Dictionary of Electrical Engineering

Commonly used terms in the Electrical industry.

electromagnetic environmental effects
encompasses all electromagnetic disciplines, including electromagnetic compatibility (EMC); electromagnetic interference (EMI); electromagnetic vulnerability (EMV); electromagnetic pulse (EMP); radiation hazard (RADHAZ) (hazard of electromagnetic radiation to personnel, ordnance, and fuels (HERP, HERO, HERF)); lightning, p-static; electrostatic discharge (ESD), and emission control (EMCON).
environment
a set of objects outside the system, a change in whose attributes affects, and is affected by, the behavior of the system.