Different things mean different things in different industries. In the chemical industry, ABS is acrylonitrilebutadiene-styrene, a widely used plastic for consumer products. In the automotive...

Different things mean different things in different industries. In the chemical industry, ABS is acrylonitrilebutadiene-styrene, a widely used plastic for consumer products. In the automotive industry, ABS is antilock brake systems. Again, in the auto industry, rear windows are backlites (tail lamps are called tail lamps). PC is a desktop computer, but is also politically correct in social situations.