Post by shrid on Nov 22, 2014 18:29:52 GMT
Some of the abbreviations and acronyms used around the forum are explained here. I will try to arrange them in an alphabetical order(Might not be perfect, feel free to inform me(or any other mod)):
General:
ASS - After Sales & Service
ASAP - As Soon As Possible
AFAIK - As Far As I Know
BTW - By the way,...
EMI - Equal Monthly Installment
FYI - For your information
IMO/IMHO - In My Opinion/In My Humble/Honest opinion
IIRC - If I Recall Correctly
IDK - I Don't Know (I'm not saying this, the abbreviation does!)
LOL - Laugh Out Loudly!!!
Mod - Modification/Moderator
Auto-related:
4x4/4x2 - Four/two wheel drive
ABS - Anti-lock Braking System - EDIT: More info on 2-wheeler ABS systems here
AC - Air Conditioner
ACC - Accessories/Automatic Climate Control
2WD/AWD - 2 Wheel Drive/All Wheel Drive (Variant of 4*4)
FWD/RWD - Front/Rear Wheel Drive
BHP- Brake Horse Power - The amount of power that reaches the driven wheels
CNG - Compressed Natural Gas - A kind of fuel. Does not emit smoke when burnt (AFAIK)
CRDi/CDI - Common Rail Direct Injection - A kind of fuel injection system
Di - Direct Injection
DDiS - Digital Diesel injection System
DIY - Do it yourself
DRL - Daytime Running Lights - Lights, usually LEDs which are by default turned on even during the day supposedly for improving safety
EBD - Electronic Brakeforce Distribution - Extension of ABS, which controls how much force is to be used on each wheel depending on the load it carries
ECU - Engine Control Unit, used to control the valve timing, amount of fuel injected, etc. If a modern engine loses this, it is temporarily DEAD
EPS - Electronic Power Steering - Self explanatory, a kind of power-assisted steering system
ESP - Electronic Stability Program. Not to be confused with above, it applies brakes to individual wheels and is designed to stop/prevent the car from going out of control
FE- Fuel Efficiency/economy - Self explanatory
GPS - Global Positioning System - Used to identify location of a destination/subject
HPS - Hydraulic Power Steering
HU - Head Unit of an ICE (see below)
HVAC - Heating / Ventilation / AC (see above)
IC - Integrated Circuit / <something I can't recall>
ICE - In-Car Entertainment
IRVM - Internal Rear-View Mirror
LPG - Liquid Petroleum Gas - Commonly used in domestic gas cylinders
LSD - Limited Slip Differential - Usually equipped in 4WD/AWD cars, this system recognizes if a wheel is spinning without traction and stops power delivery to that wheel and focuses on other wheel(s)
LSD - Low Sulfur Diesel also
This is by NO means a comprehensive list and I will be updating this.
Feel free to add more!
General:
ASS - After Sales & Service
ASAP - As Soon As Possible
AFAIK - As Far As I Know
BTW - By the way,...
EMI - Equal Monthly Installment
FYI - For your information
IMO/IMHO - In My Opinion/In My Humble/Honest opinion
IIRC - If I Recall Correctly
IDK - I Don't Know (I'm not saying this, the abbreviation does!)
LOL - Laugh Out Loudly!!!
Mod - Modification/Moderator
Auto-related:
4x4/4x2 - Four/two wheel drive
ABS - Anti-lock Braking System - EDIT: More info on 2-wheeler ABS systems here
AC - Air Conditioner
ACC - Accessories/Automatic Climate Control
2WD/AWD - 2 Wheel Drive/All Wheel Drive (Variant of 4*4)
FWD/RWD - Front/Rear Wheel Drive
BHP- Brake Horse Power - The amount of power that reaches the driven wheels
CNG - Compressed Natural Gas - A kind of fuel. Does not emit smoke when burnt (AFAIK)
CRDi/CDI - Common Rail Direct Injection - A kind of fuel injection system
Di - Direct Injection
DDiS - Digital Diesel injection System
DIY - Do it yourself
DRL - Daytime Running Lights - Lights, usually LEDs which are by default turned on even during the day supposedly for improving safety
EBD - Electronic Brakeforce Distribution - Extension of ABS, which controls how much force is to be used on each wheel depending on the load it carries
ECU - Engine Control Unit, used to control the valve timing, amount of fuel injected, etc. If a modern engine loses this, it is temporarily DEAD
EPS - Electronic Power Steering - Self explanatory, a kind of power-assisted steering system
ESP - Electronic Stability Program. Not to be confused with above, it applies brakes to individual wheels and is designed to stop/prevent the car from going out of control
FE- Fuel Efficiency/economy - Self explanatory
GPS - Global Positioning System - Used to identify location of a destination/subject
HPS - Hydraulic Power Steering
HU - Head Unit of an ICE (see below)
HVAC - Heating / Ventilation / AC (see above)
IC - Integrated Circuit / <something I can't recall>
ICE - In-Car Entertainment
IRVM - Internal Rear-View Mirror
LPG - Liquid Petroleum Gas - Commonly used in domestic gas cylinders
LSD - Limited Slip Differential - Usually equipped in 4WD/AWD cars, this system recognizes if a wheel is spinning without traction and stops power delivery to that wheel and focuses on other wheel(s)
LSD - Low Sulfur Diesel also
This is by NO means a comprehensive list and I will be updating this.
Feel free to add more!