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GLOSSARY
A
AF - Asbestos Fixture
AC - Armored Cable
B
B - Outer Braid Usually of Glass
C
CPE - Customer Premises Equipment
D
DBRC - Double Braided Rubber Coated
E
E - Elevator Cable
ER - Exposed Run
EV - Electric Vehicle Cord
EVJT - Electric Vehicle Cord with Thinner Jacket
EVE - Electric Vehicle Cord but With Thermoplastic Elastomer Insulation and Coverings
EVT - Electric Vehicle Cord but With Thermoplastic Insulation
F
F - Flat Band Metallic Armor
FCC - Flat Copper Conductors
FEP - Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene Insulation
FEPB - Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene Insulation with Glass Braid
FFC - Flexible Flat Cable
FFH-2 - Fixture Wire Heat Resistant
FTP - Foiled Twisted-Pair Cable
G
G - Ground Wires
H
H Wire - Heat Resistance Wires
HF - High Frequency
HH - High Heat Resistance
HPD - Heater Cord
HPN - Heater Parallel Neoprene
HL - Hazardous Location
HSO - Heater Cord with Oil Resistance Outer Covering
HSJO - Heater Cord with Oil Resistance but Only Hard Usage
I
IGS - Integrated Gas Spacer Cable
J
K
L
L - Lead Jacket
M
MC - Metal Clad
MI - Mineral Insulated, Metal Shielded Cable
MTW - Machine Tool Wiring
MV - Medium Voltage Cable
N
N - Nylon-Coated for Resistance to Oil and Gasoline
NM - Non-Metallic Cable
NMT - Non-Metallic Tubing
NMC - Non-Metallic Cable
O
O - Oil Resistance Insulation
P
P - Portable
PAF - Perfluoroalkoxy
PCG - Portable Mine Cable with Power, Control and Ground Conductors
PD - Portable Wiring for Dry Locations
PF - Type of Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene Insulated Wire
PFA - Perfluoroalkoxy
PFD - Paraffined Electric Wire
pH - A Scale That Expresses Acidity or Basicity (Alkalinity), Denoting the Negative Logarithm of The Hydrogen-Ion Activity
Phase - A Particular Stage or Point of Advancement in An Electrical Cycle Usually Expressed in Electrical Degrees Where 360° Represents One Cycle
PIC - Designation for Either 1) Plastic Insulated Cable Used in Communications Cable 2) Plastic Insulated Conductor
PLTC - Power Limited Tray Cable
PPE - Portable Power Cables with Jacket Made from PPE (Polypropylene Ethylene) Which Is Basically a Plastic
PTF - Polytetrafluoroethylene Fixture Wire
Q
R
R - Rubber-Insulated Building Wire
RHML - Rubber-Insulated Multiple Conductors, Heat Resistant and Overall Lead-Covered
RHM - Rubber-Insulated Multiple Conductors
RHW - A Rubber Building Wire for Dry and Wet Locations
RH - Rubber-Insulated, Heat and Moisture Resistant Building Wire
RHH - Rubber High Heat Resistance Cable
RJ - Rubber Insulated and Jute Covered Cable
RP - Best Quality Rubber Insulation
RU - Rubber Insulated
RUH - Rubber Insulated Heat Resistant
S
S - Hard Service Cord
SA - Silicone Rubber or Silicone Asbestos
SBRC - Single Braided Rubber Covered with Cotton Braid
SC - Stage Lighting Cable
SAC - Solid Aluminum Conductor
SCE - Stage Lighting Cable with PVC or Thermoplastic Elastomer Insulation and Outer Covering
SCT - Stage Lighting Cable with Thermoplastic Insulation
SD - Service Drop Cable
SE - Service Entrance Cable
SEO - Same as SE but With Oil Resistant Outer Covering
SEOO - Same as SEO, But with Oil Resistant Insulation Also
SER - Service Entrance Cable with Reinforcement Tape
SEU - Service Entrance Cable Underground
SPT - “Zip Cord”, Fixture Cord
SNM - Shielded Non -Metallic- Sheathed
SF - Silicone Rubber Insulated Fixture Wire
SFF - Silicone Rubber Insulated Fixture Wire with Flexible Stranding
SIS - Switchboard Wire
SJ - Junior Service Cord
SJE - Junior Service Cord with Thermoplastic Elastomer Insulation
SJEO - Junior Service Cord with Thermoplastic Elastomer Insulation and Outer Covering but Oil Resistant
SJO - Service Cord but With Oil Resistant Outer Covering
SJOO - Junior Service Cord with Oil Resistant Outer Covering and Oil Resistant Insulation Also
SJT - Junior Service Cord with Outer Jacket and Insulation Of (Thermoplastic) Materials
SJTO - Junior Service Cord but Oil-Resistant Thermoplastic Outer Jacket
SJTOO - Junior Service Cord with Oil-Resistant Thermoplastic Insulation and Oil Resistant Jacket
SJEW - Junior Service Cord with Elastomer Construction, Weather Resistant
SO - Cords Made with A Special Oil-Resistant Outer Jacket
SOO - Cords Made with A Special Oil-Resistant Outer Jacket with Oil Resistant Insulation
SOOW - Service Cord with Oil Resistant Both Inside Insulation and Outer Covering and Weather Resistant
SP - Rubber “Zip Cord”
SPE - All Elastomer, (Thermoplastic) Parallel Cord
SR - Silicone Rubber Control Cable
SRD - Silicone Rubber Dryer Cable
SRDE - Same as SRD Cable but Thermoplastic Elastomer Insulation and Outer Covering
SRDT - Same as SRD Cable but With Thermoplastic Insulation and Outer Covering
ST - Service Cord Except with Outer Jacket Of (Thermoplastic) Materials
SV - Service Cord for Vacuum Cleaner
SVE - Service Cord for Vacuum Cleaners but With Thermoplastic Elastomer Insulation and Covering
SVO - Service Cord for Vacuum Cleaners but With Thermoset Insulation and Oil Resistant Thermoset Covering
SVT - Service Cord for Vacuum Cleaners with Outer Jacket Of (Therma Plastic) Materials
T
T - Thermoplastic PVC, Building Wire
TA - Thermoplastic and Felted Asbestos
TAS - Thermoplastic Appliance Wire Shielded
TC - Tray Cable
TW - T-Wire with Water-Resistant Insulation
TBS - Thermoplastic with Fibrous Outer Braid
TBWP - Triple Braided Weather Proof
T2 - Thermoplastic Covered Fixture Wire
TFF - Thermoplastic Covered Fixture
TFN - Thermoplastic Covered Fixture Nylon
TFNN - Thermoplastic Covered Flexible Fixture Nylon
THW - Thermoplastic Heat and Water-Resistant
THHN - Thermoplastic High Heat-Resistant Nylon Coated (THHN) Wire
THHW - Thermoplastic High-Heat Resistant and Weather Resistant
THWN - Thermoplastic Heat and Water-Resistant Nylon-Coated
TPE - Thermoplastic Elastomer
TPT - Tinsel Cord, But All Thermoplastic Insulation and Jacket,
TPS - Toughened Polystyrene
U
UF - Underground Feeder
USE - Underground Service Entrance Cable
V
VFD - Variable Frequency Drive
W
W - An Initial Used in Building Wire Codes to Indicate Weather Resistance
X
XLPE - Cross-Linked Polyethylene
XHH - XLPE High Heat Resistant
XHHW - XLPE High Heat Resistant and Water Resistant
XLP - Cross-Linked Polyethylene Insulation
Y
Z
Z - Modified Ethylene Tetrafluoroethylene
