Acronyms for Common EMI, SAR terms |
| A2LA |
American Association of Laboratory Accreditation |
| ABN |
Australian business number |
| ACA |
Australian Communications Authority
http://www.aca.gov.au |
| ACN |
Australian company number |
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AEMCLRP |
Automotive Electromagnetic Compatibility Laboratory Accreditation Recognition Program |
| AMPS |
Advanced Mobile Phone System |
| ANSI |
American National Standards Institute |
| APRANSA |
Australian RA Nuclear Safety Agency |
| ARIB |
Association of Radio Industries and Businesses |
| AS/NZS |
Australian Standard / New Zealand Standard |
| ASTM |
American Society for Testing and Materials |
| CDMA |
Code Division Multiple Access |
| CE |
Conformité European (European mark of conformity) |
| CENELEC |
European
Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization |
| CISPR |
International Special Committee on Radio Interference |
C-Tick  |
The C-Tick mark is a compliance trademark registered to ACA by the Trademark Office and indicates compliance with the
Australian EMC framework. It may be used by the ACA to trace the supplier of the equipment.
Introduced 1 January 1999 |
| DAE |
Data acquisition electronics |
| DASY |
Dosimetric Assessment System |
| DECT |
Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications |
| DGBE |
Diethylene Glycol Butyl Ether |
| DoC |
Declaration of conformity |
| EC |
European Community |
| EFTPOS |
Electronic funds transfer at point of sale |
| EMC |
Electromagnetic compatibility What is EMC?
ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (EMC) refers to the ability of an electrical or electronic device or system to function satisfactorily in its environment
without introducing intolerable electromagnetic interference to other devices in that environment. |
| EMFs |
Electromagnetic fields |
| EMI |
Electromagnetic interference What is EMI?
EMI is the unintended radiofrequency emissions from electrical and electronic products, which have the potential to interfere with the operation of other products. Common examples of EMI are computers, hair dryers or vacuum cleaners interfering with television / radio reception or telephones. EMI may also manifest itself with domestic appliances such as refrigerators or electric ovens interfering with personal computers. While some EMI is a nuisance it can be dangerous if it interferes with critical functions of industry plant, aircraft control systems, motor vehicles or medical equipment. The ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (EMC) framework has been put into place to reduce the disturbances caused by EMI. |
| EMR |
Electromagnetic radiation |
| EN |
European Norm |
| ETSI |
European Telecommunications Standards Institute |
| EU |
European Union |
| FAA |
Federal Aviation
Administration - United States of America |
| FCC |
Federal Communication Commission
- United States of America |
| FDA |
Federal Drug
Administration - United States of America |
| GPRS |
General Packet Radio Service |
| GSM |
Global System for Mobile Communications |
| HEC |
Hydroxyethyl Cellulose |
| HF |
High Frequency (3000 kHz - 30,000 kHz) |
| ICNIRP |
Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection |
| IEC |
International Electrotechnical Commission |
| IEEE |
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| Int. |
Interim |
| ISO |
International Standards Organization |
| MIL-STD |
Military Standards - United States of America |
| MPE |
Maximum Permissible Exposure |
| MPTE |
Mobile / portable transmitting equipment |
| MRA |
Mutual Recognition Agreement |
| MTE |
Mobile telecommunications equipment |
| NATA |
National Association of Testing Authorities - Australia top of page
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| NARTE |
National Association of Radio & Telecommunications Engineers (NARTE), Inc. USA |
| OET |
Office of Engineering and Technology (USA) |
| PC |
Personal computer |
| PCB |
Printed circuit board |
| PTT |
Push to talk |
| PDA |
Personal Digital Assistant |
| R&TTE |
Radio Equipment and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment |
| RadHaz |
Radiation Hazard |
| RCM |
Regulatory Compliance Mark |
| RF |
Radio Frequency |
| RTCA |
Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics |
| SAE |
Society of Automotive Engineers |
| SAM |
Anthropomorhic Mannequin (Based on US army data) |
| SAR |
Specific Absorption Rate |
| SPEAG |
Schmidt & Partner Engineering |
| TEM |
Transverse electromagnetic |
| TDMA |
Time Division Multiple Access |
| TCB |
Telecommunications certification body |
| TCF |
Technical construction folder |
| UHF |
Ultrahigh frequency (300 MHz - 3000 MHz) |
| VCCI |
Voluntary Control
Council for Interference by Information Technology Equipment (Japan) |
| VHF |
Very High Frequency (30 MHz - 300 MHz) |
| WLAN |
Wireless local area network |
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