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Abbreviation Glossary
Common abbreviations used throughout CloseNotes templates:
General Terms
- CU
- Customer / End User
- OS
- Operating System
- POST
- Power-On Self-Test
- BIOS
- Basic Input/Output System
- UEFI
- Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
Hardware Components
- LCD
- Liquid Crystal Display
- SSD
- Solid State Drive
- HDD
- Hard Disk Drive
- RAM
- Random Access Memory
- CPU
- Central Processing Unit
- GPU
- Graphics Processing Unit
System Components
- CMOS
- Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (battery/settings)
- PSU
- Power Supply Unit
- SPS
- System Power Supply
- NIC
- Network Interface Card
- TPM
- Trusted Platform Module
Error & Diagnostics
- BSOD
- Blue Screen of Death
- LED
- Light-Emitting Diode (status indicators)
- OEM
- Original Equipment Manufacturer
- FRU
- Field Replaceable Unit
- DOA
- Dead on Arrival
Note: These abbreviations are industry-standard and commonly used in IT field service documentation. Using them in your close-out notes demonstrates professionalism and technical expertise.
