Acronym Definition DepartmentA Ampere (unit of electrical current)ENGA Frontal Area (a symbol)VTSA/C Air Cleaner.A/C Air Conditioning.PSEO, VTS, GVDP, ENG A/CL Air Cleaner.ENGA/D Analog to Digital PSEO, ENGA/D,D/A Analog-to-Digital, Digital-to-Analog.ENGA/D/V Analysis / Development / Validation GVDP, GMPTA/D/VP&R Analysis/Development/Validation Plan & ReportA/DFL Air Deflector. An abbreviation.ENGA/DM Authoring & Data ManagementA/F Air/Fuel Ratio.PSEO, ENG, GMPTA/H Air over Hydraulic ENGA/Nut Anchor Nut ENGA/P Accounts PayableA/P Air Pump ENGA/R Accounts ReceivableA/R Appropriation Request GMPTA/Rst Armrest ENGA/Rtl Anti-Rattle ENGA/S Auto Sequence.ENGA/Susp Air Suspension ENGA/T Automatic Transmission.PSEO, ENGA/Trns Automatic Transmission ENGA/V Audio/VisualGVDP, ENG, GMU, GMPT A1R Alpha 1 Release. To mark that point in time as which the design,manufacturing, and engineering information for the Alpha 1 vehiclebuild is released.A1VA Alpha 1 Virtual Assessment ENGA2LA American association of Laboratory Accreditation GMPTGVDP, ENG, GMU, GMPT A2R Alpha 2 Release. To mark that point in time as which the design,manufacturing, and engineering information for the Alpha 2 vehiclebuild is released.A2VA Alpha 2 Virtual Assessment ENGA3Automatic Three Speed Transmission (No longer built or used)ENGA4Automatic Four Speed Transmission ENGAA Algorithmic ArchitectureAA Alternate AnalysisAA Aluminum AssociationGVDP, ENG, GMU, GMPT AA Approve Architecture. To mark that point in time at which there is aregular meeting of the Automotive Strategy Board (ASB) wherethe Architecture Contract is brought forward for approval. Thisresults in deliverables that document the Global Corporateapproval of the proposed new architecture (or the significantmodification to an existing architecture), and also givesauthorization (but not funding) to complete the development,implement the architecture at the Bill of Process and Bill ofMaterial level, and approve its use for the identified current and/orfuture Portfolio Plan products.AA Atomic AbsorptionAAA American Automobile Association.ENGAAAAA American Association Against Acronym AbuseAAAD Association of Automotive Aftermarket DistributorsAAC Advanced Audio CompressionAAC Automotive Advertisers Council ENGAACA Antique Automobile Club of AmericaAACA Amphibious Auto Club of AmericaAAD Assembly Aid Devices.ENGAADT Average Annual Daily Travel [number of vehicles on a highwaysegment]AAES American Association of Engineering SocietiesAIAGAALA American Automobile Labeling Act. Requires a label placed on newcars identifying the country of origin of certain major parts of autossuch as engine and transmission, and identifying whose totalcontent in the vehicle is greater than 15%.AAM Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (replaces AAMA)ENG, GMPTAAM American Axle & ManufacturingAAMA American Automobile Manufacturers Association (disbanded).ENG, GMPTAAMI American Association of Medical Instrumentation ENGAAOL Automotive Aftermarket On LineAAP Appearance Approval Report.AAPA American Association of Port AuthoritiesAAR Appearance Approval Report.ENG, GMPTAARS Affirmative Action Reporting System ENGAASHTO American Association of State Highway and TransportationOfficialsAAT Ambient Air Temperature.PSEOAB Auxiliary Battery ENGABA Agreement to Build Alpha (4ØVDP).ENGABA American Banking Association EAGABA American Bus AssociationFINABAP Advanced Business Application Programming. (Programs writtenin this language are referred to as ABAPs). ABAP/4 is a fourthgeneration programming language developed by SAP to developbusiness applications.ABB Agreement To Build Beta (4ØVDP).ENGABC Acceleration Boundary CurveABC Active Body Control (DC suspension system).GMPTABC Activity Based Costing.ENG, GMPTABCM Activity Based Cost Management.ABE Advanced Body EngineeringABEL Advanced Boolean Expression Language [a Data-I/O Trademark]ABF Abdomen ForceABIOS Advanced BIOS [Basic Input / Output System]ABL Assembly Breakdown List.ENGABM Assistant Brand Manager GMUABMF Assistant Brand Manager - Finance GMUABMM Assistant Brand Manager of Marketing GMUABMP Assistant Brand Manager of Product GMUABNT Associacao Brasileria de Normas Teonicas (Brazil).ENGABP Acquisition Business Process. A GM business which is under FSS(Financial Shared Services ).ABP Advanced Business Processes (part of PC&L)ENGABP Agreement To Build Prototype.ENGABR Available Bit Rate ENGAbs Absorber. An abbreviation.ENGABS Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (a plastic).ENGABS Anti-Block Steering.ENGABS Antilock Brake System.VTS, GVDP, ENG, GMU, GMPT ABS Anti-Skid Braking System.ENGABS Automated Billing System. Owned by EAG Invoicing & AccountsEAG, FIN Receivable.ABTS All Belts To Seat. Used with reference to passenger restraints.ENGAbv Above. An abbreviation ENGENGABWO Administrative Build Work Order. It communicates the quantity,detail option content and desired build completion date of prototypeand development vehicles required for test and validation.AC Acceleration Complete.ENGAC Air Conditioning.GMU, GMPTAC Alternating Current.ENGAC Annual CostAC Auxiliary ControlACB Adaptive Cylinder Balance GMPTAcc Access. An abbreviation.ENGACC ACCumulator (an abbreviation)ENG, GMPTACC Adaptive Cruise Control (radar/laser controlled)ENGACCA Adaptive Cruise Control with AlertAccel Acceleration (an abbreviation)PSEO, ENG Acclrm Accelerometer. (an abbreviation).ENGAcclrtm Acceleration. (an abbreviation).ENGAccum ACCumulator (an abbreviation)PSEO, ENGAccy Accessory (an abbreviation)PSEOGVDP, ENG, GMU ACD Actual Completion Date. Confirmation that the deliverable has beenachieved.ACD Automatic Call DistributionACD Automotive Component DivisionACDS Automatic Change Detection System GMPTACE Accelerated Cost Estimate ENGACE Alliance for Clean EnergyACE Army Corps of EngineersACE Assistant Chief Engineer ENGACEA(European Car Manufacturers Association)ENGACEC American Consulting Engineers CouncilACEEE American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy ENGACF Access Control Facility.ENGACG Administrative Certification Group.ENGENGACG Allied (Automotive) Component Group. No longer used; nowDelphi.ACGW Automotive Components Group, Worldwide ENGACH Air Changes per HourACI Alloy Cast Iron ENGACI American Concrete InstituteACI Applied Ceramics, Inc.ENGACI Automatic Cargo IdentificationACIA Asynchronous Communications Interface Adapter ENGACL Access Control List. Used in Lotus Notes to control access tovarious databases.ACL Advanced CMOS LogicACL Air Cleaner PSEOACM Adjusting Credit Memo EAGACM Association of Computing Machinery.ENGACM Air Conditioning Module.PSEO, ENG ACMT Action Center Management Team.ENGACN Automated Crash Notification (SDM output of a GMLAN messagewhen any air bag is deployed)ACN Automatic Crash NotificationAcnt Accent (an abbreviation).ENGACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (specification)ENG ACRONYM Abbreviated Coded Rendition Of Name Yielding MeaningACRS Air Cushion Restraint System (no longer used, replaced with SIR).ENGFINACRS Accelerated Cost Recovery System. A depreciation method underUS tax law allowing for the accelerated write-off of property undervarious classification. Also see MACRS.ACS Accredited Standards Committee (ANSI)ACS Automatic Clearance SensingACSI American Customer Satisfaction IndexAcsry Accessory (an abbreviation)ENGAct Actual (an abbreviation)PSEOACT Acoustic Change TransportACT Assembly Component Tracking. A detailed list of parts contained inENGan assembly. ACT is available in the Product Description System(PDS).ACTC Air Conditioning Technical CommitteeActr Actuator (an abbreviation)ENGACTS Adaptive Computerized Training SystemACTS Advanced Car Technology SystemsACTS American Coalition for Traffic SafetyACTV Activate PSEOACV Actual Cash ValueACV Air Cushion VehicleAD Accommodated Device.PSEOAD Automatic Disconnect ENGADA Accident Data AnalysisADA Americans with Disabilities ActENGADAMS Automatic Dynamic Analysis of Mechanical Systems (A generalpurpose kinematics / dynamics analysis program used to modelvehicle handling and suspension performance.)Adap Adapter (an abbreviation)ENGAdapt Adaptive (an abbreviation)PSEOAdapts Adapters (an abbreviation)PSEOADC Analog-to-Digital Converter.ENGADD Advanced Development Directories ENGAddt Additive (an abbreviation).ENGADG Accommodated Device Gateway PSEOAdhes Adhesive (an abbreviation).ENGADI Analog Devices, Inc.ADI Area of Dominant Influence ENGAdj Adjust (an abbreviation)PSEO, ENGAdjr Adjuster (an abbreviation).ENGADL Assembly Diagnostic Link ENGADL Automatic Door Lock.PSEO, VTS, ENG ADM Accessory Drive Motor ENGADM Adjusting Debit Memo EAGADN Advanced Digital Network (Usually refers to a 56Kbps leased-line)ADP Advanced Development Process ENGADP Alternative Durability Process ENGADP Automatic Data Processing.ENGADP Advanced Development Process.ADPCM Adaptive Differential Pulse Code ModulationADPCM Adaptive Pulse Code Modulation.ENGADQA Automated Drive Quality AnalysisADR Alternate Dispute Resolution. Part of CARS VSSMADR Australian Design RulesAds Adsorber (an abbreviation). An emission control device which actsENGto take up gases and/or liquids by physical and/or chemical forces,such as with activated charcoal or the like, and releases it at a latertime.ADS Anti Dieseling Solenoid ENGADS Audio Distribution System ENGADS Auxiliary Discriminating Sensor PSEOADS Alternating Simultaneous Double Fire.ENGADSG Automotive Diagnostic Systems GroupADSIM Automotive Display Simulator ENGADSL Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (Usage is similar to a leasedENGline.)ADSL Asynchronous Data Subscriber Line [Supports data speeds over 2Mbps downstream (to the user) and slower speeds upstream (tothe Internet).]ADT Average Daily TrafficADTS Advanced Drive Train System ENGADTT Average Daily Truck TrafficAdv Advanced (an abbreviation).ENGADV Analysis, Development and Validation. (Should be written as A/D/V)GVDP, ENG, GMU, GMPTAE Acceleration Enrichment.ENGAE Advanced EngineeringAE Architectural EngineeringAEC Appearance Engineering Committee.AIAGAEC Automotive Electronics Council. The AEC was originally establishedby Chrysler, Delco Electronics, and Ford for the purpose ofestablishing common part-qualification and quality standards.Components meeting these qualification specifications areconsidered suitable for use in the harsh automotive environmentwithout additional component-level testing.AEC Atomic Energy CommissionAEC Automotive Emission Control.ENGAECD Automotive Emission Control Device.ENGAED Automotive Electronics Development.ENGAEEP Automotive Energy Efficiency Program.ENGAEI Automated Equipment IdentificationAERA Automotive Engine Rebuilders AssociationAES Advanced Engineering Staff.ENGAETR Advanced Electronically Tuned Radio.AF Actual Forecast.ENG, GMUAF Air Fuel Ratio. (see A/F at beginning of section).AF Alternative Fuel. See AltFuel.AF Axial FeedAFAIK As Far As I Know.AFC Accessory Function Controller ENGAFC Alkaline Fuel CellAFC Authorization for Check EAG, GMPTAFC Automatic Frequency ControlAFD Abrasive Flow Deburring.ENGAFD Architecture Flow Diagram.ENGAFECM Alternative Fuel Engine Control Module.PSEOAFIM Air-Fuel Imbalance Monitor.SO, GMPTAFL American Federation of Labor.ENGAFL-CIO American Federation of Labor and Congress of IndustrialOrganizationsAFM Air Flow Meter GMPTAFO Alternative Fuel Operation.PSEOAFR Air Fuel Ratio GMPTAFS Adaptive Frontlighting SystemAFS American Foundrymen’s SocietyAFSM Area Financial Services Manager. GMAC Market Area TeamMember, responsible for financial growth at the dealership throughGMAC.Aft After (an abbreviation)PSEOAFV Alternative Fuel Vehicle.ENGAg Silver (Argentium)AGA American Gas Association ENGAGC Automatic Gain Control ENGAGM Absorbent Glass Mat. Next generation of battery technology.ENGAGND Analog GrouND.ENGENGAGP Accelerated Graphics Port (circa 1997. A dedicated graphics portwhich allows higher throughput from the graphics card to theprocessor for speedier 3D graphics.)AGV Automatic Guided Vehicle ENGAGVS Automatic Guided Vehicle System ENGAh Ampere – Hours ENGAHAR Automatic Highway Advisory RadioAHDL Analog Hardware Descriptive LanguageAHESI Auburn Hills ESI (database)AHIPC Auburn Hills Information Processing Center ENGAHL Automatic HeadlampsAHLD Automatic Headlamp Leveling DeviceAHP Analytical Hierarchy Process ENGAHRS Adjustable Head Restraint SystemAHRS Amp-Hours (an abbreviation)PSEOAHS Automated Highway SystemsAHS Average Highway SpeedAI Air Inlet.ENGAI Artificial Intelligence.GVDP, ENG, GMUAIAGAI Automatic Identification - those technologies that provide methodsfor machine-readable data. The most popular AI medium is BarCoding.AIA American Institute of ArchitectsAIA Automobile Importers of America, Inc.ENGAIAG Automotive Industry Action Group. Automotive Industry ActionAIAG, GVDP, ENG, GMU, GMPT Group - A trade association working to increase memberproductivity through a cooperative effort of North American vehiclemanufacturers and their suppliers.AIAG, ENGAIAM Association of International Automobile Manufacturers. Theassociation of carmakers with operations in the U.S. and Canada.Membership is not restricted to U.S.-based companies. (seeAAMA)AIB ASI Input BufferAIC Automotive Information Council.ENGAICC Auxiliary Information & Control Center ENGAID Architecture Interconnect Diagram.ENGAIEG Automotive & Industrial Electronics Group (Div. Of Motorola)AIIM Association for Information & Image ManagementAIM Analog Input Module.ENGAIM Automatic Identification ManufacturersAIM Automatic Identification Manufacturers Association - Association ofAIAGcompanies that manufacture products for automatic identification,such as bar code readers, scanners, etc.AIMI American Isuzu Motors Inc.AIN Advanced Intelligent NetworkAIN Analog INput.ENGAIP ASI Input PackageAIPE American Institute (of) Plant EngineersAIR Air Injection Reactor (or Reaction).ENG, GMPTAIR Secondary Air Injection.PSEOAIS Abbreviated Injury ScaleAIS Architecture Interconnect Specification ENGAISI American Iron and Steel InstituteAITC Aerodynamics Integration Technical CommitteeAITPM American Institute of Total Productive MaintenanceAIW ASI Input WorkshopAKS Aluminum Killed Steel (The term "killed" is used because aluminumadditions cause the steel to lie quietly in the mold duringsolidification.)Al Aluminum (an abbreviation).ENGAL2All Seasons touring. A tire specification.ENGAL3All Seasons performance. A tire specification.ENGALAPCO Association of Local Air Pollution Control OfficesGVDP, ENG, GMU, GMPT ALBS Assembly Line Balance System. Computer system that helpsestablish and track assembly plant direct labor work assignments.ALC Automatic Lamp Control.PSEOALC Automatic Level Control.PSEO, ENGALCL Assembly Line Communication Link.ENGALDL Assembly Line Data Link GMPTALDL Assembly Line Diagnostic Link.PSEO, ENGALDM Attachment Level Design Method.FINALE Application Link Enabling. ALE facilitates the coupling of businessapplications which are distributed on different databases andprovides the functionality to distribute and receive data.ALG Automotive Lease Guide GMUALGOL Algebraic Oriented Language ENGALGOL ALGOrithmic Language.ENGAlgorithm A specific rule used to determine red/green status of a RigorousTracking and Throughput Management (RT&TM) measure.ALI Automotive Lift Institute.ENGALM Automatic Level Module.PSEOALN Actuator Line Nozzle ENGALR Alpha Level Release.GVDP, ENG, GMU, GMPT ALR Automatic Locking RetractorALRR Appropriation Line Revision RequestALS All Seasons (an abbreviation). A tire specification.ENGAlt Alternative (an abbreviation)PSEOAlt Altitude (an abbreviation).ENGAltFuel Alternative Fueled Vehicles. Vehicles that operated on fuels otherthan gasoline or diesel./eng/alto/ ALTO Accelerated Learning of Test Operations (New employees enteringspecific departments within Design Confirmation and Analysis willbegin an ALTO job simulation with the support of an assignedguide.)ALU Arithmetic & Logical Units.ENGAM Account Manager ENGAM Amplitude Modulation (an abbreviation). i.e. AM Radio.PSEO, VTS, ENGAMA American Marketing AssociationAMA American Medical AssociationAMA Area Module AdvisorAmb Ambient (an abbreviation).ENGAMC Air Management Control ENGAMD Accessory Motor Drive ENGAMDSG Automotive Manufacturers’ Dealer Systems GroupAME Advanced Manufacturing Engineering ENGAMECS Austerity Mode Emission Control System ENGAMEX American Express ENGAMFA Alternative Motor Fuel ActAMIC 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 hardwareand software interface standards for automotive information,communications and entertainment systems.)AML Adaptive Modeling LanguageAmm Ammeter (an abbreviation). A diagnostic instrument used forENGmeasuring electric current in amperes.Amp Ampere (an abbreviation).Amp Amplifier (an abbreviation)PSEOAmpf Amplifier (an abbreviation)ENGAMPO Association of Metropolitan Planning OrganizationsAmps Amperages (an abbreviation)PSEOAMPS Advanced Mobile Phone Service ENGAMPS Automated Material Procurement and Scheduling ENGAMPTS Allied Productive Material Transfer SystemAMR Anisotropic Magneto ResistanceAMRC Automotive Market Research Council.ENGAMS American Mathematical SocietyAMS Attendance Management System.ENGAMSL Above Mean Sea Level.ENGAmt Armature (an abbreviation).ENGAMT Analysis as Marketing Tool.AMuS Auto Motor und Sport (a German automotive magazine)AN Application Notes.ENGAnc Anchor (an abbreviation).ENGANC Active Noise Cancellation.ENGANDS Alpha-Numeric Display SystemANFIA Association Nationale Fra Industrie Automobilistich.VTSAutomobilistiche (National Association among AutomobileIndustries). Italian equivalent of Motor Vehicle ManufacturersAssociation.ANL Argonne National Laboratories ENG, GMPTANMC American National Metric Council.ENGANOVA ANalysis Of VAriance.ENG, GMPTANPRM Advance Notice of Proposed Rule Making.ENGANS American National Standard ENGANSI American National Standards Institute. The standards bodyAIAG, ENG, GMU, GMPT responsible for formalizing the U.S. voluntary standardsdevelopment process. ANSI is the U.S. representative to non-treatyinternational standards bodies such as ISO, IEC, and EDIFACT.Founded in 1918, ANSI ensures that a single set of non-conflictingstandards are developed for an area.ANSI/ASQ Q90 See ISO-9000.AIAGANT Antenna. An abbreviation.ENGANT Assemblies Navigation ToolAIAG, ENG, GMPT, AVDC ANX Automotive Network eXchange. A project administered by theAIAG to assure efficient and secure electronic communicationamong subscribers, so that an ANX subscriber company in theautomotive industry would require only a single access circuit tocommunicate with any other ANX subscriber. ANX is composed ofa TCP/IP network that includes trading partner subscribers, certified(Internet) service providers, and network exchange points.AOA Analysis Of AlternativesAOB Any Other Business.ENGAOIB Adjustable Off Idle Bleed (Carburetor).ENGAOL America On Line.AOQL Average Outgoing Quality Limit.ENGAORC Automotive Occupant Restraints CouncilAORS Advanced Occupant Restraint SystemAOS Automatic Occupant Suppression / Automatic Occupation detectingSensor.AOT Automotive Organization Team ENGAP Accounts Payable ENG, GMU, EAGAP Achievement Plan ENGAP Advanced Purchasing.GVDP, ENG, GMU, GMPTAIAGAP Application Protocol. An ISO standard, contained within ISO 10303(STEP), which specifies the STEP product data construct requiredfor the communication of information in a defined applicationcontext.AP Asian Pacific GVDP, ENG, GMUAP&P Accounting Practices & Procedures ENG, FINAP/S Achievement Plan / Scheduler ENGAPA Acquisition Process Analyst.ENGAPA Authorized Payment Approval EAGAPAA Automotive Parts and Accessories Association, Inc.ENGAPAC Auto Parts Advisory Commission ENGAPB Automatic Powertrain Braking GMPTAPC Automated Passenger CountingAPC Acquisition and Production Costs. Pertains to fixed assets.FINAPD Alliance Planning Director.ENG, GMU, GMPTAPD Assembly Plant Designator (used in PDS).APD Assembly Process Deviation.ENGAPD Avalanche Photo Diode ENGAPE Annual Program Execution.GVDPAPE Advanced Product Engineering (no longer used)ENGAPEAL Auto Performance Execution and Layout (J. D. Power)ENGAPEC Asian Pacific Economic Corporation ENGAPET Advanced Program Execution Team.GVDPAPEX Advanced Portfolio Exploration GVDP, ENGAPEX Advanced Product Exploration GVDP, GMUAPG Advanced Process Group GMPTAPI Advanced Product Information.GVDP, ENGAPI Advanced Programmable Interrupt control ENGAPI American Petroleum Institute.ENGAPI Annual Physical Inventory.FIN, ENG, GMU, GMPTAPI Application Programming Interface. A set of functions and/orENG, GMU, FINintegration points that system developers can use to enablecommunication between processes and/or applications. APIs allowfor interoperability and integration of systems by providing vendor-or product-independent communication between the systems,provided the systems share the same software and/or hardwareplatform.APIC Advanced Programmable Interface ControlAIAG, ENG, GMPTAPICS American Production & Inventory Control Society. A professionalsociety devoted to the improvement and advancement of inventoryand control management.APL Associative Programming Language.ENGAPLQ Applique. An abbreviation.ENGAPM Accelerator Pedal Module.ENGAPM Accessory Power Module (With a PIM, makes up PEB)ENGAPM Application Processor ModuleAPM Area Parts Manager VSSMAPM Automotive Process Model GVDP, ENG, GMU, AVDCAPM Area Parts Manager (Dealership contact/sales person for GMParts)APMES Advanced Product & Manufacturing Engineering Staff ENGAPMM Assembly Plant Material Management ENGAPMT Allied Productive Material Transfer FIN, EAGAPMTS Allied Productive Material Transfer System.ENG, GMPTAPO Asian Pacific Operations ENGAPP Accelerator Pedal Position PSEOAPP Applied Practices & Procedures ENGAPPL Application. An abbreviation.ENGMFD, GMPT, GVDP, ENG, GMU APQP Advanced Product Quality Planning. APQP is required for everypart coming from suppliers.Apr April (an abbreviation)PSEO, ENGAPR Annual Percentage Rate ENG, GMUAPR Appropriation Request Process.APR Automatic Password RequestAPR Automatic Password Reset.ENGAPRA Automotive Parts Rebuilders Association, Inc.ENGAPS Advanced Photo SystemAPS American Physical SocietyAPS American Psychological SocietyAPS Asynchronous Protocol SpecificationAPS Automated Patent SystemAPS Auxiliary Power Supply ENGAPSC Advanced Product Service Committee ENGAPSMB Accessory Power Supply Mother Board ENGAPT Adjustable Part Throttle ENGAPT Alliance Planning Team ENGAPT Automatic Programmed Tool ENGAPTA American Public Transit AssociationAIAG, ENGAPTA American Public Transport (or Transit) Authority. Group formed toset and represent industry requirements for public transit systems inNorth America.AIAGAPTA Automotive Products Trade Agreement. That portion of theU.S./Canadian Free Trade Agreement that referred to automotiveparts.APU Auxiliary Power Unit ENGAPV All Purpose Vehicle ENG, GMPTAPY Annual Percentage Yield.GMUAQ Air Quality.ENGAQC Air Quality Committee ENGAQL Acceptable Quality Level ENGAQMD Air Quality Management District.GMUAQNS Accelerated Quality Network Strategies GMPTAr ArgonAR Academic Relations HRAR Accounts Receivable.ENG, GMU, EAGAR Anti-Reflection.ENGAR Appropriation Request.GVDP, ENG, GMUAR As Required.ENGARA Automotive Recyclers AssociationARAN Automated Road AnalyzerARB Anti- Rollover BreakingARC Advanced Radio Concept.ENGARC Atlantic Research Corporation (air bag inflators: Knoxville, TN)ARC Awareness, Recognition, and CommunicationGVDP, ENG, GMU, GMPT ARC Architecture Requirements Complete. To mark that point in time atwhich the requirements for the architecture have been completelydefined.ARD Acceptance Requirements Document ENGARD Application Requirements Document (IT)ARG Asset Recovery GroupARI Automatic Road Information.ENGARM Application Resource ModelARM Automated Requirement Measurement (NASA software tool toassess requirements written in "natural language." The tool isaimed at "writing the requirements right." It does not address"writing the right requirements.")ARMS Account Reconciliation Monitoring System EAGARO After Receipt of OrderARP Appropriations Request Process GVDP, ENG, GMUARP Association of Retired Persons.GMUAIAGARPA Advanced Research Projects Agency.A government agency, whichhas been assigned to manage Defense Technology Conversion,Reinvestment, and Transition Assistance. One of the projects theagency is involved in is the Technology Reinvestment Project (SeeTRP).ARR Architectural Requirements Review.GVDP, ENG, GMU ARRANT Advanced Research Projects Agency Network ENGARS Adaptive Receptive System PSEOARS Angular Rate SensorARTBA American Road & Transportation Builders Association.ENGENGARTEMIS A computer system used to calculate overall program timing andgenerate Gantt charts, critical path diagrams, and timing plots.ARTS Adaptive Restraint Technology SystemAs ArsenicAS Active Suspension.ENGAS Administrative Services.ENGAS Allied Signal Inc.ENGAS American Standards association.ENGAS As Specified.ENGAS Assembly System.ENGASA Agreement to Ship Alpha.GVDP, ENG, GMUASAM Association for Standardization of Automation and MeasuringGMPTSystemsASAP As Soon As Possible.ENGASB Agreement to Ship Beta.GVDP, ENG, GMUASB Automotive Strategy Board.GVDP, GMUASBC American Seat Belt Council.ENGASBE American Society of Body Engineers.ENGASC Accredited Standards Council. An ANSI committee that developsAIAG, GMPTstandards.ASC Anti-Slip Control GMPTASC Architecture Selection Complete. To mark the point in time at whichGVDP, ENG, GMU, GMPT the architecture decisions have been completed and a singlearchitecture has been chosen.AIAGASC MH10Accredited Standards Committee MH10 - The ANSI committee forstandards for Unit Loads and Transport Packages, including thenational standard for bar code labeling.AIAGASC X12Accredited Standards Committee X12 - The ANSI committee forUS EDI standards, commonly called "ANSI X12."ASC X3Accredited Standards Committee X3 - The ANSI committee forAIAGInformation Processing.ENGASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange (Mostcommonly refers to a plain-text file.)ASD Actual Start Date. Refers to date the design was started by aENGspecific stage/Dept.ASD Advanced Serviceability of Design.SOASD Anti Slide DeviceASDF Alternating Simultaneous Double FireASDM Automotive Steel Design Manual (CARS Section: ASDM is aCARS on-line reference that gives access to 700 pages of text,charts, equations, tables, and figures concerning the use of steel invarious automotive designs. Hypertext links and search featuresassist in readily locating needed information.)ASE Automotive Safety Engineering.ENGASE Automotive Service Excellence.VTS, VSSMASEP Automotive Service Education Program VSSMASG Administrative Support GroupASI Architecture Studies Initiation. To mark that point in time at whichGVDP, ENG, GMU, GMPT the vehicle architecture study and limited program activities begin.ASIA Automotive Service Industry Association.ENGASIAN Association of South Eastern Asian Nations ENGASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit.ENGASK Amplitude Shift Keying ENGASLE American Society of Lubrication Engineers.ENGAsm Assembly. (abbreviation)PSEO, GMPT, ENG, GVDP ASM Alarm Siren Module.PSEOVSSMASM Area Sales Manager. Dealership contact for sales/vehiclepromotions.ASM Area Service Manager. (No longer used by VSSM; refer to AVM).ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers.ENG。
