Us old timers use a lot of terminology on the forums and we take it for granted that people understand us. I think we have a duty to start a thread to describe the Slang, Jargon and Abbreviations we use around here.
Please feel free to add to the thread at the bottom and I will amend this first post with any additions.
A
AFAIK = as far as I know
AFAIR
As Far As I Remember
AFAIU
As Far As I Understand
AOA
As-Salamu Alaykum (a traditional Islamic greeting)
B
BTW
By The Way
BUMP
It's what members (especially me) type when they want to bump an older thread back to the top of the list to get an answer. (threads are sorted by the time/date of the last post). Or you could say
B - bring
U - up
M - my
P – post
C
COA, CofA = Certificate of Analysis
COC,CofC = Certificate of Conformance
D
DD
Due Diligence
E
et seq = and the following
et al = and others
etc = and so on
F
FYI = For Your Information
I
IIRC = if i recall correctly
IMO
In My Opinion
IMHO
In My Humble Opinion
IME
In My Experience
IMEX
In My Experience
IS
In Short
IT = Internet
IYO
In Your Opinion
J
JFI = Just For Information
K
KTC = Kick The Can
L
LOL
Laughing Out Loud
O
OJT = On the Job Training
OP = Original Post (or Original Poster)
OT
Off Topic
P
PS
Post Script
PGALMI = Please Give A Little More Information
R
RA = Risk Assessment
T
TGIF = Thank God It's Friday
TGINF = Thank God It's Nearly Friday
Tx
Thanks
TBH = to be honest
W
W/O
Without
W/WO = With/Without
WYO?
What's Your Opinion?
YMMV = Your Mileage may Vary (loosely = Your Results/Findings etc may Vary)
Edited by Charles.C, 05 July 2017 - 06:03 AM.
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