Common Abbreviations

LAST EDITED ON Oct-17-03 AT 09:13 PM (EDT) by Wulf_9 (moderator)

Somoene posted in another thread that they didn't know what some of the abbreviations people used were.Here are some of the most common ones, just for everyone's information.AFAIK = As Far As I Know
IMO = In My Opinion
IMHO = In My Humble or Honest Opinion
IIRC = If I Remember Correctly
ISTR = I Seem to Remember
ASAP = As Soon As Possible
ROFL = Rolling On The Floor Laughing
LMAO = Laughing My A$$ Off
PITA = Pain In The A$$
LOL = Laughing Out Loudly
FYI = For Your Information
HTH = Hope this Helps
TIA = Thanks in Advance
BTW = By the WayThese are all I can remember.Wulf, you might consider making this a sticky for future reference.Tim Frost
NVTA Subway routes for BVE:

The Union Atlantic Railroad: Your stuff's important!

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RE: Common Abbreviations, Wulf_9, Oct-17-03, 09:12 PM, (1) RE: Common Abbreviations, P42number1, Oct-17-03, 10:02 PM, (2) RE: Common Abbreviations, Wulf_9, Oct-17-03, 10:29 PM, (3) RE: Common Abbreviations, Tim Frost, Oct-17-03, 10:45 PM, (4) RE: Common Abbreviations, P42number1, Oct-17-03, 11:09 PM, (5) RE: Common Abbreviations, mailer_diablo, Oct-18-03, 00:28 AM, (6) RE: Common Abbreviations, NathanWhitington, Oct-18-03, 05:37 AM, (7) RE: Common Abbreviations, Tacit Blue, Oct-18-03, 07:12 AM, (8) RE: Common Abbreviations, Bryan88, Oct-18-03, 01:19 PM, (9) RE: Common Abbreviations, Eternal Traveller, Oct-18-03, 01:38 PM, (10) RE: Common Abbreviations, TomBeevers2000, Oct-18-03, 03:23 PM, (11) RE: Common Abbreviations, philbozz_wwfc, Oct-31-03, 09:35 AM, (12) RE: Common Abbreviations, Rufus, Oct-31-03, 05:42 PM, (13)

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LAST EDITED ON Oct-17-03 AT 09:27 PM (EDT)

Done!If there are any railway or technical abbreviations in common use (particularly in relation to Bve) that non-english or non-train people might want to know, feel free to add them but keep it sensible Examples:-OHLE = Overhead Line Equipment
AWS = Automatic Warning System
TPWS = Train Protection & Warning System
ATC/ATO = Automatic Train Control/Operation (LU Trains)
PSR = Permanent Speed Restriction
TSR = Temporary Speed Restriction
ECS = Empty Coaching Stock (movement of stock via special timetables)
DVT = Driving Van Trailer (non-powered cab car)Saxon Locomotive Works - "The difficult we do immediately; the impossible takes a little longer"http://www.zodiac-infosystems.co.uk/rail/bve

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LAST EDITED ON Oct-17-03 AT 10:15 PM (EDT)

AFAIK = As Far As I Know
AFK = Away from keyboard
AKA = Also known as
ATM = According To Me
ATTN = Attention
BAK = Back at keyboard
BBL = Be back Later
BBS = Be Back Soon
BG = Big Grin
BIF = Basis in fact
BOL = Bent Over Laughing
BRB = Be Right Back
BTW = By The Way
CU = See you
CUL = See you later
DCA = Damn cheap-ass ...
DH = "Dear Husband"
DTRT = Do The Right Thing
EOM = End of Message -- No Comments
FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions
FMTA = Great minds think alike
FWIW = For what it's worth
FYA = For your amusement
FYEO = For your eyes only
FYI = For your information
FX'd = Fingers crossed!
<g> = "grin"
<bg>, <vbg> = "big grin", "very big grin", and so on...
GAL! = Get A Life!
GM! = Go Mets!
GMTA! = Great Minds Think Alike!
golly = The author suffers from a limited vocabulary
GR&D = Grinning, running, and ducking
HHOK = Ha ha, only kidding
HHOS = Ha ha, only serious
HTD = Have to Disagree...
HTH = Hope this Helps
IAC = In any case
ICAM = I Couldn't Agree More
ICOWHMGOWYHH = I Can Only Wonder How Many Glasses Of Wine You Have Had
ICQ = a real-time chat system - "I seek you"
ID = I Disagree
IM = Instant Messaging
IMAO = In my arrogant opinion
IMHO = In my humble opinion
IMNSHO = In my not -so- humble opinion
IMO = In My Opinion
IO = Insignificant Other
IOW = In other words
IRC = a real-time chat system - "Internet Relay Chat"
IRL = In Real Life
IRT = In Real Time
ITA! = I totally Agree!
JAT = Just A Thought
JFU = Just For You
JK = Just Kidding
JMHO = Just My Humble Opinion
JMO = Just My Opinion
LBAY = Laughing Back At You
LMAO = Lauging My Ass off
LOL = Lots of Laughs or Laughing Out Loud
LOL = Laughing Out Loud
LOLBAY = Laughing Out Loud Back At You
MEGO = My Eyes Glazed Over...(booorrring)
MINK = Multiple Income No Kids
MMHA = My Most Humble Apologies
MMHA2U = My Most Humble Apologies To You
MOTD = Message of the day
MTYEWTK = More Than You Ever Wanted To Know
MTYRWTK = More Than You Really Wanted To Know
NBIF = No basis in fact
NBIR = No basis in reality
NRN = No response necessary
NS = 'Nuff Said
OIC = "Oh, I see"
OMG = Oh My God/Gosh/Goodness!
OTOH = On the other hand
OTOOH = On the other, other hand
PC = Politically Correct (or Personal Computer)
PI or PIC = Politically Incorrect
PMFJI = Pardon Me For Jumping In
PMJI = Pardon my jumping in
POV = Point of view
RL = Real life
ROFL = Rolling On the Floor Laughing or ROTFL
ROFLMAO = Rolling on the floor laughing my Ass off or ROTFLMAO
ROFLMBHO = Rolling On the Floor Laughing My Bloody Head Off
ROFLMHO = Rolling On the Floor Laughing My Head Off
ROTFLOL Rolling On The Floor Laughing Out Loud
RP = Romantic Partner
RSN = Real soon now
RTFM = Read the, um, fabulous (yeah, 'fabulous', that's it) manual
SHOUTING = What it seems like when you post in all caps. SHOUTING IS HARD TO READ, AND NOT GOOD 'NETIQUETTE.
SINK = Single Income No Kids
SO = Significant Other (see also: "DH", "IO")
SOL = Sadly, Out'a Luck (no, really!) (there's another version?!?)
STS = Sorry to Say...
STD = Sick to death
TANSTAAFL = There ain't no such thing as a free lunch
TAF = That's all Folks!
TAT = Tete-A-Tete
TCN = Take Care Now
TFI = The Fact is...
TFM = Thanks From Me
TFMT = Thanks From Me, Too!
TIA = Thanks In Advance
TIC = Tongue in cheek
TIG! = This Is Great!
TIIC = The Idiots in Charge
TMI = Too Much Information
TPTB = The Powers That Be
TTFN = Ta Ta for Now
TYL = Talk to you later
TYVM! = Thank You Very Much!
TXS = Thanks! (sincere and heartfelt -- really!)
unPC = Same thing as PI
VWP = Very Well Put
WAGS! = What A Great Story
WAI! = What An Inspiration
WB = Welcome back
WP! = Well Put!
WTG = Way to go
WTS = With That Said
XOXO = Hugs & Kisses
YAAG = You Are A Genius
YABR = You Are Being Replaced
YMMV = Your mileage may vary
YRR = You 'R' Right
YVMW = You're Very Much Welcome!

WE WILL MISS YOU, CONCORDE!

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LAST EDITED ON Oct-17-03 AT 10:32 PM (EDT)

Hell's Bells! You sure you don't want to do a few more hehe BTW you forgot the immortalWYSIWYG = What You See is What You Get p.s. this topic is intended for reference only, I don't want to see whole messages written in acronyms or text-speak CiaoSaxon Locomotive Works - "The difficult we do immediately; the impossible takes a little longer"http://www.zodiac-infosystems.co.uk/rail/bve

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Wow thats a hell of a lot of abbreviations!I mentioned the COMMON ones! Not EVERY one... but nice list.A few train related ones that are common here:OPTO = One-Person-Train-Operation (operator is also the guard)
ATCS = Same as ATC/ATO, but with SYSTEM on the end... we like our extra letters!
MAS = Maximum Allowable Speed (relates to limits of train stock more than line speed)
JPB = Joint Powers Board (commission in charge of a railroad's operations generally)
TOFC = Trailer On a FlatCarCan't think of any more ATM, these you're more likely to see on other sites or other parts of the forum.Tim Frost
NVTA Subway routes for BVE:

The Union Atlantic Railroad: Your stuff's important!

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LAST EDITED ON Oct-17-03 AT 11:12 PM (EDT)

MMHA2U
AHEM! I mean, sorry HOWEVER, I forgot some...ATM = Automatic Ticket Machine
ATM = Automatic Teller Machine

WE WILL MISS YOU, CONCORDE!

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In case there is any abbreviation that is not-so-common, here's a site to check things out :http://www.netlingo.com/inframes.cfm

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And maybe some of the British Rail type abreviations that will be most commonly used.................BR=British Rail
SR=Southern Railway
TPH=Traction Parralelling Hut
CIG=(Corridor Intermediate Gaurd/IG can also mean the telegraph code for Brighton)
CEP=Corridor Electro Pneumatic
VEP=Vestibule Electro Pneumatic
ED=Electro-Diesel (with usual refference to the JA class or class 73)
HST=High Speed Train
EMU=Electric Multiple Unit
DMU=Diesel Multiple Unit
DEMU=Diesel-Electric Multiple Unit
WCML=West Coast Main Line
ECML=East Coast Main Line
(BNS)=sometimes used in refference to Birmingham New StreetMost of the above have been used sometime or another on the forums, either here or at Branko's forums.

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Acronym Server

You can search here for acronyms and for words used in acronyms.
http://www.ucc.ie/cgi-bin/uncgi/acronym

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>Somoene posted in another thread that they didn't know what
>some of the abbreviations people used were.
>
>Here are some of the most common ones, just for everyone's
>information.
>
>AFAIK = As Far As I Know
>IMO = In My Opinion
>IMHO = In My Humble or Honest Opinion
>IIRC = If I Remember Correctly
>ISTR = I Seem to Remember
>ASAP = As Soon As Possible
>ROFL = Rolling On The Floor Laughing
>LMAO = Laughing My A$$ Off
>PITA = Pain In The A$$
>LOL = Laughing Out Loudly
>FYI = For Your Information
>HTH = Hope this Helps
>TIA = Thanks in Advance
>BTW = By the Way
>
Blimey, Somebody better write a new String file !!!ROFC
(rolling on the floor crying)HIC (Cheers)Bryan

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Is it just me or do others also use ATM for At The Moment?

Currently recreating the Heathrow Express for BVE.

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I use ATM for At The Moment.NRN can mean National Radio Network
LC - Level Crossing or Line Controller
SB - Signal Box
Stn - Station
Jnc - JunctionOn the LU stations all have codes.
To make these take the first two letters of the first word in the name and the first letter of the second.e.g. Goodge Street GOS
Edgeware Road EDROr the first three letters of the station name for one word names.e.g. Cockfosters COC
Oakwood OAKOr the first letter of each worde.g. Tottenham Court Road TCR
High St Kensington HSK--
Tom Beevers
http://brj.rr.nu

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I'm surprised this'n aint been said yet(unless i missed it!)BVE=Boso View Express
WTF=What The F***
OMG=O my god

I CAN FLY ?!?!

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Greetings, Rufus.
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