Common Abbreviations for Garments Technology
AQL – Acceptable Quality Level,
- BGMEA = Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association
- BKMEA = Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association
- BTMA = Bangladesh Textile Mills Association
- BTMC = Bangladesh Textile Mills Corporation
- BGWUC = Bangladesh Garments Worker Unit Council
- WTO = World Trade Organization
- AQL = Acceptable Quality Level
- LDC = Least Developed Country
- CBL = Center Back Line
- CFL = Center Front Line
- FOB = Free On Board
- GOB = Government Of Bangladesh
- GPT = Garments Performance Test
- C & F = Cost & Freight
- CIF = Cost, Insurance and Freight
- EPB = Exporter Promotion Bureau
- CMT = Cost of Making with Trimming
- CMO = Cost of Making Order
- NSA = No Seam Allowance
- BL = Bill of Lading
- CO = Certificate of Origin
- L/C = Letter of Credit
- BTB L/C = Back to Back L/C
- UD = Utilization Declaration
- UP = Utilization Permission
- AAQC = American Association of Quality Control
- LCA = Letter of Credit Authorization
- PSI = Pre-Shipment Inspection
- M and W = Men and Women
- W and G = Women and Girl
- XL = Extra Large (Size)
- L = Large (Size)
- M = Medium (Size)
- S = Small (Size)
- CAD = Computer Aided Design
- CAM = Computer Aided Manufacturing
- PTS = Primary Textile Sector
- GDP = Growth Domestic Product
- ISO - International Organization for Standadization
- GSP = Generalized System of Preferences
- GATT = Generalized Agreement on Tariffs and Taxes
- MFA = Multi Fiber Arrangement
- EPB = Export Promotion Bureau
- FY = Financial Year
- BY = Bas Year
- PTI = Private Textile Industry
- VAT = Value Added Tax
- TUF = Technology Upgradation Fund
- ETP = Effluent Treatment Plan
- UNIDO = United Nation International Development Organization
- P/C = Polyester + Cotton
- T/C = Tetron + Cotton
- BQSP = Bangladesh Quartet Support Programme
- MOT = Ministry of Textile
- MOC = Ministry of Commerce
- BFQ = Better Fisheries Quality
- FAS = Free Alongside Ship
- CNF = Clearing & Forwarding
- BWTG = Better Worker in Textile Garments
- EU = European Union
- EPI = Ends Per Inch
- PPI = Picks Per Inch
- UNEC = United Nations Economic and Development Commission
- TU = Trade Union
- UNDP = United Nations Development Programme
- ILO = International Labor Organization
- IFTU = International Federation of Trade Union
- IMF = International Monetary Fund
- GB = Great Britain
- GM = General Manager
- AGM = Assistant General Manager
- PO = production Officer
- PM = Production Manager
- CEO = Chief Executive Officer
- BE = Bachelor of Engineering
AQL – Acceptable Quality Level,
AMMA – Advanced Memory Management Architecture,
ANSI – American National Standards Institute,
BBLC – Back to Back Letter of Credit,
BEP – Break Even Point,
BEPZA – Bangladesh Export Processing Zone Authority,
BSTI – Bangladesh Standard and Testing Institute,
BIS – Bure of Indian Standards,
BSI – British Standards Institution,
CAE – Computer Aided Engineering,
CAD – Computer Aided Design,
CAM – Computer Aided Manufacturing,
CB – Centre Back,
CBL – Centre Back Line,
CF – Centre Front,
CFL – Centre Front Line,
C&F – Cost and Freight,
CIF – Cost Insurance and Freight,
CMT – Cut Make Trim,
CPI- Course Per Inch,
CS – Centre Line,
CSV – Centre Side Variation,
CTL – Central Testing Laboratory,
CVP – Cost Volume Proft,
DXF – Data Exchange File,
EDE – Electronic Data Interchange,
EPI – Ends Per Inch,
EQQ – Economic Order Quantity,
FoB – Freight on Board,
GATT – General Agreement on Tariff and Trade,
GGT – Gerber Garments Technology,
GSM – Gram per Square Meter,
GSP – Generalized System of Preference,
GTR – Genuine Technology Research Limited,
H – Hip line,
HPGL – Hewlett Packard Graphics Language,
ISO – International Standard Organization,
JIT – Just In Time,
JOB – Jute Batching Oil,
L – Garments Length line,
LC – Letter of Credit,
LINRA – Linen Industries Research Association,
M/c – Machine,
MDL – Pattern File Lectra,
N – Neck line,
NASA- National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
NSA – No Seam Allowance,
NSB – National Standard Body,
OSH – Occupational Safety Health,
PDS – Pattern Design System,
P&D – Pattern and Design,
PPI – Picks Per Inch,
PVA – Polly Vinyl Acetate,
PVA – Poly Vinyl Alcohol,
PTFE – Poly Tetra Fluro Ethylene,
S – Shoulders,
SAC – Standardization Administration of China,
SCC – Standards Council of Canada,
SL – Stitch Length,
SPI – Stitch Per Inch,
SPM – Stitch Per Minute,
THPC – Terakis Hydroxy Methyl Phosphonium Cloride,
TIN – Tex Identification Number,
TMP – Pattern and Marker File Garber Accumark,
VDQ – Variable Dia for Quality,
VRML – Virtual Reality Modeling Language,
W – Waist line,
WINRA – Woolen Industries Research Association,
WPI – Wales Per Inch.
