Electrical Abbreviations



What is the definition of Abbreviation?



An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase. Usually, but not always, it consists of a letter or group of letters taken from the word or phrase.






For example, the word abbreviation can itself be represented by the abbreviation abbr., abbrv. Or abbrev.


why we need to use these Abbreviations?

 generally,abbreviations are used due to the following reasons:


  • Abbreviations can be used to give a different context to the world itself, such as (PIN Number, wherein if the abbreviation were removed the context would be invalid)

  • Abbreviations are used throughout several industries, including automotive, construction, electricity wiring, electronic device repair and manufacturing, and telephony for making short words for long process descriptions.

  • Abbreviations are used for various circuits, conduits, sizes, standardized tools, and more to represent them as short alphabets especially if there are many details need to be represented in small size drawings. 

  • Because electrical work involves significant cost and/or safety risks, understanding these abbreviations and acronyms is important for all involved


electrical Abbreviations Examples:


the following list of abbreviations is by no means considered comprehensive,so please download all the files to complete your list of electrical abbreviations:

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