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*Chap - Mate, friend, generic person. Made popular by the user AndrewS | *Chap - Mate, friend, generic person. Made popular by the user AndrewS | ||
*IMHO - In My Humble Opinion | *IMHO - In My Humble Opinion | ||
| − | *ISTR - I Seem To | + | *ISTR - I Seem To Recall |
*IYSWIM - If You See What I Mean | *IYSWIM - If You See What I Mean | ||
*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 | ||
| + | *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) | ||
| + | *YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary (you may see different results to this...) | ||
Revision as of 20:41, 6 March 2008
Technical Acronyms
- ABS - Antilock Braking System
- 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
- EPB - Electric Park Brake
- FEAD - Front End Auxiliary Drive, i.e. auxiliary drive belt
- FBH - Fuel Burning Heater
- HDC - Hill Descent Control
- HVAC or HEVAC - Heating Ventilation and Control i.e. climate control, air conditioning
- PAS - Power Assisted Steering
- PDC - Park Distance Control
- TCM - Transmission Control Module
- TR - Terrain Response
DISCO3.CO.UK Specific
- D3 - Discovery 3
- FL2 - Freelander 2
- FFRR - Full Fat Range Rover, i.e. not a Range Rover Sport
- RRS - Range Rover Sport
Generic Forum Acronyms
- Chap - Mate, friend, generic person. Made popular by the user AndrewS
- IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
- ISTR - I Seem To Recall
- IYSWIM - If You See What I Mean
- 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...)
