Abbreviations, Acronyms and Slang
Ever wonder WTF people are talking about sometimes? Here is a list of abbreviations, acronyms and slang terms you may encounter in absm.* (alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.*):
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| A |
| .aac - Advanced Audio
CODEC - the extension for a
Liquid Audio file,
also known as an LQT ab. - the alt.binaries.* hierarchy, e.g. ab.misc or ab.test absm - alt.binaries.sounds.mp3 (the main group) absm.* - alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.* (the hierarchy - all groups beginning with absm.) AFAICT - As Far As I Can Tell |
| B |
| BTW - By the way, BFD - Big Deal |
| C |
| CBR - Constant Bit
Rate (see also VBR) CCS - Copyright Control Services (no longer in business) CDDA - CD Digital Audio - non-compressed format used on audio CDs CDDB - CD Database (a formerly free database of album and track names - still free for private use, but developers who sell their players, rippers, etc. commercially or as shareware must now pay Gracenote a fee, so it is now gone from many applications - see also freedb) cdi - alt.binaries.cd.image CEP - Cool Edit Pro - popular sound file editor cmsg - Usenet control message often used to refer to creating and removing newsgroups (see also newgroup and rmgroup) CODEC - Compressor/Decompressor - technology for compressing and decompressing files, either through hardware or software |
| D |
| .d group - discussion
group - alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.d DAE - Digital Audio Extraction - also known as ripping - getting an exact digital duplicate of the CD Digital Audio from a CD DMCA - Digital Millenium Copyright Act |
| E |
| EN - Easynews - a
commonly used NSP. EOM - End Of Message - that's it, there ain't no more |
| F |
| FAQ - Frequently Asked
Questions freedb - freedb is the completely free CD Database - an alternative to CDDB froup - group FOMC - Falling Out of My Chair (laughing) - several extensions of this Fraun - Fraunhoffer Institute - respected developer of MP3 CODECs. Fhg - Fraunhoffer Institute - respected developer of MP3 CODECs. FTP - File Transfer Protocol FWIW - For What It's Worth |
| G |
| GoAT - Go Away, Troll |
| H |
| HAND - Have a nice day
(usually used sarcastically) HTH - Happy to help; Hope This Helps (also used sarcastically) |
| I |
| IANAL - I Am Not A
Lawyer (stated just before dispensing a legal opinion) ID3 - a tag in an MP3 header providing information about the artist, album, release date, etc. The ID3 tag will show up in the display of MP3 players no matter what the actual filename on disk is. IIRC - If I Recall Correctly IMO, IMHO, IMNSHO - In My Opinion, In My Humble Opinion, In My Not So Humble Opinion IRC - Internet Relay Chat - another way of sharing information, including MP3s ISP - Internet Service Provider - an organization that provides access to the Internet. Basic service usually includes access, email, DNS, possibly some Web space, and access to a news server. |
| J |
| JS -
joint stereo |
| K |
| KF - Kill File or Kill
Filter - a newsreader filter that hides undesired posts from
view kb/sec or kbps - kilobytes per second - 8 times as much as kbps kbps - kilobits per second - not the same as kilobytes per second |
| L |
| LAME - LAME Ain't an
MP3 Encoder LOL - Lots Of Laughs or Laughing Out Loud LQT - see .aac |
| M |
| M - in a subject line,
"M" means Mono MAD - MPEG Audio Decoder MB - megabytes MID - Message ID - unique ID for a Usenet posting. MMJB - Music Match Juke Box MP3Enc - a Fraunhofer CODEC |
| N |
| newgroup - a control
message for creating a new newsgroup (see
alt.config FAQ). .nfo file - an information file - a plain text file used to provide additional information with a binary post. NMR - Not My Rip - if the post has a ripping or encoding problem, the poster can't help NSP - a commercial News Service Provider |
| O |
| OBF - One Big File -
often posted by someone who is clue-deficient. It is
usually the posting of all tracks of a CD as One Big File
instead of posting each track separately. It is the
worst way to post. No one can get anything inside
unless they download the whole thing. If it is missing
parts, then the whole huge mess is totally unusable. OE or OE5 - Outlook Express, Outlook Express version 5 OOP - Out Of Print |
| P |
| PAR or PAR2 - Parity Archive
Volume Set.
http://parchive.sourceforge.net/. Ping - (not an abbreviation) from the command issued to send an ICMP packet to a host and get an echo back, therefore letting you know you can reach the host. Ping is a way of getting someone's attention. PITA - Pain in the ass PMFJI - Pardon Me For Jumping In PP2K - Power-Post 2000 PPOSTFU - Post Proof or Shut Up PPP - Peck's Power Post |
| Q |
| quit looking here for
acronyms because none start with "Q" |
| R |
| RAR - an archive
format that splits large files into smaller files and then
reassembles them RIAA - Recording Industry Association of America rmgroup - a control message for removing a newsgroup (see alt.config FAQ). ROT-13 - a way of intentionally mangling text by rotating the text by 13 characters, i.e. adding 13 to each character's ASCII value. ROT-13 encoding/decoding is built in to most newsreaders. RR - Road Runner - a popular cable modem provider RTFM - Read the Fine Manual |
| S |
| S - in a subject line,
the letter "S" means Stereo (as opposed to Joint Stereo or
Mono) SFV - Simple File Verification SN - Supernews - a commonly used NSP. SSDD - Same Stuff, Different Day STFU - Shut the f*ck up |
| T |
| TIA - Thanks In
Advance |
| U |
| UNS - Usenetserver - a
commonly used NSP. UUE - Unix to Unix Encoding - the protocol for encoding binaries as test posts on Usenet. A binary on the news spool is about 40% larger for transmission and storage than it is on your hard drive. |
| V |
| VBR - Variable Bit
Rate VQF - VQF is a compressed audio format developed by Yamaha. |
| W |
| warez - bootleg
software - softwarez .wav - non-compressed Windows PCM audio format WRT - with respect to WTF - What The F___? (fill in the blanks) WTMKF - Welcome to My Kill File (see also KF) - sometimes an additional MF added to end |
| XYZ |
| YMMV - Your Mileage
May Vary zbeba - the "politically correct" term for "moron". The word "moron" with ROT-13 applied. |