ARP	Auftragsrahmenplanung
ASS	Artikelstammsatz
CAD	Computer Aided Design
CAE	Computer Aided Engineering
CAM	Computer Aided Manufacturing
CAO	Computer Aided Office Automation
CAPE	Concurrent Art to Product Environment
CAQ	Computer Aided Quality Control
CIM	Computer Integrated Manufacturing
CM	Configuration Management - Konfigurationsmanagement
DMU	Digital Mock-up
DTP	Deskmiddle Publishing
e2	Electronic Engineering
ECO	Engineering Change Order
ECR	Engineering Change Request
EDA	Electronic Design Automation
EDB	Engineering Database
EDM	Engineering Data Management oder Engineering Document Management
EDMS	Engineering Data Management System
FMEA	Failure Mode and Effect Analysis
KSS	Konstruktionsstammsatz
KST	Konstruktionsstücklist
PDDM	Produktdaten und Dokumenten Management Product Data and Document Management
PDM	Produkt Daten Management Product Data Management
PDM2	Product Development and Lifecycle Management
PDMS	Product Data Management System
PIM	Product Information Management
PMS	Projekt Management System
PPS	Produktionsplanung und Steuerung
PSS	Projektstammsatz
SCM	Supply Chain Management
SGML	Standard Generalized Markup Language (ISO 8879)
SML	Sachmerkmalleiste
STEP	Standard Exchange for Product Data (ISO 10303)
TIS	Technische Informationssysteme
USS	Unterlagenstammsatz
UST	Unterlagenstruktur
XML	eXtended Markup Language