Lista de las abreviaciones y acrónimos más usadas en el sector de las válvulas y tuberías (piping).

ACS, Attestation de Conformité Sanitaire
AFS, American Foundrymen's Society
AGA, American Gas Association
AISI, American Iron and Steel Institut
ANSI, American National Standards Institute
API, American Petroleum Institute
ASA, American Standard Association
ASME, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASTM, American Society for Testing and Materials
AWWA, American Water Works Association

BB, Bolted Bonnet
BC, Bolted Cap
BCD, Bolt Circle Diameter (Diámetro circulo tornillos)
BCF, Bead and crevice free
BFV, Butterfly valve (Válvula de mariposa)
BHN, Brinell Hardness Number
BS, British Standard
BSI, British Standards Institution
BSP, British Standard Pipe
BSPP, British Standard Pipe Parallel
BSPT, British Standard Taper Pipe Thread
BV, Ball Valve (Válvulad de bola)
BW, Butt Weld
BWE, Butt Weld End

CDA, Copper Development Association
CI, Cast Iron (Fundición de hierro)
CSA, Canadian Standards Association
CV, Check Valve
CW, Counter Weight (Contrapeso)
CWP, Cold Working Pressure
CxC, Cooper to Cooper

DAC, Double Acting Cilynders (Cilindros de doble actuación)
DD, Double Disc (Doble disco)
DEF, Double Emboitement Mâle
DG, Double Disc Gate
DI, Ductile Iron (Hierro dúctil)
DIN, Deutsches Institute fuer Normung
DMV, Distribution main valve (Válvula de distribución principal)
DN, Diámetro Nominal
DWV, Drainage, Waste, Vent Fitting

ECV, Emergency Control Valve
ESD, Emergency Shut Down (Cierre de emergencia)

FE, Flanged End (Final bridado)
FF, Flat Face (Cara plana)
FIV, Formation Isolation Valves
FLG, Flange (Brida)
FM, Factory Mutual Laboratories
FOB, Free On Board
FTTG, Fitting
FW, Flexible Wedge

GLP, Liquid Gas of Petroleum
GOST, Gosstandart of Russia
GV, Gate Valve (Válvula de compuerta)

HB, Brinell Hardness (Dureza Brinell)>
HBC, Rockwell C Hardness
HF, Hard Faced
HW, Handwheel (Volante de mano)

IBBM, Iron Body Bronze Mounted
ID, Inside Diameter(Diámetro interior
IPS, Iron Pipe Size (Tamaño tubería de hierro)
ISA, Instrument Society of America
ISNRS, Inside Screw Non-Rising Stem
ISO, International Organization for Standardization
ISRS, Inside Screw Rising Stem

JIS, Japanese Industrial Standard

MIV, Main Inlet Valve (Válvula de entrada principal)
MJ, Mechanical Joint (Junta mecánica)
MSS, Manufacturers Standardization Society
MTR, Material Test Report

NC, Normally closed (Normalmente cerrado)
NEMA, National Electrical Manufacturers Association
NPS, Nominal Pipe Size (Tamaño nominal de la tubería)
NPT, National Pipe Taper (Pipe Thread)
NRS, Non-Rising Stem

OD, Outside Diameter (Diámetro exterior)
OS&Y, Outside Screw and Yoke
OWG, Working Pressure: Oil, Water, Gas

QO, Quick opening (rápida apertura)

PCD, Pitch Circle Diameter (Diámetro circulo taladros)
PIV, Post inidicator valve
PN, Nominal Pressure (metric)
P-T, Pressure - Temperature
PRV, Pressure Reducing Valve (Válvula reductora de presión)
PVF, Pipes, Valves and Fittings

Rc, Rockwell "C"
RF, Raised Face (Cara resaltada)
RJ, Ring Type Joint
RS, Rising Stem
RWD, Resilient Wedge Disc

SAC, Simple Acting Cilynder
SB, Screw-In-Bonnet
SG, Solid Gate
SB, Silver Brazed
SE, Screwed Ends (Conexión por rosca)
SE, Solder Ends (Conéxion por soldadura)
SIV, Service isolation valve
SJ, Solder Joint
SOV, Shut Off Valve
SPW, Spiral Wound gasket
SS, Stainless Steel (Acero inoxidable)
STD, Standard
SW, Solid Wedge Disc
SWE, Socket Weld End
SWP, Steam Working Pressure

TB, Threaded Bonnet
TE, Threaded End
TC, Threaded Cap
TOR, Tout Ou Rien

UB, Union Bonnet
UC, Union Cap
UL, Underwriter's Laboratories

WV, Water valve (Válvula para agua)
WOG, Working Pressure: Water, Oil, Gas
WSP, Steam Working Pressure
WWP, Water Working Pressure