There are many established security companies in Britain offering their clients various ranges of products. If you want to increase the security of your home or business it is vital that you choose the right products. Depending upon your location and the nature of your property you may need specialised products to ensure security and safety.

The following are some products and phrases from that are common amongst stockists and suppliers in the security industry.

• The ACPO is an abbreviation for the Association of Chief Police Officers.
• A Bellbox is a device which emits an audible and visual alert.
• Corrective Maintenance is call out work for fixing faults in systems.
• A Door Contact is a switch containing magnetic components used to detect if a door is left open or closed.
• Engineer Reset is a term used to describe systems which can only be reset by a registered fitter.
• FSB is an abbreviation for fully supervised loop.
• GPS is an abbreviation for global positioning system. Many systems contain these to relay data to call centres and other security staff.
• Hybrid Alarm Systems have functions of hard wired and wireless alarm systems.
• I.O is an abbreviation for inputs and outputs which are required for communicating data inside systems.
• Jamming is intentional obstruction or interference with electrical signals.
• A Keyholder is the individual who has the keys or access codes for a security system in case of a false alarm. Keyholders are usually required for call out.
• LPC is an abbreviation for Lost Prevention Council.
• A Mastercode is an operator's access number which has privileges over domestic user codes.
• NACOSS is an abbreviation for the national approval council for security systems.
• An Opening Report is a signal sent to a receiving centre from the alarm to notify that it has been disarmed.
• A Panic Alarm is a function of a security system which when activated puts the system on full alert. The panic alarm function can be used if the system is set or unset and can trigger a silent alarm in monitored systems.
• Quick Arm is a function available on some security systems which allows short cut functions to be assigned for use in emergencies.
• A Ready Light is a light on the security system which indicates that all zones are secure and the system can be armed.
• A SPKR is an abbreviation for a speaker, vital in all audible systems.
• A Tampering Device is a device added to a security system to detect if any of the components have been accessed.
• URN is an abbreviation for unique reference number, an individual number given to each security system by the police.
• A Viper is the industry name for a motion sensor.
• A Walk Test is a practical test of a motion detector.
• Zones are used to cordon different areas of a property. They can help to locate where a break in has occurred which is useful in large properties.