ACPIs

ACPIs is an acronym used in several disciplines, and its precise meaning depends on context. The most widely recognized form is ACPI, the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface, a computer industry standard that allows operating systems to control hardware power states and configure devices in a platform-agnostic way. When the plural ACPIs is used, it often refers to multiple ACPI specifications, implementations, or discussions around the standard; it does not denote a single distinct technology.

In asset management and operations contexts, ACPIs can stand for Asset Critical Performance Indicators. These are performance metrics focused on critical assets whose failure would have disproportionate impacts on operations. ACPIs support maintenance decision-making, reliability engineering, and lifecycle planning by emphasizing uptime, mean time between failures, and risk exposure. Data typically come from maintenance histories, sensor readings, and failure records.

Some organizations use ACPIs to mean Actionable Critical Performance Indicators or Actionable Performance Indicators, referring to KPIs designed to trigger specific management actions. In such uses, ACPIs are selected to be directly linked to responses, targets, and escalation protocols.

Because ACPIs has ambiguous meaning, users should define the term explicitly when first using it and rely on context to interpret which expansion applies.