| A/F Hex | Across Flats Hexagon |
| AC | Alternating Current |
| Al | Aluminium |
| AWG | American Wire Gauge |
| BC | Bare Copper |
| BCCAl | Bare Copper Clad Aluminium |
| BeCu | Beryllium Copper |
| BCCS | Bare Copper Clad Steel |
| BPS | Bits Per Second |
| CCA | Copper Clad Aluminium |
| CCS | Copper Clad Steel |
| CPVC | Chlorinated Polyvinylchloride |
| dB | Decibel |
| DC | Direct Current |
| DoD | Dimension over Dielectric |
| EMC | Electromagnetic compatibility |
| EMF | Electromotive force |
| EMI | Ectromagnetic interference |
| FEP | Fluorinated ethylene propylene |
| FHPE | Foamed high density polyethylene |
| FRPE | Fire retardant polyethylene |
| g | Gram |
| GHz | Giga Hertz |
| GW | Galvanised wire |
| HDP | High density polyethylene |
| HDPE | High density polyethylene |
| HF | High Frequency |
| Hz | Hertz |
| IP | Ingress protection |
| IPE | Irradiated polyethylene tape. |
| kHz | Kilohertz |
| kV | Kilovolt |
| LDPE | Low density polyethylene |
| mA | Milli ampere |
| Max | Maximum |
| Mbps | Megabits per second |
| MHz | Megahertz |
| Min | Minimum |
| mm | Millimetre |
| MW | Megawatt |
| N/A | Not applicable |
| NCC | Nickle clad copper |
| PE | Polyethylene |
| PEF | Polyethylene Foam |
| PPE | Polypropylene ethylene |
| PTFE | Polytetrafluoroethylene |
| PVC | Polyvinylchloride |
| RF | Radio frequency |
| RFI | Radio frequency interference. |
| RMS | Root Mean Square |
| SC | Silver Covered Copper |
| SCC | Silver Covered Copper |
| SCCA | Silver-covered copper-clad aluminum |
| SCCAl | Silver-covered copper-clad aluminum |
| SCCS | Silvered Covered Copper Clad Steel |
| SCS | Silver-covered copper-clad steel |
| SPC | Silver Plated Copper |
| SPC | Silver Plated Copper |
| T/P | Twisted Pair |
| TC | Tinned Copper |
| TCCS | Tinned copper-clad steel |
| TFE | Tetrafluoroethylene |
| TPE | Thermoplastic elastomer |
| UL | Underwriters Laboratories |
| UTP | Unshielded twisted pair |
| UV | Ultraviolet |
| V | Volts |
| Veff | Effective voltage |
| VHF | Very High Frequncy |
| VSWR | Voltage Standing Wave Ratio |
| μm | Micron |