Abbreviations used in Electronics

f to mW

f

Frequency

FET

Field effect transistor

FF

Flip Flop

fil

Filament

FM

Frequncy modulation

f_r

Frequency at resonance

fsk

frequency-shift keying

FSD

Full scale deflection

G

Gravitational force

G

Conductance

G

Giga (10⁹ )

H

Henry

H

Magnetic field intensity

H

Magnetizing flux

h

hecto (10² )

h

Hybrid

HF

High frequency

hp

Horsepower

Hz

Hertz

I

Current

i

Instantaneous current

I_B

DC Base current

I_C

DC Collector current

IC

Integrated circuit

I_e

Total emitter current

I_eff

Effective current

IF

Intermediate frequency

I_max

Maximum current

I_min

Minimum current

I/O

Input/output

IR

Infrared

I_R

Resistor current

I_S

Secondary current

I_T

Total current

JFET

Junction field effedt transistor

K

Coefficient of coupling

k

Kilo (10³ )

kHz

Kilohertz

kV

Kilovolt

kVA

Kilovoltampere

kW

Kilowatt

kWh

Kilowatt-hour

L

Coil, inductance

LC

Inductance-capacitance

LCD

Liquid crystal display

L-C-R

Inductance-capacitance-resistance

LDR

Light-dependent resistor

LED

Light emitting diode

LF

Low frequency

L_M

Mutual inductance

LNA

Low noise amplifier

LO

Local oscillator

LSI

Large scale integration

L_T

Total inductance

M

Mega (10⁶ )

M

Mutual conductance

MI

Mutual inductance

m

Milli (10^-3 )

mA

Milliampere

mag

Magnetron

max

Maximum

MF

Medium frequency

mH

Millihenry

MHz

Megahertz

min

Minimum

mm

Millimeter

mmf

Magnetomotive force

MOS

Metal oxide semiconductor

MOSFET

Metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor

MPU

Microprocessor unit

MSI

Medium scale integrated circuit

mV

Millivolt

mW

Milliwatt