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*ABS - [[Antilock Braking System]] | *ABS - [[Antilock Braking System]] | ||
*ARB - Anti Roll Bar | *ARB - Anti Roll Bar | ||
| + | *BJB - Battery Junction Box | ||
*CAN - Controller Area Network | *CAN - Controller Area Network | ||
*CJB - Central Junction Box | *CJB - Central Junction Box | ||
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*DPF - [[Diesel Particulate Filter]] | *DPF - [[Diesel Particulate Filter]] | ||
*ECM - Electronic Control Module, or Engine Control Module | *ECM - Electronic Control Module, or Engine Control Module | ||
| + | *EGR - [[Exhaust Gas Recirculation]] | ||
*EPB - [[Electric Park Brake]] | *EPB - [[Electric Park Brake]] | ||
*FEAD - Front End Auxiliary Drive, i.e. auxiliary drive belt | *FEAD - Front End Auxiliary Drive, i.e. auxiliary drive belt | ||
*FBH - [[Fuel Burning Heater]] | *FBH - [[Fuel Burning Heater]] | ||
| + | *GTR - [[Global Technical Reference]] | ||
*HDC - [[Hill Descent Control]] | *HDC - [[Hill Descent Control]] | ||
*HVAC or HEVAC - Heating Ventilation and Control i.e. climate control, air conditioning | *HVAC or HEVAC - Heating Ventilation and Control i.e. climate control, air conditioning | ||
*PAS - Power Assisted Steering | *PAS - Power Assisted Steering | ||
| + | *[http://www.disco3.co.uk/wiki/index.php/Fuel_Consumption MPG] - Miles Per Gallon, i.e. fuel economy | ||
| + | *MY - [http://www.disco3.co.uk/wiki/index.php/Model_Years Model Year] | ||
*PDC - Park Distance Control | *PDC - Park Distance Control | ||
| + | *PTI - Personal Telephone Integration | ||
*TCM - Transmission Control Module | *TCM - Transmission Control Module | ||
| + | *TDV6 - 6 Cylinder Common-Rail Diesel Engine | ||
| + | *TMC - Traffic Message Channel | ||
| + | *TPMS - Tyre Pressure Monitoring System | ||
*TR - [[Terrain Response]] | *TR - [[Terrain Response]] | ||
| + | *TSB - Technical Service Bulletin | ||
| + | *VIN - Vehicle Identification Number [[VIN Details]] | ||
==DISCO3.CO.UK Specific== | ==DISCO3.CO.UK Specific== | ||
| + | *Bling - Modification using bright, flashy and gaudy accessories | ||
*Chap - Mate, friend, generic person. Made popular by the user AndrewS | *Chap - Mate, friend, generic person. Made popular by the user AndrewS | ||
*D3 - Discovery 3 | *D3 - Discovery 3 | ||
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*FFRR - Full Fat Range Rover, i.e. not a Range Rover Sport | *FFRR - Full Fat Range Rover, i.e. not a Range Rover Sport | ||
*LR3 - US version of the Discovery 3 | *LR3 - US version of the Discovery 3 | ||
| + | *PM - Private Message | ||
*RRS - Range Rover Sport | *RRS - Range Rover Sport | ||
| + | *RRSSC - Range Rover Sport SuperCharged | ||
==Generic Forum Acronyms== | ==Generic Forum Acronyms== | ||
| + | *AFAIK - As Far As I Know | ||
*FFS - Fo' fooks sake! | *FFS - Fo' fooks sake! | ||
*FWIW - For What It's Worth | *FWIW - For What It's Worth | ||
| + | *ICNGAF - I Could Not Give A Feck | ||
| + | *IIRC - If I Recall Correctly | ||
| + | *IMO - In My Opinion | ||
*IMHO - In My Humble Opinion | *IMHO - In My Humble Opinion | ||
*ISTR - I Seem To Recall | *ISTR - I Seem To Recall | ||
*IYSWIM - If You See What I Mean | *IYSWIM - If You See What I Mean | ||
| + | *PDQ - Pretty Damn Quick | ||
*Permagrin - The state of rapture you feel driving the D3. | *Permagrin - The state of rapture you feel driving the D3. | ||
*SWMBO - She Who Must Be Obeyed | *SWMBO - She Who Must Be Obeyed | ||
*SWTSMBO - She Who Thinks She Must Be Obeyed | *SWTSMBO - She Who Thinks She Must Be Obeyed | ||
| + | *TIA - Thanks in Advance | ||
*Troll - Someone who posts on the forum with the sole intent of being contentious | *Troll - Someone who posts on the forum with the sole intent of being contentious | ||
*TYVM - Thank You Very Much | *TYVM - Thank You Very Much | ||
*WTF - What The Frack (or similar but ruder word) | *WTF - What The Frack (or similar but ruder word) | ||
*YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary (you may see different results to this...) | *YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary (you may see different results to this...) | ||
| + | *WGAF - Who Gives A Feck ? | ||
Latest revision as of 17:23, 10 February 2016
Technical Acronyms
- ABS - Antilock Braking System
- ARB - Anti Roll Bar
- BJB - Battery Junction Box
- CAN - Controller Area Network
- CJB - Central Junction Box
- DIM - Driver Information Module, i.e. instrument cluster
- DSC - Dynamic Stability Control
- DPF - Diesel Particulate Filter
- ECM - Electronic Control Module, or Engine Control Module
- EGR - Exhaust Gas Recirculation
- EPB - Electric Park Brake
- FEAD - Front End Auxiliary Drive, i.e. auxiliary drive belt
- FBH - Fuel Burning Heater
- GTR - Global Technical Reference
- HDC - Hill Descent Control
- HVAC or HEVAC - Heating Ventilation and Control i.e. climate control, air conditioning
- PAS - Power Assisted Steering
- MPG - Miles Per Gallon, i.e. fuel economy
- MY - Model Year
- PDC - Park Distance Control
- PTI - Personal Telephone Integration
- TCM - Transmission Control Module
- TDV6 - 6 Cylinder Common-Rail Diesel Engine
- TMC - Traffic Message Channel
- TPMS - Tyre Pressure Monitoring System
- TR - Terrain Response
- TSB - Technical Service Bulletin
- VIN - Vehicle Identification Number VIN Details
DISCO3.CO.UK Specific
- Bling - Modification using bright, flashy and gaudy accessories
- Chap - Mate, friend, generic person. Made popular by the user AndrewS
- D3 - Discovery 3
- FL2 - Freelander 2
- FFRR - Full Fat Range Rover, i.e. not a Range Rover Sport
- LR3 - US version of the Discovery 3
- PM - Private Message
- RRS - Range Rover Sport
- RRSSC - Range Rover Sport SuperCharged
Generic Forum Acronyms
- AFAIK - As Far As I Know
- FFS - Fo' fooks sake!
- FWIW - For What It's Worth
- ICNGAF - I Could Not Give A Feck
- IIRC - If I Recall Correctly
- IMO - In My Opinion
- IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
- ISTR - I Seem To Recall
- IYSWIM - If You See What I Mean
- PDQ - Pretty Damn Quick
- Permagrin - The state of rapture you feel driving the D3.
- SWMBO - She Who Must Be Obeyed
- SWTSMBO - She Who Thinks She Must Be Obeyed
- TIA - Thanks in Advance
- Troll - Someone who posts on the forum with the sole intent of being contentious
- TYVM - Thank You Very Much
- WTF - What The Frack (or similar but ruder word)
- YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary (you may see different results to this...)
- WGAF - Who Gives A Feck ?
