AnandTech Jargons

[SFang]

Mod, please allow this. To help the new members, please post your jargon and its explanation in this thread. Thanks.

 

[Seattle]

This is really necessary, even people who have been here a long time run across words and letters that they can't translate. It should be in the HELP files, not on a thread.

 

[PandaBear]

Totally agree.

What the heck is YGPM? What about Bump?

 

[Locutus of Board]

Check my sig for most of them.

 

[badluck]

This is HOT!!

 

[bigbigsavings]

YGMP = You've got PRIVATE mail.

Bump = Replying to a post to push it up to the top of the thread listings. Every time a new message is posted, it is "above" any older posts, and by replying to a post, you push it back up to the top, thus, you're "bumping" something to the top of the list.

Alex

 

[SFang]

Locutus of Board,

Thanks! This is really very helpful, although I didn't expect that many

 

[p0ntif]

heatware = peer ratings for trading, all hosted on a lovely website. Somewhat like e8ay feedback.

BM = brick and mortar (physical store, not online or virtual)

TTT = To the top, a common bump saying

bump = to push the message 'to the top'. In this forum system, everytime a message is replied to, it goes to the top of the list.

PM = private message *or* price match. Some storews will match other stores prices. This is obviously useful when you can match a price at one store that offers coupons . . .

YGPM = aka YHPM, you got private message or you have private message

MIR = Mail in rebate.

Troll = someone who tries to con other people out of their money, usually done on the FS/FT forum.

AT = anandtech or an older form factor for a motherboard.

OC = overclock

Borg = check the distributed computing forum . . .

that's all i can think of off the top of my head.

 

[hnsn82]

how about FS?FT ??
(Troll = someone who tries to con other people out of their money, usually done on the FS/FT forum)

 

[Tates]

FS/FT = For Sale / For Trade

Make sure to leave the & in B&M or you'll get BM. Not gonna tell you that one.

 

[mrCide]

hey badluck, how about you stop replying to threads saying how it's not a hot deal and acting like you've been here for years when you've been here for a couple months, thanks.

 

[mastaki11a]

AFIAK = ?

 

[mrCide]

as far as i know

 

[bigrash]

hey people, how bout you stop asking questions and just look at Locutus' sig. all your answers are there anyways

 

[badluck]

mrcide - what does it make any difference in the amount of time that I've been here? your post is a joke. just because i've been around here for a few months doesn't mean i don't have enough experience on the net / message boards. i'm very proud of you and how long you have been here, but you need to get over yourself quickly. i would think someone with enough experience and godly as you are would know that if you have a problem with someone you drop them a PM....later mr. l33t

 

[superhuang]

NM = never mind