Acronym Section?
 

Hey Guys,
Being a military member, I am very familiar with many acronyms....but....I am trying to get smart on some of the stuff and not versed in the acronyms...OK, so i figured out a few CAI, cold are intake for example, but there are others that are not intuitive to me such as HFE. Is there a list of acronyms on the site? Thanks!

Chris

we can just list them here.

WM = washer mod

HFE = High Flow Exhaust?

or are you confusing

HFC = high flow cat
+
CBE = cat back exhaust?

FI/F.I = supposed to mean forced induction, but for some it also means Fast Intentions (exhaust).

TP = test pipe

PRCD = Prius Race Car Driver
DPRCD = Distracted Prius Race Car Driver

LMFAOSHTMSFOAIDMT= Laughed my f*kin @$$ off so hard that my sombrero fell off and I dropped my taco

LGSST :ugh:

ASSUME = @SS out of U and ME

Lots of these are abbreviations and not acronyms. Acronyms for words that can be pronounced. (E.g. LASER, RADAR, or NASA). LOL, CBE, and the like are just plain- o abbreviations.

I really hate to nit-pick, but you're wrong.

Acronym

Acronyms don't have to spell a word.

Thanks you are the only one who gave me a serious answer.!

Pronounceability is optional for most definitions of acronym I can find.

Some acronyms that are pronounceable go on to become full-fledged words, eg, laser is now considered by many to be a word instead of an acronym and not capitalized.

BOHICA = Bend Over Here It Comes Again

cel; check engine light

The word you're thinking of is initialisms. That said, acronym used to have to be a pronounceable word but has come to mean the same as initialism as that's how it's used most often these days.

Not an Acronym but here is a Marine MOS 1369

WTB; want to buy

Ttt; to the top
or bump
just typing in a reply to make that particular thread go to the beginning of the list of threads

They do; if you are to use the word in its strictest sense. You can decompose the root words.

Websters might have acquiesced to common (incorrect) usage, but Webster's is crap.

Here's a few that are pretty common on this site:
6MT - 6-spped Manual Transmission
7AT - 7-speed Automatic Transmission
ABS - Anti-lock Braking System
AC, A/C - Air Conditioning
BCM - Body Control Module. Controls most non-drivetrain functions.
CAI - Cold Air Intake
CAN - Controller Area Network. The car's Ethernet.
CEL - Check Engine Light
DD - Daily Driver
DIY - Do It Yourself
DTC - Diagnostic Trouble Code. What the car thinks is wrong. Read with an ODB scanner.
E85 - 85% Ethanol (15% gasoline)
ECM - Engine Control Module (sometime ECU)
ESCL - Electronic Steering Column Lock (see SLU). Lots of failures on early models.
FI - Forced Induction, Fuel Injection
FSM - Factory Service Manual. If you plan on working on your Z, this is the bible.
HID - High Intensity Discharge
HU - HeadUnit
HVAC - Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning
JDM - Japanese Domestic Market
LSD - Limited Slip Differential
MAF - Mass Air Flow
NVH - Noise, Vibration, and Harshness
OBD - On-Board Diagnostics.
OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer
OTD - Out The Door. Total price of car.
RPM - Revolutions Per Minute
SES - Service Engine Soon light
SLU - Steering Lock Unit (see ESCL)
SRS - Supplemental Restraint System
TCM - Transmission Control Module (automatic)
TPMS - Tire Pressure Monitoring System
TSB - Technical Service Bulletin. Similar to a recall.
TT - Twin Turbo
VDC - Vehicle Dynamic Control
VLSD - Viscous Limited Slip Differential
VVEL - Variable Valve Event and Lift

The GI (General Information) section of the FSM has the official Nissan acronyms/abbrevs. Eg:
FSM Color Codes
B = Black
W = White
R = Red
G = Green
L = Blue
Y = Yellow
LG = Light Green
BR = Brown
OR or O = Orange
P = Pink
PU or V (Violet) = Purple
GY or GR = Gray
SB = Sky Blue
CH = Dark Brown
DG = Dark Green
When the wire color is striped, the base color is given first, followed by the stripe color: Example: L/W = Blue with White Stripe

This is useful
http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/edu...nd-initialisms

MIL= malfunction indicator light

add a F and a whole different meaning.. :ugh:

Future Mother-In-Law?

Paint color initialisms (at least for the 370):
MB: Magnetic Black
SR: Solid Red
GM: Gun Metallic
PW: Pearl White
BS: Bright Silver

What about Midnight Blue?

Or Monterey Blue?

Nissan loves using MB

CSC = Clutch Slave Cylinder

I'm suprised no one mentioned the most use one here

POS

Point of Sale, clearly.

:tup: