Navigating the ever-evolving world of Amazon e-commerce can feel like learning a new language, especially with the abundance of acronyms and abbreviations used by sellers and vendors. To make your journey through Amazon’s complex ecosystem a breeze, we’ve compiled a concise list of Amazon acronyms and abbreviations in our latest blog article.
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Whether you’re an experienced seller or just starting out, our streamlined list of essential Amazon acronyms and abbreviations will serve as a handy reference guide to help you communicate more effectively and efficiently in the Amazon marketplace.
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- 1P — First-Party
- 3P — Third-Party
- 3PL — Third-Party Logistics
- 3PS — Third-Party Seller
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- AA — Amazon Associate
- AAP — Amazon Advertising Platform
- ACoS — Advertising Cost of Sale
- ACS — Amazon Creative Services
- AGL — Amazon Global Logistics
- AGS — Amazon Global Selling
- AHR — Account Health Rating
- AITBB — Anything In The Buy Box
- AL — Allocated (Vendor Central Replenishment Code)
- AM — Area Manager
- AMC — Account Management Central
- AMC — Amazon Marketing Cloud
- AMS — Amazon Marketing Services
- AMG — Amazon Media Group
- AMZ — Amazon
- AMZL — Amazon Logistics
- AMZNCC — Amazon Carton Content Code
- API — Application Program Interface
- APvU — Add Products via Upload
- AR — Amazon Robotics
- ARA — Amazon Retail Analytics
- ARAP — Amazon Retail Analytics Premium
- ARS — Amazon Robotics Sortable
- ARSAW — Amazon Robotics Semi-Automatic Workstation
- ASBSA — Amazon Services Business Solutions Agreement
- ASC — Associate Safety Committee
- ASIN — Amazon Standard Info Number
- ASN — Advanced Shipping Notification (Vendor Central Replenishment Code)
- ASP — Average Selling Price
- ASU — Amazon Seller University
- ATC — Add to Cart
- ATOP — At Time Of Posting
- AVN — Amazon Vendor Negotiations
- AVS — Amazon Vendor Service
- AWD — Amazon Warehousing & Distribution
- AWS — Amazon Web Services
- AZ — Amazon
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- B2B — Business to Business
- B2C — Business to Customer
- BA — Brand Analytics
- BB — Buy Box
- BD — Best Deal
- BIL — Build International Listing
- BISS — Business Industrial & Scientific Supplies
- BM — Brick & Mortar
- BMVD — Books, Media, Video, DVD’s
- BOD — Boxes on Demand
- BOGO — Buy One Get One
- BOLO — Buy On the Lookout
- BR — Basic Replenishment (Vendor Central Replenishment Code)
- BR — Brand Registry
- BSA — Business Services Agreement / Business Solutions Agreement
- BSR — Best Seller Rank
- BTR — Born To Run (Vendor Central Replenishment Code)
- BTS — Back-To-Schoo
- BwP — Buy with Prime
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- CA — Canada
- CAGR — Compound Annual Growth Rate
- CCR — Counterfeit Complaint Rate
- CCU — Counterfeit Crimes Unit
- CD — Continuous Deployment
- CM — Change Management
- CMBR — Change Management Bar Raiser
- COGs — Cost of Goods Sold
- COW — Consumer Order Workflow
- CP — Contribution Profit
- CPC — Cost Per Click
- CPH — Cost Per Head
- CPI — Cost Price Increase
- CPM — Cost Per Thousand Impressions
- CPT — Critical Pull Time
- CPS — Cost Per Shipment
- CPU — Contacts Per Unit
- CR — Cancellation Rate
- CRaP — Can’t Realize a Profit
- CRUD — Create, Read, Update, Delete
- CS — Customer Service
- CSA — Cost Support Agreement
- CSM — Customer Success Manager
- CTI — Category, Type, Item
- CTR — Click Through Rate
- CWGR — Compound Weekly Growth Rate
- CX — Customer Experience
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- DEA — Dynamic E-commerce Ads
- DEA — Delivery Estimate Accuracy
- DF — Direct Fulfillment
- DI — Direct Import
- DMG — Damaged
- DNR — Delivered Not Received
- DOTD — Deal Of The Day
- DP — Detail Page
- DPMO — Defects Per Million Opportunities
- DPV — Detail Page Views
- DPVR — Detail Page View Rate
- DSP — Delivery Service Provider
- DSP — Demand Side Platform
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- EAN — European Article Number
- EBC — Enhanced Brand Content
- ECR — Executive Customer Relations
- EDD — Estimated Delivery Date
- EDI — Electronic Data Interchange
- EFN — European Fulfillment Network
- EOD — End of Day
- ESL — English as a Second Language
- EXSD — Expected Ship Date
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- FB — Facebook
- FB — Feedback
- FBA — Fulfillment by Amazon
- FBM — Fulfillment by Merchant
- FBS — Fulfillment by Seller
- FC — Fulfillment Center
- FCL — Full Container Load
- FF — Flat File (Vendor Central Replenishment Code)
- FFP — Frustration-Free Packaging
- FLOW — Forward-Looking Order Workflow
- FNSKU — Fulfillment Network Stock Keeping Unit
- FOB — Free on Board
- FOL — Friends of Library
- FPY — First Pass Yield
- FTL — Full Truck Load
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- GL — General Ledger
- GLN — Global Location Number
- GS1 — Global Standards 1
- GS1 DB — Global Standards 1 Database
- GTIN — Global Trade Identification Number
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- HAZMAT — Hazardous Materials
- HBA — Health & Beauty Aids
- HSA — Headline Search Ads
- HTF — Hard To Find
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- IAT — Inbound Andon Tracker
- IAT — Issue Assistance Team
- IB — Inbound
- ICQA – Inventory Control Quality Assurance
- IDQ — Item Data Quality
- INR — Item Not Received
- IMDb — Internet Movie Database
- IMDb TV — Internet Movie Database TV
- IP — Intellectual Property
- IPI — Inventory Performance Index
- IPQ – Item Package Quantity
- IPS – Inventory Placement Service
- IRDR — Inventory Record Defect Ratio
- IS — In Season (Vendor Central Replenishment Code)
- IS — In Stock (Vendor Central Replenishment Code)
- ISBN – International Standard Book Number
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- JBP — Joint Business Plan
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- KDP — Kindle Direct Publishing
- KPI — Key Performance Indicators
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- LBB — Lost Buy Box
- LCL — Less Than Container Load
- LD — Lightning Deals
- LFO — Lost Feature Offer
- LOA — Letter of Authorization
- LR — Limited Replenishment (Vendor Central Replenishment Code)
- LSPL — Large-Scale Product Launch
- LSR — Late Shipment Rate
- LTL — Less Than Truckload
- LTSF — Long-Term Storage Fee
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- MAP — Minimum Advertised Price
- MCF — Multi-Channel Fulfillment
- MCF Order — Multi-Channel Fulfillment Order
- MCP — Matching Compensation Plan
- MF — Merchant Fulfilled
- MFN — Merchant Fulfilled Network
- MFS — Merchant Fulfilled Shipping
- MFT — Marketplace Facilitator Tax
- MNR — Manifested Not Received
- MOD — Forum Moderator
- MOM — Month Over Month
- MOQ — Minimum Order Quantity
- MSRP — Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price
- MTC — Marketplace Tax Collection
- MTD — Month To Date
- MWS — Marketplace Web Services
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- NAFN — North American Fulfillment Network
- NDA — Non-Disclosure Agreement
- NDD — Next-Day Delivery
- NET PPM — Net Product Profit Margin
- NIS — New Item Setup
- NP — New Product (Vendor Central Replenishment Code)
- NR – Non-Replenishable (Vendor Central Replenishment Code)
- NS — Dropship (Vendor Central Replenishment Code)
- NTB — New to Brand
- NY — Not Yet Published (Vendor Central Replenishment Code)
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- O2C — Order to Cash
- OA — Online Arbitrage
- OB — Obsolete (Vendor Central Replenishment Code)
- OB — Outbound
- ODR — Order Defect Rate
- OF — Off-Season (Vendor Central Replenishment Code)
- OIH — Order Inventory Health
- OLR — Organization and Leadership Review
- OM — Operations Manager
- OMOQ – Offer Minimum Order Quantity
- OOS — Out Of Stock
- OP — Order Picker
- OP — Out Of Print (Vendor Central Replenishment Code)
- Ops — Operations
- ORDT — On-Road Dynamic Transfer
- OTC — Over The Counter
- OTT — Over The Top
- OTP — One-Time Password
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- P70 — Probability 70%
- P80 — Probability 80%
- P90 — Probability 90%
- P&L — Profit and Loss
- PA — Process Assistant
- PCOGS — Product Cost of Goods Sold
- PDA — Product Display Ads
- PDP — Product Detail Page
- PED — Prime Exclusive Discount
- PIB — Perfect Inbound
- PIBDR — Perfect Inbound Defect Rate
- PICS — Pan European Inbound Consolidation Service
- PL —Private Label
- PMV — Process Map Visuals
- PNoV or PNV — Preliminary Notice of Violation
- PO — Purchase Order
- POA — Plan of Appeal / Plan of Action
- POC — Point of Contact
- POD — Proof of Delivery
- POPS — Proactive Outbound Problem Solve
- PPC — Pay Per Click
- PPE — Personal Protective Equipment
- PPM — Pure Product Margin
- PPQA — Process Path Quality Assurance
- PPV — Product Price Variance
- PQV — Product Quantity Variance
- PR — Planned Replenishment (Vendor Central Replenishment Code)
- PRL — Prepaid Return Label
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- Q1 — First Quarter
- Q2 — Second Quarter
- Q3 — Third Quarter
- Q4 — Fourth Quarter
- QA — Quality Assurance
- QBR — Quarterly Business Review
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- RA — Retail Arbitrage
- Remote Fulfillment with FBA
- REPLEN — Replenishable Product
- RFS — Refund at First Scan
- RIPV — Received Intellectual Property Violation
- RoAS — Return On Ad Spend
- ROI — Return on Investment
- ROO — Removal of Offer
- ROO — Removal of Order
- RRP — Recommended Retail Price
- RSP — Robotics Service Platform
- RSR — Reserve Stow Racks
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- SAS — Strategic Account Services
- SB or SBA — Sponsored Brands ads
- SBC — Simple Bin Count
- SC – Seller Central
- SD — Sales Discount
- SD or SDA – Sponsored Display ads
- SDA — Selective Distribution Agreement
- SDD – Same-Day Delivery
- SDN — Selective Distribution Network
- SEO — Search Engine Optimization
- SeSu or SS — Seller Support
- SFP — Seller Fulfilled Prime
- SIOC — Ships in Own Container
- SIPV — Suspected Intellectual Property Violation
- SKU — Stock Keeping Unit
- SLA — Service Level Agreement
- SLAM — Shipping, Label, Apply, Manifest
- SnS — Subscribe and Save
- SnL or S&L — Small and Light
- SOA — Sell-Out Agreement
- SP or SPA — Sponsored Products ads
- SPN — Service Provider Network
- SPOO/SP00 — Shipping Package #
- SR — Sales Rank
- SRC — Simple Record Count
- SRP — Suggested Retail Price
- SSA — Shipping Settings Automation
- SSCC — Serial Shipping Container Code
- STA — Send to Amazon
- STR — Sell Through Rate
- SVS — Strategic Vendor Service
- SWA — Shipping with Amazon
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- T&C — Terms and Conditions
- TBA — Transport by Amazon
- TIA — Thanks In Advance
- TOS — Terms of Service
- TOT — Time Off Task
- TRU — Toys R Us
- TTT — Tote Transition Time
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- UFT — Ultra Fast Track
- UI — User Interface
- UN — Unknown (Vendor Central Replenishment Code)
- UPC — Universal Product Code
- UPH — Units Per Hour
- UR — Universal Receive
- URP — Universal Receive Prep
- URS — Universal Receive Sort
- UTA — Unable to Access
- UTL — Unable to Locate
- UX — User Experience
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- VA — Virtual Assistant
- VAT — Value-Added Tax
- VC — Vendor Catalog
- VFLEX — Vendor Flex
- VFMC — Vendor Funded Managed Coupons
- VIP — Vendor Improvement Plan
- VIR — Volume Incentive Rebate
- VIS — Video In Search
- VPV — Vendor Powered Voucher
- VNHO — Virtual New Hire Orientation
- VOC — Voice of the Customer
- VTR — Valid Tracking Rate
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- WHS — Warehouse
- WHS — Warehouse Health and Safety
- WM — Walmart
- WOC — Weeks of Cover
- WOW — Week Over Week
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- YMMV — Your Mileage May Vary
- YOY — Year Over Year
- YTD — Year To Date
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