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Commonly used acronyms and abbreviations
Like any industry, the door entry and access control industry has a number of abbreviations and acronyms that are regularly used. Below is a selection of the ones you're likely to encounter on a regular basis. The list is not exhaustive, but it does give you a great glimpse into the more commonly used terms.
ABAC Attribute Based Access Control
AC/DC alternating current/direct current
ANPR Automatic Number Plate Recognition
ANSI American National Standards Institute
BS316 British Standard 316 Grade Stainless Steel
CSN Chip serial number
DAC Discretionary Access Control
DDA Disability Discrimination Act
DPI Door Position Indicator
DR Door release
EN European norm
FAR False acceptance rate
FMR False match rate
FRR False rejection rate
GSM Global System for Mobile Communications
EN European norm
FAR False acceptance rate
FMR False match rate
FRR False rejection rate
GSM Global System for Mobile Communications
HF High frequency
kHz Kilohertz
LPS Loss prevention standard
LR Low frequency
MAC Mandatory Access Control
Mag Magnetic, used in reference to a 'mag' stripe' or 'mag lock' access cards that are swiped like a credit card
MHz Megahertz
MT Multi-technology
PACS Publicly available specification
PCU Power control unit
PIR Passive infrared sensor
POE Power over ethernet
Prox Proximity, a type of contactless cards commonly used in access control
PSU Power supply unit
PTE push to exit
PTO push to open
RBAC Role Base Access Control
RB-RBAC Rule Base Access Control
REX Request to exit
RF Radio Frequency
RFID Radio Frequency Identification
SAA Satin anodised aluminium
SSAIB Security Systems and Alarms Inspection Board
TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol
UID Unique Identity
VR Vandal resistant