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AAGR Average Annual Growth Rate (AAGR). Also Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR)
AFTER-MARKET SUPPORT Post-sale support of products, including warranty management, depot repair, refurbishment, re-manufacturing, upgrades and advanced exchange.
AI Action Item
AM Account Manager
AOI Automatic Optical Inspection
API Application Programming Interface
APS Advanced Planning System
ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit
ASIC DESIGN
Design of an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) chip. An ASIC chip is custom designed for a specific application, in contrast to a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor.
ATP Available to Promise
AVL Approved Vendor List. Parts list specifying approved manufacturer and part number with brief description.
AXI Automatic X-RAY Inspection