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"Noobie" Dictionary
ok i wanna gather a lil dictionary of like abreaviations relating to computers n such of words that may be useful to "noobies" i'll start it off
![]() INtel - Intergrated Technology AMD - Advanced Micro Devices PCI - port controller interface AGP - acellerated graphics port IP - Internet Protocol LAN - Local Area Network NIC - Network Interface Card WAN - Wide area network SCSI - Small computer system interface RAID - Redundant array of inexpensive disks SD - Syncrious (sp) data DDR - Double Data Rate IDE - integraded drive electronics ATA - Advanced Technology Attachment EIDE - Enhanced integraded drive electronics CAS - column access RAS - row access RAM - Random Acess Memory SIMM - signle inline memory module Dimm - dual inline memory module EDO - extended data out
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lol= laugh out loud
another is: lmsmfaoysamfb= laugh my stupid mother fokking ass off you stupid ass mother fokking bitche |
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Oh...good one..........
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thanks... i added one
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um...wrong kind of ABV
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sorry... would you like me to re-edit that?
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Here are a few IM terms I know of
![]() AFK: Away from keyboard ATM: At the moment B: Back BBFN: Bye Bye For Now BBL: Be Back Later B/C: Because BFN: Bye For Now BFO: Blinding Flash of obvious BG: Big Grin BO: Brain Overload BRB: Be Right Back BTW: By The Way BYKT: But you knew that CMIIW: Correct me if I'm wrong CU: See You CUL8R: See you later CYA: See ya EG: Evil Grin FC: Fingers Crossed FIIOOH: Forget it, I'm out of here FITB: Fill in the blank G: Grin G2G: Got to go IBK: Idiot behind keyboard IMHO: In My humble Opionion IRL: In real life JFC: Jesus (F dash dash dash word) Christ JK: Just kidding L8R: Later LMAO: Laughing my ass off LOL: Laughing out loud LYLAB: Love ya like a brother LYLAS: Love ya like a sister NE1: Anyone OMG: Oh My God OMFG: Oh my (F dash dash dash word) God ROFL: Rolling on the floor laughing TIC: Tongue and Cheek TTYL: Talk to ya later THX: Thanks TTFN: Ta ta for now WB: Welcome Back Y: Yawning
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Twain – Technology without an interesting name
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alright not being rude or anything but i'm not looking for IM ABRV's nor any jokes please this is kinda serious cuz its going twards a school project
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Twain is a real abreaviation.
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and thats wut it means (Technology without an interesting name)???
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NTSC - Never The Same Color
(just glad we got PAL over here )Actually, it's: National Television Standards Comitee Phase Alternate Line |
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lol... i like your first one more
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RTFM- Read The F*cking Manual (One of my favorites to tell newbies)
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Re: "Noobie" Dictionary
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SD - Synchronous Dynamic (if referring to sdram)
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CD - Compact Disc DVD - Digital Video Disc CD-R Compact Disc - wRitable CD-RW Compact Disc - ReWritable HDD - Hard Drive FDD - Floppy Drive PUQR - Posted using quick reply SSFCF - So sorry for the crappy formatting
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confutatis maledictis
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CD - Compact Disc - Recordable Muahahaha I get to hurl some 's at you
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No way man, it got changed to Digital Video Disc by the whatever-board-of-stodgy-fools, I'm pretty sure of it... and... SHUT UP!
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AFAIK - as far as I know IQ - Image Quality (er yes, in some contexts )PERL - Practical Extraction and Report Language (or maybe Pathologically Eclectic Rubbish Lister) ISDN - Integrated Services Digital Network (or It Still doesn't work) HDSL - High-rate Digital Subscriber Link ADSL - Asymetric Digital Subscriber Link more here Good luck!
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BOHICA - Bend Over, Here It Comes Again
DILLIGAF - Do I Look Like I Give A F***? CRUD - Create, Retrieve, Update, Delete TCP/IP.... IP - Internet Protocol...........TCP - Transmission Control Protocol APU - Audio Processing Unit DOD - Department of Defense (invented TCP/IP) DNS - Domain Name system ICP - Instructions per clock DTS - Digital Theater System DSD - Direct Stream Digital DoS - Denial Of Service DOS - Disk Operating System DoSBS - Denial Of Service By Service dpi - Dots Per Inch DRAM - Dynamic Random Access Memory DRDRAM - Direct Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory ATM - Automated Teller Machine AIM - Aol Instant Messenger ABR - Available Bit Rate ACL - Access Control List ACL - Advanced Cmos Logic ACPI- Advanced Configuration and Power Interface AFLCD - AntiFerroelectric Liquid Crystal Display AI - Artificial Intelligence LCD - liquid crystal display CRT - cathode ray tube LED - light-emitting diode OLED - organic light-emitting diode AGLR - Anti-Glare/ Low Reflection ANN - Artificial Neural Network BDOS - Basic Disk Operating System BMP - Bitmap BOPS - Billions of Processes Per Second BOPS - Billion Operations Per Second bpp - Bits Per Pixel bps - Bits Per Second BSV - boot sector virus CAD - computer-aided design CD-V - compact disk - video CD-WO - compact disk - write once CD-XA - compact disk - extended architecture CG - Computer Generated CGI - Common Gateway Interface CGI - Computer Generated Images CGI - Computer Graphics Interface CHKDSK - checK disk CMOS - Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor CMOS - Configuration Memory Operating System COM - communication port (Serial port) COM - command CPS - Cycles Per Second CS - Computer Science CS - Counter-Strike -------------------------------- CTS - Carpal Tunnel Syndrome CTS - Compatibility Test Suite CTS - Clear To Send RS-232 signal (Communication) CTS - Component Transaction Server CTS - Computer Telephony Solution CTS - Customer Telephone System CTS - Common Type System -------------------------------- D3D - Direct 3D DAT - Digital Audio Tape dB - Decibel DBDSHILHGOHED - Day by day Saddam Hussien is losing his grip on his evil dictatorship (Pres. Bush)DC - Direct Current ---------------------------- DC - Data Cartridge DC - Data Collection DC - Data Compression DC - Device Context DC - Data Communication DC - Data Control DC - Domain Controller DC - Device Control ---------------------------- DCC - Data Country Code DCC - Direct Cable Connection DCC - Digital Compact Cassette DCC - Digital Command Control DCC - Display Combination Code DCC - Direct Client Connection DCC - Digital Content Creation ------------------------------------------ DIP - Digital Imaging Processing DLL - Dynamic Link Library DLL - Dynamic Link Loader DMA - Direct Memory Access DV - Digital Video DVC - Digital Video Camera ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DVD - Digital Video (or Versatile) Disk DVD+MRW - Digital Video (or Versatile) Disk-Mount rainier ReWritable Standard that enables native OS support of data storage on DVD+RW. DVD+RW - Digital Video (or Versatile) Disk-ReWritable DVD-A - Digital Video (or Versatile) Disk-Audio DVD-MMVFF - Digital Versatile Disc MultiMedia Video File Format DVD-R - Digital Video Disk-Recordable DVD-RAM - Digital Versatile Disk - Random Access Memory (A read-write DVD) DVD-ROM - Digital Versatile Disk - Read Only Memory (A read only DVD) DVD-RW - Digital Video (or Versatile) Disk-ReWritable -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DVI - Digital Video Interface DVI-A - Digital Video Interface-Analog DVI-D - Digital Video Interface-Digital DVI-I - Digital Video Interface-Integrated DVI-V - Digital Video Interface-Vga ---------------------------------------------------- DX - DirectX DXTC - DirectX Texture COmpression EAROM - Electrically Alterable Read Only Memory ECC - Error Checking and Correction (memory) EDODRAM - Extended Data Out Dynamic Random Access Memory EDRAM - Extended Dynamic Random Access Memory EEC - Extended Error Correction EEG - ElectroEncephaloGram EEPROM - Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory EL - ElectroLuminescent --------------------------------------------- EMC - Emergency Management Card EMC - E-Mail Connection EMC - ElectroMagnetic Compatibility EMC - Extended Math Coprocessor EMC - Enhanced Memory Chip --------------------------------------------- EMF - ElectroMagnetic Field EPP - Enhanced Parallel Port EPROM - Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory ----------------------------------------------------- ESP - Enhanced Serial Port ESP - Encapsulated Security Payload ESP - Estimated Street Price ESP - Enhanced Service Provider ESP - Emulation Sensing Processor ESP - Ethernet Serial Port ESP - Enterprise System Platform ESP - Expert Searching and Pricing ESP - Eudora Sharing Protocol ---------------------------------------------------- EULA - End User License Agreement EVGA - Extended Video Graphics Adapter EW - Electronic Warfare EXE - Executable FAT - File Allocation Table FAT12 - File Allocation Table 12 bits FAT16 - File Allocation Table 16 bits FAT32 - File Allocation Table 32 bits FD - Floppy Disk FDC - Floppy Disk Controller FEPROM - Flash EPROM FeRAM - FErroelectric Random Access Memory FF - Friendly Fire FP - Floating Point FPD - Flat Panel Display FRC - Frame Rate Control fps - Frames Per Second FPS - First Person Shooter FRAM - Ferroelectric Random-Access Memory FSAA - Full-Scene Anti-Aliasing FTP - File Transfer Protocol FW - FirmWare GB - GigaByte Gb - GigaBit Gbps - Giga Bits Per Second GBps - Giga Bytes Per Second GL - Graphics Language GPS - Global Positioning System GUI - Graphical User Interface ***I will finish this later ***Well, I was trying to make a list that wasn't cluttered with every obscure technical acronym on the planet, but I guess there is no point in finishing this now........... It was taking a long time to go through the huge lists taking out only the ones I've heard of anyway. Just look below for the rest
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DAMMIT ALL TO HELL! DVD stands for DVD!
http://www.emedialive.com/EM1998/standard2.html
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... and JPEG stands for JPEG Picture Experts Group!
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My goodness! The recursiveness of it all!
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Originally posted by nieves
... and JPEG stands for JPEG Picture Experts Group! No. Actually, it stands for "Joint Picture Experts Group". Similarly, MPEG stands for "Motion Picture Experts Group". ok, some more acronyms: USB: Universal Serial Bus (or Useless Silly B!tch) ISA: Industrial Standards Adapter VLB: Vesa Local Bus STFU: Shut the f*ck up |
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![]() ok my sig is sopposed to say SYRUS but when i upload it no matter wut size it is its giving me this
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but i've used this for every pic i have on DH
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dont mean to nitpick here but ......
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actually it stands for "Joint Photographic Experts Group"......The committee which set standards for this file format for graphics. |
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