AIM : Automatic Identification Manufacturers www.aimglobal.org

ATA : Aircraft Transportation Association www.air-transport.org

CCD : Charged Couple Device

CEA : Consumer Electronics Association www.ce.org

DMT : Dot Matrix Tracking

DPM : Direct Part Marking

DPMI : Direct Part Marking Identification

DoD : Department of Defense www.dodait.com

ECC : Error Correction Codes or Error Check and Correction : The Data Matrix code can be printed in 15 error correction levels

EIA : Electronic Industries Alliance www.eia.org

HRI : Human Readable Identification

IAQG : International Aerospace Quality Group www.iaqg.sae.org/iaqg/

ISO : International Organisation for Standardization www.iso.org

LASER : Light Amplification by Simulated Emission of Radiation

MFR : Manufacturer Code

NASA-STD-6002 : Technical Standards Program Office standards.nasa.gov

Nd:YAG : Type of laser using a Neodymium Yttrium Aluminum Garnet crystal as the laser medium.

PNR : Part Number

SPL : Supplier Code

SER : Part Serial Number

SEMI : Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International www.semi.org

SPEC 2000-Chap9 : Defines bar coding standards for tracking aircraft parts and shipments www.spec2000.com

UCN : Unique Component identification Number

UID : Unique Identification