Ecu meaning

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(Electronic Control Unit) An automotive electronics module that contains an embedded system. Today's vehicles may have 75 or more ECUs that control just about everything, including the operation of the engine, transmission, doors, windows, airbags and the user interface. See embedded system, automotive Ethernet and hardware-in-the-loop.
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European currency unit.
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Any of various old French coins, especially a silver five-franc piece.
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A money of account of the European Community through 1998
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Any of various French silver or gold coins, esp. a silver crown of the 17th-18th cent.
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(dated) The European Currency Unit (symbol ₠), a currency used in the European Community before the euro.
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European Currency Unit.
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Engine control unit.
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Electronic control unit.
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(law) Abbreviation of Ecuador.
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Origin of ecu

  • French from Old French escu from Latin scūtum shield (from the shield stamped on the coin) skei- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Ecu Sentence Examples

  • By contrast fossil fuels only get 28m ECU in total - mainly for work on clean combustion technology.

  • Installed a K&N Air filter, replaced impeller on Charge Cooler pump, Installed BOV, Ordered Upgraded ECU Chip.

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