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A-Z Index: Glossary


0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W X Y Z



0-9

  • β
  • γ
  • μ
  • σu
  • σy
  • 1
  • 100 PPM Radius
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A

  • A
  • A 60 Bulkhead or Deck
  • A-annulus
  • A Class Bulkhead or Deck
  • “A” Class Divisions (fire divisions)
  • A.D.A.S.
  • A.S.M.E.
View all 618 terms

B

  • B-Annulus
  • B Class Bulkhead or Deck
  • “B” Class Divisions (fire divisions)
  • BA
  • Back Allowable
  • Back Pressure
  • Back-Pressure Valve (BPV)
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C

  • °C
  • C
  • C Class Bulkhead or Deck
  • “C” Class Divisions (fire divisions)
  • C glass
  • C-NAAIA2
  • C-NLOPB
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D

  • 25% (50%) Drainage time
  • D
  • “D” Circle
  • D-J Basin Fox Hills Protection Area
  • D or D-value
  • D-value
  • D&W
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E

  • E
  • E&P
  • E and P Waste
  • E-assessment
  • E-glass
  • E-navigation
  • E or Euler’s Constant
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F

  • F
  • F&G
  • F mob
  • FA
  • Fabrication Weld
  • Fabricator
  • Face Piece
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G

  • G
  • GA
  • Gage And Test Port Connections
  • Gage Joint
  • Gain
  • Gall
  • Galling
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H

  • h
  • ‘H’ Class Divisions (fire divisions)
  • H2S
  • H2S Absent
  • H2S Present
  • H2S Trim
  • H2S Unknown
View all 372 terms

I

  • I
  • I or You
  • I0GP
  • IACS
  • IADC
  • IAEA
  • IAMSAR MANUAL
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J

  • Jack-house
  • Jack-Up
  • Jack-Up Owner
  • Jack-up Unit
  • Jacket
  • Jacking Gear Unit
  • Jail
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K

  • k0
  • K1
  • K2
  • K3
  • Keel Joint
  • Keel Line
  • Kelly
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L

  • L
  • L-C
  • L.E.L.
  • L+T
  • Label 1
  • Label 2
  • Labeled
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M

  • M
  • MA
  • MAASP
  • MAC
  • Mach Number
  • Machine
  • Machine Learning and Evolution
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N

  • 1988 LL Protocol
  • Not Constituting a Danger to Other Facilities
  • N
  • N (Heat-Treat Process)
  • N/A
  • NABIS
  • NACE
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O

  • OA
  • OBF Fluids
  • Object
  • Object Standard
  • Objective
  • Objective-based Cut Score
  • Objective Evidence
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P

  • P
  • P-5 Operator Number
  • P&A
  • P-tank
  • PA
  • Pack-Off
  • Pack-Off Or Stripper
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Q

  • ABS Guidance
  • Q
  • Q&T
  • QA
  • QAP
  • QA/QC
  • QC
View all 54 terms

R

  • Gateway
  • R
  • R-ratio
  • R/T
  • RA
  • Rabbit
  • RACI
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S

  • Structure Decommissioning
  • S
  • S-N
  • S-N Curve
  • S-N Data
  • SA
  • Sable Island
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T

  • 25% (50%) Drainage time
  • The Standard Time-Temperature Curve
  • T
  • T&C
  • Tabletop Exercise
  • TAF
  • Tag Number
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U

  • Dangerous Failures (or Unsafe Failures)
  • SSV Valve or USV Valve
  • U
  • U.S.
  • U.S. Outer Continental Shelf
  • U-tube
  • UA
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V

  • Graph
  • Very Serious Marine Casualty
  • V
  • V-door
  • V-door Ramp
  • VAC
  • Vacated Area
View all 169 terms

W

  • μW
  • Weather Observer Instructor
  • WO
  • w.t
  • Wafer Check Valve
  • Wall, Diversion
  • Wall-Heating
View all 345 terms

X

  • XLOT
  • XLPE
  • XOV
  • XT
View all 4 terms

Y

  • Yarn
  • Yarn Assembly Checklist
  • Yarn Break Strength
  • Yarn Creep
  • Yarn Elongation
  • Yarn-on-yarn Abrasion Property
  • Yarn Producer
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Z

  • Z
  • Z factor
  • Zero
  • Zero Calibration Gas
  • Zero Gas
  • Zero Point
  • Zombie
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