General Auto Information Abbreviation Directory

? C -   Celsius (Degrees)
Calif. -   California
CAN - Controller Area Network
CANP -   Canister Purge  
CAS - Crank Angle Sensor 
CARB -   California Air Resources Board
CAT -   Catalytic Converter
CB -   Circuit Breaker
CBD -   Closed Bowl Distributor
CC -   cubic centimeter
CCC -   Computer Command Control
CCD -   Computer Controlled Dwell
CCOT -   Cycling Clutch Orifice Tube
CCW -   Counterclockwise
CDI -   Capacitor Discharge Ignition
CEC -   Computerized Engine Control
CID -   Cubic Inch Displacement
cm -   Centimeter
CMP -   Camshaft Position Sensor
CO -   Carbon Monoxide
CO  2   -   Carbon Dioxide
Cont. -   Continued
CONV -  Convertible
CP -   Canister Purge
CKP -   Crankshaft Position Sensor
COP - Coil On Plug ignition
CPI - Central Port Injection
CPU - Central Processing Unit
CSSA - Cold Start Spark Advance
CSSH - Cold Start Spark Hold
CTS -   Coolant Temperature Sensor    
CTVS - Choke Thermal Vacuum Switch
Cu. In. -   Cubic Inch
CVC -   Constant Vacuum Control
CVR - Control Vacuum Regulator
CV -   Check Valve or Constant Velocity
CW -   Clockwise
CYL or Cyl. -   Cylinder
C   3   I   -   Computer Controlled Coil Ignition
C   4   -   Computer Controlled Catalytic Converter