CPF for Dummies: Acronyms etc. PLEASE CONTRIBUTE

I still run into acronyms that people use that I have no idea what they mean. I thought it would be nice to have a link where newbies and not-so-newbies could look up old ones and add new ones. Here's a start. Updates, corrections, additions most appreciated, particularly good links. Is there a way for setting this up so anybody can edit it? I know that's not good IT form, but maybe it would work here. Also, I put spaces between the acronyms and the start of text, but the system take the spaces out. Is there a tab function I can't find?

123a CR123a Lithium flashlight battery <link here>
1L, 2L, .. Flashlight with 1, 2 or x lithium CR123 batteries
1W, 5W, .. Wattage of bulbs or LEDs, usually Luxeon LEDs
30mm A popular add-in reflector <link here>
AA Type of battery <link here>
AAA Type of battery <link here>
A2 SureFire Aviator 2 flashlight <link here>
ARC Arc flashlight manufacturer <link here>
ARC AAA,LS Arc flashlight models <link here>
Arctic Heat conducting adhesive <link here>
BB BadBoy sandwich dropin <link here>
BTW By The Way
Bump Refresh the CPF link so it displays as recent
BTTT Back To The Top - same as Bump - make link recent
CM Premier modder <link here>
CMG Flashlight manufacturer <link here>
CNC ?? Numerically Controlled machining <link here>
CONUS Continental United States (for shipping)
CPF CandlePowerForums (where you are now)
CR123a Popular lithium batteries <link here>
CR2 ?? batteries <link here>
DAT2ZIP Wayne, proprietor of Sandwich Shoppe <link here>
DD Direct Drive ?? <link here>
Don Premier modder McGizmo <link here>
DP Daily Power battery manufacturer <link here>
DSpeck Premier modder <link here>
E2C Adapter for Surefire E-series to ??? <link here>
E2E Surefire E2 Executive <link here>
E2O SureFire E2 Outdoorsman ? <link here?
e-can ?? <link here>
EDC Every Day Carry
EL ElectroLumens premier modder/mfg <link here>
FAQ Frequently Asked Questions <link here>
FF Firefly custom flashlight <link here>
FRAEN New optic for Luxeons <link here>
FYI For Your Information (you must know this one)
G2 Surefire flashlight <link here>
HA, HAII Hard Anodized aluminum surface treatment <link here>
HD Luxeon high dome emitter <link here>
HID ?? type of light technology <link here>
HOLA ?? <link here>
HotBeam Premier modder <link here>
IMO In My Opinion
IMHO In My Humble Opinion
KL1,2,3 Surefire LED flashlight heads <link here>
L1, L4 SureFire LED flashlight
LA ??
Lambda Premier modder <link here>
LD Low Dome Luxeon emitter <link here>
LED Light Emitting Diode - a type of light emitter <link here>
LGI ???
LNIB Like New In Box
LOL ?? Lots of Luck?
LP Low Profile - associated with LED optics
LS Luxeon ??
LS4,5 Eagerly awaited models from Arc Flashlight <link here>
LSH (-P,-S) Arc flashlight <link here>
LSL (-P,-S) Arc flashlight <link here>
Lux A measure of light intensity <link here>
LXHL Prefix part number for Luxeon LEDs ??
M3,6 SureFire flashlight bezels ?? <link here>
MAG, M@G MagLite flashlight manufacturer <link here>
mA milli-amperes a measure of current <link here>
mAh milli-ampere-hours a measure of battery capacity <link here>
McGizmo Premier modder <link here>
MM, MM+ MadMax dropin sandwich <link here>
MMM ??
MN02,03,xx Surefire incandescent e-series heads <link here>
Mr Bulk Premier modder <link here>
MR-X Eagerly anticipated custom flashlight <link here>
MOD Modified flashlight
N-cell ?? some other type of tiny battery <link here>
NF Streamlight Night Fighter flashlight <link here>
NiCad Nickel-Cadmium rechargeable battery type <link here>
NiMh Nickel-Metal-Hydride - high-capacity rechargeable battery type <link here>
NX01 Optic used with Luxeon LEDs <link here>
NX05 Optic used with Luxeon LEDs <link here>
P2x,3x,.. Luxeon bin ratings <link here>
P60,61 SureFire incandescent flashlight heads <link here>
PAL Flashlight manufacturer <link here>
PITA Pain In The ***
PM Personal message - click on a person's name, then "Send Personal Message"
PM6 Pelican M6 <link here>
PP Paypal - a common way of sending money <link here>
PT PrincetonTech flashlight manufacturer <link here>
Q2x,3x,.. Luxeon bin ratings <link here>
R2x,3x,.. Luxeon bin ratings <link here>
RSN Real Soon Now
S2x,3x,.. Luxeon bin ratings <link here>
SF Surefire flashlight manufacturer <link here>
SL Streamlight flashlight manufacturer <link here>
SN, SN2 Space Needle (& II) custom flashlight <link here>
Sonic A CMG flashlight <link here>
STOP Custom light <link here>
T2x,3x,.. Luxeon bin ratings <link here>
TEC PrincetonTech flashlight <link here>
TL TigerLight flashlight manufacturer <link here>
TL1,2,3 StreamLight TaskLights <link here>
TT StreamLight Twin Task flashlights <link here>
TW Tactical Warehouse - flashlight dealer <link here>
TW1,2,3,4 Modified Surefire L4 configurations <link here>
U2x,3x,.. Luxeon bin ratings <link here>
UBH Universal Battery Holder <link here>
Ultra A CMG AA flashlight <link here>
USPS US Postal Service
V2x,3x,.. Luxeon bin ratings <link here>
W2x,3x,.. Luxeon bin ratings <link here>
Wayne Premier modder <link here>
Wayne Proprietor of Sandwich Shoppe <link here>
WO Wide open ?? <link here>
WTS/B/T/F Wanted to Sell, Buy, Trade, Find
X2x,3x,.. Luxeon bin ratings <link here>
X1 A flashlight by Inova <link here>
X5T A flashlight by Inova <link here>
UK Underwater Kinetics flashlight manufacturer <link here>
YMMV Your Mileage May Vary
Z51,57,xx SureFire tailcap clickies <link here>

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Re: CPF for Dummies: Acronyms etc. PLEASE CONTRIB

some comments:

E2C = adapter from e-series to standard SF bodies, Centurion etc.
HID = High Intensity Discharge Lamps, look in the HID section /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
HOLA = SF High Output Lamp Assambly
LA = Lamp Assambly
LGI = Long Gun Illuminator, modified Legend 3xAA by MrBulk with a 1W LS (cool)
LOL = Laughing Out Loud
LS = Luxeon Star LED
M3, M6 = SF Millenium Series Flashlights M3 and M6
MNo2 and 03 = SF e-series lamp assamblies, not bezels
P60,61 = see above

some more:

ROFLMAO = rolling On Floor Laughing My *** Off
TID = Tactical impact device
UCL = ultra clear lens
McLux = the legend of all lights
McLux-PR = McLux head with Pelican M6 reflector
YMMV = your mileage may vary
BB = Bad Boy circuit by dat2zip

... and many more I do not understand myself ...

good idea, this thread!

bernhard

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Look here:

http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_flashlight_and_torch_acronyms

Click on <edit this page> at the bottom to change.

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ah treek ... had I waited a few more minutes I could have saved myself the work and shame .... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
bernhard

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[ QUOTE ]
PhotonBoy said:
Look here:

http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_flashlight_and_torch_acronyms

Click on <edit this page> at the bottom to change.

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Some voted this to be deteled. I'm trying to save it. Please hold... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Dan

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Here's the Official list. It was on the bottom of the old board (Before we upgraded software) and if you patiently count to 10 (days) it should be on the bottom again.

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New links added to the top-news line... (that would be the same place where you find the link for the Advertising Policy, Posting Guidelines, Latest Threads, etc...).

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Dan