Glossary “virus” Definition:
Program or piece of code that is loaded onto your computer without your knowledge and runs within your system against your wishes.
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VIP
Glossary “VIP” Definition:
Self-test connector used on EEC IV vehicles.
virgin
Glossary “virgin” Definition:
Newly manufactured or produced, not previously used.
vinyl overlay remover
Glossary “vinyl overlay remover” Definition:
Chemical that dissolves plastic vinyl, to aid in its removal.
vinyl prep
Glossary “vinyl prep” Definition:
Chemical solution that opens the pores of the vinyl material, preparing it for color and/or clearcoating.
vinyl tape
Glossary “vinyl tape” Definition:
A tough, durable, decorative, striping materal adhered to the vehicle’s finish. It has a pressure sensitive backing that bonds securely to the finish.
vinyl
Glossary “vinyl” Definition:
A soft, flexible, thin plastic material often applied over a foam filler, such as in passenger seating areas.
vinyl adhesive
Glossary “vinyl adhesive” Definition:
Adhesive designed to bond the vinyl top to the vehicle body.
vinyl decals
Glossary “vinyl decals” Definition:
Complex and decorative pressure sensitive material.
VIM
Glossary “VIM” Definition:
Vehicle Interface Module
VIN
Glossary “VIN” Definition:
Vehicle Identification Number.
VIN notch
Glossary “VIN notch” Definition:
A gap in the dark band across the bottom of the windshield that allows the vehicle identification number (VIN) to be read from outside the vehicle.
vintage car
Glossary “vintage car” Definition:
A historic car; one built before 1925.
VICS
Glossary “VICS” Definition:
Variable Intake Control System
VID
Glossary “VID” Definition:
Vehicle Identification
video monitor
Glossary “video monitor” Definition:
A CRT that does not have an rf amplification, only video and deflection circuitry. Commonly used as a computer display.
VIC
Glossary “VIC” Definition:
Vehicle Information Center, or Virtual Image Cluster.
vibrator coil
Glossary “vibrator coil” Definition:
Induction coil constructed so that the magnetism of the core operates the make and break or vibrator of the primary circuit.
VI
Glossary “VI” Definition:
Viscosity Index
vib
Glossary “vib” Definition:
Acronym form of Vibration.