Abbreviations Key
- AC Alternating Current
- AH Amp Hours
- ATB Alternate Tooth Bevel
- BG Barrel Grip
- BIM B1-Metal
- BL Blunt Head
- BPM Blows per Minute
- CB Could Be
- CFB Cement Fibre Board
- CH Clipped Head
- CQ Close Quarter
- CT Carbide Tipped
- CW Crimped Wire
- C/W Comes With
- DC Direct Current
- DEG Degrees
- DH "D" Handle
- DI Double-Insulated
- DPC Depressed Center
- DRT Double Row Twist
- DVS Dustless, Variable Speed
- EG Electro Galvanized
- ESC Electronic Speed Control
- EVS Electronic, Variable Speed
- FPM Feet per Minute
- FPT Female Pipe Thread or Ft Lbs of Torque
- G Grit
- GP General Purpose
- H&L Hook and Loop (velcro)
- HC High Capacity OR High Carbon
- HCD High Capacity, Display
- HCT Hammer Carbide Tipped
- HP Horse Power
- HS Hammer Steel
- HSS High Speed Steel
- IPT Inch Pounds - Torque
- K A Known As
- KC Keyless Chuck
- LL Long Life
- MG Mechanical Galvanized
- MPT Male Pipe Thread (National, hand right)
- NDA Next Day Air (UPS Red)
- NC Nickel Cadmium
- NiMH or NMH Nickel Metal Hydride
- NS Non-Segmented
- OAL Over-all Length
- OPM Orbits per Minute
- PG Pistol Grip
- PH Pand Hand (screw)
- PSA Pressure Sensitive Adhesive
- PTW Pressure Treated Wood
- QL Quick Lok (Milwaukee quick lock cord)
- RA Right Angle
- RO Random Orbit
- RG Ring Shank
- RPM Revolutions per Minute
- RS Reduced Shank
- S Small
- SB Stringer Bead
- SBT Stringer Bead Twist
- SC Screw Shank
- SM Smooth Shank
- TBC Tooless Blade Change
- TC Tungsten Carbide
- TSC Trigger Speed Control
- T27 For grinding @ angle of 15 degrees +
- T28 For grinding @ angle of 15 degrees +
- T29 For contoured surfaces
- U W Used With
- UF Ultra Fast
- UPS United Parcel Service
- UPSG UPS - Ground Service
- UPSNDA UPS - Next Day Air
- UPS2DA UPS - 2 Day Air (Blue Label)
- UPS3DS UPS- 3rd Day Select
- V Volt
- VS Variable Speed
- V1SR Variable, one speed, reversible
- V2SR Variable, two speed, reversible
- W Watt
- WD Worm Drive
- WH With Hub
- WL Work Light
- WP Wood Products
- XL Extra Large
