List Of Acronyms (41 new ones since last updated 11/27/04)
Following is a list of woodworking acronyms. Please feel free to send me a PM with additions, modifications, comments, spelling, etc. I’ll update the list as I receive the comments. (Note: not all acronyms listed are strictly woodworking terms, rather used frequently in wood forums).
If you can’t find the acronym(s) here, try www.acronymfinder.com.
Note: acronyms in RED may not be included in some of the other wood forums because of:
1) objectionable language,
2) subjective language and/or
3) subject matters, i.e., forum member names
Added/Modified 41 items since last updated 11/27/04 (see items with an *)
Regards, Joe
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* Added/Modified since last post
*NM* - No Message
* 6Ps - Piss Poor Planning Produces Pitiful Performance (see PPPPPP)
AAW - American Association of Woodturners
AFAIK - As Far As I Know
AGTH - Always Glad To Help
AHJ - Authority Having Jurisdiction (aka, building inspector)
ALC - Acrylic Latex Caulk
AMF - Adios My Friend
ANI - Automatic Number Identification (as in caller ID)
APB - All Points Bulletin
ARU - Automatic Response Unit (as in push 1 for service, 2 for complaints, etc)
ASAP - As Soon As Possible
ASWR - ??? (could it be AnSWeR ?)
ATAPCW - Adhering To A Politically Correct World
AWW - American WoodWorkers Magazine
B/C - BeCause
BB - Baltic Birch, also Best Buy
BDFT - BoarD FeeT
* BF - Board Feet
BFD - Big Flippin' Deal
BFH - Big Friendly Hammer
BF - Board Feet
BIL - Brother-In-Law
BJ - Biscuit Joiner
BLO - Boiled Linseed Oil
BLOG - weBLOG (web log) - online journal of web activity
BOAT - Bring On Another Thousand
* BOHICA - Bend Over, Here It Comes Again
BORG - Buying ORGanization, Home Depot, Lowe’s, etc, also "A group of different races on the Star Trek Next Generation series that ..."
BOSS - Delta’s Bench Oscillating Spindle Sander
BP - Badger Pond - for-runner of SMC (Saw Mill Creek)
BPA - Back Panel Assembly
BRO - Best Reasonable Offer
BS - Band Saw
BTW - By The Way
BW - BridgeWood, manufacture of woodworking machines
BYOB - Bring Your Own Bottle
CA - CryanoAcrylate, basically super glue
CCD - Charged Couple Device - chips used in Digital Cameras
CDAOWTSIO - ???
CE - Civil Engineer
CEFGW - Close Enough For Government Work
CFIC - Chief Flunky In Charge
CH - Campbell Hausfield, manufacture of air compressers
CM - CentiMeters (cm = .3937in, 10cm = mm)
CMS - Compound Miter Saw
CNC - Computer Numerical Control
CNU - ??? CPS - CentiPoiSe - measurement of flow (viscosity) as in glue (where 1 cps = water, 1000 cps = honey, etc)
* CPI - Cuts Per Inch
* CPSC - Consumer Product Safety Commission
CRS - Can't Remember Stuff
CS - Contractors (Cabinet, Circular) Saw
CSMS - Compound Sliding Miter Saw
CSR - Customer Service Representative
CVG - Clear Vertical Grain
CWD - Cool Web Design
D4 - model number of leigh jig's 24" dovetail jig
* DAISAID - Do As I Said, Not As I Do
DAMHIKT - Don’t Ask Me How I Know This
DC - Dust Collector
DDC - Dino’s Dust Collector
DF - Douglas Fir
DFW - Dallas/FortWorth area
DILLIGIFF - Do I Look Like I Give A Flyin' Flip
DIY - Do It Yourself
DP - Drill Press
dpi - Dots Per Inch
DW - DeWalt, manufacture of power tools
DWJFDI - Don't Wimp, Just Flippin' Do It
E - Eurekazone, Saw Guide System Company
* ETYWTKAABWATA - EveryThing You Wanted To Know About Acronyms But Were Afraid To Ask
F - Festool, manufactue of woodworking tools
FA - Festoolies Anonymous
FAS - First And Seconds (wood grading term)
FAY - For All of You
* FC - Feet Cubed
FHB - Find Home Builder
* FIADO - Forget It And Drive On
FIGG - ???
FIGMO - Forget It, Got My Orders
FL - Flat Lander (one that works with flat wood, see FW)
* FMLA - Family & Medical Leave Act
FMT - leigh jig’s Frame Mortise and Tenon Jig
FOB - Free On Board
FOG - Felder Owners Group
FP - Freedom Pen
FPP - Freedom Pen Project
FS - For Sale
* FUBAR - Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition also Fouled Up But All Right
FUBB - Fouled Up Beyond Belief
* FUBR - Foulded Up Beyond Repair (Reality, Reason, Recall, Recovery, Relief, Restitution, Running)
* FUGAZI - Fouled Up, Got Ambushed, Zipped In
* FUMTU - Fouled Up More Than Usual
FW - Flat Worker (one that works with flat wood, see FL)
FWIW - For What It’s Worth
FWW - Fine WoodWorking
G1S - Good 1 Side
* GC - Gift Certificate
GCSS - Guided Circular Saw System
GFCI - Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
* GFY - Good For You
GNW - Great NorthWest
GOLD - as in Powermatic, manufacture of woodworking machines (not an acronym but ...)
GR - Guide Rail
* GRAY - as in Porter Cable, manufacture of woodworking tools (not an acronym but ...)
GREEN - as in Bridgewood, manufacture of woodworking machines (not an
acronym but ...)
GRR - ripper and mt splitter (by Micro Jig) (not an acronym but ...)
* GTH - Glad To Help
GUMP - Graphical User Menu Pop-up
HD - Home Depot, also Heavy Duty
HDL - Honey Do List
HDPE - High Density Polyethylene
HEMI - HEMIspherically shaped combustion chambers
HF - Harbor Freight, catalog store
HFCD - Harbor Freight Dust Collector
* Hitiachi - manufacture of woodworking tools (not an acronyms but ...)
HM (Home Magazine, as in woodworking@HM)
HO - Honest Opinion
* HOOGAFF - wHoo Gives A Flyin' Flip
HOA - Home Owners Association
HRO - Hampton Roads Online (where SawMill Creek lives)
HTH - How The Heck, also Hope This Helps, also Happy To Help
* IGIT - ???
IIRC - If I Recall Correctly
IIRYC - If I Read You Correctly
IJWFMOML - I Just Wasted Five Minutes Of My Life
IMBF - It Must Be Friday
IME - In My Experience (Estimate)
IMHO - In My Humble (Honest) Opinion
IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble (Honest) Opinion
IMO - In My Opinion, also Initial Money Outlay
IOW - In Other Words
IR - Insoll-Rand, Pneumatics Products Company
ISA - Industry Standard Architecture (PC software)
ISC - I Stand Corrected
ITURRA - manufacture of band saw equipment (not an acronym but ...)
IVROCS - Integrated, Variable, Rotational, Overhead, Clamping System (w/ piece of wood)
J/P - Joiner/Planner
JACS - Just Above Congressioinal Standard
JD - John Deere, manufacture of farm equipment (not an acronym but ...)
* JFDI - Just Freaking Do It
JFS - Just For Starters
JMHAO - ???
JOB - Just Over Broke
KIA - Killed In Action
KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid
KMA - Kiss My A**
LB - Leaf Blower
LFOD - Live Free Or Die
LOA - List Of Acronyms
LOL - Love Of Life, also Laugh(ing) Out Loud
LOHL - Love Of Her (His) Life
LOML - Love Of My Life
LOYL - Love Of Your Life
LN - Lie-Nielsen, also Like New
LV - Lee Valley, catalog of fine hand tools
Lyptus - (great) new wood from Brazil (not an acronym but ...)
* M12V - a hitachi's router model number
M&T - Mortise & Tenon
MC - Methlene Chloride (Paint Stripper), also Moisture Contents
MDF - Medium Density Fiber(board), also Multi-Density Fiberboard (construction)
MDO - Medium Density Overlay (plywood, good for outdoor use)
MEK - Methyl Ethyl Ketone
melamite - a hard plastic used for laminated coatings (not an acronym but...)
MFT - ???
MIA - Missing In Action
MIL - Mother-In-Law
MM - Mini Max, machine manufacture, also MilliMeter (25.4mm = in)
MO - Modus Operandi (latin: mode of operation)
MOG - Minimax Owners Group
MOL - More Or Less
MSRP - Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price
NASA - Not Another Supid Accessory
NEC - National Electrical Code
* NFG - No Freaking Good
NHLA - National Hardwood Lumber Association
* NIMBY - Not In My Back Yard
NSL - No Such Luck
NTMS - ???
NYW - New Yankee Workshop
OBO - Or Best Offer
OBS - Oriened Strand Board
OEM - Original Equipment Manufacture
OMG - Oh My Goodness (God, Gosh)
OMS - Odorless Mineral Spirits
OSHA - Occupational Safety & Health Adminstration
OSRDCHS - Overhead, Supended, Rotational, Dust Collection Hose System (w/ string)
OTDDTR - Out The Door, Down The Road
OTOH - On The Other Hand
OTR - Off The Record
* OTW - Off The Wall
OWWM - Old WoodWorking Machines
P/V - ???
PB - Polish Brass
* PC - Personal Computer(s) also Porter Cable (manufacture of woodworking tools)
PDO - Personnel Day(s) Off
* PFM - Pure Freaking Magic
PM - PowerMatic, machine manufacture, also Private Message
* PNG - Pencil Neck Geek
* PPPPPP - Piss Poor Planning Produces Pitiful Performance (also see 6Ps)
POC - Piece Of Cake, also Pile Of Crap
POLY - POLYurethane i.e., gorilla glue
POND - badger POND, for-runner of SMC (Saw Mill Creek)
POS - Parent(s) Over the Shoulder (chat room), also Piece Of S***
POV - Point Of View
PPI - Pixils Per Inch
* PS - Pocket Screws
* PSI - Pounds per Square Inch
PSL - Plumb, Square & Level
PSTN - Public Switched Telephone Network
PTO - Power Take Off
PVA - PollyVinyl Acetates, glue
PVR - Personel Video Recorder (see TIVO)
QED - latin for "Quod Erat Demonstratum" or "which was to be demonstrated"
QS - Quarter Sawn
QSRO - Quarter Sawn Red Oak
QSWO - Quarter Sawn White Oak
RAS - Radial Arm Saw
RBL2 - "handle" of a woodnet.net member, a wood forum
RED - as in Milwaukee, manufacture of woodworking tools (not an acronym
but ...)
RBO - ???
REA - ???
REFURB - Refurbished (tool)
RFB - Request For Bid
RFI - Request For Information
RICK - "pile of hay", also "pile of wood, stacked, ready for air drying" (not an acronym but ...)
RO - Red Oak
ROFL - Rolling On Floor Laughing
ROFLMAO - Rolling On Floor Laughing My A** Off
ROFLOL - Rolling On Floor Laughing Out Loud
ROS - Random Orbit Sander
* RR - Router Raizer
RSE - Rip Single Edge
RTFM - Read The Friendly Manual
RTF - Rigid ThermoFoil (panel, laminate or veneer)
RTFP - Read The Friendly Print
RTFT - Read The Friendly Topic
S1S - Surfaced 1 Side
S1E - Surfaced 1 Edge
S2S - Surfaced 2 Sides
S2E - Surfaced 2 Edges
S1S1E - Surfaced 1 Side 1 Edge
S1S2E - Surfaced 1 Side 2 Edges
S2S1E - Surfaced 2 Sides 1 Edge
S4S - Surfaced 4 Sides
SAL - Siliconized Acrylic Latex
SBC - Southwestern Bell Company
SCMS - Sliding Compound Miter Saw
SCVG - Straight Clear Vertical Grain
SELECT - Select (wood grading term)
SF - Square Feet
SIGG - Sorry, I Gotta Go
* SIGMO - Screw It, i've Got My Orders
SIL - Sister-In-Law, also Son-In-Law
SK - Solar Kiln
SLLYP - ???
SLR - Single Len Reflex (camera)
SM - Service Measure
SM&N - ???
SMC - SawMillCreek, also Saw Mill Creek
SNAFU - Situation Normal, All Fouled Up
SO - Significant Other
SOL - S*** Outa Luck
SOS - Stuck On Stupid, also Same Old Stuff
spam - unwanted sales solicitation via internet
SPAM - registered trade mark of Homel’ canned meat product
* SQRT - SQuare RooT
SRL - Single Lens Reflex (camera)
SS - Scroll Saw, also Single Speed
SSDD - Same Stuff, Different Day
SSS - Satelite Saw System (Dino, YCF’s System)
* STFU - Shut The Freak Up
* SUSFU - Situation Unchanged, Still Fouled Up
SWIWTP - She Who I Want To Please
SWMBO - She Who Must Be Obeyed
SYP - Southern Yellow Pine
TAIGFN - That’s All I Got For Now
* TANSTAAFL - There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
* TARFU - Things Are Really Fouled Up
TAT - Turn-a-Thon
* TC - Technologically Challenged also Twin Cities (minn/st paul, mn)
TDY - Tour of DuTy, also TempOry Duty
TEGO - The Eyes Glaze Over
TIA - Thanks In Advance
TIVO - a brand of personal video recorder (see PVR)
TLA - Telephone Network Adapter
* TMI - Too Much Information
TOH - This Old House
TOS - Term Of Service
TPI - Teeth Per Inch
TS - Table Saw
TSC - Tractor Supply Company
TTFN - Ta Ta for Now
UHMWP - Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polyethylene
URAC - yoU aRe A Champ (Chump)
URL - Uniform Resource Locator
VCT - Vinyl Composite Tile
VS - Variable Speed
WC - WoodCentral, a wood forum
WGAF - Who Gives A Flip
WTH - What The Heck (Hell)
WN - WoodNet, a wood forum
WO - White Oak
* WOFTAM - Waste Of Freaking Time And Money
WRT - With Regards To
WTB - Want (Wanted, Wanting) To Buy
WTH - What The Heck also What's This (Help)
WVTR - ???
WWFW - WoodWorking For Women
WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get
YADA - Yet Another Dangling Acronym
YCF - Your Carpenter Friend (Dino)
YELLOW - as in DeWalt, manufacture of power tools (not an acronyms but ...)
YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary
* YOYO - Your're On Your Own
ZCI - Zero Clearance Insert
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