Acronyms and Phrases
From DISCO3.CO.UK Knowledge Base
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
- 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
- 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 ?
