Difference between revisions of "Acronyms and Phrases"

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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
• MY - Model Year
• PDC - Park Distance Control
• PTI - Personal Telephone Integration
• TCM - Transmission Control Module
• 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

• 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

Generic Forum Acronyms

• FFS - Fo' fooks sake!
• FWIW - For What It's Worth
• ICNGAF - I Could Not Give A Feck
• 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
• 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 ?