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Apprentice Literacy List
This Apprentice Electrician Literacy List contains entries which a beginning
electrician should understand to be able to take on increasing responsibility
for installing electrical systems. If you are unable to print this list on your
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intellectual advancement for all Apprentices.
For ease of repeated use, the list has been arranged alphabetically. What
else. So start at A and go on to B and on and on. Have fun and get smart. The
paycheck will grow as your literacy grows. Of course you still have to have the
manual skills to do the work. But having both is the best. Although I feature
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Now on to the list:
All Technical Literacy Terms - Apprentice Electrician List
A
abandoned, a. (abbreviation), AC, AC condenser, AC voltage detector,
accessible, acid, acid core solder, adapter, addition,
additive, adjacent side, adjustable open-end wrench, air handler,
airway clear (safety), algebra substitution, alive (slang),
Allen screw
head, Allen wrench (tool), alloy, alternating current,
aluminum, aluminum conductor, American Wire Gauge, ammeter - post
type, ammeter - clamp-on type, amp, ampacity, ampacity
correction, amperage,
ampere, anchor, angle (math), angle connector 45 degree, angle connector 90 degree, angular
material, annex (NEC), appendix, appliance, apprentice electrician,
approved, area (math), area total, area unused, area unused %, area
used, area used %, area useful, area useful %, armored cable, arrow on bender, assignment
sheet, atom, atomic number, automatic, AWG, awl (tool)
B
Back fed device, back fill, back stab (slang), back to back
bend (conduit), back stab device (slang), back wired, bakelite,
bare (conductor), bathroom (NEC), battery, binding screw,
birds, black conductor, black conductor, blank plate, blown fuse (slang),
blown out (slang), blue collar, bond wire, bonded, bonding
jumper, bonding screw, boring, bottom trim (slang), box
clamp, box cover, box ears, box end wrench, box extension, boxing
(slang), box offset, box screw 8-32, box supports, box work (slang),
bracketed box, branch circuit, branch circuit Vd, branch panel
voltage Ebp, brass, braze, breaker,
breathing (CPR), brown load (shot), Buchanan
crimp (slang), bug (slang), building, building wire, bundling
conductors, burned out (slang), burrs, BX cable (slang).
C
C condulet fitting, cabinet, cable clamps, cable connector,
cable cutters, cable sheath ripper, cable standoff, cable staples,
calculations exam, calculator, canopy, capacitance,
capacitor, carbon tetra chloride, cardiopulmonary resuscitation
(safety), carflex (slang),,CBS construction, CCW, ceiling fan support box,
ceiling height, cell header, cement/concrete, center line, centigrade C, centimeter (math), channel locks (slang), charge
(electric), chase nipple, chest heart beat (CPR), Chicago 90 degree bend
(slang), chime, chime transformer, chipping hammer, cinder,
circle (shape), circuit breaker, circuit tester, circular mil,
circular saw (tool), circumference of a circle, clamp, clamp inside
box, clamp-on amp meter, clock outlet, clock-wise, close
nipple, closed (connection), closed book exam, closed circuit,
closed switch, cm circular mil, CO/ALR, coax, coaxial cable,
color-to-color, combination screw head, combination plate, combustible
material, commercial building, common (slang), common terminal, complete circuit,
component, compound (chemistry), compression connector, compression coupling,
concealed, concrete, concrete block and steel construction,
condensation, conductivity, conductor, conduit, conduit
bender, conduit body, conduit bushing, conduit fitting, conduit
nipple, connected,
connection, connector, continuity, continuity tester,
continuous load, continuous duty, convenience receptacle, conversion
factor, cooking unit, copper, copper clad, copper
conductor, cord cap, core bit, correction factor, corroded,
corrosion resistant, coulomb, counter clock-wise, countersink,
coupling, cover (NEC), cover (wire), covered conductor, CPR
(safety), CRC (slang), creosote, crimp sleeve, cross condulet
fitting, cross multiplication, cross-section, cross thread, crow bar, crowfeet,
cubic foot (measurement), cubic inch (measurement), current, current
carrying conductor, current flow, curved claw hammer (tool), cut-in
box, cut-in work (slang), cut
nail, cutout box, CW.
D
Damp location, dead (slang), dead front, dead short (slang), dead
wired (slang), deburring, decimal number, dedicated circuit,
degradation,
degree (math), deleterious, delta breaker, demand factor, denominator,
derate, derating factor, desoldering tool, device, device screw
6-32, device strap, device tab, diagonal, diagonal cutting pliers (tool),
diameter of a circle, die (machine tool), dikes (slang), dimmer
(lighting), direct current, direct pressure (first aid), directly
proportional, discharge capacitor, disconnecting means, disconnecting switch, disconnect,
dissimilar metals, distilled water, division, dogleg (conduit), domed cover,
door bell button, double duplex receptacle, double nut, double pole
switch, double pole breaker, down pipe (slang), dps, drill bit for 8-32, drill bit
for 6-32, drill bit for 10-31, drill index (tool), drill out work
(slang), drip loop, drive pin, dry cell, dry location, duct
tape, duplex, duplex cable, duplex dwelling, duplex receptacle,
dust mask, dwelling unit.
E
E symbol (voltage), ear protection (safety), Edison base, Edison base
fuse, Edison base lamp, efficiency, egress, 8-32, elbow (fitting),
electrical current, electric shock, electricity, electrical theory, electrical
counter technician, electrical nonmetallic tubing, electrical pressure,
electrical master, electrical contractor, electrical supplier,
electrical nonmetallic conduit, electrical warehouse, electrical
distributor, electrical metallic tubing, electrical tape, electrical
estimator, electrical draftsman, electrical apprentice, electrical
engineer, electrical salesman, electrical journeyman, electrical
pressure, electrify (slang), electrocution, electro-static, electrolite, electromotive force, electron,
electron flow, element, element (load), emf, EMF,
encircle,
enclosed, enclosure, end receptacle (slang), energized, energy, ENMT, entrance
cap, equal, equation, equipment grounding conductor,
equipment, eriksen union (slang), exception (NEC), existing
installation, expansion
fitting, expansion joint, expansion anchor, expansion union,
exponent (math), exponential progression (slang), extended neck hammer (tool), extension ring, extension
cord, eyelet (fish tape), eye protection, eye-ball (slang), eye-ball trim.
F
Face plate, factor (math), factory 45 bend, factory 90 bend,
Fahrenheit,
feed (slang), feed through box, feed through receptacle, female fitting,
female terminal adapter, fender washer, ferric,
ferrous, field (magnetic), filament, file (tool), fine print
note, finger tight, fire extinguisher Type A, fire extinguisher type B,
fire extinguisher type C, fire extinguisher type ABC, fire spread, fire
stop, first aid kit, fish (slang), fish tape (tool),
fitting, fixture, fixture bar, fixture bar screw 8-32, fixture
chain, fixture hickey, fixture screw, fixture stud, fixture stud
extension, fixture wire, flammable, flat head screw, flat mud
ring, flat surface, flat washer, flc, flex (slang), flexible metallic
conduit, floor lamp, floor receptacle, floor truss, flush,
flush device, flush mount panel, flush mount, FMC, foot
(measure), formula (math), foundation, four 11/16 square box, four 11/16
square extension ring, four square box, four square box extension, four-way
switch, FPN (NEC), fraction, fractional drill bit, fractional
number, framing member, free conductor, free electrons, friction
tape, FTA, furring strips, fuse, fuse extractor, fuse puller.
G
Galvanic action, galvanometer, gang, gang box, gangable box,
garage, gasket, gem box (slang), general purpose branch circuit,
generator, GFCI, GFCI receptacle, given information (math),
glass, gloves (safety), goggles (safety), gooseneck 90 bend,
gooseneck (slang), graphite, gravity, green conductor,
green load (shot), green with yellow stripes, Greenfield (slang),
greenie wire nut (slang), grommet, gross amount, ground, ground bar, ground
fault circuit interrupter, ground
fault protection, ground rod (slang), ground screw 10-32, ground screw
tap, grounded, grounded conductor, grounded receptacle, grounding
adapter, grounding conductor, grounding electrode, grounding
bushing, grounding locknut, grounding electrode conductor, gutter,
guy wire.
H
Habitable, hack saw, half switched receptacle, hand tool, handle tie,
handy box (slang), hanger bar, hard hat (safety(), heat gun, heat
stroke (safety), heating element, hex head screw, hexagonal
(shape), hexagonal configuration, hickey, hickey bender, high top boots
(safety), high trim (slang), holding screw driver, hole saw, home
run system (slang), horizontal, horsepower, hot (slang), hot box, hot check (slang),
hot conductor (slang), hot wire (slang), house wiring,
HP (symbol),
hub, hung up (slang) hurricane clip, hydrogen gas.
I
I current (symbol), ignitable, IMC, impact hammer, inch
(measure), index (NEC), individual branch circuit, industrial cover
(slang), infinite resistance, information sheet, input, insect
repellent (safety), inside 90 degrees (bend), inside workman, inspection, installation,
insulated conductor, insulated staple, insulated handles (safety),
insulated throat, insulated shaft, insulating handles, insulated,
insulating bushing, insulation, insulator, intent, internal
diameter, (inside), inverse of the
sum of the reciprocals (math), inverse (math), inverse ratio (math),
inversely proportional, iron, isolated raceway, isolator.
J K
Jaw, jet line (slang), jet line string (slang), joint (wire),
journeyman electrician, jumper (slang), junction, junction box.
k (constant), Kcmil, key word index, keyhole saw, keyless, keyless
lampholder, kick bend, kick plate (slang), kilo, kilowatt, Kirchoff's
First Law, Kirchoff's Second Law, klien's (slang), knockout,
knockout punch, kVA, kW.
L
L (length), Lamp, lamp filament, lamp screw shell, lamp socket,
lampholder, Larson Loop, laundry area, LB condulet fitting, lead, lead anchor,
left bracket (calculator),
letter drill bit, level, level (tool), lighted button, lighted
toggle, lighting
outlet, line current, line voltage, linoleum, liquidtight flexible nonmetallic
conduit, liquidtight flexible metallic conduit, live (slang), LL
condulet fitting, load, load stone, lock washer, locknut,
looped receptacles, loop wiring,
loose connection, LR condulet fitting, LTFMC, LTFNMC, LTFNMC type A,
LTFNMC type B, lug.
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M
Machine nut, machine screw, Madison clip (slang), magnet,
magnetic attraction, magnetic field, magnetic repulsion,
magnetism, main, main breaker, main disconnect, major
fraction (.5 or more), male
adapter, male cap, male fitting, male terminal adapter, malleable metal, manual. masonry bit, mast,
MCM, messenger supported, messenger wire, metallic, metallic box, meter
(instrument), meter (length), meter base, meter socket,
metric system, mho, MI cable, mica, mil, mils, mile
(measure), mili, mili amp, mili volt, minerlac clamp
(slang), mixed number (math), mixture (chemistry), molecule, mouse (slang), mud
ring, mud ring depth, multi-family dwelling unit, multi-wire branch
circuit, multiplication.
N
Nail, nail apron, nail-on box, nameplate, National Electrical Code, National Fire
Protection Association, natural gray, NEC, NEC appendix, NEC article
number, NEC chapter, NEC exception, NEC fine print note, NEC
footnote, NEC index, NEC section, NEC subtitles, NEC table of
contents, needle nose pliers, negative charge, negative terminal,
neon, neon voltage tester, net amount (math), neutral, neutral bar (slang), neutral conductor, neutron,
1900 box,
nipple (raceway), nipple fill, nippers (tool), NM cable, NM
conduit (slang), non-conducting shoes (safety), nonconductor, non current
carrying, nonferrous, nonmetallic sheathed, nonmetallic,
nonmetallic box, north pole of a magnet, NT clamp, number drill bit (tool),
numerator, nut driver, nylon string.
O
Octagon (shape), octagon box screw, octagon box, octagon box screw,
offset bender, offset bend, offset nipple, offset screw driver,
ohm, ohm meter, Ohm's Law, old work box (slang), omega. one ampere, one
coulomb, one cubic inch, one gang box, one horse power, one mil,
one ohm, one piece connector, one square inch, one square foot,
one square mil, one volt, one watt, open, open book exam, open
circuit, open end wrench, open fuse, open switch, open trim,
opposite side, orange conductor, orbit (physics), orbital
shell (physics), outlet, outlet box, output
divided by input, overlap tape, oxidation, oxidation inhibitor,
oxidize.
P Q
P power (symbol), paddle drill bit, pan head screw, panel,
panel blank, panel flush cover, panel schedule, panel surface
cover, parallel circuit, pencil-off insulation, penetrox (slang),
percentage, phase tape, Phillips head screw, Phillips screw driver (tool), pi 3.14
(math), picture outlet, pigtail (slang), pigtail side wired
receptacle (slang), pin (lamp), pin driver, pins (shotgun), pipe ground
clamp, planetary
electrons (physics), plastic anchor, plumb, plumb bob, pompano 90 bend, pool,
porcelain, portable appliance, positive terminal, positive charge,
pound (measure), power, power outlet, power strip,
prefabricated, prefix,
press fit, pressure connector, product (math), product sum for Rt in
parallel (math), propane torch (tool), proton (physics), pull away from the
measurement (bend), pull to the measurement (bend), pull box, pull chain
lamp holder, pulley, pulling basket, push dimmer, PVC, PVC schedule
40, PVC schedule 80, PVC type A, PVC cement, PVC cutters (tool),
PVC type EB, PVC glue, Pythagorean Theorem.
Quadruplex, quadruplex cable, quadruplex dwelling unit, quarter
twenty 1/4-20 thread, quick wired receptacle (slang).
R
R resistance (symbol), rabbit (slang), raceway, radius of a circle,
rainproof, raintight, raised cover, range (appliance), ratchet
socket set (tool), rat
patching (slang), rat
run (slang), rat tail file (tool), ratio, ratio (transformer),
rattle snake (slang), razor knife (tool), readily accessible,
reamer, reaming, receptacle tester, receptacle tab, receptacle
outlet, receptacle, receptacle tester, recessed, recessed can type
TP, recessed can
type IC, recessed can, reciprocal, reciprocating saw (tool),
recommended (NEC), rectangle (shape), red load (shoot), redrawing
series-parallel circuits, reducing a circuit, reducing washer, repeated
addition (math), repeated subtraction (math), required (NEC),
resistance, resistive load, resistivety, respirator (safety),
reverse polarity, reversible motor, rheostat, right angle, right
angle screw driver, right angle drill, right bracket (calculator), right triangle (math), rigid
metal conduit, rivet, RMC, RNMC, romex (slang), roof flange, roof
flashing, roof pitch, roof truss, rope (slang), rosin core
solder, rotary dimmer, rough-in work (slang), round head screw,
round-to-round mud ring, rubber, rubber gloves (safety), rubber
tape, rule-of-thumb.
S
S1, S3, S4, saddle bend, safety chain, safety glasses (safety), safety goggles
(safety), safety shoes (safety), same side (math), saw blade, schedule
40 PVC, schedule 80 PVC, scotch fill (slang), scratcher (tool), screw, screw shell,
screw-in insulator, scrulox screw driver,
sealtite (slang), search term index (NEC), SE cable, SE service
entrance cable, self grounding receptacle, self tapping screw,
self-feed drill bit, semiconductor (physics), separator (wire), series circuit,
service, service calculation, service lateral, service mast, set screw connector, set screw
coupling, shall (NEC), sharply angular, sheet metal screw, shepard's
crook (bend), shock
(safety), shock hazard (slang), short (slang), short blown open,
short circuit (slang), short radius bend, short radius bender (tool),
shot (power), should (NEC), shower trim (slang), SI unit (math),
side cutting pliers, side wired, silver screw, simultaneous,
single family dwelling, single pole switch, single pole breaker, single
phase, single receptacle, 6-32, slab, slab work (slang), SLB condulet
fitting, sledge hammer (tool), sleeve, sleeve conductors, slip
hazard (safety), slotted screw head, small animals, small appliance branch circuit,
small appliance, smoke test (slang), smurf (slang), snake
(slang), soap (slang), socket wrench set, solder, soldering
gun, soldering iron, solderless pressure connector, solid
conductor, solution (math), solvent, source, source of power, south pole
of a magnet, sparks, sparky (slang), speed control (motor), speed
of light, splice, split bolt separator, split bolt connector, split
switched receptacle (slang), split wired receptacle, sps, square (math), square (shape), square
foot (math), square inch (measurement), square mil, square mile,
square root (math), square root of 3, square yard (measurement), square-to-round mud
ring, stainless steel, standard calculation (service), standard
maximum, staple, staple gun, staple on edge,
star on bender, static charge, static electricity, static line
(safety), steel, steel fitting, steel toe boots (safety), stick on
conduit (slang), STO key (calculator), storage space, story problem, stove bolt 10-24,
straight claw hammer (tool), straight connector, straight splice,
stranded conductor, strap, stripped threads, strippers,
structural ceiling, structural component,
stubby screw driver, stud (wood), stud bushing, stud guard, stud
punch, sub-floor, substantially white, substitution algebra, substitution equation,
subtraction, suffix, supply side, surface metal raceway, surface
mount, surface nonmetallic raceway, suspended ceiling, sweep ell, switch, switch box
(slang), switch height, switch leg, switched receptacle, symbol (math).
T
T condulet fitting, T splice, table of contents, tail
(slang), tap (machine),
tapcon screw (slang), tape, tape measure (tool), tek screw
(slang), temperature conversion, temporary wiring, temporary service, 10-32, terminal, terminal
bar, terminal strip, terminal screw, termination, thermometer,
thermostat, thinwall conduit (slang), thirty-two tooth blade (toll),
threadless, threads, three and four way rules, three piece coupling, three way switch, three wire cord,
tie wire, tie wraps, time-card, timer, tin, tinned
conductor, toggle bolt, toggle switch, ton (weight), tool belt,
tool pouch, torch ignition, torque, torx screw driver,
tourniquet (safety), toxic, toxin, tps, tracer braid, trade
size, transformer, travelers, trench, trencher, trenching
shovel (tool), tri-tap tool, triangle (shape), trim work (slang),
trimmed, trip hazard (safety), triple tap tool, triplex, triplex
cable, triplex dwelling, triplex receptacle, truss (floor), truss
(roof), twenty-four tooth blade (tool), twist drill, two gang
box, two piece coupling, two piece connector, two wire receptacle, type
TW, type THHN, type THWN, type THW, type THHW.
U
Unbroken circuit, ungrounded receptacle, ungrounded conductor,
uninsulated, unit of measurement, unknown value (math), utility knife
(tool), UV protection (safety), UV rating.
V
v. (abbreviation), vacuum (tool), Vd symbol, Vd voltage drop, valence electron
(physics), vapor proof trim,
vertical, vicinity, volt, volt meter, voltage,
voltage to ground, volume (capacity).
W
watt, w. (abbreviation), wall mounted oven, water, waterproof,
watertight, wattage, watt meter, Watts Law, WD-40 (slang),
weathered, weatherproof, weld, wet location, white, white
collar work, white conductor, white load (shoot), whole number,
Wiggy (tool), will call (slang), wire bender, wire brush, wire
cutter, wire gauge, wire lubrication, wire nut (slang), wire strippers,
wire type letter, Wiremold (slang), wood frame building, wood
screw, word problem, work done (symbol), working clearance,
working space, worksheet, WP, wrap strap (slang), wrench
tight, wrist protection (safety).
X Y Z
X condulet fitting
Yard (length), yellow load (shot), yoke (device).
Zigzag, zip cord (slang).
This Technical Literacy List was compiled by David U. Larson. Suggestions for additions
and improvements are requested. Send an email to dularson@bellsouth.net
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