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Abbreviations on Amiga.org (list)
« on: August 18, 2011, 11:37:04 PM »
68K = 680x0 family processor
A1 = AmigaOne
AAA = Advanced AA
ADF = Amiga Disk File
AFAIK = As far as I know
AGA (also AA) = Advanced Graphics Architecture
AHI = Audio Hardware Interface
AINC = Amiga Inc.
APC = Amiga Persecution Complex
AROS = AROS Research Operating System
BPPC = BlizzardPPC (accelerator card)
BVPPC = BlizzardVisionPPC (graphics card for BPPC)
C= = Commodore
CDFS = CD File System
CGX = CybergraphX/ics (example of RTG)
CIA = Central Intelligence Agency
CIA = Complex Interface Adapter
CSMK1/2/3 = CyberStorm Mark 1/2/3 (accelerator card)
CSPPC = CyberStormPPC (basically CSMK3 with PPC)
CUSA = Commodore USA
CV3D = CyberVision64-3D (graphics card with ancient Virge 3D)
CV64 = CyberVision64 (graphics card)
CVPPC = CyberVisionPPC (graphics card for CSPPC name is a misnomer, works with 68K-only CSMK3)
E-UAE = (E is Experimental) Universal Amiga Emulator
ECS = Enhanced Chip Set
EGS = Enhanced Graphics System (? not-quite RTG)
FF = Flicker Fixer
FS = File System
FS = For Sale
FFS = Fast File System
FSS = File System Snapshot
FTW = For The Win
FTFU = Fixed That For You (I've seen it a few times as FT4U)
IANAL = I Am Not A Lamer (14m3r)
IIRC = If I Recall Correctly
IMO = In My Opinion
ITYM = I Think You Mean/Meant
JIT = Just in Time 68k emulator
KS = KickStart
KS = Kansas
NDK = Native Development Kit
NIC = Network Interface Controller
OCS = Original Chip Set
OFS = Original File System
OJFWYGIAR! = Oh Jesus, Franko Would You Give It A Rest!
OS4 = AmigaOS 4.X Usally
P5 = Phase5
P96 = Picasso96 (example of RTG)
Pancakes = A useful poll answer when you dont know what to vote for
PCI = Peripheral Component Interconnect
PFS = Professional File System
PPC = PowerPC family processor
RKM = ROM Kernel Manual
RTG = ReTargetable Graphics (Cybervision etc.)
SD = Scan Doubler
SDK = Software Development Kit
SFS = Smart File System
SID = Sound Interface Device
SMB = Server Message Block (Window Networking)
TD = Touch Down
TD = TrackDisk
UAE = Universal Amiga Emulator (originally Unix/Unusable)
UAE = United Arab Emirates
USB = Universal Serial Bus
VIC = Video Interface Chip (or Controller)
WB = Want to Buy
WB = Warner Brothers
WB = WorkBench
WHDLoad = WEPL Hard Disk Loader
WinUAE = Windows version Universal Amiga Emulator
WTB = Want To Buy
WTB = What The Blazes
x64 = 64-bit instruction set (x86 "extension")
x86 = 80x86 family (and beyond) processor
X1000 = AmigaOne X1000
 
A little help, please. Others I have forgotten? In my opinion, just words that are being used on Amiga.org.
Please let me know if you want something removed!
« Last Edit: August 20, 2011, 09:20:17 PM by Florida »