| Al2O3 | |
| aluminum oxide | |
| AS/RS | |
| automated storage and retrieval system | |
| ATC | |
| automatic toolchanger | |
| AWJ | |
| abrasive waterjet | |
| HB | |
| Brinell hardness | |
| BUE | |
| built-up edge | |
| CAD | |
| computer-aided design | |
| CAM | |
| computer-aided manufacturing | |
| CBN | |
| cubic boron nitride | |
| CIM | |
| computer-integrated manufacturing | |
| CMM | |
| coordinate measuring machine | |
| CNC | |
| computer numerical control | |
| CRT | |
| cathode ray tube | |
| CVD | |
| chemical vapor deposition | |
| DNC | |
| direct numerical control | |
| DNC | |
| distributive numerical control | |
| DOC | |
| depth of cut | |
| DRO | |
| digital readout | |
| EDI | |
| electronic data interchange | |
| EDM | |
| electrical discharge machine | |
| EDM/PDM | |
| engineering document management/product data management | |
| EP | |
| extreme pressure | |
| FEA | |
| finite element analysis | |
| FMS | |
| flexible manufacturing system | |
| fpm | |
| feet per minute | |
| gpm | |
| gallons per minute | |
| HAZ | |
| heat-affected zone | |
| HMC | |
| horizontal machining center | |
| hp | |
| horsepower | |
| HSS | |
| high-speed steel | |
| I/O | |
| input/output | |
| IC | |
| inscribed circle | |
| ID | |
| inner diameter | |
| in./sec. | |
| inch per second | |
| ipm | |
| inch per minute | |
| ipr | |
| inch per revolution | |
| ipt | |
| inch per tooth | |
| JIT | |
| just-in-time | |
| LAN | |
| local area network | |
| LCD | |
| liquid-crystal display | |
| MAP | |
| manufacturing automation protocol | |
| MMC | |
| metal-matrix composite | |
| MoS2 | |
| molybdenum disulfide | |
| MRO | |
| maintenance, repair, and operating | |
| mrr | |
| metal-removal rate | |
| MSDS | |
| material-safety data sheet | |
| NC | |
| numerical control | |
| OD | |
| outer diameter | |
| ODBC | |
| open-database connectivity | |
| OEM | |
| original equipment manufacturer | |
| PC | |
| personal computer | |
| PCBN | |
| polycrystalline cubic boron nitride | |
| PCD | |
| polycrystalline diamond | |
| PLC | |
| programmable logic controller | |
| PM | |
| powder (particle) metal | |
| ppm | |
| parts per million | |
| psi | |
| pounds per square inch | |
| PVD | |
| physical vapor deposition | |
| QA | |
| quality assurance | |
| QC | |
| quality control | |
| R&D | |
| research and development | |
| Ra | |
| roughness average | |
| HRC, HRA, HRB | |
| Rockwell | |
| RMS | |
| root mean square (to do with electric current) | |
| rms | |
| root mean square (to do with surface finish) | |
| ROI | |
| return on investment | |
| RP | |
| rapid prototyping | |
| rpm | |
| revolutions per minute | |
| sfm | |
| surface feet per minute | |
| SiC | |
| silicon carbide | |
| SiN | |
| silicon nitride | |
| SPC | |
| statistical process control | |
| TCT | |
| tungsten-carbide tipped | |
| TiAlN | |
| titanium aluminum nitride | |
| TiC | |
| titanium carbide | |
| TiCN | |
| titanium carbonitride | |
| TiN | |
| titanium nitride | |
| TIR | |
| total indicator runout | |
| TPM | |
| total productive maintenance | |
| TQM | |
| total quality management | |
| VMC | |
| vertical machining center | |
| WOC | |
| width of cut | |