The following is a list of abbreviations commonly used in the powersports industry
| A | Ampere or Amp |
| ABDC | After Bottom Dead Center |
| ABS | Anti-lock Brake System |
| AC | Alternating Current |
| Assy | Assembly |
| ATC | All Terrain Cycle |
| ATDC | After Top Dead Center |
| ATV | All Terrain Vehicle |
| Batt | Battery |
| BBDC | Before Bottom Dead Center |
| BMEP | Brake Mean Effective Pressure |
| BTDC | Before Top Dead Center |
| C | Celcius |
| cc | cubic centimeter |
| CDI | Capacitor Discharge Ignition |
| cm | centimeter |
| CO | Carbon monoxide |
| CO2 | Carbon dioxide |
| DC | Direct Current |
| DOHC | Double Over Head Cam |
| DOT | Department of Transportation (US) |
| ECM | Electronic Control Module |
| ECU | Electronic Control Unit |
| EFI | Electronic Fuel Injection |
| EGA | Exhaust Gas Analyzer |
| EMF | Electro-Motive Force (voltage) |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency (US) |
| EX | Exhaust |
| F | Fahrenheit |
| Fr | Front |
| ft | foot or feet |
| g | gram |
| gnd | ground |
| hr | hour |
| hp | horsepower |
| ID | Inside Diameter |
| in | inch or inches |
| IN | Intake |
| kg | kilogram |
| kph | kilometers per hour |
| l | liter or liters |
| Lt | Left |
| lb | pound |
| LBS | Linked Braking System |
| LED | Light Emitting Diode |
| m | meter or meters |
| Max | Maximum |
| min | minute or minutes |
| Min | Minimum |
| mph | miles per hour |
| MSF | Motorcycle Safety Foundation (US) |
| N/A | Not Available or Not Applicable |
| N | Newton or Newtons |
| N-m | Newton Meter |
| NOx | Nitrogen Oxide |
| O | Oxygen |
| OD | Outside Diameter |
| OE | Original Equipment |
| OEM | Original Equipment of the Manufacturer |
| os | over size(d) |
| oz | ounce or ounces |
| Pa | Pascal or Pascals |
| psi | pounds per square inch |
| PWC | Personal Water Craft |
| rev | revolution |
| Rt | Right |
| Rr | Rear |
| rpm | revolutions per minute |
| SOHC | Single Over Head Cam |
| std | standard |
| Rt | Right |
| TDC | Top Dead Center |
| TPI | Transistorized Pointless Ignition |
| V | Volt |
| VOM | Volt-Ohm Meter |
| W | Watt or Watts |