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I often see jargon or many abbreviations when people post and it's taken for granted people understand what they are talking about. Sure if I'm here long enough, like several hundred or more posts, I may pick up a bunch of it, but I'd rather speed up progress!

Can you please list some abbreviations you guys use here and what they mean?

Also,

If you have questions on what a certain abbreviation means, this is a good place to ask!

What does p/c mean? I'm thinking piston/cylinder, but not sure.

StihlRockin'
 
ok..first off this is a great idea a needs to be a sticky...but there needs to be some standards so that they are easier to read

examples:

LMAO: Laughing MY A** Off
ROFL: Rolling on the floor laughing
 
DBH : Diamater of a tree trunk at Breast Height

One of my favorites, though I do not see it used here often: RTFM : Read the F:censored: Manual!
 
AF Air Filter
OF Oil Filter
LF Lube Filter (same as OF)
SP Spark Plug
HT High Tension
LS Lakeside (also know as KIA, knows it all!)
BC Bar and Chain
CB Chain and Bar
RSN Replaceable Sproket Nose
ST Saw Troll
SN Sproket Nose
HN Hardnose
SW Saw witch

lol
 
Here's my Definitions, with a couple that aren't filled out:
ALAP - (As Low As Possible)
B&C – Bar and Chain
BIL – Brother in Law
BOX store - Home Depot, Lowe’s, Etc.
BTW – By the way
CAS –Chainsaw Addiction Syndrome
CSM – Chain saw mill???
EGT - (exhaust gas temperature) probe
FIL – Father in law
FLEABAY - EBay
FWIW – For what it’s worth
GTG – Get To Gether I.E. Lets all get together and cut some firewood.
HD – Home Depot
IMHO – In my humble opinion
IMO – In my opinion
IPA - Isopropyl Alcohol
IPL – Illustrated Parts List
LOL – Laughing out Loud
LP – Low Profile (chain)
MIL – Mother in Law
MTTF - mean time to failure
NK – Narrow Kerf
NLA – No Longer Available
NOS - Not otherwise specified
OCD - ???
OEM – Original Equipment Manufacturer
OFR - ???
OPE – Other People’s Experience???
OTD – Out the Door I.e. Out the door price
OWB - ???
P&C – Piston and Cylinder
PB – 16 PB – Penetrating spray from Blaster Products
PHO – Power Head Only
PITA – Pain in the a$$
PM – Personal Message
POS – Piece of (manure)
PPE – Personal Protective Equipment
RL – Red Light (on some models of Stihl 066)
ROFL - Rolling On Floor Laughing
SIL – Sister In Law
WOT – Wide Open Throttle
WTG – Way To Go
YMMV – Your mileage may vary
 
Turbocaster said:
Here's my Definitions, with a couple that aren't filled out:
ALAP - (As Low As Possible)
B&C – Bar and Chain
BIL – Brother in Law
BOX store - Home Depot, Lowe’s, Etc.
BTW – By the way
CAS –Chainsaw Addiction Syndrome
CSM – Chain saw mill???
EGT - (exhaust gas temperature) probe
FIL – Father in law
FLEABAY - EBay
FWIW – For what it’s worth
GTG – Get To Gether I.E. Lets all get together and cut some firewood.
HD – Home Depot
IMHO – In my humble opinion
IMO – In my opinion
IPA - Isopropyl Alcohol
IPL – Illustrated Parts List
LOL – Laughing out Loud
LP – Low Profile (chain)
MIL – Mother in Law
MTTF - mean time to failure
NK – Narrow Kerf
NLA – No Longer Available
NOS - Not otherwise specified
OCD - ???
OEM – Original Equipment Manufacturer
OFR - ???
OPE – Other People’s Experience???
OTD – Out the Door I.e. Out the door price
OWB - ???
P&C – Piston and Cylinder
PB – 16 PB – Penetrating spray from Blaster Products
PHO – Power Head Only
PITA – Pain in the a$$
PM – Personal Message
POS – Piece of (manure)
PPE – Personal Protective Equipment
RL – Red Light (on some models of Stihl 066)
ROFL - Rolling On Floor Laughing
SIL – Sister In Law
WOT – Wide Open Throttle
WTG – Way To Go
YMMV – Your mileage may vary
Click to expand...

OPE outdoor power equipment
OWB outdoor wood burner (wood furnace)
 
NOS - Not otherwise specified - I thought this was New Old Stock?
OFR - Old Fart Rant
OPE – Other People’s Experience - I thought this was Outdoor Power Euipment
OWB - Outdoor Wood Burner
 
Some new ones

Wellllll...

BFD - big ---- Deal ( you guess the middle word)
PITFA - pain in the ---- A55

omg - oh my god or omfg (you guess)

LOL - laughing out loud
lmao - laughing my a55 off
lmfao - you guess (look above)
KMA -kiss my grits
wtf - what the f...???
wyp - what's your prob???
wtfy - who the f... are you???
roflmao - rolling on the floor laughing my a55 off
PWP - practice what you preach
YFS - you f... sicko
BTFO - Back the F$&* OFF!!!!
BTW - by the way
w/e - whatever...

These are but a few. I see many new ones on a daily basis as I work for an internet ISP. If you want a daily log lemme know, lol...

:cheers: eh?
 
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greengoblin said:
NOS - Not otherwise specified - I thought this was New Old Stock?
OFR - Old Fart Rant
OPE – Other People’s Experience - I thought this was Outdoor Power Euipment
OWB - Outdoor Wood Burner
Click to expand...

Agreed!




PPL = People


I wish everyone knew this as I dont like typong out the word People for some reason.
 
You guys crack me up! Thanks for all the feedback. It's enlightening.

However, I should have mentioned "Abbreviations as they pertain to chainsaws." LOL!

Thanks!

StihlRockin'

But it's all good. :D
 

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