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to: JIM BUNTJER
from: ALAN PRESLEY
date: 1997-08-16 17:01:00
subject: acronyms 01/02

On , Jim Buntjer wrote to All :
JB> Here is a list of acronyms and other terms that are frequently used.  
JB> Thanks to
JB> all who have helped me create this list!
JB> 
JB> Star Trek acronyms
JB> ==================
JB>      Shows and Movies
JB>      ================
JB> 
JB> TOS     - The Original Series                    AGT    - All Good Things
JB> TAS     - The Animated Series                    BOBWI  - Best of Both 
JB> Worlds I
JB> TNG     - The Next Generation                    BOBWII - Best of Both
JB> DSN/DS9 - Deep Space Nine                                 Worlds II
JB> VOY     - Voyager                                EaF    - Encounter At 
JB> Farpoint
JB> TMS     - The Movie Series                       RI     - Redemption I
JB> TMP   - The Motion Picture       (Star Trek I  ) RII    - Redemption II
JB> TWOK  - The Wrath of Khan        (Star Trek II ) UI     - Unification I
JB> TSFS  - The Search for Spock     (Star Trek III) UII    - Unification II
JB> TVH   - The Voyage Home          (Star Trek IV ) ITHOTP - In The Hands Of 
JB> The
JB> TFF   - The Final Frontier       (Star Trek V  )          Prophets
JB> TUC   - The Undiscovered Country (Star Trek VI ) IWWH   - If Wishes Were 
JB> Horses
JB> GEN   - Generations            (Star Trek "VII") RoA    - Rules of 
JB> Acquisition
JB> FC    - First Contact         (Star Trek "VIII") WNOHGB - Where No One
JB> WNMHGB  - Where No Man Has Gone Before (TOS)              Has Gone Before 
JB> (TNG)
JB> 
JB>      Others
JB>      ======
JB> 
JB> BoP   - Bird of Prey                  PHASER   - PHASed Energy 
JB> Retification
JB> E     - Enterprise (EA=1701-A, etc.)  RETCON   - Retroactive Continuity
JB> Ex    - Excelsior                     RHT      - Rerun Hell Time
JB> FASA  - Freedonian Aeronautics and    ROTBA    - Reality On The Blink 
JB> Again
JB>         Space Administration (Role    RPG      - Role Playing Game
JB>         playing game company that     SD       - StarDate
JB>         used to publish a Star Trek   SFA      - Star Fleet Academy
JB>         RPG)                          SFX      - Sound Effect(s)
JB> FTL   - Faster Than Light             TGBOTG   - The Great Bird Of The 
JB> Galaxy
JB> FX    - Special Effect(s)                        (Gene Roddenberry)
JB> GNDN  - Goes Nowhere, Does Nothing    TMOST    - "The Making of Star 
rek"
JB> GPL   - Gold Pressed Latinum          TNGTM    - TNG Technical Manual
JB> GR    - Gene Roddenberry              TNZ      - The Neutral Zone
JB> IDIC  - Infinite Diversity in         TPI      - Tuvok Pip Issue
JB>         Infinite Combinations         TPTB     - The Powers That Be
JB> IMOGR - In Memory Of Gene Roddenberry UFP      - United Federation of 
JB> Planets
JB> JAG   - Judge Advocate General        USS      - United Space (Star) Ship
JB> LASER - Light Amplification by        VISOR    - Visual Instrument and
JB>         Stimulated Emission of                   Sensory Organ 
eplacement
JB>         Radiation                     VHTSKOOI - Voyager Has The Snot 
JB> Kicked
JB> LLaP  - Live Long and Prosper                    Out Of It
JB> NASA  - National Aeronautics and      WF       - Warp Factor
JB>         Space Administration          YAGLA    - Yet Another God Like 
JB> Alien
JB> NCC   - Naval Construction Contract   YAOI     - Yet Another Odo 
JB> Inconsistency
JB>         or Navigational Contact Code  YATA     - Yet Another Transporter
JB> NX    - eXperimental Registry                    Ability
JB> OPI   - O'Brien Pip Issue             YATI     - Yet Another Trek
JB> PADD  - Personal Access Display                  Inconsistency
JB>         Device                        YMBAT    - You Might be a Trekkie
JB> PaLL  - Peace and Long Life                      (Trekker)
JB> 
JB>      Common Terms
JB>      ============
JB> 
JB> CANON   - what Roddenberry/Paramount decided/decides is "official" Trek.
JB> SPOILER - Discussions of shows/movies that would "ruin the plot" for 
ome.
JB> TEASER  - The part of the episode before the opening credits.
JB> TRAILER - A preview or commercial for an upcoming episode.
JB> 
JB>      Universal Acronyms and Symbols
JB>      ==============================
JB> 
JB> AFAIK       - As Far As I Know              GMTA   - Great Minds Think 
JB> Alike
JB> AAMOF       - As A Matter of Fact           IIRC   - If I Remember (or 
JB> Recall)
JB> AAMOT       - After A Moment Of Thought              Correctly
JB> AWGTHTGTATA - Are We Going To Have To Go    IMHO   - In My Humble Opinion
JB>               Through All That Again        IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble 
JB> Opinion
JB> BSG         - Big, Silly Grin               IMO    - In My Opinion
JB> BTW         - By The Way                    L8R    - Later
JB> c           - speed of light (physics)      LOL    - Laughing Out Loud
JB>               186,000 miles per second      OOTC   - Obligatory On Topic 
JB> Comment
JB>               [300,000 kilometres per       OTB    - Off To Bed
JB>               second or 3 x 10^8            OTOH   - On The Other Hand
JB>               metres/second]                POV    - Point of View
JB> EOT         - End Of Thread                 ROTFL  - Rolling On The Floor
JB> ETC         - Et Cetera                              Laughing (Many 
JB> Variations)
JB> FAQ         - Frequently Asked Question(s)  TIC    - Tongue In Cheek
JB> FWIW        - For What Its Worth            TTFN   - Ta Ta For Now
JB> FYI         - For Your Information          TTYL   - Talk (or Type) To 
JB> You Later
JB> 
JB> Continued in the next message...
JB> 
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I've never seen the animated series.  Do they have all of the origonal crew's
voice's in it?
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