"ECU" meaning in English

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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 Categories (topical): Automotive
    Sense id: en-ECU-en-noun-u~8t1BoP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 35 26 2 2 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 34 35 27 2 2 Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
  2. (automotive) Initialism of electronic control unit. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: electronic control unit Categories (topical): Automotive
    Sense id: en-ECU-en-noun-B7u88bGS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 35 26 2 2 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 34 35 27 2 2 Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
  3. (automotive) Initialism of emission(s) control unit. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: emission(s) control unit Categories (topical): Automotive
    Sense id: en-ECU-en-noun-yzTSTz5e Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 35 26 2 2 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 34 35 27 2 2 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 Categories (topical): Finance Categories (place): European Union
    Sense id: en-ECU-en-noun-DXgRsDXS Topics: business, finance
  5. (film) Initialism of extreme close-up. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: extreme close-up Categories (topical): Film
    Sense id: en-ECU-en-noun-tIrnfrDo Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: PCM, TCU, ECM

Inflected forms

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