| ACC | Adaptive Cruise Control / Adaptive Geschwindikteitsregelungen |
| ADAS | Advanced Driver Assistance Systems / Fortschrittliches Fahrerassistenzsystem |
| ASIL | Automotive Safety Integrity Level |
| ASMS | Arbeitsschutzmanagementsystem |
| ASPICE | Automotive Software Process Improvement and Capability Determination |
| AUTOSAR | Automotive Open System Architecture |
| BCM | Body Control Unit (Zentral Steuergerät) |
| CAL | Cybersecurity Assurance Level (Vertrauensstufe der Cybersicherheit) |
| CAN | Controller Area Network |
| CCB | Change Control Board |
| CCPM | Critical Chain Project Management |
| CCU | Climate Control Unit / Klimaanlage |
| CIRP | Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan (Reaktionsplan für Cybersecurityvorfälle) |
| CMMI | Capability Maturity Model Integration |
| Components | (Context ISO 26262) The components have higher abstraction level as modules, a component can be constructed form multiple modules. From the integration point of view the components can be easier integrated in to the system as module |
| Configuration Management | (ASPICE) Ermöglicht eine Zuordnung von jedem Konfigurationselement (Arbeitsprodukt) zu einer bestimmten Phase des Projekts |
| CPU | Central Processing Unit |
| CS | Cybersecurity |
| CSMS | Cybersecurity Management System |
| CVSS | Common Vulnerability Scoring System |
| DC | Duty Cycle |
| ECU | Electronic Control Unit |
| ECU | Engine Control Unit (Motor Steuergerät) |
| EDA | Event Driven Architecture / Ereignisgesteuerte Architektur |
| EMV | elektromagnetische Verträglichkeit |
| EPB | Electronic Parking Brake / Elektronische Parkbremse |
| ESC | Stability Control Unit / Stabilitätskontrollsteuergerät |
| ESW | Embedded Software (verwendet oft in Kontext von ISO 26262) |
| FFI | Freedom From Interference |
| FMEA | Failure Mode and Effect Analysis |
| FMS_PCB | Fenstermotorsteuerung Platine (Subsystem) |
| FS | Functional Safety (Funktionale Sicherheit) |
| FSC | Functional Safety Concept (Funktionales Sicherheitskonzept) |
| FSR | Functional Safety Requirements (Funktionale Sicherheitsanforderungen) |
| FTA | Failure Tree Analysis |
| FTTI | Fault Tolerant Time Interval |
| H_PCB | Fenstersteuergerät Hauptplatine (Subsystem) |
| HARA | Hazard and Risk Analysis (Gefahr- und Riskanalyse) |
| HIL | Hardware-in-the-loop |
| HR | Human Ressources |
| HSI | Hardware Software Interface / Hardware-Software-Schnittstelle |
| HW | Hardware |
| ICU | Infotainment Control Unit / Infotainment-Steuergerät |
| IEC | International Electrotechnical Commission |
| INCOSE | International Council on Systems Engineering |
| ISMS | Informationssicherheits-Managementsystem |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| KL15 | Termnal 15 – Ignition (Klemme 15 – Zündung) |
| KPI | Key Performance Indicator |
| LCM | Lighting Control Module / Lichtkontrollsteuergerät |
| LKA | Line Keeping Assist / Spurhalteassistent |
| LoC | Lines of Code |
| MBSE | Model Based Systems Engineering |
| ME | Mechanik (Disziplin des Systemengineerings) |
| MISRA C | Motor Industry Software Reliability Association |
| MPU | Memory Protection Unit |
| OEM | Original Equipment Manufacturer |
| PAM | Process Accessment Model |
| PCU | Power Control Unit / Antriebsstrangsteuerung |
| PDCA | Plan-Do-Check-Act |
| PLC | Product Life Cycle |
| PM | Projektmanagement / Projektmanager (abhängig vom Kontext) |
| PRINCE2 | PRojects IN Controlled Environments |
| PRM | Process Reference Model |
| QM | Qualitätmanagement |
| QMS | Qualitätsmanagementsystem |
| QUA | Quality Department / Qualitätsabteilung |
| RAM | Random Access Memory |
| ROM | Read Only Memory |
| SAE | Society of Automotive Engineer |
| SCU | Steering Control Unit / Lenksteuergerät |
| SDLC | Software Development Lify Cycle |
| SIG | Special Interest Group |
| SIL | Software-in-the-loop |
| SOA | Service Oriented Architecture / Serviceorientierte Architektur |
| Software Element | (Context ISO 26262) “Software Element” refers to a discrete unit or component within the software architecture of a safety-critical system which have specific function. This could be a function or function group. Example: functions, modules |
| Software Module | (Context ISO 26262) The modules can be represented as files or folders with specific functionalities. It shall be decided in project how the modules can be represented. |
| SOP | Start of Production (Produktionsstart) |
| SOTIF | Safety of the intended functionality |
| Stakeholder | Im Kontext vom agilen Projektmanagement führende Rollen wie Abteilungsleiter, Senior-Manager, externe Partner |
| SUMS | Software Update Management System |
| SW | Software |
| SWA | Software Architektur |
| SWC | Software Component (Software Komponente) |
| SWIT | Software Integration Test (Software Integrationstest) |
| SWU | Software Unit (Software Einheit) |
| SWUD | Software Unit Design (Software Einheit Design) |
| SWUT | Software Unit Test (Software Einheit Test) |
| SYS | System |
| SysML | Systems Modeling Language |
| TARA | Threat Analysis and Risk Assessment (Bedrohungsanalyse und Risikobewertung) |
| TCL | Tool Confidence Level |
| TCU | Transmission Control Unit (Getriebesteuergerät) |
| TSC | Technical Safety Concept (Technische Sicherheitsanforderungen) |
| TSR | Technical Safety Requirements (Technische Sicherheitsanforderungen) |
| UDS | Unified Diagnostic Services |
| UMS | Umweltmanagementsystem |
| VDA | Verband der Automobilindustrie |
