Glossary, Terms and Acronyms

Name

Acronym

Category

Description

Image

Account, or Accounting

ACCT

["Accounting"]

Accounts Payable

AP

["Accounting"]

Accounts Receivable

AR

["Accounting"]

Adapter/Drive Adapter

["Part"]

Plastic disc or rubber piece that fits on the end of the motor. This helps the motor turn the tube to raise or lower the shade.

Allbright

ABS

["Factory"]

Arcadia

ARC

["Collection"]

Automated Clearing House

ACH

["Accounting"]

A network that allows electronic money transfers between banks. We often ask for “ACH” details from customers if they want to pay us by an electronic check. Another example is if you submit an expense report for an expense that wasn’t on your CC, we'd need your bank details to electronically deposit the funds in your account.

Avochato

AVO

["System"]

Back Valance

["Part"]

Small piece of material mounted on the back of the headrail on a waterfall shade to block the view of the controls from outside the window. Can be shade or liner fabric.

Black Out

BO

["Product"]

Shade or liner with an acrylic or flocked backing that does not allow light through. Also called room darkening.

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Blinds.com

BLM

["Customer"]

Book

BK

Bracket

BRKT

["Part"]

Fastener that is used to hold a shade up. Depending on the type of shade, control, top treatment, and/or mount, there are different brackets. Please refer to specific product guide for bracket specifications.

Breakaway Tassel

["Part"]

Plastic bead-like part that brings all of the lift cords together on a cord lock shade. It is split in half and is meant to break apart as a safety precaution against strangulation. Also known as a cord collector, cord condenser or cord equalizer.

Budget Blinds

BB

["Customer"]

Butt and Pass / Abutt and Bypass

["Product"]

A configuration of shades for a corner of window. The pass or bypass shade would be its full width and the butt or abutted shades is at a right angle to the bypass.

Cambrai

CAM

["Collection"]

Cassette

CASS

["Product"]

Top treatment for dual sheer shades or roller shades. Can be rounded with a fabric wrapping. It is powder-coated aluminum. Some customers call this fascia.

Clutch Control

["Part"]

Clutch Controls also referred to as Continuous Cord Loop. It is a manual operated system designed to raise and lower the shade smoothly.  It is operated by either a metal or plastic chain or nylon cord loop which will allow you to position the shade at any level. 

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Collar or Crown

["Part"]

Circular or hoop that slides onto a motor and sits next to the motor’s head. This piece “locks” the motor in the shades' tube allowing the motor to turn the tube to raise or lower the shade.

Continuous Cord Loop

CCL

["Product"]

Continuous Cord Loop is also referred to as Clutch Controls. It is a manual operated system designed to raise and lower the shade smoothly.  It is operated by either a metal or plastic chain or nylon cord loop which will allow you to position the shade at any level.

Control End / Side

["Product"]

Control End/Side refers to the side of the shade in which the mechanical part that moves the shade up and down will be located. You will have either control right or control left.

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Cord Cleat

["Part"]

A plastic or metal piece that is fixed to the wall to wrap the cord of a cord lock shade. This helps to prevent strangulation or a child reaching the cord and tugging the shade.

Cord Lock

["Part"]

A control option for woven shades that uses two or more lift cords on the back of the shade that run up to the headrail and across pulleys to the Cord lock mechanism. This consists of two-barrel gears that hold the lift cords in place unless you are raising and lowering the shade.

Cord Shroud

["Part"]

A woven ladder of thread that covers the lift cords on the back of a shade. This shroud prevents strangulation by not allowing enough space for a head to tangle in the cords.

Cost Code

Who is being charged for the part/sample shipping.

Credit Card

CC

["Accounting"]

Cubes

["Part"]

5V power supply plug that we provide for charging cables and hubs. Customers can purchase replacements at any big box store but it has to be 5V and not 12V (Apple).

Custom Made

Made to a particular customer’s order. In our world all shades are custom made and much of the natural material is handmade which takes time and effort. We do not have warehouse shelves with “ready-made” shades waiting to be shipped.

Customer PO vs PO

A customer PO is a number created by the customer or their system to identify the order especially in accounting. These transfer through to Pic and we can search for an order using it. A PO is a purchase order created by order processing in pic. This is the order that we send to the factory for production.

Customer Service

CS

["Department"]

Decorative Tassel

["Part"]

A decorative piece of wood or cording at the bottom of a string that facilitates operating a shade. Wooden tassels are used on cordlock woven shades and a corded tassel is used on easy lift cordless roller shades.

Designer Roller Shades

DRS

["Collection"]

Drapery

DR

["Product"]

Drapery Panel

DP

["Product"]

Dual Sheer Shades

DSS

["Product"]

Easy Lift Cordless Control

["Product"]

Available on Roller Shades only. Clutch driven cordless mechanism. To operate you tug downward on bottom hem bar to disengage the clutch. The shade raises on its own and you then tug downward on the bottom bar to reengage the clutch to lock in the new desired position.

Edge Binding

EB

["Product"]

ePIC

PIC

["System"]

Estimated Delivery Date

EDD

An educated guess on when an order will be delivered.

Estimated Ship Date

ESD

An educated guess on when an order will ship. 

Exact Lift Cordless Control

["Product"]

This is a spring-loaded mechanism. This control allows you to place the shade at ANY desired position. The shade is controlled by hand and will stop where you place it. It is excellent for side-by-side shades. This will allow the shades to line up in a straight line. 

Fabric Roman Shade

FRS

["Product"]

Fabric Width vs Shade Width

["Product"]

This is the difference in the “Shade” Width vs the “Fabric” Width. The Shade Width is always LARGER. The fabric is not able to go to the far end of either side of the shade. If it did, the fabric would rub, and as a result this would damage the fabric from rubbing and may cause fraying. 

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Factory Code

Used to say on a part/sample order where the original came from. It helps to make sure that the proper part is sent.

Flat Mounting Surface (Flat Mount)

["Product"]

The “FLAT” surface that the bracket will be placed/installed. This term is for outside and inside mount applications (primarily inside mount though). If you have a molding or trim inside your window frame, the overall “mounting” depth will be subject to the area that is FLAT, and you can install the bracket.

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Folding Door

FD

["Product"]

Freshdesk

FD

["System"]

Global Custom Commerce

GCC

["Customer"]

Grandhome

GH

["Factory"]

Hand Sample

HS

Handmade

["Product"]

Made by hand, not by machine and typically therefore of superior quality.

Headrail

["Part"]

The part of the shade where the controls are attached. On woven shades this is a piece of wood that varies in size depending on the control choice and width of the shade.

Hem Bar

["Part"]

The bottom Hem Bar is the track on the bottom of the shade. This is weighted to aid the shade in hanging taut. There are different types of hem bars:

Heat Sealed: This offers a clean sleek look and will work with side and sill tracks. This is also known as a “pocket” style. This is where an aluminum weighted bar is inside a pocket of the roller shade fabric and is sealed with heat.

Fabric Wrapped: This style also has a clean sleek look and more residential. The fabric is wrapped around the aluminum bar and finished on the ends with end caps. This style will NOT work with side or sill tracks. 

External Hem Bar: This style is made with a squared or rounded aluminum tubing. This may or may not be able to be fabric wrapped. This style is to match the cassette aluminum if it cannot be fabric wrapped. This style will also have matching end caps to finish off the ends. 

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Home Depot

HD

["Customer"]

Idle End

["Product"]

Idle End refers to the OPPOSITE side of the shade in which the mechanical part that moves the shade up and down will be located.

Illumin8

ILU

["Factory"]

Inside Mount (Inside Bracket)

IM/IB

["Product"]

Inside Mount refers to window (blinds or shades) that are mounted inside the window frame. “IB” refers to Inside Bracket. The window treatment remains “inside” the frame of the window.

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Inspired Shades

IS 

["Customer"]

Large

LG

Learning Management System

LMS

["System"]

Light Filtering

LF

["Product"]

Shade or liner that allows light to filter through providing light with privacy. Also called privacy liner.

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Market Makers

MMK

["Factory"]

Materials Reference

MR

Multi Channel

MC

["Part"]

Natural Roller Shade

NRS

["Product"]

Natural Shade

NS

["Product"]

No Questions Asked

NQA

Online Service Center

OSC

Opacity

["Product"]

Opacity refers to the amount of light that passes through a fabric. Sheer fabrics allow for the most amount of light to enter a room, but they offer the least amount of privacy.  On the opposite end of the spectrum there is blackout fabrics that block out nearly all light from entering the room through the fabric, and they provide the most privacy. 

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Open Roll

["Product"]

This is a Roller Shade that does NOT have a top treatment. The roll or barrel of the shade is exposed. The shade is mounted with side mount brackets or a raceway bar (cordless). 

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Operations

OPS

["Department"]

Outside Mount / Outside Bracket

OM / OB

["Product"]

Outside Mount refers to window (blinds or shades) that are mounted outside the window frame. “OB” refers to Outside Bracket.

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Parts of a Window

Mullion – the vertical bar that separates panes of glass.

Muntin – a bar or rigid supporting strip between adjacent panes of glass.

Sash – the frame holding the glass in a window, typically one of two sliding frames.

Sill – a shelf or slab of stone, wood, or metal at the foot of a window.

Transom – a strengthening crossbar, in particular one set above a window.

Rail – a horizontal piece in the frame of a sash window.

Pinhole

["Product"]

Holes in the material often caused by sewing the rings to a blackout liner. The factory has tabs that they can stick to the back over these holes to cover.

Portfolio Collection

PC

["Collection"]

Pro Design

PD

Product Guide

PG

Pulley

["Part"]

A wheel on an axle used to support movement or change of direction of a lift cord. These are used primarily on cordlock natural shades along the headrail.

Purchase Order

PO

["Accounting"]

A customer po is a number created by the customer or their system to identify the order especially in accounting.  These transfer through to pic and we can search for an order using it.  

A po is a purchase order created by order processing in pic.  This is the order that we send to the factory for production.

Railroad / Railroading

["Product"]

Refers to taking the WIDTH (Weft) and ¼ turning to now make in the LENGTH. The width is predetermined by how wide the fabric was woven on the machine. The length (Warp) is indefinite or until the roll of goods runs out.  This allows you to ¼ turn fabric to make a shade if the width of the shade is wider, but the length does NOT surpass the original width of the fabric since that is now the new length.

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Remote Motor Control

["Product"]

Motorized window treatments operated by using a radio frequency motor and remote control. The motors need a power source which is typically either a rechargeable battery that is in the motor, an external battery pack that is mounted separate from the shade or the shades can be hardwired. Hardwiring is to be done by a licensed electrician (codes vary from State to State). You can also pair an app and HUB to control the shade. This does run off Wi-Fi in the home or office. The advantage of this option is you can control your shades when you are away from the home. 

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Retrofit

["Product"]

For shades adding a motor to an existing shade, can only be done to roller shades or dual sheer shades with a clutch control.

Returns

["Product"]

Returns are an extra piece of the same material used to make the shade (if ordered at the same time) to place on either end of the headrail. The returns are designed to make the 90-degree corner, cover the exposed hardware the side view, and “returns” the valance fabric to the wall.

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Reverse Roll

["Product"]

For Roller Shades. The fabric is rolled on the tube to come off the “TOP” of the roller.  This maximizes the space/depth of light gap from a side view, less privacy.  Reverse Roll puts the fabric FARTHER from the glass or wall when it is installed.

This is used to get the shade over obstacles in the window/door. Handles, locks, tile edging, molding etc. 

This is NOT available when using a cassette.

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Roller Shade

RS

["Product"]

Room Darkening

RD

Round

RND

Sales Admin

SA

["Department"]

Sales Order

SO

Sample

SPL

Shade Part Order (Weebly)

SPO

["System"]

Sheer

["Product"]

Sheer fabrics allow the greatest amount of light into a room and will provide minimal to no privacy. Sheer fabrics can help reduce the glare and produce a softening effect that many find aesthetically pleasing. 

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Shim

["Part"]

A flat piece of plastic or wood used behind a bracket to help level the shade or push it out from the wall.

Short Stock

SS

["PIC Term"]

Sidemark

SM

Identifier on an order, typically the last name of the client. We use it as a means to search for an order and to identify who a parts order is for on the box.

Single Channel

SC

["Part"]

Sliding Panel

SP

["Product"]

Small

SM

Smart Home Control

SHC

["Product"]

Solar Fabrics

["Product"]

Solar Shade Fabric is designed to provide light control and protect against UV rays. This fabric is not measured by “opacity” but rather “OPENNESS”.  The Openness determines how much UV will be allowed in.

Example: 3% Openness means that it will allow 3% of the UV rays to come into the room through the fabric while blocking out the remaining 97%. Solar fabric is NOT for privacy.

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Solian

SLN

["Factory"]

Spacer Blocks

["Part"]

Small plastic grids used to move a bracket out from the wall to clear trim. Each block is 3/8” thick and you can use a maximum of 2 per bracket.

Splice

["Product"]

When the overall width of a top treatment is wider than the max fabric width, the factory will put two edges against each other matching the pattern if necessary to cover the width. A cut made to a sliding panel or folding door track to make it easier and less expensive to ship.

Square

SQ

Stack Back

["Product"]

The amount of wall space at either side of a window where the drapery panels, sliding panels or folding doors are drawn back when fully open. 

Instead of having the stack fall in the glass which will impede on the view through, the stack back is where the stack of the fabric will land on the wall or partially and cover minimal glass. 

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Stack Height

["Product"]

This is the distance from the bottom of the bottom rail to the top of the headrail of a window shade when it is fully raised up to the top of the window. This is how much “glass or wall” that will ALWAYS be covered by the window shade.

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Standard

STD

Standard Operating Procedure

SOP

Standard Roll

["Product"]

For Roller Shades. The fabric is rolled on the tube to come off the “Backside” of the roller. This minimizes the space/depth of light gap from a side view. Standard Roll puts the fabric CLOSER to the glass or wall when it is installed.

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Standard Shade

["Product"]

The term “Standard” refers to the shade fabric coming off the back side of the headrail. This style will require a valance or top treatment to hide the controls. Returns are also available to hide the controls from the side view. 

Standard shades put the fabric closer to the wall or glass creating less light gap and this is more private and will also have less light bleed. 

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Stop Bead

["Part"]

A plastic or metal bead that is placed in a particular position on a beaded chain to prevent the shade from being overturned up into the headrail.

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Suzhou Fengsong (Formerly Suzhou Breeze)

SF (Formerly SB)

["Factory"]

Tensioner

["Part"]

Spring loaded piece that attaches to a continuous cord loop and is fixed to the wall. Its purpose is to prevent strangulation by getting head stuck in loop. It is required by law that we attach one to every loop.

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Top Treatment

["Product"]

Top Treatments are used at the top of the window to complete a look or styled effect. 

Common Top Treatments are Cassettes, Fabric Valances and Box Valances

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Top-Down Bottom Up

TDBU

Tracking

TRK

Traversing Drapery Rod

["Part"]

A mechanized track system that allows the user to open or close their drapes with the pull of a string.

Universal Window Fashions

UWC

["Customer"]

Valance

VAL

["Part"]

Small piece of material at the top of a shade that covers the headrail and controls. On woven shades, it is stapled to the front of the head rail and is a standard 6” height.

Walden Premier

WP

["Collection"]

Walden Select

WS

["Collection"]

Wand Motor Control

["Product"]

Shades are controlled by a power wand. The shades operate at the push of a button; up, down or stop (favorite position). This is a perfect solution to motorize your shades without the expense of traditional motorization and you will not have to worry about keeping track of the remote control. The Wand is rechargeable and does NOT use Radio Frequency. It is a simple motor and will only talk to itself.

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Warehouse

WH

["Department"]

Waterfall Shade

["Product"]

The term “Waterfall” refers to the shade fabric coming off the front of the headrail. Typically, this will not have a valance, but in some cases the customer may still choose to have one applied (if available). Returns are also used to hide the controls.  

This style is best for inside mount applications but can be used as an outside mount. Outside mount will create larger light gaps and less privacy from the side view of the shade. 

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Woven Wood

WW

["Product"]

Yue Xin

YX

["Factory"]