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HiTempguy
HiTempguy HalfDork
11/29/10 9:38 p.m.

Acronyms are starting to get a little... weird. I'm seriously starting to see some that I have no idea what they mean. And I'm a computer geek holding iphone programming dork. What is this MSTEK bullE36 M3 I keep seeing? Or IDF? Or FFS?

mndsm
mndsm Dork
11/29/10 9:40 p.m.

FFS= For fraks' sake IIRC. MSTEK and IDF? IDK.

turbojunker
turbojunker HalfDork
11/29/10 9:47 p.m.

Sure it's not MST3K?

Drewsifer
Drewsifer HalfDork
11/29/10 9:49 p.m.

IDF is either Indirect Fire, or Israeli Defense Force. Both will ruin your day.

RexSeven
RexSeven Dork
11/29/10 9:51 p.m.

IDF = Israeli Defense Forces. Without context it's hard to know if that's what he's/she's talking about.

Can't help you with MSTEK. Teh Googles have failed me. This site helps me with all of the newfangled acronyms, but be warned it contains language that is NSFW (Not Safe For Work), or sometimes your sanity:

http://www.urbandictionary.com

gamby
gamby SuperDork
11/29/10 11:47 p.m.

Be careful or you'll end up with it IDB

wheels777
wheels777 Dork
11/30/10 4:00 a.m.

I have no idea what IIRC is, and it is in EVERY thread. However, I did know IDF....yaaa me!

Zomby woof
Zomby woof Dork
11/30/10 4:45 a.m.

If I recall correctly.

I hate the car ones.

There was a what car thread the other day that was practically all acronyms.

Why can't you guys just call them what they are, and not by chassis number?

bravenrace
bravenrace Dork
11/30/10 6:05 a.m.
Zomby woof wrote: Why can't you guys just call them what they are, and not by chassis number?

Exactly. Not all of us are up on what your G4FK3 is. Just call it what it is by year make and model, please.

iceracer
iceracer Dork
11/30/10 10:47 a.m.

Second that.

93celicaGT2
93celicaGT2 SuperDork
11/30/10 10:51 a.m.

I prefer my SW20s with 3sgte.

EastCoastMojo
EastCoastMojo GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
11/30/10 10:57 a.m.

You gotta love those TLAs. (Three Letter Acronyms)

Pumpkin Escobar
Pumpkin Escobar SuperDork
11/30/10 10:59 a.m.

HP11 w/ SR20DET FTMFW

Giant Purple Snorklewacker
Giant Purple Snorklewacker SuperDork
11/30/10 11:01 a.m.

STFU

Pat
Pat Reader
11/30/10 11:04 a.m.
wheels777 wrote: I have no idea what IIRC is, and it is in EVERY thread. However, I did know IDF....yaaa me!

It means If I Remember Correctly....IIRC. :-)

dollraves
dollraves Reader
11/30/10 11:12 a.m.
gamby wrote: Be careful or you'll end up with it IDB

Or worse...IBS. :D

SMYTLA! (Spare me your three letter acronyms!)

Pumpkin Escobar
Pumpkin Escobar SuperDork
11/30/10 11:16 a.m.

acronyms are tough...
what if haiku catches on?
We'd all be berkleyed!

bravenrace
bravenrace Dork
11/30/10 11:58 a.m.
Or worse...IBS. :D

I know what that one is.

ansonivan
ansonivan HalfDork
11/30/10 11:59 a.m.
dollraves wrote:
gamby wrote: Be careful or you'll end up with it IDB
Or worse...IBS. :D SMYTLA! (Spare me your three letter acronyms!)

I guess I never told you that's how Mountain Girl and I met.

They had an I.B.S. weekend at Grossinger's up in the Catskills.

Of course, the tourist business there has suffered

with the demise of the Borscht Belt, so they have various promotions, mixers, so on.

This was a weekend for Irritable Bowel singles to meet and support each other

  • and share stories.
  • Man, look here, I don't want to hear a single one of them stories, OK?

  • Now, some of them are very moving.

  • Not one berkeleying story!

  • Look, I didn't choose to have I.B.S.

  • Man, shut the berkeley up!

There's no cure, you know. Only control. Lifelong condition.

Yeah, you know what? Bein' an shiny happy person's a lifelong condition, too.

pinchvalve
pinchvalve GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
11/30/10 12:00 p.m.

AW11 w/ 4A-GE IIRC LOL!

Streetwiseguy
Streetwiseguy HalfDork
11/30/10 12:54 p.m.

And this is only A from Ford. I hate Ford acronyms, although I did find one I haven't heard before- berkeleyer only rolls downhill. I like that.

A/C Air Conditioning A/CC Air Conditioning Clutch A/CCR A/C Clutch Control Relay A/D Analog-to-Digital. Analog-to-Digital signal conversion. A/T Automatic Transmission ABS Anti-Lock Brake System ACCS Air Conditioning Cycling Switch ACD Air Conditioning Demand. A signal input to the PCM from the air conditioning control panel. ACDS Air Conditioning Diagnostic Switch (refrigerant containment switch) ACET Air Conditioning Evaporator Temperature (may also be referred to as Evaporator Air Discharge Temperature) ACP Air Conditioning Head Pressure or A/C cycling switch input state ACP V Air Conditioning Pressure Volts. A voltage input to the PCM from the ACP switch or sensor. ACPSW Air Conditioning Pressure Switch ACPT Air Conditioning Pressure Transducer (Switch) ADC See ATDC. AFCM Alternative Fuel Control Module AIR Secondary Air Injection Air Diverter Air Diverter Valve. Part of the EAIR system. Diverts fresh air to the exhaust system when the electric air pump is commanded on. AIR EVAL Air System Evaluated. Displays a YES or NO status indicating whether the Air System has been evaluated for OBD (On-Board Diagnostic) purposes. Air/Fuel Ratio Air-to-fuel mixture ratio. An air-to-fuel mixture that is 14.7 AIRB Secondary Air Injection Bypass AIRM Secondary AIR pump monitor ALTCOM Alternator Command ALTMON Alternator Monitor Ambient Air Temperat Temperature of the air surrounding an object. Analog (Electrical/E An electrical signal that may obtain any value within the voltage limits of the signal. APP Accelerator Pedal Position ARB Air Resource Board ARPMDES Ancillary RPM Desired. RPM required to maintain the vehicle speed commanded by the Speed Control Command Switch (SCCS) inputs. ASCII American Standard Code Information Interchange. ATDC After Top Dead Center. The location of the piston after it has reached the top of its stroke. Measured in degrees of crankshaft rotation. AWD All-Wheel Drive

SVreX
SVreX SuperDork
11/30/10 1:21 p.m.

I know this sounds stupid, but could MSTEK be mistake?

Don't know the context... is it an acronym, or tXtsp3k?

RexSeven
RexSeven Dork
11/30/10 3:22 p.m.

BTW, S4 FC3S with JDM S5 FC3S 13BT & S6 FD3S UIM pwn$ j00!1!!one!

spitfirebill
spitfirebill Dork
11/30/10 3:33 p.m.
bravenrace wrote:
Or worse...IBS. :D
I know what that one is.

You don't want IBS or IBD.

mndsm
mndsm Dork
11/30/10 3:52 p.m.

s13 sr20det?

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