR Performance & Cost Detail Report
PCE Preliminary Cost Estimate. ENG
PCG Product Content Group. ENG
PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect (or Interface). PC bus that normally runs at 33 MHz on a ENG
32-bit bus, but the specification allows for 64-bit and 66MHz operation that provides up to
532MB per second.
PCI Process Control Instructions ENG
PCICN Piece Cost & Investment Change Notice
PCIF Printed Circuit Interconnection Federation ENG
PCIT Piece Cost and Investment Tracking
PCL Printer Control Language
PCLL Product Compliance Legal Liaison. ENG
PCM Part Change Management (Saturn Service Parts)
PCM Power Control Module ENG
PCM Powertrain control module. ENG
PCM Powertrain Control Module. PSEO, VTS, ENG, GMPT
PCM Program Content Monitor. ENG
PCM Program Control Module.
PCM Propulsion Control Module. ENG
PCM Pulse Code Modulation ENG
PCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card International (or Industry) Association. PSEO, ENG
PCME Powertrain Control Module, Engine
PCMIA People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms
PCMT Powertrain Control Module, Transmission
PCN Personal Communications Network ENG
PCN Product (or Program) Change Notice. ENG
PCO Program Content & Objectives. ENG
PCP Performance Characterization Parameters
PCP Process Control Plan. GMPT, ENG
PCP Product Certification Process
PCP Product Change Proposal.
PCP Product Compliance Program (of GM), a.k.a. GMPCP. ENG
PCP Production Control Plan GMPT
PCR Plan Change Request
PCR Process Change Request. GMPT
PCR Product Change Request ENG
P-CR Piezo-Actuated Common Rail GMPT
PCR Product Change Request. Document used to change or modify the Corporate Product Plan
between annual product plan approvals.
PCR Product Complaint Report
PCRF Part Change Recording Form
PCS Personal Communication System ENG
PCS Pressure Control Solenoid. PSEO
PCS Problem Communication System GMPT
PCS Process Capability Study ENG
PCS Product Content Sheet (defines vehicle content which generates an MCS.) GVDP, ENG, GMPT
PCSD President’s Council On Sustainable Development GMPT
PCSE Powertrain Controls Service Engineering. SO
PCU Power Control Unit. ENG
PCV Passenger Car Vehicle
PCV Positive crankcase ventilation. ENG
PCV Positive Crankcase Ventilation. PSEO, ENG
PCV Pressure Control Valve.
Pd Palladium
PD Passenger Distribution. ENG
PD Problem Documentation. ENG
PD Product Development
PD Production Design ENG
PDA Personal Digital Assistant. Generally, small, hand-held, battery-operated, microprocessor- ILM
based devices that perform operations such as: Store telephone numbers, addresses, and
reminders, Send and receive email and faxes (wirelessly), Receive pages (just like an
alphanumeric pager) .
PDA Port De-Activation GMPT
PDA Preliminary Design Approach ENG
PDB Platform Database. ENG
PDBS Product Development Business Systems. AVDC
PDC Parts Distribution Center (Warehouse for GM Parts distribution)
PDC Portfolio Development Center. Part of the NAO Design and Engineering Centers charged with GVDP, ENG, GMPT
providing advanced vehicle engineering for product portfolio planning and vehicle architecture
definition. Develops integrated vehicle proposals, rationalized with the portfolio to improve and
accelerate the vehicle launch process.
PDC Production Data Capture—an EPICS module that captures the production related data during
vehicle assembly process and sends it to other applications. PDC is used to capture trace data
for upper level systems and has error proofing capability.
PDCA Plan, Do, Check, Act; the basic philosophy behind the Engineering Management Process as ENG
developed by Deming over the first few years of his career; PLAN defines the system through
a set of objectives, and a strategy. The DO portion is the actual design of the parts to execute
the vehicle and the tools and processes required to build the parts and cars. The CHECK
element of the cycle is the VALIDATION of the paper car and process, the product and the
process. The ACT relates to continuous improvement where improvements are based on the
results of needs identified in the CHECK.

PDCR Product Design Compliance Reports GVDP, ENG, GMPT

PDCS Pulsat Dealer Communication System. ENG
PDD Parametric Die Design ENG
PDD Product Definition Document ENG
PDD Product Description Department. ENG
PDES Product Data Exchange System (or Specification). ENG
PDES Product Data Exchange using STEP. Industrial consortium formed to expedite development of AIAG
standards to be used in the exchange of product data (See IPO).
PDF Portable Document Format. A document format developed by Adobe Acrobat for the internet. GVDP
Allows user's of normally incompatible systems (I.e., IBM and Apple) to both be able to view
and create documents. Normally written as .pdf since it is a file name extension.

PDF Problem Definition Form.

PDF Problem Description Form.
PDG Product Description Group. ENG
PDI Pre Delivery Inspection VSSM
PDI Preliminary Data Indicator
PDIF Pressure DIFferential. PSEO
PDIP Plastic Dual In-Line Pin ENG
PDIS Product Description Information System. ENG
PDIS Product Description Information Standard. A corporate standard used to transmit engineering ENG
specification data to other departments and divisions within General Motors.
PDIT Product Design Improvement Team. ENG
PDIT Product Development & Improvement Team ENG
PDIT Product Development Information Team.
PDIT Product Development Integration Team. ENG
PDIT Program Development Integration Team.
PDL Park & Directional Lamp
PDL Process Description Language
PDL Program Description Language
PDL Program Development Library (A collection of GRIP and UFUNC programs from many of the ENG
organizations within GM.)
PDM Passenger Door Module PSEO
PDM Product Data Management (GM's customized version of IMAN supporting a common process ENG, GVDP, AVDC
for managing product data.)
PDM Product Data Manager GVDP, ENG, GMPT
PDM Product Description Manual. ENG
PDM Pulse Duration Modulation. ENG
PDMS Product Data Management System ENG
PDN Product Discrepancy Notice. ENG
PDO Product Development Organization.
PDP Personal Development Plan. ENG
PDP Plant Data Processor ENG
PDP Powertrain Development Process. The common process within GM Powertrain for work GMPT
directed toward bringing a quality product to market. The current PDP process used within
Powertrain is called 4PDP. Being replaced by GPDP.
PDP Process Development Process
PDP Product Development Process ENG, GMPT
PDP Performance Development Plan
PDQ Portage Double Quick, Inc. (An electronic machine used to pick points from the clay model.)

PDQ Pretty Darn Quick

PDR Parts Determination and Release SO
PDR Physician's Desk Reference
PDR Preliminary Design Review ENG
PDRE Process Design Responsible Engineer ENG
PDS Passenger Door Switch PSEO
PDS Pre-Delivery Survey. VSSM
PDS Product Description System. The corporate engineering specification system for program GVDP, ENG, GMPT
content. (See GPDS)
PDS Proximity Detection System
PDS Purchase and Delivery Satisfaction. A survey provided to owners of a new GM product for VSSM
evaluating their purchase experience.
PDSS Purchase and Delivery Satisfaction Survey
PDT Product Delivery Team (as defined by ATV). The team role is to deliver a product and
production system with high quality, within budget and on time. Responsibilities of the PDT are
to have a clear understanding and agreement on functional requirements from SSTS, MTS &
MMTS. Assure requirements of SSTS, MTS & MMTS are covered in a CTS. Manage initial
release of and subsequent changes to all components. Manage financial analysis (piece price
& investment) and changes to meet or exceed business case commitments. Source all
components with qualified suppliers. Meet program timing milestones. Ensure validation of
components to CTS. Understand and implement Total Quality Plan. Execute detailed
manufacturing process. Respond to needs of build teams to support concept, prototype, pilot
and production builds. Benchmark competitors. Documentation and change control of CTS’s.

PDT Product Design Team ENG

PDT Product Development Team. Function: generate designs which achieve targets. GVDP, ENG, GMU, GMPT
Responsibilities: Achieve targets allocated from PMT, negotiate proposed target
changes/requirements with PMT, report status of targets to PMT on a regular basis, develop
an activity schedule by SIM Council and report issues, provide cross-functional evaluation of
alternatives to meet requirements and imperatives, assist in early source definition and provide
required sourcing packages, track the status of imperatives and performance objectives, track
and control design changes, promote use of common systems/processes, assure
Quality/Cost/Warranty/HPV goals for Non-GMT and GMX programs are achieved, Assure plant
build concerns are resolved, assure KCD’s/KPC’s DFM/DFA are executed appropriately,
assure generation of Subsystem and Component Technical Specs, assure functional
representation at meetings as appropriate, publish meeting minutes and maintain PDT closed-
loop action item/concerns log.

PDT Program Development Team. ENG

PDU Production Data Utility – a Windows-based server used in the NA architecture to standardize
the communications to plant floor devices.
PDU Protocol Data Unit
PDW Process Development Wall
PE Packard Electric. See PED.
PE Polyethylene
PE Power Enrichment ENG
PE Power Equivalent
PE Price to Earnings. (normally written as P/E).
PE Process Engineer ENG
PE Product Engineer(ing) ENG
PE Professional Engineer
PEA Pontiac East Assembly
PEA Production Engineering Activity. ENG
PEAM Portable Electronic Airflow Machine
PEB Power Electronics Bay. PSEO, ENG
PEC Pontiac Engineering Center GMPT
PEC Portfolio Engineering Center. ENG
PECL Positive Emitter Coupled Logic ENG
PECT Program Execution Core Team
PED Packard Electric Division. Part of ACG.
PED Pedal. An abbreviation. ENG
PED Process Engineering Document
PED Product Engineering Department
PED Production Engineering Department. GVDP, ENG
PED Production Engineering Documents. ENG
PED Program Engineering Director. This position is/was known as TVIE. PET member. ENG
PEDD Production Engineering Die Design ENG
PEFC Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell ENG
PEM Production Engineering Manual. ENG
PEM Program Engineering Manager. This position is/was known as TVIE. ENG
PEMFC Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells ENG
PEP Product Evaluation Program (vehicle). GVDP, ENG, CVO
PEPE Product Engineering Program Execution
PER Personnel ENG
PER Personnel Evaluation Report
PER Planning Experimental Records. ENG
PER Procedure Execution Request
Perf Performance (an abbreviation) PSEO
PERF Performance. An abbreviation. ENG
PERL Practical Extraction and Report Language. A computer language used for scanning text and
creating reports.
PERT Planning Evaluation & Review Technique (ala PERT chart)
PERT Program Evaluation and Review Technique. A computer code to detail project planning and ENG
monitoring.
PEST Propulsion & Electrical Systems Team.
PET Powertrain/Engine/Transmission
PET Product Education & Training
PET Product Evaluation Team. ENG
PET Product, Education and Training Committee. The PET Committee consists of the five
Marketing Divisions (includes the Dealer Business Center) (voting members), Allied Divisions
(i.e. GM of Canada, Delphi Automotive Systems, Delco Electronics, GM Powertrain, AC Delco-
SPO), TCO, STD, and other GM groups with an interest in knowing about or influencing
technician training (i.e. STG Product Engineering, STG International Service). The committee
is chaired by the STD Manager. The PET Committee provides a single source of service
training plans for General Motors. All groups with a service training message to convey to
Dealers should notify the Committee. In this way, economies of scale are realized and
redundant efforts minimized.

PET Program Evaluation Team.

PET Program Execution Team. Responsibilities are to: develop “Contract”, act as a single point of QVR, GVDP, GMPT, ENG
entry for assessing all program content and change requests, balance new product and
process feature content to meet “Contract” (cost, quality, and productivity), resolve program
content issues, keep program imperatives on track, prepare gate reviews, provide program
readiness coordination, achieve “Contract”, monitor customer satisfaction, use common
processes. Deliverables are: the “Contract”, documentation for action items and content
decisions, recommendations to VLT-problem resolution recommendation and mechanics.
Typical attendees include: Program Planning Manager/Asst. VLE (Chair), Program Manager
(Agenda/Logistics), Finance, Vehicle Integration Engineer, Manufacturing Integration Engineer,
Purchasing/PC&L, Quality, Manufacturing, Assistant Brand Managers - Product, International
Product Development Manager, Design Center (As Required). Typical meeting content
involves: vehicle and process integration review issues, monitor program progress through
rigorous tracking, performance to “Contract”, content changes.

PET Program Executive Team. ENG

PETC Product, Education & Training Committee
PETCM Powertrain Engine Transmission Control Module ENG
PEU Power Electronic Unit ENG
PF Polyurethane Foam
PF Power Factor
PF Program Function [keys] ENG
PFA Pedestrian Federation of America
PFC Programmable Function Control. ENG
PFD Process Flow Diagram. ENG
PFEP Plan For Every Part GMPT
PFEP Plan For Every Part
PFI Port Fuel Injection. ENG
PFM Product Focus Manager GMPT
PFMA Process Failure Mode Analysis. ENG
PFMEA Potential Failure Mode and Effect Analysis
PFMEA Process Failure Mode & Effects Analysis. GMPT, ENG
PFMS Performance Feedback Measurement System. ENG
PFP Pay For Performance VSSM
PFSE Product Focus Support Engineer GMPT
PFSSA Plant Floor Systems Service Agreement (between GM and EDS regarding plant floor Intranet
systems services)
PFT Product Focus Team. ENG, GMPT
PG Proving Ground.
PGA Pin Grid Array
PGA Professional Graphics Adapter
PGA Programmable Gate Array
PGM Program Management ENG
PGR Policy Group Review. ENG
PGS Prime Graphics System ENG
Phn Phone (an abbreviation) PSEO
PHT Parallel Hybrid Truck; one type of an Advanced Technology Vehicle. GMPT
PHUD Parallel Hybrid Ultra-low-noise Detector
PI Perpetual Inventory
PI Preliminary Information. Also written as PI. Techincal information that is found in S.I. (Service VSSM
Information) and TAS databases. The informaton may or may not become a published bulletin
at a later date.
PI Priority Indicator. ENG
PIA Parts in Assembly. ENG
PIA Performance Integration Areas
PIA Peripheral Interface Adapter. ENG
PIA Purchasing in Assembly. ENG
PIAD Plastics in Automotive Division (Specification) ENG
PIC Peripheral Integrated Circuit (Bosch) GMPT
PIC Powertrain Information Converter. ENG
PIC Product Information Center
PICD Product Interface Control Document
PICOS Purchased Input Concept Optimization With Supplier. Term used to describe process ENG
improvement at supplier plant.
PICOS Purchasing Input Cost Optimization for Suppliers
PICS Partners in Customer Satisfaction VSSM
PID Primary Identifier (C2C)
PID Purchase Identifier (ALB/UNIT) ENG
PID Parameter Identifier (or Identification). PSEO, GMPT
PIG Product Information Group. ENG
PILO Pillow. An abbreviation. ENG
PIM Performance Integration Manager.
PIM Power Inverter Module ENG
PIM Product Information Method. AVDC
PIM Product(ion) Information Management. A term applied to the topic of managing product data in AIAG, ENG, FIN
a computer environment.
PIM Program Implementation Managers. ENG
PIM Propulsion Inverter Module.
PIMREP Project Incident Monitoring and Resolution Process. GMNA’s common issue solving tool to GMPT, GVDP, ENG
support the Issue Solving Process, to promote a common review process, and to ease data.

PIMS Product Information Management System. ENG

PIN Personal Identification Number. PSEO, ENG, HR
PING Packet Inter Net Gopher (Part of the standard TCP/IP suite of protocols that allows you to
check your connectivity with other devices, or to check whether your own TCP/IP stack is
working properly. Normally, you type in something like "ping 206.119.148.38," and you either
get a response from that IP address or not.)
PIO Powertrain Computer Input/Output. ENG
PIO Process Information Officers
PIP Performance Improvement Plan
PIPS Product in Process Simulator
PIQA Process Integration and Quality Assurance/Audit
PIT Performance Integration Team. Functions to provide leadership to the PMTs and PDTs and GVDP, ENG, GMU
integrate and achieve total vehicle performance goals.
PIT Pitman. An abbreviation. ENG
PIT Process Improvement Team. ENG
PIV Pivot. An abbreviation. ENG
PIW Product/Process Integration Wall. GVDP, ENG, GMPT
Pixel Picture Element
PJJ Toyota J-car (vehicle name).
PKG Package. An abbreviation. ENG
PKT Packet Data (C2C)
PKT Pocket. An abbreviation. ENG
PL/1 Programming Language / 1 (IBM) ENG
PLA Product Life Assessment.
PLA Programmable Logic Array
PLA Project Labor Agreement. GMU
PLB Process Leadership Board. The PLB is an Executive Team of Vehicle Line & Functional
Leaders focused on improving the over-all throughput of cross functional activities that support
the Vehicle Development Process. GMNA
Process Leadership Board, affiliation: GMNA Planning & Program Management
PLC Programmable Logic Controller ENG
PLCC Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier (External connections consist of "J" leads around all four sides of
the surface mount package.)
PLCP Pre-Launch Control Plan ENG
PLD Part Locating Dimension
PLD Programmable Logic Device
PLE Product Line Executive (replaced by Program Manager) ENG, GMPT
PLEB Preloaded Enclosed Bushing. ENG
PLGR Plunger. An abbreviation. ENG
PLL Phase Locked Loop. PSEO
PLM Plant Liaison Manager
PLNM Plenum. An abbreviation. ENG
PLNT Planetary. An abbreviation. ENG
PLP Principal Locating Points (for assembly fixture). ENG
PLP Production Launch Process. GVDP, ENG
PLR Pillar. An abbreviation. ENG
PLS Process Level Suffix.
PLS Product Level Suffix
PLT Planning Leadership Team R&D
PLT Plate. An abbreviation. ENG
PLT Program Leadership Team. ENG
PLTF Platform. An abbreviation. ENG
PLYR Player. An abbreviation. ENG
PLYRAT Residual Alignment Torque (tire measurement). ENG
PLZT Lead (Plumbium) Lanthanum Zirconte Titante ENG
Pm Promethium
PM Particulate Matter. Pollution substance from diesel engine/fuel VTS
PM Performance Measurement ENG
PM Phase Margin
PM Phase Modulation
PM Photo Multiplier
PM Post Meridiem
PM Preventative Maintenance
PM Program Management ENG
PM&C Process Monitoring and Control.
PMC Process Monitoring and Compliance
PMC Purchasing Material Control. ENG
PMCS Production & Manufacturing Control System ENG
PMD Programmed Mileage Dynamometers
PMF Performance Management & Feedback
PMFS Performance Measurement and Feedback System. Seven measures of NAO’s health; i.e. ENG
people development, product initiation, operations, marketing, sales and service, employee
satisfaction, retail customer satisfaction and shareholder satisfaction.
PMI Process Modeling & Integration. The GM PMI Tool provides computer generation on the Top GVDP, GMU, ENG, AVDC, FIN
Flow Down chart. PMI Turbo consists of a set of Macros for Microsoft Word Version 6.0 that
automate the creation of PMI Models. PMI97 Turbo consists of a set of Macros for Microsoft
Word Version 7.0.
PMI Product / Manufacturing Implementation. ENG
PML Product Manufacturing Location ENG
PMM Power Mode Master
PMM Process Management Methodology.
PMM Program Manufacturing Manager. GVDP, ENG, GMPT
PMM Power Mode Master.
PMO Project Management Office. AVDC
PMO Program Management Office. GMPT
PMOS Positive channel Metal Oxide Semiconductor ENG
PMP Performance Management Program (or Process or Plan)
PMP Process Monitoring Point. ENG
PMP Program Management Plan. ENG
PMP Project Management Process. The common process for setting objectives, will be the same for VSSM
all executives worldwide and all classified employees in the GMNA region (excluding Mexico).

PMQH toyota J-car (vehicle name).

PMR Product (or Program) Manufacturability Requirements. GVDP, ENG
PMs Performance Measures
PMS Payment Modification System
PMS Powertrain Management System GMPT
PMS Production Material Scheduling. ENG
PMT Program Management Team GVDP, ENG, GMPT
PMT Prototype Management Team. ENG
PMT Product Management Team. (in some departments, replaced by PFT) GMPT, GVDP, ENG, GMPT
PMV Pressure Modulator Valve. PSEO
PN Part Number ENG
PNA Part Name. ENG
PNA Parts 'N Accessories (New or manufactured automotive Parts and Accessories marketed by
GM Parts. Also P&A)
PNC Part Number Control. ENG
PNC Pontiac North Campus (consists of GM Powertrain Headquarters and Pontiac Metal Center)

PNDLM Pendulum. An abbreviation. ENG

PNG Pinion & Ring Gear. ENG
PNGV Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles GMPT
PNL Panel. An abbreviation. ENG
PNNL Pacific Northwest National Laboratory GMPT
PNP Park/Neutral Position. PSEO
PNP Positive – Negative – Positive (type of transistor)
PNSI Part Number Stocking Incentive (This incentive is based on part numbers stocked. Qualified
dealers receive their PNSI rebate on a monthly basis.
PNT Pointer. An abbreviation. ENG
PO Paint Operations. ENG
PO Purchase Order. A document issued in response to an approved purchase requisition. ENG, EAG, AVDC
POA Part of Assembly GMPT, ENG
POA Purchase Order Alteration. ENG
POC Price Of Conformance. ENG
POC Proof Of Concept. ENG
POD Proof of Design. ENG
PODS Passive Occupant Detection System (supports the production order management and
scheduling functions for all GM North American produced passenger car and light duty trucks.
This system simplifies the counting of forecasted orders for tool and production planning. The
output of this system is in model code volumes.)
POF Physics of Failure
POGEN Purchase Order Generation System-Delco ENG
POM Pulse-width-modulated Output Module ENG
POMS Product Order Management & Scheduling (System found within TSO that is used to determine FIN
whether a vehicle is buildable, based on available engineering specifications.)
POMS Production Order Management System. GVDP, ENG
PONC Price Of Non-Conformance. ENG
POP Pay on Production. A system where suppliers are paid for production material based on the AIAG, EAG
customer's usage records, rather than physical receipt of the material.
POP Personal Operating Principles. ENG
POP Point of Purchase. GVDP, ENG, GMPT
POP Post Office Protocol (The way e-mail software such as Eudora gets mail from a mail server.)

POP Promote Our Products. ENG

POP Point of Presence. POP is a service provider's location for connecting to users. Generally, ENG
POP refer to the location where people can dial into the provider's host computer. Most
providers have several POPs to allow low-cost access via telephone lines. .

POPA Part of Production Assembly. Used on component parts that will not be serviced individually,
but will be serviced using a production assembly.
POR Power-On Reset. ENG
Pos Position (an abbreviation) PSEO
POS Physics of Success
POS Point of Sales
POS Positive. An abbreviation. ENG
POSA Part of Service Assembly. Used on component parts that will not be serviced individually, but
will be serviced using a service assembly.
POSN Position. An abbreviation. ENG
POST Point of Sale Terminal. ENG
POSU Part of Service Unit, Kit. Used on parts (usually components) that will not be serviced
individually, but will be serviced using a service unit or kit.
POTS Plain Old Telephone System ENG
POV Privately Owned Vehicle
POX Partial Oxidation ENG, GMPT
PP Percentage Point ENG
PP Polypropylene
PP Ported Purge. ENG
PP Program Plans ENG
PP&E Property, Plant, and Equipment. Capital investment or capital expenditures.
PP&T Production Planning & Tooling. ENG
PPA Property Pass Administrator. ENG
PPAA Pre-Production Action Authorization ENG
PPAH Parallel Power Assist Hybrid ENG
PPAP Production Part Approval Process (formerly GP3). PPAP is a general procedure for “Supplier GVDP, AIAG, MFD, GMPT, ENG
Submission of Material for Production Approval” included in “Targets for Excellence”. The
process used to determine if all customer requirements are met by a supplier and if the
process has the potential to produce product meeting these requirements on a production
basis.
PPB Program Plan Book.
PPC Prestressed Piezoelectric Composites (Devices with ability to provide inordinately large
mechanical output displacements, as high as 40 to 50 times the thickness of the device itself.)

PPC Product Policy Committee. ENG

PPC Product Program Content. (Formally Plan Book) . GMU, GVDP
PPC Production Possibilities Curve
PPC Public Policy Committee ENG
PPCO Project Plan Change Order. ENG
PPD Passenger Presence Detection
PPD Pilot Process Document.
PPD Portfolio Planning Director
PPD Price & Production Deviation. ENG
PPD Program Planning Director. The Program Planning Director / Manager acts as the “Chief of
Staff” and is responsible for managing the activities of the Vehicle Line Team. The PPD / PPM
is supported by a staff consisting of: Vehicle Manager(s), Assistant Vehicle Manager(s),
Assistant Vehicle Timing Manager(s), Vehicle Team Analyst(s).
PPDP Performance Planning and Development Process (Personnel Department blue sheet). ENG
PPDP Personal Performance Development Plan
PPDR Product Planning & Design Review
PPEC Product and Process Engineering Center GVDP, R&D, GMU
PPEC Product Problem Evaluation Committee. ENG
PPEI Platform/Powertrain Electrical Interface. ENG
PPG Pittsburgh Plate Glass. ENG
PPG Product Planning Group
PPG Product Policy Group. Corporate group containing the chairman of the board and other chief ENG
executives. This group reviews and provides concept approval and final approval for every GM
program.
PPH Problems Per Hundred. QVR, GMPT, GVDP, ENG
PPHV Problems Per Hundred Vehicles
PPIR Product Problem Identification & Resolution. ENG
PPIT Prototype Process Improvement Team. ENG
Ppk An index used to describe the performance of a process over its range of variation. GMPT
PPL Purple. An abbreviation. ENG
PPM Parts Per Million. VTS, GMPT, GVDP, ENG
PPM Problems per Million. ENG
PPM Program Planning Manager (refer to PPD for more information).
PPM Program Purchasing Manager GMPT
PPM Pulse Position Modulation ENG
PPM Pulses Per Mile. ENG
PPME Purchased Part Manufacturing. Engineer GMPT
PPMP Product Program Management Process. ENG, GMPT
PPO Pre Production Operations ENG, GVDP
PPO Preferred Provider Organization
PPP Point to Point Protocol (Most well known as a protocol that allows a computer to use a regular
telephone line and a modem to make TCP/IP connections and thus be really and truly on the
Internet.)
PPP Preliminary Program Plan ENG
PPP Product Planning Process ENG
PPP Product Planning Proposal. ENG
PPPR Pre Production Properties Requirements
PPPS Pre Production Parts Scheduling
PPQ Product & Process Qualification. ENG
PPQC Purchased Part Quality Control. ENG
ppr pulses per revolution.
PPR Product Planning Report. ENG
PPR Product Problem Report.
PPR Product Problem Resolution.
PPR Product Program Review. ENG
PPR Project Performance Reporting
PPS Product Purchasing System. ENG, GMPT
PPS Pulses Per Second ENG
PPS Purchase Procurement System. ENG
PPS Passenger Presence Sensing. PSEO
PPSC Product Planning Strategy Committee. ENG
PPSS Propulsion Performance Subsystem Specification ENG
PPT Powertrain Product Team. ENG
PPTF Product Planning Task Force
PPU Production Point of Use. ENG
PPV Pay Per View ENG
PPV Powertrain Prototype for Vehicle GMPT
PPV Production Part Validation. ENG
PQAP Parts Quality Attainment Plan
PQC Platform Quality Council. ENG
PQC Powertrain Quality Characteristic GMPT
PQC Product Quality Center. VSSM
PQE Panel Quality Evaluation (Provides a first-level estimation of Body-in-White characteristics
[thickness, strength, stiffness, oil canning resistance, and dent resistance].)

PQE Program Quality Engineer. Usually reports directly to the PQM. QVR
PQFP Plastic Quad Flat Pack (A type of plastic surface mount package that has fine pitch leads on all ENG
four sides.)
PQI Powertrain Quality Information GMPT
PQI Program & Quality Implementation ENG
PQM Program Quality Manager. The manager for the program that helps ensure the program meets QVR, GMPT
all quality deliverables.
PQMS Program Quality Management System ( a tracking tool used in product development, replacing
ADVMS).
PQRR Program Quality Readiness Review.
PQS Parts Quality Standards. ENG
PQS Product Quality Standards ENG
PQS Purchase Quality Standards (MVSS). ENG
Pr Praseodymium
PR Performance Review. To mark that point in time at which there is a regular meeting of the GVDP, ENG, GMPT
Regional Strategy Board (NASB, ESB, LASB, etc.) where the actual program and field market
performance of the program product is presented. This meeting is held after the product has
been in the customer’s hands for about 12 months. This will document the actual performance
of the product against the Program Contract commitments.
PR Physical Reuse ENG
PR Ply Rating (tires) ENG
PR Product Reuse ENG
PR Production Release. ENG
PR Production Review (4 phase gate review) GMPT
PR Public Relations.
PR Purchase Request. ENG
PR Purchase Requisition. A document used to request the purchase of materials and/or services. ENG, EAG
When signed and approved, it authorizes Purchasing to issue a Purchase Order.

PR Lamps Park/Running Lamps.

PR&T Product Routing & Tracking
PR/R Problem Report(ing) and Resolution. GVDP, ENG, GMPT
PRA Preliminary Repurchase Authorization. A form sometimes used by AVM's. VSSM
PRA Program Revision Authorization GMPT
PRB Program Review Board.
PRBK Program Book ENG
PRC Price Review Committee ENG
PRCN Purchase Requisition Change Notice ENG
PRCS Product Release & Change System. ENG
PRD Part Release Drawing.
PRD Parts Requirement Document ENG
PRD Pressure Relief Device
PRD Program Release Direction. The PRD is a project plan-supporting document that authorizes ENG
the initial release of design. It includes a text area for instruction, part numbers, and the
design supervisor’s name. Direction may be general or specific; used for the initial releases of
both experimental and production designs formalizes part’s entry into change control
(DCA/EWO).
PRDA Program R&D Announcement ENG
PREDLVY Predelivery. An abbreviation. ENG
PRELEX Software Release & Control ENG
PreProd PreProduction.
PreQVR A meeting or series of PET-level meetings to preview QVR presentations and provide pre- QVR
assessments of the color code for each element.
PRES Present State of Charge ENG
PRES Present. An abbreviation. ENG
PRESS Pressure. An abbreviation. ENG
Press Pressure (an abbreviation) PSEO
PRESS REG Pressure Regulator (abbreviation) GMPT
Preten Pretensioner (an abbreviation) PSEO
Prev Previous (an abbreviation) PSEO
PREV Preventive. An abbreviation. ENG
PRG Process Reference Guide ENG
PRGM Program. An abbreviation. ENG
PRI Pinnacle Research Institute ENG
PRIM Primary (an abbreviation) PSEO
PRIM Primary. An abbreviation. ENG
PRIMO PRIce MOdule (A purchasing system which is the interface between MGO and Disbursements FIN
used to price receipts.)
PRIP Personal Retirement Income Plan
PRISM Paint Regulation Integrating Standardised Methods.
PRISM People Resource Information System. ENG
PRISM Personnel Resource Information System (a salaried personnel database and history file) .
PRISM Portable Reusable Integrated Software Modules
PRJ Project ENG
PRJ# PRoJect #.
PRM Passive Retracting Module
PRM Plant Report Measurement system (A computer system that captures, tracks, and reports data.
It is a common piece of infrastructure that will be installed in the five engineering factories.)

PRM Pressure Ratio Management ENG

PRM Process Review Management
PRM Process Risk Management. Addresses the non-strategic, process-related risks faced by most FIN, ILM
business units. It is delivered using an interview process and is conducted annually. PRM is
the planned evolution of the Internal Control Review Questionnaire (ICRQ) and is the piece of
BRM that Internal Control Coordinators (ICCs) will be most involved with.

PRMC Pull-ahead Rolling Model Change ENG

PRMS Plant Report Measurement System
PRN Park, reverse, neutral circuit GMPT
PRN Process Reference Number. ENG
PRND Park, Reverse, Neutral, Drive.
PRND4 Park, Reverse, Neutral, overdrive circuit GMPT
PRNDL Park, Reverse, Neutral, Drive, Low. PSEO, VTS, GMPT, ENG
PROC Process. An abbreviation. ENG
PROCARD Procurement Card ENG
PROCD Procedure. An abbreviation. ENG
Prog Program (an abbreviation) PSEO
PROGMR Programmer. An abbreviation. ENG
PROGWO Program Work General Work Order ENG
PROJ Projects Module ENG
PROM Programmable Read Only Memory. PSEO, ENG
PROP PROject Plan. The PROP is the design engineer’s tool to define, authorize, and communicate ENG
work which must be completed to implement his or her involvement in an EPN. It includes plan
objectives, tasks, task descriptions, Resource groups and test procedure numbers as
appropriate. A budget authorization number is added by the engineering group manager at
approval. Types of work covered in a project plan include: development, mockup, analysis,
testing, design. The project plan supports execution of the 4 phase process at the task level of
detail.

PROP Propeller. An abbreviation. ENG

PROPN Proportion. An abbreviation. ENG
PROSPEC Professional Specifications. ENG
PROTN Protection. An abbreviation. ENG
PROTO Prototype ENG
PROTR Protector. An abbreviation. ENG
PROTV Protective. An abbreviation. ENG
PROX Preferential Oxidizer ENG
PRP Program Revision Proposals. ENG
PRPE Problem Resolution Process Engineer
PRR Parts Replacement Requisition ENG
PRR Problem Reporting & Resolution; See PR/R ENG, GMPT
PRR Problem Resolution Report.
PRR Project Resource Requirement. An identified segment of Engineering work by which the ENG
estimated resources (i.e., design, build, test) required to design, build, and validate proposed
new vehicle / features are accumulated. Resource estimates associated with each PRR are
used to develop, track, and communicate Engineering's budget in Business Management
System (BMS).
PRSS Program Readiness Status System. The PRSS used to gather status on S.O.W.s in the
program workplan meetings
PRSV Part Reservation screen (EMS system) ENG
PRT Process Reuse Team ENG
PRT Product Reuse Team ENG
PRTS Part Readiness Tracking System. ENG
PRTS Problem Resolution Tracking System (PRTS is an electronic database tool designed to track GMPT
problem resolution in support of the Global CPIP[Current Product Improvement Process].)

PRTS Product Resolution Tracking System GMPT

PRTS+ Problem Resolution Tracking System +
PRTS+RA Problem Resolution Tracking System + Re-Architectured
PRV Pressure Relief Valve.
PRV Protection Reference Value
Ps picosecond ENG
PS Polystyrene
PS Power Steering. Normally written as P/S. PSEO, ENG
PS Project Systems. Functionality within SAP that helps manage complex projects FIN
PS/R/R Packaging Specs/Review/Release ENG
PSA Partner System Administrator.
PSA Power Switch Assembly ENG
PSAM Paint Shop Area Manager - This is a computer system that routes vehicles through the
conveyor system, tracks vehicle progress through the paint shop, provides process set-up
information to the paint shop automation and provides a means to archive data.
PSAT Process & Systems Action Team ENG
PSC Policy Steering Committee (responsible for the overall direction of the C4 [CAD, CAE, CAM, & ENG
CIM] program.)
PSC Portfolio Strategy Council. GVDP, ENG
PSC Power Steering Controller ENG
PSCM Passenger Seat Control Module. PSEO
PSCM Power Seat Control Module
PSCM Power Steering Control Module ENG
PSD Power Spectral Density VTS
PSD Prevention of Significant Deterioration. ENG
PSD Publication Structure Definition; electronic table of contents for a service manual.
PSDC Publication Structure Definition Coordinator
PSDN Packet Switched Data Network
PSE Product Structure Editor
PSEC, ps Pico-second (.000 000 000 001 times). ENG
PSEO Product Service Engineering Operations.
Psgr Passenger (an abbreviation) PSEO
PSI Pounds per Square Inch. PSEO, ENG, GMPT
PSIC Process and System Integration Center. ENG, AVDC
PSIC Production Scheduling & Inventory Control. ENG, GMPT
PSIG Pounds per Square Inch Gauge ENG
PSIR Passenger Supplemental Inflatable Restraint. PSEO, ENG
PSIV Passive. An abbreviation. ENG
PSK Phase-Shift Keying. ENG
PSM Passenger Seat Module
PSM Pressure Switch Manifold. GMPT
PSM Product Structure Management
PSMP Project Safety Management Plan. GMU
PSOD Parts Shown On Drawing (Block)
PSP Parts System Plus (Allows qualified dealers the opportunity to choose among three entitlement
packages, offering variable return reserve and discounts). These options are available on an
order-by-order basis for any DRO and CSO order.
PSP Personal Savings Plan
PSP Power Steering Pressure. PSEO
PSP Pressure Sensitive Paint (The pressure-sensitive paint technique for measuring pressure
distributions on wind tunnel models requires coating the surface of the model with special paint
that, when appropriately illuminated, exhibits luminescence that varies with air pressure.)

PSPF Pelvis Pubic Force

PSQRC People, Safety, Quality, Responsiveness & Cost
PSR Platform Status Review. Meeting chaired by TVIE. Reports out status of SMT’s, Statements of
Work (SOW), and program imperatives. (Truck only).
PSR Program Schedule Report. ENG
PSR Program Status Review.
PSRM Platform Service Readiness Managers.
PSRR Packaging Specs Review & Release ENG
PSRR Power Supply Rejection Ratio ENG
PSS Program Status System. This is an electronic enhancement and evolution from the old
Program Readiness Status System (PRSS).
PSSC Processes and Systems Steering Committee GMPT
PST Plant Support Team
PST Problem Solving Team GMPT
PST Product System Team GMPT
PSTN Piston. An abbreviation. ENG
PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network (The regular old-fashioned telephone system.) ENG
PSVSR Preliminary Structure Vehicle Styling Release GVDP
PSW Part Submission Warrant ENG
Pt Platinum
PT Powertrain. Normally written as GMPT. ENG, GVDP
PT Product Team ENG
PT&E Parametric Tools & Equipment ENG
PT/VI Powertrain/Vehicle Integration GMPT
PTAB Project Technical Advisory Board ENG
PTAT Proportional To Ambient Temperature (type of sensor)
PTC Positive Temperature (or Thermal) Coefficient. ENG
PTC Powertrain Cooling. ENG, GVDP
PTC Program Time Chart
PTCM Powertrain Control Module ENG
PTCP Prototype Control Plan ENG
PTCS PowerTrain Controls Subcommittee ENG
PTD Pendulum Test Device. ENG
PTDL Product Test & Development Laboratory
PTED PowerTrain Engine Durability
PTFE Poly Tetra Fluoro Ethylene
PTFFU Program Team For Factory Upgrade ENG
PTL Product Team Leadership (see PET) GMPT
PTLHK Pintle hook. An abbreviation. ENG
PTM Production & Tag Management (Canada)
PTN Part Number. ENG
PTO Patent and Trademark Office
PTO Power Take-Off. PSEO, VTS, ENG
PTO Primary Try Out GVDP, ENG
PTOX Periodic Trap Oxidizer.
PTP Powertrain Team Process GMPT
PTP Product Technology Process ENG
PTPD Plastics & Trim Products Division ENG
PTR Plant Trial Run
PTR Problem Tracking Report.
PTR Production Trial Run. GMPT, ENG
PTRR Pilot Technical Readiness Review. ENG
PTS Powertrain Technical Specifications. GMPT
PTS Production Technical Specification ENG
PTS Project Tracking System. The IS&S Project Tracking System enables the timely collection and ENG, AVDC
delivery of critical project information into a single repository for the purpose of providing
project status information to various levels of management.
PTS Property Tax System. ENG
PTSE Powertrain Systems Engineer GMPT
PTSR Program Team Support Resources ENG
PTT Post, Telephone and Telegraph authority ENG
PTT Product Technical Team.
PTTR Personalized Time To Repair. GMPT
PTVI PowerTrain Vehicle Integration GMPT
PTW Play to Win ENG
PU Participating Unit. ENG
PU Planned Utilization ENG
PUB Pick Up Box
PUBX Pickup box. An abbreviation. ENG
PUG Permanent User Group.
PUL Pulley. An abbreviation. ENG
PULDN Pulldown. An abbreviation. ENG
PUMA Product Usage, Measurements & Application (Group). VTS, ENG
PUP Power UP ENG
PUR Purchasing ENG
PURB Pop Up Roll Bar
PURFIN Purchasing/Financial Price File. ENG
PURFINDATA Purchasing Financial Data. ENG
PUT Programmable Unijunction Transistor ENG
PV Passenger Vehicle
PV Photo Voltaic
PV Present Value
PV Pressure Vacuum filler cap ENG
PV Product Validation.
PV Product Vision ENG
PV Purge Valve. ENG
PVA Post Validation Audit.
PVA Preliminary Validation Acceptance. ENG
PVB Preocess Validation Build.
PVC Poly Vinyl Chloride. ENG
PVCS Polytron Version Control System. AVDC
PVD Physical Vapor Deposition GMPT
PVD Production Vehicle Development. ENG
PVEC Pontiac Vehicle Engineering Center
PVI People Vehicle Interface
PVI Primary Vehicle Identifier. This is a unique number representing a particular vehicle. It is not a
sequential number on the plant floor. Jobs can be built in some order other than PVI
sequence.
PVM Programmable Vehicle Model. GVDP, ENG, GMPT
PVO Pilot Vehicle Order
PVP Production Verification Program.
PVS Power Ventilation System. ENG
PVT Production Vehicle Development. GVDP
PVT Programmable Valve Train ENG
PVV Product/Process Validation Vehicle. GVDP
PW Power Windows. ENG
PWA Printed Wiring Assembly (see PCB) ENG
PWB Printed Wiring Board (see PCB) GMPT
PWB Printed wiring board, ENG
PWB Printed Writing Board (incorrect definition; should be Printed Wiring Board) ENG
PWL Pass Word List (also a file type -- .pwl Windows systems use encrypted .pwl files to save user
system pass words.)
PWM Pulse width modulation. ENG
PWM Pulse Width Modulation. PSEO, VTS, ENG, GMPT
PWO Production Work Order.
PWR Power. An abbreviation. ENG
Pwr Power (an abbreviation) PSEO
PWRT Powertrain. ENG
PWRT Powertrain. An abbreviation. ENG
PXI PCI eXtensions for Instruments ENG
PZEV Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle GMPT
PZM Passenger Zone Module ENG
PZM Platform Zone Module. PSEO, ENG
PZT Piezoelectric. ENG
Acronym Definition Department
Q Quality. ENG
Q/PNL Quarter Panel. An abbreviation. ENG
Q/WDO Quarter Window. An abbreviation. ENG
QA Quality Assurance. ENG, AVDC
QAC Quality Advisory Committee
QAM Quadrature Amplitude Modulation ENG
QAP Quality Assessment Process. GVDP, ENG
QAP Quality Assurance Plan
QAS Quality Andon System
QAT Quality Automotive Transportation
QAV Quality As a Value AVDC
QBC Quality Build Concerns. GVDP, ENG
QBF Query By Form ENG
QBT Q Bit Data (C2C)
QC Quality Characteristic. GVDP, ENG
QC Quality Control. ENG, GMPT
QC&A Quality Containment & Accountability GMPT
QCM Quality Center Manager GMPT
QCP Quality Control Plan ENG
QCRI Qualification Cross Reference Index ENG
QCS Quality Containment System. No longer used; see Cqis. IS&S
QDC Quality - Delivery – Cost ENG
QDC Quick Die Change. ENG
QDI CQiS Interface from COSS.
QDM Quad Driver Module. PSEO, ENG
QDOS Quick & Dirty Operating System ENG
QE Quality Engineering. ENG
QED Quite Evident Dummy. A slang english version of the original Latin meaning.
QED Quod Erat Demonstrandum. A Latin phrase, which means, "which was to be
demonstrated.Mathematicians use Q.E.D. to indicate the end of the written proof of a theorem,
which, if correct, is considered absolute.
QEIT Quality Engineering Improvement Team. ENG
QEMT Quality Engineering Management Team. ENG
QES Quality Education System. ENG
QFD Quality Function Deployment. A design approach which utilizes specific and disciplined AIAG, GMPT, GVDP, ENG
techniques to ensure 'voice of the customer' input and accommodation during all phases of
development or refinement.
QFDI Quality Function Deployment Institute
QFP Quad Flat Pack ENG
QFP Quality Functional Deployment
QFT Quality Focus Team. GMPT
QGM Quality Growth Management. ENG
QGP Quality Growth Process. ENG
QI Quality Index. ENG
QIC Quality Information Center ENG
QIP Quality Improvement Process. ENG
QIS Quality Improvement System ENG
QIS Quality Information System GMPT
QIT Quality Improvement Team. ENG
QLP Quick Lube Plus. 29 minutes or less Lube/Oil/Filter service with safety inspection and fluid fill.

QM Quality Manual ENG

QMF Quality Management Facilities ENG
QMS Quality Management System
QN Quality Network. MFD, ENG, GMPT
QNIP Quality Network Implementation Process
QNPM Qualify Network Planned Maintenance.
QNSP Quality Network Suggestion Plan ENG
QOS Quality Of Service.
QP Quality Plan ENG
QPA Quality Performance Award ENG
QPAC Quality & Product Assurance Council ENG
QPC Quality & Productivity Center ENG
QPD Quality Policy Deployment
QPO Qualified Promotion Order (Is to be used when a dealer wants to participate in a special
promotion being offered by GM Parts). QPOs will receive the applicable marketing discounts,
return reserves and advertising allowance associated with the promotion.
QPRP Quality Problem Resolution Process. ENG
QPSK Quadrature Phase Shift Keying ENG
QPSO Quality Planning Sign-Off ENG
QRC Quality Related Concern
QRCOI Quality, Reliability, & Competitive Operations Integration ENG
QRD Quality, Reliability, Durability. VTS, ENG, GVDP, GMPT
QRD Center Quality Reliability and Durability Center.
QRDP Quality, Reliability, Durability, Performance GMPT, ENG
QRDPS Quality, Reliability, Durability, Performance, Service ENG
QRI Quality Record Index. No longer used? ENG
QRI Quality Reporting Interface. The Quality Reporting Interface (QRI) is a graphical user interface ENG
system that provides a standard reporting tool for quality data gathered from the Common
Quality information system (CQis). The front-end of QRI is implemented with Visual Basic. Its
back-end database - MSDB ODS (Manufacturing Shared Database Operational Data Store
resides in Microsoft SQL Server. CQis production data is replicated periodically to MSDB ODS
to allow QRI users to review and analyze quality information recorded in CQis.

QRM Quality Review Meeting

QS Quality System. GVDP, ENG, GMPT
QS/ISO Quality System/International Standards Organization GMPT
QS9000 A document, distributed by the AIAG, which defines the fundamental quality system AIAG, ENG, GMPT
expectations of subscribing companies (including DaimlerChrysler, Ford, Freightliner, General
Motors, Mack Trucks, Navistar International, PACCAR, and Volvo GM Heavy Truck). ISO
9001:1994 Section 4 forms the foundation for QS-9000.
QSA Quality System Assessment ENG
QSDD Quad Squibb Diagnostics & Deployment (DD IC)
QSDD-RC Quad Squibb Deployment Driver (RC network)
QSL Quality Standards Laboratory. ENG
QSM Quality Systems Manager GMPT
QSOP Quarter Small Outline Package ENG
QSP Quality, Service, Price ENG
QSQN Quality Systems Quality Network
QSR Quality Status Reporting
QSR Quality System Requirements ENG
QSS Quality System Standards ENG
QST Quality System Team
QTC Quoted Tool Capacity
QTP Quick Turnaround Plotting
QTR Quarter ENG
QTR Quarter. An abbreviation. ENG
QTT Quality Task Team ENG
QTT Quality, Today & Tomorrow
QTY Quantity. ENG
QUA A functional designation . Statement of Work with this designation describe the responsibilities ENG
of the Program Quality Manager.
QV00C Quality Valve 00 Complete. GMPT
QVP Quality Valve Process.
QVR Quality Valve Review. The meeting defined by the Quality Valve Review Manuals. QVR
QVS Quality Verification System GMPT
QWG Quarter Window Glass
QWIK Quality With Information & Knowledge GMPT
QWL Quality of Work Life (GM employee survey) ENG
Acronym Definition Department
R Release ENG
R Reuse ENG
R Reverse. PSEO
R&D Research & Development. ENG
R&H Ride & Handling VTS
R&I Remove and Install. Replaces R&R SPO, VSSM
R&R Remove & Repair
R&R Remove & Replace. No longer used within GM Service. R&I is the replacement. ENG
R&R Repeatability & Reproducibility ENG
R&R Roles and Responsibilities. The "who" for each task in a step is defined. Many people or ENG, AVDC
activities can be defined for each task at the following levels of responsibility: 1) Primary
responsibility, 2) Customer, 3) Contributing responsibility, 4) Approval.
R&T Reliability & Test. ENG
R/A Resume / Accelerate PSEO
R/AXL Rear axle. An abbreviation. ENG
R/C Resistor / Capacitor
R/C VALVE Reactor Converter Valve. ENG
R/CMPT Rear compartment. An abbreviation. ENG
R/CON Remote control. An abbreviation. ENG
R/D Rear door. An abbreviation. ENG
R/END Rear end. An abbreviation. ENG
R/FLR Rear floor. An abbreviation. ENG
R/FDR Rear fender. An abbreviation. ENG
R/GR Rear gear. An abbreviation. ENG
R/L Right / Left PSEO
R/MLDG Reveal molding. An abbreviation. ENG
R/Q Rear quarter. An abbreviation. ENG
R/RL Roof rail. An abbreviation. ENG
R/RPPM Rejected/Returned Parts Per Million ENG
R/SEAT Rear seat. An abbreviation. ENG
R/TOP Removable top. An abbreviation. ENG
R/W* Read / Write Not
R/WDO Rear window. An abbreviation. ENG
Ra Radium
RA Rear Axle.
RA Resource Adjustments ENG
RA Reuse Alternatives ENG
RA Risk Analysis
RAAA Regional Administrative Assistant - Administration. VSSM
RAAFC Regional Administrative Assistant - Fleet & Commercial. VSSM
RAAGM Regional Administrative Assistant - (regional) General Manager. VSSM
RAAMKT Regional Administrative Assistant - Marketing. VSSM
RAAS Regional Administrative Assistant - Support VSSM
RAASM Regional Administrative Assistant - (regional) Sales Manager. VSSM
RAASVC Regional Administrative Assistant - Service VSSM
RAASVM Regional Administrative Assistant - Sales/Vehicle Manager. Spoken as RAA Sales & Service VSSM
Manager.
RAAZ Regional Administrative Assistant - Zone VSSM
RAB Registrar Accreditation Board GMPT
RAC Real Application Cluster
RAC Remote Accessory Control(ler). PSEO, ENG
RACF Reasonable Available Control Facility. ENG
RACF Resource Access Control Facility. ENG
RACI Responsible/Approve/Consult/Inform ENG
RACK Receive Acknowledge (C2C)
RAD Radiator. An abbreviation. ENG
RADAR RAdio Detecting And Ranging. ENG
RADMM Regional Assistant Divisional Marketing Manager. VSSM
RAIL Corporate Railhead Quality Audit. ENG
RAIR Radial Aperture Tube (Rat) Injection Reactor. ENG
RAIR RAT Inspection Reactor
RALP Regional Aftersales Logistics Planning
RAM Random Access Memory. PSEO, VTS, ENG
RAM Regional Administrative Manager. VSSM
RAM Restricted Air Movement
RAMP Simulated Railhead Quality Audit. ENG
Ran Random (an abbreviation) PSEO
RAP Retained Accessory Power. PSEO, ENG
RAPID 2000 Dealer Parts Ordering System. ENG
RARB Run-At-Rate Build ENG
RARS Robot Auto Racing Simulation
RAS Remote Access System
RASI Responsibility, Approval, Support, Information.
RASIC Responsible, Approval, Support, Inform, Consult ENG
RAT Radial Aperture Tube. ENG
RAT Redundancy Analysis Technique. ENG
RAVE Reconfigurable Advanced Visualization Environment (NASA stereoscopic visualization system
that will enable its researchers to share computational fluid dynamics and structural analysis
simulations.)
RAVIS Retail Accounting Vehicle Invoice System
Rb Rubidium
RB Rigid Body
RBA Regional Brand Analyst VSSM
RBCD Risk Based Control Design. AVDC
RBCM Rear Body Control Module
RBE Rigid Body Element. Also stated as RBEn, where n is an integer representing degrees fo GMPT
freedom.
RBE Rear Bumper Extension
RBF Rear Bumper Filler
RBND Rebound. An abbreviation. ENG
RBR Rear Bumper Reinforcement
RBRSPTM Regional Business Resource Support Manager. VSSM
RBX Rear Bumper, Impact
RC Release Code ENG
RC Remanufacture Center ENG
RC Review Charter. To mark that point in time at which there is a regular meeting of the Regional GVDP, ENG, GMPT
Strategy Board (NASB, ESB, LASB, etc.) where the Program Charter is brought forward so
that the strategy board can raise issues and/or approve the Program Charter. This results in
deliverables that document a version of the Program Charter and contain issues that need to
be resolved or have resolution plans documented before it is subsequently presented to the
Vehicle Line Executive at Deliver Charter (DC).

RC Ride Control
RC Rotary Combustion
RC Ride Control. ENG
RC ENGINE Rotary Combustion Engine. ENG
RCAM Regional Customer Activities Manager VSSM
RCAR Research Committee for Automobile Repair
RCC Rear Climate Control PSEO
RCC Regional Contact Center. Located in the Zone offices, the RCC takes care of dealers in VSSM
outlying areas via phone call verses visiting dealers.
RCCAPM Regional Contact Center Area Parts Manager. VSSM
RCCASM Regional Contact Center Area Sales Manager. VSSM
RCCAVM Regional Contact Center Area Vehicle Manager. Spoken as RCC Area Service Manager. VSSM
RCCZM Regional Contact Center Zone Manager. VSSM
RCD Regional Distribution Center
RCD Required Completion Date. Specific date negotiated in strategy sessions with leader and stake GVDP, ENG, GMU
holders for when a deliverable must be done.
RCD Review Draft Charter
RCE Request for Cost Evaluation (or Estimate) ENG
RCFWA Regional Coordinator - Field Warranty Administrator VSSM
RCL Rear Compartment Lid (deck)
RCL Resistor, Capacitor, Inductor
RCM Regional Commercial Manager. VSSM
RCO Routing Control Object. One of the key features of the CIMPLICTY COTS solution uses RCOs
to define business logics and control the flow of decision-making within the TrackerPRO
product.
RCPT Receptacle. An abbreviation. ENG
RCR Requirements Change Request. The official document outlying the requirements of a change. ENG

RCRA Resource Conservation & Recovery Act

RCRSA RC Request for Service Action ENG
RCS Rear Compartment Spoiler
RCSM Regional Commercial Sales Manager. VSSM
RCSP Regional Coordinator - Support VSSM
RCU Roadside Communicator Unit
RCV Reactor Converter Valve
RCVG Receiving. An abbreviation. ENG
RCVR Receiver. An abbreviation. ENG
RCVY Recovery. An abbreviation. ENG
RDACS Remanufacturing Data Entry System ENG
RDBMS Relational Data Base Management System
RDC Radio Data System
RDC Regional Distribution Center. ENG
RDC Review Draft Charter. GVDP, ENG, GMPT
RDC Rib Deflection Criterion
RDCM Right Door Control Module. PSEO
RDCN Reduction. An abbreviation. ENG
RDCR Reducer. An abbreviation. ENG
RDD Remote Data Distribution.
RDES Repair Data Entry System ENG
RDF Radio Direction Finder. ENG
RDF Rear Door Frame
RDF Reliability Design Factor
RDG Reading. An abbreviation. ENG
RDG Rear Door Glass
RDM Rear Door garnish Molding
RDM Regional Distribution Manager VSSM
RDM Rear Door Module. PSEO
RDMM Regional Divisional Marketing Manager. VSSM
RDMMA Regional Divisional Marketing Manager - Accessories. VSSM
RDMMP Regional Divisional Marketing Manager - Parts. VSSM
RDMV Regional Development Manager - Vehicle. Spoken as RDM - Service). VSSM
RDO Radio Head (C2C)
RDO Radio. An abbreviation. ENG
RDS Radio Data System.
RDS Radio Display System PSEO
RDS Regional Distribution Specialist. VSSM
RDSM Regional Dealer Support Manager VSSM
RDV Repeatable Digital Validation.
RDW Request for Deviation or Waiver ENG
Re Rhenium
RE Release Engineer. ENG
RE Remanufacture Engineer ENG
RE Resident Engineer
RE Resource Estimate ENG
RE Responsible Engineer.
RE Resource Estimate.
REA Responsible Engineering Activity ENG
REBOOT Reuse Based Object-Oriented Technology
REBS Rear Electric Brake System ENG
REC Regional Engineering Center GVDP
Rec Receive (an abbreviation) PSEO
REC Rear Electrical Center.
Recal Recalibrate or recalibration (an abbreviation) PSEO
RECCM Regional E-Commerce Communications Manager VSSM
Recep Receptable (an abbreviation) PSEO
Recirc Recirculation (an abbreviation) PSEO
Recl Recline (an abbreviation) PSEO
RECL Recliner. An abbreviation. ENG
RECRG Recirculating. An abbreviation. ENG
Ref Reference (an abbreviation) PSEO
REFL Reflector. An abbreviation. ENG
REFLTY Reflectivity. An abbreviation. ENG
Refrig Refrigeration (an abbreviation) PSEO
REFRIG Refrigerant. An abbreviation. ENG
REG Regulator or regulated (abbreviation) GMPT
REG Regulator. An abbreviation. ENG
Regen Regeneration or regenerate (an abbreviation) PSEO, ENG
REGIS Relational General Information System. ENG
REINF Reinforcement. An abbreviation. ENG
REL Release circuit GMPT
REL Release. An abbreviation. ENG
RELDSN RELease DeSigN.
RELTRACK Release and Track(Design Center) ENG
REM Remote Mirror
REM Remote. An abbreviation. ENG
REMAN Remanufacture. An abbreviation. ENG
RenCen Renaissance Center. Headquarters of General Motors in downtown Detroit.
REO RADAR Electro Optical
REP Rear End Panel
REPL Replace. An abbreviation. ENG
Req Requisition (an abbreviation) PSEO, ENG
REQ Request. An abbreviation. ENG
REQT Requirement. An abbreviation. ENG
RES Rated Engine Speed.
RES Research & Environmental Staff. ENG
RES Resistor. An abbreviation. ENG
RESE Resident Electrical Service Engineer
Resist Resistance (an abbreviation) PSEO
RESO Resonator. An abbreviation. ENG
RESV Reserve. An abbreviation. ENG
Resync Resynchronize (an abbreviation) PSEO
RET Retainer. An abbreviation. ENG
RETO Reasonably Expected To Occur
RETR Retractor. An abbreviation. ENG
Rev Reverse (an abbreviation). PSEO, ENG
REV Range Extended Vehicle ENG
REV Reverse. An abbreviation. ENG
REV Review. ENG
REV Revision ENG
REV Revolutions. ENG
REV BST Reverse boost GMPT
REVBR Reverberator. An abbreviation. ENG
REVLDT Revalidation. An abbreviation. ENG
REVS Requirements Expansion Validation System
REWK Rework. ENG
RF Radio Frequency. PSEO, VTS
RF Right Front. PSEO, ENG
RF Roof. An abbreviation. ENG
RF/DC Radio Frequency Data Communications. Wireless Data Communication. AIAG
RF/ID Radio Frequency Identification. Automatic identification communication technology. AIAG
RFA Rear bumper Facia (ornamentation)
RFA Remote Function Actuator. PSEO, ENG
RFA Request For Approval EAG
RFAB Remote Function Actuator Box.
RFAES Regional Fleet Account Executive - Sales VSSM
RFAEV Regional Fleet Account Executive - Vehicle. Spoken as RFAE - Service. VSSM
RFC Request For Comments (New standards are proposed and published on line, as a Request
For Comments.)
RFCM Regional Fleet/Commercial Manager. VSSM
RFCSS Rear Facing Child Safety Seat
RFD Request for Discussion (Part of the formal newsgroup creation process.)
RFE Right Front Ear (level). This indicates a microphone position in the right front passenger VTS, ENG
seating position.
RFF Roller Figure Follower GMPT
RFF Roller Finger Follower ENG
RFG ReFormulated Gasoline ENG
RFG Roof Glass
RFI Radio frequency interference. ENG
RFI Radio Frequency Interference. PSEO, ENG
RFI Request for Information
RFI(C) Radio Frequency Interface (Circuit) ENG
RFIFO Receive First In First Out (C2C)
RFIS Rear Facing Infant Seat
RFM Regional Finance Manager VSSM
RFOM Regional Field Operations Manager. VSSM
RFP Request For Proposal ENG, GMPT, AVDC
RFP Roof, clear Plastic
RFPM Regional Finance Purchasing Manager. VSSM
RFQ Request for Quotation. Issued to vendors to invite them to submit a quotation to Purchasing for GMPT, GVDP, FIN, ENG
a material or service.
RFR Request for Reuse. Form to be used when a unit is requesting to find used equipment in lieu of
purchasing new
RFWS Regional Field Warranty Specialist VSSM
RFWS Right Front Wheel Speed. PSEO
RG Ring Gear. ENG
RG/U Radio Government / Universal ENG
RGAMR Rear Gross Axle Mass Rating.
RGAWR Rear Gross Axle Weight Rating.
RGB Red, Green, Blue
RGDSM Regional GMICT (General Motors Isuzu Commercial Truck, LLC) Distribution Sales Manager. VSSM

RGDVPM Regional GMICT (General Motors Isuzu Commercial Truck, LLC) Distribution Vehicle & Parts VSSM
Manager. Spoken as RGD Service & Parts Manager.
RGFM Regional GMICT (General Motors Isuzu Commercial Truck, LLC) Fleet Manager VSSM
RGFMV Regional GMICT (General Motors Isuzu Commercial Truck, LLC) Fleet Manager - Vehicle VSSM
(Service).
RGL Radiator Grille (ornamentation)
RGM Regional General Manager VSSM
RGM Reliability Growth Management group (champion and communicate a data driven process ENG, GMPT
which identifies top warranty cost issues, provides problem definition, and tracks sufficiency
plans to ensure business plan goals are achieved.)
RGOM Regional GMICT (General Motors Isuzu Commercial Truck, LLC) Operations Manager VSSM
RGP Returnable Gate Pass
RGRM Regional GMICT (General Motors Isuzu Commercial Truck, LLC) Regional Manager VSSM
RGS Report Generating System. ENG
RGTRN Registration. An abbreviation. ENG
RGVPM Regional GMICT (General Motors Isuzu Commercial Truck, LLC) Vehicle (Service) & Parts VSSM
Manager
Rh Rhodium
RH Relative Humidity.
RH Right Hand. PSEO, ENG
RHC Reaction Heated Catalyst ENG
RHD Right Hand Drive. VTS, ENG
RHL Rear Hatch Lid
RHM Rear of Hood Molding
RHRM Regional Human Resources Manager. VSSM
RHS Rear Hatch Spoiler
RHT Retrogressed Heat Treating
RHVL Roller HVL ENG
RIA Robotics Institute of America. ENG
RIAA Recording Industry Association of America ENG
RIC Remote Intelligent Communications ENG
RID Rear Impact Dummy
RID Remarketing Information Database. ENG
RID Remove Intoxicated Drivers
RIF Reduction In Force
RIM Radio Interface Module PSEO
RIM Reaction Injection Molding. ENG
RIM Rear Integration Module PSEO
RIM Retail Inventory Management VSSM
RIMS Remarketing Information Management System. ENG
RIMS Requirements Information Management System (Powertrain) ENG
RIO Reconfigurable Input/Output. ENG
RIP Rest In Peace
RIP Reuse Implementation Plan ENG
RISC Reduced Instruction Set Chip
RISC Reduced Instruction Set Computer ENG
RISS Request for Information Systems Service ENG, AVDC
RISSC Regional Information Systems & Services Coordinator. VSSM
RIT Retail Information Technology
RIV Rivet. An abbreviation. ENG
RIV Riviera. ENG
RJE Remote Job Entry (Computing). ENG
RKE Remote Keyless Entry. PSEO, VTS, ENG
RKM Rocker Molding
RKR Rocker. An abbreviation. ENG
RL Rail. An abbreviation. ENG
RLAMM Regional Local Advertising & Marketing Manager. VSSM
RLAMMP Regional Local Advertising & Marketing Manager - Parts. VSSM
RLDA Road Load Data Acquisition (Rough road testing) ENG
RLF Relief. An abbreviation. ENG
RLN Remote LAN Node
RLR Roller. An abbreviation. ENG
RLY Relay. An abbreviation. ENG
RLYCHK Relay Check.
RM Regional Manager VSSM
RMA Rate Monotonic Analysis
RMA Rear end Master
RMA Reliability, Maintainability, Availability
RMA Return Material Authorization ENG
RMB Rear Moving Barrier. GVDP, ENG, GMPT
RMC Regional Marketing Council
RMC Rolling Model Change. ENG
RMD Right Mid Door PSEO
RMG Regional Marketing Group VSSM
RMM Rate Mgmt Module
RMM Reconfigurable Math Model
RMO Regional Manager OnStar. VSSM
RM-OPD Reference Model for Open Distributed Processing. (an ISO standard). AVDC
RMS Reliability, Maintainability, and Supportability (Software goals)
RMS Root Mean Square (Square root of the arithmetic average of a set of squared instantaneous VTS, ENG
values.)
RMS/D Root Mean Square Deviation
RMS-G's Root Mean Square Gravity's.
Rn Radon
RN Revision Notice ENG
RND Round. An abbreviation. ENG
RO Reliability Order. ENG
RO Repair Order. This is when you enter a dealership’s service department and they enter your VSSM
request in the computer for your specified work to be completed on your vehicle.
RO Reusable Objects ENG
ROA Return On Assets. VSSM
ROE Return On Equity
ROG Reactive Organic Gases ENG
ROH Rear Overhang. ENG
ROI Record Of Invention (form LSROI-01)
ROI Region of Interest
ROI Return On Investment. ENG
ROM Read Only Memory. PSEO, ENG
ROM Regional Operational Manager VSSM
ROM Rough Order of Magnitude.
ROMP Regional Operational Manager - Parts VSSM
RON Research Octane Number. ENG
RONA Return On Net Assets. This is one of the key metrics for General Motors. GVDP, ENG, GMPT, FIN
ROPS Roll Over Protective System
ROS Remanufacture Operations System ENG
ROS Retail Operating System. This operating system was produced to give parts management the VSSM
edge needed to stay on ahead of the competition and improve customer satisfaction. ROS
gives an overview of how a service department is conducted.http://gmweb.siweb.com/gmros

ROS Return On Sales

ROS Revised Occupant Simulation
ROS Roll Over Sensor
ROSA Return On Serviced Assets ENG
ROSICC Roll Over Sensor Ignition Cycle Counter (DD - used in synchronizing Roll Over Sensor and
SDM EDR [Extended Data Recording] feature)
ROT Rotor. An abbreviation. ENG
ROTS Ruggedized Off The Shelf
ROYGBIV Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet
RP Reuse Process ENG
RPA Rear Parking Assist. PSEO
RPA Regional Personnel Administration. ENG
RPAIR Rat tubes / Pulse Air Injection Reactor ENG
RPC Rapid Prototyping Controller GMPT
RPC Remote Parameter Control. ENG
RPC Remote Procedure Call
RPC Retail Planning Calendar VSSM
RPER Rollover Prevention Energy Reserve
RPG Relative Part Grouping (Flow capacity analysis on a group of parts being produced from the
same tool, process, or plant. CPR expressed as a group requirement. Capacity loaded at the
group level. Buyers are responsible for building the relative parts grouping in the GPS.)

RPG Reliability Powertrain Group

RPG Report Program Generator. ENG
RPIO Regional Process Information Officer
RPK Revolutions Per Kilometer. ENG
RPM Real-time Production Measurement GMPT
RPM Real-time Production Monitoring System
RPM Regional Parts Manager. In charge of all parts attributes within his/her region and the APMs, VSSM
FSMs, RSM report directly to the RPM.
RPM Reliability Product Monitoring. ENG
RPM Revolutions per Mile
RPM Revolutions Per Minute. PSEO, VTS, ENG
RPM/1 Revolutions Per Mile.
RPN Reverse Polish Notation (from early calculator days - everything entered in reverse order due
to stack operation approach)
RPN Risk Priority Number. The measure of risk in the Failure Mode and Effects Analysis GMPT, ENG
comprehending effects severity, failure mode cause occurrence and detection capability of
current controls.
RPO Regular Production Option (VDS - An alpha/numeric designation assigned to an added cost PSEO, VTS, FIN, GMPT, GVDP,
feature available on GM cars and trucks. For example, A11 = Window Tinted, All.) ENG
RPO Report Processing Option GMPT
RPP Roof Panel, Plastic
RPR Rapid Problem Resolution. GVDP
RPR Repair. An abbreviation. ENG
RPRI Regional Public Relations Integrator VSSM
RPRM Regional Public Relations Manager. VSSM
RPRPS Regional Public Relations Project Specialist. VSSM
RPRT Report. An abbreviation. ENG
RPS Roof Panel, SMC
RPS Rotational Position Sensor
RPT Regional Product Team ENG
RPT Regional Product Trainer. VSSM
RQA Regular Quality Assessment ENG
RQA Routing Quality Assessment. GVDP
RQC Reliability Quality Council
RQCS Reference Quarter Car Simulation
RQCV Request Commanded Value Message (C2C)
RQE Rear Quarter Extension
RQE Regional Qual-Effic VSSM
RR Rear. An abbreviation. ENG
RR Receiving Report ENG
RR Repeatability & Reproducibility ENG
RR Right Rear. PSEO, ENG
RR Rear. ENG
RRAB Roof Rail Air Bag
RRB Rear Roof Bow
RRC Redundant Radio Control
RRD Rear Right Door PSEO
RR-H PT Rear Hip Point GVDP, ENG, GMPT
RRI Reference Roughness Index
RRIM Reinforced Reaction Injected Molded resins ENG
RRL Roof Rail
RRM Rear end Molding
RRS Rough Road Shake (body performance parameter)
RS Recommended Standard. ENG
RSA Rear Seat Audio. PSEO
RSA Request for Service Action ENG
RSA Reusable Software Asset
RSA Rivest, Shamir, Adleman (An encryption algorithm developed in 70's at MIT)
RSB Regional Strategy Board.
RSC Retail Support Center
RSC Reusable Software Component
RSE Rear Seat Entertainment
RSE Regional Service Engineer VSSM
RSE Restraint Systems Engineer
RSEC Restraint Systems Evaluation Considerations (book).
RSEE Restraint Systems Electrical Engineering
RSG Radio Speaker Grill
RSG Recommended Stocking Guide. This is related to CFI as one of the five criteria. Dealers must VSSM
stock 90% of parts recommended by this guide to qualify for CFI for each month.)
RSI Regional Summer Intern. VSSM
RSI Retail Sales Index VSSM
RSIC Regional Sales Incentive Consultant. VSSM
RSL Requirements Specification Language
RSL Reusable Software Library
RSM Rear Side Marker lamp
RSM Regional Sales Manager. VSSM
RSM Regional Support Manager. No longer used. VSSM
RSM Remote Systems Management (A process to manage client/server operations from an off-site
location.)
RSM Request System Modification. ENG
RSMAFV Regional Sales Manager - Alternative Fuel Vehicles VSSM
RSO Reusable Software Object
RSP Rulemaking Support Paper. ENG
RSR Rapid Step Response. Allowing faster detection of failed catalyst. GMPT
RSR Riser. An abbreviation. ENG
RSS Ratio Steering Sensitivity VTS
RSS Reconfigurable Switch System. ENG
RSS Remote Safing Sensor
RSS Retailer Satisfaction Survey
RSS Ride Sensing Suspension
RSS Road Sensing Suspension PSEO
RSSA Retailer Sales & Service Agreement
RSSI Receive Signal Strength Indicator ENG
RST Radiator Support
RST Restraint. An abbreviation. ENG
RSTC Restraint Systems Technical Committee
RSTG (Off-Center) Steering Torque Gradient Ratio VTS
RSTMP Regional Service & Training Manager - Parts VSSM
RSTN Restriction. An abbreviation. ENG
RSTP Road Schedule Temperature Profile ENG
RSTR Restrictor. An abbreviation. ENG
RSVR Reservoir. An abbreviation. ENG
Rt Right (an abbreviation) PSEO
RT Regression Testing
RT Response Team ENG
RT Reuse Team ENG
RT Rigorous Tracking. ENG
RT&TM Rigorous Tracking & Throughput Management. GVDP, ENG
RTA Real Time Analyzer
RTA Regional Technology Alliance - A group of companies in the Michigan area working together to AIAG
determine how to use ARPA for the best results.
RTC Real Time Clock. PSEO
RTC Regional Techline Consultant. VSSM
RTD Real Time Damping. PSEO, ENG
RTD Resistive Thermal (or Temperature) Device ENG
RTD Return to Delnosa ENG
RTDB Regional Traffic Data Base
RTDM Regional Training & Development Manager. VSSM
RTF Rich Text Format
RTFM Read The @!# Manual
RTI Referred To the Input ENG
RTK Right to Know
RTL Resistor Transistor Logic ENG
RTM Resin Transfer Mold. ENG
RTN Return ENG
RTN Return. An abbreviation. ENG
RTO Return to Originator ENG
RTOS Real Time Operating System ENG
RTP Research Triangle Park
RTP Road Transducer Pad. ENG
RTS Request To Send ENG
RTT Reconfigurable Telltale. PSEO
RTTP Response Team Transition Plan ENG
RTV Return to Vendor ENG
RTV Room Temperature Vulcanizing. ENG
Ru Ruthenium
RUP Rational Unified Process. AVDC
RV Recreational Vehicle. ENG
RV Roller vane ENG
RVAM Regional Vehicle Administrative Manager. VSSM
RVC Regulated Voltage Control (sometimes Controller).
RVDAH Roller Variable Direct Acting Hydvalve lifter ENG
RVDC Reacquired Vehicle Disclosure Center (see GM RVDC) VSSM
RVE Regional Vehicle Engineer. Spoken as 'RSE - Regional Service Engineer'. VSSM
RVHSM Rear Vented Heated Seat Module
RVIA Recreational Vehicle Industry Association
RVL Reveal. An abbreviation. ENG
RVLG Residual Value Lease Guide
RVM Regional Vehicle Manager. Spoken as 'Regional Service Manager' VSSM
RVP Reid Vapor Pressure. ENG
RVS Remote Vehicle Start.
RVTM Regional Vehicle (Service) Technical Manager. VSSM
RWAL Rear Wheel Anti-Lock. ENG
RWD Rear Wheel Drive PSEO, ENG
RWD Rear Window Defogger
RWD Request for Wiring Diagram
RWD Rear Wheel Drive. GMPT
RWH Rear Wheel Housing
RWM Regional Warranty Manager. VSSM
RWS Rear Wheel Spoiler
RWS Rear Wheel Steering PSEO
RWSCM Rear-Wheel Steering Control Module
RX Receive (or Receiver). ENG
RXD Receive Data.
RZ Return to Zero ENG
Acronym Definition Department
S Sulfur
S Superseded ENG
S&PDS Signal & Power Distribution System ENG
S&R Squeak & Rattle.
S&RC Safety & Restraints Center ENG
S.g.R.P. Seating Reference Point. (Truck)
S/ABS Shock absorber. An abbreviation. ENG
S/C Safety/Compliance. ENG
S/D Side door. An abbreviation. ENG
S/GR Steering Gear. An abbreviation. ENG
S/KNU Steering Knuckle. An abbreviation. ENG
S/LP Stop lamp. An abbreviation. ENG
S/MA Styrene Malaic Anhydride
S/MBR Side member. An abbreviation. ENG
S/N Serial Number ENG
S/PNL Side panel. An abbreviation. ENG
S/RL Side rail. An abbreviation. ENG
S/S Slip/Slide. ENG
S/S Start/Stop. ENG
S/S Sunshade. An abbreviation. ENG
S/STR Sealing strip. An abbreviation. ENG
S/V Surface to Volume ratio
S/V RATIO Surface to Volume Ratio. ENG
S/W Software PSEO, ENG
S3 Speed Sensitive Steering.
SA Sound Absorber. ENG
SAA Sales Allowance & Analysis System
SAA Standards Association of Australia ENG
SAAB Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget. Means "Swedish Aircraft Company". ENG
SAAC Stand Alone Arming Circuit (DD custom IC)
SAAP Supercomputer Automotive Applications Partnership
SABS South African Bureau of Standards ENG
SAD Statistical Analysis Department
SAD Systme Architecture Document. AVDC
SADS Statistical Analysis of Data Subsets
SAE Society of Automotive Engineers. A worldwide association of technical specialists and VTS, AIAG, MFD, GMPT, ENG
engineers which sets standards and reviews new product requirements to insure the highest
quality products for automotive customers.
SAES Solar Air Exhaust System ENG
SAF Safety. An abbreviation. ENG
SAGE Self Assessment for Global Endeavors
SAIC Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation - A joint venture company between GM and SAIC ENG
to produce Buick W Cars and U-Vans in Shanghai, China.
SAM Simplified Automotive Manufacturing GMPT
SAM Single-outlet Airflow Machine
SAM Six Axis Manipulator (Computerized numerical control machine used primarily to automate ENG
welding operations.)
SAMI Single Address Multi-channel Interface ENG
SAMPLE Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering. ENG
SAMPLE Sub System of PPS to Control Sample Sub.
SAMS Saturn Allocation Management System
SAN Storage Area Network. A method used to separate computer disk drives from the servers they
support, using high-speed networks to store data in separate physical devices than the servers
that use them.
SANZ Standards Association of New Zealand ENG
SAP German company for business systems software. ENG
SAP Service Achievement Process ENG
SAP Systems, Applications and Products in data processing. FIN
SAR Single Appropriation Request ENG
SAR Styling Action Request. A document that is used to initiate and obtain approval for vehicle ENG
styling (either exterior or interior) changes from GM Styling after concept direction and surface
and prototype engineering release.
SAR Successive Approximation Register ENG
SAR Synthetic Aperture Radio ENG
SARS Salary Accounting Reporting System
SAS Silicon Asymmetrical Switch ENG
SAS Statistical Analysis and Synthesis
SAS Statistical Analysis Software
SAS Statistical Analysis System. ENG
SAS System Access & Security.
SAS Steering Angle Sensor.
SATAN Security Administrator Tool for Analyzing Networks
SATC Software Assurance Technology Center (NASA Goddard)
SAV Safety Articulated Vehicle. ENG
SAVE Society of American Value Engineers
SAW Saleable Assembly Warehouse (special database server). ENG
SAW Standing Acoustic Wave
SAW Surface Acoustic Wave ENG
Sb Antimony
SB Sound Barrier. ENG
SB Strategy Board. GVDP, ENG, GMPT
SBA Sound Barrier Assembly (Barrier + Absorber). ENG
SBAD Single Belt Accessory Drive. ENG
SBB Single Bed Bead. ENG
SBC Single Board Computer ENG
SBC System Bench Communication. ENG
SBD Strategy Based Diagnostics
SBD System Based Diagnostics.
SBFAPM SaaB Field Area Parts Manager. VSSM
SBFASM SaaB Field Area Sales Manager. VSSM
SBFAVM SaaB Field Area Vehicle (Service) Manager. VSSM
SBFOM SaaB Field Operations Manager. VSSM
SBM Standard Body Module. PSEO, ENG
SBO Surface Buy Off
SBP Strategic Business Plan. ENG
SBR Steel Belted Radial. ENG
SBRD SaaB Regional Director. VSSM
SBS Silicon Bilateral Switch ENG
SBT Shift Boot – Tunnel console
SBU Strategic Business Unit. ENG
Sc Scandium
SC Satisfaction Communication. ENG
SC Screw lock sealed fuel Cap ENG
SC Serial Communications
SC Service Call.
SC Service Category.
SC Service Center ENG
SC Sports Coupe ENG
SC Stratified Charge. ENG
SC Super Charger PSEO, ENG
SCA SDP 21's Compliance Audit
SCAAP Super Computer Automotive Applications Partnership ENG
SCAC Standard Carrier Alpha Code. ENG
SCADA Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition – A category of software application program for
process control and the collection of real-time data.
SCAM SCSI Configured Auto Magically (Allows SCSI devices to be configured automatically with an
ID number, even if they aren't assigned one.)
SCAQMD South Coast Air Quality Mgmt District ENG
SCAS Side Collision Avoidance System
SCAV Scavenging. An abbreviation. ENG
SCC Safety Center Council
SCC Steering Column Cover
SCCA Sports Car Club of America. ENG
SCE Safety & Crashworthiness Engineering
SCE Short-term Customer Enthusiasm GMPT
SCE Source. An abbreviation. ENG
SCE Southern California Edison. ENG
SCE Stratified Charge Engine. ENG
SCF Switched Capacitor Filter ENG
SCFI Sequentially Controlled Fuel Injection
SCG Small Car Group. ENG, GMPT
SCI Scalable Coherent Interface ENG
SCI Serial Communications Interface
SCI Special Crash Investigation (NCSA program to examine safety impact of rapidly changing
technology [air bags, alternative fuel vehicles, school busses], document crash circumstances,
identify injury mechanisms, evaluate safety countermeasure effectiveness, and provide early
detection of alleged or potential vehicle defects.)
SCIP Supplier CIP ENG
SCM Standard Charge Module ENG
SCM Supply Chain Management
SCP Scalp. An abbreviation. ENG
SCPI Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments ENG
SCPP Supply Chain Part Planning
SCR Selective Catalyst Reduction GMPT
SCR Silicon Controlled Rectifier
SCR Software Change Request ENG
S-CR Solenoid-actuated Common Rail GMPT
SCREAM Single Crystal Reactive ion Etching And Metalization
SCRN Screen. An abbreviation. ENG
SCROC Southern California Regional Occupational Center.
SCS Safety and Crashworthiness Systems (no longer used, now S&RC)
SCS Silicon Controlled Switch ENG
SCSD Simultaneous Clay & Surface Development ENG
SCSI Small Computer Systems Interface ENG
SCT Service Category Type.
SCT Service Contact Tool. SCT is the replacement for CER. VSSM
SCTR Sector. An abbreviation. ENG
SCV Speed Controlled Volume. PSEO
SD Serial Data. ENG
SD Software Development ENG
SD Sound Deadener. ENG
SD Speed Density ENG
SD Standard Deviation
SD System Development. AVDC
SDA Supplier Development Association. ENG
SDARS Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service. XM Radio
SDB Shared Data Base
SDC Service Determination Code.
SDC Strategic Decision Center. GVDP, ENG
SDC Stud Damaged Concrete. Road surface type. ENG
SDC Supplier Development Certification. ENG
SDD Side Door glass Drop
SDD Software Design Document
SDD Squib Diagnostic and Deployment [SIR Deployment Driver IC]
SDD System Design Document. AVDC
SDE Supplier Development Engineer. ENG
SDF Static Design Factor. ENG
SDF Systems Development factory
SDG Side Door Glass
SDH Synchronous Data Hierarchy ENG
SDI Serial Digital Interface ENG
SDL Serial Data Line. ENG
SDL Serial Data Link. PSEO, ENG
SDLC Synchronous Data Link Control
SDLC System Development Life Cycle
SDM Safety Diagnosis Module. Do not use. ENG
SDM Sensing & Diagnostic Module. PSEO, ENG
SDM Service Development Manager. VSSM
SDM Space Division Multiplexing. ENG
SDM-99 Globally Sourced SDM
SDM-B SDM w/ Analog Devices accelerometers
SDM-CL2 SDM w/ Class 2 Communications
SDM-E all electronic SDM
SDM-F SDM used in FIAT
SDM-G SDM "Global"
SDM-I SDM used internationally
SDM-MCD SDM “Multi Car Device” (Same as SDM-99)
SDM-O SDM used by Opal
SDM-R redesigned SDM
SDM-REDD SDM-RSD w/ driver circuit only
SDM-RS SDM-R w/ suppression circuitry (passenger side)
SDM-RSD SDM-RS w/ suppression circuitry removed
SDM-S SDM used in Saturn
SDP Software Development Plan ENG
SDP System Delivery Process.
SDP System Development Process. ENG, AVDC
SDP-21 System Delivery Process. ENG, AVDC
SDR Sender. An abbreviation. ENG
SDRAM Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory ENG
SDRS Service Determination & Releasing System. Current GMB local system for Service
Determination & Releasing System. In place since September 1997.
SDS Side Door glass, Stationary
SDS Software Design Specification
SDS Surveillance Driving Sequence (EPA). ENG
SDSF Spool Display & Search Facility. ENG
SDT System Development Team. ENG
SDTV Standard Definition TeleVision ENG
SDV System Development and Validation Engineer. The laboratory development engineer
responsible for product development and validation through laboratory testing. Also
responsible for test planning and development.
SDVE System Development & Validation Engineer (The laboratory development engineer
responsible for product development and validation through laboratory testing. Also
responsible for test planning and development.)
SDX Storage Data acceleration ENG
Se Selenium
SE September. ENG
SE Service Engineering
SE Simultaneous Engineering. ENG
SE Special Edition ENG
SE Standard Error
SE Systems Engineer. Person who is the creator and leader of technical specifications for vehicle, ENG, GMPT, ENG
dimensional, and manufacturing systems and sub-systems.
SE Systems Engineering. A formal process for the development of a complex system. The ENG
process is driven by a set of established requirements derived from the intended mission of
the system throughout its life cycle.
SEA Selective Enforcement Audit. ENG
Sec Second(s) (an abbreviation) PSEO
SEC Securities & Exchange Commission
SEC Systematic Engine Calibration
SEC Systems Engineering Center. ENG
SECAMI System Electronique Couleur Avec Memoire ENG
SECD Secondary. An abbreviation. ENG
SECT Section. An abbreviation. ENG
SECV State Electricity Commission of Victoria ENG
SED Systems Engineering Development. ENG
SEGR (vacuum) Switched EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation - Diesel) ENG
SEGR/EPR Vacuum Switched EGR w/EPR (Diesel). ENG
SEI Software Engineering Institute (The SEI mission is to provide leadership in advancing the state GMPT ES&I, AVDC
of the practice of systems / software engineering to improve the quality of systems that depend
on software.)
SEIT Salaried Employee In Training. ENG
SEK Svenska Elektriska Kommissionen ENG
SEL Secured Employment Level. ENG
SEL Selector. An abbreviation. ENG
SEM Scanning Electron Microscope
SEMA Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association. ENG
SEMKO Svenska Elektriske MaterielKOntrollanstalten ENG
SEMT Simultaneous Engineering Management Team. ENG
SEMWAN Southeast Michigan Wide Area Network
Sen Sensor (an abbreviation) PSEO
SEN Sensor. An abbreviation. ENG
SEO Special Engineering Option
SEO Special Equipment Option. ENG
SEO System Engineering Organization. ENG
Sep September (an abbreviation) PSEO
SEP Separator. An abbreviation. ENG
Seq Sequence (an abbreviation) PSEO
SEQ Sequential. An abbreviation. ENG
Ser Serial (an abbreviation) PSEO
SERG Special Equipment Review Group. ENG
SERT Selected Engineering Records for Transmission ENG
SERV Service. An abbreviation. ENG
SES Service Engine Soon. Warning lamp in instrument panel.
SES Special Equipment Specifications. ENG
SETI Sahkotarkastuskeskus ENG
SETL Service Engineering Team Leader
SEV Seville. ENG
SEV1 Schweizerischer Elektrotechnischer Verein Postfach ENG
Seven S’s An assessment that provides questions that address all facets of an organization: Strategy, ENG
Structure, Systems, Staff, Style, Skills, and Super-ordinate Goals.
SF Software Freeze ENG
SF Spot face. An abbreviation. ENG
SF Styling Freeze. To mark that point in time at which styling changes for the selected divisional GVDP, ENG, GMPT
design theme is frozen for all Interior and Exterior surfaces with the exception of any item that
would not impact the critical path or delay any of the builds.For surface changes greater than
1.0mm.,change management process begins.
SFC Shop Floor Control. ENG
SFDR Spurious Free Dynamic Range ENG
SFE Strategic Front End
SFE2ABI Strategic Front End to Allen-Bradley Interchange connection.
SFE2CIMP Strategic Front End to GE Fanuc CIMPLICITY connection.
SFE2PRT Strategic Front End to PR&T connection
SFG Speedo Fittings & Gears ENG
SFI Sequential Fuel Injection. PSEO, ENG, GMPT
SFMEA Systems FMEA ENG
SFP Signed Floating Point (C2C)
SFTA Software Fault Tree Analysis. ENG
SFTP Supplemental FTP ENG
SGM Shanghai General Motors ENG
SGM Side Garnish Molding
SGML Standard Generalized Markup Language. An ANSI and ISO standard for a neutral, non- AIAG
proprietary word processing formatting notation. A text file created using SGML on one word
processing system can be correctly read and formatted on any other SGML-capable word
processing system without import, export, or file translation
SGRAM Synchronous Graphics Random Access Memory ENG
SgRP Seating Group Reference Point (Dimensional references point, which may be different from the VTS, ENG
SRP. It is generally located forward of the SRP. This point is used for FMVSS certification in
specific cases.)
SH Sheet. An abbreviation. ENG
SHA Sample & Hold Amplifier ENG
SHAININ A problem solving process.
SHARC Super Harvard ARchitecture Computer ENG
SHAWS Safety Hazard Advance Warning System
SHB Shift Boot
SHED Sealed Housing for Evaporation Determination ENG
SHF Shaft. An abbreviation. ENG
SHF Super High Frequency ENG
SHFT Shift. An abbreviation. ENG
SHK Shock. An abbreviation. ENG
SHKL Shackle. An abbreviation. ENG
SHLA Stationary Hydraulic Lash Adjuster GMPT
SHLD Shield. An abbreviation. ENG
SHLDR Shoulder. An abbreviation. ENG
SHLF Shelf. An abbreviation. ENG
SHPE Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
SHPG Shipping. An abbreviation. ENG
SHRD Shroud. An abbreviation. ENG
SHRP Strategic Highway Research Program
SHTTP Secure Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
Si Silicon
SI Service Information. A database program that contains repair informaton for General Motors VSSM
vehicles.
SI Severity Index
SI Side. An abbreviation. ENG
SI Spark Ignition ENG
SI 2000 Service Information 2000. No longer used. Changed to SI in May 2002.
SI2K Service Information 2000. No longer used. Changed to SI in May 2002.
SIA Semiconductor Industry Association
SIA Suzuki Isuzu of America GMPT
SIAB Side Impact Airbag
SIAM Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
SiC Silicon Carbide
SIC Service Information Coordinator
SIC Standard Industrial Code
SICL Standard Instrument Control Library ENG
SID Secondary Identification (C2C)
SID Service Information Development. The process of developing service information into a SO
useable format (i.e., CD, WEB, paper service manual).
SID Shipment Identification Number. A number used by Customs to identify a shipment crossing AIAG, EAG
the border. Also, a control ID number assigned to an ASN transaction.
SID Side Impact Dummy. ENG
SIDAC SIlicon Diode Alternating Current ENG
SIDI Spark Ignition Direct Injection (generic for GDI) GMPT
SIE Service Information Element; type of SIO in the ESI database which are stand-alone pieces of
service information, such as replacement or diagnostic procedures.
SIE System Integration Engineer. GMPT
Sig Signal (abbreviation) PSEO, GMPT
SIG Signal. An abbreviation. ENG
SIG Special Interest Group
SIHR Self Inflating Head Restraint
SII Standards Institution of Israel ENG
SIL Shift Indicator Light. ENG
SIL Silencer. An abbreviation. ENG
SIL Single Issue List (developed by CPIT [Current Product Improvement Team] and is as long as GMPT
necessary to obtain sufficiency for the business plan goals. SILs will be maintained for each
vehicle line. If a SIL item affects multiple vehicles, it must be maintained on each SIL in PRTS.
[Problem Resolution Tracking System])
SIL Sound Intensity Level VTS
SIM Simultaneous Imperative & goal Management. A process and/or team. GVDP, ENG
SIM Subscriber Information Memory.
SIMD Single Instruction stream, Multiple Data stream
SIMD Single-Instruction Multiple Data ENG
SIMDB Side Impact Moving Deformable Barrier
SIMM Single In-line Memory Module ENG
SIMP Simultaneous Imperative & goal Management Process.
SINAD Signal plus Noise And Distortion. VTS, ENG
SINCAP Side Impact New Car Assessment Program (no longer used) VTS
SIO Service Information Object. SIO’s are the content chunks of service information. You might
think of an SIO as a file which contains the data for service information content. There are 3
types of SIO’s: graphic SIO, SGML text SIO and SIE.
SIP Single In-line Package ENG
SIP State Implementation Plan. ENG
SIPG Site Implementation Process Guide. AVDC
SIPG Systems Implementation Process Guide.
SIPS Service Information Publication Standards.
SIPS Side Impact Protection System
SIPT Service Information Production Team
SIR Supplemental Inflatable Restraint. PSEO, VTS, GVDP, ENG, GMPT
SIS Service Information Support
SIS Service Information System ENG
SIS Smart Intake System ENG
SIS Side Impact Sensor. PSEO
SISA Semiconductor Industry Suppliers Association
SISC Side Impact Systems Center
SISM Side Impact Sensing Module
SISTRAC Shop-floor Information system for Tracking Recording & Control
SIT Service Information Type; classification of SIO’s.
SITQ Service Information Type Qualifier; sub-classification for SIT’s.
SIU Summing It (all) Up GVDP, ENG
SK Skirt. An abbreviation. ENG
SKD Semi Knocked Down. ENG
SL Screw Lock. ENG
SL Simple Loop. ENG
SL System Layout GVDP, ENG
SLA Service Level Agreement
SLA Short Long Arm Suspension. ENG
SLA Stereolithography Apparatus (equipment than used a computer guided laser to "grow" 3D ENG
prototype parts from photosensitive liquid plastic.)
SLA Synchronous Line Adapter
SLAP Sales Live Action Program
SLC Standard Location Code. ENG
SLC Subscriber Loop Carrier [Telephony]
SLC System Life Cycle (EDS). ENG
SLD Structural Life Development. ENG
SLDC Synchronous Data Link Control
SLDG Sliding. An abbreviation. ENG
SLDR Solder. An abbreviation. ENG
SLEV Sleeve. An abbreviation. ENG
SLEV Super Low Emission Vehicle ENG
SLGC Screw Lock Gas Cap. ENG
SLI Starting, Lights, and Ignition ENG
SLIC Subscriber Line Interface Circuit ENG
SLIM Success Likelihood Index Method
SLIP Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP is gradually being replaced by PPP.)
SLIP Symmetrical LIst Processing language ENG
SLOT Scaling, Limits, Offset, Transfer type (C2C)
SLR Static Loaded Radius
SLS Seville Luxury Sedan ENG
SLVFC Screw Lock Vented Fuel Cap. ENG
Sm Samarium
SM Small. An abbreviation. ENG
SM Synchronous Manufacturing. ENG
SMA Shaped Metal Alloy ENG
SMA Smooth Asphalt. Road surface type. ENG
SMA SubMiniature A ENG
SMAD Supplier Math Assessment Database
SMART Self Monitoring Analysis & Reporting Technology (Hard Drive technology that requires ENG
hardware, software, and BIOS support to identify potential hard drive failures and
accommodate timely backups.)
SMART Shop Management and Resource Tracking. ENG
SMART Specific, Measurable, Agreed upon, Realistic, and Time framed
SMART Supplier MAterial Requirements Tracking system; DaimlerChrysler acronym. A program which AIAG
provides direct access for authorized Chrysler suppliers to online inventory information.

SMB Server Message Block

SMB Side Moving Barrier. ENG
SMBP Synchronous Math - Based Process. Encompasses several NAO initiatives to enable GVDP, ENG, GMPT
concurrent use of electronic (math) data throughout the entire vehicle development process --
from product planning to design and validation to manufacture and service. SMBP uses a
common set of standards and systems to support GMNA integration engineering process.

SMBP Five Key initiatives of the Synchronous Math - Based Process that enable the flow of math ENG
Network data for full vehicle design and manufacture: common, core CAD / CAM and data management
systems, engineering release and change management process, and the associated
computing infrastructure.
SMBus System Management Bus ENG
SMC Sheet Molding Compound. ENG
SMCC Stepper Motor Cruise Control. PSEO
SMCCII Stepper Motor Cruise Control II ENG
SMD Sauter Mean Diameter ENG
SMD Surface Mounted Device. ENG
SMDS Switched Multi-megabit Data Service (A new standard for very high-speed data transfer.) ENG
SME Society of Manufacturing Engineers. A professional society devoted to the improvement and AIAG
advancement of the skills of industrial and manufacturing engineers
SME Subject Matter Expert. ENG, AVDC
SMI Subsystem and Manufacturing Integration
SMI Survey Maintenance and Inspection. Dealership Essential Tool Survey. VSSM
SMIMS Supplier Management Indirect Material System. ENG
SMN Signed Numeric data (C2C)
SMO Sheet Metal Opening (Theoretical edge of the body panels.)
SMO South Main Office.
SMP Symmetrical Multi Processor ENG
SMPTE Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers ENG
SMR Specialized Mobile Radio ENG
SMS Strategic Management System (Market research tool - now web based.)
SMT Simultaneous Management Team (Optimize Product Design Quality of subsystems & their ENG, GVDP
interfaces through the use of Quality Engineering practices and tools to achieve a high level of
customer enthusiasm.)
SMT Subject Matter Team. ENG
SMT Surface Mount Technology. Circuit board manufacturing technology. ENG
SMT System Management Team (Function of this team is typically: to allocate program goals into ENG, GMPT, GMU
subsystem targets, to execute subsystem strategies to achieve targets, and to develop
subsystem status reports for presentation to VAPIR Team.)
SMTA Simultaneous Management Team Assistant. ENG
SMTFE System Management Team Focus Engineer GMPT
SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. A protocol used to transfer mail between computers
SMUG Structural Modeling Using Graphics. ENG
SMVBns Start of Manufacturing Validation Build non-salable GVDP
SMVBs Start of Manufacturing Validation Build salable GVDP
SMVP Senior Management Vehicle Program CVO
Sn Tin
SN Serial Number (Normally written as S/N).
SN Signal to Noise ENG
SNA System Network Architecture. ENG
SNAC Static Nonlinear Access Code
SNAC Static Nonlinear Analysis Code. ENG
SNAFU Situation Normal, All Fouled Up
SNBR Snubber. An abbreviation. ENG
SND Sound. An abbreviation. ENG
SNEF Signal to Noise Enhancement Filter ENG
SNFR Snuffer. An abbreviation. ENG
SNG Substitute Natural Gas
SNI System Network Integration. ENG
SNL Sandia National Laboratories ENG, GMPT
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol (A set of standards for communication with devices ENG
connected to a TCP/IP network.)
SNOBL StriNg Oriented symBOlid Language ENG
SNPRM Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
SNR Signal to Noise Ratio (The noise is measured using a true RMS type voltmeter over a specified ENG
bandwidth, and sometimes using weighting filters. All these things must be stated for a S/N
spec to have meaning.)
SO2 Sulfur Dioxide ENG
SOA Start of Assembly. ENG
SOA State Of the Art ENG
SOAP Simple Object Access Protocol
SOAP Stamp Out Acronyms Pronto
SOAP Symbolic Optimizing Assembler Program
SOC Socket. An abbreviation. ENG
SOC State Of Charge. Regarding battery pack charge; stated as a percentage. ENG
SOCS Special Order Control System. ENG
SOCS Special Order Count System. ENG
SOD Seminars On Disk (PC skills development courses available on your GM-Online PC - look in
Start Menu/Training.)
SOF Start of Frame (C2C)
SOF System Operations Factory
SOFC Solid Oxide Fuel Cell ENG
SOG Service Operations Guide. This manual contains information regarding all service procedures. VSSM
It is provided to wholesale field service as well as home office warranty.
SOH State Of Health. PSEO
SOHC Single Overhead Camshaft. ENG
SOHO Small-Office/Home-Office ENG
SOI Silicon On Insulator (A composite structure consisting of an active layer of silicon deposited on
an insulating material. The insulator can be sapphire (as in SOS), silicon dioxide, silicon nitride,
or even an insulating form of silicon itself. The ICs subsequently deposited in the active silicon
layer can have advantages of radiation hardness, speed, and high-temperature operation.)

SOI Statement of Insurance

SOIC Small Outline Integrated Circuit. (A miniature plastic flat pack designed for surface mount with ENG
gull-wing leads. Most versions have lead spacing of 0.05 inches.)
SOJ Small Outline J-head ENG
SOL Solenoid. An abbreviation. ENG
Sol Solenoid (an abbreviation) PSEO, GMPT
SOLES Society Of Latino Engineers & Scientists
SOLV Solvent. An abbreviation. ENG
SOMS Seat Occupancy Monitoring System
SONAR Sound Detection And Ranging
SONET Synchronous Optical NETwork ENG
SOO Statement of Objectives
SOP Small Outline Package ENG
SOP Standard Operating Procedures. ENG
SOP Start of Pilot. ENG
SOP Start of Production. A benchmark that represents the date on which the parts(s) must be GVDP, ENG
available in the assembly plant for the first vehicle build.
SOPA Start Of Production Accelerated. ENG
SOPR Start Of Production by Rework (include Pilot). ENG
SOPR Start of Production Regular
SOR Statement of Requirements. A comprehensive document that defines specific deliverables, GVDP, GMPT, ENG, GMU
timetables, costs and responsibilities for procurement of engineering development, design,
build or test. When presented as part of a purchase order, the SOR becomes part of the
contract between General Motors and a supplier.
SORP Start Of Regular Production. GMPT, ENG
SOS Silicon on Sapphire (A CMOS technology in which a layer of silicon is epitaxially grown on a ENG
sapphire wafer, with specific regions subsequently etched away between individual transistors.
Each device is thus totally isolated from other devices.)
SOS Standard Of Service.
SOS Start Of Sale
SOT Small Outline Transistor ENG
SOVA Source of Variation Analysis. ENG
SOVA Start of Volume Assembly. ENG
SOVP Start Of Volume Production. ENG
SOW Scope Of Work ENG
SOW Statement Of Work. For each task a statement of work is created. The information to provide GMPT, GVDP, ENG, GMU, AVDC
is: Task number, Task name, Task owner, Task duration, Task description, Deliverables,
Customer for deliverables, Necessary inputs, Resources and Methodology.
SP Service Plan ENG
SP Simulation Plan ENG
SP Staged Purge. ENG
SP Stand Pipe ENG
SP Surface & Prototype
SPA Spare. An abbreviation. ENG
SPA Supplier Product Assessment GMPT
SPAC Service Parts Assistance Center. Contact SPAC with any questions concerning GM VSSM
Parts/orders.
SPAC CASE Service Parts Assistance Center Case. This is when a part is on back order and the part is
needed. SPAC will conduct an extensive search for the part across the U.S., known as a
SPAC Case.)
SPACE(S) Supplier Performance And Capability Evaluation (System)
SPARC Scalable Processor ARChitecture
SPC Single Point Constraint. ENG
SPC Statistical Process Control. A statistically based method to determine if a process is in control AIAG, GMPT, ENG
and whether or not the process is capable of performing according to specifications.

SPCHG Supercharger. An abbreviation. ENG

SPCR Spacer. An abbreviation. ENG
Spd Speed (an abbreviation) PSEO
SPD Significant Product Discrepancies. ENG
SPD Speed. An abbreviation. ENG
SPD Supplier Planning Document ENG
SPDC Spare Parts Distribution Center
SPDI Service Parts Delivery Index. A quality rating. SPO
SPDIF Sony/Phillips Digital Interface Format ENG
SPDL Spindle. An abbreviation. ENG
SPDT Single Pole Double Throw. ENG
SPE Senior Project Engineer. ENG
SPE Service and Prototype Engineer (Powertrain) GVDP, ENG, GMPT
SPE Service Parts Engineer. A Saturn job classification whose responsibilities include: ensuring a
complete service parts list for past, current, & future model years, coordinating part changes
between Engineering and SSPO, developing the catalog, & developing new product parts
training.
SPE Society of Petroleum Engineers
SPE Society of Plastics Engineers. ENG
SPE Surface & Prototype Engineering. The term typically used for surface data from Design GVDP, ENG,
Center.
SPEAR Supplier (Source) Performance, Evaluation & Reporting. ENG
SPEC Specification. An abbreviation. ENG
SPEC Specification (an abbreviation). FIN
SPECD Specifications of Engineering Car Division. ENG
SPECD Specified. An abbreviation. ENG
SPEED [crash] Simulation Process for Effective & Efficient [product] Development
Speedo Speedometer (an abbreviation) PSEO
SPEEDO Speedometer. An abbreviation. ENG
SPEP Start of Production Except Pilot ENG
SPF Structural Programming Facility. ENG
SPF System Productivity Facility. ENG
SPFI Sequential Port Fuel Injection
SPFI Surface Protected Flexible Insulation
SPG Shift Pattern Generator. ENG
SPGA System Programmable Gate Array ENG
SPH Splash. An abbreviation. ENG
SPHER Spherical. An abbreviation. ENG
SPI Serial Peripheral Interface PSEO, ENG
SPI Structure Process Improvement. ENG
SPICE Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis (Simulator used to model electrical ENG
circuits at the transistor level. This popular simulator was developed by UC Berkeley, and has
been customized and enhanced by many companies.)
SPIE Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers
SPIP Service Program Implementation Process ENG
S-PIT Sevice - Performance Improvement Team SPO
SPKR Speaker. An abbreviation. ENG
SPKT Sprocket. An abbreviation. ENG
SPL Sound Pressure Level. VTS, ENG
SPLG Spark plug. An abbreviation. ENG
SPLP Spot lamp. An abbreviation. ENG
SPLR Spoiler. An abbreviation. ENG
SPLTR Splitter. An abbreviation. ENG
SPLY Supply. An abbreviation. ENG
SPM Saab Port Manager. VSSM
SPM Service Program Manager VSSM
SPM Software Procedures Manual ENG
SPM Sport Mirror
SPO Service Parts Organization (Operations). Warehousing and distribution division of GM. This GVDP, VSSM, ENG, GMPT, EAG
division is responsible for GM Parts and AC Delco sales.
SPO Special Police Option ENG
SPOBARS Service Parts Operations Billing and Accounts Receivables System. ENG
SPOIE Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers
SPOOL Simultaneous Peripheral Operation On Line
SPOPRICING Service Parts Operations Pricing. ENG
SPP Sales Promotion Package. ENG
SPP Supplier Project Planning. ENG
SPR Spring. An abbreviation. ENG
SPR Strategic Petroleum Reserve. ENG
SPRINT Sample Parts Inspection and Tracking
SPRINT Service Parts Resolved In No Time (This is when dealer "A" needs a part and dealer "B" sends
the part to dealer "A" resolving a parts problem rapidly. Dealer "B" is paid trade price for the
part by GMSPO. Dealer "A" is billed on his open account at dealer cost.)
SPS Salaried Payroll System. ENG, EAG
SPS Service Programming System. PSEO, SO, VSSM
SPS SPeed Signal.
SPS Stable Production Stage 5 (At Metrics) ENG
SPS Steering Pump Speed ENG
SPST Single Pole Single Throw. ENG
SPT Single Point Team. GVDP, ENG
SPT Strategic Planning Team. ENG
SPURs Shared Property Use Requests.Describe the pre-production vehicles, bucks and kits required GVDP
by each of the Product Development Teams (PDTs) and Performance Integration Teams
(PITSs). Completed SPURs are required at VPI for all Mule vehicles, mule bucks and any
required kits.
SPVS Sled Pulse Verification System
SPWELD Specified welds. An abbreviation. ENG
SQ&V Surface Quality & Validation GVDP, ENG
SQA Supplier Quality Administrator.
SQA Supplier Quality Assurance. ENG, GMPT
SQAT Surface Quality Audit Team
SQC Staff Quality Council
SQC Statistical Quality Control. GVDP, ENG
SQE Supplier Quality Engineer. GMPT, ENG
SQIP Supplier Quality Improvement Program (or Process) GVDP, ENG, GMPT
SQIT Specific Quality Improvement Team
SQL Structured Query Language (A specialized programming language for sending queries to FIN
databases.)
SQRC Safety, Quality, Responsiveness, Cost GMPT
SQT Supplier Quality Technician
SQV Surface Quality Verification. GVDP, ENG, GMPT
Sr Strontium
SR Scheduling Review
SR Service Readiness.
SR Sourcing Request. ENG
SR Specific Reason
SR Specification Release. ENG
SR Stage Review ENG
SR&I Service Readiness & Information.
SRA Society for Risk Analysis
SRA Special Remittance Advice. ENG
SRAM Static Random Access Memory ENG
SRB Safety Review Board. VTS, ENG
SRBSA Saturn Regional Business Support Analyst. VSSM
SRC Semiconductor Research Corporation (The SRC is a consortium of more than 60 member
companies and government agencies planning and executing programs of applied research at
leading U.S. universities. Formed by the Semiconductor Industry Association in 1982, the SRC
today is the largest industry-driven research program in the nation.)
SRD Safety Related Defect. ENG
SRD Systems Requirements Document. AVDC
SRD Service Responsible Division.
SRDL Safety Research & Development Laboratory ENG
SRDS Saab Regional Distribution Specialist. VSSM
SRE Service Readiness Engineer.
SRE Society for Reliability Engineers
SRFC Saturn Regional Facility Consultant. VSSM
SRFE Saturn Regional Field Engineer. No longer used. Replaced by RVE. VSSM
SRFSM Saturn Regional Franchise Support Manager. VSSM
SRHVL Short RHVL ENG
SRI Service Readiness & Information.
SRM Saturn Regional sales & marketing Manager. VSSM
SRM Side Roof rail Molding
SRM Standard Reference Material
SRMAM Saturn Regional Market Area Manager. VSSM
SRO Standing Room Only. ENG
SROM Saturn Regional Business Operations Manager. VSSM
SRP Seating Reference Point (The manufacturer's rearmost design seating reference point used for ENG
most FMVSS and Export certification purposes. See also SgRP.)
SRP Service Readiness Plan
SRR Stage Review Records ENG
SRS Smooth Road Shake (body performance parameter)
SRS Software Requirements Specification ENG
SRS Sound Retrieval System ENG
SRS Sourcing Request System. ENG
SRS Supplemental Restraint System.
SRS Synchronous Reference Sensor. ENG
SRV Servo (abbreviation) GMPT
SRV Sport Recreation Vehicle ENG
SS Satellite Sensor (re. Air Bag systems: EFS [Electronic Front Sensor] and SIS [Side Impact
Sensor]. May include ROS [Roll Over Sensor], AOS [Automatic Occupant Sensor] and others
eventually.)
SS Scribed part with datums indicated (no deviations marked on part).
SS Shift Solenoid. PSEO
SS Solid State
SS Speed Signal. PSEO
SS Stainless Steel
SS Steady State
SS Super Sport
SS Supplier Selection ENG
SSA Semiconductor Safety Association
SSA Social Security Administration
SSA Standards Association of Australia ENG
SSA Supply Service Agreement
SSB Single Side Band
SSC Safety Sub Committee. ENG
SSC Spread Spectrum Carrier ENG
SSD Solid State Disk ENG
SSE Software Support Engineer
SSE Super Sport Edition ENG
SSF Start of System Fill. To mark that point in time at which the system is filled with production GVDP, ENG, GMPT
parts in preparation for regular production and the activities associated with accelerating
production to full line rate start.
SSF Static Stability Factor
SSFDC Solid State Floppy Disk Card ENG
SSG Saginaw Steering Gear division. Part of ACG.
SSG Second Stage Graphitization. ENG
SSH Sunshade
SSI Sales Satisfaction Index (J. D. Power) ENG
SSI Small Scale Integration ENG
SSI Supplier Scheduling & Inventory ENG
SSL Secure Sockets Layer. A security protocol on the internet that uses encryption for secure
transfers of data.
SSLD Subsystem Lead Developer
SSLT Sub-System Leadership Team. Cross-organization teams with technical responsibility for GVDP, GMPT
vehicle subsystems and rollout plan development. Typically structured to support a Bill of
Material row.
SSM Software Subcontract Management. AVDC
SSO Second Stage Orifice. ENG
SSOP Shrink Small Outline Package ENG
SSP Shared Scheduling Project. ENG
SSP Shared System for Pull ENG, GMPT
SSP Synchronous Serial Port ENG
SSPO Saturn Service Parts Organization.
S-SPP Savings - Stock Purchase Program
SSPR Self-Service Publication & Retrieval. e-PD
SSR Solid State Relay ENG
SSR Strategic Supplier Review
SSR Super Sports Roadster
SSR System Status Review
SSS Satellite Sensor Simulation
SSS Service Satisfaction Survey. Provided to vehicle owners who enter a GM dealership for VSSM
warranty service.
SSS (S3) Speed Sensitive Steering. PSEO, ENG
SSSSSSS Strategy, Structure, Systems, Staff, Style, Skills, & Superordinate
SST Semi-Sealed Tank ENG
SST Subsystem Team
SST Super Sonic Transport ENG
SSTL Subsystem Team Leader
SSTL Supplemental Structural Test Laboratory
SSTM Subsystem Team Manager VSSM
SSTS Sub-System Technical Specification. A set of requirements for a subsystem and the validation VTS, GVDP, GMPT, ENG, GMU
that each requirement has been met.
SSTS Systems & Software Technical Specification ENG
SSU Strategic Support Unit.
SSV Shift Solenoid Valve. PSEO
SSV Start of production of Salable Vehicles. ENG
SSV Start of Saleable Vehicle ENG, GMPT
ST Seat. An abbreviation. ENG
ST Straight Time ENG
S-T Spaced Thread
ST/PPS Seat Track / Pedal Position System (Trilogy interior position sensing system designed to detect
driver stature when adjustable pedals are available and multi-level airbag inflators are used for
enhanced deployments.)
STA Stationary. An abbreviation. ENG
STA Steering wheel Air bag
STAB Stabilizer. An abbreviation. ENG
STABISTOR voltage STABle resISTOR ENG
STAR Simple Test Approach for Readability. ENG
STAT Stator. An abbreviation. ENG
STATS Scheduling, Timing, and Tracking System. A computer based network used to manage the ENG
engineering process of scheduling and tracking new or changed parts from design to
production release. STATS is a subsystem of the Parts Description System (PDS).
STATS Load Initial input of drawing tracking information. ENG
STATS+ Scheduling Timing & Tracking System Plus ENG
STC Service Technical College. VSSM
STC Ship To Commerce. This Quality Valve Review exists as the decision point for allowing QVR
vehicles to leave the assembly plant to be sold to the end-user.
STC Society for Technical Communication
STC Standards and Testing Center ENG
STCHG Stitching. An abbreviation. ENG
STD Service Training Development.
STD Standard (abbreviation) GMPT
STD Standard Time Data
STD Steering wheel Deluxe
Stdby Standby (an abbreviation) PSEO
STDR Straight Time Daily Rate. ENG
STDS Safety Test Data System
STE Special Touring Edition ENG
STEE Service Test Equipment Engineering ENG
STEM Serviceability Task Evaluation Methodology (or sometimes Matrix). GMPT
STEN Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope
STEP Standard for The Exchange of Product Model Data. A neutral mechanism capable of AIAG, ENG
completely representing product data throughout the life cycle of a product.
STFNR Stiffener. An abbreviation. ENG
STG Service Technology Group (no longer used) ENG, GMPT
STG Service Technology Guide
STG Steering Torque Gradient. VTS
STGo Steering Torque Gradient at Zero Lateral Acceleration.
STGPE Service Technology Group Product Engineering.
STG Steering Torque Gradient @ Zero lateral acceleration
STID Station Identification PSEO
STIP Science & Technical Information Program (DOE)
STIS Safety Test Information System ENG
STKR Striker. An abbreviation. ENG
STL Safety Test Laboratory (Milford) ENG
STL Schottky Transistor Logic ENG
STL Service Transmission Lamp. PSEO
STL Structural Testing Labs ENG
STL Subsystem Technology Leader ENG
STM Seven Terminal Module. ENG
STM Standard Mirror
STMI Strategic Target Market Initiative VSSM
STMS Service Training Management System. ENG
STNR Strainer. An abbreviation. ENG
STO Secondary Try Out GVDP, ENG
STOR Storage. An abbreviation. ENG
StORM STored Oxygen Release Monitor. GMPT
STOW Stowage. An abbreviation. ENG
STP Standard Temperature and Pressure
STPI Short Term Planning Information. ENG
STPL Staple. An abbreviation. ENG
STR Strip. An abbreviation. ENG
STRC Service Training Readiness Council. The mission of the Service Training Readiness Council is
to monitor vehicle development, assess the need for technician training and to prioritize, track
and communicate the development of the required training.
STRG Steering. An abbreviation.eviation. ENG
STRGR Stringer. An abbreviation. ENG
STRP Strap. An abbreviation. ENG
STRPE Stripe. An abbreviation. ENG
STRTR Starter. An abbreviation. ENG
STS Sales (& Use) Tax System ENG
STS Sealed Tank System. ENG
STS Service Training Standards. VSSM
STS Seville Touring Sedan ENG
STS Shipment Tracking System.
STS State Tax management System
STS Steering wheel, Sport
STS System Technical Specification. ENG
STT Sensor Triggering Time
STT Steering wheel, Tilt & Telescope
StVO Strassen Verkehrsordnung. Road traffic regulations of Germany.
StVZO Strassen Verkehrszulassungsordnung. Road traffic approval regulations. German equivalent of
FMVSS.
STW Steering Wheel, standard
SUB Supplemental Unemployment Benefits. ENG
SUBS Substitutions. ENG
SUBS Subsystem. A major subdivision of the vehicle as designated by the Program Team. The
subsystems (about 50 comprise a typical vehicle) are grouped into the body, chassis,
powertrain, and electrical systems.
SUC Suction. An abbreviation. ENG
SULEV Super Ultra Low Emission Vehicle. Emissions certification specification (also see LEV, ULEV, GMPT
ZEV, PZEV).
SUN SUN Microsystems Incorporated. ENG
SUP Single Unit Package. ENG
SUP Supplement. An abbreviation. ENG
SUPPR Suppressor. An abbreviation. ENG
SUPT Support. An abbreviation. ENG
SURF Simple User Request Form.
SURF Surface. An abbreviation. ENG
SURFSEG Surface Segmentation Software
SUS Set Up Sheet ENG
SUS Silicon Unilateral Switch ENG
SUSP Suspension. An abbreviation. ENG
SUV Sport Utility Vehicle. PSEO, ENG, GMPT
SUW Standard Unit of Work. GVDP, ENG
SV Side view. An abbreviation. ENG
SVA Specialty Vehicle Assembler. A third party that up-fits vehicles with special equipment or
options (I.E., converts vehicles to run on propane fuel).
SVC Society of Vacuum Coaters (Semiconductor industry association)
SVER Structure Vehicle Engineering Release GVDP
SVER (LL) Structure Vehicle Engineering Release (Long Lead) GVDP
SVGA Super Video Graphics Array (allows resolutions of 800x600.) ENG
SVI Secondary Vehicle Identifier
SVIE Safety Vehicle Integration Engineer
SVIE Special Vehicle Integration Engineering. Provides engineering support and technical
assistance to all upfitters, second stage and aftermarket equipment manufacturers for GM light
and medium duty trucks.
SVM Stable Volume Metrics ENG
SVO Special Vehicle Operations
SVP Start of Volume Production ENG
SVRD Single Vehicle Roadway Departure
SVS Service Vehicle Soon. PSEO
Sw Switch (an abbreviation) PSEO, GMPT
SW SoftWare (normally written as S/W).
SW Switch. An abbreviation. ENG
SWA Steering Wheel Angle. VTS, ENG
SWB Short Wheel Base ENG
SWB Steering While Braking. VTS, ENG
SWC Steering Wheel Controls PSEO, ENG
SWE Society of Women Engineers
SWIM See What I Mean
Switz Switzerland (an abbreviation) PSEO
SWIV Swivel. An abbreviation. ENG
SWO Stop Work Order (E2)
SWOT Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities and Threat analysis ENG
SWPS Steering Wheel Position Sensor. PSEO
SWR Standing Wave Ratio ENG
SWRAT Software Review Audit Team ENG
SwRI Southwest Research Institute ENG
SWS Steering Work Sensitivity. VTS
SXGA Super Extended Graphics Architecture (a display with1280x1024 pixel resolution.)
SXGA+ Super Extended Graphics Architecture Plus (a display with 1400x1050 pixel resolution.)
SXR Serial Transmitter/Receiver Interface Integrated Circuit. ENG
SXR Serial Transmit and Receive. PSEO
SYN Synchronizer. An abbreviation. ENG
Sync Synchronize (an abbreviation) PSEO
SYS System. An abbreviation. ENG
Sys System (an abbreviation) PSEO
Sysop System Operator (Anyone responsible for the physical operations of a computer system or
network resource.)
Acronym Definition Department
T Team ENG
T&B Truck & Bus. ENG
T&C Terms & Condition
T&E Tools & Equipment GMPT
T&T Tilt & telescope. An abbreviation. ENG
T&V Test & Validation.
T&WS Tire & Wheel Systems (Part of Chassis Center. Establishes future customer desires and
needs. Establish performance requirements; develop tires, wheels, and wheel trim. Ensure
quality production of these parts.)
T.E. Tractive Effort. VTS
T/A Type Approval. ENG
T/BLK Terminal block. An abbreviation. ENG
T/C Transmission Cycling. ENG
T/CV Torque converter. An abbreviation. ENG
T/GA Temperature gage. An abbreviation. ENG
T/LP Tail lamp. An abbreviation. ENG
T/PLYR Tape player. An abbreviation. ENG
T/PNL Trim panel. An abbreviation. ENG
T/SIG Turn signal. An abbreviation. ENG
T/V Throttle valve. An abbreviation. ENG
T1 1.544Mbps [Telephony], one of the basic signaling systems 24x64Kb
T3 45Mbps (eq 28 T1 channels) [Telephony]
T3 Train The Trainer GMPT
Ta Tantalum
TA Talent Acquistion HR
TA Test Analyst. ENG
TA Theme Approval (re: portfolio engineering) GVDP
TA Time Architecture. ENG
TA Timing Administrator. ENG
TA Traffic Announcement. PSEO
TA Type Approval ENG
TAB Tool Advisory Board.
TABD Tracker Attribute Database. A key user configurable database used in the TrackerPro solution
store order data, vehicle build data and traceability data.
TAC Technical Assistance Center. Phone 1-877-446-8227 VSSM, ENG
TAC Throttle Actuator Control PSEO
TAC Transportation Association of Canada
Tach Tachometer (an abbreviation). PSEO, ENG
TACH Tachometer. An abbreviation. ENG
TACM Throttle Actuator Control Module ENG
TACOM Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (US Army acronym). GM Defense
TAD Traffic Accident Data
TAG Technical Advisory Group (ANSI to ISO) AIAG
TAG Technical Assessment Group (Subcommittee of ASC X12) AIAG
TAG Timing Analysis Group. GVDP, ENG
TAG Truck Advisory Group (of AIAG) AIAG
TAL Toyota Automatic Loom Works Co. ENG
TALC Trim/Appearance/Lighting/Color. ENG
TAP Tapping. An abbreviation. ENG
TAP Test Access Port ENG
TAP Throttle Adaptive Pressure. PSEO
TAP Transmission Adaptive Pressure. PSEO
TARO Traffic Accident Reconstruction Origin
TARP Tarpaulin. An abbreviation. ENG
TAS Technical Assistance System. ENG, GMPT
TAS Trap Alert System. PSEO
TASC Talent Acquistion Staffing Center HR
TAT Training And Technology
TAT Tunnel console Ash Tray
TAU Testing & Approvals Unit ENG
TAV Transmission Adaptive Volume PSEO
TAZ Traffic Analysis Zone
Tb Terbium
TB Tera byte (bit) [approximately 1 trillion bits. More exactly, it is 2^40 or 1,099,511,627,776 bytes
(bits).]
TBA Tertiary Butyl Alcohol (Gas Additive). ENG
TBA Throttle Body Assembly ENG
TBA To Be Announced
TBC Tax Benefits Compliance
TBC Truck Body Controller. PSEO
TBD To Be Determined/Decided. VTS, GVDP, ENG
TBDOA To Be Decided On Application GMPT
TBE To Be Established. ENG
TBGA Tape Ball Grid Array ENG
TBI Throttle Body Injection. PSEO, ENG, GMPT
TBP Throttle Body Purge. ENG
TBS Telephone Broadcasting System. ENG
TBVV Thermal Bowl Vent Valve. ENG
Tc Technetium
TC Temperature Coefficient ENG
TC Transmission Control.
TC Turbo Charger PSEO, ENG
TCA Technical Competitive Analysis ENG
TCAM Telecommunication Access Method. ENG
TCB Test Car Build. ENG
TCC Torque Converter Clutch. PSEO, ENG, GMPT
TCCM Transfer Case Control Module
TCE Total Customer Enthusiasm GMPT
TCE Tunnel Console Extras
TCF Tonneau Cover Front
TCF Trillion Cubic Feet. ENG
TCI Technical Center India.
TCL Technical Center Luxembourg ENG
TCL Top Cover Label ENG
TCM Thermal Conductor Module
TCM Time Compression Multiplex ENG
TCM Traction Control Module
TCM Transmission Control Module PSEO, ENG, GMPT
TCM Truck Computer Module. ENG
TCO Training Center Operations.
TCP Tele-Communications Protocol ENG
TCP Thermostatically Controlled Purge. ENG
TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. Basic protocols controlling applications on the AIAG, ENG, FIN
Internet. Sends data in small packets instead of streams and is therefor faster.
TCR Technical Change Requirement (or Request). A document used to write and communicate ENG
revisions to program content to the platform based on changes defined by the technology
centers.
TCR Temperature Coefficient of Resistance ENG
TCR Tonneau Cover Rear
TCS Total Customer Satisfaction. ENG
TCS Traction Control System PSEO, GVDP, ENG
TCSC Techline Customer Support Center
TCSCM Transfer Case Shift Control Module
TCSS Technical Center Service Station ENG
TCXO Temperature Compensated crystal Oscillator ENG
TD Turbo Diesel GMPT
TDAS Test Data Acquisition System
TDB Text Database ENG
TDB Traffic Data Base
TDC Technical Development Center. ENG, GMPT
TDC Top Dead Center. PSEO, ENG
TDC Transient Durability Cycle GMPT
TDD Telephone Device for the Deaf
TDD Time Division Duplex ENG
TDDL Transmission Diagnostic Data Link. ENG
TDIE Total Die Integration Engineer (MFD function) MFD
TDIE Total Design Integration Engineer (GM Design Studio function)
TDL Tail Directional Lamp
TDL Test Data Log. ENG
TDM Technical Data Management.
TDM Time Division Multiplexing. ENG
TDMA Time Division Multiple Access ENG
TDMF Text Data Management Facility. GVDP, ENG, GMPT
TDMF Technical Data Management Facility. A database application which allows storage, tracking, GVDP, ENG
retrieval and reporting functions of engineering design drawings.
TDMF/MVS Technical Data - MVS. ENG
TDMF/UNIX Technical Data Management - UNIX. ENG
TDR Time Domain Reflectometer ENG
TDS Time Delay Spark. ENG
Te Tellurium
TE Test Engineer
TE Test Equipment ENG
TE Tractive Effort
TE Truck Engineering (no longer used)
TEAM Technical Evaluation And Monitoring. A Lotus Notes database. VSSM
TECL Transmission/Engine Communication Link. ENG
TED Thermal Energy Deburring. ENG
TEDIS Trade Electronic Data Interchange Systems (EDI program of the EC; acts as the secretariat of AIAG
European EDIFACT board.)
TEEA Triggering Event Early Awareness. Form to be used as a "heads-up" awareness of an event
that will trigger the availability of a quantity of surplus assets.
TEEP Transportation Energy Efficiency Program. ENG
TEL Telephone. An abbreviation. ENG
TEL Test Event Log. ENG
TEL Tetraethyl Lead (Gas Additive) ENG
Tele Telescope (an abbreviation) PSEO
TELNET TELephone NETwork. The Internet standard protocol for remote login. Runs on top of TCP/IP.
It is used mainly to connect to a session on a UNIX box to execute commands. The
information looked at is the minutes of connect time. This should be minimized.
TEMP Temperature. An abbreviation. ENG
Temp Temperature (an abbreviation) PSEO
TEMPEST Transient Electro-Magnetic Pulse Emanation STandard
TEMPL Template. An abbreviation. ENG
TEMS Truck Environment Measurement Services
TENS Tension. An abbreviation. ENG
TENSR Tensioner. An abbreviation. ENG
TEP Technical Education Program.
TERM Terminal. An abbreviation. ENG
TETRA Trans European Trunked RAdio ENG
TETT Total Electrical Tester Trainer. ENG
Texel Texture Element (The smallest element of a textured 3D surface. Pixels make up 2D surfaces,
but texels make up the surfaces that cover textured 3D objects.)
TF Temperature Force. ENG
TFE Targets For Excellence, formerly SPEAR, a GM process program which describes in detail ENG, GMPT
GM's expectations and requirements for production part suppliers in the key business areas of
management, quality, cost, delivery, and technology.
TFE TetraFluoride Ethylene propylene copolymer ENG
TFIFO Transmit First In First Out (C2C)
TFP Transmission Fluid Pressure. PSEO
TFP Truck Facilities Planning
TFT Thin Film Transistor ENG
TFT Transmission Fluid Temperature.
TFU Tool Follow Up. ENG
TFWD Transverse Front Wheel Drive.
TGA Thermogravimetric Analysis ENG
TGA True Gain Amplifier ENG
TGF Tailgate Frame
TGG Tailgate Glass
TGIF Thank Goodness Its Friday ENG
TGM Tailgate Garnish Molding
TGT Tailgate Trim finish
Th Thorium
TH Thermal ENG
THC Total Hydrocarbons VTS, ENG
THD Thread. An abbreviation. ENG
THD Total Harmonic Distortion ENG
THERM Thermostat. An abbreviation. ENG
THERMA-AC Thermostatically Controlled Air Cleaner. ENG
THM Turbo-Hydramatic. ENG
THNR Thinner. An abbreviation. ENG
THR Thrust. An abbreviation. ENG
THROT Throttle. An abbreviation. ENG
Ti Titanium
TIA Telecommunications Industries Association ENG
TIA Thanks In Advance (Internet / E-mail)
TIB Temporary Importation Bond. ENG
TIC Technical Integration Center
TIE Technical Integration Engineer GVDP
TIE Total Integration Engineer GMPT
TIFF Tagged Image File Format, a graphic file format developed by Aldus and Microsoft. .
TIFS Technical Information Feedback System
TIG Tungsten Inert Gas. ENG
TIGER Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding & Referencing
TIM Technical Image Management.
TIM Tire Inflation Monitor. PSEO
TIMS Technical Information Management System. ENG
TIMS Test Incident Management System. GVDP, ENG
TIMS Test Information Management System. A computer system containing the Electronic Test ENG
Incident Report (TIR) and the Electronic Test Data Log (TDL). PIMREP is/has replaced
TIMS/TIR.
TIN Tire Identification Number. ENG
TIN Tax Identification Number EAG
TIO Technology Information Officers
TIP Technical Illustrating & Publishing ENG
TIP Throughput Improvement Process
TIP Training Improves Performance
TIPS Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (a methodology for creative engineering design based on
principles derived from analysis of more that 1.5M patents. Work done in Russia in 40’s and
50’s originally. Russian acronym: TRIZ)
TIR Test Information Report. ENG, GMPT
TIR Traceability Identifier Requirements. ENG
TIR Test Incident Report. This system has been replaced by the Product Incident Monitoring & VTS, GVDP, GMPT, ENG
Resolution Process (PIMREP).
TIRS Transverse Infant Restraint System
TIS Techline Information System. PSEO
TIS Tool Information System ENG
TIS Tool information system. A system maintaining the data associated with all tools developed by
Production Engineering, making it readily accessible for all users.
TIS Transverse Infant Seat
TITSUP Totally Interactive Transition System-Utility Program. ENG
TK Tank. An abbreviation. ENG
Tl Thallium
TL Team Leader ENG
TL Truck Load. ENG
TL Tubeless. An abbreviation. ENG
TLA Tail Lamp Assembly
TLA Three Letter Acronyms ENG
TLDS Transportation Liability Determination System
TLEV Transitional Low Emission Vehicle. ENG
TLO Technical Liaison Office
TLSCP Telescope. An abbreviation. ENG
TLT Truck Leadership Team.
TLV Threshold Limit Value
Tm Thulium
TM Team Members ENG
TM Throughput Management. ENG
TM Time Management
TM Trade Mark
TM2 Technical Manager ENG
TMC Toyota Motor Company ENG
TME Tetramethyllead. ENG
TMF Thin Metal Film ENG
TMG Timing. An abbreviation. ENG
TMI Too Much Information GMPT
TMIE Total Manufacturing Integration Engineer. Responsible for coordinating the functional ENG, GVDP, GMPT
(performance) and physical (design) integration of the manufacturing system. PET member.

TMJ Temporo Mandibular Joint

TML Tetramethyl Lead
TMN Telecommunications Management Network ENG
TMNSS Transmission Neutral Start Switch. ENG
TMPO Test Material Procurement Order. ENG
TMPRY Temporary. An abbreviation. ENG
TMS Tariff Management System ENG
TMS Technical Memory System ENG
TMS Thermal Management Systems ENG
TMS Trade Tariff Management System.
TMS Training Management System.
TMS Transmission Management System GMPT
TMVI Total Manufacturing Vehicle Integration.
TNC Threaded Neill Concelman (connector) [Electronics] (see also BNC) ENG
TNF Trouble - Not Found ENG
TNI Training Need Identify
TO Treasurers Office ENG
TOC Table of Contents
TOC Theory of Constraints (The key insight of TOC is that a manufacturing operation is, in reality, a
chain of inter-dependent resources; and that only a few elements [constraints] control the
output of the entire manufacturing operation.)
TOC Transmission Oil Cooler.
TOE Total Ownership Experience. GVDP, ENG
TOL Tolerance. An abbreviation. ENG
TOPS Total Online Project System. Financial tracking computer system integrating existing systems ENG
to manage capital and non-capital project charges.
TOPS Traffic Occupant Protection Strategies (NHTSA Law Enforcement Training Course)
TOPS Truck Order Processing System. ENG
Torq Torque (abbreviation) PSEO
TORQ Torque. An abbreviation. ENG
TORS Torsion. An abbreviation. ENG
TORS Traffic Online Routing System. ENG
TOW Top of Wheel
TP Technology Plan ENG
TP Throttle Position (sensor) PSEO, ENG
TPA Terminal Position Assurance (A device that is inserted after terminal(s) are plugged in order to ENG
prevent the terminal(s) from backing out of the connector.)
TPC Tire Performance Criteria.
TPC Truck Product Center. Obsolete; use PCC ENG, GMPT
TPC Two Passenger Commuter. ENG
TPCC Truck Product Center Council
TPCV (fuel) Tank Pressure Control Valve ENG
TPI Tuned Port Injection. ENG
TPIM Traction Power Inverter Module
TPL Tire Pressure Label. ENG
TPM Tire Pressure Monitor. PSEO
TPS Throttle Position Sensor. VTS, GMPT, ENG
TPT Total Process Time. ENG
TPU Time Processor Unit.
TQ Torque (abbreviation) GMPT
TQFP Thin Quad Flat Pack ENG
TQI Total Quality Index (Strategic Vision, Inc.) ENG
TQM Total Quality Management. A management philosophy that quality becomes part of a AIAG, ENG, GMPT
company's total business process.
TQS Total Quality Strategy. ENG
TR Technique Reuse ENG
TR Test Request. ENG
TR Transmission Range. PSEO
TR Trim. An abbreviation. ENG
TRA Trade Readjustment Assistance. ENG
Trac Traction (an abbreviation) PSEO
TRACON Terminal Radar Approach CONtrol ENG
TRACS Traffic Rail Car and Container Status. ENG
TRACT Traction. An abbreviation. ENG
Trans Transmission. (abbreviation) PSEO, ENG
TRANS Transmission. An abbreviation. ENG
Transp Transponder (an abbreviation) PSEO
Transx transaxle. (abbreviation)
TRB Transportation Research Board
TRB Truck Review Board ENG
TRC Technical Resource Center ENG, GMPT
TRC Telecommunications Regulation Circular.
TRC Throttle Return Control. ENG
TRC Transportation Research Center
TRFER Transfer. An abbreviation. ENG
TRI Trucking Research Institute
TRIAC TRIode Alternating Current semiconductor switch ENG
TRIAS [Japanese Type Approval Test Procedure] ENG
TRIP The Road Information Program. ENG
TRIP Truck Research Information Program. ENG
TRIPTS Truck Reliability In-Process Tracking System
TRIS Transportation Research Information Service
Trk Truck (an abbreviation) PSEO
TRK Track. An abbreviation. ENG
TRL Transistor Resistor Logic. ENG
TRLR Trailer. An abbreviation. ENG
TRP Technology Reinvestment Project. Part of ARPA which will provide matching funds to assist AIAG
with projects which help companies improve efficiency while reducing costs
TRP Technology Research Program ENG
TRRL Transportation Road Research Laboratory
TRS Timing Reference Signal. ENG
TRUN Trunnion. An abbreviation. ENG
TRW Thompson-Ramo-Woolridge
TSB Technical Service Bulletin VSSM
TSC Technician Support Center.
TSC Technology Strategy Council ENG
TSC Time Schedule Control. Forerunner to MS3.
TSC Transmission Steering Committee GMPT
TSC Transportation System Center. ENG
TSD Technical Support Division (EDS). ENG
TSD Time speed distance. An abbreviation. ENG
TSDP Time aligned SMT Deliverable and PSR
TSE Turk Standardlari Enstitusu ENG
TSEI Truck Safety Equipment Institute. ENG
TSG Technical Staffs Group. ENG
TSI Truck Supplier Integration
TSIS Total Specifications Information System ENG
TSLC Torsion Sensing Load Cell
TSM Trade Study Methodology. GVDP, ENG
TSO Time Sharing Option (TSO is a mainframe operation environment in which production data FIN, ENG, EAG
sets can be viewed and jobs can be run.)
TSOP Thin Small Outline Package ENG
TSP Time Synchronization Protocol
TSP Total Suspended Particles. ENG
TSR Telecommunications Service Request
TSR Terminate Stay Resident
TSS Time Sharing System. ENG
TSS Turbine Shaft Speed PSEO
TSSOP Thin Shrink Small Outline Package ENG
TSTR Tester. An abbreviation. ENG
TT Tell Tale lamp PSEO
TT Tool Tryout
TT Torque Tension ENG
TT Tube type. An abbreviation. ENG
TTA Technology Transfer Agreement.
TTC Toyota Technical Center ENG
TTCL Transmission / Transaxle Communication Link ENG
TTF Time To Fire
TTFN Ta Ta For Now (Internet / E-mail)
TTI Texas Transportation Institute. ENG
TTI Thoracic Trauma Index
TTL Transistor--Transistor Logic. ENG
TTM Tilt & Telescope Module PSEO
TTM Total Travel Management. The travel agency used by GM employees for business related car, ENG
air, hotel arrangements.
TTOP Title Transferred Our Plant GMPT
TTP Time Triggered Protocol
TTP Troy Technology Park.
TTR Tilt Table Ratio
TTR Time To Repair. ENG
TTR Towing/Test Requirements. ENG
TTT Time To Trigger
TTUC Title Transferred Upon Consumption GMPT
TTURM Transmission, Transaxle & Transfer Case Unit Repair Manual.
TTY Teletype (an early form of digital communications – last known use in US Weather Service) ENG

TUC Tunnel Console

TUMB Tumbler. An abbreviation. ENG
TUN Tunnel. An abbreviation. ENG
TURB Turbine. An abbreviation. ENG
TURBO Turbocharger. An abbreviation. ENG
TUV Technischer Uberwachungsverein. (Technical Inspection Association of Germany). ENG
TV Television. An abbreviation. ENG
TV/TC Truck Vinyl/Truck Cloth (number) ENG
TV2K Technical Assistance System Vision 2000.
TVA Torsional Vibration Absorber GMPT
TVAE Total Vehicle Analysis Engineer. ENG
TVAT Total Vehicle Advisory Team. (Obsolete). ENG
TVC Throttle Valve Control. ENG
TVDE Total Vehicle Die Engineer. ENG
TVDE Total Vehicle Dimensional Engineer. ENG, GVDP, GMPT
TVE Total Vehicle Engineer GMPT
TVF Total Vehicle Focus. ENG
TVI TeleVision Interference ENG
TVIE Total Vehicle Integration Engineer. Responsible for coordinating the functional (performance) ENG, GVDP, GMU, GMPT
and physical (design) integration of the complete vehicle.
TVME Total Vehicle Math Engineer. ENG
TVQE Total Vehicle Quality Engineer. ENG
TVR Tank Vapor Restrictor. ENG
TVS Thermal Vacuum Switch. ENG
TVSE Total Vehicle Systems Engineer. ENG
TVSOP Thin Very-fine Small Outline Package ENG
TVTP Thermal Validation Test Procedure VTS
TVV Thermal Vacuum Valve. PSEO, ENG
TVVA Tank Vent Valve Assembly ENG
TVVE Total Vehicle Validation Engineer. ENG, GVDP, GMPT
TW Team Work ENG
TWA Thin Washer Assembly
TWAIN Toolkit Without An Interesting Name (A standard protocol and API for communication between
software applications and image acquisition devices defined by Hewlett-Packard, Logitech,
Documagix and Canon. Check out www.twain.org for much more information.)

TWC Test Weight Class. ENG

TWC Three Way Catalyst. ENG
TWC Three Way Catalytic converter PSEO
TWG Technical Working Group
TWIMC To Whom It May Concern
TWO Temporary Work Order (E2)
TWO Test Work Order. A computer distributed form used to authorize ENG
development/validation/analysis work on vehicles, subsystems, or component at any General
Motors test facility or field location.
TWR Tower. An abbreviation. ENG
TWS Tire & Wheel System GVDP, ENG
Twtr Tweeter (an abbreviation) PSEO
TWX teletypewriter eXchange Service (pronoinced TWIX). ENG
TX Transmit(ter). ENG
TX Truck Experimental. ENG
TXV Thermostatic Expansion Valve.
Acronym Definition Department
U Unit. An abbreviation. ENG
U Uranium
U User ENG
U/B Underbody. An abbreviation. ENG
U/C Ultracapacitor ENG
U/HOOD Underhood. An abbreviation. ENG
U/SEAT Underseat. An abbreviation. ENG
U/V Under vehicle. An abbreviation. ENG
UAAI United Australian Automotive Industries ENG
UAL User Acceptance Laboratory
UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver / Transmitter PSEO, ENG
UAT User Acceptance Test (EDS) AVDC
UAW United Auto Workers. GVDP, ENG, GMU
UBEC Underhood Bussed Electrical Center
uC Micro Controller
UC Ultracapacitor
UC Unemployment Compensation. ENG
UCA Uniform Cost Analysis. ENG
UCA Upper Control Arm. ENG
UCBITS U of Cal-Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies
UCC Uniform Code Council (sets standards for UPCs in US – works with EAN internationally) AIAG
UCL Uniform Criteria List. GVDP, ENG, GMPT
UCL Unigraphics Corporate License ENG
UCL Upper Control Limit. GMPT
UCLDS Uniform Criteria List Delivery Schedule
UCS User Coordinate System (AutoCAD)
UDC Update Code. ENG
UDDS Urban Driving Dynamometer Schedule ENG
UDM Universal Drafting Machine. ENG
UDR Unverified Data Release. GVDP, ENG, GMPT
UE Use Elsewhere. ENG
UEC Underhood Electrical Center
UEC Universal Electronic Control. ENG
UES Universal Electronic Solenoid ENG
UFC Under Floor Converter. ENG, ENG
UFO Unidentified Flying Objects. ENG
UFT Up Front Team ENG
UFUNC User Functions (A programming language with greater flexibility than GRIP for customized
user functions for UG applications.)
UG Unigraphics -- McDonnell Douglas Software. One of two GM Corporate strategic software GVDP, ENG
products. See CGS.) Interactive with CAD/CAM/CAE system with capabilities in solid
modeling, surfacing, analysis drafting and machining to facilitate the design, engineering and
manufacturing of components.
UG/MMR Unigraphics/Minimum Mandatory Requirements ENG
UGPC Unigraphics Protocol
UGS Universal Gage System
UH Under Hood. ENG
UHF Ultra High Frequency (300-3000MHz) ENG
UHP Ultra High Power ENG
UI User Interface. See also GUI.
UIL User Interface Language
UJT UniJunction Transistor ENG
UJT Universal joint. An abbreviation. ENG
UK United Kingdom.
UL Underwriters’ Laboratory, Inc. ENG
ULC Uniform Criteria List.
ULC Universal Logic Circuit ENG
ULEV Ultra Low Emissions Vehicle. ENG, GMPT
ULSAB Ultra Light Steel Auto Body
ULSAC Ultra Light Steel Auto Closures
ULSAS Ultra Light Steel Auto Suspension
UMA Unified Memory Access ENG
UMD Uniform Model Designator (Cars = 5 pos ABCDE; Trucks = 7 pos ABCXYDE
UMI United Motors Israel ENG
UML Unified Modeling Language (industry-standard method of specifying, visualizing, constructing AVDC
and documenting the artifacts of object-oriented software systems using a graphical diagram
that looks similar to a flowchart.)
UMS Underbody Manufacturing System. ENG
UMTRI University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. VTS
UN/ECE United Nations Economic Commission for Europe AIAG
UNC Universal Naming Convention (WWW - naming used when one specifies: \\the sever\
thevolume\thepath\then the file name of a file. So, a UNC will look like this: \\Myserver\
Docdrive\Magazine\glossary.doc)
UND Under. An abbreviation. ENG
UNICS UNiplexed Information and Computer Systems (a.k.a. UNIX) ENG
UNIVAC UNIVersal Automatic Computer ENG
UNIX An Operating System Originally named UNICS ENG
Unlk Unlock (an abbreviation) PSEO
UNM Unsigned Numeric
UNSM United Nations Standards Message. AIAG
UOM Unit Of Measure. Sometimes written as 'UoM'. AVDC
uP Microprocessor ENG
UPA Ultrasonic Parking Aid.
UPC Uniform Parts Code. Incorrect definition; should be Uniform Parts Classification. VTS
UPC Universal Product Code (Bar Code) ENG
UPC Uniform Parts Classification. A corporation - established parts classification system that FIN, GMPT, GVDP, ENG, AVDC
provides a systematic method of classifying vehicle components utilized in the assembly of GM
vehicles. The classification of vehicles components is based primarily on function and isolates
vehicle components into fourteen major sections that are further divided into subsections. This
results in a very detailed classification of parts.
UPC&FNA Uniform Part Code & Functional Name Address
UPC-FNA Universal Parts Classification – Functional Name Analysis GVDP
UPD Update/Updated. ENG
UPL Unit Part List ENG
UPR Universal Pressure Regulator ENG
UPR Upper. An abbreviation. ENG
UPS Uninterruptable Power Source (or Supply) ENG
UPS United Parcel Service GMPT
UPSHFT Upshift. An abbreviation. ENG
URC Uniform Restriction Code. ENG
URGT Urgent. ENG
URL Uniform Resource Locator. Addressing system used in the World Wide Web and other Internet GMPT
resources. The URL contains information about the method of access, the server to be
accessed and the path of any file to be accessed.
URR Upper Rear Roof
URT University Relations Team HR
URTC University Relations TeamCoordinator HR
us Micro second ENG
US United States. MFD
US PRO United States Product Data Organization. An umbrella organization over CAD standards AIAG
development
USABC United States Advanced Battery Consortium. Made up of Ford, GM, Chrysler and the Federal ENG
Government.
USAC United States Auto Club
USAMP United States Automotive Materials Partnership. Mission is to conduct vehicle-oriented GMPT
research and development in materials and materials processing to improve the
competitiveness of the U.S. auto industry.
USAMP US Advanced Materials Partnership ENG
USART Universal Synchronous Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter ENG
USB Universal Serial Bus (much faster than serial and parallel communications. It is also much ENG
more flexible: it will be able to connect to possibly hundreds of devices simultaneously.)

USB Upper Side Band ENG

USC United States Customs AIAG
USCAR United States Council for Automotive Research. VTS, ENG
USCC United States Chamber of Commerce
USDOT United States Department Of Transportation (usually just referred to as DOT)
USE Use All Stock. ENG
USEC Microsecond. Normally written as 'us'. ENG
USENET United States and Extraterrestrial News Elimination Tool
USG Usage. ENG
USGPO United States Government Printing Office
USIA United States Information Agency
USOC User State of Charge ENG
USS United States Ship
USSB United States Satellite Broadcasting ENG
USSRS User Self Service Request System (system to computerize IT requests - Car Group)
UTC Coordinated Universal Time ENG
UTD Universal Theft Deterrent (module) ENG
UTE Union Technique de l'Electricite ENG
UTP Unshielded Twisted Pair (wiring) ENG
UTQR Uniform Tire Quality (grading) Regulation ENG
UV Ultra-Violet ENG
UVA Ultra-Violet Analysis. ENG
UVI User Vehicle Interface.
UXGA Ultra Extended Graphics Architecture (This term describes a display with 1600x1200 pixel
resolution.)
Acronym Definition Department
V Vanadium
V Volt (unit of electrical potential) ENG
V Volt. An abbreviation. ENG
V&M View & Mark-up ENG
V/CVR Valve cover. An abbreviation. ENG
V2V Vehicle-to-Vehicle, GM-NAO (5.9 Ghz vehicle to vehicle communications channel)
V6 Six Cylinder Engine - arranged in a V (60-90 angle) GMPT
V8 Eight Cylinder Engine - V with 90 angle bet. cylinder banks GMPT
VA Value Analysis (This method analyses a process not as a collection of people or actions which
contribute to product realization, but as a collection of functions which need to be satisfied by a
process with the goal of responding to the needs of the customer.)
VA/VE Value Analysis/Value Engineering. Also seen as VAVE but the preferred acronym is with the
forward slash '/'.
VABA Vehicle Assessment & Benchmarking Activity ENG
Vac Vacuum (an abbreviation) PSEO
VAC Vacuum. An abbreviation. ENG
VAC Vehicle Assessment Center. ENG
VAC Voltage, Alternating Current. ENG
VAD Velocity and Displacement
VAD Voice Activity Detector ENG
VADC Vehicle Architecture Deliverables Complete GVDP, ENG
VAIS Vehicle Architecture Information System ENG
VAL Valance. An abbreviation. ENG
VAL Validated/Validation. The Product Engineering process that verifies when a design achieves its ENG
design objective either by laboratory or road test, or engineering analysis.
VALP Validation Plan ENG
VAM Vehicle Architecture Manager. CIT’s report to VAM. ENG, GVDP, GMPT
VAMS Vehicle Availability Management System
VAN Value Added National. The Mexican customs content requirements. AIAG, ENG
VAN Value Added Network AIAG, GMPT
VAN Vanity. An abbreviation. ENG
VAPIR Vehicle And Process Integration Review (Typical responsibilities are to: review program goals GVDP, ENG, GMU, GMPT
from an overall vehicle standpoint, provide tradeoffs at vehicle level where required to meet
goals, review program schedule status and resolve issues, review status of vehicle build
programs [e.g., Alpha, Beta, Prototype], assure conformance to product and performance as
documented in Program Plan Book, VTS and MTS, review and evaluate specific changes
developed by SMT/PMT/PDT to meet Program targets, promote use of common
systems/processes, assure Quality/Cost/Warranty/HPV goals for Non-GMT and GMX
programs are achieved, assure plant build concerns are resolved.)

VAR Value Added Reseller

VAR Variable. An abbreviation. ENG
VARACTOR VARiable capACiTOR diode ENG
VAS Validate Assembly Structure
VAS Vehicle Account System
VAS Vehicle Assembly Structure.
VASTD Vehicle Assembly Standard Time Data. GVDP, ENG
VAT Value Added Tax ENG
VAT Value Added Time.
VATS Vehicle Anti-Theft System. PSEO, ENG
VATS Vehicle Architecture Technical Specifications ENG
VAV Virtual Archive Vehicle GVDP, ENG
VAVE Value Analysis/Value Engineering. The acronym is usually written with a forward slash, '/',
inserted as in VA/VE rather than VAVE, but has the same meaning.
VAX Virtual Address eXtension ENG
VBARS Vehicle Billing & Accounts Receivable System ENG
VBAT Voltage at Battery (battery voltage).
VBC Vehicle Build Card
VBC Velocity Boundary Curve
VBOM Visual Bill Of Material
VBR Variable Bit Rate ENG
VBS Vehicle Breakdown Structure ENG
VBS Vehicle Build Schedule
VBT Vehicle Broadcasting & Tracking
VC Virtual Circuit. ENG
VCC Viscous Converter Clutch GMPT
VCC Viscous Converter Control. ENG
VCCI Voluntary Control Council for Interference. VTS, ENG
VCD Vehicle Chief Designer. GVDP, ENG, GMPT
VCD Vehicle Configuration Document. ENG
VCE Variable Cycle Engine
VCE Vehicle Chief Engineer. Member of the VLE Team.The VCE is the top-level Engineer for a ENG, QVR, GVDP, GMPT, GVDP
program. Each VLE Team may have more than one VCE.
VCI Vehicle Communications Interface. PSEO
VCI Vehicle Configuration Index.
VCIM Vehicle Communications Interface Module.
VCIT Vehicle Compartment Integration Team ENG
VCM Vehicle Control Module. PSEO, ENG, GMPT
VCME Vehicle Cost Management System ENG
VCO Valve-Covered Orifice ENG
VCO Voltage Controlled Oscillator ENG
VCP Variable Cam Phaser ENG, GMPT
VCP Vehicle Component Protection. Device and/or design to prevent theft of components; e.g. ENG
radio, cassette player, phone, etc.
VCR Variable Compression Ratio ENG, GMPT
VCR Video Cassette Recorder ENG
VCRI Validation Cross Reference Index. A/D/V, GVDP, ENG
VCRI Vehicle Cross Reference Index. ENG
VCRP Vehicle cost Reduction Program. ENG
VCS Vehicle Control System. ENG
VCSEL Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (Semiconductor microlaser diode that emits light in a ENG
cylindrical beam vertically from the surface of a fabricated wafer.)
VCSL Vehicle Crashworthiness Safety Laboratory
VCTS Vehicle Cost Tracking System. ENG
VCV Vacuum Check Valve. ENG
VCV Virtual Concept Vehicle
VCVA Virtual Concept Vehicle Assessment GVDP
VCVS Vehicle Component Verification System. ENG
VCW Vehicle Capacity Weight. ENG
VCW Vehicle Curb Weight. ENG
VCXO Voltage Controlled Crystal Oscillator ENG
VDA Variation Drivers Analysis (A key feature of VDA is the ability to differentiate between two
types of variation: variation added at an individual operation and variation transmitted from
previous operations.)
VDA Verband der Automobileindustrie. German Automotive Manufacturers Association. AIAG
VDAH Variable DAH ENG
VDA-SF Verband der Automobileindustrie, Flaschenschnittstelle - The VDA's specification for the AIAG
exchange for surface model data between CAD/CAM systems.
Vdc Voltage (direct current) ENG
VDC Vehicle Delivery Card
VDCC Vehicle Dynamics & Chassis Center. ENG
VDCSS Vehicle Driven Component Sets Strategy VTS, ENG
VDD Version Description Document. ENG
VDE Verband Deutscher Elektrontechniker (German Society of Electrical Engineers) VTS, ENG
VDI Vehicle Deformation Index
VDL Vehicle Data Link. ENG
VDM Vehicle Dynamics Model
VDN Vehicle Description Number. ENG
VDOC Vertical Depth of Chord
VDP Vehicle Development Plan. ENG
VDP Vehicle Development Process. QVR, GVDP, GMPT, ENG, AVDC

VDP18 Vehicle Development Process, 18 Months ENG

VDP24 Vehicle Development Process, 24 Months GVDP
VDPC Vehicle Design Process Center.
VDPC Vehicle Development Portfolio Center GMU
VDPC Vehicle Development Process Center
VDPC Vehicle Development Process Council.
VDPO Vehicle Development Process Organization ENG
VDPP Vehicle Development Production Process. Phases of development beginning at Concept GVDP, ENG
Initiation through design, product engineering, prototype, validation, die management,
functional evaluation and pilot.
VDR Vehicle Data Recorder. Also known as the Flight recorder. A diagnostic tool used in GM VSSM
dealerships.
VDR Vehicle Dealer Recorder PSEO
VDR Verified Data Release. To mark that point in time at which the Verified Class 'A' Math Data GVDP, ENG, GMPT
(commonly referred to as the Verified Data Release [VDR]) for the selected divisional design
theme is released for all Interior and Exterior surfaces with the exception of any item that
would not impact the critical path or delay any of the builds.
VDS Vehicle Description Summary. Engineering document defining the relationship of models and GVDP, FIN, GMPT, ENG
options in a vehicle line.
VDS Vehicle Development Study (J.D. Power) ENG
VDSL Very High data rate Digital Subscriber Line ENG
VDSR Venture Development Strategy Review ENG
VDT Vehicle Development Team: Typical function is to: Provide leadership to the PMTs to integrate GVDP, ENG
and achieve total vehicle performance goals. Responsibilities: Chairman is
champion/advocate, knowledge center for performance area (reports vehicle status to VAPIR
Team, chairs meetings as required), coordinate development of strategies to meet vehicle
performance goals. Typical attendees are: Systems Engineering or Development Director
(Chair), Bubble Owners, TVIE, Selected Release Directors, Program Manager(s), Vehicle
Chief Engineer, Others as required.

VDT Vehicle Display Terminal

VDT Visual Display Terminal. ENG
VDTA Vehicle Dynamics Test Area. Area at the GM Milford Proving Ground. VTS
VDTO Vehicle Development & Technical Operations GVDP, ENG
VDTO Vehicle Development Technology Organization. ENG
VDTOG Vehicle Development & Technical Operations Group. ENG
VDTV Variable Dynamics Testbed Vehicle (NASA experimental vehicle for study of crash avoidance
and driving related human factors.)
VDU Visual Display Unit. ENG
VDV Vacuum Delay Valve. ENG
VDV Vacuum Differential Valve. ENG
VDV Vehicle Dimensional Variation. GVDP, ENG
VE Validation Engineer. ENG
VE Value Engineering (a professionally applied, function-oriented, systematic team approach used
to analyze and improve value in a product, facility design, system or service)
VE Vehicle Emissions
VE Vehicle Engineer ENG
VE Volumetric Efficiency ENG
VEBM Vehicle Engineering Business Manager GVDP
VEC Vehicle Engineering Center. (formally the Mid-Lux building) GVDP, ENG, GMPT
Veh Vehicle (an abbreviation) PSEO
VEH Vehicle. An abbreviation. ENG
VEL Vehicle Emissions Laboratory ENG
VEM Virtual Engineering Manager
VEO Vehicle Emissions Observation
VEQRD Vehicle Engineering Quality Reliability Durability.
Ver Version (an abbreviation) PSEO
VERN Vehicle Electronics Remote Node ATV
VERONICA Very Easy Rodent Oriented Net-wide Index to Computerized Archives (Pre WWW ‘gopher’
site, FTP stuff, indexing method. A gopher site has an address beginning with gopher:
"gopher://gopher.micro.umn.edu/".)
VERP Verification Plan ENG
VERR Voluntary Emissions Recall Report. ENG
Vert Vertical (an abbreviation) PSEO
VERT Vertical. An abbreviation. ENG
VES Variable Effort Steering. PSEO, ENG
VES Vehicle Emission System (Standard). ENG
VESA Video Electronics Standards Association ENG
VESC Vehicle Equipment Safety Commission. ENG
VESCOM Vehicle Software Configuration Management. ENG
VET Vehicle Elapsed Time. ENG
VF Vacuum Fluorescence. PSEO, ENG
VFAT Virtual File Allocation Table
VFC Voltage to Frequency Converter ENG
VFD Vacuum Fluorescence Display. ENG
VFFS Virtual Flex Fuel Sensor. Used on E85 systems GMPT
VFS Variable Fuel Sensor ENG
VFV Variable Fueled Vehicle ENG
VGA Variable Gain Amplifier ENG
VGA Video Graphics Array ENG
VGC Video Graphics Controller ENG
VGI Veiling Glare Index. VTS
VGPD Vehicle Group Planning Directors.
VH Vehicle Handling. ENG
VHCM Vehicle Height Control Module (aka. VHSS)
VHDL VHSIC Hardware Description Language ENG
VHF Vehicle Handling Facility
VHF Very High Frequency (30-300MHz)
VHS Video Home System
VHSIC Very High Speed Integrated Circuit
VHSS Vehicle Height Suspension System (Function)
VHT Vehicle Hours of Travel
VIA Vehicle Integration Area A/D/V
VIAC Vehicle Imperatives Allocation Complete. GVDP
VIB Vibrate. An abbreviation. ENG
VIC Vehicle Integration Center.
VIC Visual Idea Center. ENG
VICS Vehicle Information Communication System PSEO
VICS Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Standards
VID Vehicle Information Database. ENG
VID Virtual Image Display. ENG
VIDS Video Incident Detection System
VIE Vehicle Integration Engineer. GVDP, ENG, GMPT
VIM Variable Intake Module GMPT
VIM Vehicle Integration Manager. See EGM.
VIM Vehicle Interface Module. ENG
VIN Vehicle Identification Number. PSEO, VTS, FIN, GMPT, GVDP,
ENG, VSSM
VINCR Vehicle Incident Non Conformance Report (Electrical IR)
ViniVA Virtual Initial Vehicle Assessment GVDP
VIP Vehicle Information Processing. ENG
VIP Video Image Processing
VIP 2000 Visually Integrated Personal System 2000. ENG
VIPS Vehicle Information & Pricing System (GM Europe System only). FIN
VIRR Vehicle Integration Readiness Review. ENG
VIRS Vehicle Incident Reporting System
VIS Vehicle Information System. It contains the "Who, What, When, Why and How" for a vehicle GVDP, GMU, ENG, GMPT
program. This system is deployed as the global common program execution tool for program
information, tracking, and communication in support of the Vehicle Line Executive (VLE)
structure. VIS is a collection of databases, and it promotes enterprise information sharing
through a common implement - Lotus Notes®™.
VIS Vehicle Inquiry System. Refer to GMVIS.
VISA Virtual Instrumentation Software Architecture ENG
VISFLY Product description for data fly-throughs / Visualization & Animation of Math Data ENG
VISS Vehicle Information Service System. No longer used; refer to GMVIS. ENG
VIT Vehicle Integration Team. A Change Management Board for vehicle level requirements: ENG
Reviews and approves Vehicle Configuration Document (VCD), Vehicle Technical Spec (VTS),
Manufacturing Technical Spec (MTS), and Material Management Technical Spec (MMTS)
change requests.
VITA VMEbus Internationsl Trade Association ENG
VIU Vehicle Interface Unit PSEO
VIV Virtual Integration Vehicle
VIVA Virtual Initial Vehicle Assessment ENG
VIVA Virtual Integration Vehicle Assessment GVDP
VIVAC Virtual Integration Vehicle Assessment Complete.
VLAN Virtual Local Area Network (A VLAN is created when a bunch of physically connected ports are
grouped together by network hardware that supports VLANs. These VLANs are each treated
as completely separate entities and can only be joined together by a router. This scheme is
useful for grouping departments together for security and minimizing network traffic.)

VLAT Vehicle Level Allocatable Test(s).

VLC Vehicle Launch Center. ENG
VLC Vehicle Line Controller.
VLCS Vehicle (assembly) Line Control System ENG
VLD Vehicle Line Director. GVDP
VLD Video Line Doubler ENG
VLE Vehicle Line Executive. Single - point person responsible for product development of assigned QVR, GVDP, GMU, ENG, GMPT,
programs. Leads VLE Team. Advocate for target customers. Held accountable for program FIN
objectives.
VLE Gates Minor gates which are the responsibility of the VLE and VLE Team. ENG
VLE Team Assistant VLE (as needed). QVR, ENG
VLES Vehicle Lighting & Electrical Subcommittee. ENG
VLFL Very Low Frequency ENG
VLIW Very Long Instruction Word ENG
VLM Vehicle Launch Manager. GVDP, ENG
VLM Vehicle Line Manager
VLO Vehicle Launch Overview. GVDP
VLP Vehicle Launch Process.
VLP Vehicle Line Profit. FIN
VLPD Vehicle Line Planning Directors GVDP
VLPM Vehicle Line Planning Managers GVDP
VLR Voltage Loop Reserve.
VLSI Very Large Scale Integrated circuit. ENG
VLT Vehicle Level Test.
VLT Vehicle Line Team. GVDP
VLT Vehicle Link Tester
Vlv Valve (an abbreviation) PSEO
VLV Valve. An abbreviation. ENG
VM Variation Management. ENG
VM Vehicle Manufacturer ENG
VM Virtual Machine
VM Virtual Mule.
VM Voice Mail ENG
VMAS Vehicle Mass Analysis System (A set of analysis reporting tools located within the Product
Description System.)
VMDS Vehicular Microcomputer Development System. ENG
VME Verso Module Eurocard ENG
VME Virtual Machine Environment ENG
VME Voice Message (or Mail) Express ENG, GMPT, VSSM
VMI Vehicle and Manufacturing Integration
VMOS Vertical Metal Oxide Semiconductor
VMRR Vehicle & Manufacturing Requirements Review. A final technical review of the entire vehicle GVDP, ENG, GMU
program.
VMS Virtual Memory operating System. Proprietary operating system of Digital Equipment Corp. ENG

VMS Variable Memory System ENG

VMT Vehicle Management Team
VMT Vehicle Miles Traveled ENG
VMTS Vehicle & Manufacturing Technical Specs
VN Variation Notice. ENG
VNC Vehicle Noise Control. ENG
VNS Vehicle Noise Standards. ENG
VNS Vehicle Noise System. ENG
VNT Variable Nozzle Turbine (Mercedes E class) GMPT
VNT Variable Nozzle Turbocharger
VOC Voice Of The Customer. A customer satisfaction supportive strategy of the Quality Network GVDP, ENG
that acts as a driving force upon the business process by providing accurate information in
determining customer requirements. As such, it will act as a weighty factor in the decision-
making process as well as a yardstick in the system of measuring how well the business is
truly meeting the needs of both the ultimate consumer and the internal customer of the next
process.

VOC Volatile Organic Compounds ENG

VOCIP Voice Of the Customer Improvement Process
VOD Voice of Design. GVDP, ENG, GMPT
VOM Vehicle Order Management.
VOM Volt-Ohm Meter ENG
VOMS Vehicle Order Management System.
VOO Voice Of The Operator. ENG
VOS Vehicle Operation System. ENG
VOS Vendor Order Status ENG
VOV Variable Orifice Tank Vent Valve ENG
VOX Voice Operated Transmitter ENG
VP Vapor Pressure
VP Vehicle Performance
VP Volume Production. ENG
VPB Voltage Protected Battery. ENG
VPC Vehicle Planning Coordinator. GVDP
VPC Virtual Product Console ENG
VPF Vector Product Format
VPI Vehicle Physical Integration GVDP
VPI Vehicle Program Initiation GVDP, R&D, ENG, AVDC
VPIS Vehicle Profile Information System. GMPT
VPIT Vehicle Performance Integration Team ENG
VPM Vehicle Performance Manager. This position is/was known as the A/D/V Manager. PIT’s report ENG
to Vehicle Performance Manager.
VPN Virtual Private Network (Constructed by connecting computers together over the Internet and AVDC
encrypting their communications so that other people cannot understand the communications.
The benefit is that people can connect to the LAN from anywhere on the Internet. This allows
easier connectivity and lower phone bills for travelling salespeople. They just sign up with a
national ISP and call local POPs from their hotels as they travel the country and easily connect
back to their company's local network.)
VPNV Vehicle Powertrain Noise & Vibration.
VPP Vehicle Physical Partitioning. ENG
VPPS Vehicle Partitioning & Product Structure (The VPPS functional view breaks the vehicle down to ENG, GMU, AVDC, GVDP
subsets, such as chassis, electrical, and exterior. The functional hierarchy extends from the
top, vehicle level to four levels deep, depending on the needs of each functional subsystem.
The content of each level is explicitly described by the content of the next [higher] level,
eliminating guesswork and potential misinterpretation. VPPS is anchored in the UPC / FNA
classification structure that is used for functionally categorizing parts.)

VPR Vapor. An abbreviation. ENG

VPR Vehicle Product Review.
VPS Vehicle Processing System. ENG
VPVA Virtual Product/Process Validation/Vehicle Assessment GVDP
VPVV Virtual Product/Process Validation Vehicle
VPW Variable Pulse Width
VQ Vector Quantization
VQL Virtual Query Language
VR Vacuum Regulator. ENG
VR Variable Reluctance
VR Virtual Reality ENG
VR Voltage Regulator PSEO
VR Voting Representative. The person from an AIAG member company designated to serve as AIAG
liaison to AIAG.
VRA Voluntary Restraint Agreement. ENG
VRAM Volatile Random Access Memory.
VRC Virtual Reality Center.
VRDS Vehicle Resale Disclosure System. ENG
VRLA Valve Regulated Lead Acid ENG
VRM Vehicle Range Maximum. ENG
VRM Voice Recognition Module ENG
VRML Virtual Reality Modeling Language ENG
VRR Vehicle Requirement Review. ENG
VRS Voice Response System
VRT Variation Reduction Team.
VRU Vulnerable Road Users
VS Vacuum Sensor GMPT
VSA Variation Simulation Analysis. ENG
VSAS Variation Simulation Analysis System. ENG
VSAS Vehicle Synthesis, Analysis, & Simulation (VSAS GPC [Global Process Center] is an GVDP, ENG, GMPT, AVDC
integrated team of highly skilled, enthused people from the Engineering and IS&S communities
whose central focus is GM's CAE activities. Our mission is to reduce vehicle development time
and cost, and improve quality, by identifying a common and "best" set of CAE tools and
processes, ensuring that they are institutionalized throughout GM, and applying them to all GM
product programs.)

VSAS Verification Simulation Analysis System

VSB Vestigial Side Band ENG
VSC Variable Speed Control
VSC Vehicle Security Committee. ENG
VSC Vehicle Skid Control
VSCL Vehicle Safety & Crashworthiness Laboratory (at Milford Proving Grounds)
VSD Vehicle Simulation Department. ENG
VSE Vehicle Systems Engineer(ing). ENG, GVDP, GMU
VSES Vehicle Stability Enhancement System. PSEO
VSG Vehicle Simulation Group (The VSG provides accurate, repeatable grade performance
measurements on the dynamometer test system and simulations in our math model.)
VSG Vibrating Structure Gyroscope (or "tuning fork" gyro)
VSI Vehicle Serial Interface
VSI Vehicle Systems Interface
VSIA Virtual Socket Interface Alliance ENG
VSIC VSSM-Finance Sales Incentives Controls
VSIE Vehicle Service Integration Engineer.
VSIL Vehicle Service Integration Leader.
VSIM Vehicle Service Integration Manager. VSSM
VSIP Vehicle Safety Improvement Program. ENG, GMPT
VSIS Vehicle Service Information System. ENG
VSL / GME (Prototype Bill of Material) ENG
VSM Value Stream Mapping
VSM Variation Simulation Modeling. ENG
VSM Vehicle Service Monitor.
VSM Vehicle Simulation Modeling (A method for simulating random events to predict dimensional ENG
and tolerance accuracy. For each geometric entity being simulated, the values follow a pre-
defined distribution type [normal or non-normal.])
VSMT Vehicle Systems Management Teams. ENG
VSP Virtual Software Processor ENG
VSPA Very Small Peripheral Array ENG
VSPD Vehicle Speed PSEO
VSPLL Vehicle Safety, Patent, and Legal Liaison. ENG
VSR Validation Summary Report. ENG
VSR Vehicle Sensitive Retractor (A retractor that has a positive, self-locking mechanism that
automatically locks at or above a specified level of deceleration/acceleration.)
VSRM Vehicle Service Readiness Manager. No longer used; Refer to SPM.
VSS Vehicle Speed Sensor. PSEO, ENG, GMPT
VSSA Vehicle Systems Synthesis Analysis
VSSM Vehicle Sales Service Marketing. GM’s single point field support division. ENG
VSV Vacuum Solenoid Valve. PSEO
VSV Vehicle System Verification. ENG
VSV Virtual Structural Vehicle.
VSVA Virtual Structure Vehicle Assessment
VSVAC Virtual concept Vehicle Assessment Complete.
VSWR Voltage Standing Wave Ratio ENG
VTA Vehicle Team Analysis.
VTAM Virtual Telecommunications Access Method ENG
VTD Vehicle Theft Deterrent. PSEO, ENG
VTEC Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control ENG
VTF Vacuum Tube Fluorescent (display) ENG
VTG Variable Turbine Geometry (Mercedes E class) GMPT
VTG Vehicle Timing Group
VTIMS Vehicle Transportation Information System.
VTM Vortex Telecommunication Method. ENG
VTP Validation Test Procedure.
VTR Vehicle Teardown Request. ENG
VTS Vehicle Technical Specifications. Documents which define technical requirements for the VTS, GVDP, ENG, GMPT, GMU
vehicle development process. Technical definition of the vehicle’s functional characteristics
and requirements. Developed by the Engineering Integration team as a response to MSS ,
incorporating and balancing all known programs constraints. VTS is the highest level of
technical specification used to design the vehicle.
VTVML Vacuum Tube Volt Meter ENG
VV Variable Venture. ENG
VV Virtual Vehicle ENG
VVA Variable Valve Actuation ENG, GMPT
VVB Virtual Vehicle Build. AVDC
VVE Vehicle Validation Engineer
VVP Vehicle Verification Process. ENG
VVSS Vertical Volute Spring Suspension
VVT Variable Valve Timing GMPT
VVT(&L) Variable Valve Timing (& Lift) ENG
VWS Vehicle Windage Sensor. ENG
VXI VME eXtensions for Instrumentation Watt ENG
Acronym Definition Department
W Tungsten (Wolfram)
W Watt. ENG
W Watt. An abbreviation. ENG
W/ With. An abbreviation. ENG
W/H Wheelhouse. An abbreviation. ENG
W/LACE Windlace. An abbreviation. ENG
w/o Without PSEO
W/O Without. An abbreviation. ENG
W/PMP Water pump. An abbreviation. ENG
W/S Windshield. ENG
W/STR Weatherstrip. An abbreviation. ENG
W/UP Warm up. An abbreviation. ENG
W/W Windshield Wiper.
WA Washer. An abbreviation. ENG
WAA World headquarters Administrive Assistant. VSSM
WAAS Wide Area Augmentation System (FAA positioning and tracking system based on NASA's
IGDG software)
WAC Women's Advisory Council.
WAD Warranty Administration Division. VSSM
WAIS Wide Area Information Servers (A commercial software package that allows the indexing of
huge quantities of information. A prominent feature of WAIS is that the search results are
ranked (scored) according to how relevant the hits are.)
WAITS Wide Area Information Transfer System
WAL Work Authorization Level; S=structure, D=mock-up, B=ballasted structure, V=vehicle. ENG
WAN Wide Area Network. ENG
WARIA Workflow And Reengineering International Association
Warn Warning (an abbreviation) PSEO
WARR Warranty. An abbreviation. ENG
WASHTO Western Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
WAT Wafer Acceptance Test (Semiconductors)
WAT Water. An abbreviation. ENG
WATS Wide Area Telephone Service. ENG
WAVE What-If Analysis for Vehicle Engineering ENG
WAWOT What A Waste Of Time
WB Wheel Base. ENG
WB Wheelbase. An abbreviation. ENG
WBBA Worldwide Benchmarking and Business Analysis. GVDP, ENG, GMPT
WBL Web Based Learning
WBM Web Based Management
WBS Work Breakdown Structure. The WBS is a hierarchical structure of elements that can be used ENG, AVDC, FIN
for financial management as well as scheduling and planning of projects. The WBS Elements
represent the logical segmentation of the work involved in the project.
WBT Web Based Training. Service technician training via the internet. VSSM
WC Warranty Chargeback (code) ENG
WC Wheel Covers. ENG
WC Worker’s Compensation. ENG, GMU
WCB Will Call Back
WCDC Warranty Concern Detection Center GMPT, VSSM
WCELA West Coast Environmental Law Association
WCELRF West Coast Environmental Law Research Foundation
WCM Web Content Manager
WCMB Worst Case Modal Bandwidth
WCS Weight Classification System (Siemens occupant detection subsystem)
WD Wiring Diagram
WD Working Draft
WDC Workplace Development Center
WDIR World headquarters DIRector VSSM
WDM Wavelength Division Multiplex ENG
WDM Weight Drop Machine (Joint Delphi / Lear seat development project test & measurement
device [?])
WDO Window. An abbreviation. ENG
WDS Wheel Disc, Standard
WE Work Element
WEBG Webbing. An abbreviation. ENG
WEC Warren Engineering Center GMPT
WECARE Waste Elimination & Cost Awareness Rewards Everyone
WECW Warren Engineering Center West ENG
WEMA Worldwide Economics & Market Analysis ENG
WESS Weld Equipment Selection System
WEST Web-based Engineering Scheduling Tool
WFG Worldwide Facilities Group ENG, GMU, GMPT
WFUO With First Use Of. ENG
WGE Wedge. An abbreviation. ENG
WGM Windshield side Garnish Molding
WGS Water Gas Shifter ENG
WH Warehouse. ENG
WHI Western Highway Institute
WHL Wheel. An abbreviation. ENG
WHQ World Headquarters ENG
WIDS II WIDS II Is a specially developed computer software package to aid in the design of wiper
systems. This program has the capability to automatically flatten glass, generate FMVSS and
export area, develop linkage center lines, generate wipe patterns to meet legal requirements,
and to calculate blade angle of attack and rise and fall.
WIKIWISI Well, I'll know it when I see it
WIM Weight In Motion
WIM Wireless Identification Module
WIM Woe Is Me
WIM World In Motion (SAE sponsored, GM supported program to deliver encouragement and
training to 5th and 6th graders wrt to engineering careers.)
WINS Warranty Information Network System. VSSM, ENG
WIP Work In Progress. ENG
WIPT Work In Process Time.
WIS Warranty Information System. GMPT
WISE Web Integrated Service Environment
WITI Women In Technology International
WL White letter. An abbreviation. ENG
WL Working Level
WLAN Wireless Local Area Network ENG
WLDG Welding. An abbreviation. ENG
WLL Water Level Loaded (A theoretical method to distribute cargo weight using the dimensions of
the cargo area and the density of water to represent the cargo.)
WLL Wireless Local Loop ENG
WLM Weighted Linear Matrix
WLM Work Load Modeling ENG
WM SCM Wall Mount Standard Charge Module ENG
WMF Windows Metafile (MS Office bitmap image format)
WMGR Worm gear. An abbreviation. ENG
WMMS Warehouse Material Management System. ENG
WMS Warehouse Management System (The new system by which PDCs are run).
WMS Warranty Management System. VSSM
WMSCM Wall Mount Standard Charge Module
WO Work Order. ENG, GVDP
WOL Wake On LAN (This refers to a technology developed by the IBM and Intel Advanced
Manageability Alliance where a computer motherboard can turn itself on (and off) based on
signals arriving at the computers network card.)
WOM Wheel Opening Molding
WOM Write Only Memory
WORM Write Once Read Many (Older optical disk technology) ENG
WOT Wide Open Throttle. PSEO, VTS, GVDP, ENG
WOW Walks On Water
WOW Weight On Wheels
WOW Windows Of The World. GM’s corporate service provider of Verizon Cellular service, cellular WFG
phones and accessories.
WOW Worst Of the Worst GMPT
WP Word Perfect
WP Word Processor ENG
WP Work Plan
WP Working Paper
WP Write Protected
WPC Warranty Parts Center. VSSM, GMPT
WPCS Worldwide Product Cost System (GM Common Cost System for Assembly and Component FIN
Plants Worldwide. The primary function of WPCS is to value inventory and cost of
sales/production.)
WPO Work Place Organization. An operational standard that promotes a safe, clean, neat
arrangement of the workplace, which provides a specific location for everything, eliminates
anything not required, and supports the employee.
WPP Well Prepared People.
WPP Worldwide Product Planning. ENG
WPR Wiper. An abbreviation. ENG
WR Work Request.
WRAF Wide Range A/F Sensor ENG
WRAIR Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
WRAP Warranty Reproduction Attainment Process
WRAS Warranty Retrieval Analysis System. GMPT
WRC World Radio-communications Conference ENG
WRE Worldwide Real Estate.
WREVS Wide Range EVS ENG
WRG Wiring. An abbreviation. ENG
WRNG Warning. An abbreviation. ENG
WRT With Regard To
WRT With Respect To
WRT Work Related Travel. Normally refers to a GM owned vehicle used for GM business purposes. VSSM, CVO

WS Weld Specification
WS White stripe. An abbreviation. ENG
WS Work Station.
WSC World Semiconductor Council
WSF Windshield Frame
WSG Windshield Glass
WSI Wafer Scale Integration
WSI Windshield Inside of glass
WSO Windshield Outside of glass
WSPIT Work Structure Process Improvement Team ENG
WSR Weight Specification Record. ENG
WSS Wheel Speed Sensor. ENG
WSW Windshield wiper. An abbreviation. ENG
WSWA Windshield Washer. ENG
WSWA Windshield washer. An abbreviation. ENG
WT Weight. An abbreviation. ENG
WTCC Warren Technical Center Campus (formally Tech Center)
WTL Warren Test Laboratory
WTO World Trade Organization ENG
WTS Worldwide Travel Service
WUC Work Unit Counselor
WVAE Warranty & Vehicle Assembly Engineering.
WVEC Warren Vehicle Engineering Center
WVRM Worldwide Vehicle Regulations Manual. ENG
WWF World Wide Facilities
WWFG World Wide Facilities Group.
WWJD What Would Jesus Do
WWP World Wide Purchasing. GVDP, ENG, GMPT, EAG
WWT&B Worldwide Truck & Bus ENG
www World Wide Web. ENG, AVDC
WX Weather (Radio band). An abbreviation. ENG
WYBIWYG What you buy is what you get
WYNIWYG What You Need Is What You Get [claim of many systems] ENG
WYSIAYG What You See Is All You're Getting
WYSINWYG What you see is not what you'll get
WYSIWIS What You See Is What I See
WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get
WYSIWYL What you saw is what you lost
Acronym Definition Department
X12 See ASC X12 AIAG
X20F new auto 5 speed trans. Aka FNR GMPT
X21F barrel forward wrap around FWD 5-6 spd auto. trans. GMPT
X22 Car Request Form.
XCO Export Car Order.
XCVR Transceiver. An abbreviation. ENG
XDCR Transducer. An abbreviation. ENG
XDR eXternal Data Representation
Xe Xenon
XFER Transfer
XFMR Transformer. An abbreviation. ENG
XGA Extended Graphics Architecture (IBM's term for a computer monitor resolution standard of
1024 x 768 pixels and 16-bit color. Nowadays, XGA just means 1024 x 768. Laptop makers
often mention that their screens are XGA, meaning that they support that resolution.)
ENG
XHTML eXtended Hyper-Text Markup Language
XID Extended Identifier (C2C)
XIOS Extended Input Output System
XMAS eXtended Memory Specification
Xmit transmit.
XML EXtensible Markup Language (an application profile of SGML) AVDC
XMS Extended Memory Specification
XMTR Transmitter
XMTR Transmitter. An abbreviation. ENG
XOR eXclusive OR (This is an operation that can be executed on two or more binary strings. XOR
returns true or "1" if only one of the two strings contains a 1 at a particular bit position, and a
false, or "0" if both strings contain 0's or 1's at both positions: "One or the other, but not both.")

XPCI eXtended Peripheral Component Interface ENG

XPLA Extended Programmable Logic Array ENG
Xplat Cross platform.
Xpress Express (an abbreviation) PSEO
XSL Extensible Stylesheet Language (goes with XML)
XTAL Crystal
XTC Experimental Twin Cam Engine GMPT
XUI X-windows User Interface
Acronym Definition Department
Y Yes
Y Yttrium
Y12 Martin Marietta Energy System ENG
Y2K Year 2000 ENG
YACC Yet Another Compiler Compiler
YAFIYGI You Asked For It, You Got It
YAG Yttrium-Aluminum-Garnet
YAHOO Yet Another Hierarchical Organized Oracle
Yb Ytterbium
YEA Yield Enhancement Analysis (Semiconductors)
YGWYPF You Get What You Pay For
YIG Yttrium Iron Garnet ENG
YMCK Yellow Magenta Cyan Black
YOYO You're On Your Own
YRS Yaw Rate Sensor
YS Yes Service. Represents a service only part.
YTC Yellow Tag Code ENG
YTD Year To Date FIN, ENG
Acronym Definition Department
Z Zinc
ZAC Zone Access Control
ZBT Zero Bus Turnaround ENG
ZCS Zero Current Switching
ZD Zero Defects
ZEV Zero Emissions Vehicle. ENG, GMPT
ZF Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen (a German company that manufactures transmissions and
transaxles used in many exotic, high performance, and racing cars)
ZIF Zero Insertion Force ENG
ZIP Zig-zag Inline Package
ZIP Zone Improvement Plan (ala ZIP code)
ZISC Zero Instruction Set Computer (NASA)
ZMRI Zinc Metals Research Institute
ZORO Organization Re-alignment Opportunity VSSM
ZPR Zipper. An abbreviation. ENG
Zr Zirconium
ZSA Z-Subscription Agent
Department Definition Web site
AIAG Automotive Industry Action Group. A not-for-profit trade association of North http://www.aiag.org/
American vehicle manufacturers and suppliers. These member organizations
come together under the auspices of AIAG to tackle a wide range of industry
issues. The result of this work is the development of new technologies and the
standards that govern their usage.
AVDC Advanced Vehicle Development Center. The mission of the Advanced Vehicle http://gmna1.gm.com/vi/avdc/
Development Center is to provide a place for project teams made up of a
composite of organizations to collaborate and focus on a given concept
utilizing the Advanced Vehicle Development (AVD) process in order to deliver
required inputs for VPI.
CVO Company Vehicle Operations https://cvo.qekgs.com
EAG Enterprise Activities Group http://eag.gm.com/index.htm
ENG Engineering. Acronyms and Titles commonly used within the GM Engineering http://gmna1.gm.com/eng/grc/abbre.htm
Community.
ePD electronic Product Development http://epd.gm.com/DesktopServlet
EPMS Engineering Process & Math Strategy http://gmna1.gm.com/vle/mathstrat/
FIN GM Finance http://finance.iweb.gm.com/index.jsp
GMB General Motors Brazil
GM Defense
GMCL General Motors Canada limited
GMPT General Motors PowerTrain http://powertrain.gm.com/
GMU Acronyms within this listing are found in numerous on-line course materials http://gmu.iweb.gm.com:80/home/gmuhome.html
within the GMU web site; not within a single listing.
GVDP Global Vehicle Development Process. Acronyms from all Vehicle Development http://vdp.gm.com/gvdp/index.htm
Processes (VDP) including 4 Phase, VDP24, VDP18, etc.
HR Human Resources (General Motors) http://hr.gm.com/
ILM Information LifeCycle Management. http://ilm.gm.com/
MFD Metal Fabricating Division http://mfd.gm.com/quality/qs-9000/doccenter/
manuals/mfdqman.doc
PSEO Product Service Engineering Operations. A department of Service Operations http://so.gm.com/product/pseo.html
(SO). Acronyms listed with this department are official listings from their own
acronym list.
QVR Quality Valve Review. http://trucktown.gm.com/rq/quality/qualityvalve/
Welcome.htm
R&D General Motors Research & Development http://gmr.gm.com/
SO Service Operations. A division of Vehicle Sales, Service, Marketing. Acronyms http://so.gm.com/
with this listing are general in nature and can reflect titles, departments, forms,
equipment, etc. Most of the acronyms will be unique to Service Operations and
it's departments.
VTS Vehicle Technical Specification. Core listing of acronyms, abbreviations and
symbols that are used in the Global VTS template document. This listing is
found in section 6.3.
WFG Worldwide Facilities Group.
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A 688
B 323
C 1039
D 615
E 514
F 381
G 373
H 220
I 464
J 67
K 55
L 264
M 514
N 302
O 179
P 828
Q 102
R 535
S 839
T 427
U 126
V 385
W 172
X 30
Y 18
Z 16
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