"ECU" meaning in English

See ECU in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: ECUs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ECU (plural ECUs)
  1. (automotive) Initialism of engine control unit. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: engine control unit
    Sense id: en-ECU-en-noun-u~8t1BoP Categories (other): Automotive, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 35 26 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 33 33 26 7 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 34 27 3 1 Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
  2. (automotive) Initialism of electronic control unit. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: electronic control unit
    Sense id: en-ECU-en-noun-B7u88bGS Categories (other): Automotive, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 35 26 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 33 33 26 7 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 34 27 3 1 Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
  3. (automotive) Initialism of emission(s) control unit. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: emission(s) control unit
    Sense id: en-ECU-en-noun-yzTSTz5e Categories (other): Automotive, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 35 26 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 33 33 26 7 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 34 27 3 1 Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
  4. (European Union, finance, historical) Initialism of European Currency Unit. Tags: European-Union, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism Alternative form of: European Currency Unit
    Sense id: en-ECU-en-noun-DXgRsDXS Categories (other): European Union, Finance Topics: business, finance
  5. (film) Initialism of extreme close-up. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: extreme close-up
    Sense id: en-ECU-en-noun-tIrnfrDo Categories (other): Film Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms (electronic control unit): ECM Coordinate_terms (engine control unit): PCM, TCU
Disambiguation of 'electronic control unit': 33 38 25 3 0 Disambiguation of 'engine control unit': 38 33 25 3 0

Inflected forms

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