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AEP – American Electronics Association
AFAA – Automatic Fire Alarm Association
AGC – Association of General Contractors
AICC – Alarm Industry Communication Committee
AIREF – Alarm Industry Research Education Fund
ALAS – Asociación Latinoamericana de Seguridad
ALI – Automatic Line Identification
ALOA – Associated Locksmiths of America
ANI – Automatic Number Identification
ANSI – American National Standards Institute
APCO – Association of Public Communication Officials
ASIS – American Society of Industrial Security
BOMA – Building Owners Management Association
BUTTSET – Telephone Test Set
CANASA – Canadian Alarm Association
CARE – Coordinated Alarm Reduction Effort
CASIA – Connecticut Alarm Association
CAT – Certified Alarm Technician
CEDIA – Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association
CEMARA – Cámara de Empresas de Monitoreo de Alarmas de la República Argentina
CP-01 – SIA ANSI Standard for control panels designed to minimize false alarms
CSA – Chartered State Association
CSAA – Central Station Alarm Association (Now The Monitoring Association)
CSO – Central Station Operator
CSR – Corporate Security Roundtable
CWA – Communications Workers of America
DHI – Door and Hardware Institute
DID – Direct Inward Dialing
EAC – Electronic Access Control
EE – Electrical Engineer
E-Learning – Electronic Learning – Typically Web Based
ESA – Electronic Security Association
EST – Electronics Systems Technician
ET – Engineering Technician
ETL – Edison Testing Laboratory
FARA – False Alarm Reduction Association
FCC – Federal Communications Commission
FEC – Federal Election Committee
FEMA – Federal Emergency Management Agency
FETN – Fire Emergency Television Network
FM/FMRC – Factory Mutual/Factory Mutual Research Corp.
HPR – Highly Protected Risk
HSAC – Homeland Security Advisory Council
IBIA – International Biometrics Industry Association
IACP – International Association of Chiefs of Police
IAFC – International Association of Fire Chiefs
IBEW – International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
IEEE – International Electrical & Electronic Engineers
IFSEC – International Federation of Security Manufacturers
IJIS – Integrated Justice Information Systems
IMSA – International Municipal Signal Association
IMUA – Inland Marine Underwriters Association
IQ – Installation Quality
ISA – International Security Association (European)
ISMA – International Security Management Association
ISO – International Standards Organization
LACE – Licensed Alarm Company
LCSA – Licensed Central Station Agent
LED – Light Emitting Diode
LESA – Law Enforcement Security Alliance
MSCA – Massachusetts Systems Contractors Association
NAAA – National Alarm Association of America
NACP – National Association of Chiefs of Police
NAED – National Academies of Emergency Dispatch
NAHB – National Association of Home Builders
NASFM – National Association of State Fire Marshals
NASIR – National Association of Security & Investigative Regulators
NENA – National Emergency Number Association
NBFAA – National Burglar and Fire Alarm Association – now Electronic Security Association (ESA)
NCPI – National Crime Prevention Institute
NEMA – National Electrical Manufacturers Association
NFG – Defective out of the box
NFPA – National Fire Protection Association
NFPA-72 – National Fire Alarm Code
NFPA-70 – National Electrical Code
NFSA – National Fire Sprinkler Association
NICET – National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies
NISD – Network of Independent Security Distributers
NRTL – Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory
NSA – National Sheriffs Association
NSCA – National System Contractor Association
NTS – National Training School
OJT – On Job Training
OLS – Operation Life Safety
PAC – Political Action Committee
PINS – Project Initiation Notification System
P.R. – Public Relations
POTS – Plain Old Telephone System
PSAP – Public Safety Access Point
Q & A – Questions and Answers
RBOC – Regional Bell Operating Companies
RFP – Request For Proposal
RRG – Risk Retention Group
SACOP – State Association of Chiefs of Police
SDO – Standards Developing Organization
SIA – Security Industry Association
SIAC – Security Industry Alarm Coalition Inc.
SISC – Security Industry Standards Council
SNG – Securing New Ground
TMA – The Monitoring Association
UL – Underwriters Laboratories

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