Glossary?

[Hodge]

I suggest that we need a glossary of acronyms. As a 76YO owner I get lost in some posts due to all the letters meaning ?? Meantime I’m lovin my 24 Platinum.

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[TaxmanHog]

Welcome to the forum, begin documenting what you're learning on this thread, maybe we can pin if for future new to "Ford" EV members.

 

[TMND]

I still don’t know what IIRC is supposed to stand for everything else I figured out out of context

 

[TaxmanHog]

I still don’t know what IIRC is supposed to stand for everything else I figured out out of context

If I Recall Correctly

 

[Duke_239]

I still don’t know what IIRC is supposed to stand for everything else I figured out out of context

Isn't that a Camaro from the 80s?

 

[Lytning]

I suggest that we need a glossary of acronyms. As a 76YO owner I get lost in some posts due to all the letters meaning ?? Meantime I’m lovin my 24 Platinum.

What does "76YO" mean?

 

[Al_V]

Stolen from: ChasingCoral on a competing forum

AA	Android Auto
ABRP	A Better Route Planner (app/website)
ABS	Anti-lock Brake System
ACCM	Air Condition Control Module
ACM	Audio Control Module
ACP	Apple Car Play
ADAS	Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems
APIM	Accessory Protocol Interface Module
APN	Access Point Name
B&O	Bang and Olufsen
BC	BlueCruise
BCHF	BlueCruise Hands Free (Less Commonly HFBC)
BCCM	Battery Charging Control Module
BCM	Body Control Module
BCMC	Body Control Module (C)
BECM	Battery Energy Control Module
BEV	Battery Electric Vehicle
BJB	Battery Junction Box
BMS	Battery Management System
CAN	Controller Area Network
CCM	Cruise Control Module
CMR	Camera Module Rear
CR1	California Route 1 (also Rt 1)
DCDC	Direct current (DC) to DC; for example, when changing DC voltages
DCFC	DC Fast Charger
DCM(E-H)	Door Control Module E,F,G,H
DDM	Drivers Door Module
DLC	Downloadable Content
DMG	Dark Matter Gray
DSM	Driver Seat Module
DSMC	Driver Status Monitor Camera
DSP	Digital Signal Processing
DTC	Diagnostic Troubleshooting Code
EA	Electrify America
EAP	Early Access Program
ECU	Electronic Control Unit
ER	Extended Range battery
ESCL	Electronic Steering Column Lock
ESP	Extended Service Plan
EV	Electric Vehicle
EVSE	EV Supply Equipment (Charger)
FCSP	Ford Charge Station Pro
FCTP	Ford Courtesy Transportation Program
FDRS	Ford Diagnosis and Repair System
FE	First Edition
FSA	Field Service Action
FSCM	Five Second Control Module
FTRM	Front Trunk Release
GB	Grabber Blue
GFM	Generic Function Module (on a Mach-E this is the Frunk control module)
GOM	Guess-O-Meter. The estimated range remaining displayed by the vehicle.
GSM	Gear Shift Module
GT	Grand Touring (from Gran Turismo)
GTPE	Grand Touring Performance Edition (also GT-PE)
GWM	Gateway Module
HBPSM	High Voltage Battery Pack Sensor Module
HCM	Heating (Headlamp?) Control Module
HFBC	Hands Free Blue Cruise
HVAC	Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
HVB	High Voltage Battery (as opposed to the LVB 12 Volt battery)
HVBJB	High Voltage Battery Junction Box
IB	Infinite Blue
ICE	Internal Combustion Engine; or, what one puts in the frunk to keep cold things cold. ICE'ing is when a ICE vehicle intentionally blocks a BEV charging station or when a BEV is parked at a charging station but not charging.
IPC	Instrument Panel Cluster
IPMA	Image Processing Module(A)
LFP	Lithium Iron Phosphate (battery technology)
LVB	Low Voltage Battery (the 12 volt battery)
MME	Mustang Mach-E
M3 / MS / MX / MY	Tesla Model 3 / S / X / Y
MY	Model Year (e.g. MY22 for Model Year 2022)
NMC	Nickel Manganese Cobalt (battery technology)
NVLW	New Vehicle Limited Warranty
OASIS	Online Automotive Service Information System
OBCC	Off Board Charger Control
OBD-II or OBD2	OnBoard Diagnostics version 2
OCPP	Open Charge Point Protocol
OCS	Occupant Classification System
OTA	Over The Air
PAAK	Phone as a Key
PACM	Pedestrian Alert Control Module
PCM	Powertrain Control Module
PDM	Power Distribution Module or Passenger Door Module
PDR	Paintless Dent Repair
PHEV	Plug-in Hybrid EV
PSCM	Power Steering Control Module
PTC	Positive Temperature Coefficient heater (thermistor resistance incr with incr temperature)
PTS	Professional Technician System - Service Information (available to ford service departments)
PU	Priority Update
RCM	Restraints Control Module
RFA	Remote Function Actuator Module (Bluetooth Module)
RGTM	Rear Gate/Trunk Module
RTFM	Read The "Ford" Manual
SCCM	Steering Column Control Module
SOBDM	Secondary On-Board Diagnostic Control Module
SOC	State Of Charge
SODCMC	Side Obstacle Detection Control Module C
SODCMD	Side Obstacle Detection Control Module D
SODL	Side Obstacle Detection Control Module, Left
SODR	Side Obstacle Detection Control Module, Right
SPW	Service Parts Warranty
SR	Standard Range battery
SSM	Special Service Message
SSN	Stop Safely Now
SSP	Special Service Part
SVS	Service Vehicle Soon
TCU	Telematics Control Unit
TIM	Thermal Interface Material
TLA	Three letter acronym or Top Level Assembly
TPMS	Tire Pressure Monitoring System
TSB	Technical Service Bulletin
USB	Universal Serial Bus
UWB	Ultra-Wideband (the future of PAAK)
VDM	Vehicle Dynamics Control Module (GT, GT-PE only)
WACM	Wireless Accessory (Phone) Charger
WAP	Wireless App Projection
WOT	Wide Open Throttle
WSM	Workshop Manual

 

[GoodSam]

Compare to the Mach-e compliation, which must have been first since it lists Grabber Blue, one of the Mach-E paint colors, right?:
https://www.macheforum.com/site/threads/acronyms-tlas-and-initialisms.6365/

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