MrLlamaLlama Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 (edited) Basically, i thought it might be of benefit to some on the forums if i made a massive topic with some common acronyms, to help people understand better. Some are more tech related than others, and i will try to update as ofte as possible when (or if) you guys post your own... And i hadn't seen it done anywhere on the forums so far... enjoy AA-anti aliasing. Artificially removes the jagged edges from 3d renders. AFAIK-as far as i know. Removes responsibilty when your talking complete crap. AGP-accelerated graphics port. A graphics card interface (now dying out...i think?) ASL- 'age, sex, location' - requests a persons basic details, thus filtering out out unnecessary conversations in chatrooms, forums etc. AUP-acceptable use policy. aset of rules imposed by an orginisation, business, schiool, or ISP to prevent you having ANY fun... AYBABTU-All your base are belong to us- comedy translation from the japanese game 'zero wing' - basically means you're 'owned' BBL- be back later, or maybe not, if you start playing GTA... BSOD- blue screen of death. You get this when windows goes tits up, less frequent since the death of windows 9x. CGIComputer generated imagery OR common gateway interface. The first you'll find in movies and games, the 2nd providing scripting languages for complex interactivity within web pages. CoDec- compression/decompression algorythm, video / audio compression scheme, such as WMV or Ogg Vorbis. CPU - computer processing unit. The primary part of your pc, which executes instructions within software (or somethin like that) DDR- Double data rate- a type of RAM that transfersdata on the rising and falling edge ofthe clock signal. DOS - Disk operating System - the last piece of microsoft software to require less than 2gb of RAM for smooth operation DVI- digital visual interface. A video connector that passes graphics signals digitally to maximise quality. EIDE- extended intergration drive elctronics,. the predecessor to ATA, supporting drives up to 8.4gb EULA - end user liscence agreement. The thing that you jusrt click accept to without ever reading... (but should ) FFS - for F***s sake- ne explanation needed. FTP - file transfer protocol. The standard system for file transfer over the net. FTW - for the win. used by l33t gamers , denoting something they're in favour of. GAL - get a life. GPU - graphics processing unit.Forms the basis or your pc's 3d display processing GTA - Grand theft Auto... Damn, cant believe i forgot it in the 1st edit. If you didn't know that, go home and contemplate your inadequacy until you starve. HDD- Hard disk drive - holds all the files on your pc, looks kinda like a bid sardine can. HSF- heat sink and fan. Usually placed over heat producing components in a PC, such as the processor, to dissipate heat and allow for smoother operation. IIRC - if i remeber correctly IM- instant messaging- good way of avoiding work IMO - in my opinion ISP - internet servie providerJPEG - joint photgraphis experts group. file format created by this organisation. ITT - 'In this thread' KFC - kentucky fried chicken KISS - keep it simple stupid... LAN - local area network- a locally wired networking system LOL- laugh out loud MMORPG - massively multiplayer online role playing game. Enslaves helpless geeks, who the avoid life for a monthly fee. OMG/OMFG - oh my god, or oh my F***ing god ORLY - Oh, really? OS - operating system. windows, linux, etc P2P, peer to peer, a form of file sharing. PCI - Peripheral Component Interconnect PCI-E PCI's High bandwidth serial replacement. PPU- physics processing unit. a new processor pioneered by ageia corp. PSU - power supply unit. Big silver thing in the top of your case *(unless, like me , you have an antec p180b or similar case,when it's at the bottom) QWERTY- the standard keyboard letter arrangement system. RAM - random access memory. ROFL/ROFLMAO- roll on floor laughing, MA O (or 'my ass off') further illusrates the hilarity of the suituation... ROM - read only memory - that you cant write to RTFM - read the F***ing manual STFU - shut the F*** up TFT - thin film transistor, type of screen, flatter than a 'standard' CRT UMPC - ulta mobile PC, like a tablet PC. USB - universal serial bus . a serial connection for external peripherals designed to take over the world WTF- what the F*** WYSIWYG -0 what you see is what you get YGM - you've got mail. (with help from customPC magazine for some of the explations/definitions...) Once again, suggestios of you own are welcome...i will ad them to the list if i get time... Oh, almost forgot, will ad ORLY to the list, even though it's not technically an acronym, i just don't want spartan to murder me... Edited April 18, 2007 by MrLlamaLlama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 I'm sure this will come in useful for many people here. Although some of those you never actually see used. Like who the hell says KISS as an acronym? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandora Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 lol, I missed ITT. You see it on 4chan the whole time but I dunno what it means... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaz The Great Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 lol, I missed ITT. You see it on 4chan the whole time but I dunno what it means... I didn't know what it meant either, but after a decent guess((I'm usually good at internet-acronyms)), and then a Google search for confirmation((never declare something without first doing this)), I have found it means "In this thread". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLlamaLlama Posted April 17, 2007 Author Share Posted April 17, 2007 I'm sure this will come in useful for many people here. Although some of those you never actually see used. Like who the hell says KISS as an acronym? I'm not sure, there must be someone, but handy anyway, if you're just curious... *Will ad ITT to the list* Thanks Anonymous. and Jace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K9 Krew Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Wow , how long did this take you ?? 50 Internet acronyms that's alot , Thanks BTW do really think anyone needs and acronnym for a computer proccesing unit i think m ost people know that it is called a CPU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gycu Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Cool you forgot an important one GTA But I guess everyone knows what GTA means Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandora Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Also add PCI since you have computer terms anyway. That's Peripheral Component Interconnect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLlamaLlama Posted April 18, 2007 Author Share Posted April 18, 2007 @ wuzi, not long, i type fast, but there were a few corrections to be made Thanks to Gycu and Jace, cant believe i forgot GTA Also will add PCI, and PCI-E... Thanks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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