| Term | Definition |
| AC | Alternating current |
| DC | Direct Current |
| CAN | Controller Area Network |
| CRC | Cyclic Redundancy Check |
| ED | Switch-on time |
| EQI | Absolute Encoder |
| IM | IntelliMot |
| PROFIBUS | Process Field Bus |
| RES | Resolver |
| SPS / PLC | Programmable Logic Control |
| UART | Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter |